THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 10 FOR CENTRAL TO EASTERN U.S. SPRING STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
400 PM CDT THU APR 18 2013

...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL CONTINUING ACROSS THE UPPER
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND UPPER MIDWEST...WHILE HEAVY RAIN MOVES EAST
THROUGH THE MID-MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND OHIO VALLEY WITH ADDITIONAL
FLASH FLOODING POSSIBLE ACROSS THE MIDWEST...  

FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WATCHES/WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FROM
NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA... NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE MIDWEST INTO
SOUTHERN WISCONSIN AND LOWER MICHIGAN.

WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FROM FAR EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA
THROUGH CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND INTO THE WESTERN UPPER PENINSULA OF
MICHIGAN.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FROM NORTH CENTRAL
NEBRASKA... AND NORTHEASTWARD INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST.

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

AT 300 PM CDT...SATELLITE IMAGERY THIS AFTERNOON SHOWED A DEEP
UPPER LEVEL TROUGH MOVING EASTWARD INTO THE GREAT PLAINS WITH A
LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS JUST AHEAD OF THE TROUGH EXTENDING FROM EAST
TEXAS INTO THE GREAT LAKES. AT THE SURFACE... AN AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE WAS LOCATED IN NORTH-CENTRAL MISSOURI WITH A CENTRAL
PRESSURE OF 994 MB... 29.35 INCHES. A COLD FRONT EXTENDS SOUTH
FROM THE SURFACE LOW IN THE MIDWEST THROUGH THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
VALLEY.  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND SURFACE
OBSERVATIONS INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
AND EMBEDDED HEAVY RAIN EXTENDING JUST AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT. TO
THE NORTHWEST OF THE SURFACE LOW... LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WAS
FALLING OVER EASTERN NEBRASKA... EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA... ACROSS
MOST OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA... AND MOVING INTO WESTERN
WISCONSIN.                

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 100 PM CDT MON APR
15 THROUGH 300 PM CDT THU APR 18...

...COLORADO...
VIRGINIA DALE 7.2 SSW                33.0                    
BELLVUE 2.4 SSW                      29.8                    
ESTES PARK 1.8 S                     25.6                    
WARD 4.6 NE                          25.2                    
GENESEE                              25.0                    
GOLDEN 9.4 WNW                       24.5                    
ELDORADO SPRINGS 1 WNW               23.9                    
FORT COLLINS                         23.4                    
JAMESTOWN 3 W                        21.0                    
LYONS 6.4 NW                         21.0                    
BLACK HAWK 3 N                       20.9                    
BOULDER 3 SW                         19.4                    
WESTMINSTER 1 SW                     19.2                    
GREELEY 10.5 SSE                     18.6                    
DENVER 3 SE                           9.5                    

...MINNESOTA...
ORR 3 E                               8.5                    
ASKOV                                 6.0                    
COOK 6 NNE                            6.0                    
GRAND RAPIDS 12 N                     6.0                    
COHASSET 2 NW                         5.0                    
TOGO                                  5.0                    
MONTICELLO                            4.6                    
MONTEVIDEO 1 SSW                      4.5                    
HIBBING 2.5 W                         4.3                    
MAPLE PLAIN                           4.2                    
ANOKA                                 4.0                    

...NEBRASKA...
GURLEY 1.3 W                         11.0                    
SCOTTSBLUFF 2.7 WNW                   9.6                    
ELSIE 9.2 NNW                         8.5                    
DALTON 0.4 SE                         7.0                    
GOTHENBURG 0.7 NNE                    6.5                    
MADRID 6.6 NW                         6.0                    
NORTH PLATTE 3.6 S                    5.8                    
GRANT 0.2 N                           5.5                    
BIG SPRINGS 3.9 WSW                   4.8                    
OGALLALA 1.7 W                        4.7                    
SUTHERLAND 0.9 NW                     4.3                    
KIMBALL                               3.5                    

...SOUTH DAKOTA...
HOT SPRINGS 0.5 SW                   11.2                    
ARDMORE                               8.5                    
DOWNTOWN RAPID CITY 3 WSW             8.0                    
WIND CAVE VISITORS CENTER             8.0                    
HILL CITY                             7.8                    
DOWNTOWN CUSTER 5 ENE                 7.0                    
HERMOSA 7 W                           7.0                    
LEAD                                  6.3                    
FAIRBURN 6 SE                         6.0                    
POTATO CREEK 5 S                      6.0                    
RED SHIRT 4 NE                        6.0                    
SHARPS CORNER                         6.0                    
PIERRE 1.3 S                          3.2                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 100 PM CDT MON APR
15 THROUGH 300 PM CDT THU APR 18...

...ARKANSAS...
PEA RIDGE 0.2 WSW                     4.58                    
LITTLE FLOCK 2.0 NNE                  4.20                    
BENTONVILLE 0.9 NW                    4.00                    
DECATUR 2.6 ESE                       3.96                    
SPRINGDALE 5.8 ENE                    3.90                    
BELLA VISTA 1.0 ESE                   3.80                    
ROGERS/CARTER FIELD                   3.67                    
CENTERTON 0.8 SW                      3.65                    
FAYETTEVILLE/SPRINGDALE               2.83                    

...IOWA...
PELLA 0.7 SE                          8.20                    
CENTERVILLE 0.7 NW                    7.30                    
NORTH LIBERTY 1.0 ENE                 6.64                    
LUCAS-STEPHENS STATE FOREST           6.03                    
OTTUMWA INDUSTRIAL ARPT               5.91                    
KALONA 7.3 NNW                        5.72                    
MOULTON                               5.61                    
ROSE HILL 4.0 NNW                     5.52                    
PARNELL 0.1 SSW                       5.50                    
CALAMUS 2.0 NE                        5.19                    
SOLON 0.3 ESE                         5.05                    
AINSWORTH 7.4 N                       4.95                    
OSCEOLA 2.5 WSW                       4.90                    
IOWA CITY MUNI ARPT                   4.80                    

...ILLINOIS...
PRINCETON 0.3 ESE                     7.19                    
LISLE 1 SE                            6.97                    
GLEN ELLYN                            6.81                    
OAK BROOK                             6.69                    
AURORA  3.5 NE                        6.66                    
LONDON MILLS 1.4 SE                   6.38                    
GLEN ELLYN 1.3 NNW                    6.35                    
MACOMB 0.4 SSW                        6.33                    
TONICA                                6.20                    
NAPERVILLE 1.1 NW                     6.14                    
COLCHESTER 3.5 NE                     6.01                    
CHICAO/O'HARE INTL ARPT               5.86                    
MIDWAY AIRPORT 3 SW                   4.29                    

...INDIANA...
MILLTOWN 6.1 SW                       3.32                    
GREENCASTLE 3.6 ESE                   2.77                    
MITCHELL 4.8 ENE                      2.73                    
INDIANAPOLIS 6.5 W                    2.66                    
PLAINFIELD 2.1 NNW                    2.62                    
STILESVILLE 3.6 S                     2.58                    

...MICHIGAN...
FENNVILLE 0.8 W                       7.00                    
GRAND RAPIDS INTL ARPT                4.88                    
BYRON CENTER 2.9 NE                   4.81                    
TULIP CITY ARPT/HOLLAND               4.54                    
HOLLAND 4.2 NNE                       4.25                    
HOPKINS 0.6 NNE                       4.08                    
ADA 1.8 W                             3.80                    
CALEDONIA 4.4 WNW                     3.66                    
LOWELL 1.4 ESE                        3.51                    

...MISSOURI...
PALMYRA 1.0 W                         6.07                    
CLIFTON HILL 1.2 SSE                  5.42                    
HOPKINS 3.9 WSW                       5.33                    
KIRKSVILLE 1.4 S                      5.32                    
MONTICELLO 0.4 SSW                    5.19                    
MACON 1.5 N                           4.89                    
BROOKFIELD 3.7 NNE                    4.52                    
KIRKSVILLE RGNL ARPT                  4.25                    
SHELBYVILLE 0.3 SE                    4.08                    
KAHOKA 0.6 S                          4.03                    
POTOSI 2 SSE                          3.90                    
ROARING RIVER SP                      3.15                    
LITTON AGRI-SCI CNTR                  3.01                    
JOPLIN RGNL ARPT                      2.41                    

...OKLAHOMA...
WAGONER 4.1 ESE                       7.00                    
MEDICINE PARK                         6.63                    
NORMAN 10.9 ESE                       5.48                    
APACHE 0.4 W                          5.36                    
SHAWNEE                               4.77                    
APACHE                                4.61                    
SHAWNEE 2.8 NNW                       4.30                    
NOBLE 8.5 E                           4.29                    
TECUMSEH 0.4 ESE                      4.18                    
BRISTOW                               4.12                    
OKLAHOMA CITY                         2.39                    

...WISCONSIN...
KENOSHA MUNI ARPT                     3.45                    
TWIN LAKES 1 NE                       3.13                    
PELL LAKE 1 SE                        3.10                    
MILWAUKEE/MITCHELL                    2.77                    
ELM GROVE 5 ESE                       2.37                    
EAST TROY 4 NE                        2.24                    

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

...MONTANA...
RED LODGE 3.0 SW                     15.0                    
REED POINT 8.6 WSW                    8.8                    
OUTLOOK 5.6 WNW                       5.3                    
LIVINGSTON 6.6 ESE                    5.2                    
ABSAROKEE 0.1 ENE                     5.0                    
NEIHART 0.9 SE                        5.0                    
CRAIG 2.9 ENE                         4.0                    
BIG TIMBER 0.5 E                      3.8                    
GERALDINE 12.0 E                      3.5                    

...NEVADA...
GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK            20.0                    
MAJORS PLACE 10 NNW                   8.0                    
MCGILL 10 ESE                         8.0                    
AUSTIN                                6.0                    

...UTAH...
BRIGHTON CREST                       13.0                    
FLAMING GORGE DAM                    12.0                    
ALTAMONT                             10.0                    
ROOSEVELT 0.2 WSW                     4.5                    
CIRCLEVILLE 0.7 W                     3.7                    

...WYOMING...
CENTENNIAL 7 NW                      36.0                    
SAVERY 28 E                          34.0                    
ESTERBROOK 12 SW                     32.0                    
CARBON                               30.0                    
RIVERSIDE 17 ENE                     22.0                    
WHEATLAND 8 SW                       20.0                    
LARAMIE 17.1 WNW                     19.0                    
CASPER 4.3 WSW                       18.6                    
CHEYENNE                             17.3                    
LANDER 5.7 SW                        17.3                    
DOUGLAS 4 WSW                        15.2                    
YODER 6.5 SSE                        15.0                    
HILLSDALE                            14.5                    
BURNS 6 WSW                          13.8                    


THE UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO MOVE EASTWARD
ACROSS THE GREAT PLAINS THIS EVENING WITH THE SURFACE COLD FRONT
MAKING STEADY EASTWARD PROGRESS ACROSS THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
VALLEY... WHILE A SURFACE LOW TRACKS FROM THE MIDWEST INTO LOWER
MICHIGAN. THE LIGHT SNOW CURRENTLY OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS IS
EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF THIS EVENING WHILE MODERATE SNOW CONTINUES
ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST WITH ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OF 4 TO 8 INCHES
EXPECTED FROM CENTRAL MINNESOTA INTO THE UPPER PENINSULA OF
MICHIGAN BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. FARTHER SOUTH... ADDITIONAL RAINFALL
WITH THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE A BROAD SWATH OF 1 TO 3
INCHES FROM THE CENTRAL GREAT LAKES...DOWN INTO THE LOWER
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY THROUGH TONIGHT WITH FLASH FLOODING POSSIBLE
FROM THE MIDWEST INTO THE GREAT LAKES.  

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

MONARSKI




Last Updated: 507 PM EDT THU APR 18 2013