THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 09 FOR CENTRAL ROCKIES TO GREAT LAKES WINTER
STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD    
400 PM EST SAT NOV 19 2016

...MODERATE SNOW WITH BURSTS OF HEAVY SNOW FALLING ACROSS THE
UPPER GREAT LAKES... 

WINTER STORM WARNINGS...WATCHES...AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES
ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE UPPER GREAT LAKES.

WINTER STORM AND LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNINGS...WATCHES...AND
ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE LOWER GREAT LAKES AND THE CENTRAL
AND NORTHERN APPALACHIANS.

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

AT 300 PM EST...AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WAS LOCATED IN
THE UPPER GREAT LAKES AND STRETCHING INTO THE OHIO VALLEY. AT THE
SURFACE...A LOW WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 1001 MB...29.56
INCHES...WAS LOCATED IN WESTERN QUEBEC...JUST EAST OF THE SOUTHERN
TIP OF THE HUDSON BAY. FROM THIS LOW...A STRONG COLD FRONT
EXTENDED THROUGH THE LOWER GREAT
LAKES...MID-ATLANTIC...SOUTHEAST...AND INTO THE GULF OF MEXICO.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS
INDICATED LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WAS FALLING ACROSS MUCH OF
MICHIGAN. ADDITIONALLY...SNOW SHOWERS WERE OCCURRING IN PORTIONS
OF INDIANA...OHIO...AND INTO THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS.
MEANWHILE...THERE WAS A LINE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS JUST BEHIND
THE COLD FRONT FROM THE LOWER GREAT LAKES INTO THE MID-ATLANTIC.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 500 PM EST WED NOV
16 THROUGH 300 PM EST SAT NOV 19...

...MICHIGAN...
IRONWOOD 2 WNW                        4.5                    
PAULDING                              4.0                    
TWIN LAKE                             4.0                    
HARVEY 4 SE                           3.7                    
MANCELONA                             3.0                    
BESSEMER                              2.0                    
OSHTEMO                               2.0                    
ONTONAGON 0.3 NE                      1.0                    

...MINNESOTA...
ORR 3 E                              24.6                    
LONGVILLE                            18.5                    
TOBIQUE 4 SSW                        18.0                    
BLACKBERRY 2 SW                      17.5                    
GRAND RAPIDS 6.2 SSW                 17.5                    
LAKE SHORE                           16.0                    
LAPORTE 3 WNW                        15.1                    
CASINO 4 ESE                         13.8                    
PARK RAPIDS 6 S                      13.0                    
WINTON 0.1 WSW                       12.6                    
BRAINERD 2 S                         12.0                    
MOTLEY 3 E                           12.0                    
NEVIS                                12.0                    
BIGFORK                              11.0                    
LONG PRAIRIE                         11.0                    
MILTONA                              10.8                    
VILLARD                               9.2                    
BATTLE LAKE                           9.0                    
HOYT LAKES                            9.0                    
LAKE GEORGE                           9.0                    
VIRGINIA 5 N                          9.0                    

...WISCONSIN...
MAPLE 1 WSW                           5.0                    
OULO                                  5.0                    
LAKESIDE 3 WNW                        4.2                    
GILE                                  2.8                    
ASHLAND                               2.0                    
PARK FALLS 1.3 N                      2.0                    
HOWARD 3 SW                           1.0                    

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

...IOWA...
GRUVER 2 WNW                          59                    
OELWEIN 3 W                           46                    

...MICHIGAN...
JACKSON 3 WNW                         79                    
EAGLE HARBOR 54 N                     78                    
DURAND 4 E                            65                    
GRANITE ISLAND                        65                    
HARVEY 6 E                            63                    
STANNARD ROCK                         63                    
FREDA 56 NNW                          62                    
BAD AXE                               59                    
COPPER HARBOR                         59                    
MANISTEE 1 WNW                        51                    
GARDEN 7 E                            50                    
FORD RIVER 10 SE                      45                    
EDGEMONT PARK 2 N                     44                    
GREILICKVILLE 1 SE                    44                    
JAMESTOWN 2 SSW                       43                    

...MINNESOTA...
ROCHESTER                             56                    
DULUTH SKY HARBOR AIRPORT             55                    
STEWARTVILLE 4 N                      51                    
ZUMBRO FALLS 3 NNW                    50                    
DEXTER 1 ENE                          45                    
KASSON 2 ESE                          45                    

...NEBRASKA...
GLENVIL 5 S                           52                    
NORMAN 2 NE                           50                    

...SOUTH DAKOTA...
SUMMIT 1 WNW                          71                    
ESTELLINE 7 NE                        61                    
PEEVER 6 SSW                          57                    
VICTOR 4 NNW                          55                    
SIOUX FALLS 3 NNW                     52                    

...WISCONSIN...
TWIN LAKES 2 ENE                      55                    
MONROE 3 ENE                          53                    
OSHKOSH AIRPORT                       53                    
GREEN BAY                             47                    
MARSHFIELD AIRPORT                    47                    
WAUSAU AIRPORT                        47                    
LA CROSSE REGIONAL AIRPORT            45                    

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

...COLORADO...
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                    

...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                    

...KANSAS...
ST. FRANCIS                           1.0                    

...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                    
MOORHEAD 10 NE                        3.0                    
BILLINGS 3 WNW                        2.3                    

...NORTH DAKOTA...
ELLENDALE                             3.5                    
DICKEY                                3.0                    
OAKES                                 3.0                    
FARGO 3.4 SSE                         2.8                    

...NEBRASKA...
LYNCH                                 6.0                    
SUTHERLAND 0.9 NW                     6.0                    
NORTH PLATTE 3.6 S                    5.7                    
HARRISON 6 SE                         5.0                    
CHADRON                               4.2                    
PARKS 19 N                            4.0                    
VALENTINE 0.7 W                       4.0                    
MERNA 0.1 NNE                         3.1                    
IMPERIAL                              3.0                    
NORTH PLATTE 15 NNE                   3.0                    
OSHKOSH 10 NE                         2.0                    
KIMBALL                               1.5                    

...SOUTH DAKOTA...
PARKER                                9.5                    
LABOLT 0.1 WSW                        8.0                    
SIOUX FALLS 4 SSE                     7.4                    
WHITEWOOD 4.2 NNW                     5.7                    
BURKE 2.4 NE                          5.6                    
HARTFORD 6.4 S                        5.5                    
WATERTOWN                             5.0                    
HURON 1.3 S                           4.5                    
LEAD                                  4.5                    
BELLE FOURCHE 0.9 SSE                 4.0                    
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                    

...WYOMING...
LANDER 9.5 SW                        15.0                    
LANDER 1 S                           13.4                    
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                    
HYATTVILLE                            9.0                    
ROCK SPRINGS                          8.5                    
BURGESS 7 ESE                         8.0                    
CANYON 1 WSW                          8.0                    
THERMOPOLIS                           7.5                    
GREEN RIVER                           7.0                    
MORAN JUNCTION 25 NE                  6.0                    
SHERIDAN 16 S                         5.8                    
BURGESS JUNCTION 21 SE                5.0                    
DAYTON                                5.0                    
TOWER FALLS RANGER STATION            4.5                    
DOWNTOWN GILETTE 4 SE                 4.0                    
CLEARMONT 5 NNE                       3.5                    
WHEATLAND                             3.2                    
DRIGGS 32 NNE                         2.1                    
BURGESS JUNCTION 17 SE                2.0                    


THE UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE UPPER GREAT
LAKES...AND WILL BE LOCATED ACROSS THE NORTHEAST AND MID-ATLANTIC
BY SATURDAY EVENING. SNOW WEST AND SOUTH OF THE SURFACE LOW WILL
CONTINUE ACROSS THE UPPER GREAT LAKES THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. IN
ADDITION TO THE SNOWFALL...GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE
UPPER GREAT LAKES. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES...WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...IS EXPECTED FOR THAT AREA THROUGH
SATURDAY NIGHT. AS THE UPPER LEVEL LOW MOVES EASTWARD...IT WILL
ENHANCE LAKE EFFECT SNOW ACROSS THE LOWER GREAT LAKES...WHICH
COULD DELIVER 8 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
OF MORE THAN 18 INCHES. ADDITIONALLY...DUE TO THE UPPER LEVEL
LOW...SNOW OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ACROSS NORTHERN NEW YORK AND 6 TO 8
INCHES ACROSS NORTHWESTERN NEW ENGLAND WILL BE POSSIBLE.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 1000 PM EST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.

TATE




Last Updated: 407 PM EST SAT NOV 19 2016