THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER

CAMP SPRINGS, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 04 FOR LATE SEASON NORTHERN PLAINS WINTER
STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
400 AM CDT SAT APR 16 2011
 
...SNOW MOVING EASTWARD ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST INTO THE UPPER
GREAT LAKES TODAY...WHEREAS SNOW IN THE NORTHERN PLAINS HAS
ENDED...
 
WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES REMAIN IN
EFFECT OVER PARTS OF NORTHERN MINNESOTA...NORTHERN WISCONSIN INTO
WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE UPPER GREAT LAKES.
 
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AT 300 AM CDT...A 993 MB...29.32 INCHES...SURFACE LOW WAS LOCATED
OVER NORTH-CENTRAL ILLINOIS WITH A COLD/OCCLUDED FRONT EXTENDING
SOUTH OF THE LOW INTO THE GULF OF MEXICO...AND A PAIR OF WARM
FRONTS EXTENDING OUT TO THE EAST.  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
DOPPLER RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS SHOWED A LARGE AREA OF
LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS AHEAD OF THE
COLD/OCCLUDED FRONT.  NORTH OF THE SURFACE LOW...MAINLY LIGHT SNOW
WAS OBSERVED ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST.  THE ENTIRE PRECIPITATION
SHIELD WAS PROGRESSING GRADUALLY TO THE EAST AND NORTHEAST.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM CDT THU APR
14 THROUGH 300 AM CDT SAT APR 16...

...MINNESOTA...
INTERNATIONAL FALLS                   2.0                     
VIRGINIA                              2.0                     
CANNON FALLS                          1.0                     
ST PAUL                               1.0                     

...WISCONSIN...
TURTLE LAKE                           1.8                     
HUDSON                                1.0                     
ROBERTS                               1.0                     

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

...NORTH DAKOTA...
HANNAFORD 7 WSW                      11.0                     
JAMESTOWN                            11.0                     
FLASHER                              10.5                     
WISHEK                               10.0                     
GLEN ULLIN                            9.8                     
BRADDOCK 5 SE                         9.0                     
CARRINGTON                            9.0                     
DRAKE                                 8.0                     
FESSENDEN 7 SE                        8.0                     
BISMARCK 10 N                         7.6                     
HAZELTON 4 NW                         7.4                     

...NEBRASKA...
PAXTON                               16.0                     
KINGSLEY DAM                         10.2                     
IMPERIAL                             10.0                     
VALENTINE 29 S                       10.0                     
KILGORE                               9.1                     
NORTH PLATTE 8 WNW                    9.0                     
VALENTINE                             9.0                     
BLOOMFIELD                            8.0                     
WALLACE 2 W                           7.0                     
OSHKOSH 10 NE                         6.5                     
CENTRAL CITY                          4.1                     

...SOUTH DAKOTA...
ISABEL 14 N                          13.0                     
KADOKA 14 SSE                        12.0                     
MARTIN 19.6 ENE                      12.0                     
HAYES 6 E                            11.0                     
PORCUPINE 5 E                        10.0                     
SULLY BUTTES 5 W                     10.0                     
MCINTOSH 8.7 WSW                      9.7                     
TRIPP                                 9.0                     
BOWDLE                                8.5                     
HIGHMORE 19.1 NNW                     8.5                     
BRITTON 10 NW                         8.0                     


THE MAIN SURFACE LOW SHOULD CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTH-NORTHEASTWARD
ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST AND WESTERN PART OF THE GREAT LAKES
TODAY.  SNOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE EASTWARD INTO NORTHERN WISCONSIN
AND THE UPPER GREAT LAKES TODAY WHERE SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 8
INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.  SEVERE WEATHER
AND STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE A HAZARD ACROSS THE
MID-ATLANTIC STATES AND THE SOUTHEAST AHEAD OF A COLD
FRONT...WHEREAS HEAVY RAIN COULD CAUSE FLASH FLOODINGS FROM THE
CENTRAL APPALACHIANS INTO NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC AHEAD OF A WARM
FRONT.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 1000 AM CDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.

KONG




Last Updated: 629 AM EDT SAT APR 16 2011