STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 6 FOR ROCKIES TO GREAT LAKES WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
900 PM CST THU FEB 16 2005

...WINTER STORM PUSHES INTO THE GREAT LAKES...

AT 9 PM CST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED AREAS OF
SNOWFALL EXTENDING ON A DIAGONAL FROM NORTHWESTERN IOWA...TO THE
UPPER PENINSULA AND THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE LOWER PENINSULA OF
MICHIGAN.

AN ELONGATED AREA OF LOW PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE CURRENTLY OVER
THE GREAT LAKES WILL MOVE NORTHEASTWARD INTO SOUTHEASTERN CANADA
BY FRIDAY MORNING.  AS THIS OCCURS THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL
OCCUR OVER THE UPPER PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN.  

BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE UP FOR THE FOX VALLEY AND THE DOOR PENINSULA
OF WISCONSIN.  ICE STORM WARNINGS ARE POSTED FOR MICHIGAN COUNTIES
JUST SOUTHWEST OF SAGINAW BAY  AND THE NORTHERN TIP OF THE THUMB
OF MICHIGAN. WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR
EXTREME NORTHEASTERN IOWA ... EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA ...
MOST OF WISCONSIN ... AND MOST OF THE UPPER PENINSULA AND THE
NORTHERN PORTION OF THE LOWER PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 

OF PARTICULAR CONCERN WITH THIS STORM WILL BE THE COMBINATION OF
VERY COLD TEMPERATURES AND STRONG WINDS THAT WILL CAUSE WIND CHILL
TEMPERATURES TO FALL WELL BELOW ZERO. ALSO...THE STRONG WINDS WILL
CREATE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THAT WILL CAUSE
DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY IN THE
AFFECTED AREAS.

ADDITIONAL SNOW THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY IS EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 2 TO
6 INCH RANGE OVER PORTIONS OF THE UPPER PENINSULA AND THE NORTHERN
PORTION OF THE LOWER PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN.


...SNOW TOTALS IN INCHES THROUGH 900 PM CST THURSDAY...

UTAH...

PARRISH CREEK SNOTEL......................18.0
PICKEL KEG SNOTEL.........................18.0
FARNSWORTH LAKE...........................18.0
MANTUA....................................16.0
TONY GROVE LAKE...........................16.0
LITTLE BEAR SNOTEL........................15.0
SNOWBIRD SNOTEL...........................14.0
LIBERTY...................................13.0
MONTE CRISTO PASS.........................13.0
EDEN......................................11.5
WELLSVILLE................................10.0
SALT LAKE CITY INTL........................9.7
LOGAN......................................9.0

COLORADO...

GOTHIC.....................................6.5
MEREDITH...................................5.0
ERIE.......................................4.0


WYOMING...

CARBON....................................16.0
WHEATLAND.................................11.0
CHUGWATER.................................10.0
GOSHEN....................................10.0
RAWLINS....................................8.0
VETAL......................................7.5


SOUTH DAKOTA...

SPEARFISH..................................7.0
GALENA.....................................6.5
LEAD.......................................5.0
EDGEMONT...................................4.0
YANKTON....................................4.0
WRIGHT.....................................3.0
OELRICHS...................................3.0
PARKSTON...................................3.0
TYNDALL....................................3.0


NEBRASKA...

ELLSWORTH.................................13.0
HYANNIS...................................12.0
WHITMAN...................................10.0
MULLEN....................................10.0
BROWNLEE...................................9.0


WISCONSIN...

GREEN BAY.................................11.6
MANITOWOC.................................10.5
DARBOY.....................................9.0
WEST SALEM.................................9.0
WARRENS....................................8.7
LA CROSSE..................................8.5
ROTHSCHILD.................................8.5
HOLLAND....................................7.6
NECEDAH....................................7.5
HOMEN......................................7.2
BRUSSELS...................................7.0
APPLETON...................................6.5
COLOMA.....................................6.5
KIELER.....................................6.0



ILLINOIS...

GALENA.....................................3.6
MC CONNELL.................................2.0
STOCKTON...................................2.0

IOWA...

MANCHESTER.................................6.0
MASON CITY.................................6.0
LANSING....................................5.9
TRIPOLI....................................5.6
ALGONA.....................................5.5
DECORAH....................................5.5
DUBUQUE....................................5.0
CHARLES CITY...............................4.9
LIME SPRINGS...............................4.5

MINNESOTA...

CALEDONIA..................................9.0
ALBERT LEE.................................8.0
HERBSTER...................................8.0
WINONA.....................................8.0
CHATFIELD..................................7.8
KIESTER....................................7.0
WELLS......................................7.0
ROCHESTER..................................6.6
HERBSTER...................................6.3
ST CHARLES.................................5.8
AUSTIN.....................................5.5
MAPLE......................................5.0
HOLLANDALE.................................4.0


MICHIGAN...

ROGERS CITY...............................12.0
LAKE CO....................................8.0
MARQUETTE..................................7.7
KEWADIN....................................7.0
TRAVERSE CITY..............................7.0
GLADSTONE..................................5.9
FLINT......................................4.0
WHITE LAKE.................................4.0
PONTIAC....................................3.8
AUBURN.....................................3.8
GOODRICH...................................3.5
LAPEER.....................................3.5
ORTONVILLE.................................3.5
IONIA......................................2.9
ZILWAUKEE..................................2.8
LANSING....................................2.7
OWOSSO.....................................2.6
PORTLAND...................................2.5



THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 3 AM CST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR DETAILS ON THIS SYSTEM...INCLUDING
WATCHES...ADVISORIES AND WARNINGS.

ZIEGENFELDER