THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
CAMP SPRINGS, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 4 FOR MIDWEST HIGH WIND EVENT
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
400 PM CDT TUE OCT 26 2010
...RECORD BREAKING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER MINNESOTA BRINGING
DAMAGING WINDS ACROSS THE MIDWEST AND GREAT LAKES REGION...
HIGH WIND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR AN EXTENSIVE AREA FROM THE
DAKOTAS AND NORTHERN NEBRASKA EASTWARD ACROSS THE MIDWEST AND INTO
THE NORTHERN OHIO VALLEY. WIND ADVISORIES EXTEND FURTHER SOUTH
INTO THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AND NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL
PLAINS. STORM WARNINGS HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR THE WATERS OF THE
GREAT LAKES. IN ADDITION...BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE NOW IN EFFECT
FOR MOST OF NORTH DAKOTA AND EXTREME NORTHEAST MONTANA.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 300 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLAR RADARS AND
SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED A 956 MB...28.23 INCH...SURFACE LOW
OVER NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTA. A LARGE PORTION OF THE NORTHERN
PLAINS...UPPER MIDWEST...AND THE UPPER GREAT LAKES REGIONS
REPORTED SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO EVEN 40 MPH. IN ADDITION TO THE
WINDS...A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS AND HEAVY RAIN WAS MOVING EASTWARD
THROUGH THE OHIO AND TENNESSEE VALLEYS...ALONG A COLD FRONT
EXTENDING FROM THE SURFACE LOW.
...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...
...ARKANSAS...
GAITHER 4 NW 62
...IOWA...
CLINTON 65
BOONE AIRPORT 4 ESE 58
SPENCER 58
GRAND ISLAND 54
WAUKON 51
...ILLINOIS...
HECKER 78
METROPOLIS 69
ST. CHARLES 60
TONTI 60
FREEBURG 58
WALNUT HILL 58
STOCKTON 47
...INDIANA...
TERRE HAUTE 70
POSEYVILLE 65
WASHINGTON 65
...MICHIGAN...
ANTIGO AIRPORT 46
IRON MT. AIRPORT 40
...MINNESOTA...
DOVRAY 3 W 59
HANLEY FALLS 59
LAKE BENTON 1 WNW 59
MARSHALL 58
OLIVIA 56
MORRIS 54
LANGHEI 53
LESTER PRAIRIE 52
GLENWOOD 51
SAUK CENTER 50
EYOTA 49
NEW ULM 49
BELLE PLAINE 48
GRANITE FALLS 48
...MISSOURI...
HAZELWOOD 62
ST. LOUIS 62
JEFFERSON CITY 60
WEST PLAINS 53
...NORTH DAKOTA...
BISMARCK 61
HETTINGER 59
GARRISON 56
JAMESTOWN 55
DICKINSON 52
MINOT 49
WILLISTON 47
...NEBRASKA...
OGALLALA 54
O'NEILL 51
AINSWORTH 49
NORTH PLATTE 46
IMPERIAL 45
THEDFORD 41
...OKLAHOMA...
VANCE AFB/ENID 46
...SOUTH DAKOTA...
PIERRE 66
ABERDEEN 62
CASTLEWOOD 62
SISSETON 61
BULLHEAD 11 S 59
LONG LAKE 10 WNW 58
SIOUX FALLS 52
HURON 49
BUFFALO 47
ELLSWORTH_AFB/RAPID CITY 47
...TEXAS...
AMARILLO 6 ENE 61
...WISCONSIN...
KENOSHA 68
PARDEEVILLE 61
CHILTON 57
NEW HOLSTEIN 57
BARRE MILLS 54
WASHINGTON 54
KNOWLES 5 W 53
SISTER BAY 53
ALGOMA CITY MARINA 51
LA CROSSE 51
OSHKOSH AIRPORT 51
APPLETON AIRPORT 50
DE PERE 50
LITTLE CHUTE 50
DANE 49
GILLS ROCK/NORTHPORT 49
GREEN BAY AIRPORT 48
VIROQUA 48
THE SURFACE LOW WILL SLOWLY LIFT NORTHWARD INTO CANADA TUESDAY
NIGHT. NEW RECORDS FOR THE LOWEST PRESSURE RECORDED HAVE ALREADY
BEEN SET IN MULTIPLE CITIES ACROSS THE MIDWEST...AND THE STORM
WILL CONTINUE TO BREAK RECORDS AS IT DEEPENS OVER MINNESOTA. THE
BROAD AREA OF SUCH A LARGE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL CAUSE THE STRONG
AND DAMAGING WINDS TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE MIDWEST AND GREAT LAKES
REGION THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH...WITH
GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH...HAVE BEEN FORECASTED FOR SEVERAL
LOCATIONS. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN NORTH DAKOTA AND STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EASTERN U.S. ARE ALSO GOING TO BE MAJOR
CONCERNS AS THIS RECORD BREAKING STORM INCHES TOWARDS CANDADA.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 1000 PM CDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.
GERHARDT
Last Updated: 453 PM EDT TUE OCT 26 2010