THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 09 FOR NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PLAINS WINTER
STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
1000 PM CDT WED APR 10 2013

...THREAT OF HEAVY SNOW CONTINUES SHIFTING EASTWARD FROM THE
NORTHERN PLAINS INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST...A BAND OF FREEZING RAIN
EXPECTED FARTHER SOUTH FROM THE MIDWEST EASTWARD ACROSS THE  LOWER
GREAT LAKES...

ICE STORM WARNINGS ARE NOW IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN
MINNESOTA INTO WESTERN WISCONSIN.

WINTER STORM WARNINGS...WATCHES...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN
EFFECT FROM PARTS OF THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PLAINS EASTWARD INTO
THE UPPER MIDWEST. FREEZING RAIN ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR
PARTS OF THE UPPER MIDWEST INTO LOWER MICHIGAN.

FLOOD WATCHES AND FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FROM AREAS OF
THE MIDDLE AND LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY AND FROM THE MIDWEST
EASTWARD ACROSS LOWER MICHIGAN.

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

AT 900 PM CDT...A WELL-DEFINED COLD FRONT WITH WAVES OF LOW
PRESSURE CENTERS WAS MOVING VERY SLOWLY EASTWARD TOWARDS THE
MIDDLE AND LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY.  A MAIN LOW PRESSURE CENTER
WITH PRESSURE OF 1004 MB...29.53 INCHES...WAS LOCATED IN
SOUTHWESTERN ILLINOIS. A WELL-DEFINED FRONT EXTENDED
EAST-NORTHEASTWARD FROM THE LOW CENTER ACROSS THE MIDWEST INTO THE
OHIO RIVER VALLEY AND THE NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC STATES. NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED RAIN AND
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE NEAR AND BEHIND THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE
WAVY FRONTAL BOUNDARY. FARTHER TO THE NORTHWEST...PRECIPITATION
WAS IN THE FORM OF LIGHT SNOW ACROSS THE EASTERN PART OF THE
NORTHERN PLAINS IN ASSOCIATION WITH A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM CDT SUN APR
07 THROUGH 900 PM CDT WED APR 10...

...MINNESOTA...
GAYLORD                               3.0                    
HASTINGS                              2.2                    
LAFAYETTE                             2.0                    
CHANHASSEN                            1.5                    
GLENCOE                               1.5                    
LAKEVILLE                             1.2                    
SPRINGFIELD                           1.0                    

...NEBRASKA...
HARRISON                             24.0                    
CRAWFORD                             18.0                    
CHADRON                              16.0                    
BRIDGEPORT                           15.0                    
ALLIANCE 7.4 NW                      10.0                    
HAY SPRINGS 7.5 WSW                  10.0                    
KIMBALL                               9.0                    
SCOTTSBLUFF 6.6 NE                    8.0                    
GERING 0.4 E                          5.4                    
DIX                                   4.0                    
GURLEY 1.3 W                          4.0                    
RINGGOLD 13 NE                        3.0                    

...SOUTH DAKOTA...
RAPID CITY AIRPORT                   28.2                    
LEAD                                 26.4                    
BELVIDERE 5 SSE                      24.0                    
KYLE 3 E                             24.0                    
SAINT ONGE 3 NW                      24.0                    
SILVER CITY                          23.6                    
BOX ELDER 8.0 NNE                    22.0                    
MARTIN 19.6 ENE                      21.0                    
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                    
SMITHWICK 8 E                        10.0                    
ELM SPRINGS 5 ESE                     9.0                    
PACTOLA RESERVOIR 4 S                 9.0                    

...WISCONSIN...
SUAMICO 4.4 WNW                       3.0                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SLEET IN INCHES FROM 700 AM CDT SUN APR 07
THROUGH 900 PM CDT WED APR 10...

...NEBRASKA...
AINSWORTH                             0.50                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
700 AM CDT SUN APR 07 THROUGH 900 PM CDT WED APR 10...

...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 PM CDT WED APR 10...

...IOWA...
DUBUQUE MUNI ARPT                     2.67                    
SIOUX CITY MUNI ARPT                  2.33                    
MASON CITY MUNI ARPT                  2.16                    
ESTHERVILLE MUNI ARPT                 2.12                    
SPENCER MUNI ARPT                     2.08                    

...ILLINOIS...
ROSSVILLE 5 W                         3.50                    

...MICHIGAN...
MERRILL 3 SW                          3.10                    
ROCKFORD                              2.67                    
ALLENDALE                             2.20                    
HUDSONVILLE                           2.18                    

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

...WISCONSIN...
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                    

...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                    

...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 LOW PRESSURE CENTER IN THE MIDWEST MOVES SLOWLY
NORTHEASTWARD TOWARDS THE GREAT LAKES...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BECOME
HEAVIER AND MORE WIDESPREAD ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS INTO THE
UPPER MIDWEST ON THURSDAY.  ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6
TO 12 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH
THURSDAY NIGHT ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN PLAINS...UPPER
MIDWEST...AND UPPER GREAT LAKES. MEANWHILE...SIGNIFICANT ICE
ACCUMULATIONS OF A QUARTER TO A HALF INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS
PORTIONS OF THE MIDWEST AND GREAT LAKES. FARTHER EAST...ICE
ACCUMULATIONS OF LESS THAN A QUARTER OF AN INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE
THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE NORTHEAST. SNOW IS
FORECAST TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE MIDWEST INTO THURSDAY EVENING
BEFORE TAPERING OFF OVERNIGHT. THE POTENTIAL FOR SLEET AND
FREEZING RAIN WILL ALSO CONTINUE ACROSS THE NORTHERN GREAT LAKES
THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT.  

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 400 AM CDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.

KONG




Last Updated: 1054 PM EDT WED APR 10 2013