THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 11 FOR NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PLAINS WINTER
STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
1000 AM CDT THU APR 11 2013
...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IN THE EASTERN DAKOTAS AND UPPER MIDWEST
IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD INTO THE UPPER GREAT LAKES...WHILE FREEZING
RAIN AND SLEET EXPECTED FARTHER SOUTH ACROSS THE LOWER GREAT
LAKES...
ICE STORM WARNINGS AND FREEZING RAIN ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR
AN AREA NEAR THE MINNESOTA-WISCONSIN-IOWA BORDER. FREEZING RAIN
ADVISORIES ARE ALSO IN EFFECT IN PARTS OF WESTERN NEW YORK.
WINTER STORM WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
FROM ACROSS THE EASTERN PART OF THE DAKOTAS EASTWARD INTO THE
UPPER MIDWEST AND THE UPPER GREAT LAKES.
FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT ACROSS
PORTIONS OF THE GREAT LAKES AND OHIO VALLEY AS WELL AS FARTHER
SOUTH ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 900 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND
SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED A 1002 MB...29.59 INCH...SURFACE
LOW CENTERED OVER NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS ABOUT 70 MILES SOUTH OF
CHICAGO. TO THE NORTHWEST OF THE LOW...AN ELONGATED AREA OF
MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW HAD DEVELOPED OVER THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF
THE DAKOTAS AND THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. FARTHER SOUTH...A
MIX OF FREEZING RAIN...LIGHT SNOW AND LIGHT RAIN HAD BEEN OBSERVED
IN SOUTHERN WISCONSIN. MEANWHILE...CLUSTERS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY
RAIN AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS WERE ORGANIZED NEAR A FRONTAL BOUNDARY
STRETCHING ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY...LOWER GREAT LAKES...AS WELL AS
THE MIDDLE AND LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEYS.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM CDT SUN APR
07 THROUGH 900 AM CDT THU APR 11...
...MINNESOTA...
BIRD ISLAND 7 SSE 10.5
MILROY 1 ESE 10.5
DARWIN 8.3
HUTCHINSON 8.0
MONTEVIDEO 8.0
FAIRMONT 1 NNE 7.1
HAMBURG 6.3
...NEBRASKA...
HARRISON 24.0
CRAWFORD 18.0
HEMINGFORD 10.1 NNE 18.0
GORDON 6 N 17.0
CHADRON 16.0
CODY 0.1 NE 16.0
GURLEY 1.3 W 16.0
BRIDGEPORT 15.0
DALTON 0.4 SE 15.0
ALLIANCE 7.4 NW 14.0
HAY SPRINGS 7.5 WSW 10.0
KIMBALL 9.0
GERING 0.4 E 8.5
SCOTTSBLUFF 6.6 NE 8.0
DIX 4.0
RINGGOLD 13 NE 3.0
...SOUTH DAKOTA...
DEADWOOD 9 S 30.0
RAPID CITY AIRPORT 28.2
LEAD 26.4
NEW UNDERWOOD 0.3 ESE 25.0
BELVIDERE 5 SSE 24.0
KYLE 3 E 24.0
MARTIN 19.6 ENE 24.0
SAINT ONGE 3 NW 24.0
SILVER CITY 23.6
BOX ELDER 8.0 NNE 22.0
WALL 13.0 SSE 21.0
HOT SPRINGS 0.5 SW 20.1
GORDON 6 N 17.0
PIEDMONT 1 NNW 17.0
SAINT ONGE 2 NNW 16.0
HERMOSA 5 W 15.5
WHITEWOOD 2 SSW 15.0
OGLALA 1 S 12.0
STURGIS 2 E 11.5
SPEARFISH 0.1 WSW 11.0
CLEAR LAKE 10.5
SMITHWICK 8 E 10.0
ELM SPRINGS 5 ESE 9.0
PACTOLA RESERVOIR 4 S 9.0
WINFRED 2 S 9.0
WILMOT 8.0
HAYTI 7.7
...WISCONSIN...
PRESCOTT 0.6 NW 3.9
SUAMICO 4.4 WNW 3.0
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SLEET IN INCHES FROM 700 AM CDT SUN APR 07
THROUGH 900 AM CDT THU APR 11...
...NEBRASKA...
AINSWORTH 0.50
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
700 AM CDT SUN APR 07 THROUGH 900 AM CDT THU APR 11...
...KANSAS...
HUTCHINSON 0.50
MCPHERSON 0.50
NEWTON 0.50
ANTHONY 0.30
...NEBRASKA...
ANSELMO 2 W 1.75
NORTH PLATTE 15 NNE 0.25
...SOUTH DAKOTA...
PLATTE 13 NNW 0.20
...WISCONSIN...
LA CROSSE 2 E 0.10
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM CDT SUN APR
07 THROUGH 900 AM CDT THU APR 11...
...ARKANSAS...
RUSSELLVILLE 2.10
WALNUT RIDGE RGNL ARPT 2.01
...IOWA...
DUBUQUE MUNI ARPT 3.73
CEDAR RAPIDS MUNI ARPT 3.55
MASON CITY MUNI ARPT 2.76
SIOUX CITY MUNI ARPT 2.33
ESTHERVILLE MUNI ARPT 2.12
SPENCER MUNI ARPT 2.08
...ILLINOIS...
ROSSVILLE 5 W 3.50
SAVANNA/TRI-TOWNSHIP ARPT 2.59
PEORIA RGNL ARPT 2.27
LINCOLN 2 ENE 2.02
...INDIANA...
GRISSOM AFB/PERU 2.68
KOKOMO MUNI ARPT 2.59
...MICHIGAN...
SUNFIELD 3.94
DIMONDALE 3.25
MERRILL 3 SW 3.10
BELDING 2 SE 3.00
GERALD R FORD ARPT 2.76
ROCKFORD 2.67
ALLENDALE 2.20
HUDSONVILLE 2.18
...MISSOURI...
KAISER/LAKE OZARK 2.73
COLUMBIA RGNL ARPT 2.68
LITTON AGRI-SCI CNTR 2.58
KANSAS CITY MUNI ARPT 2.32
...NEBRASKA...
TEKAMAH MUNI ARPT 2.35
NORFOLK/KARL STEFAN MEM ARPT 2.11
LEXINGTON 2.02
...WISCONSIN...
DOWNTOWN JANESVILLE 2 ENE 3.50
DOWNTOWN MILWAUKE 4 WSW 2.13
LA CROSSE MUNI ARPT 1.82
MILWAUKEE/MITCHELL 1.80
...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...
...ARIZONA...
FORT HUACHUCA 1 ESE 61
...CALIFORNIA...
CASTAIC LAKE 6 SSW 84
LANCASTER 12 WNW 67
SAN FERNANDO 5 NNE 66
...COLORADO...
MOUNT ABRAMS 69
HOEHNE 3 ESE 68
BLENDE 4 NE 67
SILVERTON 2 SE 63
PINON 5 NNW 62
CAMPO 4 SW 61
FALCON 3 ENE 59
...KANSAS...
GLENDALE 4 E 60
GOODLAND 55
...MINNESOTA...
PIER 20 65
CLOVERLAND 5 W 55
SKY HARBOR AIRPORT 5 W 54
...NEBRASKA...
NORTH PLATTE 3 E 60
...NEW MEXICO...
ENCINOSO 18 NNE 61
GALLUP 3 WNW 61
RED HILL 1 N 61
FRUITLAND 6 NW 60
FARMINGTON 2 W 58
...NEVADA...
RUBY VALLEY 5 SW 74
...SOUTH DAKOTA...
PIERRE 2 ENE 63
RELIANCE 3 SE 60
WINNER 58
...UTAH...
CENTERVILLE 70
DIDDLE KNOLL 63
UPPER CEDAR MTN 63
OGDEN PEAK 61
BOUNTIFUL 4 NNW 59
WEBER CANYON POWER PLANT 57
WEST GRANITE 57
GUNNISON ISLAND 56
...WISCONSIN...
MADISON CAPITOL SQUARE 63
LONE ROCK AIRPORT 60
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS
ENDED...
...COLORADO...
BOULDER 4 WNW 18.0
ELDORADO SPRINGS 17.9
ORODELL 1 N 16.5
CRESTONE 11 NNE 14.0
GOLD HILL 1 ENE 13.0
IDLEDALE 3 NW 11.8
BUENA VISTA 4 WNW 10.5
MAYSVILLE 10.5
RED MOUNTAIN PASS 10.0
JAMESTOWN 3 W 9.5
AGATE 14 WSW 7.3
RYE 1 SSW 7.0
GOLDEN 0.7 NW 6.9
WESTMINISTER 1 SW 6.6
DENVER INTL ARPT 4 W 6.5
LEADVILLE 2 NE 5.5
...IDAHO...
BURLEY 18 SE 10.3
KETCHUM 22 NW 9.3
PRESTON 20 NE 9.2
DRIGGS 10 ENE 5.6
...MONTANA...
MARTINSDALE 13 SSW 12.0
PONY 5 SW 11.0
ISLAND PARK 25 WNW 9.9
DUPUYER 15 SW 9.0
ROUNDUP 4 SSE 9.0
WIBAUX 9.0
KINSEY 2 W 8.8
RED LODGE 2 W 8.0
SAINT PHILLIP 10 SW 8.0
KLEIN 1 S 7.4
CRAIG 8 NE 6.0
...UTAH...
PARK CITY 16.0
THE CANYONS 16.0
ALTA 13.0
BIG COTTONWOOD SPRUCES 12.0
BRIGHTON 12.0
SOLITUDE 11.0
SNYDERVILLE 10.0
LAKETOWN 9.0
...WYOMING...
LANDER 3 SW 28.5
WNW DOUGLAS 24.0
INDIAN CREEK SNOTEL 20.0
LA GRANGE 20.0
LUSK 20.0
TORRINGTON 19.0
ALBIN 16.0
UPTON 5 NNE 15.0
TOWNSEND CREEK SNOTEL 14.0
CASPER MOUNTAIN 12.0
THERMOPOLIS 9 NE 11.6
HAMS FORK SNOTEL 11.0
RIVERTON 10.1
SNIDER BASIN 10.0
AS THE SURFACE LOW OVER THE MIDWEST SLOWLY TRACKS NORTHEASTWARD
TOWARDS THE GREAT LAKES TODAY AND TOMORROW...SNOW WILL BECOME
HEAVIER AND CONTINUE SPREADING EASTWARD ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST
AND THE UPPER GREAT LAKES. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4
TO 8 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH
THURSDAY NIGHT. MEANWHILE...A NARROW AXIS OF FREEZING RAIN IS
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TO THE NORTH OF THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY
STRETCHING THROUGH THE OHIO VALLEY AND NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC
STATES. THIS WILL RESULT IN THE POSSIBILITY FOR GREATER THAN A
QUARTER INCH ICE ACCUMULATIONS OVER PORTIONS OF THE GREAT LAKES
STATES. FLOODING WILL ALSO REMAIN A THREAT WITH THIS STORM AS
HEAVY RAINS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ALONG THE COLD
FRONT PUSHING EASTWARD TOWARDS THE APPALACHIANS.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 400 PM CDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.
KONG
Last Updated: 1102 AM EDT THU APR 11 2013