THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 02 FOR NORTHERN PLAINS TO MID-ATLANTIC WINTER
STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
300 PM CST MON MAR 04 2013

...DEVELOPING WINTER STORM OVER THE NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS WILL
BRING ACCUMULATING SNOWS FROM MONTANA TO THE UPPER MIDWEST...

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FROM SOUTHEASTERN MONTANA
THROUGH PORTIONS OF NORTH AND SOUTH
DAKOTA...MINNESOTA...WISCONSIN...IOWA...AND ILLINOIS.

WINTER STORM WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHERN OHIO VALLEY
AND INTERIOR PARTS OF THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION.

WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FROM CENTRAL MONTANA EASTWARD
THROUGH NORTH DAKOTA AND SOUTHEASTWARD THROUGH PORTIONS OF
MINNESOTA...IOWA...WISCONSIN...ILLINOIS...AND NORTHERN INDIANA.

BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN MONTANA AND
NORTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA.

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

AT 200 PM CST...A 1006 MB... 29.71 INCHES... SURFACE LOW WAS
CENTERED ABOUT 35 MILES NORTH OF BISMARCK... NORTH DAKOTA. FROM
THE SURFACE LOW...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS TO THE SOUTHWEST THROUGH
WESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA AND INTO CENTRAL WYOMING. OBSERVED WINDS
BEHIND THE COLD ARE SUSTAINED AT BETWEEN 20 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS
OVER 50 MPH IN SOME LOCATIONS. THE LATEST RADAR IMAGERY SHOWED A
BROAD AND BROKEN BAND OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WAS FALLING FROM
EASTERN MINNESOTA SOUTHEASTWARD TO SOUTHERN INDIANA. BANDS OF
MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WERE OBSERVED OVER NORTHERN AND EASTERN
NORTH DAKOTA AND NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM CST SUN MAR
03 THROUGH 200 PM CST MON MAR 04...

...IOWA...
IOWA FALLS                            3.0                    
NEW HAMPTON                           3.0                    

...MINNESOTA...
FAIRMONT                              4.0                    
REDWOOD FALLS                         4.0                    
ST JAMES 1 WSW                        4.0                    
SACRED HEART                          3.7                    
BLUE EARTH                            3.0                    
MANKATO                               3.0                    
SPRINGFIELD 1.7 NNW                   3.0                    

...MONTANA...
ROCKY BOY                            24.0                    
NEIHART 21 W                         18.0                    
NEIHART 7 NW                         12.9                    
BABB 19 W                            12.0                    
BELT 6 SSW                           10.0                    
GARNEILL 12 ENE                       8.0                    
NOHLY 17 WSW                          7.0                    
BROCKTON 16 N                         6.0                    
LUSTRE 7 WNW                          6.0                    
RAYNESFORD 3 SSE                      6.0                    

...NORTH DAKOTA...
SARLES 3 N                           12.0                    
WARWICK                              12.0                    
DEVILS LAKE                          11.0                    
GILBY 2 E                            10.0                    
STARKWEATHER                         10.0                    
MAYVILLE 2 N                          8.0                    
STANLEY 16 NE                         8.0                    
VALLEY CITY                           8.0                    
LANSFORD                              6.5                    
CROSBY                                6.0                    
LANKIN 9 SW                           6.0                    
MINOT 15 N                            6.0                    

...SOUTH DAKOTA...
MOUND CITY                            3.0                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
700 AM CST SUN MAR 03 THROUGH 200 PM CST MON MAR 04...

...MINNESOTA...
PIPESTONE                             0.18                    
PETERSON                              0.07                    


OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS... THIS STORM SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO
CONTINUE MOVING TOWARDS THE SOUTHEAST INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST AND
EVENTUALLY INTO THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY.  A SECONDARY AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE CURRENTLY DEVELOPING OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS IS EXPECTED
TO BECOME DOMINANT AND MERGE WITH THE SYSTEM FROM THE NORTHERN
PLAINS BY TUESDAY EVENING.  WIDESPREAD 4 TO 8 INCH SNOWFALL
AMOUNTS ARE LIKELY FROM THE DAKOTAS TO THE NORTHERN OHIO VALLEY
THROUGH TUESDAY... WITH ISOLATED 12 INCH AMOUNTS POSSIBLE WHERE
HEAVY SNOW BANDING DEVELOPS.

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

KREKELER




Last Updated: 327 PM EST MON MAR 04 2013