THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
CAMP SPRINGS, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 6 FOR CENTRAL U.S. WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
900 AM CST SUN FEB 25 2007
...MAJOR WINTER STORM AFFECTING THE GREAT LAKES...UPPER
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND MID ATLANTIC WITH MOSTLY SNOW. SEVERE
WEATHER THREAT SHIFTING TO SOUTHEAST COAST...
BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEASTERN
MINNESOTA...AND WISCONSIN.
WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN
NEBRASKA...EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA...SOUTHEASTERN NORTH
DAKOTA...MINNESOTA...IOWA...WISCONSIN...NORTHERN
ILLINOIS...CENTRAL MICHIGAN AND PORTIONS OF THE UPPER
PENINSULA...NORTHEASTERN OHIO...PENNSYLVANIA...EASTERN WEST
VIRGINIA...NORTHERN MARYLAND...NORTHERN DELAWARE AND WESTERN NEW
JERSEY.
ICE STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT ACROSS NORTHERN OHIO AND WESTERN
PENNSYLVANIA.
ALL FREEZING RAIN ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN CANCELED.
SNOW ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR SOUTHEASTERN NEW YORK AND
SOUTHWESTERN CONNECTICUT.
SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF
NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTA AND NORTHERN MICHIGAN.
AT 800 AM CST...A 991 MILLIBAR LOW PRESSURE CENTER ASSOCIATED WITH
THIS STORM WAS LOCATED OVER CENTRAL IOWA...ABOUT 60 MILES
NORTHEAST OF DES MOINES. THE STORM WAS MOVING TO THE EAST
NORTHEAST AND THE MAIN LOW IS EXPECTED TO SLOWLY WEAKEN TODAY AS
IT MOVES TOWARD THE GREAT LAKES. A SECOND LOW IS EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP OVER NORTH CAROLINA SUNDAY EVENING AND TRACK TO THE NORTH
NORTHEAST...RESULTING IN AN AREA OF MIXED WINTRY PRECIPITATION
ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND AND THE MID ATLANTIC. WINTRY
PRECIPITATION IS FORECAST TO PERSIST ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS
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 WILL
SUPPORT BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES OVER
PORTIONS OF THE MIDWEST STATES.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES AS OF 800 AM CST...
...SOUTH DAKOTA...
IDEAL 11.0
YANKTON 9.0
SIOUX CITY 8.5
CLEARFIELD 8.0
HAMILL 6.0
WAKONDA 6.0
FAIRFAX 6.0
PLATTE 5.5
SIOUX FALLS 4.8
...MINNESOTA...
PICKWICK 17.5
GOODVIEW 14.2
WINONA 13.8
HOUSTON 13.5
ST CLOUD 13.0
SPRING VALLEY 13.0
GRAND MEADOW 6SE 10.0
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
...MICHIGAN...
GREENVILLE 3.5
BIG RAPIDS 3.3
ST. JOHNS 1.0
...IOWA...
LANSING 4SE 9.0
MINNESOTA CITY 9.0
DORCHESTER 7.4
LANSING 5.2
WAUKON 5.0
GRAND MEADOW 4.1
...ILLINOIS...
SOUTH BELOIT 3SE 4.5
LAKE VILLA 2.8
SOUTH BELOIT 2.7
ROSCOE 2.4
CHICAGO 2.0
...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
LYONS 7.0
IMPERIAL 6.0
VALLEY 5.6
NIOBRARA 5.5
FREEMONT 5.0
OMAHA 5.O
PARKS 4.5
COZAD 4.0
...KANSAS...
LORETTA 6.0
ALEXANDER 6.0
GOODLAND 3.5
...MISSOURI...
NODAWAY 3.0
ROCKPORT 3.0
HOLT 2.0
...WEST VIRGINIA...
DUNMORE 6.0
MOOREFIELD 3.5
MARLINTON 2.0
...VIRGINIA...
SEVEN FOUNTAINS 5.0
NEW MARKET 4.5
SPERRYVILLE 4.0
FREDERICKSBURG 2.0
SWOOPE 2.0
CULPEPER 1.0
...SELECTED FREEZING RAIN ICE ACCUMULATIONS IN INCHES AS OF 800 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
HOOPESTON 0.50
MINONK 0.40
OGDEN 0.30
GILSON 0.30
MACOMB 0.25
...INDIANA...
RENSSELAER 1.00
KOKOMO 0.30
WINONA LAKE 1 E 0.30
AKRON 0.30
TIPTON 0.25
WOLCOTT 0.25
BROOKSTON 0.25
...MICHIGAN...
KALAMAZOO 0.20
BROOKLYN 0.20
...MINNESOTA...
AUSTIN 0.70
STEWARTVILLE 0.50
HAYFIELD 0.40
HUTCHINSON 0.40
WINNEBAGO 0.40
MANKATO 0.30
JACKSON 0.30
...OHIO...
COLUMBUS GROVE 0.30
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. TRAVELERS SHOULD ALSO BE AWARE OF DETERIORATING
CONDITIONS ACROSS THE EAST COAST.
THE COLD FRONT FROM THIS STORM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE
SOUTHEASTERN STATES SUNDAY WITH STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
EXPECTED AHEAD OF IT. 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 300 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...NWS PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENTS AND FROM
COCORAHS.
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Last Updated: 1007 AM EST SUN FEB 25 2007