THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
CAMP SPRINGS, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 6 FOR MIDWEST HIGH WIND EVENT
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
400 AM CDT WED OCT 27 2010
...RECORD BREAKING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM BEGINS TO WEAKEN AS IT
MOVES INTO ONTARIO CANADA...
HIGH WIND WATCHES AND WARNINGS AND WIND ADVISORIES REMAIN IN
EFFECT FOR AN EXTENSIVE AREA FROM ACROSS MUCH OF NORTHERN PLAINS
INTO PARTS OF THE CENTRAL PLAINS...THE MIDWEST...UPPER GREAT
LAKES...AND NORTHERN OHIO VALLEY. STORM WARNINGS CONTINUE TO BE IN
EFFECT FOR THE WATERS OF THE GREAT LAKES.
BLIZZARD WARNINGS...WINTER STORM WARNINGS....AND WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORIES ARE ALSO IN EFFECT ACROSS MUCH OF NORTH
DAKOTA...NORTHERN MINNESOTA...EXTREME NORTHWESTERN WISCONSIN...AND
NORTHEASTERN MONTANA.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 300 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLAR RADARS AND
SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED A 962 MB...28.41 INCH...SURFACE LOW
CENTERED JUST EAST OF ATIKOKAN IN ONTARIO CANADA. SUSTAINED WINDS
OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH COVER MUCH OF THE NORTHERN
PLAINS AND THE UPPER MIDWEST...WHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WITH
EMBEDDED HEAVIER BANDS WAS OBSERVED.
...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...
...IOWA...
BOONE AIRPORT 4 ESE 58
SPENCER 58
WAUKON 51
ESTHERVILLE AIRPORT 50
IONIA 2 N 49
CHARLES CITY 3 E 45
...ILLINOIS...
MACKINAW 1 NE 70
DUPAGE AIRPORT 61
FAIRVIEW 60
LAWRENCEVILLE AIRPORT 60
OSKALOOSA 60
JACKSONVILLE 58
OLNEY 57
FLORA 1 E 56
PETERSBURG 8 E 55
...INDIANA...
GREENFIELD 77
SW MONROEVILLE 75
MOORESVILLE 2 NW 70
TERRE HAUTE 70
ODON 68
SHERIDAN 68
NORMAL 1 N 67
COLUMBIA CITY 65
ANDERSON 5 N 63
INDIANAPOLIS 61
FRANKTON 60
...MICHIGAN...
POINT AUX BARQUES 3 W 71
GRAND MARAIS 68
DAVISON 65
SOUTH HAVEN 1 W 64
ESCANABA 58
MUSKEGON 4 W 58
PLOVER 58
FAIRPORT 56
CADILLAC 54
NEWBERRY 54
FLINT 53
CALUMET 1 S 50
CHATHAM 50
HERSEY 46
...MINNESOTA...
GEORGEVILLE 65
MEHURIN 65
HANLEY FALLS 63
MORRIS 62
SAUK CENTRE 62
ALEXANDRIA 61
LANGHEI 61
CANBY 60
GLENWOOD 60
MINNEAPOLIS 60
OLIVIA 60
BENSON 59
DOVRAY 3 W 59
GRANITE FALLS 59
LAKE BENTON 1 WNW 59
ST. JAMES 59
MARSHALL 58
REDWOOD FALLS 57
NEW ULM 56
LESTER PRAIRIE 55
SPRING VALLEY 3 E 55
ST. CLOUD 50
...NORTH DAKOTA...
FARGO/HECTOR FIELD 64
BISMARCK 61
HETTINGER 61
MANDAN 4 S 60
JAMESTOWN 59
GARRISON 58
DICKINSON 56
MINOT 54
WILLISTON 47
LINTON 46
...NEBRASKA...
ONEILL 55
GRAND ISLAND 54
OGALLALA 54
VALENTINE 54
BROKEN BOW 51
ORD 47
HASTINGS 45
...SOUTH DAKOTA...
UNION CENTER 70
SISSETON 64
ABERDEEN 62
CASTLEWOOD 62
FAITH 62
RAPID CITY/ELLSWORTH AFB 62
BUFFALO 1 N 61
DRAPER 4 NNE 61
MOBRIDGE 1 ENE 61
PHILIP 3 E 61
WINNER 61
BELLE FOURCHE 60
CHAMBERLAIN 60
OACOMA 60
PIERRE MUNI ARPT 60
...WISCONSIN...
SHERWOOD 76
ALGOMA 68
KENOSHA MUNI ARPT 68
SHIOCTON 4 W 59
PLOVER 58
BELLEVUE 57
EYOTA RWIS 2 SE 56
VIROQUA AWOS 56
GREENVILLE 55
KIMBERLY 55
LITTLE CHUTE 54
OSHKOSH 54
WASHINGTON ISLAND 53
MAUSTON 52
WISCONSIN RAPIDS 52
LA CROSSE 3 E 50
UNION 50
THE SURFACE LOW IS EXPECTED TO STEADILY WEAKEN TODAY AS IT MOVES
EAST-NORTHEASTWARD FURTHER INTO ONTARIO CANADA. BLIZZARD OR NEAR
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPERIENCED WITHIN THE WARNED AREA THIS
MORNING. BUT CONDITIONS SHOULD BEGIN TO IMPROVE THIS AFTERNOON AS
WINDS AND SNOW BEGIN TO SUBSIDE.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 1000 AM CDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.
KONG
Last Updated: 500 AM EDT WED OCT 27 2010