STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 3 FOR NORTHERN ROCKIES TO GREAT LAKES SNOW
STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
300 AM MDT TUE APR 03 2018

...LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER WESTERN KANSAS IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD
SNOW ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS INTO THE GREAT LAKES AND NORTHERN
NEW ENGLAND THE NEXT FEW DAYS... 

WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN ISSUED FROM
SOUTHEASTERN MONTANA ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS INTO THE WESTERN
GREAT LAKES

HIGH WIND WARNINGS HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR THE HIGH PLAINS OF EASTERN
COLORADO...SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA...AND WESTERN KANSAS

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

AT 200 AM MDT...THE MAIN CENTER OF A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
WAS LOCATED IN WESTERN KANSAS WITH SEA-LEVEL PRESSURE OF 989
MB...29.21 INCHES OF MERCURY...WITH A TRAILING LOW IN THE CENTRAL
COLORADO ROCKIES. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND
SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED AN AREA OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW
WAS EXPANDING EASTWARD ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS...NEBRASKA TO
SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA WITH MODERATE SNOWS AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT IN
THE COLORADO MOUNTAIN RANGES. ANOTHER AREA OF LIGHT TO MODERATE
SNOW WAS SEPARATED EAST INTO THE U.P. AND NORTHERN L.P. OF
MICHIGAN.  

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM MDT SUN APR
01 THROUGH 200 AM MDT MON APR 02...

...MINNESOTA...
ST. CLOUD 5 SSE                       5.5                    
PRINCETON 3 E                         4.0                    
STARBUCK                              4.0                    
ODESSA                                3.2                    
AVON 3 ESE                            3.0                    
CAMP RIPLEY 5 E                       2.6                    
DASSEL                                2.6                    
WHEATON                               2.0                    

...MONTANA...
FISHTAIL 18.1 SW                     19.0                    
GALLATIN GATEWAY 5 E                 11.0                    
CLYDE PARK                           10.0                    
LAVINA 10 E                          10.0                    
LIVINGSTON 6.6 ESE                   10.0                    
REXFORD                              10.0                    
YAAK                                 10.0                    
MELVILLE 4.7 W                        9.8                    
RED LODGE 1 S                         9.0                    

...NORTH DAKOTA...
ZEELAND                               5.5                    
ELLENDALE                             5.0                    
WESTFIELD                             4.5                    
ASHLEY 3 NE                           3.0                    
BOWMAN HALEY DAM 7 E                  2.5                    
GWINNER                               2.2                    

...NEBRASKA...
GORDON 6 N                            2.2                    

...SOUTH DAKOTA...
LEMMON                                6.2                    
KIDDER 5 WNW                          5.5                    
HECLA                                 5.0                    
SPEARFISH                             5.0                    
ARTAS 1 S                             4.5                    
ROY LAKE STATE PARK                   3.8                    
BOWDLE                                3.5                    
CUSTER                                3.0                    
LUDLOW                                3.0                    
MINA 2 NE                             3.0                    
POLLACK                               3.0                    
SISSETON                              3.0                    
WHITEWOOD 3 NE                        3.0                    
STURGIS 2 E                           2.0                    

...WISCONSIN...
FALUN 3 SW                            3.0                    
EAU CLAIRE                            2.5                    
RHINELANDER                           2.2                    
BALDWIN                               2.0                    
WAUSAU                                1.5                    

...WYOMING...
BEARTOOTH LAKE SNOTEL                16.0                    
BLACKWATER SNOTEL                    14.0                    
WOLVERINE SNOTEL                     14.0                    
SYLVAN LAKE SNOTEL                   13.0                    
EVENING STAR SNOTEL                  12.0                    
DARWIN RANCH                         11.0                    
PARKER PEAK SNOTEL                   11.0                    
THUMB DIVIDE SNOTEL                  11.0                    
TWO OCEAN PLATEAU SNOTEL             11.0                    
MARQUETTE SNOTEL                     10.0                    

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

...COLORADO...
EAGLE MOUNTAIN                        67                    
KENDALL MOUNTAIN                      57                    
EAGLE COUNTY RGNL AP                  56                    
GARFIELD COUNTY RGNL AP               52                    

...IDAHO...
CHINA POINT ITD I-15                  73                    
MOBURG CANYON                         73                    
BLUE DOME                             69                    
IDAHO FALLS ASOS                      68                    
MUD LAKE 8 SSW                        66                    
ABERDEEN 1 NE                         64                    
HOWE 1 ESE                            64                    
RAFT RIVER RAWS                       64                    
BIG SOUTHERN BUTTE                    63                    
HAZELTON 2 SW                         63                    
STERLING 3 NNW                        63                    
TABER 3 W                             63                    

...UTAH...
ODGEN PEAK                            77                    
HOGAN PASS (@SR-72)                   76                    
CENTRAL WASATCH PEAKS                 68                    
PETER SINKS RIM                       67                    
WINDY PEAK                            67                    
LOGANS SUMMIT                         66                    
DEER VALLEY/MOUNT BALDY               65                    
FREMOUNT ISLAND/MILLER HILL           62                    
PROMONTORY POINT                      62                    
POWDER MOUNTAIN                       61                    
SARATOGA SPRINGS                      61                    

...WYOMING...
SUMMIT - JACKSON RESORT               73                    
HILAND 16 S                           71                    
HOYT PEAK                             70                    
CENTENNIAL 15 NNE                     68                    
NE ESTERBROOK                         66                    
CHEYENNE 10 WSW (WYDOT)               65                    
I-80 MILE MARKER 142 WYDOT            63                    
RED CANYON                            63                    
ROCK RIVER 1 S                        62                    
WHITAKER 1 NNW                        62                    
CRYSTAL LAKE CAMP 8 ESE               61                    


THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MAINTAIN STRENGTH AS IT
MOVES OFF THE ROCKIES INTO KANSAS AND THE LOWER MISSOURI RIVER
VALLEY MIDDAY TUESDAY. AS THE LOW REACHES THE CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI
RIVER VALLEY AND GREAT LAKES LATE TUESDAY INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY THE
LOW WILL DEEPEN FURTHER STRENGTHENED BY A PUSH OF COLDER ARCTIC
AIR FROM NORTHERN PLAINS AS WELL AS WARM AIR AND MOISTURE FROM THE
LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY AIDING IN MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW
PRODUCTION. THIS ALONG WITH SLOWER STORM MOTION WILL ALLOW FOR A
RANGE OF SNOW FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST...TO 15
INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE OVER THE CENTRAL
GREAT LAKES. STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THE STORM
PARTICULARLY NEAR THE LOW ITSELF ACROSS KANSAS THROUGH TODAY. 

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 900 AM MDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.

GALLINA