THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 4 FOR NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS AND UPPER MIDWEST
HEAVY SNOW EVENT
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
300 AM CST WED DEC 07 2016
...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OCCURRING ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN
PLAINS AND UPPER MIDWEST...
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN SOUTH DAKOTA
AND WEST-CENTRAL MINNESOTA.
BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF NORTH DAKOTA AND NW
MINNESOTA.
WIND CHILL ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN MONTANA INTO
WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 200 AM CST...A SURFACE LOW WITH A PRESSURE OF 997 MB...20.44
INCHES MERCURY...WAS LOCATED OVER SOUTHWEST ONTARIO
...APPROXIMATELY 80 MILES TO THE NORTHEAST OF INTERNATIONAL FALLS,
MINNESOTA. AN OCCLUDED FRONT EXTENDED TO THE SOUTHEAST OF THIS LOW
ACROSS LAKE SUPERIOR WITH A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FURTHER SOUTH
THROUGH THE OHIO VALLEY TO THE WESTERN GULF COAST. NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE RADAR AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED AREAS OF
LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW FALLING ACROSS EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA,
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA, AND NORTHWEST WISCONSIN.
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH ARE
PRODUCING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH REDUCED VISIBILITY AND
DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM CST MON DEC
05 THROUGH 200 AM CST TUE DEC 06...
...MINNESOTA...
WARREN 10.3
FISHER 9.5
MCINTOSH 8.0
SALOL 6.0
INTERNATIONAL FALLS 1 SSE 5.6
CROOKSTON 5.5
GREENBUSH 5.5
BEMIDJI 5.0
RED LAKE FALLS 4.5
TURTLE RIVER 4.5
FOSSTON 3.5
EMBARRASS 3.0
HIBBING 3.0
MCKINLEY 2.5
SEBEKA 2.0
WINGER 2.0
DULUTH 2 NNW 1.4
...MONTANA...
LINCOLN 3 SW 16.0
ROCKY BOY 7 SE 11.0
FISHTAIL 18 SW 9.0
MARYSVILLE 1 WNW 8.0
RED LODGE 1 S 5.5
MCLEOD 5.0
WIBAUX 5 E 4.0
BRIDGER 4 SSW 3.0
REED POINT 5 SE 2.0
COLUMBUS 8 E 1.3
PRYOR 1 NNW 1.1
LIVINGSTON 6 ENE 1.0
...NORTH DAKOTA...
PINGREE 16.0
HARVEY 14.0
GRAND FORKS 13.0
HANNAFORD 10.0
MICHIGAN 9.0
RUGBY 1 SSE 9.0
GRAND FORKS 4 SSW 8.5
PISEK 8.0
TOWNER 2 N 8.0
DENHOFF 1 NE 7.0
HALLOCK 7.0
BISMARCK 6.5
MINOT 6.5
GREENBUSH 5.5
LINCOLN 5.5
CENTER 5.0
MAYVILLE 5.0
HAZEN 4.5
PEMBINA 4.0
LA MOURE 3.0
...SOUTH DAKOTA...
SPEARFISH 1 WNW 5.0
LEAD 6 SSW 4.5
SPEARFISH DOWNTOWN 3.5
SUNDANCE 7 SSE 3.5
NEWELL 3.4
HULETT 3.0
MEADOW 10 SE 3.0
ORAL 3.0
EUREKA 2.0
SELBY 1.5
...WISCONSIN...
PHILLIPS 3 W 5.0
BRUCE 2 E 3.5
LADYSMITH 3 WNW 3.3
CORNELL 4 NNE 3.0
GLIDDEN 3.0
LADYSMITH 2.8
CEDAR FALLS 2.0
ELK MOUND 1 NE 2.0
TILDEN 7 NE 1.9
EAU CLAIRE 2 N 1.8
AUGUSTA 1 WNW 1.7
HAYWARD 1.5
...WYOMING...
DEVILS TOWER 4 S 5.0
UPTON 3.0
STORY 2 W 2.0
...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...
...NORTH DAKOTA...
GARRISON 1 W 64
JAMESTOWN 2 NE 58
...SOUTH DAKOTA...
PEEVER 6 SSW 72
PIERRE 2 ENE 60
SHADEHILL 7 S 58
CRAVENS CORNER 55
SISSETON 2 ENE 55
LONG LAKE 10 W 54
RAPID CITY AIRPORT 53
ABERDEEN 3 ESE 52
MOBRIDGE 1 ENE 52
RICHMOND LAKE REC A 5 S 52
HILLHEAD 4 SW 48
BARNARD 6 W 46
NEW UNDERWOOD 5 WNW 46
PORCUPINE 5 NE 45
RICHMOND LAKE REC A 2 W 45
THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER NORTHWEST MINNESOTA IS EXPECTED TO
MOVE SLOWLY NORTHEASTWARD INTO CANADA ON WEDNESDAY. STRONG WINDS
WILL CONTINUE ON THE WESTERN SIDE OF THE STORM WITH WINDS OF 35 TO
45 MPH AND GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVERNIGHT
ACROSS MUCH OF NORTH DAKOTA, PORTIONS OF NORTHERN SOUTH DAKOTA AND
INTO NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. ADDITIONAL SNOW TOTALS OF 2-6 INCHES
POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA INTO NORTHWEST MINNESOTA.
WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOWS, ALONG WITH REDUCED
VISIBILITY AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES AS LOW AS -20F, ARE
LIKELY ACROSS THESE AREAS.
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.
KREKELER
Last Updated: 317 AM EST WED DEC 07 2016