THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 4 FOR NORTHERN ROCKIES TO GREAT LAKES SNOW
STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
1000 AM CDT TUE APR 03 2018
...CORRECTED TO CHANGE SURFACE PRESSURE TO 997 MB...
...LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WILL TRACK
NORTHEAST TOWARD THE GREAT LAKES WITH HEAVY SNOW SPREADING FROM
MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN INTO NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN...
WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FROM EASTERN
SOUTH DAKOTA AND EASTERN NEBRASKA TO NORTHERN IOWA...SOUTHERN
MINNESOTA...WISCONSIN...AND MICHIGAN.
FLASH FLOOD WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FROM EASTERN ILLINOIS ACROSS
CENTRAL INDIANA INTO OHIO AND PARTS OF SOUTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA AND
NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA
HIGH WIND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE HIGH PLAINS OF EASTERN
COLORADO...SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA...WESTERN KANSAS...AND PORTIONS OF
THE OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 900 AM CDT...LOW PRESSURE WAS CONSOLIDATING FROM NORTHEAST
OKLAHOMA INTO WESTERN MISSOURI WITH A SEA-LEVEL PRESSURE OF 997
MB...29.44 INCHES OF MERCURY. A TRAILING COLD FRONT WAS SURGING
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS AND A WARM FRONT EXTENDED EAST OF
THE LOW TO THE OHIO VALLEY. RADAR AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS
INDICATED AN AREA OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW EXPANDING EASTWARD
FROM THE NORTHERN PLAINS...FROM EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA AND SOUTHERN
MINNESOTA INTO WISCONSIN. HEAVY RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE
OCCURRING ALONG THE WARM FRONT...FROM ILLINOIS INTO OHIO.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM CDT SUN APR
01 THROUGH 900 AM CDT TUE APR 03...
...IOWA...
ROCK VALLEY 6.0
ROCK RAPIDS 4.5
CLEGHORN 4 N 4.0
AKRON 3.0
REMSEN NO. 2 2.8
SPIRIT LAKE 2.4
SHELDON 2.0
CHEROKEE 1.5
HOSPERS 1.1
...MICHIGAN...
MENOMINEE 4 WNW 2.6
...MINNESOTA...
PAYNESVILLE 1SSW 5.5
ST. CLOUD 5 SSE 5.5
CARLOS 3WSW 5.0
JACKSON 5.0
NORTH ST. PAUL 1WNW 5.0
ELK RIVER 4.8
MENDOTA HGTS 2WNW 4.8
OTSEGO 2 ESE 4.8
DASSEL 4.3
KIMBALL 3N 4.3
...NEBRASKA...
NEWPORT 5.0
VERDEL 6 SSE 4.5
BLOOMFIELD 4.1
VALENTINE 1 S 2.7
VALENTINE 1 W 2.7
VALENTINE 2.5
VALENTINE 30 S 2.5
GORDON 6 N 2.2
NELIGH 2.0
SE ANSELMO 1.0
...SOUTH DAKOTA...
BELLE FOURCHE RES 1 SSE 9.5
DOWNTOWN SPEARFISH 8.3
BUFFALO 26 NW 8.0
DOWNTOWN STURGIS 8.0
NEWELL 3 ENE 8.0
WHITEWOOD 4 NNW 7.8
DOWNTOWN BELLE FOURCHE 7.5
DOWNTOWN SPEARFIS 7 NNW 7.4
WAKONDA 7.0
LEMMON 6.2
...WISCONSIN...
HOLCOMBE 5.0
MENOMONIE 4.0
RIVER FALLS 1SW 4.0
RHINELANDER 3.6
LADYSMITH 2WNW 3.5
EAU CLAIRE 2.5
WAUSAU 2.4
STURGEON BAY 2.3
BALDWIN 2.0
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
700 AM CDT SUN APR 01 THROUGH 900 AM CDT TUE APR 03...
...IOWA...
DUBUQUE REGIONAL ARPT 0.01
STRAWBERRY POINT 0.00
...WISCONSIN...
ELLENBORO 4 W 0.01
...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
...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
...WYOMING...
CRYSTAL LAKE CAM 10 ESE 75
SUMMIT - JACKSON RESORT 73
HORSE CREEK 12 SSE 72
HILAND 16 S 71
HOYT PEAK 70
CENTENNIAL 15 NNE 68
NE ESTERBROOK 66
CHEYENNE 10 WSW 65
CHEYENNE 10 WSW (WYDOT) 65
I-80 MILE MARKER 142 WYDOT 63
RED CANYON 63
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS
ENDED...
...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
FORT SMITH 1 ENE 7.7
BROADUS 10 W 5.5
ASHLAND 12 E 5.0
COLSTRIP 1 N 5.0
ASHLAND 10 ESE 4.5
EKALAKA 9 WNW 3.0
...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
...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
STORY 1 W 11.0
THUMB DIVIDE SNOTEL 11.0
TWO OCEAN PLATEAU SNOTEL 11.0
MARQUETTE SNOTEL 10.0
THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY STRENGTHEN AS IT
CROSSES THE CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY AND MOVES TOWARD THE
GREAT LAKES THROUGH LATE TODAY INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY. A PUSH OF
COLDER ARCTIC AIR AND HIGH WINDS WILL SPREAD SOUTH ACROSS THE
GREAT PLAINS IN THE WAKE OF THE LOW. SOMEWHAT WARMER AIR AND
MOISTURE FROM THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY WILL BE LIFTED
ACROSS THE WARM FRONT AND INTO THE LOW CIRCULATION TO SUPPORT
HEAVY SNOW OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST WITH LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE OVER THE CENTRAL GREAT LAKES. ALONG AND
SOUTH OF THE WARM FRONT AND AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT...FROM THE
MIDWEST TO THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY...STRONG TO SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ALONG WITH THE CHANCE FOR HEAVY RAIN
AND FLODDING ACROSS PARTS OF THE OHIO VALLEY.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 400 PM CDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.
CARBIN
Last Updated: 1150 AM EDT TUE APR 03 2018