THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
CAMP SPRINGS, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 5 FOR CENTRAL U.S. WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
300 AM CST SUN FEB 25 2007
...MAJOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN U.S. WINTER STORM WILL PRODUCE A
MIXTURE OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION...WHILE ALSO SUPPORTING SEVERE
WEATHER...
BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR NORTH-CENTRAL
NEBRASKA...NORTHEAST IOWA...SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND SOUTHERN
WISCONSIN.
WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN
NEBRASKA...EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA...SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA...MOST OF
MINNESOTA...IOWA...WISCONSIN...NORTHERN ILLINOIS...SOUTHERN LOWER
MICHIGAN...SOUTHERN PENNSYLVANIA...EASTERN WEST
VIRGINIA...NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MARYLAND AND NORTHWEST VIRGINIA.
ICE STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT ACROSS NORTHERN
INDIANA...NORTHERN OHIO INTO WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA.
FREEZING RAIN ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT ACROSS CENTRAL
INDIANA...CENTRAL OHIO INTO SOUTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA...AND ACROSS
MUCH OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL VIRGINIA INTO CENTRAL
MARYLAND...INCLUDING THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
WINTER STORM WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN
MICHIGAN...NORTHERN NEW JERSEY AND LONG ISLAND NEW YORK.
AT 300 AM CST...A 989 MILLIBAR LOW PRESSURE CENTER ASSOCIATED WITH
THIS STORM WAS LOCATED OVER SOUTHERN IOWA...NEAR LAMONT IOWA...AND
WAS MOVING TO THE EAST NORTHEAST. THIS LOW IS EXPECTED TO SLOWLY
WEAKEN TODAY AS IT MOVES TOWARD THE GREAT LAKES. WINTRY
PRECIPITATION IS FORECAST TO PERSIST ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS
AND INTO THE MIDWEST AND GREAT LAKES WITH SOME AREAS SEEING TOTAL
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 FEET BY MONDAY. STRONG WINDS IN THE
WAKE OF THIS STORM MAY SUPPORT BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND NEAR ZERO
VISIBILITIES OVER PORTIONS OF THE MIDWEST STATES.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES AS OF 300 AM 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
GOODVIEW 14.2
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
LA CROSSE NWS 13.7
ARCADIA 12.0
FOUR CORNERS 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 300 AM
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 300 AM CST...
...COLORADO...
CHEYENNE WELLS 82
LA JUNTA ARPT 64
FLAGLER 62
...KANSAS...
HILL CITY ARPT 69
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
AS THIS STORM CONTINUES TO MOVE EAST SUNDAY...A SECOND AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN AN INCREASING AREA OF MIXED WINTRY PRECIPITATION.
TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE SUNDAY MORNING FROM EASTERN
PENNSYLVANIA INTO MARYLAND...VIRGINIA AND WEST VIRGINIA WHERE A
MIXTURE OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL FALL.
TRAVELERS ACROSS THE MIDWEST INTO GREAT LAKES REGION SHOULD BE
PREPARED FOR SEVERE WINTER CONDITIONS AND DIFFICULT TRAVEL AS
HEAVY SNOW AND HIGH WINDS CREATE POOR VISIBILITIES...BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW.
THE COLD FRONT FROM THIS STORM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE
SOUTHEASTERN STATES SUNDAY WITH STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
EXPECTED. SOME OF THE STORMS MAY PRODUCE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 50
MPH...LARGE HAIL AND POSSIBLY TORNADOES.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 900 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.
ECKERT/MUSHER
Last Updated: 402 AM EST SUN FEB 25 2007