THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER

CAMP SPRINGS, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 9 FOR MAJOR NORTH CENTRAL U.S. STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
900 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2007

...MAJOR STORM WINDING DOWN OVER THE GREAT LAKES..BUT STILL
PRODUCING STRONG WINDS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW....

BLIZZARD WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN
IOWA...NORTHEASTERN NEBRASKA...EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA...AND
SOUTHWESTERN MINNESOTA.

WINTER STORM WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN
WISCONSIN...THE UPPER PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN...AND NORTHERN MAINE.

SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT ACROSS PORTIONS OF
CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA...NORTHERN AND EASTERN NEBRASKA...EASTERN
IOWA...EXTREME NORTHWESTERN
MISSOURI...MINNESOTA...WISCONSIN...NORTHERN
ILLINOIS...NORTHWESTERN INDIANA...AND WESTERN MICHIGAN.

FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF
ILLINOIS...INDIANA...OHIO...PENNSYLVANIA...EASTERN WEST
VIRGINIA...SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...WESTERN MARYLAND...NEW
JERSEY...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...WESTERN SOUTH CAROLINA AND
GEORGIA.

A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT ACROSS A SMALL PORTION OF UPSTATE
NEW YORK AND WESTERN CONNECTICUT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.

AT 800 PM CST...A WEAKENING 988 MILLIBAR LOW PRESSURE CENTER WAS
LOCATED OVER NORTHERN LAKE MICHIGAN ABOUT 150 MILES NORTHEAST OF
GREEN BAY. THIS LOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WEAKENING AS IT TRACKS
EAST NORTHEAST TONIGHT AND INTO SATURDAY. A SECOND LOW...CURRENTLY
WITH A 992 MILLIBAR CENTRAL PRESSURE...THAT HAD DEVELOPED OVER THE
MID ATLANTIC THURSDAY NIGHT...IS NOW LOCATED ON THE COAST OF MAINE
NEAR ROCKLAND. THIS LOW HAS BEEN MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AND IS
EXPECTED TO EXIT THE REGION TONIGHT. THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT HAS
CLEARED THE EAST COAST EXCEPT ACROSS FLORIDA.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS IN INCHES AS OF 800
PM CST...

...NORTH DAKOTA...

CAYUGA                            21.0 
BUFFALO                           20.0 
FINLEY                            19.0 
ENDERLIN                          18.7 
LISBON                            17.3 
COOPERSTOWN                       16.0 
WIMBLEDON                         15.0 
GRAND FORKS EAST                  13.0 
LARIMORE                          12.0 
WISHEK                            12.0 
JAMESTOWN                         10.0 
LITCHVILLE                        10.0 
VALLEY CITY                        9.0 
FARGO                              8.5
HEBRON                             8.0 
WILLISTON                          6.0  
BISMARCK                           4.5 

...SOUTH DAKOTA...

BRYANT                            16.0 
SISSETON                          12.0 
CLARK                             11.2 
BRISTOL                           10.6 
VICTOR                            10.0
MILBANK                            9.2 
WATERTOWN                          8.0 
ROSCOE                             6.0 
ABERDEEN 6 SE                      9.0 
ABERDEEN NWS                       7.8 

...MINNESOTA...

CLOQUET 5 N                       20.0 
ANDOVER                           19.0
EAST BETHEL                       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 
PROCTOR                           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 
ST. CLOUD                          9.1
 
...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....

CUSHING                           20.0
HERBSTER 5 S                      17.0 
SHELL LAKE                        14.0 
ASHLAND                           12.7 
BARNES                            12.0 
SUPERIOR                          12.0 
DANBURY                           12.0 
MENOMONIE                          9.0 
SARONA                             7.0
RHINELANDER AIRPORT                7.0 
WASHBURN                           6.5 
GILE                               6.5  
GREEN BAY                          5.1 

...MICHIGAN...

ROGERS CITY                       16.0 
PERKINS                           10.0 
ATHELSTANE 2 E                    10.0 
PERKINS                           10.0 
LUPTON                             9.0
BIG RAPIDS                         9.0 
HOWARD CITY                        8.5 
CLARE                              8.0 
ALPENA                             5.3 
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 
8...MASSACHUSETTS...

CHARLEMONT                         4.0 
GREENFIELD                         3.0 
PEPPERELL                          3.0 

...SELECTED RAINFALL TOTALS IN INCHES AS OF 800 PM 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...

ROSMAN                            5.52
LAKE TOXAWAY 2 SW                 5.00
TRYON                             4.60
CHARLOTTE                         3.41 
GASTONIA                          3.23
OTTO 3 W                          2.86 
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...

MEADOWS OF DAN 5 SW               2.85
HOLCOMBS ROCK 6 SE                2.62
GLASGOW                           2.62 
PEDLAR DAM                        2.60
BUSTED ROCK 2                     2.36 
CIRCLE M                          1.84 
FANCY GAP                         1.84 
GRAYSON HIGHLAND                  1.56 
DISMAL                            1.52 

...CONNECTICUT...

CHESTER                           3.98
DARIEN                            3.91
BRIDGEPORT                        3.65
NEW HAVEN                         3.49

...NEW JERSEY...

TETERBORO                         2.66
HARRISON                          2.44
ESSEX FELLS                       2.16

...NEW YORK...

WHITE PLAINS                      3.30
CENTRAL PARK                      2.55 
UPTON                             2.49
ISLIP                             2.19
LA GUARDIA APT                    2.54
JFK APT                           1.71

...MASSACHUSETTS...

ACUSHNET                          3.17
NEW BEDFORD                       3.03
PLYMOUTH                          2.22

...SELECTED FREEZING RAIN ICE ACCUMULATIONS IN INCHES AS OF 800 PM
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 

...SELECTED NON THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR AS OF
800 PM CST...

...NORTH DAKOTA...

HETTINGER                           49
BISMARK                             47 
DICKINSON                           43


...SOUTH DAKOTA...

LONG LAKE 5 N                       61 
LEOLA 10 NW                         61 
PIERRE                              51
GETTYSBURG                          49
FAULKTON                            48
BOWDLE                              46
PARADE                              41

...INDIANA...

NEW HAVEN                           51 

...ILLINOIS...

BLOOMINGTON                         54
LAWRENCEVILLE                       49

...OHIO...

TOLEDO EXPRESS                      49
FINDLAY                             48

...VERMONT...

BENNINGTON                          59 

THE LATEST NOAA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS ARE SHOWING AREAS
OF MOSTLY LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN
PLAINS...EASTWARD THROUGH THE GREAT LAKES AND INTO NORTHERN NEW
HAMPSHIRE AND MAINE. POCKETS OF HEAVIER SNOW EXIST WITHIN THESE
LIGHTER AREAS...ESPECIALLY ACROSS MAINE AND NEAR THE GREAT LAKES
REGION. RAIN HAS EXITED THE AFFECTED REGIONS.

THE SURFACE LOW OVER LAKE MICHIGAN WILL CONTINUE A SLOW EAST
NORTHEASTWARD PROGRESSION THROUGH THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES REGION.
MAINLY LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND
NORTHERN PLAINS...EASTWARD THROUGH THE GREAT LAKES...WHERE
SIGNIFICANT ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED.
HOWEVER...STRONG WINDS IN THIS REGION WILL ALLOW FOR BLOWING SNOW
AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES ON ROADWAYS. TRAVELERS SHOULD TAKE THIS
INTO ACCOUNT BEFORE MAKING ANY PLANS. AN AREA OF LIGHT TO MODERATE
SNOW CURRENTLY ACROSS NORTHERN MAINE IS EXPECTED TO END TONIGHT
LEAVING BEHIND AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 300 AM CST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT. 

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Last Updated: 1003 PM EST FRI MAR 02 2007