THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
CAMP SPRINGS, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 4 FOR CENTRAL U.S. WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
900 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 NORTHERN AND
CENTRAL KANSAS...CENTRAL NEBRASKA...NORTHEAST IOWA...SOUTHEAST
MINNESOTA...NORTHWEST ILLINOIS AND SOUTHERN WISCONSIN.
WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN
NEBRASKA...EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA...SOUTHEAST NORTH
DAKOTA...MINNESOTA...IOWA...WISCONSIN...NORTHERN ILLINOIS...THE
UPPER PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN...SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL
MICHIGAN...NORTHERN INDIANA...NORTHWEST AND NORTHEAST
OHIO...PENNSYLVANIA...EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA...NORTHERN AND CENTRAL
MARYLAND AND NORTHWEST VIRGINIA.
ICE STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST
IOWA...WESTERN AND NORTHEAST ILLINOIS...NORTHERN
INDIANA...NORTHERN OHIO...WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND WESTERN
MARYLAND.
SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF
SOUTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA...NORTHEAST MINNESOTA...NORTHWEST
WISCONSIN...NORTHEAST KANSAS...NORTHWEST MISSOURI AND SOUTHERN
IOWA.
FREEZING RAIN ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN INDIANA...SOUTHERN OHIO...NORTHERN KENTUCKY...NORTHERN
WEST VIRGINIA...VIRGINIA AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
WINTER STORM WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN
MICHIGAN...NORTHERN NEW JERSEY AND LONG ISLAND NEW YORK.
FLOOD WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN MISSOURI AND CENTRAL
ILLINOIS.
A TORNADO WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN
LOUISIANA...MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHERN TENNESSEE AND ALABAMA.
AT 800 PM CST...A 989 MILLIBAR LOW PRESSURE CENTER ASSOCIATED WITH
THIS STORM WAS LOCATED OVER NORTHEAST KANSAS AROUND 10 MILES EAST
OF TOPEKA KANSAS...AND WAS MOVING TO THE EAST NORTHEAST. THIS LOW
IS EXPECTED TO MAINTAIN INTENSITY SATURDAY NIGHT AS IT MOVES
ACROSS THE PLAINS INTO THE MIDWEST. WINTRY PRECIPITATION IS
FORECAST TO PERSIST ACROSS THE 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 GREAT PLAINS.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES AS OF 800 PM CST...
...SOUTH DAKOTA...
IDEAL 11.0
CLEARFIELD 8.0
HAMILL 6.0
WAKONDA 6.0
FAIRFAX 6.0
PLATTE 5.5
...MINNESOTA...
PICKWICK 17.5
WINONA 13.8
HOUSTON 13.5
LA CRESCENT 10.7
RENO 10.2
ST CHARLES 9.0
WINONA DAM 9.0
ALTURA 8.2
SPRING GROVE 7.0
CYRUS 7.0
DONNELLY 7.0
...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
JACKSON 9.0
MILWAUKEE 8.8
MADISON TRUAX FIELD 7.0
...IOWA...
MINNESOTA CITY 9.0
DORCHESTER 7.4
LANSING 5.2
WAUKON 5.0
GRAND MEADOW 4.1
...ILLINOIS...
LAKE VILLA 2.8
SOUTH BELOIT 2.7
ROSCOE 2.4
...COLORADO...
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS 19.0
OPHIR 10.0
MESA 9.0
GOULD 8.0
KIOWA 7.0
BUCKLEY AFB 10 SSE 6.7
ARAPAHOE PARK 6.7
KEENESBURG 6.3
AURORA 6.0
PARKER 4 E 5.0
BURLINGTON 4.5
...NEBRASKA...
STAPLETON 11.0
AINSWORTH 9.0
IMPERIAL 6.0
NIOBRARA 5.5
FREEMONT 5.0
PARKS 4.5
COZAD 4.0
ARTHUR 1.0
BRIDGEPORT 1.0
...KANSAS...
LORETTA 6.0
ALEXANDER 6.0
GOODLAND 3.5
...SELECTED FREEZING RAIN ICE ACCUMULATIONS IN INCHES AS OF 800 PM
CST...
...IOWA...
EVANSDALE 1.00
TIPTON 1.00
KEOSAUQUA 1.00
JEWELL 0.75
CHARLES CITY 0.70
OSAGE 0.50
MASON CITY 0.50
NEW SHARON 0.50
WALFORD 0.50
MOUNT VERNON 0.50
...ILLINOIS...
MCNABB 1.00
ALTONA 0.60
MAZON 0.50
OGDEN 0.30
GILSON 0.30
MACOMB 0.25
...INDIANA...
RENSSELAER 1.00
KOKOMO 0.30
TIPTON 0.25
WOLCOTT 0.25
BROOKSTON 0.25
...MINNESOTA...
AUSTIN 0.70
STEWARTVILLE 0.50
HAYFIELD 0.40
HUTCHINSON 0.40
WINNEBAGO 0.40
MANKATO 0.30
JACKSON 0.30
...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MPH AS OF 800 PM CST...
...COLORADO...
CHEYENNE WELLS 82
LA JUNTA ARPT 64
FLAGLER 62
...KANSAS...
ALMENA 68
HAYS MUNI ARPT 65
LEOTI 62
GOODLAND 61
...NEBRASKA...
MCCOOK ARPT 64
...OKLAHOMA...
BOISE CITY 68
HOOKER 67
GOODWELL 65
...TEXAS...
DUMAS ARPT 70
REESE CENTER 70
GRAHAM 68
...SOUTH DAKOTA...
RAPID CITY ARPT 63
THE COLD FRONT FROM THIS STORM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TONIGHT 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 CONTINUES TO MOVE EAST SATURDAY NIGHT...THROUGH THE
GREAT LAKES AND INTO THE MID-ATLANTIC ON SUNDAY...A SECOND AREA OF
LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES
LATE SUNDAY. SNOWFALL WILL EXPAND TONIGHT FROM THE NORTHERN PLAINS
INTO THE GREAT LAKES WITH ONE TO TWO FEET OF SNOW POSSIBLE BY
MONDAY MORNING IN SOME AREAS. TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN POOR
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...GREAT LAKES AND OHIO VALLEY STATES. ADDITIONALLY...MORE
THAN A QUARTER INCH OF FREEZING RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE ACROSS THE
LOWER MIDWEST...OHIO VALLEY...AND PARTS OF THE MID-ATLANTIC.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 300 AM 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: 949 PM EST SAT FEB 24 2007