THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 2 FOR NORTHERN PLAINS TO UPPER MIDWEST WINTER
STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
300 PM CST MON MAR 05 2018
...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CONTINUES TO DEVELOP BANDS OF MODERATE TO
HEAVY SNOW ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST INTO NORTHERN PLAINS...
BLIZZARD WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT THROUGH THE AFTERNOON FROM
PARTS OF EASTERN MONTANA ACROSS THE DAKOTAS INTO PARTS OF
NORTHEAST NEBRASKA
WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
FROM EASTERN MONTANA ACROSS THE DAKOTAS AND INTO MUCH OF THE UPPER
MIDWEST
HIGH WIND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE NORTHERN HIGH
PLAINS
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 200 PM CST...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF
999 MB...OR 29.50 INCHES...WAS DRIFTING NORTHWARD ACROSS WESTERN
IOWA TO NEAR THE SOUTHWEST BORDER OF MINNESOTA. AN OCCLUDED FRONT
AND A COLD FRONT EXTENDED SOUTH AND SOUTHWESTWARD FROM THE LOW
CENTER INTO TEXAS WITH A WARM FRONT EXTENDING SOUTHEAST TOWARD THE
SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND
SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED BANDS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW
FORMED IN THE PAST FEW HOURS EAST OF THE LOW CENTER AND AHEAD OF
AN INVERTED TROUGH ACROSS MUCH OF IOWA...MINNESOTA...AND ACROSS
THE EASTERN PART OF THE DAKOTAS. THERE WERE EVEN REPORTS OF
THUNDERSNOW ACROSS SOUTHERN MINNESOTA INTO NORTHEASTERN IOWA WHERE
EASTERLY WINDS WERE GUSTING TO OVER 50 MPH. BEHIND THE LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM AND THE INVERTED TROUGH...THE SNOW HAD BECOME
LIGHTER AND MORE SCATTERED IN NATURE. STRONG WEST TO
NORTHWESTERLY WINDS CONTINUED TO EXTEND ACROSS MUCH OF THE
NORTHERN PLAINS INTO THE FOOTHILLS OF THE ROCKIES WHERE 70 MPH
WIND GUSTS HAD BEEN OBSERVED.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM CST SUN MAR
04 THROUGH 200 PM CST MON MAR 05...
...IOWA...
LOWDEN 3.0
INDEPENDENCE 1.2
ELKADER 6 SSW 0.7
...MINNESOTA...
MENAHGA 11.0
W MENAHGA 10.8
NIMROD 2 SE 10.5
LEADER 5 E 8.0
NIMROD 8.0
FORT RIPLEY 1 N 7.4
KARLSTAD 7.0
LAKE BRONSON 7.0
PARK RAPIDS 10 S 7.0
CASINO 4 ESE 6.7
BADGER 6.0
HALLOCK 6.0
BRAINERD 5.0
PINE RIVER 2 W 5.0
CAMP RIPLEY 4 E 3.4
GREENBUSH 2.8
...MONTANA...
HINSDALE 5 SW 15.0
ZORTMAN 15.0
GLASGOW 13.8
SILVER GATE 2 NE 13.0
RYEGATE 18 NNW 12.2
HELL CREEK REC ARE 7 SW 12.0
MALTA 36 S 12.0
NW OPHEIM 12.0
WINNETT 12.0
RED LODGE 3 NE 10.5
BILLINGS 4 SW 10.0
COLUMBUS 10.0
RAPELJE 10.0
RED LODGE 1 S 10.0
OPHEIM 12 SSE 9.2
MOLT 6 SSW 9.0
MALTA 8.0
PARK CITY 8.0
...NORTH DAKOTA...
HILLSBORO 12.5
PORTLAND 11.0
EDGELEY 3 NW 10.0
FARGO 3 N 9.0
KULM 9.0
FRONTIER 8.0
MAYVILLE 5 SE 8.0
WILLISTON 8.0
ARGUSVILLE 7.0
FINLEY 7.0
CRAVENS CORNER 4 N 5.0
EUREKA 5.0
ROSCOE 5.0
MICHIGAN 4.3
MAYVILLE 1 W 4.1
...SOUTH DAKOTA...
CRAVENS CORNER 4 N 9.0
GARDEN CITY 4 S 8.0
SPINK COLONY 6.0
TOLSTOY 6 N 6.0
...WYOMING...
HOG PARK RESERVOI 2 WNW 9.0
BATTLE LAKE 4 E 7.5
HOG PARK RESERVOIR 4 NW 7.5
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SLEET IN INCHES FROM 700 AM CST SUN MAR 04
THROUGH 200 PM CST MON MAR 05...
...IOWA...
FAYETTE 2 NNW 0.60
...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...
...COLORADO...
GOLD HILL 2 SSE 74
BUCKEYE 4 E 67
BURLINGTON CO AIRPORT 66
GOLD HILL 3 E 64
PLEASANT VIEW 63
BOULDER 1 E 61
...KANSAS...
GOODLAND 60
LOGAN 60
...MINNESOTA...
ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL 60
WASECA 1SSE 57
WELLS 3 ESE 55
CANNON FALLS 7SSE 51
WASECA AIRPORT 51
...NEBRASKA...
NORTH PLATTE 4 E 72
SCOTTSBLUFF 65
SCOTTSBLUFF 3 NW 65
LEXINGTON AIRPORT 61
MCCOOK AIRPORT 61
VALENTINE 1 S 60
CRESCENT LAKE NWR 59
...SOUTH DAKOTA...
SCENIC 3 NNW 70
WASTA 3 NW 68
CACTUS FLAT 4 E 67
MIDLAND 66
WASTA 66
WANBLEE 7 E 65
BUFFALO 1 N 63
ELLSWORTH AFB 63
MIDLAND 1 NE 63
RED ELM 1 WSW 63
BEAR BUTTE STATE 62
BEAR BUTTE STATE 5 SSE 62
RALPH 7 NNE 62
FAITH 1 NNE 61
MISSION 15 SSE 61
PARMELEE 6 W 61
FAITH 60
BULLHEAD 59
CACTUS FLAT 59
...WYOMING...
GARRETT 11 SSE 71
ELK MOUNTAIN 3 NW 69
BUFORD 68
BUFORD 7 NE 66
CHEYENNE 21 WSW 66
GLENDO 13 S 63
GRANITE SPRINGS RE 2 NE 63
CHEYENNE 16 WSW 62
CHEYENNE 10 SW 61
PINE BLUFFS 61
BUFORD 2 WNW 60
WHITAKER 60
THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO REACH PEAK INTENSITY THIS
EVENING AS THE CENTER MEANDERS ACROSS WESTERN IOWA THROUGH
TONIGHT. COLD AIR WRAPPING AROUND THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS
EXPECTED TO CHANGE THE RAIN OVER TO SNOW ACROSS IOWA INTO TONIGHT.
THE TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT AROUND THE STORM CENTER AND ON EITHER
SIDE OF THE INVERTED TROUGH WILL CONTINUE TO BRING STRONG WIND
GUSTS ACROSS MUCH OF THE MIDWEST INTO MUCH OF THE DAKOTAS THROUGH
TONIGHT. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 6 INCHES ARE
FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN PLAINS WITH 6 TO 8 INCHES POSSIBLE OVER
THE UPPER MIDWEST AND LESSER AMOUNTS OVER THE GREAT LAKES THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF TUESDAY
MORNING AS THE STORM WEAKENS AND MOVES FARTHER AWAY INTO THE LOWER
GREAT LAKES.
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.
KONG
Last Updated: 459 PM EST MON MAR 05 2018