THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 06 FOR NORTHERN PLAINS TO UPPER MIDWEST
WINTER STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
400 PM CDT TUE APR 01 2014

...LATE SEASON BLIZZARD TAPERING OFF IN THE UPPER MIDWEST AND
MOVING INTO CANADA...    

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EXTREME
NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTA.

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

AT 300 PM CDT...A SURFACE LOW WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 1001
MB... 29.56 INCHES...WAS MOVING EAST-NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS LAKE
SUPERIOR TOWARD CANADA. AN OCCLUDED FRONT WAS ATTACHED TO THIS LOW
ALONG WITH A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE GREAT LAKES AND
THE MIDWEST. A POLAR FRONT SEPARATING MUCH COLD AIR FROM CANADA
WAS DRAPED ON THE TOP SIDE OF THE SURFACE LOW. NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED THAT A BAND OF
MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WITH GUSTY WINDS CONTINUED TO AFFECT
NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTA JUST WEST OF LAKE SUPERIOR. THE SNOW BANDS
ARE MOVING STEADILY NORTHEASTWARD WITH THE LOW TOWARD CANADA.   

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 PM CDT SUN MAR
30 THROUGH 300 PM CDT TUE APR 01...

...MINNESOTA...
BEAUDETTE                            18.0                    
THIEF RIVER FALLS                    18.0                    
WARREN 3 NW                          18.0                    
WARROAD 3 W                          17.8                    
ROSEAU 3 NW                          17.2                    
SALOL                                16.0                    
NEWFOLDEN                            15.0                    
CROOKSTON                            14.0                    
HALLOCK                              14.0                    
LANCASTER                            13.6                    
BADGER                               12.5                    
WARREN 6.6 NW                         8.0                    
CASINO 4 ESE                          5.7                    
PILLAGER 5.1 N                        5.7                    
BEMIDJI 2.9 E                         5.0                    
INTERNATIONAL FALLS 1 S               4.7                    
MCGREGOR 7 N                          4.6                    
REMER 8 W                             4.5                    
DEER CREEK 2.0 WSW                    3.5                    
EMILY 11 W                            3.0                    
GRAND RAPIDS 6 S                      2.7                    
WEST DULUTH                           2.6                    

...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...

...ILLINOIS...
NORA 1 ESE                            46                    

...KANSAS...
CONCORDIA 2 SSE                       53                    
PAULINE 2 ESE                         48                    
ABILENE 2 SW                          46                    
OLPE 5 NNW                            44                    
TOPEKA 3 ENE                          44                    
LAWRENCE 4 NNE                        43                    

...NORTH DAKOTA...
OAKES 2 N                             58                    
RUGBY AIRPORT                         51                    
BECLOURT                              50                    

...NEBRASKA...
IMPERIAL                              67                    
GERING 2 W                            62                    
SIDNEY                                61                    
HARRISBURG 6 SE                       60                    
CHAPPELL 7 SE                         59                    
KIMBALL                               58                    
HOLDREGE ARPT                         51                    
GRAND ISLAND ARPT                     50                    
LEXINGTON ARPT                        50                    
OGALLALA 3 SSW                        40                    

...SOUTH DAKOTA...
RAPID CITY AIRPORT                    64                    
SIOUX FALLS ARPT                      52                    

...WYOMING...
HORSE CREEK 12 SSE                    73                    
CHEYENNE 7 W                          62                    
BUFORD 1 ESE                          61                    
ARLINGTON 2 ESE                       58                    
CENTENNIAL 14 NE                      58                    

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

...MONTANA...
PLEVNA 1 SW                          12.0                    
LAME DEER 3 E                        11.0                    
BROADUS 18.8 NNW                      9.5                    
LIVINGSTON 6.6 ESE                    8.6                    
PLEVNA 1.5 S                          8.5                    

...NORTH DAKOTA...
GRAFTON                              20.0                    
LANKIN 5 E                           19.1                    
LARIMORE                             14.5                    
VALLEY CITY                          14.5                    
ROGERS                               14.0                    
PARK RIVER                           13.0                    
ANAMOOSE 17 S                        12.5                    
GLADSTONE                            12.5                    
EDGELEY                              12.0                    
GRAND FORKS 0.6 SW                   12.0                    
VALLEY CITY 2.0 NW                   12.0                    
GLEN ULLIN                           11.6                    
REYNOLDS                             11.5                    
CARSON                               11.0                    
HAZEN 0.4 SW                         11.0                    
RHAME                                11.0                    
HARVEY                               10.5                    
NEW SALEM                            10.5                    
DEVILS LAKE                          10.0                    
DICKINSON                            10.0                    
ELGIN                                10.0                    
HEBRON                               10.0                    
JAMESTOWN                            10.0                    
MARTIN 8 SW                          10.0                    

...NEBRASKA...
ARTHUR 0.1 S                          5.0                    
NORTH PLATTE 1.0 W                    2.4                    
CODY 0.1 NE                           2.0                    

...SOUTH DAKOTA...
LEMMON                                9.9                    
JAVA 11.5 NNE                         7.2                    
CAMP CROOK                            7.0                    
BISON 11 SSW                          6.0                    
REVA                                  6.0                    
ZEONA 7 NNW                           6.0                    
WHITEWOOD 4.2 NNW                     5.1                    
DUPREE 14 SSE                         5.0                    
FAITH 29.5 N                          5.0                    
HOT SPRINGS 0.5 SSW                   4.9                    
BUFFALO GAP 2 NW                      4.0                    
HOOVER                                4.0                    
LEAD 6 SSE                            3.5                    
OGLALA 1 S                            3.5                    
DEADWOOD 3 SW                         3.0                    
DOWNTOWN GILLETTE 9 SSE               3.0                    
DOWNTOWN HOT SPRINGS 7 SSW            3.0                    
COLONY 2 SE                           2.5                    
FAIRBURN 6 SE                         2.5                    
DOWNTOWN RAPID CITY 1 E               1.5                    

...WYOMING...
SUNDANCE 5 NW                         1.0                    


THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE MOVING
NORTHEASTWARD INTO ONTARIO CANADA LATER THIS EVENING. AS THE LOW
MOVES AWAY...SNOW AND STRONG WINDS IN THE UPPER MIDWEST WILL
GRADUALLY TAPER OFF FOR THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON AND INTO THE
EVENING. A FEW ADDITIONAL INCHES OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED IN
NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTA BEFORE THE SNOW COMES TO AN END TONIGHT.   


THIS WILL BE THE LAST STORM SUMMARY ISSUED BY THE WEATHER
PREDICTION CENTER FOR THIS EVENT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

FANNING




Last Updated: 411 PM EDT TUE APR 01 2014