The Weather Prediction Center

College Park, MD


Storm Summary Message



Storm Summary Number 09 for Northern Plains to Northeast Winter
Storm and Arctic Outbreak
NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD
400 PM EST Tue Jan 29 2019

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

Winter Storm Warnings, Watches, and Advisories are in effect for
parts of the Appalachians, Ohio Valley, 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 PM EST...A surface low with a central pressure of 1003
millibars, or 29.62 inches, was located in Southern Quebec
Ontario, just south of Hudson Bay. From this low, an occluded
front extended southward transitioning into a stationary front
along the Central Appalachians and connecting into a new low in
central Virginia. A cold front extended from the new low through
the Southeast region into the Gulf of Mexico. A warm front
stretched eastward along the St. Lawrence River. 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 and Tennessee Valleys. In the Southeast,
mainly rain showers were occurring along the cold front. Behind
this system, in the Northern Plains, temperatures continue to fall
with observed wind chills reaching the -50s in parts of northern
Minnesota and northeastern North Dakota. 

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

...INDIANA...
LA PORTE                             10.0                    
SOUTH BEND 5 SE                       8.5                    
GEORGETOWN                            7.5                    
INDIAN VILLAGE 1 E                    5.8                    
HANNA 1 W                             4.5                    
GOSHEN 3 SW                           4.3                    
SALEM CENTER 2 E                      4.0                    

...MARYLAND...
ADAMSTOWN 1 ESE                       2.5                    
BOONSBORO 3 NNE                       2.1                    
BLOOMFIELD 2 WSW                      2.0                    

...MICHIGAN...
SCOTTVILLE 6.6 NNW                   16.5                    
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                    

...NEW YORK...
FORESTPORT                            9.5                    
OHIO 3 NNE                            6.5                    
BUFFALO                               6.0                    
OSCEOLA 1 E                           5.0                    

...PENNSYLVANIA...
SOMERSET                              4.0                    
KINGSTON                              2.8                    
AVONIA 2 W                            2.7                    
GERMANSVILLE                          2.3                    
LEMONT                                2.0                    

...VIRGINIA...
MILL GAP 1 SW                         3.0                    
ENDICOTT 5 N                          2.0                    
ARCOLA 1 NNE                          1.8                    
WINCHESTER 4 ENE                      1.5                    

...WISCONSIN...
SHEBOYGAN 3 N                        18.1                    
BAILEYS HARBOR                       17.7                    
HOWARDS GROVE                        15.0                    
SAUKVILLE 2 SE                       15.0                    
HARTFORD 2 ESE                       14.1                    
FORESTVILLE                          14.0                    
GRAFTON                              13.0                    
FOND DU LAC 1 E                      12.8                    
STURGEON BAY                         12.8                    
CAMP DOUGLAS                         12.0                    
LUXEMBURG                            12.0                    
MEQUON 2 SE                          12.0                    
MILWAUKEE 4 NNW                      12.0                    
GREEN BAY NWS                         9.7                    

...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                    

...NEW YORK...
BUFFALO                               40                    

...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...

...GEORGIA...
FORT MOUNTAIN STATE PARK              2.0                    

...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                    

...MISSISSIPPI...
PELAHATCHIE 1 E                       1.0                    
ZION HILL 1 SW                        1.0                    
BRANDON 2 WNW                         0.5                    
JACKSON                               0.3                    

...NORTH CAROLINA...
BEECH MOUNTAIN 1 NNW                  3.0                    
WOLF LAUREL 2 NNE                     2.8                    

...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                    

...TENNESSEE...
COSBY                                 4.5                    
SEYMOUR                               4.0                    
GREENBACK                             3.0                    


The surface low will move northward through Quebec on Tuesday and
Wednesday, while the other low is expected to move northeastward
along the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast coast. Snow will continue to
spread across the Northeast tonight, as 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 expected to linger into Wednesday morning with the
Southern/Central Appalachians 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 secondary low passes,
with an additional snowfall of more than a foot possible over the
next couple of days. Additionally, an extremely cold arctic
air-mass is now entering much of the Northern Plains, Midwest, and
the Mid-Atlantic/Northeast. Dangerously cold and potentially
record breaking temperatures and wind chills are expected tonight
and Wednesday, particularly for the Upper Midwest and Northern
Plains, 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 PM EST. Please refer to your local National Weather
Service office for additional information on this event.

Kebede




Last Updated: 426 PM EST TUE JAN 29 2019