THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 3 FOR ROCKIES TO UPPER MIDWEST WINTER STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
300 AM CST MON JAN 22 2018
...SNOW AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE CENTRAL HIGH
PLAINS...
BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL PLAINS
FROM NORTHEASTERN COLORADO THROUGH SOUTHERN MINNESOTA.
WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
FOR PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL ROCKIES...ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE
CENTRAL PLAINS...THE UPPER MIDWEST AND INTO THE UPPER GREAT LAKES.
WIND ADVISORIES REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF THE CENTRAL PLAINS.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 200 AM CST...THE CENTER OF AN INTENSIFYING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
WITH A MINIMUM PRESSURE OF 996 MB OR 29.41 INCHES WAS MOVING
NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS KANSAS CITY. AS THE STORM CONTINUED TO
INTENSIFY AND ARCTIC AIR REMAINED IN PLACE TO THE NORTH AND
WEST...SNOW ALONG WITH WIND GUSTS OF UP TO 55 MPH CONTINUED TO
IMPACT PARTS OF THE CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS...BRINGING CLOSE TO
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT MANY LOCATIONS. SOME FREEZING RAIN WAS
FALLING IN SOUTHERN MINNESOTA WHILE RAIN WAS FALLING OVER MUCH OF
IOWA AS MILDER AIR FROM THE SOUTH WAS INJECTED INTO THE STORM AND
CARRIED NORTHWARD. MEANWHILE...ACTIVE SHOWERS AND STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED TO ORGANIZE AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT AS IT
MOVED RAPIDLY EASTWARD TOWARD THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 600 PM CST FRI JAN
19 THROUGH 200 AM CST MON JAN 22...
...COLORADO...
WOLF CREEK PASS 18.0
DOUGLAS PASS 16.0
ELDORADO SPRINGS 4 WSW 12.0
MOLAS PASS 11.0
EVERGREEN 5 NW 10.8
RICO 10.5
TELLURIDE 2 SSW 10.0
BOULDER 3.5 S 5.5
GRAND JUNCTION 4.1 ENE 4.5
DENVER 3 SE 4.0
...KANSAS...
ST. FRANCIS 11 NNW 14.0
EDSON 13 NNW 6.5
...NEBRASKA...
NORTH PLATTE 5 N 8.5
IMPERIAL 6.5
BENKELMAN 6.0
GRANT 6.0
CALLAWAY 8 WSW 5.1
CHADRON 11 SE 5.0
GRANT 8 SW 5.0
STAPLETON 5 W 5.0
OSHKOSH 10 NE 1.0
...NEW MEXICO...
LLANO LARGO 5 SSE 5.0
AMALIA 11 ENE 4.0
CANJILON 7 E 4.0
CHAMA 5 NW 4.0
...SOUTH DAKOTA...
EDGEMONT 6 NNW 11.0
WHITE RIVER 3 SSE 9.0
HOT SPRINGS 8.5
FOLSOM 4 SE 8.0
SCENIC 8 NE 8.0
MOUNT RUSHMORE 6.7
KENNEBEC 3.2
RAPID CITY 4 S 3.0
...WYOMING...
GLENDO 12.0
LUSK 10 N 12.0
ENCAMPMENT 10 WSW 9.6
BURGESS JUNCTION 17 SE 8.0
VEDAUWOO 3 S 8.0
WHEATLAND 7.5
CHEYENNE 7.0
TORRINGTON 9 S 7.0
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
600 PM CST FRI JAN 19 THROUGH 200 AM CST MON JAN 22...
...KANSAS...
ST FRANCIS 1 E 0.38
GOODLAND 1 N 0.10
...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...
...COLORADO...
BURLINGTON/CARSON ARPT 51
LIMON WSMO 51
...KANSAS...
GOODLAND 55
DODGE CITY RGNL ARPT 53
...NEBRASKA...
ORD AIRPORT 53
ORD/EVELYN SHARP FIELD 53
...NEW MEXICO...
CARLSBAD 4 SW 51
...TEXAS...
PINE SPRINGS 2 N 79
FORT DAVIS 10 NNW 63
ODONNELL 1 N 59
WELCH 58
MIDLAND 8 SW 57
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS
ENDED...
...ARIZONA...
FOREST LAKES 1 E 11.0
HEBER-OVERGAARD 6.5
FLAGSTAFF 5.6
MCNARY 4 NW 4.7
SOUTH RIM 4.0
PRESCOTT 3.0
...IDAHO...
PRESTON 20 NE 9.1
ISLAND PARK 8 NW 8.4
...MONTANA...
COOKE CITY 12.0
NYE 14 W 10.0
WILSALL 13 ENE 8.0
...NEVADA...
ELY 18.8
RUTH 14.0
HEAVENLY VALLEY 12.0
PIOCHE 8.0
...UTAH...
MANILA 17 ESE 17.5
SUMMIT PARK 14.0
SANDY 12.0
SALT LAKE CITY 11.0
THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS SHOULD CONTINUE TO
STRENGTHEN AND TRACK NORTHEASTWARD INTO THE MIDWEST TODAY...BEFORE
REACHING THE GREAT LAKES ON TUESDAY WHILE SLOWLY WEAKENING. AS
THE STORM REACHES PEAK INTENSITY LATER TODAY...HEAVY SNOW ALONG
WITH STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD FROM THE
CENTRAL PLAINS INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST...RESULTING IN NEAR-BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE WARNED AREAS. ADDITIONAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO LOCALLY 18 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ALONG A SWATH
ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST THROUGH THIS
EVENING...AND INTO THE UPPER PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN THROUGH
TUESDAY. NEAR THE SOUTHERN EDGE OF THE SNOW...FREEZING RAIN
ACCUMULATING ONE TENTH TO A QUARTER OF AN INCH IS POSSIBLE ACROSS
THE UPPER MIDWEST INTO THE CENTRAL GREAT LAKES. THE BETTER CHANCE
FOR FREEZING RAIN WILL THEN SPREAD INTO NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND
BEGINNING MONDAY EVENING...WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF A TENTH TO A
QUARTER INCH POSSIBLE. OVER NORTHERN MAINE...UP TO A FOOT OF SNOW
CAN BE EXPECTED BEFORE THE SNOW CHANGING OVER TO FREEZING RAIN
LATER ON TUESDAY WHERE A TENTH TO A QUARTER OF AN INCH OF ICE IS
POSSIBLE.
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.
KONG
Last Updated: 422 AM EST MON JAN 22 2018