THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 3 FOR NORTHERN PLAINS AND GREAT LAKES HEAVY
SNOW
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
1100 AM EDT SAT MAR 31 2018
...STRENGTHENING CYCLONE IN THE NORTHERN PLAINS CREATING HEAVY
SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...
WINTER STORM WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEAST WISCONSIN AND
THE UPPER PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 1000 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND
SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED A STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE AREA
IN CENTRAL WISCONSIN NEAR LATITUDE 44.8 NORTH LONGTITUDE 90.3
WEST. ITS CENTRAL PRESSURE HAS FALLEN TO 1004 MB OR 29.65 INCHES
OF MERCURY. RADAR AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED SNOWS ACROSS
PORTIONS OF NORTHERN WISCONSIN AND NORTHERN MICHIGAN. SNOW IN
MICHIGAN WAS PARTICULARLY HEAVY, WITH 4.4 INCHES RECORDED ONE MILE
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF NORWAY MICHIGAN BETWEEN 8 AM AND 10:12 AM EDT.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM EDT FRI MAR
30 THROUGH 1000 AM EDT SAT MAR 31...
...MICHIGAN...
NORWAY 1 SSE 6.8
ARNOLD 4.0
ISHPEMING 5.6 NNW 3.6
NATIONAL MINE 4 SW 2.8
MENOMINEE 4.1 NW 2.5
MARQUETTE 2.3
GLADSTONE 2.0
GARDEN 1.8
NEGAUNEE 4 NE 1.8
GARDEN CORNERS 0.8 NW 1.6
WATTON 1.6
L'ANSE 17.8 SE 1.5
SAULT STE. MARIE 2.2 E 1.2
...WISCONSIN...
HAYWARD 2 W 10.5
MELLEN 18.6 SW 10.3
RHINELANDER 5.2 N 9.5
BUTTERNUT 5.9 SW 9.0
MC NAUGHTON 3 SSE 8.7
SPOONER 6.7 ENE 8.6
PHILLIPS 1.3 S 8.5
LADYSMITH 2.8 WNW 8.1
BRUCE 1.9 E 8.0
HAYWARD 9.2 NNE 8.0
MEDFORD 8.0
STONE LAKE 2 NW 8.0
CORNELL 4.1 W 7.0
...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...
...MINNESOTA...
SPENCER MUNICIPAL AIRPORT 49
STORM LAKE AIRPORT 47
CHEROKEE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT 45
LAKE BENTON 1 WNW 45
SIBLEY 2 NE 45
RUSHMORE 1 ENE 44
...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
...NORTH DAKOTA...
SOUIX GATEWAY AIRPORT 52
HURON REGIONAL AIRPORT 49
LAKE ANDES RAWS 48
MITCHELL MUNICIPAL AIRPORT 47
...NEBRASKA...
VALENTINE 59
...SOUTH DAKOTA...
ELLSWORTH AFB 7 NNE 62
RAPID CITY AIRPORT 61
...WISCONSIN...
MONROE 45
ARLINGTON 44
LONE ROCK AIRPORT 44
MINERAL POINT 44
REEDSBURG AIRPORT 40
...WYOMING...
GARRETT 11 SE 72
ARLINGTON 69
GARRETT 11 SSE 68
BORDEAUX 61
CENTENNIAL 15 NNE 61
BUFORD 60
CENTENNIAL 14 NE 60
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS
ENDED...
...MINNESOTA...
SANDSTONE 12.0
BARROWS 4 SE 11.0
ROCK CREEK 11.0
LITTLE FALLS 8 NE 10.6
PILLAGER 5.1 N 10.5
FORT RIPLEY 0.8 N 10.4
BRAINERD 1 NE 10.0
FINLAYSON 3 SSE 10.0
RUSH CITY 2.8 NE 10.0
CLARISSA 0.1 ESE 9.5
BRAHAM 0.7 ENE 9.1
BROWERVILLE 0.4 NW 8.5
...MONTANA...
CONDON 2.4 SE 8.5
STANFORD 8.0
LIVINGSTON 6.6 ESE 4.2
ULM 5 SSE 4.0
WILSALL 0.3 NW 4.0
BELT 6 SSW 3.0
BYNUM 17 WSW 1.5
GREAT FALLS 5 WSW 1.5
...NORTH DAKOTA...
BLABON 5 SSW 6.0
GLEN ULLIN 6.0
HOPE 5.4 WNW 6.0
NEW TOWN 5.5
STANLEY 5.0
WEST FARGO 5.0
ABERCROMBIE 0.2 NW 4.7
DURBIN 5.4 WNW 4.7
SEBEKA 4 N 4.5
CASSELTON 4.0
JAMESTOWN 4.0
OXBOW 1 S 3.4
MINOT AFB 3.0
THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA IS EXPECTED TO
MOVE QUICKLY EASTWARD INTO THE GREAT LAKES BY AFTERNOON AND INTO
SOUTHEASTERN CANADA SATURDAY NIGHT/SUNDAY. HEAVY SNOW TOTALS OF 4
TO 8 INCHES ARE LIKELY FROM NORTHEAST WISCONSIN AND NORTHERN
MICHIGAN BY SUNDAY MORNING. 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 PM EDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.
ROTH
Last Updated: 1228 PM EDT SAT MAR 31 2018