THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
CAMP SPRINGS, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 5 FOR MIDWEST HIGH WIND EVENT
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
1000 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 WATCHES AND WARNINGS AND WIND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
FOR AN EXTENSIVE AREA FROM THE DAKOTAS AND NEBRASKA EASTWARD
ACROSS THE MIDWEST AND INTO THE NORTHERN OHIO VALLEY. STORM
WARNINGS HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR THE WATERS OF THE GREAT LAKES.
BLIZZARD WARNINGS...WINTER STORM WARNINGS....AND WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORIES ARE NOW IN EFFECT ACROSS MUCH OF NORTH DAKOTA AS WELL
AS NORTHERN MINNESOTA AND EXTREME NORTHEASTERN MONTANA.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 900 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND
SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED A 958 MB...28.3 INCH...SURFACE LOW
OVER NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTA...JUST SOUTH OF INTERNATIONAL FALLS
MN. A LARGE PORTION OF THE NORTHERN PLAINS...UPPER MIDWEST...AND
THE UPPER GREAT LAKES REGIONS REPORTED SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO
EVEN 40 MPH. A BAND OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WAS OBSERVED IN
COMBINATION WITH THE STRONG WINDS TO THE SOUTH AND WEST OF THE
SURFACE LOW...STRETCHING FROM CENTRAL MINNESOTA TO NORTHEASTERN
MONTANA. IN ADDITION TO THE WINDS AND SNOW...A LINE OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS AND HEAVY RAIN WAS MOVING EASTWARD TOWARDS THE
MID-ATLANTIC REGION AND SOUTHEAST...ALONG A COLD FRONT EXTENDING
FROM THE SURFACE LOW.
...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...
...IOWA...
BOONE AIRPORT 4 ESE 58
SPENCER 58
WAUKON 51
ESTHERVILLE AIRPORT 50
IONIA 2 N 49
CHARLES CITY 3 E 45
...ILLINOIS...
...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS...
MACKINAW 1 NE 70
DUPAGE AIRPORT 61
FAIRVIEW 60
LAWRENCEVILLE AIRPORT 60
OSKALOOSA 60
JACKSONVILLE 58
OLNEY 57
FLORA 1 E 56
PETERSBURG 8 E 55
...INDIANA...
...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS...
GREENFIELD 77
SW MONROEVILLE 75
MOORESVILLE 2 NW 70
TERRE HAUTE 70
ODON 68
SHERIDAN 68
NORMAL 1 N 67
COLUMBIA CITY 65
ANDERSON 5 N 63
INDIANAPOLIS 61
FRANKTON 60
...MICHIGAN...
POINT AUX BARQUES 3 W 71
GRAND MARAIS 68
DAVISON 65 THUNDERSTORM WIND
GUST
SOUTH HAVEN 1 W 64
ESCANABA 58
MUSKEGON 4 W 58
PLOVER 58
FAIRPORT 56
CADILLAC 54
NEWBERRY 54
FLINT 53
CALUMET 1 S 50
CHATHAM 50
HERSEY 46
...MINNESOTA...
GEORGEVILLE 65
MEHURIN 65
HANLEY FALLS 63
MORRIS 62
SAUK CENTRE 62
ALEXANDRIA 61
LANGHEI 61
CANBY 60
GLENWOOD 60
MINNEAPOLIS 60
OLIVIA 60
BENSON 59
DOVRAY 3 W 59
GRANITE FALLS 59
LAKE BENTON 1 WNW 59
ST. JAMES 59
MARSHALL 58
REDWOOD FALLS 57
NEW ULM 56
LESTER PRAIRIE 55
SPRING VALLEY 3 E 55
ST. CLOUD 50
...NORTH DAKOTA...
FARGO/HECTOR FIELD 64
BISMARCK 61
HETTINGER 61
MANDAN 4 S 60
JAMESTOWN 59
GARRISON 58
DICKINSON 56
MINOT 54
WILLISTON 47
LINTON 46
...NEBRASKA...
ONEILL 55
GRAND ISLAND 54
OGALLALA 54
VALENTINE 54
BROKEN BOW 51
ORD 47
HASTINGS 45
...SOUTH DAKOTA...
UNION CENTER 70
SISSETON 64
ABERDEEN 62
CASTLEWOOD 62
FAITH 62
RAPID CITY/ELLSWORTH AFB 62
BUFFALO 1 N 61
DRAPER 4 NNE 61
MOBRIDGE 1 ENE 61
PHILIP 3 E 61
WINNER 61
BELLE FOURCHE 60
CHAMBERLAIN 60
OACOMA 60
PIERRE MUNI ARPT 60
...WISCONSIN...
SHERWOOD 76
ALGOMA 68
KENOSHA MUNI ARPT 68
SHIOCTON 4 W 59
PLOVER 58
BELLEVUE 57
GREENVILLE 55
KIMBERLY 55
LITTLE CHUTE 54
OSHKOSH 54
WASHINGTON ISLAND 53
MAUSTON 52
WISCONSIN RAPIDS 52
LA CROSSE 3 E 50
UNION 50
THE SURFACE LOW WILL SLOWLY LIFT NORTHEASTWARD TUESDAY NIGHT AND
BEGIN TO WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INTO CANADA BY WEDNESDAY MORNING.
DESPITE THE WEAKENING STORM...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...ARE STILL IN THE FORECAST FOR SEVERAL LOCATIONS. NEW
RECORDS FOR THE LOWEST PRESSURE RECORDED HAVE BEEN SET IN MULTIPLE
CITIES ACROSS THE MIDWEST. 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
CANADA.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 400 AM CDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.
GERHARDT
Last Updated: 1055 PM EDT TUE OCT 26 2010