THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 14 FOR NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PLAINS INTO GREAT
LAKES WINTER STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
400 AM CDT FRI APR 12 2013

...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW IN THE DAKOTAS...UPPER MIDWEST...AND
GREAT LAKES WHILE FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET IS EXPECTED ACROSS
PORTIONS OF THE NORTHEAST...

FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WATCHES... WARNINGS... AND ADVISORIES ARE IN
EFFECT ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN MICHIGAN AND THE LOWER GREAT
LAKES... THE OHIO VALLEY... AS WELL AS SCATTERED ACROSS PORTIONS
OF THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY.

WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
FOR PARTS OF THE UPPER MIDWEST AND NORTHERN MICHIGAN... AS WELL AS
FOR MUCH OF NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND.

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

AT 300 AM CDT...A SURFACE LOW WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 998 MB...
29.44 INCHES... WAS LOCATED IN WESTERN OHIO. A COLD FRONT EXTENDED
FROM THIS LOW SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE OHIO AND TENNESSEE RIVER
VALLEYS AND EASTERN ALABAMA INTO THE GULF OF MEXICO. ANOTHER
FRONTAL BOUNDARY EXTENDED EASTWARD FROM THE LOW ACROSS THE
NORTHERN OHIO RIVER VALLEY AND INTO THE CENTRAL MID-ATLANTIC
STATES. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND SURFACE
OBSERVATIONS INDICATED THAT TO THE NORTHWEST OF THE LOW... AN
ELONGATED AREA OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WAS FALLING OVER PORTIONS
OF THE DAKOTAS AND UPPER MIDWEST WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW
FARTHER EAST INTO THE NORTHERN GREAT LAKES.  FARTHER SOUTH...
MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN... WITH THUNDERSTORMS... WAS FALLING AHEAD
OF THE COLD FRONT FROM OHIO SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE CENTRAL
APPALACHIANS AND CAROLINAS.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM CDT SUN APR
07 THROUGH 300 AM CDT THU APR 11...

...IOWA...
SWEA CITY                             5.0                    
EMMETSBURG                            4.0                    

...MICHIGAN...
WETMORE 5 SSW                         2.5                    
MENOMINEE                             2.0                    

...MINNESOTA...
ORTONVILLE 1 N                       13.0                    
GRANITE FALLS                        11.5                    
REDWOOD FALLS 2 NW                   11.5                    
VESTA                                11.0                    
BIRD ISLAND 7 SSE                    10.5                    
MILROY 1 ESE                         10.5                    
MONTEVIDEO                           10.0                    
SPRINGFIELD                           9.5                    
GLENCOE                               8.8                    
WORTHINGTON                           8.5                    
DARWIN                                8.3                    
ST CLOUD                              8.2                    
HUTCHINSON                            8.0                    

...NORTH DAKOTA...
HAVANA 2 E                           10.0                    
ELLENDALE                             7.0                    
CAYUGA                                4.5                    
LIDGERWOOD                            4.0                    

...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                    

...WISCONSIN...
PRESCOTT 0.6 NW                       3.9                    
SUAMICO 4.4 WNW                       3.0                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
700 AM CDT SUN APR 07 THROUGH 300 AM CDT THU APR 11...

...MICHIGAN...
PINCONNING 3 N                        0.30                    
BENTLEY                               0.25                    
GRAWN 3 N                             0.25                    
GREILICKVILLE 2 W                     0.25                    
RHODES                                0.15                    
WATERS 2 WNW                          0.15                    
EDMORE                                0.10                    
MIDLAND                               0.10                    

...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                    
MAUSTON                               0.10                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM CDT SUN APR
07 THROUGH 300 AM CDT THU APR 11...

...IOWA...
AMBER 4 NE                            4.50                    
DUBUQUE MUNI ARPT                     4.00                    
CEDAR RAPIDS MUNI ARPT                3.68                    
MASON CITY MUNI ARPT                  3.39                    
IOWA CITY MUNI ARPT                   2.96                    
ESTHERVILLE MUNI ARPT                 2.79                    
SIOUX CITY MUNI ARPT                  2.70                    
SPENCER MUNI ARPT                     2.60                    
DAVENPORT/QUAD CITIES WFO             2.59                    
WATERLOO MUNI ARPT                    2.57                    
MARSHALLTOWN MUNI ARPT                2.35                    
BOONE MUNI ARPT                       2.32                    

...ILLINOIS...
WINSLOW 4 SSE                         4.00                    
ROSSVILLE 5 W                         3.50                    
SAVANNA/TRI-TOWNSHIP ARPT             2.71                    
ROCKFORD/GRTR ROCKFORD ARPT           2.44                    
LINCOLN/LOGAN CO.                     2.41                    
PEORIA RGNL ARPT                      2.38                    
MOLINE/QUAD CITY                      2.34                    
CHICAGO/WAUKEGAN                      2.28                    
BEARDSTOWN                            2.16                    
GRIDLEY                               2.03                    
LINCOLN 2 ENE                         2.02                    

...INDIANA...
KOKOMO MUNI ARPT                      3.63                    
GRISSOM AFB/PERU                      3.33                    
GAS CITY                              3.02                    
DENVER 1 NE                           2.77                    
BLUFFTON 4 N                          2.75                    
GALVESTON 1 ESE                       2.71                    
PORTLAND 6 SSE                        2.40                    
HARTFORD CITY                         2.25                    
MIDDLEBURY 3 WSW                      2.23                    
VALPARAISO/PORTER CO. MUNI ARPT       2.21                    
LAFAYETTE/PURDUE UNIV ARPT            2.15                    
GOSHEN MUNI ARPT                      2.09                    

...MICHIGAN...
SUNFIELD                              3.94                    
GRAND RAPIDS INTL ARPT                3.36                    
DIMONDALE                             3.25                    
TULIP CITY AIRPORT/HOLLAND            3.25                    
SAGINAW/TRI CITY                      3.18                    
LANSING/CAPITAL CITY ARPT             3.13                    
MERRILL 3 SW                          3.10                    
BELDING 2 SE                          3.00                    
FLINT/BISHOP INTL ARPT                2.92                    
MANISTEE CO. BLACKER ARPT             2.88                    
GERALD R FORD ARPT                    2.76                    
KENTWOOD 3 SW                         2.75                    

...MINNESOTA...
FAIRMONT MUNI ARPT                    2.80                    
MINNEAPOLIS/FLYING CLOUD ARPT         1.90                    

...NEBRASKA...
TEKAMAH MUNI ARPT                     2.35                    
NORFOLK/KARL STEFAN MEM ARPT          2.11                    
LEXINGTON                             2.02                    

...OHIO...
LIMA/ALLEN CO ARPT                    3.36                    
FINDLAY ARPT                          3.15                    
LIMA/ALLEN CO. ARPT                   3.04                    
FINDLAY AIRPORT                       2.68                    
AKRON-CANTON RGNL ARPT                2.31                    
BEAVERVREEK 3 SSE                     1.20                    

...TENNESSEE...
JACKSON                               3.57                    
MEMPHIS INTL ARPT                     3.01                    
DYERSBURG MUNI ARPT                   2.82                    

...WISCONSIN...
MUKWONAGO 4 NW                        4.45                    
MILWAUKEE/MITCHELL                    3.84                    
NWS SULLIVAN/MILWAUKEE                3.80                    
WATERTOWN                             3.57                    
MADISON 5 SW                          3.55                    
DOWNTOWN JANESVILLE 2 ENE             3.50                    
MADISON/DANE RGNL ARPT                3.18                    
RACINE/BATTON FIELD                   2.95                    
LA CROSSE MUNI ARPT                   2.44                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SLEET IN INCHES FROM 700 AM CDT SUN APR 07
THROUGH 300 AM CDT THU APR 11...

...MICHIGAN...
LUZERNE                               1.00                    
ROSCOMMON COUNTY AIRPORT              0.50                    

...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                    

...IOWA...
DUBUQUE MUNI ARPT                     78                    

...ILLINOIS...
RANTOUL/FRANK ELLIOT FIELD            58                    

...KANSAS...
GLENDALE 4 E                          60                    
GOODLAND                              55                    

...MICHIGAN...
MENOMINEE-MARINETTE TWIN CO. ARPT     85                    
ANN ARBOR MUNI ARPT                   68                    

...MINNESOTA...
PIER 20                               65                    
CLOVERLAND 5 W                        55                    
SKY HARBOR AIRPORT 5 W                54                    
DULUTH-SKY HARBOR ARPT                53                    

...NEBRASKA...
NORTH PLATTE/LEE BIRD                 61                    

...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                    

...NEW YORK...
NIAGARA FALLS INTL ARPT               59                    

...PENNSYLVANIA...
UNIVERSITY PARK ARPT                  67                    

...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                    

...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                    

...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                    

...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                    

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

...KANSAS...
HUTCHINSON                            0.50                    
MCPHERSON                             0.50                    
NEWTON                                0.50                    
ANTHONY                               0.30                    

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

...ALABAMA...
ANNISTON METRO ARPT                   2.89                    

...ARKANSAS...
BLYTHEVILLE ARPT                      2.63                    
MONTICELLO ARPT                       2.61                    
RUSSELLVILLE                          2.10                    
WALNUT RIDGE RGNL ARPT                2.01                    

...LOUISIANA...
MONROE RGNL ARPT                      3.67                    
FORT POLK                             3.36                    
NATTICHITOCHE RGNL ARPT               3.06                    
SHREVEPORT DOWNTOWN ARPT              2.52                    

...MISSOURI...
CHARLIE HEATH MEM 2 NNE               3.25                    
KAISER/LAKE OZARK                     2.73                    
COLUMBIA RGNL ARPT                    2.68                    
LITTON AGRI-SCI CNTR                  2.58                    
KANSAS CITY MUNI ARPT                 2.32                    

...MISSISSIPPI...
GREENWOOD                             2.98                    
TUPELO                                2.73                    

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

...NEBRASKA...
AINSWORTH                             0.50                    


THE SURFACE LOW IN WESTERN OHIO IS EXPECTED TO MOVE SLOWLY
EASTWARD TOWARDS THE MID ATLANTIC COAST BY FRIDAY EVENING. LIGHT
TO MODERATE SNOW SHOULD CONTINUE TO FALL ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST
TONIGHT WITH HEAVIER SNOW ACROSS THE NORTHERN TIER OF THE UPPER
GREAT LAKES.  ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8
INCHES... WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS... ARE POSSIBLE INTO
TOMORROW MORNING. MEANWHILE... THE THREAT FOR FREEZING RAIN IS
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND WITH
ACCUMULATIONS UP TO AND EXCEEDING A QUARTER OF AN INCH OF ICE.
ADDITIONALLY... FLASH FLOODING WILL REMAIN A THREAT ACROSS THE
OHIO VALLEY AND LOWER GREAT LAKES WITH THIS STORM AS HEAVY RAINS
AND THUNDERSTORMS... POSSIBLY SOME SEVERE... CONTINUE TO DEVELOP
ALONG THE COLD FRONT PUSHING EASTWARD TOWARDS THE MID-ATLANTIC AND
SOUTHEAST. 

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

KREKELER




Last Updated: 449 AM EDT FRI APR 12 2013