The Weather Prediction Center

College Park, MD


Storm Summary Message



Storm Summary Number 3 for Northern Plains to New England Winter
Storm
NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD
500 AM EDT Sun Mar 10 2019

...A strong low pressure system is spreading moderate to locally
heavy snow across the Upper Great Lakes and Upper Midwest...

Winter Storm Warnings and Winter Weather Advisories stretch across
the Upper Midwest and Upper Great Lakes.

Winter Weather Advisories are in effect for parts of the Northeast.

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

At 400 AM EDT...A low pressure system with an estimated central
pressure of 992 mb was moving northeastward across western
Michigan.  National Weather Service radars and surface
observations indicated that light to locally moderate snow was
located in the cold air mass across Minnesota, northern Wisconsin,
and northern Michigan.  Farther east and southeast, mainly rain,
mixing with wet snow, sleet and freezing rain was reported across
the Lower Great Lakes and Northeast.

...Selected preliminary Storm Total Snowfall in inches from 600 AM
EDT Fri Mar 08 through 400 AM EDT Sun Mar 10...

...MINNESOTA...
HERMAN                               15.0                    
PELICAN RAPIDS 6 W                   15.0                    
DETROIT LAKES                        13.0                    
HOLLOWAY                             12.0                    
RED LAKE FALLS                       12.0                    
ARTICHOKE 2 ESE                      10.0                    
MANHOMEN                              9.5                    
DONNELLY 3 NW                         8.2                    
BRECKENRIDGE 2 E                      8.0                    
HENDRUM                               7.5                    
MADISON                               7.0                    
WILLMAR                               7.0                    
WOLVERTON                             7.0                    
ST. PAUL 2 NNW                        2.4                    
ST.CLOUD ARPT                         1.8                    

...WISCONSIN...
TOMAH 2 WSW                           3.8                    
WARRENS                               3.0                    
ALTOONA 1 WSW                         2.8                    
KEWAUNEE                              2.5                    
PLOVER                                2.4                    
HATFIELD                              2.0                    
ONALASKA                              1.3                    
WEST SALEM 1 WSW                      1.2                    

...Selected preliminary Storm Total Rainfall in inches from 600 AM
EDT Fri Mar 08 through 400 AM EDT Sun Mar 10...

...ILLINOIS...
ASTROIA                               2.57                    
HARRISBURG-RALEIGH ARPT               2.37                    
LAWRENCEVILLE ARPT                    2.04                    

...NORTH CAROLINA...
MACON COUNTY ARPT                     2.50                    

...TENNESSEE...
CHATTANOOGA                           2.84                    

...Selected preliminary Storm Total Freezing Rain ice amounts in
inches from 600 AM EDT Fri Mar 08 through 400 AM EDT Sun Mar 10...

...MARYLAND...
SABILLASVILLE 1 NNW                   0.10                    

...SOUTH DAKOTA...
CLARK                                 0.11                    
SIOUX FALLS 4 ESE                     0.10                    
YANKTON 1 S                           0.10                    

...Selected preliminary Peak Wind gusts in miles per hour earlier
in the event...

...ARKANSAS...
BLYTHEVILLE 5 E                       63                    

...COLORADO...
ROCKY FLATS 3 SW                      80                    
MARSHALL 3 NW                         75                    
GEORGETOWN 1 N                        60                    

...KANSAS...
HILL CITY                             61                    
GOODLAND 1 NNE                        60                    
HUTCHINSON                            60                    
DODGE CITY 4 NNE                      59                    
FT. DODGE 3 NW                        59                    
WICHITA                               59                    
COFFEYVILLE                           58                    

...MISSOURI...
WILLARD 5 SSE                         62                    
MOUNT VERNON 1 SE                     60                    

...NEBRASKA...
COZAD 1 NNE                           61                    
IMPERIAL                              60                    

...SOUTH DAKOTA...
DOWNTOWN RAPID CITY 1 E               58                    

...TENNESSEE...
WEARS VALLEY 4 E                      74                    
CAMP CREEK 1 NNW                      72                    

...WYOMING...
BUDFORD 2 W                           70                    
CRYSTAL LAKE CAMP 9 SSE               69                    
TIE SIDING 5 E                        63                    

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

...COLORADO...
DOUGLAS PASS                         12.0                    
GOTHIC                               10.5                    
SKYWAY 6 E                            9.5                    
VAIL 2 ENE                            9.1                    
TAYLOR PARK 6 SE                      8.0                    

...IOWA...
SHELDON                               4.0                    
ESTHERVILLE                           3.0                    
CARPENTER 2 S                         2.5                    
GRAFTON                               2.0                    

...MONTANA...
BROADUS 16 NNE                        8.0                    
RIDGE 4 NE                            8.0                    
ASHLAND 12 E                          5.0                    

...NEBRASKA...
CHADRON 5 ESE                         7.5                    
BOX BUTTE DAM 4 E                     6.7                    
GERING                                5.2                    
ALLIANCE 1 NW                         5.0                    
BEREA 2 SSE                           4.5                    

...NEW MEXICO...
ANGEL FIRE 3 ESE                      6.0                    
TRES RITOS 3 NW                       4.0                    
RED RIVER                             3.0                    

...NORTH DAKOTA...
FRONTIER                             11.5                    
BISMARCK 3 N                         11.0                    
BURT                                 10.0                    
LEITH 9 SSE                          10.0                    
LEUTH 9 SSE                          10.0                    
REEDER                               10.0                    
REGENT                               10.0                    
BOWMAN 8 S                            9.0                    
CARSON                                9.0                    
CLEVELAND                             9.0                    
FARGO                                 9.0                    
SCRANTON                              9.0                    
BUCYRUS 3 E                           8.0                    
KLUM                                  8.0                    
NEW LEIPZIG                           8.0                    

...SOUTH DAKOTA...
MAHTO 6 NE                           12.0                    
PROMISE 8 N                          11.0                    
MOBRIDGE                             10.0                    
WEBSTER                              10.0                    
ABERDEEN 3 ESE                        9.3                    
HECLA                                 9.0                    
LANGFORD 6 NE                         9.0                    
MINA                                  9.0                    
BISON 20 SSE                          8.0                    
CORONA 4 E                            8.0                    
LODGEPOLE 10 SSW                      8.0                    
MARTIN                                8.0                    
POLLOCK                               8.0                    
LEMMON 11 SW                          7.7                    
SIOUX FALLS 3 SE                      2.3                    

...WYOMING...
ALTA 6 ENE                           10.0                    
SOUTH ENTRANCE 8 W                    7.0                    
STORY 2 W                             7.0                    
CASPER 7 S                            6.0                    


The low pressure system over the Upper Great Lakes is expected to
race northeastward across northern Michigan and into southern
Ontario, Canada by Sunday afternoon.  Snow will continue across
the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes today, before mostly coming to
an end this afternoon.  Total snowfall accumulations across these
areas should range from 4 inches to locally a foot possible before
the low moves away into Canada. Some wintry precipitation can also
be expected across New England today, with snowfall accumulations
of 4 to 8 inches possible across northern Vermont and Maine.

The next storm summary will be issued by the Weather Prediction
Center at 1100 AM EDT. Please refer to your local National Weather
Service office for additional information on this event.

Snell




Last Updated: 452 AM EDT SUN MAR 10 2019