THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
CAMP SPRINGS, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 04 FOR NORTH CENTRAL U.S. WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
900 PM CST SAT DEC 11 2010
...WINTER STORM BRINGING SNOW AND HIGH WINDS TO THE THE NORTH
CENTRAL U.S....
BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF FAR EASTERN SOUTH
DAKOTA...SOUTHERN MINNESOTA...EASTERN
NEBRASKA....IOWA...WISCONSIN...AND PORTIONS OF ILLINOIS AND
MICHIGAN. WINTER STORM WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR A LARGE AREA OF THE MIDWEST...OHIO
VALLEY...EASTWARD INTO PORTIONS OF NEW ENGLAND. WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORIES EXTEND AS FAR SOUTH AS PORTIONS OF NORTHERN ALABAMA AND
GEORGIA. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF MAINE AND NEW
HAMPSHIRE.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 800 PM CST...A 998 MB...29.47 INCHES OF MERCURY...SURFACE LOW
WAS LOCATED OVER EXTREME NORTHERN ILLINOIS...NEAR FREEPORT... AND
MOVING EASTWARD. A FRONTAL BOUNDARY EXTENDED FROM THE LOW
SOUTHWARD INTO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AND INTO THE NORTHERN GULF OF
MEXICO. AHEAD OF THE FRONT...PRECIPITATION WAS FALLING PRIMARILY
IN THE FORM OF RAIN. BEHIND THE FRONT AND NORTH OF THE LOW...MUCH
COLDER AIR WAS ALLOWING PRECIPITATION TO FALL PRIMARILY IN THE
FORM OF SNOW. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR AND SURFACE
OBSERVATIONS INDICATED AREAS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW...AS WELL
AS WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 50 MPH...PRODUCING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
ACROSS PORTIONS OF IOWA...MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN. SNOW WAS ALSO
BEGINNING TO SPREAD INTO PORTIONS OF ILLINOIS AND MICHIGAN.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 900 AM CST FRI DEC
10 THROUGH 800 PM CST SAT DEC 11...
...IOWA...
ORANGE CITY 9.0
ROCK RAPIDS 2 W 7.0
SPIRIT LAKE 7.0
CHEROKEE 6.0
FENTON 3 ESE 6.0
SIOUX CENTER 6.0
MASON CITY 4.0
POCOHONTAS 4.0
DUBUQUE 3.8
ESTHERVILLE 3.5
EMMETSBURG 2.5
...MICHIGAN...
AU TRAIN 6.0
ISHPEMING 7 SW 4.2
IRON MOUNTAIN 3 NNE 3.5
ONTONOGON 8 W 3.0
...MINNESOTA...
OAKDALE 20.0
BURNSVILLE 3 SSW 18.0
SHAKOPEE 18.0
RED WING 17.5
MINNEAPOLIS 16.5 KMSP AIRPORT
READS LANDING 1 W 16.0
WINONA 15.9
KELLOGG 4 S 13.5
ROCHESTER AIRPORT 13.0
WYOMING 11.5
BURNSVILLE 3 NE 10.0
ST PAUL 9.7
ROCKFORD 1.2 WNW 9.6
MINNETONKA 8.0
DULUTH 7.4
...WISCONSIN...
MENOMONIE 18.0
COCHRANE 13.5
GILMANTON 8 SE 12.5
PERKINSTOWN 5 E 12.0
SARONA 12.0
MEDFORD 10.0
MENOMONIE 2 N 10.0
GRANTSBURG 8 SE 9.0
ROCK DAM LAKE 9.0
ABBOTSFORD 8.5
ASHLAND 8.0
INDEPENDENCE 3 NE 8.0
WINTER 2 SE 8.0
BOYCEVILLE 3.3 N 7.5
WEBB LAKE 7.5
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
900 AM CST FRI DEC 10 THROUGH 800 PM CST SAT DEC 11...
...MINNESOTA...
ST JAMES 0.10
...WISCONSIN...
DE SOTO 0.10
STEUBEN 4 SE 0.10
...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...
...COLORADO...
YUMA 1 W 68
...IOWA...
SPIRIT LAKE 6 W 61
...NEBRASKA...
GRAND ISLAND 62
AURORA 51
...WYOMING...
CHEYENNE 13 SW 63
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS
ENDED...
...MONTANA...
NOISY BASIN 21.0
RONAN 4 NE 18.8
MARIAS PASS 18.0
LOLO PASS 16.0
PIKE CREEK 15.0
BABB 19 W 10.0
LOOKOUT PASS RESORT 10.0
KRAFT CREEK 9.0
WOLF POINT 8.8
NASHUA 7.0
...NORTH DAKOTA...
WILLISTON 14.4
WHITE SHIELD 10.0
GARRISON 9.0
CARRINGTON 4 N 8.0
HARVEY 8.0
HALLIDAY 7.0
SARLES 5 NE 7.0
BISBEE 6.0
CAVALIER 6.0
ESMOND 5 N 6.0
MCCLUSKY 6.0
DUNN CENTER 1 NE 5.0
BISMARCK 4.8
MINOT 4.0
...NEBRASKA...
MARTINSBURG 3.5
OMAHA 5 W 3.1
VALLEY 2 N 3.0
JOHNSTOWN 4 WSW 1.5
...SOUTH DAKOTA...
CANTON 9.0
SIOUX FALLS 3 SE 8.0
SIOUX FALLS 7.6
HENDRICKS 7 SSW 6.0
DEADWOOD 5.6
VERMILLION 5.5
SISSETON 10.4 ENE 4.0
ELK POINT 5.6 NNE 3.6
...WYOMING...
OLD BATTLE 9.0
WEBBER SPRINGS 7.5
BROOKLYN LAKE 6.0
BATTLE MOUNTAIN 5.0
SAND LAKE 5.0
NORTH FRENCH CREEK 3.0
THE SURFACE LOW IS EXPECTED TO TRACK EASTWARD TOWARDS THE OHIO
VALLEY TONIGHT BEFORE TURNING TO THE NORTHEAST LATE SUNDAY. SNOW
ALONG WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD EASTWARD INTO
THE GREAT LAKES...EASTERN OHIO RIVER VALLEY AND THE APPALACHIANS
ON SUNDAY. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE
POSSIBLE ACROSS MUCH OF THE MIDWEST...WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 10 TO
15 INCHES POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF WISCONSIN AND MICHIGAN. RAIN
WILL BE THE MAIN PRECIPITATION TYPE IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE
EAST COAST STATES...WITH A CHANGE TO SNOW POSSIBLE IN SOME AREAS
BEFORE PRECIPITATION COMES TO AN END...AS VERY COLD AIR MOVES IN
BEHIND THE FRONT. AS THE FRONT MOVES OFF INTO THE ATLANTIC ON
MONDAY...AN ARCTIC AIRMASS WILL SETTLE INTO THE EASTERN U.S...WITH
WELL BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION.
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.
RYAN
AH
Last Updated: 935 PM EST SAT DEC 11 2010