THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 4 FOR ROCKIES TO UPPER MIDWEST WINTER STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
900 AM CST MON JAN 22 2018

...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ALONG WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDS CONTINUE
TO IMPACT THE CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS AND THE UPPER MIDWEST... 

BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN KANSAS...EASTERN
NEBRASKA...NORTHWEST IOWA...EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN SOUTH
DAKOTA...AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA.

WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
FOR PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL PLAINS...THE UPPER MIDWEST AND INTO
THE UPPER GREAT LAKES IN ADDITION TO MOST OF NEW ENGLAND.

WIND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN PLAINS ALONG WITH SMALL AREAS OF THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY.

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

AT 800 AM CST...THE CENTER OF AN INTENSIFYING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
WITH A MINIMUM PRESSURE OF 994 MB...29.35 INCHES...WAS MOVING
NORTHEASTWARD FROM NORTHERN MISSOURI AND INTO SOUTHERN IOWA...JUST
SOUTH OF DES MOINES. AS THE STORM CONTINUED TO INTENSIFY AND
ARCTIC AIR REMAINED IN PLACE TO THE NORTH AND WEST...SNOW ALONG
WITH WIND GUSTS OF UP TO 60 MPH CONTINUED TO IMPACT PARTS OF THE
CENTRAL PLAINS AND THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY WHICH CAUSED
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT MANY LOCATIONS. RAIN ALONG WITH EMBEDDED
THUNDERSTORMS WERE CONTINUING OVER PARTS OF THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY AND IN THE GREAT LAKES REGION. FREEZING RAIN WAS BEING
OBSERVED IN PARTS OF EASTERN MICHIGAN. IN ADDITION...A WELL
DEFINED SQUALL LINE WAS STRETCHED FROM EASTERN LAKE MICHIGAN
SOUTHWARD INTO SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 600 PM CST FRI JAN
19 THROUGH 800 AM CST MON JAN 22...

...KANSAS...
ST. FRANCIS 11 NNW                   14.0                    
GOODLAND                              9.0                    
EDSON 13 NNW                          6.5                    
ZURICH 4 ENE                          6.3                    
STOCKTON 10 WNW                       5.0                    
NORTON 1 SSW                          4.0                    
OAKLEY                                4.0                    
NATOMA 7 NNE                          3.0                    
HAYS 1 ENE                            2.0                    
RUSSELL 12 NNE                        2.0                    
LEOTI 7 NNW                           1.5                    

...MINNESOTA...
FAIRMONT 1 E                          2.8                    
ELLENDALE                             1.6                    
ROCHESTER 5 N                         1.6                    
BLUE EARTH 1 ESE                      1.5                    
HAYFIELD                              1.1                    
NWS DULUTH                            1.0                    
WRENSHALL 3 E                         1.0                    

...NEBRASKA...
NORTH PLATTE 1 W                     10.5                    
CULBERTSON                           10.0                    
GREELEY                              10.0                    
SCOTIA 4 E                            9.5                    
CHAPPELL 9 ENE                        9.0                    
ANSLEY                                8.5                    
WAKEFIELD 5 SSE                       7.0                    
IMPERIAL                              6.5                    
VALENTINE                             6.1                    
BENKELMAN                             6.0                    
GRANT                                 6.0                    
CALLAWAY 8 WSW                        5.1                    
CHADRON 11 SE                         5.0                    
STAPLETON 5 W                         5.0                    
WILSONVILLE                           5.0                    
RAVENNA                               3.6                    
HEMINGFORD 10 NNE                     3.0                    
GRAND ISLAND AIRPORT                  2.0                    

...SOUTH DAKOTA...
EDGEMONT 6 NNW                       11.0                    
WHITE RIVER 3 SSE                     9.0                    
HOT SPRINGS                           8.5                    
FOLSOM 4 SE                           8.0                    
SCENIC 8 NE                           8.0                    
MOUNT RUSHMORE                        6.7                    
CHAMBERLAIN 8 SSW                     4.8                    
KENNEBEC                              3.2                    
ARMOUR 4 W                            3.0                    
GANN VALLEY 7 WNW                     3.0                    
GAYVILLE 1 SSW                        3.0                    
RAPID CITY 4 S                        3.0                    
HURON 1 S                             2.5                    
PRESHO                                1.8                    
SIOUX FALLS 5 SE ARPT                 1.8                    
HARTFORD 6 S                          1.4                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
600 PM CST FRI JAN 19 THROUGH 800 AM CST MON JAN 22...

...KANSAS...
ST FRANCIS 1 E                        0.38                    
GOODLAND 1 N                          0.10                    

...SELECTED PRELIMINARY STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 600 PM
CST FRI JAN 19 THROUGH 800 AM CST MON JAN 22...

...ILLINOIS...
VIRGINIA                              1.40                    
GERMANTOWN HILLS                      1.18                    
HAVANA                                1.11                    

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

...COLORADO...
BURLINGTON/CARSON ARPT                51                    
LIMON WSMO                            51                    

...KANSAS...
FT. DODGE 3 NW                        63                    
GOODLAND                              55                    
DODGE CITY RGNL ARPT                  53                    

...NEBRASKA...
ORD AIRPORT                           53                    
ORD/EVELYN SHARP FIELD                53                    

...NEW MEXICO...
CARLSBAD 4 SW                         51                    

...TEXAS...
PINE SPRINGS 2 N                      79                    
FORT DAVIS 10 NNW                     63                    
ODONNELL 1 N                          59                    
WELCH                                 58                    
MIDLAND 8 SW                          57                    

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

...ARIZONA...
FOREST LAKES 1 E                     11.0                    
HEBER-OVERGAARD                       6.5                    
FLAGSTAFF                             5.6                    
MCNARY 4 NW                           4.7                    
SOUTH RIM                             4.0                    
PRESCOTT                              3.0                    

...COLORADO...
WOLF CREEK PASS                      18.0                    
DOUGLAS PASS                         16.0                    
PALMER LAKE 1 WNW                    13.0                    
ELDORADO SPRINGS 4 WSW               12.0                    
MOLAS PASS                           11.0                    
EVERGREEN 5 NW                       10.8                    
RICO                                 10.5                    
TELLURIDE 2 SSW                      10.0                    
SILVERTHORNE 1 NNE                    9.2                    
LAKE GEORGE 8 WSW                     7.8                    
WOODLAND PARK 2 N                     7.0                    
YUMA                                  7.0                    
BOULDER 3.5 S                         5.5                    
BRIGHTON 2 NNW                        5.5                    
GRAND JUNCTION 4.1 ENE                4.5                    
DENVER 3 SSW                          4.0                    

...IDAHO...
PRESTON 20 NE                         9.1                    
ISLAND PARK 8 NW                      8.4                    

...MONTANA...
COOKE CITY                           12.0                    
NYE 14 W                             10.0                    
WILSALL 13 ENE                        8.0                    

...NEW MEXICO...
LLANO LARGO 5 SSE                     5.0                    
AMALIA 11 ENE                         4.0                    
CANJILON 7 E                          4.0                    
CHAMA 5 NW                            4.0                    

...NEVADA...
ELY                                  18.8                    
RUTH                                 14.0                    
HEAVENLY VALLEY                      12.0                    
PIOCHE                                8.0                    

...UTAH...
MANILA 17 ESE                        17.5                    
SUMMIT PARK                          14.0                    
SANDY                                12.0                    
SALT LAKE CITY                       11.0                    

...WYOMING...
GLENDO                               12.0                    
LUSK 10 N                            12.0                    
ENCAMPMENT 10 WSW                     9.6                    
BURGESS JUNCTION 17 SE                8.0                    
VEDAUWOO 3 S                          8.0                    
WHEATLAND                             7.5                    
CHEYENNE                              7.0                    
TORRINGTON 9 S                        7.0                    


THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY WILL CONTINUE
TO STRENGTHEN AND MOVE NORTHEASTWARD INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST TODAY
AND REACH THE GREAT LAKES BY TUESDAY. AS THE STORM REACHES PEAK
INTENSITY LATER TODAY...HEAVY SNOW ALONG WITH STRONG AND GUSTY
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS INTO THE
UPPER MIDWEST...RESULTING IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS PORTIONS
OF THE WARNED AREAS. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8
INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...ARE POSSIBLE FROM THE
EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL PLAINS INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST.
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS RANGING FROM 12 TO 18 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS...ARE POSSIBLE FOR SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND INTO
WESTERN WISCONSIN. IN ADDITION...8 TO 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE FOR
THE UPPER GREAT LAKES. NEAR THE SOUTHERN EDGE OF THE
SNOW...FREEZING RAIN ACCUMULATING ONE TENTH TO A QUARTER OF AN
INCH IS POSSIBLE ACROSS PARTS OF THE UPPER MIDWEST INTO THE
CENTRAL GREAT LAKES. THE BETTER CHANCE FOR FREEZING RAIN WILL THEN
SPREAD INTO NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND BEGINNING MONDAY EVENING...WITH
ACCUMULATIONS OF A TENTH TO A QUARTER INCH POSSIBLE. THE NORTHERN
PORTION OF MAINE UNDER A WINTER STORM WARNING CAN EXPECT UP TO
NEARLY A FOOT OF SNOW IN ADDITION TO TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH OF ICE.


THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 300 PM CST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.

REINHART




Last Updated: 942 AM EST MON JAN 22 2018