The Weather Prediction Center

College Park, MD


Storm Summary Message



Storm Summary Number 07 for Northern Plains to Northeast Winter
Storm and Arctic Outbreak
NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD
400 AM EST Tue Jan 29 2019

...Snow continues for the Great Lakes region and is moving into
the Northern/Central Appalachians...

Winter Storm Warnings and Watches and Winter Weather Advisories
are in effect for parts of the southeastern U.S., stretching
northeastward through the Appalachians, Ohio Valley, and the
Mid-Atlantic and Northeast, as well as the Upper Great Lakes
region.

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

At 300 AM EST...A surface low with a central pressure of 997
millibars, or 29.44 inches, was located in southern Ontario, just
east of Lake Huron. From this low, a cold front extended southward
through the Lower Great Lakes region and Ohio Valley, and
southwestward through the Tennessee Valley and the Lower
Mississippi Valley. A warm front stretched eastward through the
Lower Great Lakes region. National Weather Service radars and
surface observations indicated that light to moderate snow was
falling in the Lower Great Lakes region and the Northern/Central
Appalachians. Snow showers were also reported farther west in
portions of the Upper Great Lakes region and eastern parts of the
Ohio Valley. In the Southeast, mainly rain showers were occurring
along the cold front, but a changeover to snow was reported in
Mississippi, and a mix of rain and snow was seen in northwestern
Alabama.

...Selected preliminary Storm Total Snowfall in inches from 600 AM
EST Sun Jan 27 through 300 AM EST Tue Jan 29...

...INDIANA...
GEORGETOWN                            7.5                    
LA PORTE                              6.5                    
INDIAN VILLAGE 1 E                    5.8                    
SOUTH BEND INTL ARPT                  4.8                    
HANNA 1 W                             4.5                    
GOSHEN 3 SW                           4.3                    
SALEM CENTER 2 E                      4.0                    

...MICHIGAN...
CADILLAC 5 S                         15.8                    
DUBLIN                               15.0                    
CLARE                                13.0                    
LAKE CITY                            12.0                    
LUDINGTON 1 ESE                      11.0                    
BOON 2 NNE                           10.0                    
HARBOR BEACH                         10.0                    
ALPENA                                9.5                    
FAIR PLAIN 1 SW                       9.0                    
SAGINAW 2 NW                          8.8                    
BARRYTON                              8.0                    
TRAVERSE CITY 7 SSW                   8.0                    

...MISSISSIPPI...
HUNTSVILLE 3 S                        0.2                    
CLINTON                               0.1                    
FENTRESS                              0.1                    
FLORA                                 0.1                    
HESTERVILLE                           0.1                    
YAZOO CITY                            0.1                    

...WISCONSIN...
HOWARDS GROVE                        15.0                    
SAUKVILLE 2 SE                       15.0                    
FORESTVILLE                          14.0                    
GRAFTON                              13.0                    
FOND DU LAC 1 E                      12.8                    
STURGEON BAY                         12.8                    
BAILEYS HARBOR                       12.0                    
CAMP DOUGLAS                         12.0                    
LUXEMBURG                            12.0                    
MEQUON 2 SE                          12.0                    
GREEN BAY NWS                         9.7                    
MILWAUKEE 4 NNW                       9.0                    

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

...KANSAS...
PAULINE 1 ENE                         60                    

...MONTANA...
OPHEIM                                65                    

...NEBRASKA...
BROKEN BOW AIRPORT                    70                    
ORD ARPT                              62                    
MILLS 10 SE                           61                    
NAPER 12 SW                           61                    

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

...SOUTH DAKOTA...
EUREKA 13 ENE                         72                    
VIVIAN 13 N                           72                    
PIERRE MUNI ARPT                      71                    
LAKE ANDES                            69                    
MITCHELL MUNICIPAL AIRPORT            69                    
ABERDEEN RGNL ARPT                    68                    
HURON REGIONAL AIRPORT                67                    
BULLHEAD 11 S                         66                    
BUFFALO 1 N                           64                    
RAPID CITY ARPT                       62                    
FAITH 1 NNE                           61                    

...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                    

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

...ILLINOIS...
DOWNERS GROVE                         7.6                    
GURNEE 1.6 W                          7.0                    
MOUNT PROSPECT 3.0 NE                 7.0                    
WAUKEGAN                              7.0                    
CHICAGO RIDGE                         6.9                    
GALENA 5.7 E                          6.5                    
ALGONQUIN 1 NNW                       6.0                    
ROCKFORD 3.3 NE                       5.0                    
WHEATON 2.0 NNE                       5.0                    

...IOWA...
MASON CITY 1.4 SSW                    8.0                    
DECORAH 4.9 SE                        7.5                    
NEW HAMPTON 0.4 SW                    7.5                    
HOPKINTON 5.4 WSW                     7.0                    
RICKARDSVILLE 0.2 W                   7.0                    
CALAMUS 2.0 NE                        6.9                    
CENTER JUNCTION 2.6 W                 6.5                    
CRESCO 1 NE                           6.5                    
GARNER                                6.0                    
DAVENPORT 3.8 NNW                     4.7                    
DUBUQUE 2 WNW                         4.5                    

...MINNESOTA...
HAYFIELD 0.3 SSE                     10.3                    
CALEDONIA 5.4 S                       9.6                    
MABEL                                 9.5                    
BROWNSVILLE 3.1 S                     9.0                    
MANKATO 1.5 SE                        9.0                    
CHATFIELD 9.0 ESE                     8.9                    
BLUE EARTH 0.6 ESE                    8.5                    
ELLENDALE 0.3 SW                      8.2                    
AUSTIN 1 SW                           8.0                    
LAKE ITSACA 5 SSE                     8.0                    
MINNEAPOLIS 3.8 SSW                   4.5                    
ST. CLOUD 5 S                         4.0                    

...NORTH DAKOTA...
CAVALIER 7.9 WNW                      7.0                    
LA MOURE 4.6 ESE                      5.2                    
LISBON 0.5 ENE                        5.0                    
EDGELEY 5.2 NW                        4.5                    
OLGA                                  4.0                    
GRAND FORKS 5 SSW                     3.0                    
HARVEY                                3.0                    
VELVA                                 3.0                    
BISMARCK 1.3 WNW                      1.9                    
FARGO 2.1 N                           1.8                    

...SOUTH DAKOTA...
LEAD 5.5 SSW                          5.6                    
CASTLEWOOD                            5.2                    
ASTORIA 2.2 SSE                       5.0                    
BRUCE 5.3 W                           4.5                    
CLAREMONT 2.4 SSE                     4.3                    
ABERDEEN 1.5 SW                       4.1                    
BROOKINGS 1.4 SW                      4.0                    


The surface low will move northward through Ontario and Quebec on
Tuesday, while another low is expected to form along the front on
Tuesday and move northeastward along the Mid-Atlantic and
Northeast coast. Snow will spread across the Northeast today, and
6 to 12 inches of snow is expected for the interior Northeast,
with 3 to 6 inches possible for northern portions of the
Mid-Atlantic states. Farther south, light snow is possible across
parts of the Lower Mississippi Valley and the Tennessee Valley as
the precipitation changes to snow behind the cold front, and the
Southern/Central Appalachians is expecting 1 to locally 4 inches
of snow. Heavy lake effect snows will remain downwind of the Upper
Great Lakes region in the cold air after the low passes, with an
additional snowfall of more than a foot possible over the next
couple of days. Additionally, an extremely cold arctic airmass is
now approaching much of the Northern Plains, Midwest, and the
Mid-Atlantic/Northeast. Dangerously cold and potentially record
breaking temperatures and wind chills are expected today and
Wednesday, 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 1000 AM EST. Please refer to your local National Weather
Service office for additional information on this event.

Tate




Last Updated: 524 AM EST TUE JAN 29 2019