THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 07 FOR ROCKIES TO UPPER MIDWEST WINTER STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
900 PM CST FRI FEB 24 2017

...MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW CONTINUES ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE
UPPER MIDWEST AND UPPER GREAT LAKES..

BLIZZARD WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH-CENTRAL
IOWA.

WINTER STORM WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE
UPPER PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN AND FAR NORTHERN WISCONSIN. WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FROM CENTRAL IOWA THROUGH
WISCONSIN AND PARTS OF NORTHERN MICHIGAN.

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 995
MB...29.38 INCHES...WAS LOCATED ABOUT 85 MILES NORTH-NORTHWEST OF
DETROIT...MICHIGAN. A WARM FRONT STRETCHED EASTWARD FROM THIS LOW
THROUGH THE GREAT LAKES REGION...WITH A COLD FRONT MOVING EASTWARD
THROUGH THE OHIO VALLEY AND THE DEEP SOUTH. NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED LIGHT TO
MODERATE...AND LOCALLY HEAVY...SNOW CONTINUED ON THE BACKSIDE OF
THE LOW FROM EASTERN IOWA THROUGH THE UPPER PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN.
IN ADDITION...A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT AROUND THE LOW WAS CAUSING
GUSTY WINDS IN SOME AREAS.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 500 AM CST WED FEB
22 THROUGH 800 PM CST FRI FEB 24...

...IOWA...
HUMBOLDT                             12.0                    
SIOUX CITY 3 SE                      10.5                    
LEDYARD                              10.0                    
SERGEANT BLUFF                        9.7                    
ALGONA 0.7 SE                         9.2                    
RINGSTED                              8.0                    
SIOUX RAPIDS 4 E                      8.0                    
REMSEN                                7.1                    
ESTHERVILLE                           7.0                    
LITTLE SIOUX                          7.0                    
BATTLE CREEK 4 NNE                    6.1                    
ROCK VALLEY                           4.3                    
FONDA                                 4.0                    
SHELDON 1 WNW                         4.0                    

...MINNESOTA...
KENYON                               14.0                    
ZUMBROTA 2 N                         14.0                    
GOODHUE                              13.5                    
HAYFIELD 3 SE                        13.5                    
ALBERT LEA                           13.0                    
LANSING                              13.0                    
MAPLETON                             12.7                    
ROCHESTER 2 S                        12.5                    
AUSTIN 1 NNW                         12.0                    
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                    
PINE ISLAND                          10.0                    
ELLENDALE 0.3 SW                      9.2                    
OWATONNA 0.8 E                        8.9                    
SAINT CHARLES                         7.6                    

...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                    
STETSONVILLE 3 SW                     8.5                    
ARCADIA                               8.0                    
ELK CREEK 3 SSE                       8.0                    
MERRILL 7.0 W                         7.6                    
MORSE 3 N                             7.2                    
BLOOMER 6 SW                          7.0                    
ELEVA                                 7.0                    
OSSEO 8 E                             7.0                    
TIGERTON 2.4 SE                       6.2                    
FRENCHVILLE 3 NNW                     6.0                    
WAUSAU                                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                    

...IOWA...
CHARLES CITY AIRPORT                  43                    
IONIA 2 N                             42                    
OELWEIN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT             41                    

...WISCONSIN...
MOUNT STERLING 1 SW                   40                    
ROCHESTER INTL AIRPORT                39                    

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

...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                    

...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                    

...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                    

...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                    

...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 IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT
HAS ENDED...

...NEBRASKA...
HASTINGS AIRPORT                      0.22                    
GRAND ISLAND AIRPORT                  0.14                    


SNOWFALL ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST WILL BEGIN TAPERING OFF FROM
WEST TO EAST AS THE LOW MOVES NORTHWARD INTO EASTERN CANADA BY
SATURDAY. LIGHT TO MODERATE LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS MAY CONTINUE
THROUGH THE WEEKEND DOWNWIND OF THE UPPER GREAT LAKES. ACROSS THE
ENTIRE REGION...EXPECT GENERALLY 2 TO 4 ADDITIONAL INCHES OF
SNOW...EXCEPT ACROSS THE UPPER PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN WHERE AS MUCH
AS 6 TO 12 ADDITIONAL INCHES MAY BE POSSIBLE. GUSTY WINDS ACROSS
THE UPPER MIDWEST AND UPPER GREAT LAKES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
TONIGHT...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.

SANTORELLI




Last Updated: 958 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2017