STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 4 FOR NORTHERN TIER WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
1000 AM CDT WED APR 4 2007

...SPRING STORM BRINGS HEAVY SNOWS TO THE UPPER GREAT LAKES...WITH
HEAVY SNOW SPREADING INTO THE NEW ENGLAND STATES TODAY...

BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN PORTIONS
OF THE UPPER PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN...AS WELL AS NORTHWESTERN LOWER
MICHIGAN.

A HEAVY SNOW WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN
MAINE. IN ADDITION...A SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF
EASTERN MAINE.

A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF CENTRAL NEW
YORK.

WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE REMAINING PORTIONS OF
UPPER PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN...NORTHERN WISCONSIN...SOUTHERN
VERMONT...MUCH OF NEW HAMPSHIRE AND WESTERN MAINE.

SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE
UPPER PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN AND NORTHEASTERN LOWER MICHIGAN.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR NORTH CENTRAL
MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHEASTERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...AS WELL AS SOUTHERN
MAINE.

WINTER STORM WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF VERMONT AND
SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE.

AT 10 AM CDT...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WAS LOCATED CLOSE TO THE
SHORE OF LAKE HURON WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 992 MILLIBARS. 
THIS LOW IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH THURSDAY AND
SLOWLY WIND DOWN IN INTENSITY WHILE BRINGING A VARIETY OF WEATHER
TO THE GREAT LAKES AND NORTHEASTERN STATES.

THE LATEST NOAA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS SHOWED AN AREA OF
LIGHT SNOW ACROSS THE UPPER PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. AN AREA OF
LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW HAD DEVELOPED OVER NORTHWESTERN PART OF NEW
ENGLAND.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES AS OF 9 AM CDT...

...MICHIGAN...

NORTH ROCKLAND                     12.4
WHITE PINE                         10.5
ONTONAGON                           5.0
WAKEFIELD                           5.0
MARQUETTE NWS                       2.5

...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 
HERMANTOWN                         13.5
TWO HARBORS 7 NW                   12.3
DULUTH NWS                         12.1
SOUTH RANGE                        12.0
LITTLE MARAIS                      12.0
BRAINERD 2 E                       11.0
CLOVERLAND 6 NE                    11.0
BREEZY POINT                       10.5
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 

...WISCONSIN...

MAPLE                              13.0
GILE                                9.5 
MASON                               9.0
BAYFIELD                            8.0 
ASHLAND                             8.0
SALON SPRINGS                       7.0 
SUPERIOR                            7.0 
BENNETT                             6.8 
SUPERIOR 6 ESE                      6.3 
MOUTH OF THE BRULE                  6.0 
OULU                                6.0 
 
THE SURFACE LOW...NEAR LAKE HURON...IS EXPECTED TO SLOWLY WEAKEN
AS IT PUSHES NORTHEASTWARD INTO EASTERN ONTARIO ON WEDNESDAY.
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 6-12 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE UPPER
PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. A SECONDARY AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE NORTHERN MID ATLANTIC ON WEDNESDAY.
AS THIS LOW MOVES NORTHEASTWARD...6-12 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED
ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND STATES WEDNESDAY NIGHT
THROUGH THURSDAY.

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

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