THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 01 FOR NORTHERN PLAINS AND UPPER MIDWEST
WINTER STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
1000 PM CDT SUN APR 14 2013

...LATE-SEASON WINTER STORM IS DELIVERING RECORD SNOWFALL IN NORTH
DAKOTA...

BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH-CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA.

WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
FROM MONTANA EASTWARD ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS INTO THE UPPER
MIDWEST.

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

AT 900 PM CDT...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM...WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF
996 MB...29.42 INCHES...WAS CENTERED IN NORTHEASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED
A LARGE AREA OF SNOW WAS LOCATED TO THE NORTH OF THE LOW CENTER IN
THE POLAR AIR FROM THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE DAKOTAS EASTWARD
THROUGH THE UPPER MIDWEST. HEAVY SNOW WAS ORGANIZED ALONG A BAND
FROM BISMARK NORTH DAKOTA EAST-NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE EASTERN
PART OF THE STATE.  IN ADDITION...FREEZING RAIN HAD BEEN REPORTED
ALONG THE SOUTHERN EDGE OF THE PRECIPITATION SHIELD.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 400 PM CDT SUN FEB
24 THROUGH 900 PM CDT THU FEB 28...

...MONTANA...
FORSYTH 13 NW                        12.0                    
BLOOMFIELD 5 NE                      11.0                    
SIDNEY                               10.0                    
ROCK SPRINGS 3 NNW                    7.0                    
GLASGOW                               6.8                    
PLEVNA SE                             6.5                    

...NORTH DAKOTA...
LINCOLN 2 S                          19.4                    
HAZELTON 4 NW                        18.3                    
GLEN ULLIN                           17.2                    
ALMONT                               16.5                    
BISMARCK 1 ENE                       16.0                    
STRASBURG                            16.0                    
EDGELEY 3 NW                         15.0                    
MANDA                                15.0                    
MANDAN                               15.0                    
STERLING                             15.0                    
ASHLEY                               14.0                    
GARRISON                             14.0                    
GRASSY BUTTE                         12.5                    
HAZEN                                12.0                    
DICKINSON 15 S                       11.0                    
HEBRON                               10.0                    

...SOUTH DAKOTA...
HOVEN 2 N                            16.0                    
BOWDLE                                9.5                    
LEOLA                                 9.5                    
BRITTON                               6.0                    
CHELSEA 1 S                           6.0                    

...WISCONSIN...
BRUCE 12 N                            4.5                    
BUTTERNUT                             3.5                    
ALEXANDRIA                            3.0                    
GLIDDEN                               3.0                    
HAYWARD 8 S                           3.0                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
400 PM CDT SUN FEB 24 THROUGH 900 PM CDT THU FEB 28...

...WISCONSIN...
TOMAHAWK 4 NE                         0.20                    


A COMBINATION OF THE INTRUSION OF COLD AIR FROM CANADA AND THE
INTENSIFICATION OF THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN THE NORTHERN PLAINS
HAS BROUGHT RECORD AMOUNTS OF SNOWFALL IN CENTRAL NORTH
DAKOTA...WHERE OVER A FOOT OF SNOW HAS ALREADY FALLEN.  TOTAL
SNOWFALL IS FORECAST TO BE GENERALLY 12 TO 15 INCHES ACROSS
SOUTHERN NORTH DAKOTA WITH HIGHEST AMOUNTS OF 20 INCHES POSSIBLE. 
THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE MOVING
NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST ON MONDAY AND INTO CANADA
MONDAY NIGHT.  AS THE LOW SLOWLY WEAKENS...SNOW SHOULD BEGIN TO
BECOME LESS INTENSE WITH TIME LATER TONIGHT.  TOTAL SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHERN
MINNESOTA.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 400 AM CDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.

KONG




Last Updated: 1111 PM EDT SUN APR 14 2013