THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 06 FOR ROCKIES TO UPPER MIDWEST WINTER STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
300 PM CST FRI FEB 24 2017
...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS CONTINUE ACROSS PORTIONS OF IOWA AND THE
UPPER MIDWEST...
BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND
NORTHERN IOWA.
WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST AND
ROCKIES...EASTERN NEBRASKA...IOWA...AND PORTIONS 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 200 PM CST...A SURFACE LOW WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 996
MB...29.41 INCHES...WAS LOCATED IN SOUTHWESTERN MICHIGAN. A WARM
FRONT STRETCHED EASTWARD FROM THIS LOW THROUGH THE GREAT LAKES
REGION...WITH A COLD FRONT MOVING EASTWARD ACROSS THE MIDDLE AND
LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND SOUTHERN PLAINS. NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED GENERALLY
MODERATE SNOW WITH EMBEDDED AREAS OF HEAVY SNOW FALLING IN THE
CENTRAL PLAINS...IOWA...THE UPPER MIDWEST...AND THE UPPER GREAT
LAKES. FREEZING RAIN AND FREEZING FOG WERE OBSERVED FOR PORTIONS
OF IOWA AND WISCONSIN. IN ADDITION...A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT
AROUND THE LOW WAS CAUSING GUSTY WINDS IN SOME AREAS. 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 200 PM CST FRI FEB 24...
...COLORADO...
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS 13.0
TRAIL RIDGE 1 E 12.0
LONGS PEAK 4 NNW 11.0
ELDORADO SPRINGS 4 WSW 10.0
FOUR CORNERS 9 ESE 10.0
CONIFER 3 N 8.2
CRESTED BUTTE 7 W 8.0
DINOSAUR 0.3 SW 7.5
ELDORA 1 SW 7.0
GENESEE 6.0
BOULDER 3 SSW 5.0
HORSETOOTH MOUNTAIN 3.2 NNW 4.0
LIVERMORE 10.5 WSW 3.5
...IOWA...
HUMBOLDT 10.5
SIOUX CITY 3 SE 10.5
SERGEANT BLUFF 9.7
ALGONA 0.7 SE 9.2
RINGSTED 8.0
REMSEN 7.1
ESTHERVILLE 7.0
LITTLE SIOUX 7.0
SIOUX RAPIDS 4 E 7.0
BATTLE CREEK 4 NNE 6.1
ROCK VALLEY 4.3
FONDA 4.0
SHELDON 1 WNW 4.0
...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
HAZELTON 8.0
HANSEN 7.0
CHUBBUCK 1 N 5.1
RICHFIELD 4.0
...MINNESOTA...
KENYON 14.0
ZUMBROTA 2 N 14.0
HAYFIELD 3 SE 13.5
MAPLETON 12.7
GOODHUE 12.5
ROCHESTER 2 S 12.5
WASECA 0.9 NNE 11.6
MANTORVILLE 1.9 ESE 11.5
WABASHA 1 NE 11.5
LAKE CITY 1 SSW 11.0
PLAINVIEW 11.0
NERSTRAND 4 E 10.3
NERSTRAND 4.2 E 10.3
PINE ISLAND 10.0
ELLENDALE 0.3 SW 9.2
OWATONNA 0.8 E 8.9
...NEBRASKA...
ALLIANCE 22.0
MITCHELL 18.0
CROOKSTON 13.8
VALENTINE 1 W 13.5
GROSS 1 W 13.0
MULLEN 13.0
SCOTTSBLUFF 13.0
LYNCH 12.0
EWING 11.0
KILGORE 1 NE 11.0
SPENCER 5 SSE 10.5
SPRINGVIEW 10.5
BUTTE 10.4
BARTLETT 1 W 10.0
GURLEY 10.0
MELBETA 10.0
O'NEILL 10.0
...SOUTH DAKOTA...
YANKTON 2 ESE 12.0
CUSTER 5 ENE 11.0
HILL CITY 5 S 8.5
SIOUX FALLS 3.4 WSW 8.5
VERMILLION 1.4 SE 8.5
LAKEVIEW 1 S 8.0
TEA 1 SE 6.8
BLACK HAWK 4.5
RAPID CITY 1 E 4.4
ROCKERVILLE 4 NE 4.0
VERMILLION 4.0
...WISCONSIN...
STOCKHOLM 3.0 NE 12.7
AUGUSTA 4.5 NNW 11.0
ALTOONA 10.0
EAU CLAIRE 2 WNW 10.0
DOWNSVILLE 9.5
ARCADIA 8.0
ELK CREEK 3 SSE 8.0
MERRILL 7.0 W 7.6
BLOOMER 6 SW 7.0
ELEVA 7.0
OSSEO 8 E 7.0
TIGERTON 2.4 SE 6.2
FRENCHVILLE 3 NNW 6.0
...WYOMING...
TORRINGTON 23.0
WHEATLAND 2 S 23.0
LA GRANGE 20.0
LINGLE 20.0
GLENROCK 19.0
CHUGWATER 11 NE 18.0
CROWHEART 14 W 18.0
FORT LARAMIE 18.0
GLENDO 18.0
GLENROCK 20 S 18.0
LANDER 18 W 18.0
YODER 18.0
CASPER 16.0
ATLANTIC CITY 7 NW 14.0
CENTENNIAL 1.1 NNE 12.2
HAWK SPRINGS 9 W 12.0
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
500 AM CST WED FEB 22 THROUGH 200 PM CST FRI FEB 24...
...NEBRASKA...
HASTINGS AIRPORT 0.22
GRAND ISLAND AIRPORT 0.14
...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...
...COLORADO...
RED MOUNTAIN PASS 2 WSW 90
WALSENBURG 5 N 63
...IOWA...
CHARLES CITY AIRPORT 43
IONIA 2 N 42
OELWEIN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT 41
...WISCONSIN...
MOUNT STERLING 1 SW 40
ROCHESTER INTL AIRPORT 39
HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE TO THE NORTH AND WEST OF THIS SYSTEM
AS THE SURFACE LOW TRACKS NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE UPPER GREAT
LAKES FRIDAY NIGHT. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 8
INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...ARE EXPECTED FOR THE UPPER
PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN...WITH ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3
INCHES POSSIBLE FOR WISCONSIN AND LOWER MICHIGAN. LIGHT ICE
ACCUMULATIONS GENERALLY LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE...PARTICULARLY FOR NORTHERN PORTIONS OF LOWER MICHIGAN.
ACROSS THE ROCKIES...GENERALLY LESS THAN 4 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL
SNOW IS EXPECTED...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE HIGHEST
TERRAIN. GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THE EVENING...WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 900 PM CST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.
TATE
Last Updated: 356 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2017