THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER

CAMP SPRINGS, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 03 FOR NORTH CENTRAL U.S. WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
300 PM CST SAT DEC 11 2010
 
...WINTER STORM BRINGING SNOW AND HIGH WINDS TO THE THE NORTH
CENTRAL U.S....
 
BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN SOUTH
DAKOTA...SOUTHERN MINNESOTA...NORTHEASTERN
NEBRASKA....IOWA...WISCONSIN...AND PORTIONS OF ILLINOIS. WINTER
STORM WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN
EFFECT FROM CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA SOUTH TO CENTRAL MISSOURI AND
EAST TO MICHIGAN. WINTER STORM WATCHES...WARNINGS AND WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE ALSO IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE
APPALACHIANS AND OHIO RIVER VALLEY FROM WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND
EASTERN OHIO SOUTHWARD INTO TENNESSEE...ALSO INCLUDING PARTS OF
OHIO AND KENTUCKY.
 
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AT 200 PM CST...A 997 MB...29.44 INCHES OF MERCURY...SURFACE LOW
WAS LOCATED OVER NORTHERN IOWA...MOVING EASTWARD. A COLD FRONT
EXTENDED FROM THE LOW SOUTHWARD INTO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AND BACK
INTO THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF EASTERN NEW MEXICO. A WARM FRONT...THE
LEADING EDGE OF WARM AIR SURGING NORTHWARD...EXTENDED FROM THE LOW
EASTWARD INTO MICHIGAN AND INTO SOUTHERN ONTARIO. THIS SURGE OF
WARM AIR WAS ALLOWING PRECIPITATION TO FALL PRIMARILY IN THE FORM
OF RAIN AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT. BEHIND THE COLD FRONT AND NORTH
OF THE LOW...MUCH COLDER AIR WAS ALLOWING PRECIPITATION TO FALL
PRIMARILY IN THE FORM OF SNOW. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR AND
SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED AREAS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY
SNOW...AS WELL AS WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 50 MPH...PRODUCING
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS PORTIONS OF IOWA...MINNESOTA AND
WISCONSIN.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 900 AM CST FRI DEC
10 THROUGH 200 PM CST SAT DEC 11...

...IOWA...
FENTON 3 ESE                          6.0                     
ORANGE CITY                           4.0                     
POCOHONTAS                            4.0                     
ESTHERVILLE                           3.5                     
EMMETSBURG                            2.5                     

...MINNESOTA...
SHAKOPEE                             13.0                     
WINONA                               12.3                     
MINNEAPOLIS                          11.7 KMSP AIRPORT        
READS LANDING 1 W                    11.5                     
WYOMING                              11.5                     
BURNSVILLE 3 NE                      10.0                     
ST PAUL                               9.7                     
ROCKFORD 1.2 WNW                      9.6                     
TWIG 2 SW                             9.0                     
ADOLPH 1 N                            8.0                     
MINNETONKA                            8.0                     
HERMANTOWN 3 NE                       7.7                     
DULUTH                                7.4                     
TWO HARBORS 7 NW                      7.1                     
CLOQUET 4 WNW                         5.0                     

...NEBRASKA...
JOHNSTOWN 4 WSW                       1.5                     

...SOUTH DAKOTA...
DEADWOOD                              5.6                     
SIOUX FALLS                           4.6                     
SIOUX FALLS 3.9 SW                    4.0                     
SISSETON 10.4 ENE                     4.0                     
ELK POINT 5.6 NNE                     3.6                     

...WISCONSIN...
GILMANTON 8 SE                       12.5                     
COCHRANE                             10.3                     
MEDFORD                              10.0                     
MENOMONIE 2 N                        10.0                     
ABBOTSFORD                            8.5                     
INDEPENDENCE 3 NE                     8.0                     
BOYCEVILLE 3.3 N                      7.5                     
BLACK RIVER FALLS 2 SE                7.0                     
WINONA DAM 5A                         7.0                     
OWEN                                  5.8                     
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 200 PM 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                     

...IOWA...
SPIRIT LAKE 6 W                         61                     

...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                     
RONAN 4 NE                           18.8                     
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                     

...NORTH DAKOTA...
WILLISTON                            14.4                     
WHITE SHIELD                         10.0                     
GARRISON                              9.0                     
CARRINGTON 4 N                        8.0                     
HARVEY                                8.0                     
HALLIDAY                              7.0                     
SARLES 5 NE                           7.0                     
BISBEE                                6.0                     
CAVALIER                              6.0                     
ESMOND 5 N                            6.0                     
MCCLUSKY                              6.0                     
DUNN CENTER 1 NE                      5.0                     
BISMARCK                              4.8                     
MINOT                                 4.0                     

...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 TONIGHT BEFORE TURNING TO THE NORTHEAST LATE SUNDAY. SNOW
ALONG WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD EASTWARD INTO
THE GREAT LAKES...EASTERN OHIO RIVER VALLEY AND THE APPALACHIANS
BY SUNDAY MORNING. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES
ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS MUCH OF THE MIDWEST...WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS OF
10 TO 15 INCHES POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF WISCONSIN AND MICHIGAN.
RAIN WILL BE THE MAIN PRECIPITATION TYPE IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS
OF THE EAST COAST STATES...WITH A CHANGE TO SNOW POSSIBLE IN SOME
AREAS BEFORE PRECIPITATION COMES TO AN END...AS VERY COLD AIR
MOVES IN BEHIND THE FRONT. AS THE FRONT MOVES OFF INTO THE
ATLANTIC ON MONDAY...AN ARCTIC AIRMASS WILL SETTLE INTO THE
EASTERN U.S...WITH WELL BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE
ENTIRE REGION.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 900 PM CST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.

RYAN
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Last Updated: 349 PM EST SAT DEC 11 2010