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