STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 03 FOR ROCKIES TO UPPER MIDWEST WINTER STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
900 PM CST THU FEB 23 2017

...SNOWFALL SHOULD START TO TAPER OFF ACROSS THE ROCKIES WHILE
MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW CONTINUES TO SPREAD ACROSS THE CENTRAL
PLAINS AND THE UPPER MIDWEST...

BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL
WYOMING...SOUTHERN MINNESOTA...NORTHERN IOWA...FAR SOUTHEASTERN
SOUTH DAKOTA...AND FAR NORTHEASTERN NEBRASKA.

WINTER STORM WARNINGS...WATCHES...AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES
ARE IN EFFECT FROM THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST AND THE
ROCKIES...PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PLAINS...AND ACROSS
MUCH OF 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 PM CST...A SURFACE LOW WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 992
MB...29.29 INCHES...WAS LOCATED IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS. A WARM FRONT
STRETCHED EASTWARD FROM THIS LOW THROUGH THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI
AND OHIO VALLEYS...WITH A COLD FRONT MOVING EASTWARD INTO THE
SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS AND SURFACE
OBSERVATIONS INDICATED MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW FALLING ACROSS
PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL PLAINS TO THE UPPER MIDWEST. LIGHT TO
MODERATE SNOW ALSO CONTINUED FARTHER WEST ACROSS THE HIGHER
TERRAIN OF IDAHO AND THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN ROCKIES.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 500 AM CST WED FEB
22 THROUGH 800 PM CST THU FEB 23...

...COLORADO...
TRAIL RIDGE 1 E                       9.0                    
CONIFER 3 N                           8.2                    
CRESTED BUTTE 7 W                     8.0                    
DINOSAUR 0.3 SW                       7.5                    
GENESEE                               6.0                    
HORSETOOTH MOUNTAIN 3.2 NNW           4.0                    
LIVERMORE 10.5 WSW                    3.5                    

...IDAHO...
MAGIC MOUNTAIN SKI 1 SSW             28.0                    
CHINA MOUNTAIN 8 WSW                 16.0                    
TWIN FALLS 2 SSW                     12.0                    
HOLLISTER                            11.0                    
CASTLEFORD                           10.0                    
GOODING                              10.0                    
KIMBERLY                              9.0                    
POCATELLO AIRPORT                     8.1                    
HANSEN                                7.0                    
CHUBBUCK 1 N                          5.1                    
RICHFIELD                             4.0                    

...NEBRASKA...
SCOTTSBLUFF                          13.0                    
VALENTINE                            11.5                    
MELBETA                              10.0                    
CROOKSTON                             9.0                    
CHADRON                               6.0                    
GORDON                                6.0                    
OSHKOSH 10 NE                         5.5                    
GROSS                                 5.0                    
KILGORE 1 NE                          5.0                    
LYNCH                                 5.0                    
ELLSWORTH                             4.0                    
MERRIMAN 17 SSE                       4.0                    

...SOUTH DAKOTA...
BLACK HAWK                            4.5                    
LAKEVIEW 7 E                          4.0                    
ROCKERVILLE 4 NE                      4.0                    
VERMILLION                            4.0                    
FOLSOM 12 S                           2.5                    
MARTIN 5 ENE                          2.5                    
EDGEMONT 0.4 W                        2.0                    

...WYOMING...
WHEATLAND 15 E                       20.0                    
CROWHEART 14 W                       18.0                    
LANDER 18 W                          18.0                    
CASPER                               16.0                    
ATLANTIC CITY 7 NW                   14.0                    
CENTENNIAL 1.1 NNE                   12.2                    
TORRINGTON                           12.0                    
FORT LARAMIE 7.0 NNE                  9.5                    
STORY 0.1 NE                          9.0                    
DOUGLAS 4.3 WSW                       8.0                    
ROCK SPRINGS 0.6 W                    6.7                    
CASPER 8 S                            6.0                    

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

...COLORADO...
RED MOUNTAIN PASS 2 WSW               90                    
WALSENBURG 5 N                        63                    


HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE TO THE NORTH OF THIS SYSTEM AS THE
SURFACE LOW TRACKS FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS TONIGHT TOWARDS THE
UPPER GREAT LAKES BY FRIDAY NIGHT. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF
6 TO 12 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE FROM EASTERN NEBRASKA THROUGH THE
UPPER GREAT LAKES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. FROM THE ROCKIES TO
CENTRAL NEBRASKA...GENERALLY LESS THAN 6 INCHES IS EXPECTED...WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN. EXPECT THE SURFACE
LOW TO DEEPEN AS IT MOVES NORTHEASTWARD WHICH WILL BRING GUSTY
WINDS ACROSS THE REGION...WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.

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

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