THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 1 FOR CENTRAL TO NORTHERN PLAINS BLIZZARD
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
400 AM CDT FRI APR 13 2018
...LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEVELOPING OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS IS
EXPECTED TO SPREAD HEAVY SNOW AND HIGH WINDS ACROSS THE NORTHERN
PLAINS AS HEAVY RAIN THREAT INCREASES ACROSS THE MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS...
BLIZZARD WARNINGS HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR A LARGE PORTION OF THE
NORTHERN PLAINS INTO THE CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS.
WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
ACROSS MUCH OF THE NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS INTO PARTS OF THE NORTHERN
AND CENTRAL ROCKIES.
WINTER STORM WATCHES AND WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FROM
PARTS OF THE CENTRAL PLAINS INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST AND MUCH OF
MICHIGAN.
HIGH WIND WARNINGS AND WIND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT ACROSS MUCH
OF THE CENTRAL PLAINS INTO PARTS OF TEXAS AND NEW MEXICO.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 300 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF AN INTENSIFYING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
WITH ESTIMATED SEA-LEVEL PRESSURE OF 985 MB...29.09 INCHES OF
MERCURY...WAS MOVING SLOWING ACROSS NORTHERN KANSAS. A STATIONARY
FRONT WITH A SHARP TEMPERATURE GRADIENT EXTENDED FROM WEST TO EAST
THROUGH THE LOW PRESSURE CENTER INTO THE OHIO VALLEY. ANOTHER
STATIONARY FRONT WAS ORIENTED ALONG THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE
NORTHERN ROCKIES. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND
SURFACE OBSERVATIONS SHOWED THAT AREAS OF SNOW WERE MOVING
NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS BEHIND THE
STATIONARY FRONT WHERE COLD AIR CONTINUED TO FEED IN FROM A HIGH
PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER CANADA. MEANWHILE...SOME THUNDERSTORMS WERE
FORMING IN THE COLD AIR MASS OVER NORTHERN IOWA AND NORTHERN
NEBRASKA.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM CDT TUE MAR
20 THROUGH 300 AM CDT FRI MAR 23...
...MONTANA...
BRACKETT CREEK SNOTEL 10.0
CONRAD 10.0
CLOVER MEADOW SNOTEL 8.0
GALLATIN GATEWAY 5 E 8.0
SHOWER FALLS SNOTEL 8.0
ROCKER PEAK SNOTEL 7.0
JEFFERS 1 SSW 6.8
CHOTEAU 6.5
EAST HELENA 7 ENE 6.5
BOULDER MTN SNOTEL 6.0
LICK CREEK SNOTEL 6.0
SACAJAWEA SNOTEL 6.0
TIZER BASIN SNOTEL 6.0
GREAT FALLS 5 WSW 5.5
ALBRO LAKE SNOTEL 5.0
...UTAH...
ALTA 10.0
BRIGHTON 10.0
...WASHINGTON...
MALO 10 WNW 4.5
...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...
...ARIZONA...
TWO GUNS 1 W 62
WINSLOW 1 W 62
HEBER-OVERGAARD 61
SHOW LOW 3 NE 59
ROOSEVELT 1 W 50
...CALIFORNIA...
BURNS CANYON 84
INDEPENDENCE 5 NW 77
WHITEWATER RAWS (2 N) 69
CASTAIC LAKE 6 SSW 68
MOJAVE AIRPORT 67
WHITAKER PEAK 65
WAREN SIDING MOJAVE 63
VOLCAN MOUNTAIN 61
CARPINTERIA 6 ENE 60
DESERT HOT SPRING 5 WSW 60
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND CENTR 60
JOSHUA TREE LAKE 3 NNW 59
THOUSAND PALMS (5 NNE) 59
CACHE CREEK CHP ON 58 58
DAGGETT 5 E 58
...IDAHO...
IDAHOME INTERCHANGE ITD 64
BLUE DOME 62
MINIDOKA 6 NW 62
OWINZA 5 N 61
POCATELLO AIRPORT 60
TABER 3 W 60
TOM CAT SUMMIT 60
CRATERS OF MOON 20 ESE 59
MUD LAKE 8 SSW 59
TERRETON 1 E 59
POTTER BUTTE 58
IDAHO FALLS 1 NW 57
MONTEVIEW 11 WSW 57
TIMMERMAN HILL 57
ATOMIC CITY 8 NNW 55
...NEVADA...
MOREY CREEK RAWS 67
SPRING GULCH RAWS 66
RUBY VALLEY RAWS 63
COAL MINE CANYON N7NNV 61
WARM SPRINGS SUMMIT CEM 61
BEATTY RV PARK 35 ENE 59
MERCURY 36 N 58
...UTAH...
TRIAL LK 96
HANNA 84
SUNDANCE 84
RICHFIELD 80
CEDAR CITY 75
SNYDERVILLE 75
KEETLEY 73
MONROE 72
NORDIC VLY 72
WENDOVER 72
SANDY 70
SALINE 66
BURNTFORK 64
LUCIN 64
MILLS 64
...WYOMING...
CHURCH BUTTES 50
THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER NORTHERN KANSAS WILL CONTINUE TO
INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES SLOWLY TOWARD THE MIDWEST DURING THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS. HEAVY SNOW AND INCREASING NORTHERLY WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO RESULT IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS A LARGE PORTION
OF THE NORTHERN PLAINS TODAY INTO TONIGHT. BY SATURDAY...MUCH OF
THE SNOW SHOULD MOVE INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST AS FREEZING RAIN IS
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE CENTRAL GREAT LAKES EASTWARD INTO
INTERIOR NEW ENGLAND NORTH OF THE SHARP STATIONARY FRONT. FARTHER
SOUTH...MOISTURE FEEDING IN FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO WILL INCREASE
THE THREAT OF HEAVY RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY THROUGH SATURDAY AS A STRONG COLD FRONT APPROACHES. TOTAL
SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO LOCALLY 18 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE
ACROSS NORTHERN NEBRASKA AND SOUTH DAKOTA INTO NORTHERN WISCONSIN
AND THE CENTRAL GREAT LAKES THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. ON THE
SOUTHERN FLANK OF THE SNOW...ICE COULD ACCUMULATE UP TO HALF AN
INCH FROM THE UPPER MIDWEST EASTWARD ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES TOWARD
INTERIOR NEW ENGLAND THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
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.
KONG
Last Updated: 520 AM EDT FRI APR 13 2018