STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 1 FOR NORTHERN PLAINS AND UPPER GREAT LAKES
HEAVY SNOW EVENT
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
1100 PM EDT FRI MAR 30 2018

...DEVELOPING STRONG CYCLONE OVER NORTHERN PLAINS WITH HEAVY SNOW
AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS... 

BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT IN THE TRI-STATE AREA OF NORTH AND
SOUTH DAKOTA AND WESTERN MINNESOTA AS WELL AS A FEW COUNTIES IN
CENTRAL MONTANA

WINTER STORM WARNINGS EXTEND FROM NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA TO
NORTHERN WISCONSIN AND THE U.P. OF MICHIGAN

WINTER WEATHER ADVIRSORIES SURROUND WARNINGS CURRENTLY IN EFFECT
AS WELL AS A LARGE PORTION OF CENTRAL NEBRASKA

FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AT 1000 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND
SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED A DEVELOPING CYCLONE NORTH OF THE
BLACK HILLS WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 1007 MB...29.74 INCHES.
RADAR ECHOES ARE RELATED WITH SNOWS MORE RELATED TO THE WELL
DEFINED MID-LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTERED OVER WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA.
RADARS AND OBSERVATIONS INDICATED THE WAVE PRODUCED A SHIELD OF
LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWS AND COVERED MUCH OF NORTH DAKOTA INTO
WESTERN MINNESOTA AND ANGLED BACK ACROSS NORTH AND WESTERN SOUTH
DAKOTA INTO NORTHEASTERN WYOMING. A SEPARATE SHRINKING SHIELD OF
MODERATE SNOW ASSOCIATED WITH THE FIRST ROUND OVERNIGHT THIS
MORNING THROUGH TODAY WITH TOTALS LISTED BELOW. 

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM EDT SUN MAR
31 THROUGH 1000 PM EDT THU MAR 31...

...MICHIGAN...
NATIONAL MINE 4 SW                    2.8                    
MARQUETTE                             2.3                    
GLADSTONE                             2.0                    

...MINNESOTA...
CORMORANT 5 NNW                       6.5                    
HAWLEY                                6.5                    
DETROIT LAKES                         6.0                    
DUNVILLA 4 W                          5.3                    
PELICAN RAPIDS 6.3 NW                 5.3                    
MENAHGA 5 S                           4.5                    
MOORHEAD 2 N                          4.5                    
WADENA 1 N                            4.0                    
WILLOW RIVER                          4.0                    
NEW YORK MILLS                        3.5                    

...MONTANA...
STANFORD                              8.0                    
BELT 6 SSW                            3.0                    
BYNUM 17 WSW                          1.5                    
GREAT FALLS 5 WSW                     1.5                    

...NORTH DAKOTA...
BLADON                                6.0                    
GLEN ULLIN                            6.0                    
HOPE 5.4 WNW                          6.0                    
WEST FARGO                            5.0                    
NEW TOWN                              4.5                    
SEBEKA 4 N                            4.5                    
CASSELTON                             4.0                    
KILLDEER                              3.0                    
MINOT AFB                             3.0                    
SURREY                                3.0                    
ABERCROMIE 0.2 NW                     2.8                    

...WISCONSIN...
MINOCQUA                              1.5                    
TOMAHAWK 8 N                          1.5                    

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

...MONTANA...
INVERNESS 2 E                         61                    
JOPLIN 14 NNW                         61                    
MARYSVILLE 7 E                        59                    
RUDYARD CWOP 11 S                     59                    
DEEP CREEK RAWS                       58                    
THE KNEES 3 SSE                       58                    
BOULDER HILL                          56                    
RIDGEWAY 12 S                         56                    
REED POINT 2 W                        55                    
BIDDLE 6 SSW                          54                    

...SOUTH DAKOTA...
ELLSWORTH AFB 7 NNE                   62                    
RAPID CITY AIRPORT                    61                    

...WYOMING...
GARRETT 11 SE                         72                    
ARLINGTON                             69                    
GARRETT 11 SSE                        68                    
BORDEAUX                              61                    
CENTENNIAL 15 NNE                     61                    
CENTENNIAL 14 NE                      59                    
BUFORD                                58                    


THE STRENGTHENING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS IS
EXPECTED TO MOVE QUICKLY EASTWARD INTO THE UPPER MS VALLEY REGION
BY SATURDAY MORNING...ACROSS THE UPPER LAKES REGION SATURDAY
AFTERNOON AND INTO SOUTHEASTERN CANADA SATURDAY NIGHT/SUNDAY.
HEAVY SNOW TOTALS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE LIKELY FROM SOUTHEASTERN
NORTH DAKOTA---FAR NORTHEASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA---CENTRAL
MINNESOTA---CENTRAL TO NORTHERN WISCONSIN AND ACROSS THE UPPER
PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN THROUGH SATURDAY. LOCALLY HEAVIER TOTALS IN
EXCESS OF A FOOT POSSIBLE WHERE SNOW BANDS MAXIMIZE ACROSS THESE
AREAS.  

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 500 AM EDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.

GALLINA