STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 01 FOR NORTHERN PLAINS TO UPPER MIDWEST LATE
SEASON WINTER STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
400 PM CDT WED APR 18 2018

...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL IS MOVING ACROSS PARTS OF THE UPPER
MIDWEST...

WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
FROM FAR EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA TO SOUTHERN WISCONSIN.

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

AT 300 PM CDT...AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF
1003 MILLIBARS...OR 29.62 INCHES...WAS LOCATED IN CENTRAL INDIANA
ABOUT 25 MILES NORTHEAST OF INDIANAPOLIS. TO THE NORTH OF THIS
LOW...COLDER THAN AVERAGE AIR WAS DROPPING INTO MUCH OF THE
NORTHERN TIER. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND SURFACE
OBSERVATIONS INDICATED A SWATH OF MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY
SNOWFALL WAS OCCURING ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA AND SOUTHERN
WISCONSIN...WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL OCCURING ACROSS
NORTHERN IOWA.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 PM CDT TUE APR
17 THROUGH 300 PM CDT WED APR 18...

...IOWA...
STACYVILLE 4 ENE                     11.0                    
NORTHWOOD                            10.0                    
OSAGE                                 9.0                    
LIME SPRINGS                          8.8                    
ORANGE CITY                           8.5                    
CLEAR LAKE 1 NNW                      8.0                    
WESLEY                                8.0                    
FOREST CITY                           7.0                    
EMMETSBURG 4 SW                       6.3                    

...MINNESOTA...
ADAMS                                 8.0                    
HARMONY                               8.0                    
ALDEN                                 7.0                    
AUSTIN 2 SW                           6.0                    
DEXTER                                6.0                    
FAIRMONT                              5.5                    

...NEBRASKA...
VERDEL 6 SSE                          7.8                    
BLOOMFIELD                            5.0                    
CROFTON 4 WNW                         5.0                    
NELIGH                                5.0                    

...SOUTH DAKOTA...
DIMOCK 10 W                          10.2                    
SCOTLAND                              9.0                    
WAGNER                                9.0                    
VERMILLION 5 ESE                      8.5                    
TEA                                   7.0                    
SIOUX FALLS 3 N                       6.2                    
PICKSTOWN 4 SSW                       6.1                    
OKOBOJO CREEK REC 9 NW                5.0                    
HAYES 6 E                             4.0                    
PIERRE 3 NNE                          4.0                    
VIVIAN 9 NNE                          4.0                    


THE SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE SHIFTING EASTWARD ACROSS THE UPPER
MIDWEST THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE GREAT LAKES THIS EVENING AND
EVENTUALLY INTERIOR PORTIONS OF THE NORTHEAST BY THURSDAY. AN
ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS
PORTIONS OF THE UPPER MIDWEST...WITH UP TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE AS
THE STORM MOVES ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES AND INTO THE NORTHEAST.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 1000 PM CDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.

SANTORELLI