THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER

CAMP SPRINGS, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 5 FOR NORTHERN U.S. SPRING STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
1000 PM CDT WED APR 11 2007

...SPRING STORM BRINGING WINTRY WEATHER TO THE NORTH-CENTRAL
U.S....EXPANDING INTO THE NORTHEAST...

WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN
IOWA...SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA...CENTRAL WISCONSIN...NORTHWESTERN
ILLINOIS...AND NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN AND CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE
UPPER PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. IN ADDITION...WINTER STORM WARNINGS
HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR NORTHEASTERN NEW YORK...CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN
VERMONT...MUCH OF NEW HAMPSHIRE...NORTHERN MASSACHUSETTS...AND
WESTERN MAINE.

SNOW ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN...NORTHERN
ILLINOIS...AND PORTIONS OF THE UPPER PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF
NORTHEASTERN IOWA...SOUTHERN WISCONSIN...PORTIONS OF LOWER
MICHIGAN...CENTRAL NEW YORK...NORTHERN AND WESTERN VERMONT...MUCH
OF MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...NORTHERN RHODE
ISLAND...COASTAL NEW HAMPSHIRE...AND MUCH OF COASTAL MAINE. 

WINTER STORM WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN MAINE.

AT 1000 PM CDT...DOUBLE BARRELED 993 MB...29.32 INCHES...LOW
PRESSURE CENTERS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS STORM WERE LOCATED NEAR
CHICAGO ILLINOIS AND TOLEDO OHIO...AND CONTINUED TO MOVE
NORTHEASTWARD. LIGHT TO LOCALLY MODERATE SNOW WAS OBSERVED ACROSS
IOWA AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA EASTWARD INTO MICHIGAN TO THE NORTH OF
THIS LOW. AREAS OF MODERATE RAIN ALONG WITH SOME EMBEDDED
THUNDERSTORMS WERE NOTED FROM OHIO SOUTHWARD INTO NORTH CAROLINA
WELL AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS WERE PROGRESSING
NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES TOWARD NEW ENGLAND. 

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES AS OF 1000 PM CDT...

...MONTANA...

STAHL PEAK                          27.0 
FLATTOP MOUNTAIN                    21.0 
GRAVE CREEK                         16.0 
BABB 18 WSW                         14.0
BADGER PASS                         14.0 
MOSS PEAK                           13.0 
NOISY BASIN                         12.0 
EMERY CREEK                         12.0 
WHITE SULPHUR SPRING 26 N           11.0
NORTH FORK JOCKO                    11.0 

...COLORADO...

CLIMAX                               4.0 
LEADVILLE                            3.7 

...NORTH DAKOTA...

HEBRON                               7.0 
MANDAN EXP.                          7.0 
STANLEY                              7.0 
HALLIDAY                             6.5 
DUNN CENTER                          6.5 
BISMARCK NWS                         5.9 
FLASHER                              5.8 
LIDGERWOOD 6 S                       4.0 
ENGLEVALE 3 W                        4.0 
MINOT EXP.                           3.0 

...SOUTH DAKOTA...

BROOKINGS                            8.0 
CLEAR LAKE                           7.0
SIOUX FALLS                          6.8 
SALEM                                6.7 
HAYTI                                5.5
FLANDREAU                            5.0 
MADISON                              4.0 
ALEXANDRIA                           4.0 

...MINNESOTA...

FAIRMONT                             8.0 
LAKEFIELD                            8.0 
CHATFIELD                            8.0 
IVANHOE                              8.0 
KIESTER                              7.0 
WORTHINGTON                          7.0 
PIPESTONE                            6.0 
SPRING GROVE                         5.5 
WINONA 4 S                           5.5 
WYKOFF 3 N                           4.9 
MADISON                              4.0 
JACKSON                              4.0 
MINNEAPOLIS MSP                      1.3  

...IOWA...

OCHEYEDAN                            7.0 
ST. ANSGAR                           6.8 
EVERLY                               6.5 
CALMAR                               6.1 
CRESCO                               6.0 
LIME SPRINGS                         4.7 
SIBLEY                               4.0 
ROCK RAPIDS                          4.0 
SPENCER                              4.0 
DES MOINES INTL ARPT                 3.7 

...WISCONSIN...

TAYLOR                               9.5 
VIROQUA                              8.0 
WILTON 3 E                           7.0 
RICHLAND CENTER 4 W                  6.0 
MILWAUKEE                            5.6 
KENOSHA                              5.5 
LA CROSSE NWS                        5.0 
MADISON                              4.7 
LANCASTER                            4.0 
MUSCODA 6 S                          4.0 
MERRILLAN                            4.0 

...ILLINOIS...

WOODSTOCK                            6.0 
MUNDELEIN                            5.6 
ROCKFORD                             3.5 
CHICAGO OHARE                        3.0 
WHEELING                             2.5 
DE KALB                              2.0

...MICHIGAN...

ALLEGAN 5 W                          7.0 
WYOMING 1 S                          7.0 
HOLLAND 1 NW                         6.0
PAW PAW                              6.0  
YANKEE SPRINGS                       5.0 
ADA 2 W                              4.8 
GRANDVILLE                           4.5 
KENTWOOD                             4.5 
PLAINWELL                            4.5 
MOUNT PLEASANT                       4.0 
OSHTEMO                              3.0
HUDSONVILLE                          3.0 

...INDIANA...

LA PORTE 2 SW                        2.9 
VALPARAISO 1 W                       1.1 


THIS VIGOROUS SPRING STORM WILL CONTINUE TO PROGRESS NORTHEASTWARD
TOWARD THE CENTRAL GREAT LAKES. THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT IS
FORECAST TO BRING MODERATE RAINFALL AMOUNTS TO THE MID-ATLANTIC
STATES. FARTHER NORTH ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES STATES INTO INLAND
PORTIONS OF NEW ENGLAND...RAIN OBSERVED TONIGHT WILL CHANGE TO
SNOW AND COULD ACCUMULATE TO MORE THAN 8 INCHES...ESPECIALLY IN
THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. SOME AREAS ACROSS UPSTATE NEW YORK COULD
SEE OVER ONE FOOT OF SNOW BY THE TIME THIS SYSTEM EXITS ON FRIDAY.
  
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: 1044 PM EDT WED APR 11 2007