THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
CAMP SPRINGS, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 03 FOR NORTHERN ROCKIES TO NORTHEAST SPRING
STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
500 PM EDT WED MAR 23 2011
...EARLY SPRING STORM BRINGING SNOW AND ICE FROM THE NORTHERN
PLAINS TO THE NORTHEAST...
WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
FROM CENTRAL MINNESOTA EASTWARD ACROSS MUCH OF THE GREAT LAKES AND
INTO PARTS OF THE NORTHEAST.
FREEZING RAIN ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN
OHIO AND NORTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 400 PM EDT...A 991 MB...29.26 INCHES...SURFACE LOW WAS CENTERED
OVER EXTREME EASTERN OHIO. A SECOND SURFACE LOW WITH A PRESSURE OF
993 MB...29.32 INCHES...WAS CENTERED FARTHER WEST OVER WEST
CENTRAL OHIO. BOTH SURFACE LOWS ARE MOVING TOWARDS THE EAST. A
COLD FRONT EXTENDED SOUTHWARD FROM THE WESTERN SURFACE LOW INTO
THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY...WITH A WARM FRONT EXTENDING
EASTWARD FROM THE LOWS INTO THE SOUTHERN MID-ATLANTIC STATES.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED
A LARGE AREA OF PRECIPITATION NORTH OF THE LOW...EXTENDING FROM
MINNESOTA EASTWARD ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES AND INTO NEW ENGLAND.
MUCH OF THIS PRECIPITATION WAS FALLING IN THE FORM OF SNOW...HEAVY
AT TIMES. FARTHER WEST...AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WERE
OCCURRING ACROSS SOUTH DAKOTA. ALONG THE SOUTHERN EDGE OF THE
SNOW...AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WERE REPORTED. FARTHER
SOUTH...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...SOME OF WHICH WERE
SEVERE...WERE OCCURRING ACROSS MUCH OF THE OHIO AND TENNESSEE
RIVER VALLEYS AND SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 1000 PM EDT MON
MAR 21 THROUGH 400 PM EDT WED MAR 23...
...MICHIGAN...
LAKE LEELANAU 13.6
DIGHTON 12.0
GAYLORD 10.0
BENTLEY 8.0
TAWAS CITY 0.6 NNE 7.5
MOUNT PLEASANT 5.1 NE 7.4
SAGINAW 7 W 7.1
MOUNT PLEASANT 7.0
TRAVERSE CITY 6.5
ALPENA 5.0
FAIRGROVE 5.0
MARLETTE 5.0
FLINT 4.2
GAYLORD 6 S 4.1
...MINNESOTA...
ISLE 5 N 11.0
LITTLE FALLS 10.3
PINE CENTER 10.0
HUTCHINSON 9.5
JIM FALLS 9.2
RUSH CITY 2.8 NE 9.0
BRAINERD 6.9 NW 8.7
MONTEVIDEO 0.4 SSW 8.5
ALEXANDRIA 3.0 N 8.4
MOORHEAD 8.1
BIRD ISLAND 9.0 NNE 8.0
ST CLOUD 7.1
MINNEAPOLIS 5.0
...NEW JERSEY...
ANDOVER 10.0
HARDWICK TWP 9.0
LAKE HOPATCONG 8.0
NORTH CALDWELL 7.0
NEWARK 1.0
...NEW YORK...
TROUPSBURG 11.0
WEST ALMOND 5.0 SW 8.8
APALACHIN 8.0
CUBA 4.9 NNW 8.0
HINSDALE 4.4 NW 8.0
ELMIRA 3 E 6.0
VESTAL CENTER 2 WSW 5.7
...PENNSYLVANIA...
PITTSTON 10.0
TOBYHANNA 9.1
CANTON 9.0
MOOSIC 8.9
KIDDER TWP 8.5
SCRANTON 4.2
SHINGLEHOUSE 4.2
...SOUTH DAKOTA...
GRANDIN 3.3 SW 14.0
BUFFALO 0.1 E 11.0
CLAREMONT 2.4 SSE 10.5
BISMARCK 2.4 NNW 10.4
HECLA 8.6 W 9.0
SISSETON 3.8 W 7.4
LEAD 5.5 SSW 5.5
...WISCONSIN...
CECIL 5.6 ENE 15.4
PICKEREL 14.0
GREEN BAY 13.0
CHELSEA 12.0
HAYWARD 8 S 12.0
STONE LAKE 12.0
SUAMICO 4.4 WNW 12.0
BRUCE 12 N 10.8
RHINELANDER 2.7 WNW 9.5
PHILLIPS 8.5
TIGERTON 8.5
ELCHO 8.3
PULCIFER 1 SW 6.2
ABBOTSFORD 6.0
NE WITTENBERG 5.2
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
1000 PM EDT MON MAR 21 THROUGH 400 PM EDT WED MAR 23...
...MICHIGAN...
WHITE CLOUD 0.50
FREMONT 0.25
ST. JOHNS 0.25
STONY LAKE 2 E 0.25
...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR IN THE LAST SIX
HOURS...
...WISCONSIN...
DULUTH 70
CLOQUET 51
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS
ENDED...
...MONTANA...
REED POINT 3.2 SW 26.0
RYEGATE 21.0 SW 25.0
COLUMBUS 6 W 19.0
ABSAROKEE 0.6 S 18.0
BIG TIMBER 0.3 ESE 13.0
MCLEOD 12.8 SW 13.0
RED LODGE 2.0 W 12.8
CLYDE PARK 7.2 SE 12.0
HARLOWTON 8.3 SSW 12.0
PINE CREEK 1.4 NNE 12.0
TWODOT 12.1 SSW 12.0
EDGAR 0.2 NNW 9.0
FISHTAIL 18.1 SW 9.0
BILLINGS SOUTHWEST 3.9 SW 4.2
...NORTH DAKOTA...
MAYVILLE 19.5
GRANDIN 3 SW 14.0
BUTTE 6 SSE 12.0
WHITE SHIELD 12.0
VELVA 10.0
GRASSY BUTTE 8.8
GOLDEN VALLEY 9 S 8.0
MINOT 8.0
BISMARCK 5 NW 7.5
WATFORD CITY 7.5
CARTWRIGHT 6.5
KIEF 6.5
MANDAREE 6.0
THE SURFACE LOWS OVER THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY ARE EXPECTED TO TRACK
EASTWARD INTO THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION TONIGHT...AND OFF THE EAST
COAST ON THURSDAY. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES
CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE NORTHEAST U.S. BEFORE THE SNOW
TAPERS OFF ON THURSDAY. VERY LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS OF FREEZING RAIN
ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE SOUTHERN EDGE OF THE SNOWFALL.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 1100 PM EDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.
RYAN
Last Updated: 446 PM EDT WED MAR 23 2011