THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 03 FOR NORTHERN PLAINS TO UPPER MIDWEST
WINTER STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
1000 PM CDT MON MAR 31 2014

...LATE SEASON BLIZZARD IS UNDERWAY ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS AND
THE UPPER MIDWEST...          

BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN HALF OF THE
NORTHERN PLAINS... AS WELL AS EXTREME WESTERN MINNESOTA.

WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN SOUTH DAKOTA...NORTHERN MINNESOTA...AND
EXTREME NORTHWEST WISCONSIN.

A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE CENTRAL
PLAINS...PORTIONS OF THE UPPER MIDWEST...AND PORTIONS OF THE
MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY.

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

AT 900 PM CDT...A SURFACE LOW WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 993 MB...
29.32 INCHES...WAS LOCATED IN WESTERN MINNESOTA MOVING EAST
NORTHEAST. AN OCCLUDED FRONT WAS ATTACHED TO THIS LOW ALONG WITH A
STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE CENTRAL PLAINS INTO THE
MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND EXTENDED BACK TOWARD THE NORTH AND
CENTRAL ROCKIES. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS AND SURFACE
OBSERVATIONS INDICATED A BAND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW MOVING
THROUGH THE EASTERN HALF OF NORTH AND SOUTH DAKOTA AND WAS
BEGINNING TO IMPACT WESTERN MINNESOTA. AROUND THE LOW PRESSURE
CENTER...A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT WAS CAUSING GUSTY WINDS UP TO
50 MPH. THIS GAVE WAY TO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN PLACES WHERE SNOW
WAS FALLING.                                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 PM CDT SUN MAR
30 THROUGH 900 PM CDT MON MAR 31...

...MINNESOTA...
HALLOCK                               2.5                    
WARREN 6.6 NW                         1.1                    
ARGYLE                                1.0                    

...NORTH DAKOTA...
ANAMOOSE 17 S                        12.5                    
EDGELEY                              12.0                    
GLEN ULLIN                           11.6                    
CARSON                               11.0                    
HAZEN 0.4 SW                         11.0                    
RHAME                                11.0                    
HARVEY                               10.5                    
NEW SALEM                            10.5                    
DICKINSON                            10.0                    
ELGIN                                10.0                    
HEBRON                               10.0                    
JAMESTOWN                            10.0                    
MARTIN 8 SW                          10.0                    
BEACH 0.3 SSE                         9.1                    
DEVILS LAKE                           9.0                    
BISMARK                               6.6                    
GRAND FORKS                           3.5                    

...SOUTH DAKOTA...
LEMMON                                9.9                    
CAMP CROOK                            7.0                    
BISON 11 SSW                          6.0                    
REVA                                  6.0                    
ZEONA 7 NNW                           6.0                    
DUPREE 14 SSE                         5.0                    
BUFFALO GAP 2 NW                      4.0                    
HOOVER                                4.0                    
LEAD 6 SSE                            3.5                    
OGLALA 1 S                            3.5                    
DEADWOOD 3 SW                         3.0                    
DOWNTOWN GILLETTE 9 SSE               3.0                    
DOWNTOWN HOT SPRINGS 7 SSW            3.0                    
COLONY 2 SE                           2.5                    
FAIRBURN 6 SE                         2.5                    
DOWNTOWN RAPID CITY 1 E               1.5                    

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

...KANSAS...
CONCORDIA 2 SSE                       53                    
PAULINE 2 ESE                         48                    
ABILENE 2 SW                          46                    
OLPE 5 NNW                            44                    
TOPEKA 3 ENE                          44                    
LAWRENCE 4 NNE                        43                    

...NORTH DAKOTA...
OAKES 2 N                             58                    
RUGBY AIRPORT                         51                    
BECLOURT                              50                    

...NEBRASKA...
IMPERIAL                              67                    
GERING 2 W                            62                    
SIDNEY                                61                    
HARRISBURG 6 SE                       60                    
CHAPPELL 7 SE                         59                    
KIMBALL                               58                    
HOLDREGE ARPT                         51                    
GRAND ISLAND ARPT                     50                    
LEXINGTON ARPT                        50                    
OGALLALA 3 SSW                        40                    

...SOUTH DAKOTA...
RAPID CITY AIRPORT                    64                    

...WYOMING...
HORSE CREEK 12 SSE                    73                    
CHEYENNE 7 W                          62                    
BUFORD 1 ESE                          61                    
ARLINGTON 2 ESE                       58                    
CENTENNIAL 14 NE                      58                    

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

...MONTANA...
PLEVNA 1 SW                          12.0                    
LAME DEER 3 E                        11.0                    
BROADUS 18.8 NNW                      9.5                    
LIVINGSTON 6.6 ESE                    8.6                    
PLEVNA 1.5 S                          8.5                    

...WYOMING...
SUNDANCE 5 NW                         1.0                    


THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHEAST INTO THE
UPPER GREAT LAKES BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL SNOW TOTALS OF
4 TO 12 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE FOR MUCH OF THE NORTHERN PLAINS AND
INTO CENTRAL/NORTHERN MINNESOTA TODAY AND TONIGHT. ACROSS
NORTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA...EVEN HIGHER
AMOUNTS RANGING FROM 12 AND 21 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH TUESDAY
MORNING. ADDITIONALLY...GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS THROUGH THE
REST OF TUESDAY AND INTO TUESDAY NIGHT.           

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.

FANNING




Last Updated: 1029 PM EDT MON MAR 31 2014