THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 07 FOR NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PLAINS WINTER
STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
400 AM CDT WED APR 10 2013

...STRONG SPRING STORM SYSTEM CONTINUES TO BRING
SNOW...RAIN...FREEZING RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE CENTRAL
U.S...  

ICE STORM WARNINGS ARE NOW IN EFFECT NEAR THE MINNESOTA-IOWA-SOUTH
DAKOTA-NEBRASKA BORDER.

WINTER STORM WARNINGS...WATCHES...AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES
ARE IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE NORTHERN...CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN
PLAINS...SOUTHERN ROCKIES...AND UPPER MIDWEST INTO THE UPPER GREAT
LAKES.

FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FROM AREAS OF THE MIDDLE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY INTO THE UPPER GREAT LAKES.

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

AT 300 AM CDT...A SURFACE LOW WITH CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 1005
MB...29.68 INCHES...WAS LOCATED OVER NORTHEASTERN
MISSOURI...MOVING EASTWARD. AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT EXTENDED FROM THE
LOW PRESSURE CENTER SOUTHWARD INTO TEXAS...AND A STATIONARY FRONT
EXTENDED EASTWARD ACROSS THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY AND INTO THE
NORTHEASTERN STATES. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS AND SURFACE
OBSERVATIONS INDICATED PRECIPITATION COVERING A LARGE AREA OF THE
CENTRAL U.S. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WAS FALLING ACROSS MUCH OF THE
NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS. AN AREA OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WAS
OCCURRING FROM OKLAHOMA NORTHWARD TO NEBRASKA AND IOWA AND
EASTWARD INTO PARTS OF WISCONSIN. THUNDERSTORMS WERE ALSO
OCCURRING OVER PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL PLAINS.       
        

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM CDT SUN APR
07 THROUGH 300 AM CDT WED APR 10...

...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                    

...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                    
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...
PIEDMONT 1 NNW                       17.0                    
RAPID CITY AIRPORT                   16.4                    
SAINT ONGE 2 NNW                     16.0                    
LEAD                                 15.9                    
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                    
DUPREE                                8.0                    
HAYES 6 SE                            7.5                    
KENNEBEC                              7.0                    

...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                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SLEET IN INCHES FROM 700 AM CDT SUN APR 07
THROUGH 300 AM CDT WED APR 10...

...NEBRASKA...
AINSWORTH                             0.50                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
700 AM CDT SUN APR 07 THROUGH 300 AM CDT WED APR 10...

...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 300 AM CDT WED APR 10...

...IOWA...
DUBUQUE MUNI ARPT                     2.67                    
SIOUX CITY MUNI ARPT                  2.33                    
MASON CITY MUNI ARPT                  2.16                    
ESTHERVILLE MUNI ARPT                 2.12                    
SPENCER MUNI ARPT                     2.08                    

...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                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS
ENDED...

...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                    


THE ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO SURGE SOUTHWARD AND
EASTWARD THROUGH THE CENTRAL U.S. AS THE LOW PRESSURE CENTER MOVES
NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE MIDWEST TODAY AND INTO THE UPPER GREAT
LAKES BY THURSDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE NORTHERN
PLAINS AND MIDWEST TODAY...SPREADING INTO THE GREAT LAKES BY
TONIGHT. SNOW WILL BE MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES. ADDITIONAL
SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS...ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT ACROSS PORTIONS OF
THE NORTHERN PLAINS...UPPER MIDWEST...AND UPPER GREAT LAKES.
ADDITIONALLY...SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF A QUARTER TO A
HALF INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE MIDWEST AND
GREAT LAKES. FARTHER EAST...ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF LESS THAN A
QUARTER INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY ACROSS
PORTIONS OF THE NORTHEAST. SNOW IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE
MIDWEST INTO THURSDAY EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF OVERNIGHT. THE
POTENTIAL FOR SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE
NORTHERN GREAT LAKES THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT.  

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.

RYAN




Last Updated: 501 AM EDT WED APR 10 2013