Storm Summary Number 02 for Northern Plains to Northeast Winter
Storm and Arctic Outbreak
NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD
900 PM CST Sun Jan 27 2019

...Moderate to heavy snow is spreading into the Midwest with
strong winds in the Northern and Central Plains...

Blizzard Warnings are in effect across portions of the Dakotas and
western Minnesota.

Winter Storm Warnings, Watches, and Winter Weather Advisories are
in effect across much of the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes, as
well as portions of the southeastern U.S.

High Wind Warnings and Wind Advisories are in effect for the
Northern and Central Plains.

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

At 800 PM CST...A surface low with a central pressure of 996
millibars, or 29.41 inches, was located in southeastern North
Dakota and dropping quickly southward. A warm front stretched
across eastern South Dakota and Nebraska and into the Middle
Mississippi Valley. East and north of the front, moderate to heavy
snow was falling across the Upper and Middle Mississippi Valley,
while light to moderate snow remained in eastern portions of the
Northern Plains. Strong sustained winds of 30 to 40 mph, with
gusts over 60 mph, were present behind cold fronts that were
sweeping through the Plains.

...Selected preliminary Storm Total Snowfall in inches from 600 AM
CST Sun Jan 27 through 800 PM CST Sun Jan 27...

...IOWA...
ELDORA                                3.5                    
ESTHERVILLE 1 NW                      3.5                    
CLARION                               3.0                    
EMMETSBURG                            2.7                    

...MINNESOTA...
TWO INLETS 1 SE                       3.8                    
MANKATO                               3.0                    

...NORTH DAKOTA...
OLGA                                  4.0                    
GRAND FORKS 5 SSW                     3.0                    
HARVEY                                3.0                    
VELVA                                 3.0                    
KILLDEER                              2.0                    
ROLLA                                 2.0                    
TOLLEY 6.4 N                          2.0                    
DICKINSON 0.4 NNE                     1.5                    
MINOT AIR FORCE BASE                  1.5                    
BISMARCK 3 SSE                        1.4                    

...SOUTH DAKOTA...
CLAREMONT 2 SSE                       3.0                    
KIDDER 1 N                            2.5                    
NORRIS 2.0 SSW                        2.0                    
MARTIN 13.6 NNE                       1.0                    

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

...NORTH DAKOTA...
BISMARCK ARPT                         62                    
BUFFALO SPRINGS 3 W                   62                    
HETTINGER 1 NW                        61                    
MINOT 2 NNE                           61                    
DENHOFF 1 ENE                         60                    
DICKINSON MUNI ARPT                   60                    

...SOUTH DAKOTA...
BUFFALO 1 N                           64                    
RAPID CITY 1 E DOWNTOWN               61                    
FAITH 1 NNE                           60                    

...WYOMING...
YODER 7 SW                            82                    
CHEYENNE 14 WSW                       75                    
CHUGWATER 8 S                         68                    
BUFORD 1 ENE                          65                    
SIBLEY PEAK 8 S                       65                    
PUMPKIN VINE 3 NE                     64                    


The surface low is expected to move eastward across the Midwest
Sunday night and Monday, and through the Great Lakes region Monday
night and Tuesday. Heavy snow will spread north and east of the
low across the Midwest and Great Lakes regions and into the
Northeast. Over a foot of snow is forecast downwind of the Upper
Great Lakes, as well as in upstate New York. Farther south, rain
is expected to change to snow behind the cold front associated
with the low, in the Lower Mississippi Valley, Tennessee Valley,
and the Appalachians. 1 to 4 inches of snow is possible there,
with higher elevations of the Southern and Central Appalachians
seeing 4 to 6 inches. Additionally, this system will also usher in
an extremely cold arctic airmass across much of the Northern
Plains, Midwest, and the Mid-Atlantic/Northeast. Dangerously cold
and potentially record breaking temperatures and wind chills are
expected by Thursday, particularly for the Upper Midwest, where
wind chill values could be as low as 40 to 60 degrees below zero
for many locations, including Chicago and Minneapolis.

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.

Tate