THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 04 FOR CENTRAL PLAINS TO UPPER GREAT LAKES
WINTER STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
900 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 LOWER MICHIGAN.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 800 AM CST...THE CENTER OF A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WITH SEA LEVEL
PRESSURE OF 1013 MB...29.92 INCHES...WAS LOCATED ABOUT 40 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF ST. LOUIS...MISSOURI. A COLD FRONT EXTENDED SOUTHWARD
FROM THE LOW INTO THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY...A STATIONARY
FRONT EXTENDED EASTWARD INTO THE OHIO VALLEY...AND A PRESSURE
TROUGH/CONVERGENCE LINE WAS PRESENT THROUGH THE UPPER GREAT LAKES.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS AND OBSERVATIONS CONTINUED TO SHOW
BANDS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW...WITH LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW...ACROSS
EASTERN MISSOURI AND IOWA...NORTHERN ILLINOIS AND
INDIANA...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 800 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
TRIPOLI 12.7
CYLINDER 12.2
ALTON 0.7 ESE 12.1
AYRSHIRE 5 S 12.0
GUTTENBERG 1 W 12.0
SIOUX CENTER 11.0
POCAHONTAS 10.0
BODE 9.5
CHARLES CITY 9.5
ALGONA 8.8
SUTHERLAND 8.0
CEDAR RAPIDS 7.5
SPENCER 7.5
FAYETTE 7.0
DES MOINES 3 NE 6.6
...ILLINOIS...
N CAPRON 14.8
MACHESNEY PARK 3.1 ENE 14.0
LAKEMOOR 1.5 SE 13.0
HARVARD 2.8 SSE 12.8
WOODSTOCK 5 NW 12.5
ROSCOE 2 ESE 11.7
MCHENRY 5 WSW 11.5
WAUCONDA 10.5
MUNDELEIN 10.0
CHARLES CITY 9.5
ROCKFORD 6 WNW 7.7
PLATTEVILLE 1 WNW 7.0
CHICAGO OHARE AIRPORT 5.4
PRAIRIE DU CHIEN 1 SE 5.0
CARPENTERSVILLE 4 S 4.5
RIDOTT 2 ESE 3.8
GALENA 3.5
ROCKFORD 3.0
SINSINAWA 3.0
...INDIANA...
DYER 1.0 WNW 1.9
WANATAH 4.4 ESE 1.5
LA PORTE 1.6 SW 1.4
VALPARAISO 5.7 WSW 1.4
CROWN POINT 1.0
...MICHIGAN...
KALAMAZOO 6.0 SW 4.5
ALLOUEZ 4.0
REDRIDGE 2 E 4.0
CHASSELL 5 ESE 3.5
HOUGHTON 2 ESE 3.5
BENTON HARBOR 3.3
HANCOCK 1 ENE 3.2
...WISCONSIN...
FOOTVILLE 5 SE 17.0
BELOIT 2 SSW 14.0
ORFORDVILLE 13.0
MONTICELLO 2.2 SE 12.1
MINERAL POINT 11.0
MONROE 11.0
WHITEWATER 5 SE 11.0
DARLINGTON 4 NNW 10.0
LANCASTER 1 N 10.0
ALBANY 7.0
PLATTEVILLE 1 WNW 7.0
OREGON 6.0
N MUKWONAGO 5.9
STEUBEN 3 SSE 5.5
EASTMAN 5.3
CASTLE ROCK 5 SSW 5.0
DE SOTO 1 S 5.0
PRAIRIE DU CHIEN 1 SE 5.0
SHOREWOOD HILLS 2 SW 5.0
STURTEVANT 6 NNW 5.0
...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. 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 OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM BEGINS TO
LIFT INTO SOUTHEAST CANADA.
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.
TATE
Last Updated: 959 AM EST SAT NOV 21 2015