STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 2 FOR NORTHERN PLAINS AND UPPER GREAT LAKES
HEAVY SNOW EVENT
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
400 AM CDT SAT MAR 31 2018

...DEVELOPING STRONG CYCLONE IN 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

WINTER STORM WARNINGS EXTEND FROM NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA TO
NORTHERN WISCONSIN AND THE U.P. OF MICHIGAN AS WELL AS A FEW
COUNTIES IN CENTRAL MONTANA.

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

AT 300 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND
SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED A STRENGTHENING CYCLONE IN EASTERN
SOUTH DAKOTA WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 1007 MB...29.74 INCHES.
RADAR INDICATED MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWS ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN NORTH
DAKOTA AND EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA EXPANDING ACROSS MINNESOTA INTO
NORTHWEST WISCONSIN. MODERATE SNOW SHOWERS WERE CROSSING THE
MONTANA ROCKY MOUNTAINS AND ACROSS THE BIG HORNS OF NORTHERN
WYOMING AND DOWNWIND LOCATIONS. 

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM CDT SUN MAR
31 THROUGH 300 AM CDT 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                    
MOTLEY 1 NW                           5.0                    
MENAHGA 5 S                           4.5                    
MOORHEAD 2 N                          4.5                    
WADENA 1 N                            4.0                    
WILLOW RIVER                          4.0                    
NEW YORK MILLS                        3.5                    
MAPLE GROVE 3 SW                      3.0                    

...MONTANA...
STANFORD                              8.0                    
ULM 5 SSE                             4.0                    
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                    
NEW TOWN                              5.5                    
STANLEY                               5.0                    
WEST FARGO                            5.0                    
SEBEKA 4 N                            4.5                    
CASSELTON                             4.0                    
KILLDEER                              3.0                    
MINOT AFB                             3.0                    
SURREY                                3.0                    

...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                    

...NEBRASKA...
VALENTINE                             59                    

...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                    
BUFORD                                60                    
CENTENNIAL 14 NE                      60                    


THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA IS EXPECTED TO
MOVE QUICKLY EASTWARD INTO THE UPPER MS VALLEY REGION BY SATURDAY
MORNING...INTO THE UPPER LAKES REGION BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON...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 1000 AM CDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.

GALLINA