THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 2 FOR CENTRAL TO NORTHERN PLAINS BLIZZARD
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
1000 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 SHIFTING EAST TOWARDS THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS 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 900 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF AN INTENSIFYING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
WITH ESTIMATED SEA-LEVEL PRESSURE OF 990 MB...29.25 INCHES OF
MERCURY...WAS MOVING SLOWING ACROSS NORTHERN KANSAS. A STATIONARY
FRONT WITH A SHARP TEMPERATURE GRADIENT EXTENDED FROM WEST TO EAST
FROM THE LOW PRESSURE CENTER INTO THE OHIO VALLEY. ANOTHER COLD
FRONT WAS ORIENTED SOUTHWESTWARD FROM THE LOW TO THE SOUTHERN HIGH
PLAINS. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND SURFACE
OBSERVATIONS SHOWED THAT AREAS OF SNOW EXTENDING FROM EAST-CENTRAL
COLORADO NORTHWARD TO WESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA. MEANWHILE...A SHIELD
OF COLD RAIN WITH SOME THUNDERSTORMS WERE FORMING IN THE COLD AIR
MASS OVER EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA TO CENTRAL WISCONSIN.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 400 AM CDT THU APR
12 THROUGH 900 AM CDT FRI APR 13...
...COLORADO...
CEDAREDGE 10.5 NNW 9.5
CIMARRON 11.2 S 6.0
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS 1.9 E 4.1
FOXFIELD 3.7 ESE 4.0
THE PINERY 1.2 ESE 3.5
...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
...NEBRASKA...
CHADRON 39.3 WSW 1.5
GORDON 5.3 E 1.0
...SOUTH DAKOTA...
BOX ELDER 2 NE 5.5
FAITH 20.5 NW 5.0
RAPID CITY 5.4 SW 4.6
HERMOSA 10.3 ESE 4.0
PIEDMONT 4.6 WNW 3.5
HERMOSA 0.3 ENE 3.0
...UTAH...
ALTA 10.0
BRIGHTON 10.0
...WASHINGTON...
MALO 10 WNW 4.5
...WYOMING...
ALTA 6 ENE 18.0
AFTON 8 NE 12.0
JACKSON 8 WNW 12.0
JACKSON 9.9 NNW 10.0
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
PAHASKA 4 WSW 7.0
...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 THE CENTRAL PLAINS WILL REMAIN WELL
DEFINED AS IT MOVES SLOWLY EASTWARD FRIDAY INTO THE MID
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY...INTO THE LOWER OHIO VALLEY REGION ON SATURDAY
AND INTO THE UPPER OH VALLEY REGION BY SUNDAY. THE STORM WILL
CONTINUE TO PRODUCE AN ARRAY OF HAZARDS FROM BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
AND HEAVY SNOWS FROM PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL PLAINS INTO THE UPPER
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND UPPER LAKES OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS...TO
INCREASING HEAVY RAINS AND SEVERE WEATHER THREAT FROM THUNDERSTORM
ACTIVITY EXPECTED TO BLOSSOM OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS TODAY AND
PUSH EASTWARD INTO THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TONIGHT. INTO THE
NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS THE HEAVY RAIN WILL STRETCH FROM THE OHIO
VALLEY---TENNESSEE VALLEY...CENTRAL GULF COASTAL REGION SATURDAY
AND INTO THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS TO SOUTHEASTERN U.S. ON SUNDAY
ALSO WILL POSE A RISK OF FLASH FLOODING. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF
12 TO 15 INCHES POSSIBLE FROM NORTHERN NEBRASKA...CENTRAL TO
SOUTHERN SOUTH DAKOTA...SOUTHERN MINNESOTA...CENTRAL TO NORTHERN
WISCONSIN INTO THE UPPER PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN AND THE NORTHERN
PORTION OF THE LOWER PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. TO THE SOUTH OF THE
HEAVY SNOW REGION...ACCUMULATING FREEZING RAIN POSSIBLE FROM
SOUTHERN WISCONSIN---CENTRAL TO SOUTHERN LOWER PENINSULA OF
MICHIGAN INTO WESTERN TO NORTHERN NY STATE AND WESTERN NEW
ENGLAND. STRONG WINDS AND DRY CONDITIONS IN THE WAKE OF THIS STORM
WILL ALSO SUPPORT A SIGNIFICANT THREAT OF WILDFIRES FROM THE
SOUTHWEST INTO WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL
PLAINS.
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.
Ziegenfelder
Last Updated: 1117 AM EDT FRI APR 13 2018