THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 06 FOR NORTHERN ROCKIES TO UPPER GREAT LAKES
EARLY SEASON WINTER STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
900 AM CST TUE NOV 11 2014

...SNOW CONTINUES TO FALL IN THE UPPER MIDWEST AND INTO THE UPPER
GREAT LAKES...

WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES REMAIN IN
EFFECT FROM EASTERN MINNESOTA EASTWARD INTO THE UPPER PENINSULA OF
MICHIGAN.

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

AT 800 AM CST...A LOW PRESSURE CENTER WITH A SEA-LEVEL PRESSURE OF
1001 MB...29.56 INCHES...WAS MOVING NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE EAST
SHORE OF LAKE MICHIGAN NEAR MANISTEE. THIS LOW IS ASSOCIATED WITH
THE BOUNDARY OF AN ARCTIC AIR MASS WHICH HAS BEEN OVERSPREADING
MUCH OF THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL U.S. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED THAT LIGHT TO MODERATE
SNOW...MIXING IN WITH SOME SLEET...CONTINUED TO FALL IN THE COLD
AIR MASS JUST TO THE NORTH AND WEST OF THE SURFACE LOW IN THE
UPPER MIDWEST.  THE SNOW WAS LOCALLY HEAVY NEAR THE SOUTH SHORE OF
LAKE SUPERIOR.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 500 AM CST SUN NOV
09 THROUGH 800 AM CST TUE NOV 11...

...MICHIGAN...
NEGAUNEE 4 NE                        14.6                    
ISHPEMING 5.6 NNW                    14.2                    
IRON RIVER                           14.0                    
BIG BAY 4 SE                         12.7                    
HERMAN 2 SE                          12.4                    
EWEN                                 12.0                    
REDRIDGE 2 E                         12.0                    
NATIONAL MINE 5 SW                   11.9                    
BIG BASS LAKE 5 ESE                  11.0                    
CALUMET 0.2 SW                       10.9                    
MARQUETTE 5.5 SSE                    10.7                    
ALLOUEZ 1 S                          10.0                    
RANDVILLE 1 S                        10.0                    
NATIONAL MINE 2 NW                    9.7                    
SKANDIA                               9.5                    
IRONWOOD                              9.0                    
MARENISCO                             9.0                    
TROWBRIDGE PARK 1 W                   8.5                    
CALUMET                               7.0                    
CHASSELL 1 SSW                        7.0                    
PINE STUMP JUNCTION 6 N               7.0                    

...MINNESOTA...
CAMBRIDGE                            16.5                    
RUSH CITY 2.8 NE                     16.5                    
ST AUGUSTA                           16.5                    
CAMBRIDGE 3.0 N                      15.5                    
STARBUCK                             15.0                    
PRINCETON 8 SE                       14.5                    
LITTLE FALLS 1.2 SW                  14.0                    
PINE CITY                            14.0                    
BIG LAKE 5.6 NNE                     13.4                    
HOFFMAN                              13.0                    
KIMBALL                              13.0                    
MILAN                                13.0                    
RICE                                 13.0                    
MAPLE LAKE 7 NE                      12.5                    
ST. CLOUD                            12.1                    
WEST DULUTH                           8.2                    
MSP INTL ARPT 3 SW                    3.0                    

...WISCONSIN...
SPOONER                              15.0                    
GRANTSBURG 0.6 SSW                   14.5                    
GLIDDEN                              14.0                    
STONE LAKE 2.0 NW                    14.0                    
SPRINGBROOK                          13.0                    
BUTTERNUT 5.9 SW                     12.5                    
FOXBORO                              12.0                    
MELLEN 18.6 SW                       12.0                    
NEW POST 5 NW                        12.0                    
SARONA 3 E                           12.0                    
WINCHESTER 3 NE                      12.0                    
HAYWARD                              11.0                    
MINOCQUA                             11.0                    
RICE LAKE                            11.0                    
WEBSTER                              11.0                    
RHINELANDER                           8.2                    
SUPERIOR                              7.5                    

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

...COLORADO...
PIKES PEAK                            81                    
BLENDE 4 NE                           61                    
CHERAW 4 S                            58                    

...IDAHO...
DRIGGS                                68                    
CAREY 20 ENE                          54                    
CRATERS OF MOON                       54                    

...KANSAS...
MEDICINE LODGE AMOS                   48                    
WICHITA/MID-CONTINENT                 46                    

...MISSOURI...
MARSHFIELD 5 WSW                      50                    

...MONTANA...
WOLF CREEK 8 SW                       58                    
GRANT 8 WSW                           56                    
DILLON 5 NE                           55                    
TOWNSEND 8 W                          54                    
LEWIS AND CLARK                       52                    
MARYSVILLE 13 S                       52                    

...NEVADA...
WEST WENDOVER 7 NW                    67                    

...OKLAHOMA...
MEDICINE PARK 3 W                     59                    
LAWTON                                58                    
WILLOW 10 ENE                         55                    
ALVA 7 SSW                            52                    
WALTERS 4 NW                          52                    

...UTAH...
SNOWBASIN                             84                    
ALTA                                  76                    
CRANMER                               63                    
HANNA                                 63                    
SALINE                                63                    
WELLSVILLE                            63                    
NORDIC VALLEY                         62                    
RIVER HGTS                            62                    
WENDOVER                              61                    
LAKOTA                                59                    

...WYOMING...
GREYBULL                              66                    

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

...COLORADO...
PHIPPSBURG 4 ENE                      6.0                    
FRASER 1 WNW                          3.7                    
BRECKENRIDGE 1 SE                     3.4                    
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS 1 SE                2.5                    
BOULDER                               2.0                    
GRAND LAKE 1 NNW                      1.0                    
MEEKER                                1.0                    
NEDERLAND 4 ENE                       1.0                    
WALDEN 1 N                            1.0                    

...IDAHO...
IDAHO FALLS 38 E                      3.4                    
CHALLIS 24 N                          2.2                    
STANLEY 28 NE                         1.7                    
KETCHUM 16 WSW                        1.4                    
MACKAY 37 NE                          1.3                    
ATLANTA 6 SW                          1.2                    
BURLEY 30 SW                          1.2                    

...MONTANA...
WHITEFISH 6 N                        14.0                    
BELT 8 SW                            10.0                    
RED LODGE                             9.0                    
ABSAROKEE 7 S                         8.5                    
HEART BUTTE 14 SW                     8.0                    
LUTHER 3 SSW                          8.0                    
NYE 14 W                              8.0                    
BYNUM 24 W                            7.0                    
COOKE CITY 3 N                        7.0                    
RED LODGE 5 W                         7.0                    
HOEGLAND 7 SSE                        6.0                    

...NORTH DAKOTA...
BOWMAN 3 W                            8.0                    
MARMARTH                              7.5                    
GOLVA                                 7.0                    
HETTINGER                             6.0                    
HAVANA                                5.0                    
MARMARTH 10 N                         4.5                    
ELGIN                                 4.0                    
ELLENDALE                             4.0                    
LIDGERWOOD                            4.0                    
MEDORA 7 WNW                          4.0                    
WAHPETON                              4.0                    
ELLENDALE 15 E                        3.6                    
NEW ENGLAND                           3.5                    
BISMARCK                              3.2                    

...SOUTH DAKOTA...
DOWNTOWN RAPID CITY 2 NNW             8.5                    
DEADWOOD 2 NE                         8.0                    
DOWNTOWN STURGIS 3 E                  8.0                    
GREENWAY 11 E                         8.0                    
RAPID CITY AIRPORT                    8.0                    
ROSCOE                                8.0                    
MILBANK                               7.0                    
ABERDEEN 2 SSW                        6.0                    
LEAD                                  6.0                    
SAINT ONGE 2 NNW                      6.0                    
SISSETON 11 ENE                       6.0                    
USTA 8 WNW                            6.0                    
BRISTOL 7 S                           5.6                    
BOWDLE                                5.5                    
SISSETON 3 W                          5.1                    

...WYOMING...
DRIGGS 17 SE                          7.5                    
FOUR CORNERS 12 WNW                   6.0                    
STORY 1 W                             6.0                    
BUCKHORN 1 E                          4.0                    
BURGESS JUNCTION 17 SE                4.0                    
DOWNTOWN GILLETTE 9 SSE               4.0                    
ROCKYPOINT 8 NW                       3.0                    


THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS
THE GREAT LAKES TODAY...MOVING INTO CANADA BY TONIGHT. ACROSS THE
UPPER MIDWEST...THE SNOW SHOULD GRADUALLY TAPER OFF TODAY WITH
ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF GENERALLY LESS THAN 4 INCHES EXPECTED.
ACROSS THE UPPER GREAT LAKES...THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AND INTO THURSDAY AS LAKE ENHANCED SNOWFALL IS
LIKELY ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE SYSTEM. ADDITIONAL TOTALS OF AS
MUCH AS A FOOT OR MORE IS STILL POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY OVER THE
UPPER PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. 

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 300 PM CST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.

KONG




Last Updated: 959 AM EST TUE NOV 11 2014