STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 6 FOR NORTHERN TIER WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
1000 PM CDT WED APR 4 2007

...SPRING STORM CONTINUES TO BRING SNOW TO THE UPPER GREAT LAKES
AND A WINTRY MIX TO NEW ENGLAND...

BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN PORTIONS
OF THE UPPER PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN...AS WELL AS NORTHWESTERN LOWER
MICHIGAN.

WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE REMAINING
PORTIONS OF THE UPPER PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF
NORTHERN WISCONSIN...MUCH OF VERMONT...NEW HAMPSHIRE AND MAINE.

A HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN MAINE.
IN ADDITION...A SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR A SMALL PORTION OF
NORTHEASTERN MAINE.

SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF
MICHIGAN INCLUDING THE UPPER PENINSULA AND THE NORTHEASTERN
SECTION OF LOWER MICHIGAN.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF
NORTHEASTERN NEW YORK...NORTHWESTERN
VERMONT...MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHEASTERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...AS WELL AS
SOUTHERN AND EASTERN MAINE.

AT 9 PM CDT...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 996
MILLIBARS WAS LOCATED NORTHEAST OF LAKE HURON NEAR THE BORDER OF
ONTARIO AND QUEBEC. THIS LOW IS FORECAST TO WEAKEN AS IT SLOWLY
MOVES EASTWARD OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. A SECOND AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE...CURRENTLY LOCATED ABOUT 40 MILES SOUTH OF LONG
ISLAND...IS EXPECTED TO BECOME THE DOMINANT LOW AS IT STRENGTHENS
AND TRACKS NORTHWARD ALONG THE EAST COAST. THIS SHOULD ALLOW FOR A
VARIETY OF WINTRY WEATHER ACROSS THE NORTHEASTERN STATES AND
CONTINUED SNOW OVER THE UPPER GREAT LAKES.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES AS OF 9 PM CDT
THURSDAY...

...MICHIGAN...

ROCKLAND                           25.0 
LAURIUM                            22.0 
IRONWOOD                           22.0 
MARQUETTE NWS                      21.7 
PHOENIX                            18.0 
CALUMET 5 S                        17.0 
HURLEY-TOURISM                     17.0 
GURNEY                             14.0 
NORTH ROCKLAND                     12.4
PARADISE 10 S                      10.8 
WHITE PINE                         10.5
MUNISING                           10.0 
WEST MARQUETTE                     10.0 

...NORTH DAKOTA...

HAVANA                              9.0 
HALLIDAY                            8.0 
MEDORA                              6.4 
CARSON                              6.0 
FARGO                               6.0 
GRASSY BUTTE                        5.5 
MANTADOR                            5.5 
TAYLOR                              5.5 
HAZLETON                            5.4 
DUNN CENTER 1 E                     5.2 
FLASHER                             5.2 
BISMARK                             4.0 

...SOUTH DAKOTA...

WAUBAY WILDLIFE REFUGE             11.5 
WEBSTER                             8.5 
HECLA                               8.0 
ROSCOE                              8.0 
CONDE                               6.5 
COLUMBIA 8 N                        6.0 
ROY LAKE STATE PARK                 6.0 
WESTPORT                            6.0 

...MINNESOTA...

ADOLPH                             15.5 
HERMANTOWN                         13.5
SILVER BAY                         13.3 
ASKOV BRUNO                        12.9 
TWO HARBORS 7 NW                   12.3
DULUTH                             12.1
ISLAND LAKE                        12.1 
SOUTH RANGE                        12.0
LITTLE MARAIS                      12.0
BRAINERD 2 E                       11.0
CLOVERLAND 6 NE                    11.0
CLOQUET 5 NW                       11.0 
BREEZY POINT                       10.5
COOK                               10.0 
NORCROSS                           10.0 
LEADER                             10.0 
TAMARACK                            9.5 
BATTLE LAKE 7 SW                    9.0 
DONNELLY                            8.5 
INTERNATIONAL FALLS                 4.0 

...WISCONSIN...

GILE                               18.0 
HURLEY                             18.0 
BENNETT                            18.0
MELLEN                             15.0
BAYFIELD                           14.0
SUPERIOR 13 SE                     14.0 
WASHBURN 4 W                       14.0 
OULU                               14.0 
MAPLE                              13.0 
SOLON SPRINGS 5 WSW                 9.5 
GLIDDEN                             9.0 
PRESQUE ISLE                        8.5 
PHELPS                              8.5 
LAND O LAKES                        6.5 

...VERMONT...

NORTH CALAIS                        5.0 
STANNARD                            3.8
GREENSBORO                          3.5
RANDOLPH                            3.0

...NEW HAMPSHIRE...

ALTON                               6.0 
WOLFEBORO                           4.1
HENNIKER                            3.0
WASHINGTON                          3.0
LACONIA                             2.5
SPRINGFIELD                         2.0

...MAINE...

MIRAM                               7.0
PARSONFIELD                         6.5
BRIDGTON                            6.0
HOLLIS                              5.9
CUMBERLAND                          5.0 
DURHAM                              4.3 
RAYMOND                             4.1

THE LATEST NOAA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS CONTINUED TO SHOW
SCATTERED LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE UPPER GREAT
LAKES REGION. FARTHER EAST ACROSS NEW ENGLAND...RAIN WAS FALLING
OVER MOST OF MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHWARD ACROSS LONG ISLAND WITH
THE WESTERN EDGE OF THE MAIN PRECIPITATION SHIELD PASSING OVER
LONG ISLAND. ACROSS NORTHEASTERN NEW YORK AND POINTS NORTH AND
EAST...THE PRECIPITATION WAS FALLING MOSTLY AS SNOW WITH SOME
AREAS RECEIVING SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN.
 
AN ADDITIONAL 6-12 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE UPPER
PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. AS THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE SOUTH OF LONG
ISLAND MOVES NORTHEASTWARD...6-12 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO
FALL ACROSS THE NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND STATES TONIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 4 AM CDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.

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