THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 5 FOR CENTRAL ROCKIES TO GREAT LAKES WINTER
STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
1000 AM CDT THU MAR 24 2016
...SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN MOVING ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST...THE
GREAT LAKES...AND INTO NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND...
WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
FROM THE UPPER MIDWEST INTO THE CENTRAL GREAT LAKES...OVER
PORTIONS OF NORTHERN NEW YORK AND ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTHERN
MAINE.
FREEZING RAIN ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE CENTRAL PORTION OF
NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 900 AM CDT...A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WITH CENTRAL
PRESSURE OF 996 MB...29.41 INCHES...WAS MOVING EASTWARD ACROSS
ILLINOIS TOWARDS PEORIA. A STRONG COLD FRONT EXTENDED SOUTHWARD
FROM THE LOW CENTER ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY INTO THE WESTERN
GULF COAST WHILE A WELL-DEFINED WARM FRONT EXTENDED EASTWARD FROM
THE LOW ACROSS THE MIDWEST AND THE LOWER GREAT LAKES. NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE SURFACE OBSERVATIONS AND DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED
LIGHT SNOW WITH BANDS OF MODERATE SNOW WAS MOVING EASTWARD ACROSS
THE UPPER MIDWEST INTO THE CENTRAL GREAT LAKES REGION. MAINLY
LIGHT SNOW WAS FALLING IN NORTHERN NEW YORK INTO NORTHERN NEW
ENGLAND WITH A BAND OF FREEZING RAIN JUST TO THE SOUTH.
ELSEWHERE...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING EASTWARD ACROSS
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AHEAD OF THE STRONG COLD FRONT.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 600 AM CDT TUE MAR
22 THROUGH 900 AM CDT THU MAR 24...
...IOWA...
SIOUX CITY 3 NNE 17.0
SERGEANT BLUFF 14.1
STANTON 7 NE 13.9
CHEROKEE 3 NE 12.0
ALGONA 11.0
MOVILLE 10.5
REMSEN 10.5
AURELIA 10.0
SWEA CITY 3 E 8.5
...MICHIGAN...
MENOMINEE 4 NW 11.0
HARBOR SPRINGS 10.0
BAY CITY 7.8
MIDLAND 2 S 6.5
MIDLAND 6.2
OIL CITY 5.9
MOUNT PLEASANT 5 W 5.8
OMENA 3 W 5.2
CHEBOYGAN 5.0
SAGINAW 2 NW 4.3
MARLETTE 4.0
SYLVESTER 2 N 3.6
HERSEY 2 SE 3.0
PECK 2.4
WHEELER 1 W 2.2
RAPID RIVER 1 WSW 2.0
...WISCONSIN...
OSSEO 13.0
AUGUSTA 6 N 12.5
ATHELSTANE 8 SW 11.0
LAKEWOOD 11.0
WAUSAUKEE 11.0
OWEN 10.8
ARCADIA 1 S 10.5
BUFFALO 10.5
EAU CLAIRE 10.5
ANTIGO 1 S 10.3
MERRILL 8 W 10.3
HATFIELD 10.0
INDEPENDENCE 2 NE 10.0
WAUSAU 10.0
MERRILLAN 2 S 9.5
KNAPP 3 E 8.8
MENOMONIE 7 NW 8.8
RIVER FALLS 8.5
ELK MOUND 5 N 8.0
TAINTER LAKE 3 N 8.0
CHIPPEWA FALLS N 7.0
EAU CLAIRE 12 NW 7.0
MENOMONIE 7.0
INDEPENDENCE 6.0
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
600 AM CDT TUE MAR 22 THROUGH 900 AM CDT THU MAR 24...
...IOWA...
MARBLE ROCK 0.25
AREDALE 0.20
COLWELL 0.15
CHARLES CITY 0.01
NEW HAMPTON 0.01
...MICHIGAN...
GREENVILLE 0.25
BOMBAY 5 NNE 0.10
FREELAND 0.10
CANNONSBURG 3 N 0.05
BALDWIN 0.01
...NEW YORK...
LEROY 0.10
...WISCONSIN...
THERESA 3 S 0.25
JACKSON 3 SW 0.20
WAUKESHA 2 NE 0.20
WEST BEND 0.20
LANNON 0.10
MONTICELLO 2 SE 0.10
NORTH PRAIRIE 2 SSE 0.10
SHEBOYGAN 0.10
SUN PRAIRIE 0.10
MADISON 5 NE 0.00
...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...
...COLORADO...
FORT CARSON/BUTTS AAF 78
PINON 5 ENE 77
TRUCKTON 7 WNW 76
AIR FORCE ACADEMY 3 WSW 75
FOUNTAIN 3 W 75
PUEBLO DEPOT 11 N 69
SPRINGFIELD 9 S 68
WOLF CREEK PASS 68
SPRINGFIELD 66
TELLURIDE 2 ENE 59
...ILLINOIS...
CARBONDALE 55
CAPE GIRARDEAU 2 E 51
...KANSAS...
NEWTON 61
NORWICH 1 W 60
HUTCHINSON AIRPORT 59
PIERCEVILLE 4 NW 58
RUSSEL AIRPORT 56
SALINA 56
EUREKA 2 N 55
JABARA AIRPORT 55
GOODLAND 52
LOGAN 52
...MISSOURI...
CAPE GIRARDEAU 46
POPLAR BLUFF 45
...MONTANA...
GLACIER PARK 8 SE 59
...NEBRASKA...
NORTH PLATTE 6 N 68
ORD AIRPORT 61
AXTELL 2 E 58
ELSIE 57
OXFORD 5 NNW 56
ARCADIA 55
GRAND ISLAND AIRPORT 54
YORK AIRPORT 54
SHELBY 1 ENE 53
HASTINGS AIRPORT 50
...NEW MEXICO...
SALINAS PEAK 82
SAN AUGUSTIN PASS 78
MAGDALENA 10 SSE 73
WHITE SANDS MISSLE RANGE MAIN POST 72
NORTHRUP STRIP 69
LOS ALAMOS 1 SE 67
CONDRON FIELD 66
CANNON AFB 1 N 64
FRIJOLES 64
GLORIETA 6 WNW 63
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS
ENDED...
...COLORADO...
PINECLIFFE 3 SE 31.6
JAMESTOWN 27.0
KEBLER PASS 3 N 27.0
IDLEDALE 2 NW 26.0
BOULDER 4 E 25.5
AURORA 2 WNW 25.0
ERIE SW 25.0
SW ERIE 25.0
ERIE 1 NNW 24.0
GENESEE 24.0
NIWOT 3 SSW 24.0
WESTMINSTER 1 SW 24.0
NEDERLAND 4 ENE 23.5
BROOMFIELD 1 NE 23.0
THORNTON 2 NE 21.7
FEDERAL HEIGHTS 2 WSW 21.0
NORTHGLENN 5 NE 20.0
DENVER 3 SE 19.5
CEDAREDGE 10.5 NNW 19.0
HORSETOOTH MOUNTAIN 3.2 NNW 17.0
LIVERMORE 10.5 WSW 17.0
HIGHLANDS RANCH 1 N 16.0
...KANSAS...
AXTELL 5.0
ATWOOD 7 NW 4.5
OBERLIN 4.0
...MINNESOTA...
APPLE VALLEY 12.0
DUMFRIES 5 NNW 12.0
GOODVIEW 12.0
HAMMOND 4 SW 12.0
SAVAGE 12.0
WABASHA 12.0
GENOA 2 SW 11.7
BURNSVILLE 11.5
THEILMAN 1 SSW 11.4
ORONOCO 1 SSW 11.1
HENDERSON 6 N 11.0
LAKEVILLE 11.0
PLAINVIEW 11.0
NEW PRAGUE 10.7
DOUGLAS 4 ESE 10.5
COTTAGE GROVE 10.0
LAKEVILLE 2 S 10.0
PRIOR LAKE 10.0
EAGAN 9.5
APPLE VALLEY 1 WSW 9.0
INVER GROVE HEIGHT 1 WSW 8.5
FARMINGTON 8.0
CREDIT RIVER 7.0
...NORTH DAKOTA...
N LAKE METIGOSHE STATE 7.0
ANTLER 3.5
STARKWEATHER 4 SE 3.0
BOTTINEAU 1.4
...NEBRASKA...
WAKEFIELD 1 S 15.0
WAYNE 14.0
EMERSON 12.0
CONCORD 11.0
PIERCE 10.0
TRYON 13 ENE 10.0
ALBION 6 NW 9.0
ELGIN 9.0
NORFOLK 4 W 9.0
NELIGH 8.5
HARRISBURG 5 SE 8.0
HARRISON 9 NE 8.0
ORD 8.0
VALENTINE 5 SE 8.0
ANSELMO 1 N 6.0
NEWPORT 6.0
GRANT 5.0
BASSETT 4.2
NORTH PLATTE 3 ENE 4.2
MULLEN 4.0
ATKINSON 2.0
BLOOMFIELD 2.0
...SOUTH DAKOTA...
NORTH SIOUX CITY 2 SSE 14.3
DEERFIELD RESERVOIR 2 SSE 9.5
TILFORD 4 NNW 8.0
LEAD 2 SE 7.5
BROWNSVILLE 7 SW 7.0
MONTROSE 6 ENE 7.0
PIEDMONT 1 NNW 7.0
HUMBOLDT 5 NNE 6.8
TYNDALL 6.2
ARMOUR 1 S 6.0
COLMAN 6.0
DELL RAPIDS 3 WNW 6.0
VERMILLION 1 SE 6.0
DOWNTOWN RAPID CITY 10 NNW 5.0
PLATTE 4 S 5.0
SIOUX FALLS 3 N 4.9
BRIDGEWATER 4.5
DOWNTOWN SPEARFIELD 10 SSE 4.5
HERMOSA 4.5
CHESTER 2 N 4.1
...WYOMING...
BURGESS JUNCTION 21 SE 12.0
LARAMIE 12 SE 12.0
LUSK 12.0
MANVILLE 13 SSW 12.0
LANDER 5.7 SW 10.3
ARLINGTON 10 SSW 9.0
ENCAMPMENT 20 WNW 9.0
BUFORD 4 SE 8.0
CHEYENNE 3.0 NNW 8.0
STORY 2.1 W 8.0
WOODS LANDING 4 S 8.0
ESTERBROOK 14 SW 7.5
ENCAMPMENT 10 WSW 6.8
BAGGS 6.0
CENTENNIAL 7 NW 6.0
RIVERSIDE 16 ENE 6.0
SARATOGA 24 W 6.0
THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE MIDWEST WILL CONTINUE TO
GRADUALLY WEAKEN AS IT MOVES EAST-NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE GREAT
LAKES TONIGHT AND INTO NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND ON FRIDAY. ADDITIONAL
SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS...ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE CENTRAL GREAT LAKES THROUGH
TONIGHT BEFORE THE STORM CENTER MOVES FARTHER AWAY TO THE EAST.
OVER NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND...TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4
INCHES ARE EXPECTED. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...A BAND OF FREEZING
RAIN AND SLEET IS EXPECTED TO IN LOWER MICHIGAN WHERE ICE
ACCUMULATION REACHING UP TO THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH IS POSSIBLE.
ACROSS CENTRAL TO NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND...A QUARTER OF AN INCH OF
ICE COULD ACCUMULATE THROUGH TONIGHT.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 400 PM CDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.
KONG
Last Updated: 1120 AM EDT THU MAR 24 2016