THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 01 FOR CENTRAL PLAINS TO UPPER MIDWEST
BLIZZARD
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
300 AM CST WED DEC 19 2012

...A MAJOR WINTER STORM CAUSING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS THE
MIDWEST...

BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FROM NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS
NORTHEASTWARD INTO SOUTHERN WISCONSIN. WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN POSTED ACROSS EASTERN PORTIONS
OF THE CENTRAL PLAINS AND OVER MUCH OF THE MIDWEST AND UPPER GREAT
LAKES.

HIGH WIND WATCHES AND WARNINGS HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF
ILLINOIS AND INTO NORTHWESTERN INDIANA.

FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AT 200 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND
SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED A 991 MB...29.26 INCHES...SURFACE
LOW LOCATED OVER CENTRAL MISSOURI.  A WIDE BAND OF LIGHT TO
MODERATE SNOWS WAS SET UP TO THE NORTH AND WEST OF THE
CYCLONE...EXTENDING FROM SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS
WISCONSIN AND EASTWARD INTO WESTERN MICHIGAN.  IN ADDITION TO THE
SNOW...SOME LOCATIONS ACROSS THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY WERE
ALSO REPORTING SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 600 AM CST WED DEC
19 THROUGH 300 AM CST THU DEC 20...

...IOWA...
AMES 3 W                              8.5                    
URBANDALE                             8.4                    
POLK CITY 3 S                         8.3                    
DUBUQUE 6 W                           7.0                    
GRIMES 1 N                            6.8                    
ELKADER 5 SSW                         6.5                    
ANKENY AIRPORT 1 NW                   6.0                    
WATERLOO 4 WNW                        6.0                    
DES MOINES INT AIRPORT                5.6                    
YALE 3 NE                             5.6                    
CUMMING 5 WSW                         5.0                    
LITTLE SIOUX 2 NW                     5.0                    

...KANSAS...
BURR OAK                              5.0                    

...MINNESOTA...
WANAMINGO                             4.0                    

...NEBRASKA...
HASTINGS 4 N                          8.0                    
AURORA                                7.5                    
STRATTON NE 7 NNW                     7.2                    
HOLDREGE                              7.0                    
ANSELMO                               6.0                    
CURTIS                                6.0                    
EUSTIS                                6.0                    
KEARNEY                               6.0                    
LEXINGTON                             6.0                    
WELLFLEET                             6.0                    
CLAY CENTER 6 ESE                     5.0                    
GRAND ISLAND                          5.0                    
IMPERIAL                              5.0                    
STAPLETON                             5.0                    
TAYLOR                                5.0                    

...WISCONSIN...
PLATTEVILLE                           5.8                    
LANCASTER                             5.5                    
BELMONT                               4.9                    
MIDDLETON                             4.3                    
RICHLAND CENTER                       4.3                    
DURAND                                4.0                    
MOUNT HOREB 1 E                       4.0                    
WEST BEND                             4.0                    

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

...KANSAS...
COOLIDGE 1 S                          60                    
GARDEN CITY 8 ESE                     60                    
KENDALL 1 ESE                         60                    
SYRACUSE 1 NNE                        60                    

...OKLAHOMA...
WEATHERFORD 4 WSW                     63                    
GOODWELL 2 E                          62                    
CHEYENNE 6 SW                         61                    

...TEXAS...
BUSHLAND 3 E                          67                    
LAKE TANGLEWOOD 2 NE                  64                    
AMARILLO 5 SSW                        62                    
GOODNIGHT 15 S                        62                    
MASTERSON 8 SSE                       62                    
WOLFFORTH 6 SSW                       62                    
REESE CENTER                          61                    
CLARENDON                             60                    
DENVER CITY 7 WNW                     60                    
DUMAS                                 60                    

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

...COLORADO...
COLONA 8 NNW                         12.5                    
WOLF CREEK PASS 1 SSE                12.0                    
GENESEE                              11.9                    
RYE 1 SSW                            11.2                    
FOUR CORNERS 8 NE                    10.8                    
ESTES PARK 2 SSE                      9.2                    
ELDORADO SPRINGS 4 WSW                9.0                    
PENROSE 2 SE                          9.0                    
CRESCENT VILLAGE 2 SSW                8.5                    
EVERGREEN 3 S                         8.0                    
BROOKVALE 4 SSE                       7.8                    
NEDERLAND 4 ENE                       7.0                    


THE SURFACE LOW ASSOCIATED WITH THIS MAJOR WINTER STORM IS
EXPECTED TO DEEPEN WHILE TRACKING NORTHEASTWARD TOWARDS THE UPPER
GREAT LAKES ON THURSDAY.  A WIDE BAND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWS
SHOULD CONTINUE TO DEVELOP TO THE NORTH AND WEST OF
LOW....EVENTUALLY LEAVING BEHIND A SWATH OF SIX TO TWELVE INCH
SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS INTO THE UPPER
MIDWEST.  PORTIONS OF EASTERN WISCONSIN AND THE UPPER PENINSULA
AND NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN WILL SEE EVEN HIGHER AMOUNTS...WITH
STORM TOTALS IN EXCESS OF A FOOT EXPECTED.  WIDESPREAD STRONG AND
GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO BE A THREAT WITH THIS STORM AND
WILL COMBINE WITH THE HEAVY SNOWS TO CREATE DRIFTING SNOW AND
HAZARDOUS WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. 

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

GERHARDT




Last Updated: 355 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012