STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 7 FOR NORTHERN PLAINS BLIZZARD
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
300 PM CST FRI NOV 7 2008        

...LOW PRESSURE CONTINUES TO WEAKEN AS IT MOVES THROUGH THE UPPER
MIDWEST...SNOW AMOUNTS AND WIND GUSTS ARE RAPIDLY TAPERING OFF.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR NORTH DAKOTA
DAKOTA...NORTHWESTERN IOWA...AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHWESTERN
MINNESOTA.

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

AT 300 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND
SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED A 999 MB...29.50 IN...LOW PRESSURE
CENTER LOCATED OVER NORTH CENTRAL IOWA. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WAS
BEING REPORTED WEST OF THE SURFACE LOW. THE TIGHT PRESSURE
GRADIENT WEST OF THE SURFACE LOW RESULTED IN SUSTAINED WINDS FROM
20 TO 30 MPH.  A MIX OF RAIN...FREEZING RAIN...AND SNOW IS FALLING
NORTH...SOUTH...AND EAST OF THE LOW. RAIN SHOWERS WERE REPORTED
ALONG THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT FROM EASTERN MICHIGAN..SOUTHWARD
THROUGH EASTERN TENNESSEE...AND SOUTHWESTWARD TO THE GULF COAST.  
 

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM 12 PM CST
WED NOV 5 THROUGH 300 PM CST FRI NOV 7...

...MINNESOTA...
OLIVIA                                5.0
WATERTOWN                             5.0
MADISON                               4.5
BROWNTON                              4.0  
LESTER PRAIRIE                        3.0  
MORGAN                                3.0  
PRINSBURG                             3.0
BROWNSDALE                            2.0 
MANKATO                               2.0   
SPRINGFIELD                           2.0 
WACONIA                               2.0  
WINTHROP                              2.0  
 
...NEBRASKA...
HAY SPRINGS                          12.0
GORDON                                6.0 
RUSHVILLE                             6.0  
MERRIMAN                              5.0

...NORTH DAKOTA...
ORRIN                                22.0  
VOLTAIRE                             20.0
TOWNER 2 NE                          15.0  
BALFOUR 3 SW                         12.0  
DRAKE 9 NE                           12.0  
ELGIN                                12.0
HEBRON                               11.0 
RUGBY                                10.5  
BEULAH 2 NW                           9.4  
BISMARCK                              9.1  
MARSHALL                              9.0
RICHARDSON                            8.0
WARD                                  7.0  
GLEN ULLIN                            6.0  
LANSFORD                              5.0  
DUNN CENTER 1 E                       4.0 
FORTUNA 1 W                           4.0  
GRENORA                               4.0
LINTON 5 NW                           4.0  

...SOUTH DAKOTA...            
DEADWOOD 2 NE                        43.6 
LEAD 5.5 SSW                         30.0
SILVER CITY                          25.8  
WHITEWOOD 4.2 NNW                    24.0  
RAPID CITY 3.4 WNW                   18.5  
FAITH 36.3 W                         18.0  
LEMMON 11.2 SW                       12.0  
USTA 8 WNW                           12.0   
BOX ELDER 6.2 ESE                    10.0 
HARDING 3 SSE                        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
AFTON 12.2 S                          8.0  
UPTON                                 8.0  
NEWCASTLE                             7.0 
THAYNE 4.2 NNE                        5.7  

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM 12 PM
CST WED NOV 5 THROUGH 300 PM CST FRI NOV 7...

...SOUTH DAKOTA...
ISABEL                                0.50
OKATON 3 W                            0.25
GREEN GRASS 11 S                      0.25
MCINTOSH                              0.25

...SELECTED RECENT WIND GUST REPORTS IN MILES PER HOUR OVER THE
PAST 6 HOURS ENDING AT 300 PM CST...

...NEBRASKA...
THEDFORD                                52
AINSWORTH MUNI ARPT                     51
VALENTINE/MILLER FIELD                  51
O'NEIL/BAKER FIELD                      50
BROKEN BOW MUNI ARPT                    48
GRAND ISLAND                            48
ORD                                     48
ALBION                                  47

...SOUTH DAKOTA...
MITCHELL MUNI ARPT                      64
BUFFALO                                 51
YANKTON/CHAN GURNEY MUNI ARPT           50
PIERRE MUNI ARPT                        48
RAPID CITY REGIONAL                     48
ELLSWORTH_AFB/RAPID CITY                47
HURON REGIONAL ARPT                     47


THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AS IT SLOWLY MOVES
EASTWARD INTO THE UPPER GREAT LAKES REGION BY SATURDAY MORNING. 
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS HAVE DIMINISHED OVER THE DAKOTAS. ADDITIONAL
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE MINIMAL...LESS THAN FOUR
INCHES...ACROSS SOUTH EASTERN MINNESOTA...IOWA...AND SOUTHERN
WISCONSIN. THESE WINTERY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH AS
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE NORTHWEST.

THIS WILL BE THE LAST STORM SUMMARY ISSUED BY THE
HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER FOR THIS EVENT. PLEASE REFER
TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION.

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