THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 03 FOR CENTRAL PLAINS TO UPPER GREAT LAKES
WINTER STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
300 AM CST SAT NOV 21 2015
...SNOW SPREADING ACROSS THE MIDWEST AND INTO THE LOWER GREAT
LAKES...
WINTER STORM WARNINGS...AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN
EFFECT FROM ACROSS PARTS OF THE MIDWEST EASTWARD INTO ALL OF LOWER
MICHIGAN.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 200 AM CST...THE CENTER OF A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WITH SEA-LEVEL
PRESSURE OF 1013 MB...29.92 INCHES...WAS LOCATED IN CENTRAL
MISSOURI JUST WEST OF COLUMBIA. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS
AND OBSERVATIONS CONTINUED TO SHOW BANDS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE
SNOW...WITH LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW...ACROSS EASTERN IOWA...NORTHERN
ILLINOIS...SOUTHERN WISCONSIN...AND INTO LOWER MICHIGAN AS COLD
AIR CONTINUED TO FILTER IN FROM THE NORTH AND EAST OF THE LOW
CENTER. RAIN WAS REPORTED FARTHER SOUTH WHERE TEMPERATURES WERE
WELL ABOVE FREEZING.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 1200 AM CST FRI
NOV 20 THROUGH 200 AM CST SAT NOV 21...
...IOWA...
GEORGE 17.0
DOON 16.0
ROCK RAPIDS 16.0
INWOOD 15.0
SHELDON 15.0
HAWARDEN 14.5
EMMETSBURG 13.5
SANBORN 13.2
RENWICK 13.0
LAURENS 12.8
CYLINDER 12.2
AYRSHIRE 5 S 12.0
SIOUX CENTER 11.0
POCAHONTAS 10.0
BODE 9.5
CHARLES CITY 9.5
ALGONA 8.8
SUTHERLAND 8.0
SPENCER 7.5
FAYETTE 7.0
...ILLINOIS...
MCHENRY 5 WSW 11.5
N CAPRON 11.4
ROSCOE 10.5
WAUCONDA 10.5
MUNDELEIN 10.0
CHARLES CITY 9.5
NE ROSCOE 9.5
MACHESNEY PARK 9.0
ROCKFORD 6 WNW 7.7
PLATTEVILLE 1 WNW 7.0
PRAIRIE DU CHIEN 1 SE 5.0
CARPENTERSVILLE 4 S 4.5
ROSCOE 1 ESE 3.9
RIDOTT 2 ESE 3.8
GALENA 3.5
ROCKFORD 3.0
SINSINAWA 3.0
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS
ENDED...
...MINNESOTA...
WORTHINGTON 2 NNE 8.0
LUVERNE 4.4
ROUND LAKE 4.0
ISABELLA 14 W 3.5
...NEBRASKA...
BLOOMFIELD 12 NNW 16.0
SOUTH SIOUX CITY 6.5
NEWPORT 5.0
SPENCER 4.0
VALENTINE 4.0
...SOUTH DAKOTA...
TEA 1 SE 18.0
HARRISBURG 1 SE 17.0
MARION 16.0
SIOUX FALLS 4 S 16.0
CANTON 4 N 15.0
WORTHING 2.0 W 15.0
LENNOX 14.0
PARKER 12.2
CENTERVILLE 12.0
TRIPP 11.0
HUDSON 8.3 WNW 7.0
MITCHELL 6.0
ARMOUR 4.6 W 5.0
THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO INTENSIFY AS IT ADOPTS A
MORE NORTHEASTERLY TRACK ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY TODAY AND INTO THE
LOWER GREAT LAKES TONIGHT. AS THE LOW INTENSIFIES...BANDS OF SNOW
ARE EXPECTED TO FORM TO THE NORTH AND EAST OF THE LOW PRESSURE
CENTER. MORE THAN A FOOT OF SNOW HAS ALREADY BEEN REPORTED IN
PARTS OF SOUTH DAKOTA AND IOWA. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL TOTALS RANGE
FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES IN NORTHERN ILLINOIS...4 TO 6 INCHES IN
NORTHERN INDIANA...TO 6 TO 10 INCHES ACROSS LOWER MICHIGAN. WITH
THE EXCEPTION OF SOME LINGERING LAKE EFFECT SNOWS...MOST OF THE
HEAVIEST SNOWFALL SHOULD COME TO AN END BY LATE THIS EVENING AS
THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM BEGINS TO LIFT INTO SOUTHEAST CANADA.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 900 AM CST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.
KONG
Last Updated: 407 AM EST SAT NOV 21 2015