The Weather Prediction Center

College Park, MD


Storm Summary Message



Storm Summary Number 5 for Central Rockies to Midwest Snowstorm
NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD
300 PM CST Wed Nov 27 2019

...Moderate to heavy snow is falling across parts of the Upper
Midwest... 

Winter Storm Warnings are in effect for parts of eastern
Minnesota, and northern Wisconsin, and the entire Upper Peninsula
of Michigan.

Winter Weather Advisories are in place for parts of northern Iowa,
southeastern Minnesota and central Wisconsin.

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

At 200 PM CST...A potent upper-level trough over the Ohio valley
is powering a surface low pressure system over Lake Michigan.
Latest surface observations indicated an occluded center of low
pressure of 989 mb, or 29.21 inches of mercury, located over
northern Lake Michigan between Menominee and Traverse City,
Michigan. National Weather Service radars and surface observations
indicated a swath of moderate to heavy snowfall extending from
northeastern Wisconsin in through Michigan's Upper Peninsula.
Winds gusting over 30 mph may cause visibility to drop in areas
experiencing snowfall. Precipitation in the form of rain continues
out ahead of the system over parts of the Mid-Atlantic and
Northeast which is within the storms warm sector. 

...Selected preliminary Storm Total Snowfall in inches from 1200
PM CST Mon Nov 25 through 200 PM CST Wed Nov 27...

...IOWA...
OKOBOJI 1 NNW                         8.1                    
LE MARS                               6.0                    
LAURENS                               5.0                    
LITTLE SIOUX 2 NW                     3.5                    

...MICHIGAN...
ISHPEMING 1 N                        15.0                    
NEGAUNEE 4 E                         12.2                    
SANDS 1 SE                           11.0                    
BERGLAND 1 ESE                       10.7                    
HOUGHTON 2 ESE                        8.0                    
IRONWOOD 1 NE                         7.5                    
HULBERT                               6.0                    
REDRIDGE 2 E                          6.0                    
FREDA                                 3.0                    

...MINNESOTA...
MINNETONKA                            9.5                    
SAVAGE                                9.5                    
MINNEAPOLIS ST. PAUL                  9.2                    
PRIOR LAKE                            8.7                    
EAGAN 4 SW                            7.5                    
BURNSVILLE                            6.0                    
WABASHA 3 NW                          5.5                    
RICHFIELD                             5.0                    
ST. PAUL 3 WSW                        4.6                    
WILLMAR                               4.0                    
FOUNTAIN                              3.4                    

...WISCONSIN...
EAGLE RIVER 4 E                      13.8                    
LUBLIN 3 NNW                         10.0                    
MANITOWISH WATERS                    10.0                    
RHINELANDER                           9.5                    
SPREAD EAGLE                          8.0                    
ANTIGO                                6.8                    
SPENCER                               4.0                    
KNOWLTON 5 E                          3.0                    
LA CROSSE 2 E                         1.3                    

...Selected preliminary Storm Total Rainfall in inches from 1200
PM CST Mon Nov 25 through 200 PM CST Wed Nov 27...

...MICHIGAN...
SID TOWN 4 S                         1.70                    
BEAVER ISLAND 6 SSW                  1.50                    

...WISCONSIN...
EPHRAIM 1 NE                         1.60                    
ABRAMS 3 WSW                         1.27                    
SHAWANO                              1.10                    
KIEL                                 1.06                    

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

...ARIZONA...
KINGMAN                                48                    

...ARKANSAS...
HIGHFILL                               58                    

...CALIFORNIA...
SANTA BARBARA 5 ENE                    82                    
GAVIOTA 2 NW                           76                    
CABAZON 7 ENE                          75                    
LUCERNE VALLEY 5 SSE                   74                    
BISHOP                                 71                    
MOJAVE 2 ENE                           70                    
CASTAIC LAKE 8 ESE                     69                    
TWENTYNINE PALMS                       63                    
BARSTOW                                60                    
SAN FERNANDO 5 NNE                     60                    

...ILLINOIS...
PERU                                   63                    
MOUNT STERLING 2 WNW                   58                    

...IOWA...
KEOKUK ARPT 1 E                        58                    

...KANSAS...
COFFEYVILLE ARPT 1 S                   75                    
DERBY 1 NW                             64                    
ARKANSAS CITY 7 N                      60                    
LEON 5 SSE                             60                    
DOWNTOWN WICHITA 6 WSW                 51                    

...MISSOURI...
CLEVER 1 E                             64                    
SEDALIA MEM ARPT                       63                    
WARRENSBURG                            62                    
AIRPORT DRIVE 1 ENE (JASPER CO)        60                    
WILLARD 5 SSE                          60                    

...NEVADA...
AMARGOSA VALLEY 2 N                    58                    
LAS VEGAS                              49                    
DESERT ROCK                            48                    
HENDERSON                              41                    

...NEW MEXICO...
WHITES CITY 3 W                        67                    
CARLSBAD                               66                    
HOBBS 5 NW                             65                    

...OKLAHOMA...
BARTLESVILLE                           66                    
TULSA                                  66                    
CAMP HOUSTON 13 NNE                    64                    
COPAN 2 ENE                            63                    
GOODLETT 3 W                           62                    
WOODWARD 2 WSW                         60                    
PAWNEE 3 ENE                           58                    

...TEXAS...
PINE SPRINGS 4 S                       79                    
FRITCH 1 WNW                           72                    
LAKE MCCLEALLAN 2 NW                   67                    
HEREFORD 2 WNW                         65                    
AMARILLO 6 ENE                         64                    
FORT DAVIS 9 NW                        64                    
HART 3 N                               64                    
SEAGRAVES 1 SW                         64                    
DIMMITT 2 NE                           63                    
GOODNIGHT                              61                    
O'DONNELL 1 N                          60                    

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

...COLORADO...
DRAKE 3 NNE                          33.0                    
RED FEATHER LAKES 4 NNE              32.0                    
ESTES PARK 10.5 SE                   31.7                    
GENESEE 1 N                          26.0                    
JAMESTOWN 2.5 SSE                    25.1                    
SUNSHINE 2 E                         24.5                    
LYONS 6 NW                           24.0                    
NEDERLAND 4 NE                       23.0                    
BOULDER 3 SSW                        22.0                    
LOVELAND 7 WNW                       22.0                    
WALLSTREET 2 S                       21.0                    
FORT COLLINS 2 S                     15.0                    
YUMA                                 12.0                    
DENVER 3 ENE                         11.0                    

...KANSAS...
BIRD CITY                             9.5                    
MCDONALD 12 N                         9.5                    
MAX 12 N                              8.6                    
RULETON 8 S                           8.5                    
SHARON SPRINGS                        8.0                    
GOODLAND 1 NNE                        7.5                    

...NEBRASKA...
HARRISBURG 9.1 SW                    10.3                    
OSHKOSH 10 NNE                       10.0                    
MULLEN 16 SW                          9.5                    
GREELY                                8.0                    
NORTH PLATTE 15 NNE                   8.0                    
WELLFLEET                             8.0                    
PIERCE                                7.8                    
KEARNY 4 NE                           7.6                    
NORFOLK                               6.0                    
STAPLETON                             6.0                    
WALLACE 7 NW                          6.0                    

...SOUTH DAKOTA...
YANKTON                               5.0                    
TYNDALL                               4.8                    
HARRISBURG 1 NNE                      4.0                    
HILL CITY                             4.0                    
DEERFIELD 4 SE                        3.5                    
RAPID CITY 4 S                        3.0                    
EMERY                                 2.5                    

...UTAH...
DAYBREAK                              6.0                    
TOOELE                                5.5                    
CLARKSTON                             5.0                    
BOUNTIFUL BENCH                       4.4                    
SOUTH OGDEN                           4.3                    
NORTH SALT LAKE                       4.2                    

...WYOMING...
FEDERAL 1 SSE                        15.0                    
CHEYENNE 10.7 N                      14.0                    
ELK MOUNTAIN 0.3 SW                  12.4                    
CHUGWATER 8 W                        10.0                    
MORAN JUNCTION 23 ESE                 8.0                    
GRANGER                               6.0                    
CASPER 7 S                            5.0                    
HILLSDALE                             5.0                    

...Selected preliminary Storm Total Freezing Rain ice amounts in
inches where the event has ended...

...KANSAS...
PENOKEE                              0.25                    
HILL CITY 1 ENE                      0.03                    


The storm system will high-tail it north and east through the
Great Lakes and southern Ontario before crossing the Northeast and
exiting into the Atlantic by Thanksgiving morning. Additional
snowfall of 2-4 inches will occur over the Upper Peninsula while 6
inches are expected for much of Maine. Winds are expected to
continue to be a hazard with this system. 

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

Kebede




Last Updated: 406 PM EST WED NOV 27 2019