THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 5 FOR CENTRAL TO NORTHERN PLAINS BLIZZARD
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
400 AM CDT SAT APR 14 2018
...LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE MISSOURI RIVER VALLEY WILL
CONTINUE TO PRODUCE HEAVY SNOW AND HIGH WINDS FROM THE NORTHERN
PLAINS TO PARTS OF THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY WHILE HEAVY
RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS EXTEND FROM THE LOWER OHIO VALLEY TO THE
MID AND LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY EARLY TODAY...
BLIZZARD WARNINGS CONTINUE OVER A BROAD SWATH OF THE GREAT PLAINS
FROM NORTHEAST COLORADO TO WESTERN MINNESOTA AND NORTHWEST IOWA.
WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
FROM WESTERN NEBRASKA...ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY...AND EAST ACROSS LOWER MICHIGAN TO NEW YORK AND VERMONT.
HIGH WIND WARNINGS AND WIND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT ACROSS MUCH
OF THE CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS.
FLOOD WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT ACROSS THE SOUTH FROM SOUTHEAST
LOUISIANA ACROSS ALL OF MISSISSIPPI...WESTERN ALABAMA AND WESTERN
TENNESSEE AND NORTHEAST ARKANSAS.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 300 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WITH AN
ESTIMATED SEA-LEVEL PRESSURE OF 997 MB...29.44 INCHES OF
MERCURY...WAS OVER NORTHWEST MISSOURI. A STATIONARY FRONT WITH A
SHARP NORTH TO SOUTH TEMPERATURE GRADIENT EXTENDED EAST FROM THE
LOW PRESSURE CENTER ACROSS THE MIDWEST WITH WEAK WAVES OF LOW
PRESSURE ALONG IT. A COLD FRONT WAS SITUATED SOUTH OF THE LOW FROM
WESTERN MISSOURI INTO NORTH TEXAS. RADAR AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS
SHOWED BANDS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW AROUND THE
NORTHWEST PERIPHERY OF THE SURFACE LOW FROM SOUTH DAKOTA INTO
NEBRASKA. HEAVY RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE OCCURRING IN THE COLD
AIR NORTH OF THE STATIONARY FROM FROM IOWA TO SOUTHERN MINNESOTA
AND WISCONSIN. SOME FREEZING RAIN WAS OCCURRING IN PORTIONS OF
CENTRAL WISCONSIN AND LOWER MICHIGAN. THUNDERSTORMS WERE PRODUCING
HEAVY RAIN FROM THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL SOUTH ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI
RIVER FROM EASTERN ARKANSAS TO NORTHEAST TEXAS.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 400 AM CDT THU APR
12 THROUGH 300 AM CDT FRI APR 13...
...COLORADO...
BLACK FOREST 3 NW 5.4
COLORADO SPRINGS 7 NNE 3.0
PETERSON AFB 4 NW 1.5
ROCKRIMMON 1.3
...MINNESOTA...
ARTICHOKE 5 WNW 10.2
ROCK CREEK 1.0
...NORTH DAKOTA...
REGENT 4.0
...NEBRASKA...
POTTER 9 N 10.0
CHADRON 9.0
HARRISON 8.0
SIDNEY 8.0
HARRISON 6 SE 7.0
VALENTINE 6.9
ALLIANCE 6 NE 5.0
DALTON 5.0
NORTH PLATTE 3 ENE 4.0
...SOUTH DAKOTA...
ELM SPRINGS 5 ESE 12.0
FOLSOM 4 SE 12.0
NORRIS 5 ESE 11.8
USTA 8 WNW 11.0
DOWNTOWN RAPID CI 5 ESE 10.0
NEMO 1 NNW 10.0
RAPID CITY 4 WNW 10.0
DOWNTOWN RAPID CITY 1 E 9.8
KENNEBEC 9.0
RAPID CITY AIRPORT 8.8
BOX ELDER 8.0
PIERRE 1.0
...WISCONSIN...
PLOVER 4.9
WAUSAU 4.5
SUAMICO 3.0
ASHWAUBENON 2.5
...WYOMING...
LUSK 10 N 7.0
...SELECTED PRELIMINARY STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 400 AM
CDT THU APR 12 THROUGH 300 AM CDT FRI APR 13...
...ARKANSAS...
SWAN LAKE 1 S 4.60
STAR CITY 9 NE 3.81
HOT SPRINGS 3.16
LITTLE ROCK 2.23
LITTLE ROCK AFB 1.89
PINE BLUFF 1.47
...ILLINOIS...
JACKSONVILLE 1.30
BELLVILLE 1.24
...MISSOURI...
PILOT KNOB 3.05
FARMINGTON 2.40
WEST PLAINS 1.85
...MISSISSIPPI...
TUNICA 2.79
...OKLAHOMA...
POTEAU 1 ENE 2.78
...TEXAS...
RANDOLPH AFB 1.09
...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...
GOODLAND 62
HILL CITY 1 NE 58
HORACE 1 WNW 58
BREWSTER 6 N 57
COLBY 2 ENE 56
GEM 3 ENE 56
GEM 4 ENE 56
LOGAN 54
ATWOOD 2 N 51
RULETON 12 NNW 51
GOVE 5 ESE 50
OAKLEY 2 ESE 50
BIRD CITY 4 WNW 48
...MINNESOTA...
FAIRMONT AP 58
...NEBRASKA...
HASTINGS AIRPORT 63
ORD AIRPORT 62
IMPERIAL 61
CRESCENT LAKE NWR 60
MCCOOK AIRPORT 60
OGALLALA 3 E 60
VALENTINE 27 S 60
BROKEN BOW 59
GRAND ISLAND AIRPORT 59
VALENTINE 59
NORTH PLATTE 4 E 58
LEXINGTON AIRPORT 52
HOLDREGE AIRPORT 51
PALISADE 2 WSW 47
...NEW MEXICO...
FARMINGTON 2 W 60
TULAROSA 22 NW 58
...SOUTH DAKOTA...
WINNER 2 ESE 45
...TEXAS...
FLOYDADA 2 NNE 61
...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...
BERTHOUD FALLS 4 W 10.0
CEDAREDGE 10.5 NNW 9.5
PLACERVILLE 9 NE 9.0
RAND 8 SSE 9.0
COLONA 5 SW 8.5
RIDGEWAY 5.3 NNW 8.5
CIMARRON 11.2 S 6.0
YUMA 5.0
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS 1.9 E 4.1
FOXFIELD 3.7 ESE 4.0
THE PINERY 1.2 ESE 3.5
HAYDEN 1.5
BLACK FOREST 2 N 1.0
COLONA 4NW 1.0
...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
...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
PAHASKA 4 WSW 7.0
THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL REMAIN WELL DEFINED AS IT TRACKS
EASTWARD ACROSS THE MIDWEST THROUGH TODAY. THE STORM WILL CONTINUE
TO PRODUCE AN ARRAY OF HAZARDS FROM BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND HEAVY
SNOW OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS TO UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND UPPER
GREAT LAKES...TO HEAVY RAIN AND SEVERE WEATHER OVER THE LOWER
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. THE HEAVY RAIN AND FLASH FLOODING RISK WILL
STRETCH FROM THE OHIO VALLEY AND TENNESSEE VALLEY INTO THE CENTRAL
GULF COASTAL REGION TODAY AND INTO THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS TO
SOUTHEASTERN U.S. ON SUNDAY. TOTAL 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 WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM SOUTHERN
WISCONSIN...CENTRAL TO SOUTHERN LOWER PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN...AND
INTO WESTERN TO NORTHERN NEW YORK AND WESTERN NEW ENGLAND. STRONG
WINDS AND DRY CONDITIONS IN THE WAKE OF THIS STORM WILL ALSO
SUPPORT A CONTINUING THREAT OF WILDFIRES OVER PARTS OF THE
SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL PLAINS.
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.
Carbin
Last Updated: 454 AM EDT SAT APR 14 2018