THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 7 FOR CENTRAL ROCKIES TO GREAT LAKES WINTER
STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
1000 PM CDT THU MAR 24 2016

...SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN MOVING ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES
AND INTO NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND...

FREEZING RAIN ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE CENTRAL PORTION OF
NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND.

WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
FOR THE NORTHERN HALF OF LOWER MICHIGAN...AND ACROSS CENTRAL AND
NORTHERN MAINE.

FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AT 900 PM CDT...A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WITH CENTRAL
PRESSURE OF 995 MB...29.38 INCHES...WAS MOVING EAST-NORTHEASTWARD
ACROSS LOWER MICHIGAN.  A STRONG COLD FRONT EXTENDED SOUTHWARD
FROM THE LOW CENTER ACROSS CENTRAL TENNESSEE AND INTO THE CENTRAL
GULF OF MEXICO WHILE A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDED EASTWARD FROM THE
LOW ACROSS THE LOWER GREAT LAKES AND NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SURFACE OBSERVATIONS AND DOPPLER RADAR
SHOWED A BAND OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW MOVING ACROSS NORTHERN
LOWER MICHIGAN AND LIGHT SNOW ACROSS NORTHERN MAINE.  
ELSEWHERE...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING EASTWARD ACROSS
GEORGIA AND NORTHERN FLORIDA.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 600 AM CDT TUE MAR
22 THROUGH 900 PM CDT THU MAR 24...

...MICHIGAN...
MENOMINEE 4 NW                       11.0                    
HARBOR SPRINGS                       10.0                    
PETOSKEY 1 W                          9.5                    
BAY CITY                              7.8                    
FAIRVIEW 2 E                          7.0                    
MIDLAND 2 S                           6.5                    
INDIAN RIVER                          6.3                    
OIL CITY                              5.9                    
MOUNT PLEASANT 5 W                    5.8                    
IRON MOUNTAIN                         5.5                    
CHEBOYGAN                             5.0                    
SAGINAW 2 NW                          4.3                    
MARLETTE                              4.0                    

...WISCONSIN...
OSSEO                                13.0                    
RIPLINGER 3 NNE                      13.0                    
SUMMIT LAKE                          13.0                    
AUGUSTA 6 N                          12.5                    
WAUSAUKEE                            12.0                    
BLACK RIVER FALLS 2 NNE              11.7                    
TOWNSEND                             11.5                    
ATHELSTANE 8 SW                      11.0                    
LAKEWOOD                             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                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
600 AM CDT TUE MAR 22 THROUGH 900 PM CDT THU MAR 24...

...IOWA...
MARBLE ROCK                           0.25                    
AREDALE                               0.20                    
COLWELL                               0.15                    
CHARLES CITY                          0.01                    
NEW HAMPTON                           0.01                    

...MICHIGAN...
SIDNEY                                0.40                    
FREMONT                               0.25                    
GREENVILLE                            0.25                    
POSEYVILLE 2 SSW                      0.25                    
MARLETTE                              0.20                    
MIDLAND 2 S                           0.20                    
PINCONNING                            0.20                    
CEDAR SPRINGS                         0.13                    
BAD AXE                               0.10                    
BOMBAY 5 NNE                          0.10                    
CARO                                  0.10                    
FREELAND                              0.10                    
SAGINAW 3 NW                          0.10                    
CANNONSBURG 3 N                       0.05                    
BALDWIN                               0.01                    

...NEW YORK...
LEROY                                 0.10                    
WILSON 3 S                            0.10                    

...WISCONSIN...
THERESA 3 S                           0.25                    
HOLY HILL 2 E                         0.20                    
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                    
RACINE 2 WSW                          0.10                    
SHEBOYGAN                             0.10                    
SUN PRAIRIE                           0.10                    
MADISON 5 NE                          0.00                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SLEET IN INCHES FROM 600 AM CDT TUE MAR 22
THROUGH 900 PM CDT THU MAR 24...

...MICHIGAN...
BELDING 2 N                           0.40                    

...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...
KITTREDGE 2.5 SSE                    32.5                    
PINECLIFFE 3 SE                      31.6                    
NEDERLAND 4.8 ENE                    29.3                    
GOLDEN 12.5 NW                       28.8                    
AURORA 3.3 S                         27.6                    
JAMESTOWN                            27.0                    
KEBLER PASS 3 N                      27.0                    
LAFAYETTE 0.4 WSW                    26.2                    
BOULDER 4.7 E                        26.0                    
IDLEDALE 2 NW                        26.0                    
AURORA 2 WNW                         25.0                    
GENESEE                              24.0                    
WESTMINSTER 1 SW                     24.0                    
BROOMFIELD 1 NE                      23.0                    
DENVER 4.6 ENE                       22.0                    
THORNTON 2 NE                        21.7                    
FEDERAL HEIGHTS 2 WSW                21.0                    
NORTHGLENN 5 NE                      20.0                    
DENVER 3 SE                          19.5                    

...IOWA...
SIOUX CITY 3 NNE                     17.0                    
LE MARS 0.9 SE                       15.0                    
SERGEANT BLUFF                       14.1                    
STANTON 7 NE                         13.9                    
RINGSTED                             13.0                    
CHEROKEE 3 NE                        12.0                    
ALGONA                               11.0                    
MOVILLE                              10.5                    
REMSEN                               10.5                    
AURELIA                              10.0                    
SWEA CITY 3 E                         8.5                    

...KANSAS...
AXTELL                                5.0                    
ATWOOD 7 NW                           4.5                    
OBERLIN                               4.0                    

...MINNESOTA...
APPLE VALLEY                         12.0                    
GOODVIEW                             12.0                    
SAVAGE                               12.0                    
WABASHA                              12.0                    
BURNSVILLE                           11.5                    
ORONOCO 1 SSW                        11.1                    
LAKEVILLE                            11.0                    
PLAINVIEW                            11.0                    
NEW PRAGUE                           10.7                    
DOUGLAS 4 ESE                        10.5                    
COTTAGE GROVE                        10.0                    
PRIOR LAKE                           10.0                    
EAGAN                                 9.5                    
APPLE VALLEY 1 WSW                    9.0                    
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 5.1 SSE                    16.0                    
HUBBARD 3.1 SW                       15.0                    
WAYNE                                14.0                    
EMERSON                              12.0                    
CONCORD                              11.0                    
PIERCE                               10.0                    
ELGIN                                 9.0                    
NORFOLK 4 W                           9.0                    
NELIGH                                8.5                    
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                    

...SOUTH DAKOTA...
NORTH SIOUX CITY 2 SSE               14.3                    
DEERFIELD RESERVOIR 2 SSE             9.5                    
MONTROSE 5.8 NW                       9.5                    
TILFORD 4 NNW                         8.0                    
LEAD 2 SE                             7.5                    
BONESTEEL 0.1 S                       7.2                    
PIEDMONT 1 NNW                        7.0                    
HUMBOLDT 5 NNE                        6.8                    
TYNDALL                               6.2                    
ARMOUR 1 S                            6.0                    
COLMAN                                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                    
HERMOSA                               4.5                    
CHESTER 2 N                           4.1                    

...WYOMING...
CHEYENNE 4.0 NNW                     21.0                    
BURNS 6.5 WNW                        14.0                    
BURGESS JUNCTION 21 SE               12.0                    
LARAMIE 12 SE                        12.0                    
LUSK                                 12.0                    
LANDER 5.7 SW                        11.5                    
ARLINGTON 10 SSW                      9.0                    
ENCAMPMENT 20 WNW                     9.0                    
BUFORD 4 SE                           8.0                    
STORY 2.1 W                           8.0                    
WOODS LANDING 4 S                     8.0                    
ESTERBROOK 14 SW                      7.5                    
BAGGS                                 6.0                    
CENTENNIAL 7 NW                       6.0                    
RIVERSIDE 16 ENE                      6.0                    
SARATOGA 24 W                         6.0                    


THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER LOWER MICHIGAN WILL CONTINUE TO
GRADUALLY WEAKEN AS IT MOVES EAST-NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE GREAT
LAKES THROUGH TONIGHT AND INTO NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND ON FRIDAY. 
ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS
THE CENTRAL GREAT LAKES THROUGH TONIGHT BEFORE THE STORM CENTER
MOVES AWAY.  OVER NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND...TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS
COULD APPROACH 8 INCHES NEAR THE CANADIAN BORDER IN EXTREME
NORTHERN MAINE TONIGHT INTO EARLY ON FRIDAY.  JUST TO THE SOUTH OF
THE SNOW...FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET COULD ACCUMULATE UP TO A
QUARTER OF AN INCH OVER NORTHERN MAINE THROUGH TONIGHT. 

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 400 AM CDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.

KREKELER




Last Updated: 1029 PM EDT THU MAR 24 2016