THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 05 FOR NORTHERN ROCKIES TO UPPER GREAT LAKES
EARLY SEASON WINTER STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
300 AM CST TUE NOV 11 2014

...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW CONTINUES TO FALL FROM THE UPPER
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TO THE UPPER GREAT LAKES... 

WIND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN PLAINS...AS WELL AS FOR PORTIONS OF THE UPPER MIDWEST.

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

AT 200 AM CST...AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE...WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE
OF 1001 MB...29.56 INCHES...WAS LOCATED IN NORTHEAST
ILLINOIS...ABOUT 25 MILES NORTHWEST OF CHICAGO. A COLD FRONT
EXTENDED SOUTHWESTWARD FROM THIS SURFACE LOW ACROSS THE
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY...THE SOUTHERN PLAINS...AND ALONG THE ROCKIES.
A NEARLY STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDED NORTH AND EASTWARD FROM THE LOW
ACROSS THE UPPER AND LOWER GREAT LAKES. ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE
BOUNDARIES...AN ARCTIC AIR MASS WAS SPREADING SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE
ROCKIES...THE PLAINS...AND UPPER MIDWEST/GREAT LAKES. NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED AN AREA
OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW STILL FALLING NORTH OF THE LOW ACROSS
THE UPPER MIDWEST AND MOVING INTO THE UPPER PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN.
BEHIND THE COLD FRONT ITSELF...A NARROW BAND OF LIGHT TO MODERATE
SNOW WAS ALSO MOVING EASTWARD ACROSS THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY. 

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 500 AM CST SUN NOV
09 THROUGH 200 AM CST TUE NOV 11...

...MICHIGAN...
EWEN                                 12.0                    
ALLOUEZ 1 S                          10.0                    
NATIONAL MINE 2 NW                    9.7                    
NEGAUNEE 3 NE                         9.7                    
SKANDIA                               9.5                    
IRONWOOD                              9.0                    
MARENISCO                             9.0                    
TROWBRIDGE PARK 1 W                   8.5                    
IRON RIVER                            8.0                    
CALUMET                               7.0                    
CHASSELL 1 SSW                        7.0                    
PINE STUMP JUNCTION 6 N               7.0                    

...MINNESOTA...
CAMBRIDGE                            16.5                    
ST AUGUSTA                           16.5                    
RUSH CITY 4 NE                       15.0                    
STARBUCK                             15.0                    
PRINCETON 8 SE                       14.5                    
PINE CITY                            14.0                    
HOFFMAN                              13.0                    
KIMBALL                              13.0                    
MILAN                                13.0                    
RICE                                 13.0                    
MAPLE LAKE 7 NE                      12.5                    
ST. CLOUD                            12.1                    
WEST DULUTH                           8.2                    
MSP INTL ARPT 3 SW                    3.0                    

...WISCONSIN...
GLIDDEN                              14.0                    
SPOONER                              14.0                    
SPRINGBROOK                          13.0                    
FOXBORO                              12.0                    
GRANTSBURG                           12.0                    
NEW POST 5 NW                        12.0                    
SARONA 3 E                           12.0                    
WINCHESTER 3 NE                      12.0                    
HAYWARD                              11.0                    
MINOCQUA                             11.0                    
RICE LAKE                            11.0                    
WEBSTER                              11.0                    
SUPERIOR                              7.5                    

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

...COLORADO...
PIKES PEAK                            81                    
BLENDE 4 NE                           61                    
CHERAW 4 S                            58                    

...IDAHO...
DRIGGS                                68                    
CAREY 20 ENE                          54                    
CRATERS OF MOON                       54                    

...KANSAS...
MEDICINE LODGE AMOS                   48                    
WICHITA/MID-CONTINENT                 46                    

...MISSOURI...
MARSHFIELD 5 WSW                      50                    

...MONTANA...
WOLF CREEK 8 SW                       58                    
GRANT 8 WSW                           56                    
DILLON 5 NE                           55                    
TOWNSEND 8 W                          54                    
LEWIS AND CLARK                       52                    
MARYSVILLE 13 S                       52                    

...NEVADA...
WEST WENDOVER 7 NW                    67                    

...OKLAHOMA...
MEDICINE PARK 3 W                     59                    
LAWTON                                58                    
WILLOW 10 ENE                         55                    
ALVA 7 SSW                            52                    
WALTERS 4 NW                          52                    

...UTAH...
SNOWBASIN                             84                    
ALTA                                  76                    
CRANMER                               63                    
HANNA                                 63                    
SALINE                                63                    
WELLSVILLE                            63                    
NORDIC VALLEY                         62                    
RIVER HGTS                            62                    
WENDOVER                              61                    
LAKOTA                                59                    

...WYOMING...
GREYBULL                              66                    

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

...COLORADO...
PHIPPSBURG 4 ENE                      6.0                    
FRASER 1 WNW                          3.7                    
BRECKENRIDGE 1 SE                     3.4                    
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS 1 SE                2.5                    
BOULDER                               2.0                    
GRAND LAKE 1 NNW                      1.0                    
MEEKER                                1.0                    
NEDERLAND 4 ENE                       1.0                    
WALDEN 1 N                            1.0                    

...IDAHO...
IDAHO FALLS 38 E                      3.4                    
CHALLIS 24 N                          2.2                    
STANLEY 28 NE                         1.7                    
KETCHUM 16 WSW                        1.4                    
MACKAY 37 NE                          1.3                    
ATLANTA 6 SW                          1.2                    
BURLEY 30 SW                          1.2                    

...MONTANA...
WHITEFISH 6 N                        14.0                    
BELT 8 SW                            10.0                    
RED LODGE                             9.0                    
ABSAROKEE 7 S                         8.5                    
HEART BUTTE 14 SW                     8.0                    
LUTHER 3 SSW                          8.0                    
NYE 14 W                              8.0                    
BYNUM 24 W                            7.0                    
COOKE CITY 3 N                        7.0                    
RED LODGE 5 W                         7.0                    
HOEGLAND 7 SSE                        6.0                    

...NORTH DAKOTA...
BOWMAN 3 W                            8.0                    
MARMARTH                              7.5                    
GOLVA                                 7.0                    
HETTINGER                             6.0                    
HAVANA                                5.0                    
MARMARTH 10 N                         4.5                    
ELGIN                                 4.0                    
ELLENDALE                             4.0                    
LIDGERWOOD                            4.0                    
MEDORA 7 WNW                          4.0                    
WAHPETON                              4.0                    
ELLENDALE 15 E                        3.6                    
NEW ENGLAND                           3.5                    
BISMARCK                              3.2                    

...SOUTH DAKOTA...
DOWNTOWN RAPID CITY 2 NNW             8.5                    
DEADWOOD 2 NE                         8.0                    
DOWNTOWN STURGIS 3 E                  8.0                    
GREENWAY 11 E                         8.0                    
RAPID CITY AIRPORT                    8.0                    
ROSCOE                                8.0                    
MILBANK                               7.0                    
ABERDEEN 2 SSW                        6.0                    
LEAD                                  6.0                    
SAINT ONGE 2 NNW                      6.0                    
SISSETON 11 ENE                       6.0                    
USTA 8 WNW                            6.0                    
BRISTOL 7 S                           5.6                    
BOWDLE                                5.5                    
SISSETON 3 W                          5.1                    

...WYOMING...
DRIGGS 17 SE                          7.5                    
FOUR CORNERS 12 WNW                   6.0                    
STORY 1 W                             6.0                    
BUCKHORN 1 E                          4.0                    
BURGESS JUNCTION 17 SE                4.0                    
DOWNTOWN GILLETTE 9 SSE               4.0                    
ROCKYPOINT 8 NW                       3.0                    


THE SURFACE LOW NEAR CHICAGO WILL MOVE NORTHEASTWARD AND REACH THE
UPPER GREAT LAKES BY TUESDAY MORNING. ACROSS THE UPPER
MIDWEST...THE SNOW SHOULD COME TO AN END BY THE AFTERNOON ON
TUESDAY WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF GENERALLY LESS THAN 4
INCHES EXPECTED. ACROSS THE UPPER GREAT LAKES...THE SNOW IS
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY AND INTO THURSDAY AS LAKE
ENHANCED SNOWFALL IS LIKELY ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE SYSTEM.
ADDITIONAL TOTALS OF AS MUCH AS A FOOT OR MORE IS STILL
POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY FOR THE UPPER PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 

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

MONARSKI




Last Updated: 400 AM EST TUE NOV 11 2014