STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 4 FOR NORTHERN PLAINS BLIZZARD
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
900 PM CST THU NOV 6 2008        

...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OCCURRING THROUGHOUT THE DAKOTAS...

BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN  AND
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA AND THE MAJORITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA. WINTER
STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF NORTHERN NORTH
DAKOTA...AS WELL AS NORTHERN NEBRASKA AND EXTREME NORTHEASTERN
MINNESOTA. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR AREAS OF
WESTERN NORTH AND SOUTH DAKOTA...EASTERN SOUTH
DAKOTA...NORTHWESTERN IOWA...AND SOUTHWESTERN MINNESOTA. CENTRAL
NEBRASKA IS ALSO UNDER A HIGH WIND ADVISORY.  

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WARNINGS...PLEASE VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV.

AT 900 PM CST...A 994 MB (29.41 IN) LOW PRESSURE CENTER WAS
LOCATED AT THE POINT WHERE THE NORTH DAKOTA...SOUTH DAKOTA...AND
MINNESOTA BORDERS MEET. AN ASSOCIATED OCCLUDED FRONT AND COLD
FRONT EXTENDED FROM MINNESOTA...THROUGH THE MISSISSIPPI
VALLEYS...AND HUGGING THE GULF COAST OF TEXAS BEFORE ENDING IN
MEXICO. NWS DOPPLER RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED
SNOWY AND WINDY CONDITIONS SPANNING FROM THE NORTHWEST TO THE
SOUTHWEST OF THIS LOW PRESSURE CENTER...ACROSS MUCH OF WESTERN AND
CENTRAL SOUTH AND NORTH DAKOTA...AND WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEBRASKA.
RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE OBSERVED NEAR AND AHEAD OF THE COLD
FRONT. A TRANSITION AREA OF FREEZING RAIN CAN BE FOUND TO THE WEST
OF THE SURFACE TROUGH...WHICH EXTENDS SOUTHWARD FROM THE CENTRAL
AREA OF LOW PRESSURE.


...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM 12 PM CST
WED NOV 5 THROUGH 900 PM CST THU NOV 6...

...NEBRASKA...
HAY SPRINGS                          12.0
RUSHVILLE                             6.0  
GORDON                                6.0  
MERRIMAN                              5.0

...NORTH DAKOTA...
ELGIN                                12.0
HEBRON                               11.0 
MARSHALL                              9.0
RICHARDTON                            8.0
WARD                                  7.0  
GLEN ULLIN                            6.0  
RICHARDSON                            5.0  
DUNN CENTER 1 E                       4.0  
FORTUNA 1 W                           4.0  
GRENORA                               4.0

...SOUTH DAKOTA...            
DEADWOOD 2 NE                        43.6 
FAITH                                18.0
RAPID CITY 4 NE                      13.0  
WHITEWOOD 4.2 NNW                    12.0
LEMMON 11.2 SW                       12.0
USTA 8 WNW                           12.0   
HARDING 3 SSE                        10.0
BOX ELDER 6.2 ESE                    10.0  
BISON 4.5 SE                          8.1 
KADOKA 1 NW                           7.0 
ALLEN 1 W                             6.0 
REVA                                  6.0  

...WYOMING...
SUNDANCE                             12.0  
UPTON                                 8.0  
NEWCASTLE                             7.0  

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM 12 PM
CST WED NOV 5 THROUGH 900 PM CST THU NOV 6...

...SOUTH DAKOTA...
MCINTOSH                              0.25

...SELECTED RECENT WIND GUST REPORTS IN MILES PER HOUR AS OF 900
PM CST...

HORSE CREEK 12 SE WY                  81   
RAPID CITY SD                         76
CHEYENNE 18 WNW WY                    71      
HARRISON 5 E NE                       70   
BROWNLEE NE                           70
HAIGLER NE                            70
ASH HOLLOW NE                         67
DUNNING NE                            65
BROKEN BOW NE                         61
VALENTINE NE                          58
PIERRE SD                             55
GRAND ISLAND NE                       53
NORTH PLATTE NE                       52
BISMARCK                              45



THE SNOW AND WIND WILL CONTINUE OVER MUCH OF THE DAKOTAS
TONIGHT...SLOWLY MOVING EASTWARD AS THE LOW PRESSURE CENTER PUSHES
INTO NORTHERN WISCONSIN LATE ON FRIDAY. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS CAN BE
EXPECTED FOR SOME AREAS OF THE DAKOTAS THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY
MORNING. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO TWELVE INCHES ARE
EXPECTED OVER A LARGE AREA OF THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL DAKOTAS...
WITH SOME LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...REACHING DEPTHS OF MORE THAN
TWO FEET. THE SNOW AND WIND SHOULD SUBSIDE LATE FRIDAY AS HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE NORTHWEST.

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

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