THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 12 FOR NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PLAINS INTO GREAT
LAKES WINTER STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
400 PM CDT THU APR 11 2013

...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IN THE EASTERN DAKOTAS AND UPPER MIDWEST
IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD INTO THE UPPER GREAT LAKES...WHILE FREEZING
RAIN AND SLEET IS EXPECTED FARTHER SOUTH ACROSS THE LOWER GREAT
LAKES STATES...

WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
FOR SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA... ACROSS MINNESOTA... AND INTO
NORTHERN WISCONSIN... AS WELL AS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN NEW
ENGLAND.

FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT ACROSS
PORTIONS OF THE GREAT LAKES AND OHIO VALLEY AS WELL AS FARTHER
SOUTH ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY.

FREEZING RAIN ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT IN PARTS OF WESTERN NEW
YORK.

FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AT 300 PM CDT...A SURFACE LOW WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 1002
MB... 29.59 INCHES... WAS LOCATED IN NORTHEAST ILLINOIS NEAR
CHICAGO. A COLD FRONT EXTENDED FROM THIS LOW SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE
WESTERN OHIO AND TENNESSEE RIVER VALLEYS AND INTO THE LOWER
MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY. ANOTHER FRONTAL BOUNDARY EXTENDED
EASTWARD FROM THE LOW ACROSS THE NORTHERN OHIO RIVER VALLEY AND
INTO THE CENTRAL MID-ATLANTIC STATES. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
DOPPLER RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED THAT TO THE
NORTHWEST OF THE LOW... AN ELONGATED AREA OF LIGHT TO MODERATE
SNOW WAS FALLING OVER PORTIONS OF THE DAKOTAS AND EASTERN NEBRASKA
AS WELL AS INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST AND NORTHERN GREAT LAKES. 
FARTHER SOUTH... MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WAS FALLING IN THE
VICINITY OF THE COLD FRONT FROM THE MIDDLE AND LOWER MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY INTO THE OHIO AND TENNESSEE RIVER VALLEYS AS WELL AS PARTS
OF THE SOUTHEAST.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM CDT SUN APR
07 THROUGH 300 PM CDT THU APR 11...

...IOWA...
SWEA CITY                             5.0                    
EMMETSBURG                            4.0                    

...MINNESOTA...
ORTONVILLE 1 N                       13.0                    
REDWOOD FALLS 2 NW                   11.5                    
VESTA                                11.0                    
BIRD ISLAND 7 SSE                    10.5                    
MILROY 1 ESE                         10.5                    
MONTEVIDEO                           10.0                    
SPRINGFIELD                           9.5                    
GLENCOE                               8.8                    
WORTHINGTON                           8.5                    
DARWIN                                8.3                    
ST CLOUD                              8.2                    
HUTCHINSON                            8.0                    

...NORTH DAKOTA...
ELLENDALE                             7.0                    

...NEBRASKA...
HARRISON                             24.0                    
CRAWFORD                             18.0                    
HEMINGFORD 10.1 NNE                  18.0                    
GORDON 6 N                           17.0                    
CHADRON                              16.0                    
CODY 0.1 NE                          16.0                    
GURLEY 1.3 W                         16.0                    
BRIDGEPORT                           15.0                    
DALTON 0.4 SE                        15.0                    
ALLIANCE 7.4 NW                      14.0                    
HAY SPRINGS 7.5 WSW                  10.0                    
KIMBALL                               9.0                    
GERING 0.4 E                          8.5                    
SCOTTSBLUFF 6.6 NE                    8.0                    
DIX                                   4.0                    
RINGGOLD 13 NE                        3.0                    

...SOUTH DAKOTA...
DEADWOOD 9 S                         30.0                    
RAPID CITY AIRPORT                   28.2                    
LEAD                                 26.4                    
NEW UNDERWOOD 0.3 ESE                25.0                    
BELVIDERE 5 SSE                      24.0                    
KYLE 3 E                             24.0                    
MARTIN 19.6 ENE                      24.0                    
SAINT ONGE 3 NW                      24.0                    
SILVER CITY                          23.6                    
BOX ELDER 8.0 NNE                    22.0                    
WALL 13.0 SSE                        21.0                    
HOT SPRINGS 0.5 SW                   20.1                    
GORDON 6 N                           17.0                    
PIEDMONT 1 NNW                       17.0                    

...WISCONSIN...
PRESCOTT 0.6 NW                       3.9                    
SUAMICO 4.4 WNW                       3.0                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SLEET IN INCHES FROM 700 AM CDT SUN APR 07
THROUGH 300 PM CDT THU APR 11...

...NEBRASKA...
AINSWORTH                             0.50                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
700 AM CDT SUN APR 07 THROUGH 300 PM CDT THU APR 11...

...KANSAS...
HUTCHINSON                            0.50                    
MCPHERSON                             0.50                    
NEWTON                                0.50                    
ANTHONY                               0.30                    

...NEBRASKA...
ANSELMO 2 W                           1.75                    
NORTH PLATTE 15 NNE                   0.25                    

...SOUTH DAKOTA...
PLATTE 13 NNW                         0.20                    

...WISCONSIN...
LA CROSSE 2 E                         0.10                    
MAUSTON                               0.10                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM CDT SUN APR
07 THROUGH 300 PM CDT THU APR 11...

...ARKANSAS...
RUSSELLVILLE                          2.10                    
WALNUT RIDGE RGNL ARPT                2.01                    

...IOWA...
AMBER 4 NE                            4.50                    
DUBUQUE MUNI ARPT                     3.83                    
CEDAR RAPIDS MUNI ARPT                3.63                    
MASON CITY MUNI ARPT                  3.31                    
IOWA CITY MUNI ARPT                   2.91                    
ESTHERVILLE MUNI ARPT                 2.77                    
SIOUX CITY MUNI ARPT                  2.64                    
SPENCER MUNI ARPT                     2.58                    
DAVENPORT/QUAD CITIES WFO             2.54                    
WATERLOO MUNI ARPT                    2.52                    
BOONE MUNI ARPT                       2.30                    
MARSHALLTOWN MUNI ARPT                2.27                    

...ILLINOIS...
WINSLOW 4 SSE                         4.00                    
ROSSVILLE 5 W                         3.50                    
SAVANNA/TRI-TOWNSHIP ARPT             2.67                    
LINCOLN/LOGAN CO.                     2.41                    
ROCKFORD/GRTR ROCKFORD ARPT           2.41                    
PEORIA RGNL ARPT                      2.38                    
MOLINE/QUAD CITY                      2.31                    
CHICAGO/WAUKEGAN                      2.18                    
LINCOLN 2 ENE                         2.02                    

...INDIANA...
KOKOMO MUNI ARPT                      3.28                    
GRISSOM AFB/PERU                      3.11                    
GAS CITY                              3.02                    
DENVER 1 NE                           2.77                    
BLUFFTON 4 N                          2.75                    
GALVESTON 1 ESE                       2.71                    
PORTLAND 6 SSE                        2.40                    
HARTFORD CITY                         2.25                    
MIDDLEBURY 3 WSW                      2.23                    

...MICHIGAN...
SUNFIELD                              3.94                    
DIMONDALE                             3.25                    
MERRILL 3 SW                          3.10                    
BELDING 2 SE                          3.00                    
LANSING/CAPITAL CITY ARPT             2.99                    
GERALD R FORD ARPT                    2.76                    
KENTWOOD 3 SW                         2.75                    
ROCKFORD                              2.67                    
WALKER 2 WSW                          2.64                    
SHELBY 5 NW                           2.50                    
NEWAYGO 4 WSW                         2.42                    
ALLENDALE                             2.20                    
HUDSONVILLE                           2.18                    

...MISSOURI...
CHARLIE HEATH MEM 2 NNE               3.25                    
KAISER/LAKE OZARK                     2.73                    
COLUMBIA RGNL ARPT                    2.68                    
LITTON AGRI-SCI CNTR                  2.58                    
KANSAS CITY MUNI ARPT                 2.32                    

...NEBRASKA...
TEKAMAH MUNI ARPT                     2.35                    
NORFOLK/KARL STEFAN MEM ARPT          2.11                    
LEXINGTON                             2.02                    

...WISCONSIN...
DOWNTOWN JANESVILLE 2 ENE             3.50                    
DOWNTOWN MILWAUKE 4 WSW               2.13                    
LA CROSSE MUNI ARPT                   1.82                    
MILWAUKEE/MITCHELL                    1.80                    

...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...

...ARIZONA...
FORT HUACHUCA 1 ESE                   61                    

...CALIFORNIA...
CASTAIC LAKE 6 SSW                    84                    
LANCASTER 12 WNW                      67                    
SAN FERNANDO 5 NNE                    66                    

...COLORADO...
MOUNT ABRAMS                          69                    
HOEHNE 3 ESE                          68                    
BLENDE 4 NE                           67                    
SILVERTON 2 SE                        63                    
PINON 5 NNW                           62                    
CAMPO 4 SW                            61                    
FALCON 3 ENE                          59                    

...KANSAS...
GLENDALE 4 E                          60                    
GOODLAND                              55                    

...MINNESOTA...
PIER 20                               65                    
CLOVERLAND 5 W                        55                    
SKY HARBOR AIRPORT 5 W                54                    

...NEBRASKA...
NORTH PLATTE 3 E                      60                    

...NEW MEXICO...
ENCINOSO 18 NNE                       61                    
GALLUP 3 WNW                          61                    
RED HILL 1 N                          61                    
FRUITLAND 6 NW                        60                    
FARMINGTON 2 W                        58                    

...NEVADA...
RUBY VALLEY 5 SW                      74                    

...SOUTH DAKOTA...
PIERRE 2 ENE                          63                    
RELIANCE 3 SE                         60                    
WINNER                                58                    

...UTAH...
CENTERVILLE                           70                    
DIDDLE KNOLL                          63                    
UPPER CEDAR MTN                       63                    
OGDEN PEAK                            61                    
BOUNTIFUL 4 NNW                       59                    
WEBER CANYON POWER PLANT              57                    
WEST GRANITE                          57                    
GUNNISON ISLAND                       56                    

...WISCONSIN...
MADISON CAPITOL SQUARE                63                    
LONE ROCK AIRPORT                     60                    

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

...COLORADO...
BOULDER 4 WNW                        18.0                    
ELDORADO SPRINGS                     17.9                    
ORODELL 1 N                          16.5                    
CRESTONE 11 NNE                      14.0                    
GOLD HILL 1 ENE                      13.0                    
IDLEDALE 3 NW                        11.8                    
BUENA VISTA 4 WNW                    10.5                    
MAYSVILLE                            10.5                    
RED MOUNTAIN PASS                    10.0                    
JAMESTOWN 3 W                         9.5                    
AGATE 14 WSW                          7.3                    
RYE 1 SSW                             7.0                    
GOLDEN 0.7 NW                         6.9                    
WESTMINISTER 1 SW                     6.6                    
DENVER INTL ARPT 4 W                  6.5                    
LEADVILLE 2 NE                        5.5                    

...IDAHO...
BURLEY 18 SE                         10.3                    
KETCHUM 22 NW                         9.3                    
PRESTON 20 NE                         9.2                    
DRIGGS 10 ENE                         5.6                    

...MONTANA...
MARTINSDALE 13 SSW                   12.0                    
PONY 5 SW                            11.0                    
ISLAND PARK 25 WNW                    9.9                    
DUPUYER 15 SW                         9.0                    
ROUNDUP 4 SSE                         9.0                    
WIBAUX                                9.0                    
KINSEY 2 W                            8.8                    
RED LODGE 2 W                         8.0                    
SAINT PHILLIP 10 SW                   8.0                    
KLEIN 1 S                             7.4                    
CRAIG 8 NE                            6.0                    

...UTAH...
PARK CITY                            16.0                    
THE CANYONS                          16.0                    
ALTA                                 13.0                    
BIG COTTONWOOD SPRUCES               12.0                    
BRIGHTON                             12.0                    
SOLITUDE                             11.0                    
SNYDERVILLE                          10.0                    
LAKETOWN                              9.0                    

...WYOMING...
LANDER 3 SW                          28.5                    
WNW DOUGLAS                          24.0                    
INDIAN CREEK SNOTEL                  20.0                    
LA GRANGE                            20.0                    
LUSK                                 20.0                    
TORRINGTON                           19.0                    
ALBIN                                16.0                    
UPTON 5 NNE                          15.0                    
TOWNSEND CREEK SNOTEL                14.0                    
CASPER MOUNTAIN                      12.0                    
THERMOPOLIS 9 NE                     11.6                    
HAMS FORK SNOTEL                     11.0                    
RIVERTON                             10.1                    
SNIDER BASIN                         10.0                    


AS THE SURFACE LOW OVER THE MIDWEST SLOWLY TRACKS NORTHEASTWARD
TOWARDS THE GREAT LAKES TODAY AND TOMORROW...SNOW WILL CONTINUE
SPREADING EASTWARD ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST AND THE UPPER GREAT
LAKES.  ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES...WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND INTO TOMORROW
MORNING. MEANWHILE... THE THREAT FOR FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP ACROSS PARTS OF THE UPPER AND LOWER GREAT LAKES REGIONS
THIS EVENING WITH ACCUMULATIONS UP TO AND EXCEEDING A QUARTER OF
AN INCH OF ICE. ADDITIONALLY... FLASH FLOODING WILL REMAIN A
THREAT WITH THIS STORM AS HEAVY RAINS AND THUNDERSTORMS...
POSSIBLY SOME SEVERE... CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ALONG THE COLD FRONT
PUSHING EASTWARD TOWARDS THE APPALACHIANS. 

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

MONARSKI




Last Updated: 503 PM EDT THU APR 11 2013