THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
CAMP SPRINGS, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 3 FOR CENTRAL U.S. WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
300 PM CST SAT FEB 24 2007
...MAJOR CENTRAL U.S. WINTER STORM WILL PRODUCE A MIXTURE OF
WINTRY PRECIPITATION...WHILE ALSO SUPPORTING SEVERE WEATHER...
BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN
COLORADO...NORTHERN AND WESTERN KANSAS...NEBRASKA...EASTERN
IOWA...NORTHERN ILLINOIS AND SOUTHERN WISCONSIN.
WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND
EASTERN NEBRASKA...EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA...SOUTHEAST NORTH
DAKOTA...MINNESOTA...IOWA...WISCONSIN...NORTHERN
ILLINOIS...SOUTHWESTERN MICHIGAN...NORTHERN INDIANA AND NORTHWEST
OHIO.
ICE STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST
IOWA...CENTRAL ILLINOIS...CENTRAL INDIANA AND NORTHERN OHIO.
SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF
COLORADO...SOUTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA...NORTHEAST
MINNESOTA...NORTHWEST WISCONSIN...SOUTHWEST IOWA...NORTHEAST
KANSAS AND NORTHWEST MISSOURI.
FREEZING RAIN ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH
CENTRAL IOWA...EASTERN ILLINOIS...CENTRAL INDIANA...CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN OHIO...CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA AND SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA.
WINTER STORM WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN
WISCONSIN...THE UPPER PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN...EASTERN
MICHIGAN...OHIO...PENNSYLVANIA...WEST VIRGINIA...NORTHWEST
VIRGINIA...THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA...MARYLAND...AND NORTHWEST NEW
JERSEY.
FLOOD WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN MISSOURI AND CENTRAL
ILLINOIS.
A TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN
TEXAS...ARKANSAS...NORTHERN LOUISIANA...MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST
TENNESSEE AND EASTERN KANSAS.
AT 200 PM CST...A 985 MILLIBAR LOW PRESSURE CENTER ASSOCIATED WITH
THIS STORM WAS LOCATED OVER CENTRAL KANSAS AROUND 50 MILES EAST OF
HAYS KANSAS...AND WAS MOVING TO THE EAST NORTHEAST. THIS LOW IS
EXPECTED TO MAINTAIN INTENSITY OR SLIGHTLY STRENGTHEN SATURDAY
NIGHT AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE PLAINS INTO THE MIDWEST. WINTRY
PRECIPITATION IS FORECAST TO INCREASE ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND
NORTHERN PLAINS AND INTO THE MIDWEST AND GREAT LAKES. STRONG WINDS
IN THE WAKE OF THIS STORM MAY SUPPORT BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND NEAR
ZERO VISIBILITIES OVER PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL PLAINS.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES AS OF 200 PM CST...
...MINNESOTA...
WINONA 13.8
HOUSTON 13.5
LA CRESCENT 10.7
RENO 10.2
WINONA DAM 9.0
ALTURA 8.2
SPRING GROVE 7.0
DULUTH NWS 1.5
...WISCONSIN...
GALESVILLE 15.8
HOLMEN 14.1
GALESVILLE 14.0
ARCADIA 12.0
FOUR CORNERS 12.0
LA CROSSE NWS 12.0
WEST SALEM 12.0
COON VALLEY 11.6
BLACK RIVER FALLS 10.5
HOLMEN 10.0
VICTORY 9.0
MILWAUKEE 8.8
ROCK DAM 8.7
GERMANTOWN 8.5
STODDARD 8.0
MADISON TRUAX FIELD 7.0
...IOWA...
MINNESOTA CITY 9.0
DORCHESTER 7.4
LANSING 5.2
GRAND MEADOW 4.1
...ILLINOIS...
LAKE VILLA 2.8
SOUTH BELOIT 2.7
ROSCOE 2.4
...COLORADO...
KIOWA 7.0
BUCKLEY AFB 10 SSE 6.7
KEENESBURG 6.3
AURORA 6.0
PARKER 4 E 5.0
ARAPAHOE PARK 5 SSW 5.0
BURLINGTON 4.5
MONUMENT 6 E 3.0
...NEBRASKA...
AINSWORTH 8.0
STAPLETON 7.0
IMPERIAL 6.0
COZAD 4.0
ARTHUR 1.0
BRIDGEPORT 1.0
...KANSAS...
LORETTA 6.0
ALEXANDER 6.0
...SELECTED FREEZING RAIN ICE ACCUMULATIONS AS OF 200 PM CST...
...IOWA...
CHARLES CITY 0.70
OSAGE 0.50
MASON CITY 0.50
NEW SHARON 0.50
AMES 0.40
OTTUMWA 0.40
WATERLOO 0.30
GRUVER 0.25
DANA 0.25
ESTHERVILLE 0.25
...ILLINOIS...
ALTONA 0.25
PETERSBURG 0.20
...MINNESOTA...
AUSTIN 0.70
STEWARTVILLE 0.50
HAYFIELD 0.40
JACKSON 0.30
THE COLD FRONT FROM THIS STORM WILL MOVE QUICKLY ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN PLAINS TODAY WITH STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED
ACROSS MUCH OF THE LOWER AND MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. SOME OF
THE STORMS MAY PRODUCE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH...LARGE HAIL AND
POSSIBLY TORNADOES.
AS THIS STORM MOVES EAST SATURDAY EVENING AND INTO THE GREAT LAKES
ON SUNDAY...A SECOND AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP
OVER THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC STATES LATE SUNDAY. SNOWFALL WILL EXPAND
TODAY FROM COLORADO INTO THE GREAT LAKES WITH ONE TO TWO FEET OF
SNOW POSSIBLE BY MONDAY MORNING IN SOME AREAS. TRAVEL CONDITIONS
WILL QUICKLY DETERIORATE TODAY AS THE HEAVY SNOW WILL BE
ACCOMPANIED BY STRONG WINDS AND LOW VISIBILITIES. TRAVELERS SHOULD
BE PREPARED FOR SEVERE WINTER CONDITIONS THROUGH THE CENTRAL
PLAINS INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST AND GREAT LAKES STATES.
ADDITIONALLY...MORE THAN A QUARTER INCH OF FREEZING RAIN IS ALSO
POSSIBLE ACROSS THE LOWER MIDWEST AND UPPER OHIO VALLEY.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 900 PM CST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT. SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN DATA WERE OBTAINED FROM NWS LOCAL
STORM REPORTS AND PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENTS AND FROM COCORAHS.
TRIMARCO
Last Updated: 356 PM EST SAT FEB 24 2007