THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER

CAMP SPRINGS, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 02 FOR NORTH CENTRAL U.S. WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
900 AM CST SAT DEC 11 2010
 
...WINTER STORM BRINGING RAIN...SNOW...AND HIGH WINDS TO THE NORTH
CENTRAL U.S....
 
BLIZZARD WATCHES...WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN
EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN PART OF THE NORTH PLAINS...WHEREAS WINTER
STORM WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE MIDWEST
INTO THE GREAT LAKES. WINTER STORM WATCHES AND WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN ISSUED ALONG THE WESTERN SLOPES OF THE
APPALACHIANS AS WELL AS CENTRAL TENNESSEE.
 
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AT 800 AM CST...A 999 MB...29.50 INCH SURFACE LOW WAS LOCATED OVER
EXTREME NORTHERN IOWA...GRADUALLY MOVING EASTWARD. NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED
RAIN CHANGING TO SNOW AS A STRONG COLD FRONT WAS MOVING ACROSS
CENTRAL IOWA. FARTHER TO THE NORTH...BANDS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY
SNOW BECAME MORE ORGANIZED TO THE NORTH AND WEST OF THE SURFACE
LOW OVER THE PAST FEW HOURS. SUSTAINED WINDS BEHIND THE COLD FRONT
REACHED UP TO 50 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THESE WINDS WERE LEADING
TO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN PLAINS.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 900 AM CST FRI DEC
10 THROUGH 800 AM CST SAT DEC 11...

...IOWA...
SIBLEY  3 NE                          2.0                     

...MINNESOTA...
DELANO                                4.5                     
BLOOMINGTON                           4.2                     
WORTHINGTON 2 NNE                     4.0                     
LAKEVILLE                             2.7                     
WINONA                                2.5                     
PINE CITY 3 N                         2.0                     

...NORTH DAKOTA...
WILLISTON                            14.3                     
WHITE SHIELD                         10.0                     
GARRISON                              9.0                     
MCCLUSKY                              6.0                     
MAX                                   5.0                     
BISMARCK                              4.8                     
UNDERWOOD                             4.5                     

...NEBRASKA...
JOHNSTOWN 4 WSW                       1.5                     

...SOUTH DAKOTA...
DEADWOOD                              5.6                     

...WISCONSIN...
WINONA DAM 5A                         7.0                     
ALMA DAM 4                            5.5                     
MENOMONIE                             2.4                     
ALVIN                                 1.4                     

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
900 AM CST FRI DEC 10 THROUGH 800 AM CST SAT DEC 11...

...MINNESOTA...
ST JAMES                              0.10                     

...WISCONSIN...
DE SOTO                               0.10                     
STEUBEN 4 SE                          0.10                     

...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...

...COLORADO...
YUMA 1 W                                68                     

...KANSAS...
BIRD CITY 3W                            62                     

...NEBRASKA...
GRAND ISLAND                            62                     
AURORA                                  51                     

...WYOMING...
CHEYENNE 13 SW                          63                     

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS
ENDED...

...MONTANA...
NOISY BASIN                          21.0                     
MARIAS PASS                          18.0                     
LOLO PASS                            16.0                     
PIKE CREEK                           15.0                     
BABB 19 W                            10.0                     
LOOKOUT PASS RESORT                  10.0                     
KRAFT CREEK                           9.0                     
WOLF POINT                            8.8                     
NASHUA                                7.0                     

...WYOMING...
OLD BATTLE                            9.0                     
WEBBER SPRINGS                        7.5                     
BROOKLYN LAKE                         6.0                     
BATTLE MOUNTAIN                       5.0                     
SAND LAKE                             5.0                     
NORTH FRENCH CREEK                    3.0                     


THE SURFACE LOW IS EXPECTED TO TRACK EASTWARD TOWARDS THE OHIO
VALLEY TODAY BEFORE TURNING TO THE NORTHEAST LATE SUNDAY. SNOW
ALONG WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDS IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD EASTWARD INTO
THE GREAT LAKES BY SUNDAY...CREATING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES.
AS A STRONG COLD FRONT SWEEPS ACROSS THE EASTERN U.S. THROUGH
MONDAY...RAIN COULD CHANGE OVER TO SNOW BEFORE ENDING...ALONG WITH
STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND RAPIDLY FALLING TEMPERATURES.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 300 PM CST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.

KONG




Last Updated: 1003 AM EST SAT DEC 11 2010