STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 01 FOR NORTHERN PLAINS TO MID-ATLANTIC WINTER
STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
900 AM CST MON MAR 04 2013

...DEVELOPING WINTER STORM OVER THE NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS WILL
BRING ACCUMULATING SNOWS FROM MONTANA TO THE UPPER MIDWEST...

BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN MONTANA AND
NORTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA.

WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FROM CENTRAL MONTANA EASTWARD
THROUGH NORTH DAKOTA AND INTO THE CHICAGO AREA.

WINTER STORM WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHERN OHIO VALLEY
AND INTERIOR PARTS OF THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FROM SOUTHEASTERN MONTANA
TO CENTRAL IOWA.

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

AT 900 AM CST...A 1003 MB... 29.62 INCHES... SURFACE LOW WAS
CENTERED NEAR BISMARCK... NORTH DAKOTA. THE ASSOCIATED UPPER LEVEL
LOW WAS LOCATED OVER WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA. SURFACE ANALYSIS ALSO
INDICATED A DEVELOPING SURFACE LOW OVER CENTRAL OKLAHOMA. THE
LATEST RADAR IMAGERY SHOWED A BROAD AND BROKEN BAND OF LIGHT TO
MODERATE SNOW WAS FALLING FROM EASTERN MINNESOTA SOUTHEASTWARD TO
SOUTHERN INDIANA. A MORE CONCENTRATED AREA OF MODERATE TO LIGHTER
SNOW WAS OBSERVED OVER NORTHERN AND EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND
EXTREME SOUTHERN MANITOBA.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM CST SUN MAR
03 THROUGH 800 AM CST MON MAR 04...

...IOWA...
IOWA FALLS                            3.0                    
NEW HAMPTON                           3.0                    

...MINNESOTA...
FAIRMONT                              4.0                    
REDWOOD FALLS                         4.0                    
ST JAMES 1 WSW                        4.0                    
SACRED HEART                          3.7                    
BLUE EARTH                            3.0                    
MANKATO                               3.0                    
SPRINGFIELD 1.7 NNW                   3.0                    

...MONTANA...
ROCKY BOY 7 SE                       10.0                    
NEIHART 0.9 SE                        9.5                    
GARNEILL 12 ENE                       8.0                    
NOHLY 17 WSW                          7.0                    
BROCKTON 16 N                         6.0                    
LUSTRE 7 WNW                          6.0                    
HINSDALE 4 SW                         5.0                    
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS 18 W            4.0                    
VOLBORG 18 SW                         3.5                    
ASHLAND 11.9 E                        3.0                    
FRAZER 15.6 NNE                       3.0                    

...NORTH DAKOTA...
STARKWEATHER                         10.0                    
CROSBY                                6.0                    
LANKIN 9 SW                           6.0                    
MINOT 15 N                            6.0                    
BOTTINEAU 4.1 NNE                     5.0                    
FESSENDEN                             5.0                    
WESTHOPE                              5.0                    
RHAME 1.9 E                           4.5                    
UPHAM 7.5 NNW                         4.5                    
CAVALIER 12 NW                        4.3                    
LANSFORD                              3.5                    

...SOUTH DAKOTA...
MOUND CITY                            3.0                    


OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS... THIS STORM SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO
CONTINUE MOVING TOWARDS THE SOUTHEAST INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST AND
EVENTUALLY INTO THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY.  A SECONDARY AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE CURRENTLY DEVELOPING OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS IS EXPECTED
TO BECOME DOMINANT AND MERGE WITH THE SYSTEM FROM THE NORTHERN
PLAINS BY TUESDAY EVENING.  WIDESPREAD 4 TO 8 INCH SNOWFALL
AMOUNTS ARE LIKELY FROM THE DAKOTAS TO THE NORTHERN OHIO VALLEY
THROUGH TUESDAY... WITH ISOLATED 12 INCH AMOUNTS POSSIBLE WHERE
HEAVY SNOW BANDING DEVELOPS.

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

HAMRICK/MONARSKI