THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 5 FOR NORTHERN PLAINS TO UPPER MIDWEST WINTER
STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
900 AM CST TUE MAR 06 2018
...CORRECTED TO REMOVE ERRONEOUS ND SNOWFALL...
...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CONTINUES PRODUCING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS
FROM THE NORTHERN PLAINS TO THE GREAT LAKES...
BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON ACROSS THE DAKOTAS INTO
PARTS OF NORTHEAST NEBRASKA AND NORTHWESTERN IOWA.
HIGH WIND WARNINGS AND WIND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF
THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS AND THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF
THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY.
WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES SURROUND THE
BLIZZARD WARNINGS FROM NORTH DAKOTA TO SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA...AND
ARE ALSO IN EFFECT FROM PARTS OF WISCONSIN INTO PARTS OF UPPER AND
LOWER MICHIGAN.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 800 PM CST...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF
1000 MB...OR 29.53 INCHES...HAS TRACKED INTO CENTRAL IOWA THIS
MORNING. AN OCCLUDED FRONT EXTENDS EAST-SOUTHEAST FROM THE LOW
CENTER TO THE OHIO VALLEY AND TO THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS TO A
BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE. RADAR AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS
INDICATED A BAND OF MOSTLY LIGHT SNOW EXTENDED NORTHWEST OF THE
LOW CENTER FROM IOWA TO THE DAKOTAS. ANOTHER AREA OF LIGHT TO
MODERATE SNOW EXTENDED NORTH AND NORTHEAST OF THE LOW...FROM
SOUTHERN MINNESOTA TO MICHIGAN. WIND GUSTS OF 35-45 MPH HAVE BEEN
COMMON ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS. MEANWHILE...SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM SOUTH CAROLINA AND GEORGIA TO
SOUTHEAST TEXAS.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM CST SUN MAR
04 THROUGH 800 AM CST TUE MAR 06...
...IOWA...
WAUKON 6.0
ST ANSGAR 5.4
CLAYTON CENTER 5.0
RICEVILLE 5.0
SHELDON 5.0
DECORAH 5 ESE 4.9
MONONA WWTP 4.9
GARNER 4.8
FAYETTE 4.7
CHEROKEE 4.0
...ILLINOIS...
WINNSLOW 4.3 ESE 3.0
NORA 1 ESE 2.3
WOODSTOCK 2.0
ROCKFORD 1.9
STOCKTON 3 NNE 1.0
...MICHIGAN...
BENZONIA 5.3 S 5.8
BEULAH 7SSW 5.4
BEULAH 4 NNW 5.0
TIPPY DAM 5.0
WELLSTON 1N 5.0
WELLSTON 1 N 3.9
ARCADIA 4 NE 3.0
SCOTTVILLE 3 N 3.0
REED CITY WWTP 2.8
...MINNESOTA...
BLUFFTON 14.0
HILLSBORO 14.0
MENAHGA 14.0
NIMROD 13.5
SHEPHARD 4 SW 13.0
CASINO 4 ESE 12.7
MINNEOTA 10.6
FORT RIPLEY 1 NNW 10.5
NIMROD 2 SE 10.5
BRAINERD 10.3
MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL AP 4.4
...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...
...SOUTH DAKOTA...
RAPID CITY AIRPORT 41
...WYOMING...
GARRETT 11 SSE 71
ELK MOUNTAIN 3 NW 69
BUFORD 68
CHEYENNE 21 WSW 66
GLENDO 13 S 63
GRANITE SPRINGS RE 2 NE 63
PINE BLUFFS 61
BUFORD 2 WNW 60
WHITAKER 60
LARAMIE 13 WNW 51
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS
ENDED...
...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
BYNUM 10.5
RED LODGE 3 NE 10.5
BILLINGS 4 SW 10.0
COLUMBUS 10.0
RAPELJE 10.0
RED LODGE 1 S 10.0
...NORTH DAKOTA...
ELLENDALE 19.0
HILLSBORO 12.5
MAYVILLE 5 SE 11.0
MOFFIT 11.0
PORTLAND 11.0
EDGELEY 3 NW 10.0
MINOT 2 SSW 10.0
MINOT 2 SW 10.0
PLAZA 10.0
GRAND FORKS 6.2
LISBON 6.1
PEMBINA 6.1
LANKIN 6 E 6.0
PARSHALL 6.0
MICHIGAN 5.8
HOPE 5 WNW 5.7
DURBIN 5 WNW 5.5
LIDGERWOOD 5.5
WILLOW CITY 4.0
STARKWEATHER 2.5
...NEBRASKA...
PENDER 2.5
NORFOLK 5 S 2.1
GRETNA 3 ENE 1.5
...SOUTH DAKOTA...
LA BOLT 12.5
MILBANK 12.0
SISSETON 3 W 10.6
WHITE LAKE 9.8
ABERDEEN 3 E 9.2
BRUCE 5 W 9.0
CRAVENS CORNER 4 N 9.0
GREENWAY 5 ENE 9.0
JAVA 9.0
GARDEN CITY 4 S 8.0
WOONSOCKET 7.5
ABERDEEN 6.7
...WISCONSIN...
SARONA 2 E 10.5
TREGO 10.5
HAYWARD 9.3
RADISSON 9.0
ARCADIA 3 N 8.5
HAYWARD 2 W 8.3
WEST SALEM 8.3
WEST SALEM 1 WSW 8.3
ARCADIA 8.0
PRAIRIE DU CHIEN 5.5
EAU CLAIRE AP 4.3
MADISON 1 NE 4.0
SULLIVAN 4 SSE 3.6
BUTTERNUT 3 N 3.0
NWS LA CROSSE 3.0
ROCHESTER 2.5
...WYOMING...
HOG PARK RESERVOI 2 WNW 9.0
BATTLE LAKE 4 E 7.5
HOG PARK RESERVOIR 4 NW 7.5
THE OCCLUDED LOW PRESSURE CENTER WILL MOVE ACROSS THE MIDWEST
THROUGH TODAY WHILE A SECONDARY AREA OF LOW PRESSURE BEGINS TO
SLOWLY DEVELOP ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS AND SOUTHEAST. AS
SNOWFALL INTENSITY ACROSS THE PLAINS AND UPPER MIDWEST GRADUALLY
SUBSIDES...THE BAND OF STRONGER WIND GUSTS WILL SPREAD EAST INTO
MINNESOTA AND IOWA LATER TODAY AS THE LOW CENTER TRACKS EAST. A
FEW MORE INCHES OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS
AND THE UPPER MIDWEST AND BLOWING SNOW WILL LIKELY PERSIST THROUGH
THE DAY.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 300 PM CST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.
CARBIN
Last Updated: 1153 AM EST TUE MAR 06 2018