THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
CAMP SPRINGS, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 7 FOR MAJOR NORTH CENTRAL U.S. STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
900 AM CST FRI MAR 2 2007
...MAJOR STORM STILL AFFECTING GREAT LAKES REGION...WINTRY MIX
ACROSS THE NORTHEAST...HEAVY RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS EXITING MID
ATLANTIC COAST...
BLIZZARD WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF
IOWA...NORTHEASTERN NEBRASKA...EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA...EASTERN
NORTH DAKOTA...SOUTHWESTERN AND NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTA...AND
NORTHWESTERN WISCONSIN.
WINTER STORM WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN
IOWA...MUCH OF MINNESOTA...NORTHWESTERN WISCONSIN...THE UPPER
PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN...NORTHEASTERN NEW YORK...VERMONT...MUCH OF
NEW HAMPSHIRE...AND MAINE.
ICE STORM WARNINGS AND FREEZING RAIN ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR
PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND NORTHERN MASSACHUSETTS.
SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT ACROSS PORTIONS OF
WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA...CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA...NORTHERN AND EASTERN
NEBRASKA...IOWA...SOUTHERN WISCONSIN...AND NORTHERN MINNESOTA.
A SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE UPPER PENINSULA
OF MICHIGAN.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN
NEW YORK...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS...AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE.
FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF
NORTHEASTERN MISSOURI...ILLINOIS...INDIANA...SOUTHEAST
MICHIGAN...OHIO...PENNSYLVANIA...EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA...WESTERN
VIRGINIA...MARYLAND...NORTHERN DELAWARE...NEW JERSEY...WESTERN
NORTH CAROLINA...WESTERN SOUTH CAROLINA AND GEORGIA.
FLOOD WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF PENNSYLVANIA...EASTERN
WEST VIRGINIA...SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA...NORTHERN NORTH
CAROLINA...NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND...WESTERN NEW JERSEY...LONG
ISLAND IN NEW YORK...CONNECTICUT...RHODE ISLAND...AND SOUTHEASTERN
MASSACHUSETTS.
AT 900 AM CST...A STRONG 979 MILLIBAR LOW PRESSURE CENTER WAS
LOCATED OVER SOUTHERN WISCONSIN ABOUT 45 MILES SOUTHWEST OF GREEN
BAY. THIS LOW HAS BEEN SLOWLY MOVING TO THE NORTH NORTHEAST AND IS
EXPECTED TO MAINTAIN THIS MOTION THROUGH SATURDAY. THE ASSOCIATED
OCCLUDED AND COLD FRONTS EXTEND EASTWARD ACROSS MICHIGAN AND THEN
SOUTHWARD THROUGH NEW YORK AND ALONG THE EAST COAST.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS IN INCHES AS OF 900
AM CST...
...NORTH DAKOTA...
LISBON 15.2
LARIMORE 12.0
WISHEK 12.0
LISBON 11.0
JAMESTOWN 10.0
GRAND FORKS NWS 10.0
VALLEY CITY 9.0
KVLY TV FARGO 8.4
FORT RANSOM 8.0
HEBRON 8.0
LITCHVILLE 7.5
DUNN CENTER 7.0
GRAND FORKS 6.5
ASHLEY 7NE 6.0
MINOT AIR BASE 6.0
TROGA 6.0
WILLISTON 6.0
BISMARCK 4.5
...SOUTH DAKOTA...
BRYANT 16.0
SISSETON 12.0
CLARK 11.2
BRISTOL 10.6
VICTOR 10.0
WATERTOWN 8.0
ROSCOE 6.0
ABERDEEN 6 SE 9.0
ABERDEEN NWS 7.8
...MINNESOTA...
ANDOVER 19.0
CAMBRIDGE 18.5
DULUTH 18.0
MINNETONKA 18.0
TWO HARBORS 7 NW 17.4
DEEPHAVEN 16.0
HILLTOP 14.5
DULUTH NWS 14.0
CHANHASSEN 14.0
WACONIA 14.0
MANKATO 13.5
ST. PAUL 13.5
MINNEAPOLIS 12.4
EAST BETHEL 12.2
ASKOV-BRUNO 12.0
RUTHTON 12.0
PINE CITY 11.5
SLAYTON 11.0
...NEBRASKA...
BOYS TOWN 12.8
ONAWA 12.0
VALLEY 12.0
OMAHA 11.4
MILLARD 8.8
LINCOLN 6.6
BENNET 6.0
DESHLER 2.0
...KANSAS...
WASHINGTON 4.0
MANHATTAN 3.5
...IOWA...
HARLAN 16.0
CAROL ARPT 16.0
ESTHERVILLE 14.0
GOLDFIELD 14.0
OAKLAND 13.0
SPIRIT LAKE 12.0
UNDERWOOD 11.2
CHEROKEE 10.0
SHELDON 10.0
HUMBOLT 10.0
STORM LAKE 10.0
SIOUX CITY 1 NE 8.6
SIOUX FALLS 8.0
MASON CITY 8.0
...WISCONSIN....
SHELL LAKE 14.0
BARNES 12.0
SUPERIOR 12.0
MENOMONIE 9.0
SARONA 7.0
RHINELANDER 7.0
ASHLAND 6.8
WASHBURN 6.5
GILE 6.5
GREEN BAY 4.5
...MICHIGAN...
ROGERS CITY 16.0
PERKINS 10.0
LUPTON 9.0
SAULT STE. MARIE 4.8
...NEW YORK...
SOUTH BOMBAY 4.5
PLATTSBURGH 4.0
GANSEVOORT 2.0
HUDSON FALLS 2.0
LAKE LUZERNE 2.0
ALBANY 0.4
...VERMONT...
ANDOVER 8.0
SPRINGFIELD 7.8
WALDEN 7.0
BENNINGTON 3.2
SOUTH BURLINGTON 2.6
...NEW HAMPSHIRE...
HILLSBORO 6.0
HENNIKER 5.5
WASHINGTON 5.0
HINSDALE 4.5
KEENE 2.8
...MASSACHUSETTS...
CHARLEMONT 4.0
GREENFIELD 3.0
PEPPERELL 3.0
...SELECTED RAINFALL TOTALS IN INCHES AS OF 800 AM CST...
...KANSAS...
PRAIRIE VILLAGE 2.71
SHAWNEE 2.48
OVERLAND PARK 2.27
OLATHE 2.20
OTTAWA 1.60
...MISSOURI...
LITTON AGRI-SCI CNTR 1.57
KANSAS CITY MUNI ARPT 1.52
...TENNESSEE...
NICKAJACK DAM 1.56
...KENTUCKY...
LONDON-CORBIN ARPT 2.51
...MISSISSIPPI...
TUPELO 2.63
BILOXI 2.14
...GEORGIA...
ATHENS 3.73
FORT BENNING 3.62
AUGUSTA 2.86
GAINSVILLE 2.68
ATLANTA 2.36
...SOUTH CAROLINA...
OCONEE CO ARPT 3.19
SPARTANBURG 2.87
CLEMSON 2.73
ANDERSON CO ARPT 2.63
GREENVILLE 2.62
GREENWOOD CO ARPT 2.54
...NORTH CAROLINA...
CHARLOTTE 3.41
GASTONIA 3.23
ASHVILLE 2.40
NEW BERN 2.13
W KERR SCOTT RESV 1.68
ELK CREEK DCP 1.67
BLACKBURN KNOB 1.56
RENDEZVOUS MTN 1.55
...VIRGINIA...
GLASGOW 2.62
BUSTED ROCK 2 2.36
CIRCLE M 1.84
FANCY GAP 1.84
GRAYSON HIGHLAND 1.56
DISMAL 1.52
...SELECTED FREEZING RAIN ICE ACCUMULATIONS IN INCHES AS OF 900 AM
CST...
...MICHIGAN...
CADILLAC 3 E 0.30
IRON RIVER 0.25
GLADWIN 0.20
LAKE ANN 0.20
...NEW YORK...
MIDDLEBURGH 0.40
RICHFIELD SPRINGS 0.40
BRUNSWICK 0.25
ALBANY 0.10
...CONNECTICUT...
NEW HARTFORD 0.20
THE LATEST NOAA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS ARE SHOWING AN
EXTENSIVE AREA OF PRECIPITATION FROM THE NORTHERN
PLAINS...EASTWARD THROUGH THE GREAT LAKES AND INTO NEW ENGLAND.
ALL SNOW WAS REPORTED ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES REGION...WHILE A
WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN HAS BEEN FALLING
ACROSS NORTHERN NEW YORK AND NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND. LIGHT TO
MODERATE RAIN...WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS AND HEAVY RAIN...WAS
EXITING THE MID ATLANTIC REGION. THERE HAVE BEEN WIDESPREAD
REPORTS OF TORNADOES...LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS FROM THE
STRONGER STORMS ACROSS THE SOUTH DURING THE DAY ON THURSDAY.
TODAY THE SURFACE LOW WILL CONTINUE A SLOW NORTHEASTWARD
PROGRESSION THROUGH THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES REGION. LIGHT TO
MODERATE SNOW COMBINED WITH GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS NEAR THIS AREA OF LOW PRESSURE. A SECONDARY AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE WAS DEVELOPING ALONG THE MID ATLANTIC COAST AND IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH NEW ENGLAND...BRINGING THE
POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAIN TO PARTS OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND AND
HEAVY SNOW TO PORTIONS OF NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND AND NORTHEAST NEW
YORK. NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL LIKELY EXCEED 6 INCHES OVER A
LARGE AREA ACROSS NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND. RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF
UP TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT.
FURTHERMORE...FREEZING RAIN ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 0.25 INCHES ARE
POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NEW ENGLAND.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 300 PM CST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.
FRACASSO
Last Updated: 1003 AM EST FRI MAR 02 2007