THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 8 FOR NORTHERN U.S. WINTER STORM AND SOUTHERN
U.S. HEAVY RAIN
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
1000 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2018
...SNOW CONTINUES OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS EASTWARD INTO THE UPPER
MIDWEST WHILE HEAVY RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS IMPACT
LOUISIANA...MISSISSIPPI AND ALABAMA...
BLIZZARD WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN
NEBRASKA...SOUTHEASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA...NORTHERN IOWA...SOUTHERN
MINNESOTA...AND PARTS OF WISCONSIN.
WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
FOR PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL PLAINS...INTO MUCH OF THE UPPER
MIDWEST...GREAT LAKES...AND PORTIONS OF THE NORTHEAST.
ICE STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEW YORK.
FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS AND WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FOR
EASTERN LOUISIANA...MISSISSIPPI...AND WESTERN ALABAMA...AS WELL AS
PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS.
WIND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT OVER CENTRAL KANSAS...AS WELL AS
PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 900 PM CDT...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WITH A MINIMUM PRESSURE OF
1004 MB...29.65 INCHES OF MERCURY...WAS MOVING EASTWARD INTO
EASTERN ILLINOIS. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS AND SURFACE
OBSERVATIONS CONTINUED TO SHOW A LARGE AREA OF LIGHT TO MODERATE
SNOW...LOCALLY HEAVY...FALLING OVER THE EASTERN PART OF THE
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PLAINS INTO MUCH OF THE UPPER MIDWEST WHERE
COLD AIR REMAINED IN PLACE TO THE NORTH AND WEST OF THE SURFACE
LOW. SOME FREEZING RAIN CONTINUED ACROSS SOUTHERN WISCONSIN AS
WELL AS NEAR THE CANADIAN BORDER OVER UPSTATE NEW YORK AND VERMONT
WELL NORTH OF A SHARP STATIONARY FRONT. MEANWHILE...A SQUALL LINE
CONTAINING VERY HEAVY RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS WAS MOVING THROUGH
ALABAMA. LIGHTER RAIN WAS SPREADING INTO PORTIONS OF THE TENNESSEE
AND OHIO VALLEYS AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 400 AM CDT THU APR
12 THROUGH 900 PM CDT SAT APR 14...
...IOWA...
GARNER 4 WSW 5.0
LEDYARD 5.0
ALGONA 4.5
LAKE PARK 4.0
FORT DODGE 2 NE 3.0
...KANSAS...
BIRD CITY 5.0
GOODLAND 0.5 ENE 3.2
TRAER 2 SW 3.0
ATWOOD 2.5
...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
...MINNESOTA...
ARTICHOKE 5 WNW 10.2
MARSHALL 8.0
EAGAN 7.0
RICHFIELD 1 W 7.0
MINNEAPOLIS 2 NE 6.8
EDINA 6.5
MANKATO 5.0
BLOOMINGTON 4.0
DAWSON 4.0
LAKE WILSON 4.0
SAINT CLOUD 4.7 W 3.5
...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
...SOUTH DAKOTA...
OKREEK 10 SSW 20.0
WINNER 2 ESE 20.0
KENNEBEC 16.5
HURON 2 S 15.0
AMES 6 NE 14.0
KADOKA 13.6
CLEAR LAKE 13.5
ELM SPRINGS 5 ESE 12.0
FOLSOM 4 SE 12.0
KYLE 3 ENE 12.0
NORRIS 5 ESE 11.8
RAPID CITY 4 WNW 10.0
SIOUX FALLS 3 N 6.8
...WISCONSIN...
CANBY 19.0
CARLSVILLE 2 NW 17.0
PELLA 3 SE 17.0
STURGEON BAY 17.0
VICTORIA 16.6
ABRAMS 16.5
STILES 1 S 16.5
JACKSONPORT 16.0
THORNTON 15.0
CECIL 14.1
SHAWANO 14.0
BIG FALLS 5 NW 13.8
BAILEYS HARBOR 2 WNW 12.8
IOLA 4 N 12.0
INDEPENDENCE 3 NE 10.0
...SELECTED PRELIMINARY STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 400 AM
CDT THU APR 12 THROUGH 900 PM CDT SAT APR 14...
...ALABAMA...
EARLVILLE 6.25
THOMASVILLE 5.94
...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
...ILLINOIS...
JACKSONVILLE 2.15
...INDIANA...
SOUTH BEND INTL ARPT 1.16
...KENTUCKY...
CADIZ 8 SE 1.97
MURRAY 1 SE 1.91
CANTON 1.64
...LOUISIANA...
SLIDELL ARPT 4.03
HAMMOND MUNI ARPT 3.52
LOUISIANA RGNL ARPT 3.21
NEW ORLEANS INTL ARPT 2.96
GOLDONNA 1.5 N 2.35
SHREVEPORT RGNL ARPT 1.50
...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...
LUCEDALE 7.35
TUNICA MUNI ARPT 3.65
SOUTHAVEN 2.70
CLARKSDALE 2.9 SW 2.44
TUPELO RGNL ARPT 2.18
...TENNESSEE...
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
...TEXAS...
BATISTE CREEK @ S.H. 770 2.36
COLMESNEIL 11.6 ESE 2.14
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
...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
...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
...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
...SELECTED PRELIMINARY STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE
EVENT HAS ENDED...
...OKLAHOMA...
BROKEN BOW 2.53
IDABEL 2.3 SE 1.73
...WISCONSIN...
CHILTON 1 W 2.88
JUNCTION CITY 3 NNW 2.80
WILD ROSE 2.53
FLINTVILLE 2.46
CASCO 2.27
THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE MOVING SLOWLY NORTHEASTWARD
THROUGH THE NORTHERN OHIO VALLEY REGION AND INTO THE GREAT LAKES
ON SUNDAY. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF TO LIGHT
SNOW FOR THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PLAINS OVERNIGHT...BUT
ADDITIONAL HEAVY SNOW OVER A FOOT IS EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHERN
WISCONSIN INTO UPPER MICHIGAN THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. LIGHTER
ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED OVER MINNESOTA AND IOWA BEFORE THE
STORM CENTER MOVES INTO THE GREAT LAKES ON MONDAY.
MEANWHILE...THE THREAT OF FREEZING RAIN WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT
AND SUNDAY ACROSS LOWER MICHIGAN INTO UPSTATE NEW YORK
OVERNIGHT...SPREADING ACROSS MUCH OF INTERIOR NEW ENGLAND ON
MONDAY. ICE AMOUNTS OVER A QUARTER OF AN INCH ARE EXPECTED
THROUGH PORTIONS OF MICHIGAN AND UPSTATE NEW YORK...WITH ISOLATED
AMOUNTS OVER A HALF AN INCH POSSIBLE. FARTHER
SOUTH...THUNDERSTORMS THAT HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BE SEVERE AND/OR
CONTAINING HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL CONTINUE MOVING EASTWARD THROUGH
THE SOUTHEAST TONIGHT. ON SUNDAY...THE FLASH FLOODING THREAT WILL
BE SPREADING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL APPALACHIANS...WITH
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE OVER THE SOUTHERN MID-ATLANTIC INTO
THE SOUTHEAST. ADDITIONALLY...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 AM CDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.
KONG
Last Updated: 1111 PM EDT SAT APR 14 2018