THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 5 FOR ROCKIES TO UPPER MIDWEST WINTER STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
300 PM CST MON JAN 22 2018
...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ALONG WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDS CONTINUE
TO IMPACT AREAS FROM THE EASTERN CENTRAL PLAINS TO THE UPPER GREAT
LAKES...
BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN NEBRASKA...NORTHWEST
IOWA...EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA...AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA.
WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
FOR EASTERN 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 AND THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 200 PM CST...THE CENTER OF AN INTENSIFYING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
WITH A MINIMUM PRESSURE OF 994 MB...29.35 INCHES...WAS MOVING
NORTHEASTWARD FROM 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 50 MPH CONTINUED TO IMPACT THE
EASTERN PORTIONS 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 OHIO VALLEY. FREEZING RAIN WAS BEING OBSERVED IN PARTS OF
NORTHERN MICHIGAN. IN ADDITION...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVED
EASTWARD ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 600 PM CST FRI JAN
19 THROUGH 200 PM CST MON JAN 22...
...IOWA...
SPIRIT LAKE 12.0
LE MARS 10.0
SERGEANT BLUFF 2 N 10.0
SIOUX CITY 9.3
WESTFIELD 9.0
ESTHERVILLE 7.0
SIOUX CENTER 5.0
STORM LAKE 3.5
ALGONA 2.5
BATTLE CREEK 1 SE 2.5
MARBLE ROCK 1.0
MASON CITY 1.0
...KANSAS...
ST. FRANCIS 11 NNW 14.0
ATWOOD 7 NW 11.2
EDSON 13 NNW 10.0
GOODLAND 9.0
ZURICH 4 ENE 6.3
STOCKTON 10 WNW 5.0
HOXIE 4 E 4.0
NORTON 1 SSW 4.0
OAKLEY 4.0
ANTONINO 4 S 3.9
COOLIDGE 3.0
NATOMA 7 NNE 3.0
HAYS 1 ENE 2.0
RUSSELL 12 NNE 2.0
LEOTI 7 NNW 1.5
...MICHIGAN...
ESCANABA 1 NNW 1.0
...MINNESOTA...
OWATONNA 12.0
MANKATO 10.0
PINE ISLAND 10.0
ST. JAMES 1 ENE 10.0
WATERVILLE 9.0
NERSTRAND 4 E 8.9
CLAREMONT 8.5
DOUGLAS 3 ESE 7.3
KASSON 6.5
WORTHINGTON 6.5
BLUE EARTH 1 SSE 6.0
ROCHESTER 1 NNW 6.0
FAIRMONT 5.8
KASOTA 5.8
WABASHA 3 NW 5.7
FARIBAULT 5.5
STEWARTVILLE 5 N 5.3
EAGAN 2 W 5.0
NORTHFIELD 5.0
ZUMBRO FALLS 5 NNE 5.0
APPLE VALLEY 4.0
NWS CHANHASSEN 1.4
NWS DULUTH 1.0
MINNEAPOLIS ST. PAUL AIRPORT 0.7
...NEBRASKA...
NORFOLK 3 ESE 14.0
GRANT 8 SW 13.0
STRATTON 8 NNW 13.0
CONCORD 12.4
LONG PINE 12.0
NORTH BEND 11.8
MADRID 8 SW 11.6
NORTH PLATTE 1 W 10.5
ANSELMO 2 SE 10.0
ARNOLD 10 S 10.0
CULBERTSON 10.0
GREELEY 10.0
MCCOOK 10.0
MERNA 5 W 10.0
PARKS 6 NW 10.0
STANTON 10.0
STAPLETON 5 W 10.0
SCOTIA 4 E 9.5
CHAPPELL 9 ENE 9.0
ANSLEY 8.5
NWS HASTINGS 2.7
...SOUTH DAKOTA...
EDGEMONT 6 NNW 11.0
VERMILLION 11.0
ALCESTER 9.2
ORAL 9.0
WHITE RIVER 3 SSE 9.0
DOWNTOWN HOT SPRINGS 1 SSW 8.5
FOLSOM 4 SE 8.0
SCENIC 8 NE 8.0
SWETT 2 WSW 8.0
YANKTON 1 S 8.0
MOUNT RUSHMORE 6.7
TEA 1 SE 6.0
WESSINGTON SPRINGS 5.0
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
SIOUX FALLS 5 SE ARPT 1.8
...WISCONSIN...
GILMANTON 5.0
EAU CLAIRE 4.0
HIXTON 4.0
ARCADIA 3 NNW 3.0
NELSON 3.0
MERRILL 7 W 2.7
ANTIGO 2.5
ETTRICK 2.5
MERRILL 2.5
OSSEO 4 SW 2.0
TOMAHAWK 8 N 2.0
FRENCHVILLE 3 NNW 1.5
MONDOVI 1.3
RHINELANDER 1.3
WAUSAU 1.3
ARBOR VITAE 1.1
MARINETTE 1.0
MARSHFIELD 1.0
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
600 PM CST FRI JAN 19 THROUGH 200 PM 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 200 PM CST MON JAN 22...
...ILLINOIS...
VIRGINIA 1.40
GERMANTOWN HILLS 1.18
HAVANA 1.11
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SLEET IN INCHES FROM 600 PM CST FRI JAN 19
THROUGH 200 PM CST MON JAN 22...
...WISCONSIN...
PLOVER 0.10
...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...
...COLORADO...
BURLINGTON/CARSON ARPT 51
LIMON WSMO 51
WRAY 40
...KANSAS...
FT. DODGE 3 NW 63
GOODLAND 57
HILL CITY 54
MCCOOK 54
DODGE CITY RGNL ARPT 53
GOVE 5 ESE 53
WESKAN 3 SE 53
ATWOOD 52
SHARON SPRINGS 9 SSE 50
LEOTI 49
TRIBUNE 5 E 48
DANBURY 3 S 46
NORTON 41
ST. FRANCIS 9 WNW 37
OBERLIN 33
...NEBRASKA...
LINCOLN 5 NW 58
ORD AIRPORT 53
ORD/EVELYN SHARP FIELD 53
AURORA AIRPORT 52
...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
VERNON 4 E 10.0
SILVERTHORNE 1 NNE 9.2
IDALIA 8.1
BURLINGTON 8 NNE 8.0
LAKE GEORGE 8 WSW 7.8
WOODLAND PARK 2 N 7.0
YUMA 7.0
VONA 6 SSW 6.0
BOULDER 3.5 S 5.5
BRIGHTON 2 NNW 5.5
STRATTON 5.0
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 MOVE NORTHEASTWARD INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST THIS EVENING AND
REACH THE GREAT LAKES BY TUESDAY. HEAVY SNOW ALONG WITH STRONG AND
GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD FARTHER INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST
THIS EVENING...RESULTING IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS PORTIONS OF
THE WARNED AREAS. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4
INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...ARE POSSIBLE FROM THE
EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL PLAINS INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST.
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS RANGING FROM 9 TO 14 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS...ARE POSSIBLE FROM EASTERN NEBRASKA TO SOUTHERN MINNESOTA
THROUGH TONIGHT. IN ADDITION...2 TO 5 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS...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 OF AN INCH ARE
POSSIBLE. THE NORTHERN PORTION OF MAINE UNDER A WINTER STORM
WARNING CAN EXPECT UP TO 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 900 PM CST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.
REINHART
Last Updated: 359 PM EST MON JAN 22 2018