The Weather Prediction Center

College Park, MD


Storm Summary Message



Storm Summary Number 5 for Central U.S. Winter Storm
NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD
400 PM CDT Thu Mar 14 2019

...Blizzard conditions continue across the Northern and Central
Plains as a powerful surface low spins in southern Minnesota...

Blizzard Warnings are in effect for parts of the Northern/Central
Plains and Upper Midwest.

Flood and Flash Flood Warnings/Watches are in effect for the
Northern/Central Plains, Middle Mississippi Valley, and Great
Lakes, as well as part of upstate New York and Vermont.

High Wind Warnings are in effect for the Central Plains.

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

At 300 PM CDT...An occluded low pressure system with an estimated
central pressure of 989 mb was located over southern Minnesota and
was moving northeastward. A cold front extended southward across
the Middle and Lower Mississippi Valleys and curved westward
across central Texas and into the Southern Rockies. Another cold
front was located out ahead of the primary boundary extending
southwest from the Tennessee Valley down across the Lower
Mississippi Valley and into the Gulf of Mexico. A draped cold
front extended northward from the low into central Ontario,
Canada. National Weather Service radars and surface observations
indicated light to moderate snowfall with blizzard-like conditions
in some places across the Northern/Central Plains and Upper
Midwest. Moderate to heavy rainfall continues for the Ohio,
Tennessee and Mississippi Valleys with some thunderstorm activity
reported in northwest Alabama through eastern Mississippi. High
winds gusting towards 80 mph were observed across the Central
Plains, Midwest and Southeast.

...Selected preliminary Storm Total Snowfall in inches from 700 AM
CDT Tue Mar 12 through 300 PM CDT Thu Mar 14...

...KANSAS...
PHILLIPSBURG 6 E                      2.0                    
NORTON                                1.0                    

...MINNESOTA...
WARREN 7 NW                           8.3                    

...NEBRASKA...
CHADRON 12 S                         17.0                    
HARRISBURG 9 SW                      16.5                    
SCOTTSBLUFF                          12.0                    
MELBETA                               9.0                    
OSHKOSH 10 NE                         4.5                    
GORDON 6 N                            4.0                    
VALENTINE 1 S                         3.0                    
NORTH PLATTE 15 NNE                   2.0                    

...NORTH DAKOTA...
ASHLEY 7 NE                          13.0                    
BERLIN 7 WNW                         12.0                    
ELLENDALE                            12.0                    
LARIMORE                             10.0                    
LA MOURE 5 ESE                        9.0                    
LITCHVILLE                            9.0                    
MONTPELIER 3 ESE                      8.2                    
PARK RIVER                            7.0                    
GRAFTON                               6.0                    
LIBSON                                6.0                    
GRAND FORKS 3.4 SSE                   5.2                    

...SOUTH DAKOTA...
KADOKA                               18.3                    
BELVIDERE 15 SSE                     16.0                    
DEERFIELD 4 SE                       16.0                    
NORRIS 5 ESE                         14.7                    
LEAD 6 SSW                           13.5                    
PIERRE 2 ENE                         10.0                    
ELM SPRINGS 5 ESE                     8.0                    
DOWNTOWN SPEARFISH 1 S                6.0                    
PINE RIDGE                            5.0                    
DOWNTOWN RAPID CITY 1 E               4.5                    
LEOLA 1 NNE                           4.0                    
ABERDEEN 3 ESE                        3.5                    

...Selected preliminary Storm Total Freezing Rain ice amounts in
inches from 700 AM CDT Tue Mar 12 through 300 PM CDT Thu Mar 14...

...SOUTH DAKOTA...
WATERTOWN 4 N                         0.10                    

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

...COLORADO...
PETERSON AFB 1 SSW                    97                    
GLEN HAVEN 4 S                        92                    
CHERAW 4 S                            89                    
TRUCKTON 6 SW                         85                    
BLACK FOREST 4 S                      84                    
LAMAR 4 WSW                           82                    
DENVER INTL ARPT                      80                    
BLENDE 4 NE                           78                    
LIMON 1 ENE                           77                    
MANILA VILLAGE 5 S                    77                    
CARR 6 SW                             76                    
CAMPO 4 SW                            72                    
WESTON 6 ESE                          71                    
AGUILAR 2 NE                          69                    
BURLINGTON 5 S                        60                    

...INDIANA...
BYRON 2 W                             60                    

...KANSAS...
WESKAN                                85                    
ELKHART 5 WNW                         75                    
LEOTI                                 69                    
COOLIDGE 1 S                          68                    
WALLACE 2 S                           68                    
DODGE CITY 3 ENE                      66                    
WILBURTON 9 NW                        65                    
HAYNE 4 NE                            64                    
SHARON SPRINGS 9 SSE                  64                    
BREWSTER 6 N                          63                    
EL DORADO 8 NE                        63                    
HUTCHINSON ARPT                       63                    
LIBERAL 1 W                           62                    
RUSSELL ARPT                          62                    
MEDICINE LODGE 2 E                    61                    

...MISSOURI...
AIRPORT DRIVE 1 NE                    56                    
SCOTT CITY 2 W                        52                    
PIERCE CITY 3 SSW                     51                    

...NEBRASKA...
HEMINGFORD 5 E                        89                    
SIDNEY 2 SSW                          78                    
BROKEN BOW 2 NNW                      74                    
NORTH PLATTE 2 E                      71                    
COZAD 1 NNE                           67                    
SCOTTSBLUFF 3 E                       64                    
ALLIANCE 4 SE                         59                    

...NEVADA...
RUBY VALLEY 5 SW                      91                    
RUBY LAKE 2 S                         61                    

...NEW MEXICO...
SAN AUGUSTIN PASS                    104                    
CLOUDCROFT                           100                    
CANNON AFB 1 N                        79                    
CLINES CORNERS 1 SSE                  79                    
MCDONALD OBSERVATORY                  79                    
WAGON MOUND 6 N                       78                    
TUCUMCARI 7 ENE                       71                    
ARTESIA                               67                    
LAS VEGAS 6 NE                        67                    
SANTA ROSA 2 ESE                      67                    
CARLSBAD                              64                    
MILLS 4 WSW                           64                    

...OKLAHOMA...
GAGE                                  74                    
GUYMON 2 W                            69                    
WOODWORD 2 WSW                        68                    
BEAVER 1 SSW                          66                    
GOODWELL 2 E                          66                    
FREEDOM 3 SSW                         65                    
PUTNAM 3 N                            65                    
SLAPOUT 8 W                           65                    
GOULD 3 W                             64                    
WEATHERFORD 4 WSW                     64                    

...SOUTH DAKOTA...
RAPID CITY ARPT                       70                    
PINE RIDGE 3 ESE                      66                    
ROCHFORD 6 W                          65                    
JEWEL CAVE                            64                    
FAIRBURN 4 NNW                        61                    
HURON 2 NNW                           61                    
PRINGLE                               60                    
WINNER 1 NE                           60                    
PHILIP 3 E                            59                    
WALL 8 S                              59                    
FAITH 1 NNE                           58                    
SCENIC 3 NNW                          53                    

...TEXAS...
PINE SPRINGS                         103                    
SOUTH FRANKLIN PEAK                   90                    
FRITCH 1 WNW                          84                    
BOOTLEG 11 WNW                        81                    
AMARILLO 6 ENE                        80                    
CLAUDE 12 SW                          80                    
ADRIAN 6 WSW                          79                    
HEREFORD 2 WNW                        78                    
PALO DURO RESERVOIR 1 NW              78                    
ROMERO 11 SSW                         78                    
DUMAS 3 W                             77                    
STINNETT 1 NNW                        77                    

...UTAH...
RICHFIELD                             76                    
WENDOVER                              72                    
BLUFFDALE                             60                    

...WYOMING...
DIXON 19 N                            76                    
SIBLEY PEAK 8 S                       66                    
CHEYENNE 1 WNW                        61                    
BUFORD 2 WNW                          60                    
TORRINGTON                            60                    
VEDAUWOO 4 NNW                        60                    

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

...ARIZONA...
FOREST LAKES 1 E                     10.0                    
FLAGSTAFF ARPT                        9.0                    
MCNARY 4 NW                           9.0                    
UPPER WHEATFIELDS                     8.0                    
BELLEMONT                             7.5                    
MUNDS PARK                            7.5                    

...COLORADO...
WOLF CREEK PASS 1 SE                 45.0                    
PLACERVILLE 9 NE                     29.8                    
SILVERTON                            29.0                    
ROCKWOOD 7 N                         26.7                    
TELLURIDE SKI RESORT                 24.0                    
SKYWAY 6 E                           20.5                    
NEDERLAND 4 NE                       20.0                    
OURAY                                20.0                    
ASPEN SPRINGS 3 NE                   19.0                    
SHAFFERS CROSSING 3 N                19.0                    
IRWIN SKI LODGE                      17.0                    
JAMESTOWN 3 W                        16.5                    
PINGREE PARK 3 WNW                   16.0                    
RED FEATHER LAKES 1 NNE              16.0                    
BROOKVALE 4 S                        15.0                    
GENESEE 1 N                          14.5                    
DENVER INTL ARPT                      7.1                    

...NEW MEXICO...
RED RIVER 8 SSW                      17.0                    
CHUPADERO 7 ESE                      15.0                    
ROCIADA 8 SW                         15.0                    
ARROYO 8 NE                          14.0                    
TERERRO 6 WNW                        13.0                    
CHAMA                                12.0                    
ANGEL FIRE 3 ESE                     11.0                    
CUBA 9 E                             11.0                    
LLANO LARGO 5 SSE                    11.0                    
TOADLENA 5 SSW                       11.0                    

...UTAH...
ALTA                                 16.0                    
ALPINE                               14.0                    
BRIGHTON                             12.0                    
KANOSH                               12.0                    
SANDY                                10.8                    

...WYOMING...
CASPER 8 S                           26.0                    
CASPER 22 SSE                        21.0                    
BUFFALO 27 NW                        17.0                    
EVANSVILLE 2 E                       15.0                    
NWS CHEYENNE                         14.6                    
FOUR CORNERS                         13.0                    
LANDER 12 SW                          6.0                    


The surface low will move northeastward across the Great Lakes
tonight. Additional snowfall between 1 to 3 inches are expected
across the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest through Friday
morning. Although much of the precipitation has come to an end
across the Plains this morning, wind gusts in the 50-70 mph range
will cause snow to blow and drift throughout the remainder of the
afternoon.

This will be the last storm summary issued by the Weather
Prediction Center for this event. Please refer to your local
National Weather service office for additional information.

Kebede




Last Updated: 429 PM EDT THU MAR 14 2019