THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 01 FOR CENTRAL PLAINS TO UPPER GREAT LAKES
WINTER STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
300 PM CST FRI NOV 20 2015

...FIRST WINTER STORM OF THE SEASON IS BRINGING HEAVY SNOW TO
PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL PLAINS INTO THE MIDWEST...

WINTER STORM WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
FROM SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA AND NORTHEAST NEBRASKA THROUGH
SOUTHERN MICHIGAN.

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

AT 200 PM CST...AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF
1008 MB...29.77 INCHES...WAS LOCATED ALONG THE BORDER OF NEBRASKA
AND KANSAS. TO THE NORTH OF THIS LOW...A COLD CANADIAN AIR MASS
WAS IN PLACE. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS AND OBSERVATIONS
INDICATED A LARGE AREA OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ACROSS EASTERN
NEBRASKA...SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA...MUCH OF IOWA...AND INTO
NORTHERN ILLINOIS. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WAS BEING REPORTED
FARTHER WEST INTO THE CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF
COLORADO AND WYOMING.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 1200 AM CST FRI
NOV 20 THROUGH 200 PM CST FRI NOV 20...

...IOWA...
SIOUX CENTER                          8.5                    
SUTHERLAND                            8.0                    
SPENCER                               7.5                    
HAWARDEN                              6.0                    
ALGONA                                5.0                    
EMMETSBURG                            4.5                    
KANAWHA                               4.0                    
POCAHONTAS                            4.0                    
BADGER 4 WSW                          3.5                    
DAKOTA CITY                           2.5                    

...MINNESOTA...
ROUND LAKE                            4.0                    

...NEBRASKA...
NEWPORT                               5.0                    
SPENCER                               4.0                    
VALENTINE                             4.0                    

...SOUTH DAKOTA...
CANTON 4 N                           15.0                    
LENNOX                               14.0                    
PARKER                               12.2                    
CENTERVILLE                          12.0                    
HARRISBURG                           12.0                    
SIOUX FALLS 1 SW                     12.0                    
TEA 3 ENE                            10.0                    
TRIPP                                 8.0                    
MITCHELL                              6.0                    


THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK EASTWARD THIS
EVENING REACHING THE UPPER OHIO VALLEY BY SATURDAY MORNING. COLD
AIR AND INSTABILITY ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE LOW WILL SUPPORT
HEAVY SNOWFALL ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE MIDDLE/UPPER MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY INTO THE UPPER GREAT LAKES STATES. THE HEAVIEST SNOW SHOULD
FALL IN A BAND FROM NORTHERN IOWA TO SOUTHERN MICHIGAN WHERE AS
MUCH AS 6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...IS
EXPECTED. ELSEWHERE...ABOUT 1 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE
POSSIBLE. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF SOME LINGERING LAKE EFFECT
SNOWS...MOST OF THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL SHOULD COME TO AN END BY
SATURDAY EVENING AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM BEGINS TO LIFT INTO
SOUTHEAST CANADA.

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

SANTORELLI




Last Updated: 406 PM EST FRI NOV 20 2015