THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 03 FOR NORTHERN ROCKIES TO THE GREAT LAKES
WINTER STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
900 AM CST FRI FEB 09 2018

...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW IS QUICKLY MOVING EAST THROUGH THE UPPER
MIDWEST WITH THE GREATEST SHORT TERM ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED FROM
THE WISCONSIN/ILLINOIS BORDER INTO SOUTHERN MICHIGAN AND NORTHERN
INDIANA... 

WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF SOUTHERN MONTANA
INTO THE ABSAROKA AND BIG HORN MOUNTAINS OF WYOMING. WINTER STORM
WARNINGS ARE ALSO IN PLACE FROM NORTHERN ILLINOIS...EASTWARD
ACROSS SOUTHERN WISCONSIN...SOUTHERN MICHIGAN...NORTHERN INDIANA
AND NORTHWESTERN OHIO.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES SURROUND THE WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND
ARE IN EFFECT FROM MONTANA THROUGH THE MIDWEST INTO LOWER MICHIGAN
AND DOWNWIND OF LAKES ERIE AND ONTARIO

WIND CHILL ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FROM NORTH-CENTRAL MONTANA TO
FAR NORTHWEST WISCONSIN.

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

AT 800 AM CST...A WELL-DEFINED SURFACE FRONT EXTENDING WEST FROM
THE OHIO VALLEY BACK INTO THE  MIDWEST AND NORTHWEST FROM THE
CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS INTO THE NORTHERN ROCKIES. THE COLD PORTION OF
THE FRONT WAS MOVING SOUTH AND EAST THROUGH THE
MIWEST/MID-MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. THE STRONG TEMPERATURE GRADIENT
PRESENT OVER THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS SLOWED THE
SOUTHWARD PROGRESSION OF  THE FRONT OVER THE REGION. AT 9
AM...TEMPERATURES RANGED FROM THE MID 20 AND 30S ACROSS NORTHERN
COLORADO TO THE SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE AND BELOW ZERO IN THE NORTHERN
NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. FARTHER NORTH...TEMPERATURES WERE IN THE TEENS
AND 20S BELOW ZERO FROM EASTERN MONTANA INTO THE DAKOTAS. RADAR
IMAGERY INDICATED AREAS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW FALLING NORTH OF
THE BOUNDARY FROM WESTERN MONTANA INTO THE CENTRAL/NORTHERN HIGH
PLAINS AND EASTWARD FROM THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY INTO LOWER
MICHIGAN AND NORTHERN INDIANA/OHIO AND WESTERN NEW YORK.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 900 PM CST WED FEB
07 THROUGH 800 AM CST FRI FEB 09...

...IOWA...
FORT DODGE 2 ENE                     11.0                    
FORT DODGE                            9.5                    
IOWA FALLS 1 NE                       8.5                    
STANLEY 4 W                           7.0                    
READLYN                               6.0                    
GRUNDER CENTER                        5.5                    
TRIPOLI                               5.2                    
EDGEWOOD                              5.0                    
ROCKWELL CITY                         5.0                    
DUBUQUE 2 WNW                         4.8                    
CHARLES CITY                          4.5                    
HAMPTON                               4.5                    
WAUKON                                4.5                    
JEWELL                                4.2                    
CEDAR FALLS                           4.0                    
COGGON                                4.0                    
FREEPORT 1 E                          4.0                    
JEFFERSON 1 S                         4.0                    
ORANGE CITY                           4.0                    
ANAMOSA                               3.7                    
TRAER                                 3.5                    
WESLEY                                3.5                    
FORESR CITY 2 NNE                     3.0                    
MASON CITY 1 NNE                      3.0                    
LOWDEN                                2.6                    
GILMAN 5 SE                           2.0                    
OGDEN 1 SE                            2.0                    
MARSHALLTOWN                          1.5                    

...ILLINOIS...
BELIVIDERE                            9.0                    
GENOA                                 7.3                    
FREEPORT                              6.5                    
CRYSTAL LAKE 4 NW                     6.0                    
HARVARD                               6.0                    
ELGIN                                 5.8                    
MANDOTA                               5.7                    
MUNDELEIN                             5.5                    
NORTH BARRINGTON                      5.5                    
RIVERWOODS                            5.5                    
FREEPORT 4 ENE                        5.3                    
WESTMONT                              5.1                    
LAKE VILLA                            4.8                    
ELIZABETH                             4.4                    
GALENA                                4.0                    
ROCKFORD                              4.0                    
VALPARAISO 1 ESE                      3.8                    
ROCJELLE                              3.0                    
VINTON                                3.0                    
ROCHELLE                              2.7                    
PRINCETON                             2.5                    
ROMEOVILLE                            2.0                    
COAL CITY 4 NNW                       1.9                    
CHICAGO 3 SSE                         1.6                    

...INDIANA...
NEW CARLISLE                          8.0                    
STEVENSVILLE                          7.0                    
ROSELAND 1 S                          5.1                    
INDIAN VILLAGE 1 E                    5.0                    
OSCEOLA 1 N                           4.5                    
ANGOLA                                2.2                    
WALDEN 3 SSW                          2.0                    

...MICHIGAN...
HOWELL 1 NE                           2.7                    
BERKLEY                               2.6                    
LIVONIA 2 NNW                         2.6                    
NORTHVILLE                            2.5                    
HOLT                                  2.2                    
ANN ARBOR 2 WNW                       2.0                    
SAINT JOHNS                           2.0                    
WATERFORD 2 NW                        2.0                    
LAKE ORION 4 SSE                      1.5                    
OGONDAGA                              1.0                    

...MINNESOTA...
CALEDONIA                             3.0                    
SPRING VALLEY 3E                      2.1                    
AUSTIN 4 WSW                          2.0                    
MANKATO                               1.5                    
ELGIN 2 SSW                           1.1                    

...MONTANA...
BYNUM 4 SSE                          17.0                    
POWDERVILLE 8 NNE                    12.0                    
HAVRE 1 S                            11.8                    
EKALAKA                               8.7                    
FORSYTH 0.4 ENE                       8.0                    
ISMAY 27.6 WSW                        8.0                    
MALTA 33 SW                           8.0                    
ROCK SPRINGS                          8.0                    
GREAT FALLS 1 ESE                     5.9                    

...NEW YORK...
REDFIELD 8 N                         14.8                    
LACONA 4 SSE                          5.8                    
HIGHMARKET                            4.5                    
BENNETTS BRIDGE                       3.5                    
LOWVILLE                              3.5                    

...SOUTH DAKOTA...
RED ELM 9 WSW                         6.0                    
FORT PIERRE 1 ENE                     5.7                    
HILL CITY 4 SSW                       5.5                    
STEPHAN 2 E                           4.5                    
GANN BALLEY                           4.0                    
SALEM 5 NE                            4.0                    
CHESTER 2 N                           2.2                    
HERMOSA 10 ESE                        2.0                    

...WISCONSIN...
WHITEWATER 7 SSE                      5.6                    
KENOSHA 2 W                           5.5                    
STEUBEN 4 SE                          5.5                    
DESOTO 1 SE                           5.0                    
RICHLAND CENTER                       5.0                    
WAUKESHA                              4.8                    
PLATTEVILLE                           4.3                    
OCONOMOWOC 2 SW                       3.8                    
PEWAUKEE                              3.6                    
WATERTOWN 1 W                         3.4                    
FITCHBURG                             3.1                    
WEST BEND                             3.0                    
HILLSBORO 2 SW                        2.4                    

...WYOMING...
DOWNTOWN GILLETT 14 NNW               9.0                    

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

...MONTANA...
YELLOWSTONE CLUB - TIMBER STATION     62                    
SIEBEN FLATS MDT                      59                    

...WYOMING...
GARRETT 11 SSE                        67                    
WHEATLAND 9 S                         64                    
W ROCK RIVER                          61                    
CENTENNIAL 14 NE                      60                    
GLENDO 9 S                            60                    
CHEYENNE 12 WNW                       58                    
SHERIDAN 2 SSW                        57                    


A WEAK SURFACE LOW IS FORECAST TO TRACK EAST-NORTHEAST THROUGH THE
LOWER GREAT LAKES AND OHIO VALLEY REGION FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWS ARE POSSIBLE NORTH OF THE FRONT WITH TWO
ROUNDS OF SNOW. ROUND ONE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN GREAT LAKES REGION INTO NORTHERN NEW YORK AND NEW ENGLAND
THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT WHILE ROUND TWO MOVES INTO THE MIDWEST LATER
FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4
TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING FROM SOUTHERN
MICHIGAN INTO WESTERN AND NORTHERN NEW YORK...WITH LOCALLY
EMBEDDED HIGHER AMOUNTS. AN ADDITIONAL TWO TO FOUR INCHES OF SNOW
ARE EXPECTED FROM WYOMING INTO PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL PLAINS AND
MIDWEST THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. ADDITIONAL SNOW IS EXPECTED FOR
SOME OF THESE SAME LOCATIONS ON SUNDAY.

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.

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Last Updated: 1000 AM EST FRI FEB 09 2018