THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 5 FOR CENTRAL ROCKIES TO GREAT LAKES WINTER
STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
1000 AM CDT THU MAR 24 2016

...SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN MOVING ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST...THE
GREAT LAKES...AND INTO NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND...

WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
FROM THE UPPER MIDWEST INTO THE CENTRAL GREAT LAKES...OVER
PORTIONS OF NORTHERN NEW YORK AND ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTHERN
MAINE.

FREEZING RAIN ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE CENTRAL PORTION OF
NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND.

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

AT 900 AM CDT...A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WITH CENTRAL
PRESSURE OF 996 MB...29.41 INCHES...WAS MOVING EASTWARD ACROSS
ILLINOIS TOWARDS PEORIA.  A STRONG COLD FRONT EXTENDED SOUTHWARD
FROM THE LOW CENTER ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY INTO THE WESTERN
GULF COAST WHILE A WELL-DEFINED WARM FRONT EXTENDED EASTWARD FROM
THE LOW ACROSS THE MIDWEST AND THE LOWER GREAT LAKES. NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE SURFACE OBSERVATIONS AND DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED
LIGHT SNOW WITH BANDS OF MODERATE SNOW WAS MOVING EASTWARD ACROSS
THE UPPER MIDWEST INTO THE CENTRAL GREAT LAKES REGION.  MAINLY
LIGHT SNOW WAS FALLING IN NORTHERN NEW YORK INTO NORTHERN NEW
ENGLAND WITH A BAND OF FREEZING RAIN JUST TO THE SOUTH. 
ELSEWHERE...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING EASTWARD ACROSS
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AHEAD OF THE STRONG COLD FRONT.  

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 600 AM CDT TUE MAR
22 THROUGH 900 AM CDT THU MAR 24...

...IOWA...
SIOUX CITY 3 NNE                     17.0                    
SERGEANT BLUFF                       14.1                    
STANTON 7 NE                         13.9                    
CHEROKEE 3 NE                        12.0                    
ALGONA                               11.0                    
MOVILLE                              10.5                    
REMSEN                               10.5                    
AURELIA                              10.0                    
SWEA CITY 3 E                         8.5                    

...MICHIGAN...
MENOMINEE 4 NW                       11.0                    
HARBOR SPRINGS                       10.0                    
BAY CITY                              7.8                    
MIDLAND 2 S                           6.5                    
MIDLAND                               6.2                    
OIL CITY                              5.9                    
MOUNT PLEASANT 5 W                    5.8                    
OMENA 3 W                             5.2                    
CHEBOYGAN                             5.0                    
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                    

...WISCONSIN...
OSSEO                                13.0                    
AUGUSTA 6 N                          12.5                    
ATHELSTANE 8 SW                      11.0                    
LAKEWOOD                             11.0                    
WAUSAUKEE                            11.0                    
OWEN                                 10.8                    
ARCADIA 1 S                          10.5                    
BUFFALO                              10.5                    
EAU CLAIRE                           10.5                    
ANTIGO 1 S                           10.3                    
MERRILL 8 W                          10.3                    
HATFIELD                             10.0                    
INDEPENDENCE 2 NE                    10.0                    
WAUSAU                               10.0                    
MERRILLAN 2 S                         9.5                    
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                    
INDEPENDENCE                          6.0                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
600 AM CDT TUE MAR 22 THROUGH 900 AM CDT THU MAR 24...

...IOWA...
MARBLE ROCK                           0.25                    
AREDALE                               0.20                    
COLWELL                               0.15                    
CHARLES CITY                          0.01                    
NEW HAMPTON                           0.01                    

...MICHIGAN...
GREENVILLE                            0.25                    
BOMBAY 5 NNE                          0.10                    
FREELAND                              0.10                    
CANNONSBURG 3 N                       0.05                    
BALDWIN                               0.01                    

...NEW YORK...
LEROY                                 0.10                    

...WISCONSIN...
THERESA 3 S                           0.25                    
JACKSON 3 SW                          0.20                    
WAUKESHA 2 NE                         0.20                    
WEST BEND                             0.20                    
LANNON                                0.10                    
MONTICELLO 2 SE                       0.10                    
NORTH PRAIRIE 2 SSE                   0.10                    
SHEBOYGAN                             0.10                    
SUN PRAIRIE                           0.10                    
MADISON 5 NE                          0.00                    

...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                    

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

...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                    
SW ERIE                              25.0                    
ERIE 1 NNW                           24.0                    
GENESEE                              24.0                    
NIWOT 3 SSW                          24.0                    
WESTMINSTER 1 SW                     24.0                    
NEDERLAND 4 ENE                      23.5                    
BROOMFIELD 1 NE                      23.0                    
THORNTON 2 NE                        21.7                    
FEDERAL HEIGHTS 2 WSW                21.0                    
NORTHGLENN 5 NE                      20.0                    
DENVER 3 SE                          19.5                    
CEDAREDGE 10.5 NNW                   19.0                    
HORSETOOTH MOUNTAIN 3.2 NNW          17.0                    
LIVERMORE 10.5 WSW                   17.0                    
HIGHLANDS RANCH 1 N                  16.0                    

...KANSAS...
AXTELL                                5.0                    
ATWOOD 7 NW                           4.5                    
OBERLIN                               4.0                    

...MINNESOTA...
APPLE VALLEY                         12.0                    
DUMFRIES 5 NNW                       12.0                    
GOODVIEW                             12.0                    
HAMMOND 4 SW                         12.0                    
SAVAGE                               12.0                    
WABASHA                              12.0                    
GENOA 2 SW                           11.7                    
BURNSVILLE                           11.5                    
THEILMAN 1 SSW                       11.4                    
ORONOCO 1 SSW                        11.1                    
HENDERSON 6 N                        11.0                    
LAKEVILLE                            11.0                    
PLAINVIEW                            11.0                    
NEW PRAGUE                           10.7                    
DOUGLAS 4 ESE                        10.5                    
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                    
ANTLER                                3.5                    
STARKWEATHER 4 SE                     3.0                    
BOTTINEAU                             1.4                    

...NEBRASKA...
WAKEFIELD 1 S                        15.0                    
WAYNE                                14.0                    
EMERSON                              12.0                    
CONCORD                              11.0                    
PIERCE                               10.0                    
TRYON 13 ENE                         10.0                    
ALBION 6 NW                           9.0                    
ELGIN                                 9.0                    
NORFOLK 4 W                           9.0                    
NELIGH                                8.5                    
HARRISBURG 5 SE                       8.0                    
HARRISON 9 NE                         8.0                    
ORD                                   8.0                    
VALENTINE 5 SE                        8.0                    
ANSELMO 1 N                           6.0                    
NEWPORT                               6.0                    
GRANT                                 5.0                    
BASSETT                               4.2                    
NORTH PLATTE 3 ENE                    4.2                    
MULLEN                                4.0                    
ATKINSON                              2.0                    
BLOOMFIELD                            2.0                    

...SOUTH DAKOTA...
NORTH SIOUX CITY 2 SSE               14.3                    
DEERFIELD RESERVOIR 2 SSE             9.5                    
TILFORD 4 NNW                         8.0                    
LEAD 2 SE                             7.5                    
BROWNSVILLE 7 SW                      7.0                    
MONTROSE 6 ENE                        7.0                    
PIEDMONT 1 NNW                        7.0                    
HUMBOLDT 5 NNE                        6.8                    
TYNDALL                               6.2                    
ARMOUR 1 S                            6.0                    
COLMAN                                6.0                    
DELL RAPIDS 3 WNW                     6.0                    
VERMILLION 1 SE                       6.0                    
DOWNTOWN RAPID CITY 10 NNW            5.0                    
PLATTE 4 S                            5.0                    
SIOUX FALLS 3 N                       4.9                    
BRIDGEWATER                           4.5                    
DOWNTOWN SPEARFIELD 10 SSE            4.5                    
HERMOSA                               4.5                    
CHESTER 2 N                           4.1                    

...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                    
WOODS LANDING 4 S                     8.0                    
ESTERBROOK 14 SW                      7.5                    
ENCAMPMENT 10 WSW                     6.8                    
BAGGS                                 6.0                    
CENTENNIAL 7 NW                       6.0                    
RIVERSIDE 16 ENE                      6.0                    
SARATOGA 24 W                         6.0                    


THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE MIDWEST WILL CONTINUE TO
GRADUALLY WEAKEN AS IT MOVES EAST-NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE GREAT
LAKES TONIGHT AND INTO NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND ON FRIDAY.  ADDITIONAL
SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS...ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE CENTRAL GREAT LAKES THROUGH
TONIGHT BEFORE THE STORM CENTER MOVES FARTHER AWAY TO THE EAST. 
OVER NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND...TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4
INCHES ARE EXPECTED.  IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...A BAND OF FREEZING
RAIN AND SLEET IS EXPECTED TO IN LOWER MICHIGAN WHERE ICE
ACCUMULATION REACHING UP TO THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH IS POSSIBLE.
 ACROSS CENTRAL TO NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND...A QUARTER OF AN INCH OF
ICE COULD ACCUMULATE THROUGH TONIGHT. 

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 400 PM CDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.

KONG




Last Updated: 1120 AM EDT THU MAR 24 2016