STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 5 FOR NORTHERN TIER WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
400 PM CDT WED APR 4 2007

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

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

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

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

SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR A SMALL PORTION
OF THE UPPER PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF NEW
YORK...MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHEASTERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...AS WELL AS
SOUTHERN MAINE.

AT 3 PM CDT...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 992
MILLIBARS WAS LOCATED JUST NORTHEAST OF LAKE HURON. THIS LOW IS
FORECAST TO WEAKEN AS IT SLOWLY MOVES EAST NORTHEASTWARD OVER THE
NEXT 24 HOURS. A SECOND AREA OF LOW PRESSURE HAS DEVELOPED ALONG
THE MID ATLANTIC COAST AND IS EXPECTED TO TRACK NORTHWARD ALONG
THE EAST COAST. THIS SHOULD BRING A VARIETY OF WINTRY WEATHER TO
THE GREAT LAKES AND NORTHEASTERN STATES.

THE LATEST NOAA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS WERE SHOWING
SCATTERED LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE UPPER GREAT
LAKES REGION. FARTHER EAST OVER NEW ENGLAND...AN AREA OF MODERATE
TO HEAVY RAIN WAS STEADILY MOVING EASTWARD ACROSS
CONNECTICUT...MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND. ACROSS VERMONT...NEW
HAMPSHIRE AND MAINE...THE PRECIPITATION IS FALLING MOSTLY AS SNOW
WITH SOME AREAS RECEIVING SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES AS OF 3 PM CDT...

...MICHIGAN...

HURLEY-TOURISM                     17.0 
GURNEY                             14.0 
IRONWOOD                           13.0 
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                             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 
TAMARACK                            9.5 
BATTLE LAKE 7 SW                    9.0 
DONNELLY                            8.5 
SILVER BAY                          8.5 
CLOQUET                             8.0 

...WISCONSIN...

HURLEY                             18.0 
BAYFIELD                           14.0 
MAPLE                              13.0
SOLON SPRINGS 5 WSW                 9.5 
GILE                                9.5 
MASON                               9.0
GLIDDEN                             9.0 
BAYFIELD                            8.0 
ASHLAND                             8.0
PRESQUE ISLE                        7.6 
SUPERIOR                            7.0 
BENNETT                             6.8 
SUPERIOR 6 ESE                      6.3 
MOUTH OF THE BRULE                  6.0 
OULU                                6.0 

...MAINE...

BRIDGTON                            3.5 
RAYMOND                             2.5
AUBURN                              1.8
 
AN ADDITIONAL 6-12 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE UPPER
PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. AS THE SECONDARY AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER
THE MID ATLANTIC MOVES NORTHEASTWARD...6-12 INCHES OF SNOW IS
EXPECTED TO FALL ACROSS THE NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND STATES TONIGHT
THROUGH THURSDAY.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 10 PM CDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.

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