THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER

CAMP SPRINGS, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 7 FOR CENTRAL U.S. WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
300 PM CST SUN FEB 25 2007

...MAJOR WINTER STORM BRINGING HEAVY SNOW TO THE GREAT LAKES AND
MID ATLANTIC...

BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN
WISCONSIN.

WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN SOUTH
DAKOTA...MINNESOTA...IOWA...WISCONSIN...CENTRAL MICHIGAN AND
PORTIONS OF THE UPPER PENINSULA...EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...EASTERN
WEST VIRGINIA...NORTHERN VIRGINIA...MARYLAND...THE DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA...NORTHERN DELAWARE AND NEW JERSEY.

HEAVY SNOW WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN NEW
JERSEY AND LONG ISLAND NEW YORK.

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...NORTHERN WISCONSIN AND NORTHERN MICHIGAN.

FREEZING RAIN ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN
PENNSYLVANIA.

AT 200 PM CST...A 993 MILLIBAR LOW PRESSURE CENTER ASSOCIATED WITH
THIS STORM WAS LOCATED OVER NORTHWEST ILLINOIS...ABOUT 20 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF DUBUQUE IOWA. THE STORM WAS MOVING TO THE EAST
NORTHEAST AND THE MAIN LOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO WEAKEN
TONIGHT 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 MAY SUPPORT BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND NEAR ZERO
VISIBILITIES OVER PORTIONS OF THE MIDWEST STATES.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES AS OF 300 PM CST...

...NORTH DAKOTA...

HAVANA                              10.8
MANTADOR                             8.0
COOPERSTOWN                          8.0
GRAND FORKS                          7.0
PEMBINA                              7.0
LISBON                               6.2

...SOUTH DAKOTA...

IDEAL                               12.0
TABOR                               10.5 
YANKTON                              9.0 
SIOUX CITY                           8.5 
CLEARFIELD                           8.0
WINNER                               8.0
WOOD                                 8.0
MISSION                              6.0 
HAMILL                               6.0  
PLATTE                               5.5 
SIOUX FALLS                          4.8 

...MINNESOTA...

PICKWICK                            17.5 
HUTCHINSON                          15.5
GOODVIEW                            14.2
NEW LONDON                          14.0
MORA                                14.0
LITTLE FALLS                        14.0
WINONA                              13.8 
HOUSTON                             13.5
HINKLEY                             13.2
LEADER                              13.0
ST CLOUD                            13.0 
SPRING VALLEY                       13.0
DULUTH NWS                          12.2  

...WISCONSIN...

GALESVILLE                          15.8 
HOLMEN                              14.1  
LA CROSSE NWS                       13.7
MORRISONVILLE                       13.2
SAND CREEK                          13.0
ARCADIA                             12.0 
FOUR CORNERS                        12.0 
WEST SALEM                          12.0
MENOMONIE                           12.0 
COON VALLEY                         11.6
WESTFIELD                           11.5
SHELL LAKE                          11.0
BLACK RIVER FALLS                   10.5
GRANTSBURG                          10.5
WAUKESHA                            10.5   
MILWAUKEE                            8.8  

...MICHIGAN...

GLADSTONE                           11.0
MENOMINEE                            9.0
CADILLAC                             8.0
BARK RIVER                           7.0
DAGGETT                              7.0
CRYSTAL FALLS                        6.0
FOSTER CITY                          6.0
IRON RIVER                           6.0 
EDMORE                               6.0 

...IOWA...

ALGONA                              11.5
DECORAH                             11.0
ESTHERVILLE                         10.0
CALMER                               9.0
CLARION                              9.0
LANSING 4SE                          9.0 
MINNESOTA CITY                       9.0
NORTHWOOD                            9.0
ELKADER                              8.2
WAUKON                               8.0
ADEL                                 8.0
DORCHESTER                           7.9 
LITTLE SOUIX                         7.5   

...ILLINOIS...

BULL VALLEY                          7.8
ROSCOE                               6.8
LAKE ISLAND                          5.5
CRYSTAL LAKE                         5.2
SOUTH BELOIT 3SE                     4.5 
CHICAGO                              2.0 

...INDIANA...

SOUTH BEND                           6.5
ATLANTA                              1.5

...COLORADO...

DILLON                              20.0
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS                   19.0
RALSTON RESERVOIR                   13.0 
OPHIR                               10.0 
MESA                                 9.0 
GOULD                                8.0
ELBERT                               8.0 
KIOWA                                7.0 
BUCKLEY AFB 10 SSE                   6.7
ARAPAHOE PARK                        6.7
KEENESBURG                           6.3 
AURORA                               6.0   

...NEBRASKA...

BLOOMFIELD                          12.0
HALSEY                              12.0
STAPLETON                           11.0 
AINSWORTH                           10.0 
EWING                                9.0
WELLFLEET                            8.0
IMPERIAL                             8.0
PENDER                               8.0
WEST POINT                           8.0
SOUIX CITY                           7.0
LYONS                                7.0  
OMAHA                                5.O  

...KANSAS...

LORETTA                              6.0 
ALEXANDER                            6.0 
GOODLAND                             4.0

...MISSOURI...

MARYVILLE                            3.0 
ROCKPORT                             3.0 
OREGON                               2.0

...WEST VIRGINIA...

INWOOD                               7.0
DUNMORE                              6.0 
CAPON RIDGE                          6.0
BUNKER HILL                          5.8
MARTINSBURG                          5.3
KAYSER                               5.3
FALLING WATER                        5.0
AUGUSTA                              4.5 

...VIRGINIA...

WILLOW GROVE                        10.5
WINCHESTER                           7.5
BLUEMONT                             7.5
CATLETT                              7.0
WOODSTOCK                            7.0
OPAL                                 7.0
EDINBURG                             6.7
STEPHENS CITY                        6.1
WARRENTON                            6.0
CROSS JACKSON                        6.0

...MARYLAND...

FREDERICK                            6.0
POINT OF ROCKS                       6.0
BOWIE HILL ESTATES                   5.5
DAMASCAS                             5.5
GLEN ECHO HEIGHTS                    5.3
COLUMBIA                             5.3
GAITHERSBURG                         5.0
NEW MARKET                           5.0
MONTGOMERY VILLAGE                   5.0
CUMBERLAND                           5.0
BRUNSWICK                            4.8
BOWIE                                4.2

...DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA...

RONALD REAGAN ARPT                   2.9


...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
VARNA                               0.50
LACON                               0.40 
MINONK                              0.40 
ROCK ISLAND                         0.40
OGDEN                               0.30 
GILSON                              0.30 
TOULON                              0.30

...INDIANA...

RENSSELAER                          1.00
MICHIGAN CITY                       0.50 
MIDDLEBURY                          0.50
GOSHEN                              0.50
LEESBURG                            0.40
LA PORTE                            0.40
KOKOMO                              0.30 
WINONA LAKE 1 E                     0.30
AKRON                               0.30

...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...

KNOX COUNTY                         0.40
VAN WERT                            0.40
SUMMIT COUNTY                       0.40
LUCAS COUNTY                        0.33
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 AS HEAVY RAIN IMPACTS THE SOUTH
EAST  AND HEAVY SNOW CONTINUES TO AFFECT PARTS OF THE
MID-ATLANTIC.

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...NWS PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENTS AND FROM
COCORAHS.

TRIMARCO




Last Updated: 354 PM EST SUN FEB 25 2007