THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 05 FOR CENTRAL PLAINS TO UPPER GREAT LAKES
WINTER STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
300 PM CST SAT NOV 21 2015
...SNOW SPREADING ACROSS THE MIDWEST AND INTO THE LOWER GREAT
LAKES...
WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
FROM ACROSS PARTS OF THE MIDWEST EASTWARD INTO LOWER MICHIGAN.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 200 PM CST...THE CENTER OF A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WITH SEA LEVEL
PRESSURE OF 1006 MB...29.71 INCHES...WAS LOCATED ABOUT 60 MILES
NORTHWEST OF DAYTON...OHIO. A COLD FRONT EXTENDED SOUTHWESTWARD
FROM THE LOW INTO THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY...A STATIONARY
FRONT EXTENDED EASTWARD INTO THE OHIO VALLEY...AND A SECONDARY
BOUNDARY WAS PRESENT THROUGH THE LOWER GREAT LAKES. NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE RADARS AND OBSERVATIONS CONTINUED TO SHOW BANDS OF
LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW...WITH LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW...ACROSS NORTHERN
INDIANA...LOWER MICHIGAN AND FAR NORTHWESTERN OHIO AS COLD AIR
CONTINUED TO FILTER IN FROM THE NORTH AROUND THE LOW CENTER.
SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS REMAINED ACROSS EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN
WISCONSIN INTO NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS. RAIN WAS REPORTED WHERE
TEMPERATURES WERE WELL ABOVE FREEZING FROM CENTRAL OHIO INTO
KENTUCKY AND SOUTHWARD ALONG THE COLD FRONT.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 1200 AM CST FRI
NOV 20 THROUGH 200 PM CST SAT NOV 21...
...ILLINOIS...
N CAPRON 14.8
MACHESNEY PARK 3.1 ENE 14.0
LAKEMOOR 1.5 SE 13.0
HARVARD 2.8 SSE 12.8
WOODSTOCK 5 NW 12.5
ROSCOE 2 ESE 11.7
MCHENRY 5 WSW 11.5
CHICAGO OHARE AIRPORT 11.0
WAUCONDA 10.5
MUNDELEIN 10.0
ROCKFORD 3 NE 10.0
CHARLES CITY 9.5
ROCKFORD 6 WNW 7.7
PLATTEVILLE 1 WNW 7.0
PRAIRIE DU CHIEN 1 SE 5.0
CARPENTERSVILLE 4 S 4.5
RIDOTT 2 ESE 3.8
GALENA 3.5
SINSINAWA 3.0
...INDIANA...
DYER 1.0 WNW 1.9
WANATAH 4.4 ESE 1.5
LA PORTE 1.6 SW 1.4
VALPARAISO 5.7 WSW 1.4
CROWN POINT 1.0
...MICHIGAN...
KALAMAZOO 6.0 SW 4.5
ALLOUEZ 4.0
REDRIDGE 2 E 4.0
CHASSELL 5 ESE 3.5
HOUGHTON 2 ESE 3.5
BENTON HARBOR 3.3
HANCOCK 1 ENE 3.2
...WISCONSIN...
FOOTVILLE 5 SE 17.0
BELOIT 2 SSW 14.0
ORFORDVILLE 13.0
MONTICELLO 2.2 SE 12.1
MINERAL POINT 11.0
MONROE 11.0
WHITEWATER 5 SE 11.0
DARLINGTON 4 NNW 10.0
LANCASTER 1 N 10.0
ALBANY 7.0
PLATTEVILLE 1 WNW 7.0
OREGON 6.0
N MUKWONAGO 5.9
STEUBEN 3 SSE 5.5
EASTMAN 5.3
CASTLE ROCK 5 SSW 5.0
DE SOTO 1 S 5.0
MILWAUKEE 5.0
PRAIRIE DU CHIEN 1 SE 5.0
SHOREWOOD HILLS 2 SW 5.0
STURTEVANT 6 NNW 5.0
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS
ENDED...
...IOWA...
GEORGE 17.0
DOON 16.0
ROCK RAPIDS 16.0
INWOOD 15.0
SHELDON 15.0
HAWARDEN 14.5
EMMETSBURG 13.5
SANBORN 13.2
RENWICK 13.0
LAURENS 12.8
TRIPOLI 12.7
CYLINDER 12.2
ALTON 0.7 ESE 12.1
AYRSHIRE 5 S 12.0
GUTTENBERG 1 W 12.0
SIOUX CENTER 11.0
POCAHONTAS 10.0
BODE 9.5
CHARLES CITY 9.5
ALGONA 8.8
SUTHERLAND 8.0
CEDAR RAPIDS 7.5
SPENCER 7.5
FAYETTE 7.0
DES MOINES 3 NE 6.6
...MINNESOTA...
WORTHINGTON 2 NNE 8.0
LUVERNE 4.4
ROUND LAKE 4.0
ISABELLA 14 W 3.5
...NEBRASKA...
BLOOMFIELD 12 NNW 16.0
SOUTH SIOUX CITY 6.5
NEWPORT 5.0
SPENCER 4.0
VALENTINE 4.0
...SOUTH DAKOTA...
TEA 1 SE 18.0
HARRISBURG 1 SE 17.0
MARION 16.0
SIOUX FALLS 4 S 16.0
CANTON 4 N 15.0
WORTHING 2.0 W 15.0
LENNOX 14.0
PARKER 12.2
CENTERVILLE 12.0
TRIPP 11.0
HUDSON 8.3 WNW 7.0
MITCHELL 6.0
ARMOUR 4.6 W 5.0
THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE INTENSIFYING AS IT
TRACKS NORTHEASTERLY ACROSS LAKE ERIE INTO SOUTHEASTERN ONTARIO
TONIGHT. AS THE LOW INTENSIFIES...BANDS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO
FORM TO THE NORTH AND EAST OF THE LOW PRESSURE CENTER. ADDITIONAL
SNOWFALL TOTALS SHOULD RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES...PRIMARILY IN
LOWER MICHIGAN...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS DUE TO LINGERING LAKE
EFFECT SNOWS. MOST OF THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL SHOULD COME TO AN END
BY OVERNIGHT TONIGHT 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.
OTTO
Last Updated: 356 PM EST SAT NOV 21 2015