THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 04 FOR CENTRAL ROCKIES TO UPPER MIDWEST
WINTER STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD    
900 AM CST FRI NOV 18 2016

...HEAVY SNOW IS FALLING ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN PLAINS
AND INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST...

BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE FAR EASTERN
DAKOTAS AND WESTERN MINNESOTA.

WINTER STORM WARNINGS...WATCHES...AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES
ARE IN EFFECT FROM THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PLAINS NORTHEASTWARD
INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST AND UPPER GREAT LAKES.

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

AT 800 AM CST...AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WAS MOVING
EASTWARD INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS. A SURFACE LOW WITH A CENTRAL
PRESSURE OF 997 MB...29.44 INCHES...WAS LOCATED NEAR THE BORDER OF
IOWA AND MINNESOTA...ABOUT 75 MILES SOUTH OF
MINNEAPOLIS...MINNESOTA. FROM THIS LOW...A STRONG COLD FRONT
EXTENDED THROUGH THE MIDDLE AND LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND INTO
THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND
SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WAS FALLING
ACROSS THE EASTERN DAKOTAS AND INTO WESTERN AND NORTHERN
MINNESOTA...WHILE RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE OCCURRING IN
SOUTHERN MINNESOTA. LIGHTER SNOW WAS PRESENT WEST OF THE HEAVIEST
SNOW INTO THE DAKOTAS AND NEBRASKA.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 500 PM CST WED NOV
16 THROUGH 800 AM CST FRI NOV 18...

...MINNESOTA...
LAKE PARK 6 S                         6.3                    
TURTLE RIVER 3.6 E                    4.3                    
DETROIT LAKES 5.7 N                   4.0                    
KENSINGTON 5.9 NE                     3.5                    
BATTLE LAKE 2 S                       2.5                    
CHISHOLM 0.4 WSW                      2.3                    
WILTON                                2.0                    
BROWNS VALLEY                         1.6                    

...NORTH DAKOTA...
ELLENDALE                             3.5                    
DICKEY                                3.0                    
OAKES                                 3.0                    
FARGO 3.4 SSE                         2.8                    

...NEBRASKA...
SUTHERLAND 0.9 NW                     6.0                    
NORTH PLATTE 3.6 S                    5.7                    
HARRISON 6 SE                         5.0                    
CHADRON                               4.2                    
PARKS 19 N                            4.0                    
VALENTINE 0.7 W                       4.0                    
MERNA 0.1 NNE                         3.1                    
IMPERIAL                              3.0                    
NORTH PLATTE 15 NNE                   3.0                    
OSHKOSH 10 NE                         2.0                    
KIMBALL                               1.5                    

...SOUTH DAKOTA...
WHITEWOOD 4.2 NNW                     5.7                    
BURKE 2.4 NE                          5.6                    
HARTFORD 6.4 S                        5.5                    
HURON 1.3 S                           4.5                    
LEAD                                  4.5                    
BELLE FOURCHE 0.9 SSE                 4.0                    
DOWNTOWN STURGIS 2 E                  4.0                    
ELLSWORTH AFB 7 NNE                   3.5                    
DOWNTOWN RAPID CITY 1 E               3.0                    
SIOUX FALLS WFO                       3.0                    
DOWNTOWN HOT SPRINGS                  2.0                    
TILFORD 3 N                           2.0                    

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

...NEBRASKA...
GLENVIL 5 S                           52                    
NORMAN 2 NE                           50                    

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

...COLORADO...
GRAND MESA                           10.0                    
BUFORD 2 WNW                          5.0                    
MACKAY 17 SW                          3.6                    
MONUMENT 6 E                          3.5                    
GREYSTONE 1 SSW                       3.0                    
GLADE PARK 17 W                       2.4                    
MEEKER 2SW                            2.0                    
MONUMENT 2 NNE                        2.0                    
YUMA                                  2.0                    
BLACK FOREST 2 N                      1.5                    
MAHER 8 SW                            1.5                    
THAYNE 2 SE                           1.5                    
CRAIG                                 1.0                    

...IDAHO...
WEST YELLOWSTONE                      8.0                    
ISLAND PARK 8 NW                      7.5                    
MACKAY 17 SW                          3.6                    
CHALLIS 24 N                          3.5                    
KETCHUM 22 NW                         3.0                    
STANLEY 28 NE                         2.3                    

...KANSAS...
ST. FRANCIS                           1.0                    

...MONTANA...
JOLIET 2 WNW                         10.5                    
EMIGRANT 26 ESE                       9.0                    
RED LODGE 2 S                         9.0                    
RED LODGE 5 N                         8.6                    
FORT SMITH 1 W                        6.0                    
BIG TIMBER 7 NNE                      5.0                    
COLUMBUS 8 SW                         5.0                    
FROMBERG 3 NE                         5.0                    
LODGE GRASS 5 N                       5.0                    
NYE 14 W                              5.0                    
RAPELJE 13 SSE                        5.0                    
WEST YELLOWSTONE                      5.0                    
BROADUS 14 SSE                        4.5                    
COLUMBUS 1 NW                         4.5                    
ALZADA 21 WNW                         4.0                    
MCLOED                                4.0                    
WYOLA 1 SW                            4.0                    
MOORHEAD 10 NE                        3.0                    
BILLINGS 3 WNW                        2.3                    

...WYOMING...
LANDER 9.5 SW                        15.0                    
LANDER 1 S                           13.4                    
PAHASKA 14 NE                        12.0                    
BUFFALO 17 W                         10.0                    
TEN SLEEP 4 NE                       10.0                    
BANNER 4 E                            9.0                    
CODY 18 SW                            9.0                    
HYATTVILLE                            9.0                    
ROCK SPRINGS                          8.5                    
BURGESS 7 ESE                         8.0                    
CANYON 1 WSW                          8.0                    
THERMOPOLIS                           7.5                    
GREEN RIVER                           7.0                    
MORAN JUNCTION 25 NE                  6.0                    
SHERIDAN 16 S                         5.8                    
SHERIDAN 13 ESE                       5.1                    
BURGESS JUNCTION 21 SE                5.0                    
DAYTON                                5.0                    
TOWER FALLS RANGER STATION            4.5                    
DOWNTOWN GILETTE 4 SE                 4.0                    
CLEARMONT 5 NNE                       3.5                    
WHEATLAND                             3.2                    
SHERIDAN 14 NNE                       3.0                    
DRIGGS 32 NNE                         2.1                    
BURGESS JUNCTION 17 SE                2.0                    


THE UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN TODAY AS IT MOVES
ACROSS THE PLAINS AND UPPER MIDWEST. HEAVY SNOWFALL ON THE NORTH
AND WEST SIDE OF THE LOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS
AND UPPER MIDWEST THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...SPREADING INTO PORTIONS
OF THE UPPER GREAT LAKES OVERNIGHT. AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 6 INCHES OF
SNOW COULD FALL ACROSS THE EASTERN DAKOTAS TODAY...WITH LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. NORTHWARD ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTHERN
MINNESOTA...OVER 1 FOOT OF SNOW IS FORECAST. IN ADDITION TO HEAVY
SNOWFALL...GUSTY WINDS AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS
PORTIONS OF THE PLAINS AND UPPER MIDWEST TODAY. THE HEAVIEST
SNOWFALL SHOULD COME TO AN END OVERNIGHT WITH MAINLY LIGHT
SNOWFALL EXPECTED TO LINGER ACROSS THE UPPER GREAT LAKES ON
SATURDAY. HOWEVER...AS THE UPPER LEVEL LOW TRACKS EASTWARD...HEAVY
SNOW OF 4 TO 8 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE INTO THE LOWER GREAT LAKES
AND PORTIONS OF THE NORTHEAST.

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

TATE




Last Updated: 954 AM EST FRI NOV 18 2016