STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 03 FOR CENTRAL ROCKIES TO UPPER MIDWEST
WINTER STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD    
300 AM CST FRI NOV 18 2016

...HEAVY SNOW IS FALLING ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL AND
NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS AND INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST...

BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE FAR EASTERN
DAKOTAS AND WESTERN MINNESOTA.

WINTER STORM WARNINGS...WATCHES...AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES
ARE IN EFFECT FROM THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS
NORTHEASTWARD INTO 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 UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM WAS MOVING EASTWARD INTO THE
CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS. AT THE SURFACE...A SURFACE LOW...WITH A
CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 999 MB...29.50 INCHES...WAS LOCATED IN EASTERN
KANSAS. A COLD FRONT EXTENDED FROM THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PLAINS
TO THE SOUTHWEST. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND
SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL FALLING
ACROSS MUCH OF THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS AND A FEW
LOCATIONS IN THE UPPER MIDWEST.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 500 PM CST WED NOV
16 THROUGH 200 AM CST THU NOV 17...

...COLORADO...
SKYWAY 3 ENE                         11.9                    
GRAND MESA                           10.0                    
BUFORD 2 WNW                          5.0                    
MACKAY 17 SW                          3.6                    
MONUMENT 6 E                          3.5                    
GREYSTONE 1 SSW                       3.0                    
GLADE PARK 17 W                       2.4                    
MEEKER 2SW                            2.0                    
MONUMENT 2 NNE                        2.0                    
YUMA                                  2.0                    
BLACK FOREST 2 N                      1.5                    
MAHER 8 SW                            1.5                    
THAYNE 2 SE                           1.5                    
CRAIG                                 1.0                    

...KANSAS...
PARKS 19 N                            4.0                    
ST. FRANCIS                           1.0                    

...NORTH DAKOTA...
DICKEY                                3.0                    

...NEBRASKA...
HARRISON 6 SE                         5.0                    
CHADRON                               4.2                    
NORTH PLATTE                          4.0                    
PARKS 19 N                            4.0                    
IMPERIAL                              3.0                    
NORTH PLATTE 15 NNE                   3.0                    
OSHKOSH 10 NE                         2.0                    
KIMBALL                               1.5                    
BENKELMAN                             0.5                    

...SOUTH DAKOTA...
LEAD                                  4.5                    
DOWNTOWN STURGIS 2 E                  4.0                    
ELLSWORTH AFB 7 NNE                   3.5                    
DOWNTOWN RAPID CITY 1 E               3.0                    
DOWNTOWN HOT SPRINGS                  2.0                    
TILFORD 3 N                           2.0                    
RAPID CITY AIRPORT                    1.7                    

...WYOMING...
LANDER 1 S                           13.4                    
HYATTVILLE                            9.0                    
GREEN RIVER                           7.0                    
CLEARMONT 5 NNE                       3.5                    
WHEATLAND                             3.2                    

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

...IDAHO...
WEST YELLOWSTONE                      8.0                    
ISLAND PARK 8 NW                      7.5                    
MACKAY 17 SW                          3.6                    
CHALLIS 24 N                          3.5                    
KETCHUM 22 NW                         3.0                    
STANLEY 28 NE                         2.3                    

...MINNESOTA...
WILTON                                2.0                    

...MONTANA...
JOLIET 2 WNW                         10.5                    
EMIGRANT 26 ESE                       9.0                    
RED LODGE 2 S                         9.0                    
RED LODGE 5 N                         8.6                    
FORT SMITH 1 W                        6.0                    
BIG TIMBER 7 NNE                      5.0                    
COLUMBUS 8 SW                         5.0                    
FROMBERG 3 NE                         5.0                    
LODGE GRASS 5 N                       5.0                    
NYE 14 W                              5.0                    
RAPELJE 13 SSE                        5.0                    
WEST YELLOWSTONE                      5.0                    
BROADUS 14 SSE                        4.5                    
COLUMBUS 1 NW                         4.5                    
ALZADA 21 WNW                         4.0                    
MCLOED                                4.0                    
WYOLA 1 SW                            4.0                    
MORRHEAD 10 NE                        3.0                    
BILLINGS 3 WNW                        2.3                    

...NORTH DAKOTA...
OAKES                                 1.0                    

...WYOMING...
LANDER 9.5 SW                        15.0                    
PAHASKA 14 NE                        12.0                    
BUFFALO 17 W                         10.0                    
TEN SLEEP 4 NE                       10.0                    
BANNER 4 E                            9.0                    
CODY 18 SW                            9.0                    
ROCK SPRINGS                          8.5                    
THERMOPOLIS                           7.5                    
MORAN JUNCTION 25 NE                  6.0                    
SHERIDAN 16 S                         5.8                    
SHERIDAN 13 ESE                       5.1                    
BURGESS JUNCTION 21 SE                5.0                    
TOWER FALLS RANGER STATION            4.5                    
SHERIDAN 14 NNE                       3.0                    

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

...WYOMING...
BURGESS 7 ESE                         8.00                    
CANYON 1 WSW                          8.00                    
DAYTON                                5.00                    
DOWNTOWN GILETTE 4 SE                 4.00                    
DRIGGS 32 NNE                         2.10                    
BURGESS JUNCTION 17 SE                2.00                    


AS THE UPPER LEVEL MOVES ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS AND UPPER
MIDWEST...THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN TODAY. HEAVY
SNOWFALL ON THE NORTH AND WEST SIDE OF THE LOW WILL SPREAD FROM
THE ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS AND UPPER MIDWEST THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON. AS MUCH AS 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW COULD FALL ACROSS
PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PLAINS BY MIDDAY...WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. NORTHWARD ACROSS CENTRAL AND
NORTHERN MINNESOTA...AS MUCH AS 1 TO 2 FEET OF SNOW IS FORECAST.
THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL SHOULD COME TO AN END BY THIS EVENING WITH
MAINLY LIGHT SNOWFALL EXPECTED TO LINGER ACROSS THE MIDWEST
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. IN ADDITION TO HEAVY SNOWFALL...GUSTY WINDS
AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE PLAINS
AND UPPER MIDWEST TODAY.

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.

CAMPBELL