THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER

CAMP SPRINGS, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 10 FOR NORTHERN ROCKIES TO UPPER MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD      
1000 PM CDT TUE MAR 31 2009
 
...LATE WINTER STORM CONTINUING ON A NORTHEASTERN TRACK ACROSS THE
NORTHERN PLAINS AND UPPER MIDWEST...
 
WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN PLAINS AND THE UPPER MIDWEST. 
 
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AT 1000 PM CDT...A 992 MB SURFACE LOW WAS LOCATED OVER CENTRAL
MINNESOTA...WITH AN ACCOMPANYING FRONTAL SYSTEM EXTENDING FROM
CENTRAL MINNESOTA SOUTHWARD THROUGH LOUISIANA AND EASTWARD THROUGH
PENNSYLVANIA. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND SURFACE
OBSERVATIONS SHOWED A SWATH OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WRAPPING
AROUND THE LOW PRESSURE CENTER ACROSS PORTIONS OF IOWA...EASTERN
NORTH AND SOUTH DAKOTA...NORTH-CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND NORTHWESTERN
WISCONSIN...AND THE UPPER PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 600 AM CDT SUN MAR
29 THROUGH 1000 PM CDT TUE MAR 31...

...MINNESOTA...
CAMPBELL                             26.0
PELICAN RAPIDS                       15.0
WADENA                               14.0
GRAND MARAIS 30 NW                   12.5
FINLAND 3 NNE                        12.0
MILLLERVILLE                         12.0
NEW YORK MILLS 4 N                   12.0
SILVER BAY                           11.5
DETROIT LAKES                        11.0
FARGO 1 N                             9.5
LUTSEN                                9.3
BRANDON                               8.0
CARLOS                                8.0
ST JOSEPH 1 ESE                       7.5
GARFIELD                              7.0
ST CLOUD                              7.0
DONNELLY                              6.5
BEAVER BAY                            6.0
DULUTH 6 NE                           6.0
INTERNATIONAL FALLS                   5.1
LITTLE FALLS                          5.0
CHISHOLM                              4.6
DALTON 3 S                            4.3
GRAND RAPIDS                          4.0                    
MORIS                                 3.0
MADISON                               2.0                     

...NEBRASKA...
CODY                                  6.0                     
CHADRON                               5.0                     
ARTHUR                                2.0                     
LEXINGTON                             1.5                     
OSHKOSH 10 NE                         1.5                     
KEARNEY                               0.5

...NORTH DAKOTA...
WISHEK                               26.0
NAPOLEON 2 E                         24.0
GLEN ULLIN                           22.0                     
LINTON 5 NW                          20.0                     
STRASBURG                            20.0                     
FORT YATES                           18.0                     
HAZELTON 4 NW                        17.4                     
BISMARCK AIRPORT                     17.1                     
HAGUE                                17.0                     
RALEIGH 19 S                         17.0                     
ELGIN                                15.0                     
KINTYRE                              15.0
MOTT 1 N                             15.0                     
FLASHER                              14.5                     
REGENT                               14.0                     
BOWMAN                               13.0                     
FARGO AIRPORT                        13.0                     
DICKINSON                            12.5                     
BEACH                                12.0                     
EDGELEY 11 N                         12.0                     
MEDORA                               12.0                     
BRECKENRIDGE                         11.0                         
                

...SOUTH DAKOTA...
LEAD                                 36.0
SPEARFISH 5 W                        27.0
DEADWOOD 2 NE                        24.6
STURGIS 2 NE                         24.0
REVA 11 SSW                          21.0
NEMO                                 20.0                     
BISMARCK                             16.6
CORSICA 1 N                          16.5
BRITTON                              15.5                         
               
PORCUPINE 5 E                        15.0
CHAMBERLAIN 8 SSW                    13.0
MITCHELL                             12.5
GANN VALLEY                          12.0                     
MCLAUGHLIN                           12.0                     
REDFIELD                             12.0                     
REDIG 9 NNW                          12.0
ABERDEEN                             11.8                     
RAPID CITY - DOWNTOWN                11.6           
EAST LONG LAKE 23 E                  10.0
WESSINGTON SPRINGS                   10.0                     
WETONKA 18 N                         10.0
PIERRE                                6.5                         
                
SISSETON                              6.0                     
WEBSTER                               4.0                     

...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...

...NEBRASKA...
SHELTON 2 S                             53
ORD 2 NW                                52
YORK 3 S                                52
LEXINGTON 2 NW                          51

...SOUTH DAKOTA...
BUFFALO                                 58                     
MOBRIDGE                                44                     

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS
ENDED...

...COLORADO...
OURAY .23 NNW                         9.5                     
NATURITA 6.9 W                        8.0                     
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS 1.1 E               7.7                     

...IDAHO...
PRESTON 14 E                         24.5                     
MACKS INN 9 E                        24.0                     
ISLAND PARK 8 NW                     22.0                     
SPENCER 11 NE                        14.5                     
MONTPELIER 14 N                      11.5                     
LAVA HOT SPRINGS 10 SEE              10.5                     
INKOM                                10.0                     
BLACKFOOT 32 E                        9.5                     
IDAHO FALLS 38 E                      9.0                     
WAYAN 2 NE                            9.0                     

...MONTANA...
HEART BUTTE 14 SW                    24.0                     
HIGHWOOD 12 ESE                      19.0                     
ENNIS                                18.0                     
STANFORD                             18.0                     
WEBSTER 6.9 ESE                      18.0                     
TOWNSEND 16 NE                       17.3                     
HELENA 8 S                           15.0                     
HOBSON                               15.0                     
LEWISTOWN 23 E                       15.0                     
PENDROY 20 2                         15.0                     
ANACONDA 7 NW                        14.5                     
BABB                                 14.0                     
BOULDER                              14.0                     
HELENA 3 S                           14.0                     
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS 19 NW          14.0                     
BIG SKY 20 S                         13.0                     
FORESTGROVE                          12.0                     
VALIER                               12.0                     

...WYOMING...
JACKSON HOLE - RAYMER                19.0                     
JACKSON HOLE - MID                   17.0                     
MORAN JUNCTION 25 NE                 14.5                     
CODY 18 SW                           13.5                     
DUBOIS 25 NW                         13.5                     
GRAND TARGHEE                        13.0                     
JACKSON 8 WNW                        13.0                     
MEETEETSE 30 SW                      13.0                     
MOOSE                                13.0                     
PAHASKA                              13.0                     
BUFFALO 17 W                         12.0                     
SHELL 18 E                           12.0                     

THE SURFACE LOW CURRENTLY LOCATED OVER CENTRAL MINNESOTA WILL
MAINTAIN ITS NORTHEASTWARD TRACK THROUGHOUT THIS EVENING AND INTO
WEDNESDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH TO THE NORTH AND
NORTHWEST OF THE SURFACE LOW ACROSS EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE
DAKOTAS INTO NORTH-CENTRAL AREAS OF MINNESOTA AND NORTHERN
PORTIONS OF WISCONSIN. HOWEVER...THE FOCUS OF THE ASSOCIATED
PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO SHIFT AHEAD OF THE SYSTEM WITH
TIME...AND MAY RESULT IN LAKE EFFECT SNOWFALL ACROSS PORTIONS OF
THE UPPER GREAT LAKES.

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.

KOST




Last Updated: 1049 PM EDT TUE MAR 31 2009