THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 10 FOR NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PLAINS WINTER
STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
400 AM CDT THU APR 11 2013
...AFTER DUMPING 2 FEET OF SNOW OVER PORTIONS OF THE PLAINS...A
LATE SEASON WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED TO BRING HEAVY SNOW AND
FREEZING RAIN ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES STATES...
ICE STORM WARNINGS AND FREEZING RAIN ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN ISSUED
ACROSS A NARROW AXIS EXTENDING FROM SOUTHEASTERN
MINNESOTA...EASTWARD ACROSS WISCONSIN AND MICHIGAN...AND INTO
WESTERN NEW YORK.
WINTER STORM WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
ACROSS NORTHEASTERN NEBRASKA/EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA AND EXTEND
NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST AND GREAT LAKES.
FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT ACROSS
PORTIONS OF THE UPPER GREAT LAKES AS WELL AS FARTHER SOUTH ACROSS
PORTIONS OF THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 300 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND
SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED A 1003 MB...29.62 INCH...SURFACE
LOW OVER WESTERN ILLINOIS. TO THE NORTHWEST OF THE LOW...A BROAD
AREA OF MOSTLY LIGHT SNOW WAS FALLING OVER PORTIONS OF THE DAKOTAS
AND UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY...WHILE A BAND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY
RAINS WAS OBSERVED TO THE NORTH OF A FRONTAL BOUNDARY STRETCHED
ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY AND NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC STATES. FARTHER
SOUTH...AN ORGANIZED LINE OF CONVECTION WAS SLOWLY MOVING EASTWARD
WITH THE TRAILING COLD FRONT PUSHING THROUGH THE TENNESSEE AND
LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEYS.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM CDT SUN APR
07 THROUGH 500 AM CDT THU APR 11...
...MINNESOTA...
GAYLORD 3.0
HASTINGS 2.2
LAFAYETTE 2.0
CHANHASSEN 1.5
GLENCOE 1.5
LAKEVILLE 1.2
SPRINGFIELD 1.0
...NEBRASKA...
HARRISON 24.0
CRAWFORD 18.0
GORDON 6 N 17.0
CHADRON 16.0
BRIDGEPORT 15.0
ALLIANCE 7.4 NW 10.0
HAY SPRINGS 7.5 WSW 10.0
KIMBALL 9.0
SCOTTSBLUFF 6.6 NE 8.0
GERING 0.4 E 5.4
DIX 4.0
GURLEY 1.3 W 4.0
RINGGOLD 13 NE 3.0
...SOUTH DAKOTA...
DEADWOOD 9 S 30.0
RAPID CITY AIRPORT 28.2
LEAD 26.4
BELVIDERE 5 SSE 24.0
KYLE 3 E 24.0
SAINT ONGE 3 NW 24.0
SILVER CITY 23.6
BOX ELDER 8.0 NNE 22.0
MARTIN 19.6 ENE 21.0
WALL 13.0 SSE 21.0
HOT SPRINGS 0.5 SW 20.1
GORDON 6 N 17.0
PIEDMONT 1 NNW 17.0
SAINT ONGE 2 NNW 16.0
HERMOSA 5 W 15.5
WHITEWOOD 2 SSW 15.0
OGLALA 1 S 12.0
STURGIS 2 E 11.5
SPEARFISH 0.1 WSW 11.0
SMITHWICK 8 E 10.0
ELM SPRINGS 5 ESE 9.0
PACTOLA RESERVOIR 4 S 9.0
...WISCONSIN...
SUAMICO 4.4 WNW 3.0
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SLEET IN INCHES FROM 700 AM CDT SUN APR 07
THROUGH 500 AM CDT THU APR 11...
...NEBRASKA...
AINSWORTH 0.50
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
700 AM CDT SUN APR 07 THROUGH 500 AM CDT THU APR 11...
...KANSAS...
HUTCHINSON 0.50
MCPHERSON 0.50
NEWTON 0.50
ANTHONY 0.30
...NEBRASKA...
ANSELMO 2 W 1.75
NORTH PLATTE 15 NNE 0.25
...SOUTH DAKOTA...
PLATTE 13 NNW 0.20
...WISCONSIN...
LA CROSSE 2 E 0.10
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM CDT SUN APR
07 THROUGH 500 AM CDT THU APR 11...
...ARKANSAS...
RUSSELLVILLE 2.10
WALNUT RIDGE RGNL ARPT 2.01
...IOWA...
DUBUQUE MUNI ARPT 3.73
CEDAR RAPIDS MUNI ARPT 3.55
MASON CITY MUNI ARPT 2.76
SIOUX CITY MUNI ARPT 2.33
ESTHERVILLE MUNI ARPT 2.12
SPENCER MUNI ARPT 2.08
...ILLINOIS...
ROSSVILLE 5 W 3.50
SAVANNA/TRI-TOWNSHIP ARPT 2.59
PEORIA RGNL ARPT 2.27
LINCOLN 2 ENE 2.02
...INDIANA...
GRISSOM AFB/PERU 2.68
KOKOMO MUNI ARPT 2.59
...MICHIGAN...
MERRILL 3 SW 3.10
ROCKFORD 2.67
ALLENDALE 2.20
HUDSONVILLE 2.18
...MISSOURI...
KAISER/LAKE OZARK 2.73
COLUMBIA RGNL ARPT 2.68
LITTON AGRI-SCI CNTR 2.58
KANSAS CITY MUNI ARPT 2.32
...NEBRASKA...
TEKAMAH MUNI ARPT 2.35
NORFOLK/KARL STEFAN MEM ARPT 2.11
LEXINGTON 2.02
...WISCONSIN...
LA CROSSE MUNI ARPT 1.82
MILWAUKEE/MITCHELL 1.80
...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...
...ARIZONA...
FORT HUACHUCA 1 ESE 61
...CALIFORNIA...
CASTAIC LAKE 6 SSW 84
LANCASTER 12 WNW 67
SAN FERNANDO 5 NNE 66
...COLORADO...
MOUNT ABRAMS 69
HOEHNE 3 ESE 68
BLENDE 4 NE 67
SILVERTON 2 SE 63
PINON 5 NNW 62
CAMPO 4 SW 61
FALCON 3 ENE 59
...KANSAS...
GLENDALE 4 E 60
GOODLAND 55
...NEBRASKA...
NORTH PLATTE 3 E 60
...NEW MEXICO...
ENCINOSO 18 NNE 61
GALLUP 3 WNW 61
RED HILL 1 N 61
FRUITLAND 6 NW 60
FARMINGTON 2 W 58
...NEVADA...
RUBY VALLEY 5 SW 74
...SOUTH DAKOTA...
PIERRE 2 ENE 63
RELIANCE 3 SE 60
WINNER 58
...UTAH...
CENTERVILLE 70
DIDDLE KNOLL 63
UPPER CEDAR MTN 63
OGDEN PEAK 61
BOUNTIFUL 4 NNW 59
WEBER CANYON POWER PLANT 57
WEST GRANITE 57
GUNNISON ISLAND 56
...WISCONSIN...
MADISON CAPITOL SQUARE 63
LONE ROCK AIRPORT 60
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS
ENDED...
...COLORADO...
BOULDER 4 WNW 18.0
ELDORADO SPRINGS 17.9
ORODELL 1 N 16.5
CRESTONE 11 NNE 14.0
GOLD HILL 1 ENE 13.0
IDLEDALE 3 NW 11.8
BUENA VISTA 4 WNW 10.5
MAYSVILLE 10.5
RED MOUNTAIN PASS 10.0
JAMESTOWN 3 W 9.5
AGATE 14 WSW 7.3
RYE 1 SSW 7.0
GOLDEN 0.7 NW 6.9
WESTMINISTER 1 SW 6.6
DENVER INTL ARPT 4 W 6.5
LEADVILLE 2 NE 5.5
...IDAHO...
BURLEY 18 SE 10.3
KETCHUM 22 NW 9.3
PRESTON 20 NE 9.2
DRIGGS 10 ENE 5.6
...MONTANA...
MARTINSDALE 13 SSW 12.0
PONY 5 SW 11.0
ISLAND PARK 25 WNW 9.9
DUPUYER 15 SW 9.0
ROUNDUP 4 SSE 9.0
WIBAUX 9.0
KINSEY 2 W 8.8
RED LODGE 2 W 8.0
SAINT PHILLIP 10 SW 8.0
KLEIN 1 S 7.4
CRAIG 8 NE 6.0
...UTAH...
PARK CITY 16.0
THE CANYONS 16.0
ALTA 13.0
BIG COTTONWOOD SPRUCES 12.0
BRIGHTON 12.0
SOLITUDE 11.0
SNYDERVILLE 10.0
LAKETOWN 9.0
...WYOMING...
LANDER 3 SW 28.5
WNW DOUGLAS 24.0
INDIAN CREEK SNOTEL 20.0
LA GRANGE 20.0
LUSK 20.0
TORRINGTON 19.0
ALBIN 16.0
UPTON 5 NNE 15.0
TOWNSEND CREEK SNOTEL 14.0
CASPER MOUNTAIN 12.0
THERMOPOLIS 9 NE 11.6
HAMS FORK SNOTEL 11.0
RIVERTON 10.1
SNIDER BASIN 10.0
AS THE SURFACE LOW OVER WESTERN ILLINOIS SLOWLY TRACKS
NORTHEASTWARD TOWARDS THE GREAT LAKES ON THURSDAY...SNOW WILL
BECOME HEAVIER AND MORE WIDESPREAD ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST/UPPER
GREAT LAKES. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8
INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH
THURSDAY NIGHT. MEANWHILE...A NARROW AXIS OF FREEZING RAIN IS
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TO THE NORTH OF THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY STRETCHED
THROUGH THE OHIO VALLEY AND NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC
STATES...RESULTING IN THE POSSIBILITY FOR GREATER THAN A QUARTER
INCH ICE ACCUMULATIONS OVER PORTIONS OF THE GREAT LAKES STATES.
FLASH FLOODING WILL ALSO REMAIN A THREAT WITH THIS STORM AS HEAVY
RAINS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ALONG THE COLD FRONT
PUSHING EASTWARD TOWARDS THE APPALACHIANS.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 1000 AM CDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.
GERHARDT
Last Updated: 501 AM EDT THU APR 11 2013