STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 03 FOR NORTHERN PLAINS TO NORTHEAST U.S.
WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
400 AM EST MON FEB 21 2011
 
...WINTRY PRECIPITATION CONTINUES TO FALL ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES
AND THE NORTHEAST...    
 
WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
FOR A LARGE AREA OF THE NORTHERN PLAINS...GREAT LAKES...AND
NORTHEAST.
 
BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE DAKOTAS AND
MINNESOTA.
 
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AT 300 AM EST...A 1000 MB...29.53 INCH...SURFACE LOW WAS CENTERED
OVER NORTHERN ILLINOIS. A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDED EASTWARD FROM
THE LOW INTO THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES...WHILE A COLD FRONT WEST OF
THE LOW WAS USHERING AN ARCTIC AIRMASS INTO MUCH OF THE NORTHERN
AND CENTRAL PLAINS. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS AND SURFACE
OBSERVATIONS INDICATED A LARGE AREA OF SNOW EXTENDING FROM THE
UPPER MIDWEST TO THE NORTHEAST. THE SNOW WAS LIGHT TO MODERATE IN
MOST AREAS...HOWEVER LOCALIZED HEAVY SNOW WAS REPORTED ACROSS
PORTIONS OF UPSTATE NEW YORK AND NORTHERN PENNSYLVANIA. GUSTY
WINDS OF 25 MPH OR GREATER WERE ALSO REPORTED ACROSS AREAS OF THE
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PLAINS. ON THE SOUTHERN PERIPHERY OF THE
SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WERE FALLING ACROSS PORTIONS OF
MICHIGAN...INDIANA...OHIO AND PENNSYLVANIA.       

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM EST SAT FEB
19 THROUGH 300 AM EST MON FEB 21...

...IOWA...
READS LANDING 1 W                     6.3                     
WINONA 3 S                            4.8                     

...MICHIGAN...
CLOVERVILLE 2 NE                      9.5                     
MUSKEGON 1 N                          9.2                     
EDMORE                                9.0                     
WYANDOTTE                             8.7                     
FERNDALE 1 WSW                        8.5                     
ROMULUS                               8.2                     
ALGONAC                               7.5                     
BRIDGEPORT                            7.1                     
WELLSTON 1 N                          6.4                     
FLINT                                 6.3                     

...MINNESOTA...
NW EDEN PRARIE                       17.0                     
BLOOMINGTON                          15.0                     
MINNEAPOLIS                          13.0                     
MAPLEWOOD 4 NNE                      11.0                     
ST PAUL 3 W                          10.8                     
MONTEVIDEO 1 SSW                     10.5                     
ST PETER                             10.0                     
WOODBURY 4 NE                         8.4                     
HASTINGS                              8.0                     
HUTCHINSON                            7.0                     

...NORTH DAKOTA...
BOWMAN                               14.0                     
MARMATH                              11.0                     
BEACH                                 9.0                     
GLEN ULLIN                            7.0                     
FLASHER                               6.0                     

...NEW YORK...
CAYUGA HEIGHTS                        2.5                     

...PENNSYLVANIA...
LOTTSVILLE                            3.5                     
WATERFORD                             3.3                     
TREASURE LAKE                         3.0                     

...SOUTH DAKOTA...
MIDLAND 17 NNW                       16.0                     
LUDLOW 4 E                           14.0                     
REDIG 11 NE                          14.0                     
KIRLEY 2 SW                          12.0                     
MIDLAND                              12.0                     
WOOD                                 10.0                     
RAPID CITY DOWNTOWN                   9.4                     
FAITH 36 W                            9.0                     
PIERRE                                9.0                     
BROOKINGS                             8.0                     

...WISCONSIN...
MENOMONIE                            12.5                     
WAUPACA 1 S                           9.5                     
WAUTOMA                               9.2                     
PLOVER                                8.1                     
WARRENS 5 WSW                         8.1                     
HOLMEN 2 S                            7.8                     
WISCONSIN RAPIDS                      7.2                     
EAU CLAIRE 2 W                        7.0                     
LA CROSSE NWS                         6.3                     
SHELL LAKE 2 SW                       6.0                     

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SLEET IN INCHES FROM 700 AM EST SAT FEB 19
THROUGH 300 AM EST MON FEB 21...

...IOWA...
SPIRIT LAKE 4 W                       0.80                     

...SOUTH DAKOTA...
SIOUX FALLS 4 SSE                     1.50                     

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
700 AM EST SAT FEB 19 THROUGH 300 AM EST MON FEB 21...

...IOWA...
BOYDEN                                0.25                     

...MICHIGAN...
SOMERSET                              0.50                     
ALLEGAN                               0.38                     
JONESVILLE 9 E                        0.20                     

...PENNSYLVANIA...
BERLIN                                0.10                     

...SOUTH DAKOTA...
YANKTON                               0.25                     

...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR IN THE LAST SIX
HOURS...

...MINNESOTA...
BLATNIK BRIDGE                          67                     
DULUTH                                  55                     

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

...MONTANA...
HOYT 3 SW                            12.0                     
MILDRED 10 SSW                       12.0                     
GLENDIVE                             10.0                     
CARLYLE 9 NW                          9.0                     
FLOWING WELLS 1 NNE                   7.0                     
GLASGOW 1 N                           6.5                     

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SLEET AMOUNTS IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT
HAS ENDED...

...NEBRASKA...
MULLEN                                0.85                     
VALENTINE                             0.70                     
BASSETT                               0.50                     

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT
HAS ENDED...

...NEBRASKA...
ATKINSON 3 SW                         1.00                     
BUTTE                                 0.75                     
THEDFORD                              0.50                     
TAYLOR                                0.33                     
ANSELMO 9 NW                          0.25                     
NORTH PLATTE 2 E                      0.22                     


THE SURFACE LOW OVER ILLINOIS WILL MOVE EASTWARD INTO THE
MID-ATLANTIC STATES THIS MORNING AS A SECOND AREA OF LOW PRESSURE
MOVES IN BEHIND IT. AS THIS OCCURS...WINTRY PRECIPITATION WILL
CONTINUE TO FALL ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST...GREAT LAKES...AND THE
NORTHEAST. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WILL BE
POSSIBLE ACROSS THESE REGIONS BEFORE THE PRECIPITATION COMES TO AN
END TUESDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION...PORTIONS OF THE OHIO VALLEY
COULD SEE ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF 0.10 TO 0.25 INCHES. LIGHT SNOW
WILL PERSIST ACROSS MUCH OF THE MIDWEST AND GREAT LAKES EVEN AFTER
THE HEAVIER SNOW HAS ENDED AS A STRONG UPPER-LEVEL LOW MOVES
ACROSS THE REGION.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 1000 AM EST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.

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