THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 5 FOR NORTHERN ROCKIES TO THE GREAT LAKES
WINTER STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
900 PM CST FRI FEB 9 2018

...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW IS MOVING EAST ACROSS NEBRASKA AND IOWA
WITH ANOTHER AREA OF SNOW FALLING FROM THE NORTHERN OHIO VALLEY TO
THE INTERIOR NORTHEAST... 

WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FROM NORTHERN ILLINOIS TO
SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES EXTEND FROM EASTERN WYOMING TO CENTRAL
ILLINOIS AND ALSO FOR PORTIONS OF UPSTATE NEW YORK

WIND CHILL WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN MONTANA

WIND CHILL ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FROM CENTRAL MONTANA TO
NORTHERN MINNESOTA

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

AT 800 PM CST...A SURFACE COLD FRONT CONTINUES TO DROP ACROSS
NORTHERN TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA...AND EXTENDING NORTHEAST ACROSS
SOUTHERN MISSOURI AND THE OHIO VALLEY.   THE WESTERN EDGE OF THE
FRONT REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY NEAR THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE WHERE
THE STRONG TEMPERATURE GRADIENT PERSISTS.  TEMPERATURES RANGED
FROM THE MINUS TEENS OVER NORTHERN MONTANA TO THE 20S OVER KANSAS
AND EXTENDING TO THE LOWER GREAT LAKES.  TEMPERATURES WERE WELL IN
THE 50S AND 60S SOUTH OF THE FRONT.  RADAR IMAGERY INDICATED AREAS
OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW FALLING NORTH OF THE BOUNDARY ACROSS
SOUTHERN NEBRASKA AND WESTERN IOWA...AND A SECONDARY AREA OF LIGHT
TO MODERATE SNOW FROM NORTHERN ILLINOIS TO DETROIT AND UPSTATE NEW
YORK.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 900 PM CST WED FEB
7 THROUGH 800 PM CST FRI FEB 9...

...IOWA...
FORT DODGE 2 ENE                     11.0                    
FORT DODGE                            9.5                    
IOWA FALLS 1 NE                       8.5                    
PARKERSBURG 1 WNW                     7.0                    
STANLEY 4 W                           7.0                    
READLYN                               6.0                    
GRUNDER CENTER                        5.5                    
TRIPOLI                               5.2                    
CUTSHAW BRIDGE ST 4 SSW               5.0                    
EDGEWOOD                              5.0                    
ROCKWELL CITY                         5.0                    
DUBUQUE 2 WNW                         4.8                    
CHARLES CITY                          4.5                    
CHURDAN                               4.5                    
HAMPTON                               4.5                    
WAUKON                                4.5                    
JEWELL                                4.2                    
CEDAR FALLS                           4.0                    
COGGON                                4.0                    
EVERLY 3 WNW                          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                    
REMSEN NO. 2                          3.4                    
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...
AURORA                               10.0                    
AURORA 3 SW                          10.0                    
BELIVIDERE                            9.0                    
PALOS HEIGHTS                         9.0                    
JOLIET                                8.2                    
NAPERVILLE                            8.0                    
SOMONAUK                              8.0                    
CROWN POINT 1 N                       7.5                    
DE KALB                               7.5                    
GENOA                                 7.3                    
CAROL STREAM                          6.5                    
FREEPORT                              6.5                    
BATIVIA                               6.2                    
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                    
COAL CITY 4 NNW                       4.7                    
MOLINE                                4.6                    
ELIZABETH                             4.4                    
GALENA                                4.0                    
ROCKFORD                              4.0                    
VALPARAISO 1 ESE                      3.8                    
ROCHELLE                              3.0                    
VINTON                                3.0                    
PRINCETON                             2.5                    
ROMEOVILLE                            2.0                    
CHICAGO 3 SSE                         1.6                    

...INDIANA...
WESTVILLE                            16.0                    
GRANGER                              14.5                    
OSCEOLA 1 NE                         14.0                    
NEW CARLISLE                          8.0                    
GARY                                  7.0                    
GOSHEN 2 WNW                          7.0                    
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...
COLDWATER                            14.0                    
NILES                                11.5                    
ADRIAN                                9.0                    
MILAN 5 NNW                           9.0                    
NORTHVILLE                            8.5                    
CARLETON                              8.0                    
LIVONIA                               7.6                    
FLINT                                 7.5                    
ANN ARBOR                             7.0                    
MILFORD 5 NNE                         7.0                    
MASON 2 N                             6.7                    
BRECKENRIDGE                          5.4                    
SARANAC                               5.2                    
WYOMING 3 SW                          5.1                    
HASTINGS                              5.0                    
MIDDLEVILLE                           5.0                    
SAINT JOHNS                           5.0                    
ALLENDALE 1 SSW                       4.5                    
BATH 2 NE                             4.5                    
HOWELL 1 NE                           2.7                    
BERKLEY                               2.6                    
HOLT                                  2.2                    
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                    
ROCKY BOY 11 NE                      16.0                    
HAVRE 1 S                            13.3                    
BILLINGS                             12.0                    
POWDERVILLE 8 NNE                    12.0                    
MELVILLE 11 ENE                      11.0                    
RAPELJE                              10.0                    
GREAT FALLS 3 SSW                     9.0                    
HOGELAND                              9.0                    
EKALAKA                               8.7                    
BILLINGS 10 ENE                       8.5                    
ETHRIDGE 8 SW                         8.0                    
FORSYTH 0.4 ENE                       8.0                    
ISMAY 27.6 WSW                        8.0                    
MALTA 33 SW                           8.0                    
ROCK SPRINGS                          8.0                    
TURNER 11 N                           7.3                    
CHINOOK                               7.0                    
FORT BELKNAP 2 SW                     6.3                    
LEWISTOWN                             6.0                    
GREAT FALLS 1 ESE                     5.9                    
ULM 8 SE                              5.5                    
ALBRO LAKE                            5.0                    
MANY GLACIER                          5.0                    
CLANCY 2 WNW                          4.5                    
RUDYARD 19 S                          4.5                    
GRASS RANGE                           4.0                    
LOMA 1 WNW                            3.9                    
FORT BENTON                           3.7                    
WHITEHALL                             3.0                    
CHURCH HILL                           2.8                    

...NORTH DAKOTA...
RHAME 2 E                             7.0                    
FLASHER                               1.2                    

...NEBRASKA...
CHADRON                               7.0                    
BROKEN BOW                            4.5                    
TAYLOR 17 N                           4.5                    

...NEW JERSEY...
WANTAGE                               0.3                    

...NEW YORK...
MANNSVILLE                           21.0                    
REDFIELD 8 N                         14.8                    
HOOKER 12 NNW                        10.3                    
LACONA 4 SSE                          5.8                    
HIGHMARKET                            4.5                    
BENNETTS BRIDGE                       3.5                    
LOWVILLE                              3.5                    

...OHIO...
DEWART LAKE                           6.8                    
MOSCOW 1 NE                           6.0                    
MONTPELIER                            4.2                    
AUBURN                                2.0                    

...SOUTH DAKOTA...
HARDING 3 SSE                         9.0                    
ORAL                                  8.0                    
DUPREE                                7.0                    
HOOVER 8 SE                           7.0                    
RED ELM 9 WSW                         6.0                    
SOUTH EAGLE BUTTE 5 SE                6.0                    
FORT PIERRE 1 ENE                     5.7                    
HILL CITY 4 SSW                       5.5                    
GREGORY 8.7 N                         4.5                    
STEPHAN 2 E                           4.5                    
GANN BALLEY                           4.0                    
SALEM 5 NE                            4.0                    
SIOUX FALLS 3 ESE                     3.5                    
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                    
UPTON 13 WNW                          7.0                    
ROCKYPOINT 1 N                        5.0                    
RECLUSE 15 NNE                        2.0                    

...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                    


THE COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO SLOWLY ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY AND
APPALACHIANS OVER THE NEXT 36 HOURS WITH A COUPLE WAVES OF LOW
PRESSURE DEVELOPING ALONG THE FRONT.  THE MAJORITY OF THE
PRECIPITATION EXPECTED OVER THE WEEKEND WILL BE IN THE FORM OF
RAIN...WITH HEAVY RAIN EXPECTED ACROSS THE DEEP SOUTH AND
EXTENDING NORTHEASTWARD TO THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION.  A ZONE OF
MIXED PRECIPITATION IS LIKELY NORTH OF THE FRONT WHERE THE
SUB-FREEZING AIRMASS IS MORE SHALLOW, WITH SNOW TO THE NORTH OF
THAT.  ALTHOUGH THE MAJORITY OF THE HEAVY SNOW HAS
ENDED...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING ACROSS NORTHERN KANSAS AND ALSO NORTHERN
NEW ENGLAND.  HEAVIER AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 6 INCHES ARE LIKELY FOR
THE COLORADO ROCKIES.

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

HAMRICK




Last Updated: 956 PM EST FRI FEB 09 2018