THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER

CAMP SPRINGS, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 2 FOR NORTHERN TIER WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
1000 PM CDT TUE APR 3 2007

...SPRING STORM BRINGING WINTRY WEATHER TO UPPER MIDWEST AND GREAT
LAKES REGION...

BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE UPPER
PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN.

WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL
MINNESOTA...NORTHERN WISCONSIN...AND MUCH OF THE UPPER PENINSULA
OF MICHIGAN.

SNOW ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR SMALL PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL
MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN
WISCONSIN AS WELL AS SOUTHWESTERN NEW HAMPSHIRE.

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF
NORTHEASTERN WISCONSIN.

WINTER STORM WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN LOWER
MICHIGAN...EASTERN VERMONT...MUCH OF NEW HAMPSHIRE...AND WESTERN
MAINE.

AT 10 PM CDT...A 1002 MILLIBAR...29.59 INCHES...LOW PRESSURE
CENTER ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SPRING STORM WAS LOCATED OVER SOUTHERN
LOWER MICHIGAN. THIS LOW IS FORECAST TO MOVE STEADILY EASTWARD
THROUGH THURSDAY AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY...BRINGING A VARIETY OF
WEATHER TO THE GREAT LAKES...OHIO RIVER VALLEY...AND THE
NORTHEAST.

THE LATEST NOAA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS WERE SHOWING AN
AREA OF SNOW ACROSS EASTERN MINNESOTA AND NORTHERN WISCONSIN
EASTWARD INTO MICHIGAN. A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING
SOUTHEASTWARD THROUGH TENNESSEE WITH MODERATE RAIN PUSHING THROUGH
THE CENTRAL OHIO VALLEY.  

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES AS OF 10 PM CDT...

...NORTH DAKOTA...

HAVANA                              9.0 
HALLIDAY                            8.0 
MEDORA                              6.4 
CARSON                              6.0 
FARGO                               6.0 
GRASSY BUTTE                        5.5 
MANTADOR                            5.5 
TAYLOR                              5.5 
HAZLETON                            5.4 
DUNN CENTER 1 E                     5.2 
FLASHER                             5.2 
BISMARK                             4.0 

...SOUTH DAKOTA...

WAUBAY WILDLIFE REFUGE             11.5 
WEBSTER                             8.5 
HECLA                               8.0 
ROSCOE                              8.0 
CONDE                               6.5 
COLUMBIA 8 N                        6.0 
ROY LAKE STATE PARK                 6.0 
WESTPORT                            6.0 

...MINNESOTA...

ADOLPH                             15.5 
BRAINERD 2 E                       11.0 
COOK                               10.0 
NORCROSS                           10.0 
LEADER                             10.0 
DULUTH 18 N                         9.7 
TAMARACK                            9.5 
BATTLE LAKE 7 SW                    9.0 
DONNELLY                            8.5 
SILVER BAY                          8.5 
CLOQUET                             8.0 
FINLAND                             7.0 
PILLAGER 6 N                        7.0 
PONSFORD 1 E                        7.0 
WADENA                              7.0 
WENDELL                             7.0 
DULUTH NWS                          4.8 

...WISCONSIN...

MASON                               9.0 
BAYFIELD                            8.0 
SALON SPRINGS                       7.0 
SUPERIOR                            7.0 
BENNETT                             6.8 
SUPERIOR 6 ESE                      6.3 
MAPLE                               6.0 
MOUTH OF THE BRULE                  6.0 
OULU                                6.0 
 
  
...SELECTED STORM RAINFALL TOTALS AS OF 9 PM CDT...

...IOWA...

EDGEWOOD                            2.12 
OELWEIN 1 E                         2.00 

...MISSOURI...

S SHELBINA                          2.65 


THE SURFACE LOW OVER LAKE MICHIGAN IS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY AS IT
PUSHES NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE LOWER PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN AND
INTO EASTERN ONTARIO/WESTERN QUEBEC CANADA DURING WEDNESDAY. HEAVY
SNOW IS LIKELY TO CONTINUE TO THE NORTHWEST OF THIS LOW FROM
NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTA...ACROSS NORTHERN WISCONSIN...AND THE UPPER
PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 6-12 INCHES ARE
POSSIBLE ACROSS THESE AREAS. A SECONDARY AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE...DEVELOPING OVER THE NORTHERN MID ATLANTIC
WEDNESDAY...IS EXPECTED TO PUSH NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS EASTERN NEW
ENGLAND THURSDAY AND INTO NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND/SOUTHERN QUEBEC
CANADA LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. THIS LOW WILL BRING THE
POTENTIAL FOR 6-12 INCHES OF SNOW OVER NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 4 AM CDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.

FRACASSO




Last Updated: 1054 PM EDT TUE APR 03 2007