THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 03 FOR NORTHERN PLAINS TO MID-ATLANTIC WINTER
STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
900 PM CST MON MAR 04 2013

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

WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FROM EASTERN MONTANA EASTWARD
THROUGH NORTH DAKOTA AND SOUTHEASTWARD THROUGH PORTIONS OF THE
MIDWEST...OHIO VALLEY...AND PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS

WINTER STORM WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE PORTIONS OF THE
MID-ATLANTIC REGION.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FROM SOUTHEASTERN MONTANA
THROUGH PORTIONS OF NORTH AND SOUTH DAKOTA AND SOUTHEASTWARD
ACROSS THE MIDWEST AND OHIO VALLEY.

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

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

AT 800 PM CST...A 1010 MB... 29.83 INCHES... SURFACE LOW WAS
CENTERED ABOUT 50 MILES NORTH OF ABERDEEN... SOUTH DAKOTA. FROM
THE SURFACE LOW...A OCCLUDED FRONT EXTENDS TO THE SOUTH THROUGH
SOUTH DAKOTA...NEBRASKA...AND WESTERN KANSAS. OBSERVED WINDS
BEHIND THE COLD ARE SUSTAINED AT BETWEEN 20 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS
OVER 50 MPH IN SOME LOCATIONS. THE LATEST RADAR IMAGERY SHOWED A
BROAD AREA OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW FROM WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA
EASTWARD INTO MINNESOTA AND SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE MIDWEST.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM CST SUN MAR
03 THROUGH 800 PM 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                            24.0                    
NEIHART 21 W                         18.0                    
NEIHART 7 NW                         12.9                    
BABB 19 W                            12.0                    
BELT 6 SSW                           10.0                    
GARNEILL 12 ENE                       8.0                    
NOHLY 17 WSW                          7.0                    
BROCKTON 16 N                         6.0                    
LUSTRE 7 WNW                          6.0                    
RAYNESFORD 3 SSE                      6.0                    

...NORTH DAKOTA...
LANSFORD 5 W                         12.0                    
SARLES 3 N                           12.0                    
WARWICK                              12.0                    
CAVALIER 12 NW                       11.0                    
DEVILS LAKE                          11.0                    
GILBY 2 E                            10.0                    
MINOT AIR FORCE BASE                 10.0                    
STARKWEATHER                         10.0                    
MAYVILLE 2 N                          8.0                    
STANLEY 16 NE                         8.0                    
VALLEY CITY                           8.0                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
700 AM CST SUN MAR 03 THROUGH 800 PM CST MON MAR 04...

...MINNESOTA...
PIPESTONE                             0.18                    
PETERSON                              0.07                    

...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...

...SOUTH DAKOTA...
BUFFALO 1 N                           61                    
RAPID CITY 1 E                        60                    
WALL 8 S                              60                    
PARMELEE 6 W                          59                    


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 OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS IS EXPECTED TO
CONSOLIDATE 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 AM CST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.

KREKELER




Last Updated: 919 PM EST MON MAR 04 2013