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