THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 6 FOR CENTRAL TO NORTHERN PLAINS BLIZZARD AND
SOUTHERN U.S. HEAVY RAIN
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
1000 AM CDT SAT APR 14 2018
...HEAVY SNOW CONTINUES OVER THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PLAINS INTO
THE UPPER MIDWEST WHILE HEAVY RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS EXTEND
THROUGH THE OHIO AND TENNESSEE VALLEYS INTO MISSISSIPPI...
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
FOR PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL PLAINS...UPPER MIDWEST...UPPER GREAT
LAKES...LOWER GREAT LAKES...AND NORTHEAST.
ICE STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEW YORK.
FLASH FLOOD WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN LOUISIANA AND
ARKANSAS...MISSISSIPPI...ALABAMA...AND WEST TENNESSEE.
HIGH WIND WARNINGS AND WIND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT ACROSS MUCH
OF THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL PLAINS...PORTIONS OF THE LOWER
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY...AND IN PORTIONS OF IOWA AND ILLINOIS.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 900 AM CDT...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF
1000 MB...29.53 INCHES OF MERCURY...WAS LOCATED ABOUT 60 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF LINCOLN...NEBRASKA. AN OCCLUDED FRONT EXTENDED FROM
THIS LOW TO ANOTHER LOW IN FAR NORTHEASTERN MISSOURI...WHICH ALSO
HAD A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 1000 MB. FROM THIS SECOND LOW...A COLD
FRONT EXTENDED SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE MIDDLE AND LOWER MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY AND INTO THE GULF OF MEXICO. A STRONG STATIONARY FRONT
STRETCHED EASTWARD THROUGH THE OHIO VALLEY...PENNSYLVANIA...AND
INTO THE NORTHEAST. RADAR AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS SHOWED BANDS OF
MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW NORTHWEST OF THE SURFACE
LOWS IN THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PLAINS INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST.
SOME FREEZING RAIN AND MIXED PRECIPITATION WERE LOCATED IN
PORTIONS OF THE UPPER MIDWEST AS WELL. A SQUALL LINE WAS MAKING
ITS WAY THROUGH MISSISSIPPI AND EASTERN LOUISIANA...AND FARTHER
NORTH...MORE RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE OCCURRING IN THE
TENNESSEE AND OHIO VALLEYS. RAIN WAS FALLING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN
HALF OF LOWER MICHIGAN...WITH SNOW FALLING IN THE NORTHERN HALF.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 400 AM CDT THU APR
12 THROUGH 900 AM CDT SAT APR 14...
...KANSAS...
GOODLAND 0.5 ENE 3.2
ATWOOD 0.7 S 2.0
...MICHIGAN...
ELMIRA 17.0
BOYNE FALLS 16.0
ELLSWORTH 16.0
VANDERBILT 1 E 15.0
CENTRAL LAKE 14.0
...MINNESOTA...
ARTICHOKE 5 WNW 10.2
MARSHALL 0.6 S 5.8
SAINT CLOUD 4.7 W 3.5
ROCK CREEK 1.0
...NORTH DAKOTA...
REGENT 4.0
...NEBRASKA...
NEWPORT 14.0
W VALENTINE 11.0
POTTER 9 N 10.0
CHADRON 9.0
HARRISON 9 NE 8.0
MONTROSE 12 SE 8.0
OSHKOSH 10 NE 8.0
SIDNEY 8.0
NORTH PLATTE 3 ENE 4.0
...SOUTH DAKOTA...
KADOKA 13.6
ELM SPRINGS 5 ESE 12.0
FOLSOM 4 SE 12.0
KYLE 3 ENE 12.0
NORRIS 5 ESE 11.8
USTA 8 WNW 11.0
NEMO 1 NNW 10.0
RAPID CITY 4 WNW 10.0
KENNEBEC 9.0
...WISCONSIN...
STURGEON BAY 17.0
ABRAMS 16.5
JACKSONPORT 16.0
CECIL 14.1
SHAWANO 14.0
HOWARD 3 WSW 11.0
...SELECTED PRELIMINARY STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 400 AM
CDT THU APR 12 THROUGH 900 AM CDT SAT APR 14...
...ARKANSAS...
DE WITT 0.2 N 5.77
SWAN LAKE 1 S 4.60
HAMPTON 6.8 SE 4.18
LITTLE ROCK 10.1 NW 4.14
LOCKESBURG 9.6 NNE 3.86
STAR CITY 9 NE 3.81
HOT SPRINGS 3.16
...ILLINOIS...
JACKSONVILLE 2.15
...LOUISIANA...
GOLDONNA 1.5 N 2.35
SCOTT 1.0 N 2.06
RUSTON 5.4 ENE 2.04
...MISSOURI...
MANSFIELD 3.7 SSE 3.20
PILOT KNOB 3.05
STE. GENEVIEVE 10.4 WSW 2.55
FARMINGTON 2.40
FORSYTH 0.7 SW 2.33
...MISSISSIPPI...
TUNICA 2.79
CLARKSDALE 2.9 SW 2.44
...OKLAHOMA...
POTEAU 1 ENE 2.78
...TENNESSEE...
OAKLAND 1.3 NE 2.80
BARTLETT 1.3 ENE 2.39
JACKSON 5.6 NE 2.30
MEMPHIS 12.0 SE 2.30
...TEXAS...
COLMESNEIL 11.6 ESE 2.14
TILDEN 16.0 NNW 2.00
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
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...
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
...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
LUSK 10 N 7.0
PAHASKA 4 WSW 7.0
THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL REMAIN WELL DEFINED AS IT SLOWLY
TRACKS EASTWARD THROUGH THE NORTHERN OHIO VALLEY REGION SATURDAY.
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 AND PORTIONS OF
THE SOUTHEAST. THE HEAVY RAIN AND FLASH FLOODING RISK WILL STRETCH
FROM THE TENNESSEE VALLEY INTO THE CENTRAL GULF COAST REGION TODAY
AND INTO THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL APPALACHIANS ON SUNDAY.
ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF OVER A FOOT ARE EXPECTED FOR
SOUTHERN MINNESOTA...WISCONSIN...AND UPPER MICHIGAN. TO THE SOUTH
OF THE HEAVY SNOW REGION...ACCUMULATING FREEZING RAIN WILL BE
POSSIBLE FROM SOUTHERN WISCONSIN...LOWER MICHIGAN...AND INTO THE
LOWER GREAT LAKES REGION AND WESTERN NEW ENGLAND. ISOLATED AREAS
COULD SEE OVER HALF AN INCH OF ICE. STRONG WINDS AND DRY
CONDITIONS IN THE WAKE OF THIS STORM WILL ALSO SUPPORT A
CONTINUING THREAT OF WILDFIRES OVER PARTS OF THE SOUTHERN 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.
TATE
Last Updated: 1100 AM EDT SAT APR 14 2018