THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 12 FOR NORTHERN U.S. WINTER STORM AND
SOUTHERN U.S. HEAVY RAIN
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
1000 PM CDT SUN APR 15 2018

...SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN CONTINUE OVER THE UPPER MIDWEST AND
GREAT LAKES REGION WHILE HEAVY RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS STREAM
NORTHWARD ACROSS THE CAROLINAS INTO THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS
TOWARD THE GREAT LAKES...

BLIZZARD WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF NORTHERN WISCONSIN.

WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
FOR THE NORTHERN PORTION OF UPPER MIDWEST INTO THE GREAT
LAKES...AND ACROSS MUCH OF NEW ENGLAND.

FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS...WESTERN NEW YORK...AND FROM
THE NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC UP TOWARD THE CATSKILLS.

HIGH WIND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF NEW YORK. WIND
ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF NEW ENGLAND AND ACROSS THE
INTERIOR SOUTHEASTERN U.S.

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

AT 900 PM CDT...A NEW LOW PRESSURE CENTER WITH A MINIMUM PRESSURE
OF 999 MB...29.50 INCHES OF MERCURY...WAS DEVELOPING OVER WESTERN
NORTH CAROLINA ALONG A COLD FRONT AND BECAME INCREASINGLY DOMINANT
OVER THE LOW PRESSURE CENTER THAT CONTINUED TO WEAKEN OVER THE
LOWER GREAT LAKES.  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS AND SURFACE
OBSERVATIONS SHOWED A RATHER EXPANSIVE AREA OF MODERATE TO HEAVY
RAIN WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS STREAMING NORTHWARD ACROSS THE
CAROLINAS INTO THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS TOWARD THE GREAT LAKES. 
MEANWHILE...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WITH EMBEDDED HEAVY SNOW
CONTINUED FALLING OVER THE UPPER MIDWEST INTO THE CENTRAL GREAT
LAKES ESPECIALLY AROUND THE ARROWHEAD OF MINNESOTA AS COLD AIR
REMAINED IN PLACE TO THE NORTH AND WEST OF THE WEAKENING SURFACE
LOW.  SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WERE LOCATED IN NORTHERN LOWER
MICHIGAN...AS WELL AS OVER NORTHERN NEW YORK AND VARIOUS LOCATIONS
IN NEW ENGLAND WHERE COLD AIR REMAINED TRAPPED TO THE NORTH OF A
STATIONARY FRONT.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 400 AM CDT THU APR
12 THROUGH 900 PM CDT SUN APR 15...

...IOWA...
RUTHVEN                              16.0                    
LEDYARD                              14.0                    
ALGONA 2 S                           13.0                    
HANLONTOWN                           10.0                    
PETERSON                             10.0                    
RODMAN 5 SSW                          9.7                    
SWEA CITY 4 WNW                       9.5                    
BADGER 3 NW                           8.1                    
GARNER                                8.0                    
NORTHWOOD 1 SW                        6.9                    
HOSPERS 1 N                           6.8                    
SIOUX CITY                            6.5                    
WESLEY                                6.5                    

...MICHIGAN...
BOYNE FALLS 2 SW                     17.0                    
ELMIRA                               17.0                    
ELLSWORTH                            16.0                    
VANDERBILT 1 E                       15.0                    
BELLAIRE                             14.0                    
CENTRAL LAKE                         14.0                    
EAST JORDAN 1 WSW                    14.0                    
EASTPORT                             13.5                    
WOLVERINE                            13.5                    
GAYLORD 2 E                          13.0                    
BOYNE FALLS                          12.0                    
DAGGETT 1 ENE                        11.0                    
MARQUETTE                             7.5                    

...MINNESOTA...
HENNAPIN                             22.0                    
FRIDLEY                              20.0                    
MINNEAPOLIS 2 NE                     20.0                    
MILAN                                19.0                    
CURRIE 4 N                           18.0                    
MARSHALL 0.6 S                       17.8                    
CLARKFIELD                           17.5                    
LYND 2 SSW                           17.5                    
CHRISTIE 3 SE                        17.0                    
NEILLSVILLE 4 NNE                    17.0                    
PRAY 9 E                             17.0                    
VICTORIA 1 SW                        16.6                    
BROWNTON                             16.0                    
WATERTOWN                            15.8                    
REDWOOD FALLS                        15.7                    
HANSKA                               15.5                    
PLYMOUTH                             15.5                    
FARMINGTON                           15.0                    
SOUTH ST. PAUL                       15.0                    

...SOUTH DAKOTA...
OKREEK 10 SSW                        20.0                    
WINNER 2 ESE                         20.0                    
HURON 1 NE                           19.0                    
CLEAR LAKE                           18.0                    
KENNEBEC                             16.5                    
HURON RGNL ARPT                      15.6                    
TEA 1 SE                             15.0                    
SIOUX FALLS NWS                      14.3                    
BURKE 4 SW                           14.1                    
AMES 6 NE                            14.0                    
MADISON                              14.0                    
KADOKA                               13.6                    

...WISCONSIN...
TIGERTON                             29.9                    
SHIOCTON                             29.0                    
SOBIESKI                             29.0                    
IOLA 4 N                             28.5                    
WESTON                               27.0                    
LENA 4 NE                            22.0                    
SUAMICO                              22.0                    
ASHWAUBENON/GREEN BAY NWS            20.6                    
BRUSSELS                             20.0                    
CANBY                                19.0                    
BELLEVUE                             18.6                    
PLOVER                               18.1                    

...SELECTED PRELIMINARY STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 400 AM
CDT THU APR 12 THROUGH 900 PM CDT SUN APR 15...

...FLORIDA...
PANAMA CITY ARPT                      2.99                    
LIVE OAK                              2.56                    
CHIPLEY                               2.50                    

...GEORGIA...
AMCON 5 WSW                           2.85                    
PRESTON                               2.47                    
MORRIS 2 NW                           2.45                    
COLUMBUS METRO ARPT                   2.40                    
ATLANTA HARTSFIELD-JACKSON ARPT       1.09                    

...ILLINOIS...
JACKSONVILLE                          2.15                    

...INDIANA...
SOUTH BEND INTL ARPT                  2.11                    
MARENGO                               1.63                    

...KENTUCKY...
STEARNS 5 W                           3.29                    
BILLOWS                               2.79                    
SOMERSET-PULASKI CO ARPT              2.14                    
LONDON-CORBIN ARPT                    2.03                    

...OHIO...
ROCKBRIDGE 4 W                        2.88                    
CHILLICOTHE ROSS CO ARPT              2.15                    
COLUMBUS INTL ARPT                    2.02                    

...TENNESSEE...
PIKEVILLE                             3.69                    
CROSSVILLE MEMORIAL-WHITSON ARPT      3.32                    
MEMPHIS INTL ARPT                     3.02                    
GERMANTOWN                            2.91                    
OAKLAND 1.3 NE                        2.80                    
BELLS 2 SW                            2.69                    
BARTLETT 1.3 ENE                      2.39                    
JACKSON 5.6 NE                        2.30                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SLEET IN INCHES FROM 400 AM CDT THU APR 12
THROUGH 900 PM CDT SUN APR 15...

...MICHIGAN...
EAST JORDAN 2 NW                      2.10                    
FREESOIL                              2.00                    
MCBRIDE                               2.00                    
INDIAN RIVER                          1.40                    
BYRON CENTER                          1.30                    
REED CITY                             1.20                    
MUSKEGON                              1.00                    
ADA 2 W                               0.80                    
EAST GRAND RAPIDS                     0.50                    

...VERMONT...
SOUTH BURLINGTON 1 NE                 0.60                    
EAST BARRE 1 SW                       0.20                    

...WISCONSIN...
HARTFORD 1 E                          1.50                    
MAYVILLE                              1.00                    
SUN PRAIRIE                           1.00                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
400 AM CDT THU APR 12 THROUGH 900 PM CDT SUN APR 15...

...INDIANA...
SALEM CENTER 2 ENE                    0.20                    
FREMONT 3 W                           0.05                    

...MICHIGAN...
MIDLAND                               0.63                    
EDGEMONT PARK 2 N/LANSING ASOS        0.45                    
HOPKINS 4 SSE                         0.40                    
ALBION                                0.33                    
EATON RAPIDS                          0.25                    
HOLLAND 1 ENE                         0.25                    
IRVING 2 SSW                          0.25                    
LIVONIA 5 SSE                         0.25                    
LAKE ODESSA                           0.23                    
CASCADE 2 SSW/GRAND RAPIDS            0.21                    

...NEW YORK...
LOWVILLE                              1.00                    
CROGHAN 6 N                           0.40                    
ELMA 2 WNW                            0.31                    
AKRON 2 S                             0.25                    
CHESHIRE                              0.25                    
EAGLE BAY 1 ENE                       0.25                    
HAMBURG                               0.25                    
BROCKPORT                             0.22                    
BUFFALO AIRPORT                       0.20                    
ROCHESTER 5 N                         0.20                    
WEBSTER                               0.19                    

...OHIO...
PIONEER 2 E                           0.10                    

...WISCONSIN...
BELGIUM                               0.10                    
CUDAHY                                0.10                    
KENOSHA                               0.10                    
WIND POINT                            0.10                    

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

...COLORADO...
CAMPO 4 SW                            79                    
SPRINGFIELD 8 S                       76                    
BURLINGTON CO AIRPORT                 74                    
HUGO                                  72                    
TWO BUTTES 17 NW                      65                    
LAMAR AIRPORT                         63                    
IDALIA 3 NE                           62                    
FLAGLER 1 N                           61                    
AIR FORCE ACADEMY 1 WNW               60                    
COLORADO SPRINGS AIRPOR               60                    
FIRSTVIEW                             58                    

...IOWA...
CLARION AIRPORT                       66                    
STEAMBOAT ROCK 3 N                    61                    
ESTHERVILLE MUNICIPAL A               59                    
BOONE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT               58                    

...KANSAS...
GARDEN CITY 1 ENE                     62                    
GOODLAND                              62                    
DODGE CITY                            58                    
HILL CITY 1 NE                        58                    
HORACE 1 WNW                          58                    
BREWSTER 6 N                          57                    
COLBY 2 ENE                           56                    
GEM 3 ENE                             56                    
LOGAN                                 54                    
ULYSSES 1 NW                          54                    
HUGOTON                               53                    
LIBERAL MUNICIPAL AIRPORT             52                    

...MICHIGAN...
GRAND HAVEN 1 W                       50                    

...MINNESOTA...
FAIRMONT AP                           58                    
ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL ARPT          51                    

...NEBRASKA...
ORD AIRPORT                           64                    
HASTINGS AIRPORT                      63                    
IMPERIAL                              61                    
CRESCENT LAKE NWR                     60                    
KEARNEY REGIONAL AIRPORT              60                    
MCCOOK AIRPORT                        60                    
OGALLALA 3 E                          60                    
VALENTINE 27 S                        60                    
BROKEN BOW                            59                    
GRAND ISLAND AIRPORT                  59                    
NORTH PLATTE 4 E                      58                    

...NEW MEXICO...
FARMINGTON 2 W                        60                    
TULAROSA 22 NW                        58                    

...SOUTH DAKOTA...
WINNER 2 ESE                          45                    

...TEXAS...
PALACIOS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT            75                    
MAGNOLIA BEACH 8 ESE                  63                    
FLOYDADA 2 NNE                        61                    
GANADO 7 S                            56                    
SAN LEON 19 E                         52                    
MONTGOMERY COUNTY AIRPORT             51                    

...WISCONSIN...
SHEBOYGAN-AIRPORT                     52                    

...WYOMING...
PUMPKIN VINE                          54                    
HORSE CREEK 16 E                      50                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS
ENDED...

...COLORADO...
CEDAREDGE 10.5 NNW                   14.5                    
OURAY .23 NNW                        10.1                    
BERTHOUD FALLS 4 W                   10.0                    
PLACERVILLE 9 NE                      9.0                    
RAND 8 SSE                            9.0                    
COLONA 5 SW                           8.5                    
RIDGEWAY 5.3 NNW                      8.5                    
BLACK FOREST 3.8 W                    7.5                    
CIMARRON 11.2 S                       6.0                    
YUMA                                  5.0                    
COLORADO SPRINGS 7 NNE                3.0                    

...KANSAS...
BIRD CITY                             5.0                    
GOODLAND 0.5 ENE                      3.2                    
TRAER 2 SW                            3.0                    
ATWOOD                                2.5                    

...MONTANA...
BOZEMAN 11 NNE                       25.0                    
GRASS RANGE                          14.0                    
JBELT 6 SSW                          12.0                    
BMELSTONE 6 SE                       10.0                    
BRACKETT CREEK SNOTEL                10.0                    
CONRAD                               10.0                    
GREAT FALLS 5 WSW                     9.7                    
CLOVER MEADOW SNOTEL                  8.0                    
GALLATIN GATEWAY 5 E                  8.0                    
SHOWER FALLS SNOTEL                   8.0                    
HARLOWTON                             2.0                    

...NORTH DAKOTA...
RHAME 2 E                             4.5                    
REGENT                                4.0                    

...NEBRASKA...
NEWPORT                              14.0                    
W VALENTINE                          11.0                    
POTTER 9 N                           10.0                    
SIDNEY                               10.0                    
CHADRON                               9.0                    
HARRISON 9 NE                         8.0                    
MONTROSE 12 SE                        8.0                    
OSHKOSH 10 NE                         8.0                    
NORTH PLATTE 3 ENE                    5.5                    

...UTAH...
ALTA                                 10.0                    
BRIGHTON                             10.0                    

...WYOMING...
ALTA 6 ENE                           18.0                    
AFTON 8 NE                           12.0                    
JACKSON 8 WNW                        12.0                    
BROOKS LAKE                           9.0                    
MORAN JUNCTION 25 NE                  9.0                    
YELLOWSTONE SOUTH ENTRANCE 5 N        9.0                    
JACKSON HOLE                          8.0                    
KEMMERER 36 N                         8.0                    
LUSK 10 N                             7.0                    
PAHASKA 4 WSW                         7.0                    

...SELECTED PRELIMINARY STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE
EVENT HAS ENDED...

...ALABAMA...
GROVE HILL                            9.34                    
THOMASVILLE 2 S                       8.29                    
PINE HILL 3.6 WSW                     8.03                    
JACKSON                               7.17                    
MARION JUNCTION                       6.39                    
EARLVILLE                             6.25                    
MILLRY                                5.95                    
SELMA 13 WNW                          5.81                    
HAMBURG 4 SE                          5.47                    
SILAS                                 5.34                    
PELHAM 2.8 SE                         4.49                    

...ARKANSAS...
DE WITT 0.2 N                         5.77                    
SWAN LAKE 1 S                         5.18                    
NADY                                  4.32                    
STAR CITY 9 ENE                       4.31                    
HAMPTON 6.8 SE                        4.18                    
LITTLE ROCK 10.1 NW                   4.14                    
PINE BLUFF/GRIDER FIELD ARPT          3.87                    
LOCKESBURG 9.6 NNE                    3.86                    

...LOUISIANA...
BRIDGE CITY 1 E                      10.19                    
THIBODAUX 1 ENE                       9.36                    
METAIRIE 1 ENE                        9.16                    
PEARL RIVER 4 NW                      8.63                    
NAPOLEONVILLE                         7.24                    
NEW ORLEANS 2 NE                      7.24                    
BAYOU CANE                            6.84                    
WESTWEGO 2 NE                         6.48                    
CHALMETTE 1 NW                        6.00                    
HOUMA 4 ESE                           5.67                    
SLIDELL ARPT                          5.10                    

...MISSOURI...
PILOT KNOB                            3.28                    
MANSFIELD 3.7 SSE                     3.20                    
FARMINGTON ARPT                       3.02                    
LESTERVILLE 3 N                       2.93                    
LIBERTYVILLE 1 N                      2.55                    
STE. GENEVIEVE 10.4 WSW               2.55                    
FORSYTH 0.7 SW                        2.33                    
BATCHTOWN                             1.97                    
PINCKNEYVILLE                         1.66                    

...MISSISSIPPI...
WORTHAM                              12.79                    
BILOXI 13.1 NNW                      11.36                    
GULFPORT 7 WNW                        9.15                    
PASS CHRISTIAN 5.0 N                  7.36                    
LUCEDALE                              7.35                    
LONG BEACH 0.7 S                      7.21                    
KILN 5 N                              7.04                    
GREENE                                6.47                    
WAVELAND 1.0 NW                       5.92                    
CAMP KELLER                           5.85                    

...OKLAHOMA...
BROKEN BOW                            2.53                    
IDABEL 2.3 SE                         1.73                    

...TEXAS...
BATISTE CREEK @ S.H. 770              2.36                    
COLMESNEIL 11.6 ESE                   2.20                    
TILDEN 16.0 NNW                       2.00                    
THE WOODLANDS 2 WNW                   1.92                    
EL LAGO                               1.68                    
COLDSPRING 5 SSE                      1.66                    
LAKE LIVINGSTON                       1.64                    

...WISCONSIN...
CHILTON 1 W                           2.88                    
JUNCTION CITY 3 NNW                   2.80                    
WILD ROSE                             2.53                    
FLINTVILLE                            2.46                    
CASCO                                 2.27                    


THE NEW LOW PRESSURE CENTER OVER NORTH CAROLINA IS FORECAST TO
MOVE RAPIDLY NORTHWARD ALONG THE COLD FRONT OVERNIGHT...REACHING
THE LOWER GREAT LAKES MONDAY MORNING.  SNOW WILL GRADUALLY TAPER
OFF TONIGHT OVER MINNESOTA AND IOWA...BUT ADDITIONAL HEAVY SNOW OF
6 TO 12 INCHES IS EXPECTED ACROSS WISCONSIN THROUGH TONIGHT...AND
FOR UPPER MICHIGAN AND NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN THROUGH MONDAY. 
MEANWHILE...FREEZING RAIN WILL END TONIGHT ACROSS LOWER
MICHIGAN...BUT IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE IN PARTS OF NEW YORK AND
THE INTERIOR NORTHEAST THROUGH MONDAY WHERE ADDITIONAL ICE
ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO A QUARTER OF AN INCH POSSIBLE. FARTHER
SOUTH...A QUICK ROUND OF HEAVY RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED
TO MOVE ACROSS THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS AND THE EASTERN SEABOARD
OVERNIGHT BEFORE THE COLD FRONT PUSHES THE RAIN OUT TO SEA DURING
THE DAY ON MONDAY.  RAINFALL AMOUNTS COULD EXCEED 2 INCHES FROM
THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS INTO SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND THROUGH MONDAY.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 400 AM CDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.

KONG




Last Updated: 1121 PM EDT SUN APR 15 2018