THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 4 FOR CENTRAL ROCKIES TO GREAT LAKES WINTER
STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
300 AM MDT THU MAR 24 2016

...HEAVY SNOW FALLING ACROSS MUCH OF THE CENTRAL PLAINS...UPPER
MIDWEST AND THE GREAT LAKES... 

BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR EAST-CENTRAL WISCONSIN.

WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE EFFECT FOR
SMALL PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL ROCKIES...AREAS OF THE CENTRAL
PLAINS...THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY...THE UPPER MIDWEST...THE GREAT LAKES...AND PORTIONS OF NEW
ENGLAND.

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

AT 200 AM MDT...A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WITH CENTRAL
PRESSURE OF 997 MB...29.44 INCHES...WAS MOVING NORTHEASTWARD
ACROSS THE EASTERN NEBRASKA-KANSAS BORDER. COLD AIR FROM CANADA
CONTINUED TO SPREAD SOUTHWARD INTO THE HIGH PLAINS WHILE AN
UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH WAS INTERACTING WITH THE LEADING EDGE OF THE
COLD AIR MASS OVER THE CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS. NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE SURFACE OBSERVATIONS AND DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED AN AREA OF
MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW FALLING ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL KANSAS
AND EASTERN NEBRASKA. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WAS ALSO BEING
REPORTED ACROSS IOWA...ALONG WITH MODERATE RAIN IN POCKETS SOUTH
OF THE SNOW...THE UPPER MIDWEST...AND THE GREAT LAKES. WIND GUSTS
UP TO 40 MPH WERE ALSO BEING REPORTED. IN ADDITION TO THIS...A
LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS MOVING EASTWARD ACROSS THE LOWER
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND SOUTHERN PLAINS.  

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 600 AM MDT TUE MAR
22 THROUGH 200 AM MDT THU MAR 24...

...COLORADO...
PINECLIFFE 3 SE                      31.6                    
JAMESTOWN                            27.0                    
KEBLER PASS 3 N                      27.0                    
IDLEDALE 2 NW                        26.0                    
BOULDER 4 E                          25.5                    
AURORA 2 WNW                         25.0                    
ERIE SW                              25.0                    
WESTMINSTER 1 SW                     24.0                    
NEDERLAND 4 ENE                      23.5                    
NORTHGLENN 5 NE                      20.0                    
DENVER 3 SE                          19.5                    
CEDAREDGE 10.5 NNW                   19.0                    
THORNTON 2 NE                        17.4                    
HORSETOOTH MOUNTAIN 3.2 NNW          17.0                    
LIVERMORE 10.5 WSW                   17.0                    
HIGHLANDS RANCH 1 N                  16.0                    

...MICHIGAN...
BAY CITY                              7.8                    
MIDLAND                               6.2                    
OIL CITY                              5.9                    
MOUNT PLEASANT 5 W                    5.8                    
SAGINAW 2 NW                          4.3                    
MARLETTE                              4.0                    
SYLVESTER 2 N                         3.6                    
HERSEY 2 SE                           3.0                    
PECK                                  2.4                    
WHEELER 1 W                           2.2                    
RAPID RIVER 1 WSW                     2.0                    

...MINNESOTA...
SAVAGE                               12.0                    
BURNSVILLE                           11.5                    
COTTAGE GROVE                        10.0                    
LAKEVILLE 2 S                        10.0                    
PRIOR LAKE                           10.0                    
EAGAN                                 9.5                    
APPLE VALLEY 1 WSW                    9.0                    
INVER GROVE HEIGHT 1 WSW              8.5                    
FARMINGTON                            8.0                    
CREDIT RIVER                          7.0                    

...NORTH DAKOTA...
N LAKE METIGOSHE STATE                7.0                    
LAKE METIGOSHE STATE PARK             4.5                    
ANTLER                                3.5                    
STARKWEATHER 4 SE                     3.0                    
BOTTINEAU                             1.4                    

...NEBRASKA...
PIERCE                               10.0                    
WAYNE                                10.0                    
HARRISBURG 5 SE                       8.0                    
HARRISON 9 NE                         8.0                    
VALENTINE 5 SE                        8.0                    
GRANT                                 5.0                    
BASSETT                               4.2                    
NORTH PLATTE 3 ENE                    4.2                    
MULLEN                                4.0                    
ATKINSON                              2.0                    
BLOOMFIELD                            2.0                    

...SOUTH DAKOTA...
DEERFIELD RESERVOIR 2 SSE             9.5                    
DEERFIELD 9 NW                        8.7                    
TILFORD 4 NNW                         8.0                    
LEAD 2 SE                             7.5                    
BROWNSVILLE 7 SW                      7.0                    
PIEDMONT 1 NNW                        7.0                    
DOWNTOWN RAPID CITY 10 NNW            5.0                    
SIOUX FALLS 3 N                       4.9                    
DOWNTOWN SPEARFIELD 10 SSE            4.5                    
HERMOSA                               4.5                    

...WISCONSIN...
KNAPP 3 E                             8.8                    
MENOMONIE 7 NW                        8.8                    
RIVER FALLS                           8.5                    
ELK MOUND 5 N                         8.0                    
TAINTER LAKE 3 N                      8.0                    
CHIPPEWA FALLS N                      7.0                    
EAU CLAIRE 12 NW                      7.0                    
MENOMONIE                             7.0                    
WAUSAU                                6.5                    
INDEPENDENCE                          6.0                    

...WYOMING...
BURGESS JUNCTION 21 SE               12.0                    
LARAMIE 12 SE                        12.0                    
LUSK                                 12.0                    
MANVILLE 13 SSW                      12.0                    
LANDER 5.7 SW                        10.3                    
ARLINGTON 10 SSW                      9.0                    
ENCAMPMENT 20 WNW                     9.0                    
BUFORD 4 SE                           8.0                    
CHEYENNE 3.0 NNW                      8.0                    
STORY 2.1 W                           8.0                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
600 AM MDT TUE MAR 22 THROUGH 200 AM MDT THU MAR 24...

...IOWA...
COLWELL                               0.15                    
CHARLES CITY                          0.01                    
NEW HAMPTON                           0.01                    

...MICHIGAN...
GREENVILLE                            0.25                    
CANNONSBURG 3 N                       0.05                    
BALDWIN                               0.01                    

...WISCONSIN...
WEST BEND                             0.20                    
LANNON                                0.10                    

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

...COLORADO...
FORT CARSON/BUTTS AAF                 78                    
PINON 5 ENE                           77                    
TRUCKTON 7 WNW                        76                    
AIR FORCE ACADEMY 3 WSW               75                    
FOUNTAIN 3 W                          75                    
PUEBLO DEPOT 11 N                     69                    
SPRINGFIELD 9 S                       68                    
WOLF CREEK PASS                       68                    
SPRINGFIELD                           66                    
TELLURIDE 2 ENE                       59                    

...ILLINOIS...
CARBONDALE                            55                    
CAPE GIRARDEAU 2 E                    51                    

...KANSAS...
NEWTON                                61                    
NORWICH 1 W                           60                    
HUTCHINSON AIRPORT                    59                    
PIERCEVILLE 4 NW                      58                    
RUSSEL AIRPORT                        56                    
SALINA                                56                    
EUREKA 2 N                            55                    
JABARA AIRPORT                        55                    
GOODLAND                              52                    
LOGAN                                 52                    

...MISSOURI...
CAPE GIRARDEAU                        46                    
POPLAR BLUFF                          45                    

...MONTANA...
GLACIER PARK 8 SE                     59                    

...NEBRASKA...
NORTH PLATTE 6 N                      68                    
ORD AIRPORT                           61                    
AXTELL 2 E                            58                    
ELSIE                                 57                    
OXFORD 5 NNW                          56                    
ARCADIA                               55                    
GRAND ISLAND AIRPORT                  54                    
YORK AIRPORT                          54                    
SHELBY 1 ENE                          53                    
HASTINGS AIRPORT                      50                    

...NEW MEXICO...
SALINAS PEAK                          82                    
SAN AUGUSTIN PASS                     78                    
MAGDALENA 10 SSE                      73                    
WHITE SANDS MISSLE RANGE MAIN POST    72                    
NORTHRUP STRIP                        69                    
LOS ALAMOS 1 SE                       67                    
CONDRON FIELD                         66                    
CANNON AFB 1 N                        64                    
FRIJOLES                              64                    
GLORIETA 6 WNW                        63                    


AS THE UPPER-LEVEL LOW CONTINUES TO MOVE EASTWARD INTO THE PLAINS
AND INTERACTS WITH THE LEADING EDGE OF THE COLD AIR MASS FROM
CANADA...THE SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE
EAST-NORTHEASTWARD TOWARDS THE GREAT LAKES THROUGH THURSDAY. SNOW
ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST INTO THE GREAT LAKES IS EXPECTED TO
PERSIST INTO THURSDAY WITH A BAND OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET JUST
TO THE SOUTH. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES...WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...CAN BE EXPECTED FROM ACROSS THE CENTRAL
GREAT LAKES THROUGH THURSDAY INTO EARLY ON FRIDAY. IN
ADDITION...FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS
THE THE LOWER GREAT LAKES...WITH ICE ACCUMULATION REACHING UP TO
THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH. OVER UPSTATE NEW YORK ...ICE COULD
ACCUMULATE OVER A TENTH OF AN INCH BEFORE CHANGING TO ALL RAIN
THURSDAY NIGHT. 

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 900 AM MDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.

FANNING




Last Updated: 452 AM EDT THU MAR 24 2016