The Weather Prediction Center

College Park, MD


Storm Summary Message



Storm Summary Number 4 for Plains Snow and Gulf Coast Rain
NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD
900 AM CST Sun Dec 02 2018

...Light to moderate snow continues to fall across parts of the
Central Plains to the Upper Midwest...

Winter storm warnings and winter weather advisories remain in
effect from eastern Montana and Wyoming, across parts of the
Central and Northern Plains, and into the Upper Midwest.

For a detailed graphical depiction of the latest watches, warnings
and advisories, please see www.weather.gov

At 900 AM CST...A low pressure system with a central pressure of
991 mb, or 29.26 inches of mercury, was located in southeast Iowa,
about 150 miles northwest of St. Louis. An occluded front and a
warm front extended eastward from the low across the upper Ohio
Valley with a cold front pushing eastward through the Ohio and
Tennesse Valleys as well as the central Gulf Coast states.
National Weather Service radars and surface observations indicated
mainly light to moderate snow falling across parts of the Central
Plains and into the Upper Mississippi Valley and Upper Great
Lakes. This system was also responsible for light to moderate
scattered rainfall from southern Wisconsin to northern Missouri,
as well as very heavy rainfall and embedded strong to severe
thunderstorms across parts of the Southeast.

...Selected preliminary Storm Total Snowfall in inches from 600 AM
CST Fri Nov 30 through 900 AM CST Sun Dec 02...

...IOWA...
HAWARDEN                              6.0                    
CARROLL                               5.0                    
DENISON                               3.0                    
AUDUBON                               2.0                    

...MICHIGAN...
BARK RIVER                            6.0                    
NEGAUNEE 4 NE                         5.6                    
NEWBERRY                              5.5                    

...MINNESOTA...
LAKEFIELD 2 NE                       11.0                    
NORTH MANKATO                         7.3                    
ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL               7.1                    
FARIBAULT 1 E                         6.8                    
LAKE CRYSTAL                          6.8                    
WATERVILLE                            6.5                    
KENYON                                5.8                    
WASECA                                5.5                    
NWS CHANHASSEN                        4.6                    
BURNSVILLE                            4.5                    
NORTHFIELD                            4.3                    
BLAINE                                3.3                    
MINNEAPOLIS ST. PAUL ARPT             2.3                    

...NEBRASKA...
MULLEN 18 NW                         14.0                    
BASSETT 9 ESE                         9.0                    
STAPLETON 5 W                         9.0                    
THEDFORD 1 W                          9.0                    
VERDIGRE                              7.5                    
SMOOT 5 SSE                           7.0                    
SPRINGVIEW 5 W                        7.0                    
MERNA 4 W                             6.5                    
NORTH PLATTE 15 N                     6.5                    
CALLAWAY 8 WSW                        6.4                    
AINSWORTH                             6.0                    
PIERCE                                5.5                    
VALENTINE                             5.5                    
CREIGHTON                             5.0                    
CURTIS                                5.0                    

...SOUTH DAKOTA...
DEERFIELD 4 SE                        9.5                    
NORRIS 5 ESE                          8.5                    
YANKTON                               8.0                    
DOWNTOWN SPEARFIS 3 ESE               7.0                    
BUFFALO                               6.5                    
TYNDALL                               6.5                    
DOWNTOWN RAPID CITY 1 E               6.1                    
ELLSWORTH AFB 7 NNE                   6.0                    
GREGORY                               6.0                    
JEWEL CAVE 3 W                        6.0                    
NEMO 5 S                              6.0                    
LONG VALLEY 6 WSW                     4.0                    

...WISCONSIN...
HUDSON 1 SSE                          5.6                    
RIVER FALLS                           5.5                    
STOCKHOLM 3 NE                        4.5                    
EAU CLAIRE                            2.0                    
ELK CREEK 5 ENE                       2.0                    

...Selected preliminary Storm Total Rainfall in inches from 600 AM
CST Fri Nov 30 through 900 AM CST Sun Dec 02...

...ALABAMA...
LILLIAN 3 SW                          6.57                    
DOTHAN                                4.83                    
FOLEY                                 3.93                    

...FLORIDA...
PACE 3 NNW                            9.71                    
BEULAH 3 ESE                          8.30                    
JOHNSONS BEACH 1N                     7.76                    
CHUMUCKLA 6 E                         6.38                    
MILTON 1 WSW                          6.17                    
BELLVIEW 1 NE                         6.00                    
GONZALEZ 2 WSW                        5.75                    
MARIANNA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT            5.00                    
CRESTVIEW                             4.12                    
PANAMA CITY                           2.90                    
PERIDO KEY                            2.88                    
APALACHICOLA                          2.83                    
PENSACOLA                             2.52                    

...GEORGIA...
ATTAPULGUS 1 SW                       5.71                    
MANOR 3 WNW                           5.12                    
REIDSVILLE 3 W                        4.90                    
PRIDGEN                               3.65                    
WOODBINE                              3.48                    
DONALDSONVILLE ARPT                   3.44                    

...ILLINOIS...
LACON                                 1.28                    

...Selected preliminary Storm Total Snowfall in inches where the
event has ended...

...MONTANA...
FOURCHETTE 8 N                        3.5                    
WINNETT 6 NNE                         3.0                    
FORT BELKNAP 1 E                      2.3                    

...WYOMING...
DOWNTOWN NEWCASTLE 3 NNE              8.0                    
THAYNE 5 NNE                          8.0                    
PINE HAVEN                            7.0                    
SMOOT 5 SSE                           7.0                    
DEVILS TOWER 4 S                      6.0                    
WILSON 3 SSW                          6.0                    
JACKSON 5 NW                          4.6                    
PAHASKA                               4.0                    
TETON VILLAGE 2 NE                    3.8                    


The low pressure center will continue tracking across the Great
Lakes toward the Northeast today. Accumulating snowfall is
expected to continue in Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula.
Snowfall amounting between 4 to 8 inches is possible across parts
of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan into Canada. Across the
Southeast, heavy rainfall is expected to continue for another
couple of days with amounts between 2 to 4 inches, and locally
higher amounts, possible.

The next storm summary will be issued by the Weather Prediction
Center at 300 PM CST. Please refer to your local National Weather
Service office for additional information on this event.

Kebede




Last Updated: 1000 AM EST SUN DEC 02 2018