THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 3 FOR CENTRAL ROCKIES TO GREAT LAKES WINTER
STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
900 PM MDT WED MAR 23 2016
...HEAVY SNOW FALLING ACROSS MUCH OF THE CENTRAL PLAINS...UPPER
MIDWEST AND THE GREAT LAKES...
BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT ACROSS NORTHEASTERN
COLORADO...NORTHWESTERN KANSAS...AS WELL AS IN EAST-CENTRAL
WISCONSIN.
WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE EFFECT FOR
SMALL PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL ROCKIES...AREAS OF THE CENTRAL
PLAINS...THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY...THE UPPER MIDWEST...AND THE GREAT LAKES.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 800 PM MDT...A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WITH CENTRAL
PRESSURE OF 994 MB...29.35 INCHES...WAS MOVING NORTHEASTWARD
ACROSS THE EASTERN NEBRASKA-KANSAS BORDER. COLD AIR FROM CANADA
CONTINUED TO SPREAD SOUTHWARD INTO THE HIGH PLAINS WHILE AN
UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH WAS INTERACTING WITH THE LEADING EDGE OF THE
COLD AIR MASS OVER THE CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS. NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE SURFACE OBSERVATIONS AND DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED AN AREA OF
MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW FALLING ACROSS NORTHEASTERN
COLORADO...NORTHWESTERN KANSAS AND ACROSS MUCH OF NEBRASKA.
MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WAS ALSO BEING REPORTED ACROSS IOWA...THE
UPPER MIDWEST...AND THE GREAT LAKES. WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH WERE
ALSO BEING REPORTED...CAUSING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION TO
THIS...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING EASTWARD ACROSS
THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PLAINS.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 600 AM MDT TUE MAR
22 THROUGH 800 PM MDT WED MAR 23...
...COLORADO...
PINECLIFFE 3 SE 31.6
JAMESTOWN 27.0
KEBLER PASS 3 N 27.0
IDLEDALE 2 NW 26.0
BOULDER 4 E 25.5
AURORA 2 WNW 25.0
ERIE SW 25.0
WESTMINSTER 1 SW 24.0
DENVER 3 SE 19.5
CEDAREDGE 10.5 NNW 19.0
NEDERLAND 5.8 E 18.3
NORTHGLENN 5 NE 18.0
THORNTON 2 NE 17.4
HORSETOOTH MOUNTAIN 3.2 NNW 17.0
LIVERMORE 10.5 WSW 17.0
HIGHLANDS RANCH 1 N 16.0
...MICHIGAN...
BAY CITY 7.8
MIDLAND 6.2
OIL CITY 5.9
MOUNT PLEASANT 5 W 5.8
SAGINAW 2 NW 4.3
MARLETTE 4.0
SYLVESTER 2 N 3.6
HERSEY 2 SE 3.0
PECK 2.4
WHEELER 1 W 2.2
RAPID RIVER 1 WSW 2.0
...MINNESOTA...
SAVAGE 12.0
BURNSVILLE 11.5
COTTAGE GROVE 10.0
LAKEVILLE 2 S 10.0
PRIOR LAKE 10.0
EAGAN 9.5
APPLE VALLEY 1 WSW 9.0
INVER GROVE HEIGHT 1 WSW 8.5
FARMINGTON 8.0
CREDIT RIVER 7.0
...NORTH DAKOTA...
N LAKE METIGOSHE STATE 7.0
LAKE METIGOSHE STATE PARK 4.5
ANTLER 3.5
STARKWEATHER 4 SE 3.0
BOTTINEAU 1.4
...NEBRASKA...
HARRISBURG 5 SE 8.0
HARRISON 9 NE 8.0
VALENTINE 5 SE 8.0
GRANT 5.0
BASSETT 4.2
NORTH PLATTE 3 ENE 4.2
MULLEN 4.0
ATKINSON 2.0
BLOOMFIELD 2.0
WAYNE 2.0
...SOUTH DAKOTA...
DEERFIELD RESERVOIR 2 SSE 9.5
DEERFIELD 9 NW 8.7
TILFORD 4 NNW 8.0
BROWNSVILLE 7 SW 7.0
PIEDMONT 1 NNW 7.0
LEAD 2 SE 5.7
DOWNTOWN RAPID CITY 10 NNW 5.0
SIOUX FALLS 3 N 4.9
DOWNTOWN SPEARFIELD 10 SSE 4.5
HERMOSA 4.5
...WISCONSIN...
KNAPP 3 E 8.8
MENOMONIE 7 NW 8.8
TAINTER LAKE 3 N 8.0
RIVER FALLS 2 NW 7.0
BOYCEVILLE 5.0
HAMMOND 4.0
PERKINSTOWN 4 E 4.0
CHILTON 3.5
WEST SALEM 1 WSW 2.5
TILDEN 2 ESE 2.0
...WYOMING...
BURGESS JUNCTION 21 SE 12.0
LARAMIE 12 SE 12.0
LUSK 12.0
MANVILLE 13 SSW 12.0
LANDER 5.7 SW 10.3
ENCAMPMENT 20 WNW 9.0
CHEYENNE 3.0 NNW 8.0
STORY 2.1 W 8.0
SUNDANCE 6 NNW 7.9
SPRING VLY 15.9 SSE 7.5
LANDER 7.3 WNW 6.2
ELK MOUNTAIN 21 SSE 6.0
ESTERBROOK 14 SW 6.0
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
600 AM MDT TUE MAR 22 THROUGH 800 PM MDT WED MAR 23...
...IOWA...
CHARLES CITY 0.01
NEW HAMPTON 0.01
...MICHIGAN...
GREENVILLE 0.25
CANNONSBURG 3 N 0.05
BALDWIN 0.01
...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...
...COLORADO...
FORT CARSON/BUTTS AAF 78
WOLF CREEK PASS 68
SPRINGFIELD 66
TELLURIDE 2 ENE 59
COLORADO SPRINGS 58
FT COLLINS-LOVELAND MUNI ARPT 58
LA JUNTA MUNI ARPT 58
BUCKLEY ANGB/AURORA 56
DENVER INTL ARPT 54
BURLINGTON 4 S 51
OXFORD 2 WSW 49
MONTROSE 2 NNW 47
CORTEZ 4 SW 46
...KANSAS...
NEWTON 61
NORWICH 1 W 60
HUTCHINSON AIRPORT 59
RUSSEL AIRPORT 56
SALINA 56
EUREKA 2 N 55
JABARA AIRPORT 55
GOODLAND 52
...MISSOURI...
CAPE GIRARDEAU 46
POPLAR BLUFF 45
...NEBRASKA...
NORTH PLATTE 3 NNE 64
ARCADIA 55
GRAND ISLAND AIRPORT 54
HASTINGS AIRPORT 50
...NEW MEXICO...
SALINAS PEAK 82
SAN AUGUSTIN PASS 78
MAGDALENA 10 SSE 73
WHITE SANDS MISSLE RANGE MAIN POST 72
NORTHRUP STRIP 68
LOS ALAMOS 1 SE 67
CLINES CORNER 60
AS THE UPPER-LEVEL LOW CONTINUES TO MOVE EASTWARD INTO THE PLAINS
AND INTERACTS WITH THE LEADING EDGE OF THE COLD AIR MASS FROM
CANADA...THE SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO
INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES EAST-NORTHEASTWARD TOWARDS THE GREAT LAKES
THROUGH THURSDAY. AS THE STORM CENTER MOVES FARTHER TO THE EAST
ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN NORTHEASTERN
COLORADO WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE TONIGHT. MEANWHILE...SNOW ACROSS
THE UPPER MIDWEST INTO THE GREAT LAKES IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST
TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING WITH A BAND OF FREEZING RAIN AND
SLEET JUST TO THE SOUTH. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 6 TO 10
INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...CAN BE EXPECTED FROM ACROSS
THE UPPER MIDWEST INTO THE CENTRAL GREAT LAKES THROUGH THURSDAY
INTO EARLY ON FRIDAY. IN ADDITION...FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET ARE
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST INTO THE LOWER GREAT
LAKES. ICE ACCUMULATION COULD RANGE FROM A THIRD OF AN INCHES IN
THE UPPER MIDWEST TO THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH IN LOWER MICHIGAN.
OVER UPSTATE NEW YORK ...ICE COULD ACCUMULATE OVER A TENTH OF AN
INCH BEFORE CHANGING TO ALL RAIN THURSDAY NIGHT.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 300 AM MDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.
FANNING
Last Updated: 1102 PM EDT WED MAR 23 2016