THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 04 FOR NORTHERN ROCKIES TO THE GREAT LAKES
WINTER STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
300 PM CST FRI FEB 09 2018

...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW IS MOVING EAST THROUGH THE HIGH PLAINS
AND UPPER MIDWEST WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW PASSING THROUGH THE
LOWER GREAT LAKES NORTHERN OHIO VALLEY AND PORTIONS OF THE
NORTHEAST... 

WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN
MONTANA INTO THE ABSAROKA AND BIG HORN MOUNTAINS OF WYOMING.
WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE ALSO IN PLACE FROM NORTHERN ILLINOIS TO
SOUTHERN MICHIGAN

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES SURROUND THE WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND
ARE IN EFFECT FROM WESTERN MONTANA THROUGH CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND
FROM WESTERN ILLINOIS TO UPSTATE NEW YORK

WIND CHILL ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEAST MONTANA AND
EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA

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

AT 200 PM CST...A SURFACE COLD FRONT CONTINUED TO DROP SOUTH
THROUGH THE CENTRAL PLAINS AND MID-MISSISSIPPI VALLEY WHILE THE
WARM FRONT LIFTED NORTH ACROSS THE NORTHERN OHIO VALLEY. THE
1017MB LOW MIGRATED ALONG THE FRONT FROM WESTERN TO EASTERN
ILLINOIS. THE TRAILING EDGE OF THE FRONT STAYED FAIRLY STATIONARY
AGAINST THE FRONT RANGE WHERE THE STRONG TEMPERATURE GRADIENT
REMAINED. 2 PM...TEMPERATURES RANGED FROM THE SINGLES AND TEENS
BELOW ZERO IN THE NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS TO THE 20S ABOVE ZERO IN
THE MIDWEST BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. TEMPERATURES WERE IN THE 50S
AND 60S IN THE WARM SECTOR SPANNING FROM SOUTHERN PLAINS TO THE
SOUTHEAST. RADAR IMAGERY INDICATED AREAS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW
FALLING NORTH OF THE BOUNDARY SOUTHERN MONTANA INTO THE CENTRAL
PLAINS/MIDWEST AND EASTWARD FROM THE GREAT LAKES TO SOUTHERN NEW
ENGLAND. SOUTHERN MICHIGAN AND WESTERN NEW YORK HAD OBSERVATIONS
OF MODERATE SNOW. 

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 900 PM CST WED FEB
07 THROUGH 200 PM CST FRI FEB 09...

...IOWA...
FORT DODGE 2 ENE                     11.0                    
FORT DODGE                            9.5                    
IOWA FALLS 1 NE                       8.5                    
PARKERSBURG 1 WNW                     7.0                    
STANLEY 4 W                           7.0                    
READLYN                               6.0                    
GRUNDER CENTER                        5.5                    
TRIPOLI                               5.2                    
CUTSHAW BRIDGE ST 4 SSW               5.0                    
EDGEWOOD                              5.0                    
ROCKWELL CITY                         5.0                    
DUBUQUE 2 WNW                         4.8                    
CHARLES CITY                          4.5                    
CHURDAN                               4.5                    
HAMPTON                               4.5                    
WAUKON                                4.5                    
JEWELL                                4.2                    
CEDAR FALLS                           4.0                    
COGGON                                4.0                    
EVERLY 3 WNW                          4.0                    
FREEPORT 1 E                          4.0                    
JEFFERSON 1 S                         4.0                    
ORANGE CITY                           4.0                    
ANAMOSA                               3.7                    
TRAER                                 3.5                    
WESLEY                                3.5                    
REMSEN NO. 2                          3.4                    
FORESR CITY 2 NNE                     3.0                    
MASON CITY 1 NNE                      3.0                    
LOWDEN                                2.6                    
GILMAN 5 SE                           2.0                    
OGDEN 1 SE                            2.0                    
MARSHALLTOWN                          1.5                    

...ILLINOIS...
AURORA                               10.0                    
AURORA 3 SW                          10.0                    
BELIVIDERE                            9.0                    
PALOS HEIGHTS                         9.0                    
JOLIET                                8.2                    
NAPERVILLE                            8.0                    
SOMONAUK                              8.0                    
CROWN POINT 1 N                       7.5                    
DE KALB                               7.5                    
GENOA                                 7.3                    
CAROL STREAM                          6.5                    
FREEPORT                              6.5                    
BATIVIA                               6.2                    
CRYSTAL LAKE 4 NW                     6.0                    
HARVARD                               6.0                    
ELGIN                                 5.8                    
MANDOTA                               5.7                    
MUNDELEIN                             5.5                    
NORTH BARRINGTON                      5.5                    
RIVERWOODS                            5.5                    
FREEPORT 4 ENE                        5.3                    
WESTMONT                              5.1                    
LAKE VILLA                            4.8                    
COAL CITY 4 NNW                       4.7                    
MOLINE                                4.6                    
ELIZABETH                             4.4                    
GALENA                                4.0                    
ROCKFORD                              4.0                    
VALPARAISO 1 ESE                      3.8                    
ROCHELLE                              3.0                    
VINTON                                3.0                    
PRINCETON                             2.5                    
ROMEOVILLE                            2.0                    
CHICAGO 3 SSE                         1.6                    

...INDIANA...
NEW CARLISLE                          8.0                    
GARY                                  7.0                    
GOSHEN 2 WNW                          7.0                    
STEVENSVILLE                          7.0                    
ROSELAND 1 S                          5.1                    
INDIAN VILLAGE 1 E                    5.0                    
OSCEOLA 1 N                           4.5                    
ANGOLA                                2.2                    
WALDEN 3 SSW                          2.0                    

...MICHIGAN...
MASON 2 N                             6.7                    
BRECKENRIDGE                          5.4                    
SARANAC                               5.2                    
WYOMING 3 SW                          5.1                    
HASTINGS                              5.0                    
MIDDLEVILLE                           5.0                    
SAINT JOHNS                           5.0                    
ALLENDALE 1 SSW                       4.5                    
BATH 2 NE                             4.5                    
HOWELL 1 NE                           2.7                    
BERKLEY                               2.6                    
LIVONIA 2 NNW                         2.6                    
NORTHVILLE                            2.5                    
HOLT                                  2.2                    
ANN ARBOR 2 WNW                       2.0                    
WATERFORD 2 NW                        2.0                    
LAKE ORION 4 SSE                      1.5                    
OGONDAGA                              1.0                    

...MINNESOTA...
CALEDONIA                             3.0                    
SPRING VALLEY 3E                      2.1                    
AUSTIN 4 WSW                          2.0                    
MANKATO                               1.5                    
ELGIN 2 SSW                           1.1                    

...MONTANA...
BYNUM 4 SSE                          17.0                    
ROCKY BOY 11 NE                      16.0                    
HAVRE 1 S                            13.3                    
BILLINGS                             12.0                    
POWDERVILLE 8 NNE                    12.0                    
MELVILLE 11 ENE                      11.0                    
RAPELJE                              10.0                    
GREAT FALLS 3 SSW                     9.0                    
HOGELAND                              9.0                    
EKALAKA                               8.7                    
BILLINGS 10 ENE                       8.5                    
ETHRIDGE 8 SW                         8.0                    
FORSYTH 0.4 ENE                       8.0                    
ISMAY 27.6 WSW                        8.0                    
MALTA 33 SW                           8.0                    
ROCK SPRINGS                          8.0                    
TURNER 11 N                           7.3                    
CHINOOK                               7.0                    
FORT BELKNAP 2 SW                     6.3                    
LEWISTOWN                             6.0                    
GREAT FALLS 1 ESE                     5.9                    
ULM 8 SE                              5.5                    
ALBRO LAKE                            5.0                    
MANY GLACIER                          5.0                    
CLANCY 2 WNW                          4.5                    
RUDYARD 19 S                          4.5                    
GRASS RANGE                           4.0                    
LOMA 1 WNW                            3.9                    
FORT BENTON                           3.7                    
WHITEHALL                             3.0                    
CHURCH HILL                           2.8                    

...NORTH DAKOTA...
RHAME 2 E                             7.0                    
FLASHER                               1.2                    

...NEBRASKA...
CHADRON                               7.0                    

...NEW JERSEY...
WANTAGE                               0.3                    

...NEW YORK...
MANNSVILLE                           21.0                    
REDFIELD 8 N                         14.8                    
HOOKER 12 NNW                        10.3                    
LACONA 4 SSE                          5.8                    
HIGHMARKET                            4.5                    
BENNETTS BRIDGE                       3.5                    
LOWVILLE                              3.5                    

...OHIO...
DEWART LAKE                           6.8                    
MOSCOW 1 NE                           6.0                    
MONTPELIER                            4.2                    
AUBURN                                2.0                    

...SOUTH DAKOTA...
HARDING 3 SSE                         9.0                    
ORAL                                  8.0                    
DUPREE                                7.0                    
HOOVER 8 SE                           7.0                    
RED ELM 9 WSW                         6.0                    
SOUTH EAGLE BUTTE 5 SE                6.0                    
FORT PIERRE 1 ENE                     5.7                    
HILL CITY 4 SSW                       5.5                    
GREGORY 8.7 N                         4.5                    
STEPHAN 2 E                           4.5                    
GANN BALLEY                           4.0                    
SALEM 5 NE                            4.0                    
SIOUX FALLS 3 ESE                     3.5                    
CHESTER 2 N                           2.2                    
HERMOSA 10 ESE                        2.0                    

...WISCONSIN...
WHITEWATER 7 SSE                      5.6                    
KENOSHA 2 W                           5.5                    
STEUBEN 4 SE                          5.5                    
DESOTO 1 SE                           5.0                    
RICHLAND CENTER                       5.0                    
WAUKESHA                              4.8                    
PLATTEVILLE                           4.3                    
OCONOMOWOC 2 SW                       3.8                    
PEWAUKEE                              3.6                    
WATERTOWN 1 W                         3.4                    
FITCHBURG                             3.1                    
WEST BEND                             3.0                    
HILLSBORO 2 SW                        2.4                    

...WYOMING...
DOWNTOWN GILLETT 14 NNW               9.0                    
UPTON 13 WNW                          7.0                    
ROCKYPOINT 1 N                        5.0                    
RECLUSE 15 NNE                        2.0                    

...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...

...MONTANA...
YELLOWSTONE CLUB - TIMBER STATION     62                    
SIEBEN FLATS MDT                      59                    

...WYOMING...
GARRETT 11 SSE                        67                    
WHEATLAND 9 S                         64                    
W ROCK RIVER                          61                    
CENTENNIAL 14 NE                      60                    
GLENDO 9 S                            60                    
CHEYENNE 12 WNW                       58                    
SHERIDAN 2 SSW                        57                    


A WEAK SURFACE LOW IS FORECAST TO TRACK NORTHEAST THROUGH THE
LOWER GREAT LAKES AND SOUTH OF THE ST LAWRENCE SEAWAY THROUGH LATE
SATURDAY AFTERNOON. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWS WILL PERSIST NEAR THE
THE GREAT LAKES REGION THIS WEEKEND. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3
TO 6 INCHES...LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS... ARE EXPECTED THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING FROM SOUTHERN MICHIGAN INTO WESTERN AND UPSTATE
NEW YORK. AN ADDITIONAL TWO TO FOUR INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED
FROM WYOMING INTO PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL PLAINS AND MIDWEST
THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. A SWATH OF FREEZING RAIN WILL BE
POSSIBLE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON FROM THE SOUTHERN
PLAINS TO THE NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC. ACCUMULATIONS NEARING 0.10
INCH IS FORECAST WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO 0.25 INCH. 

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 900 PM CST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.

Campbell




Last Updated: 403 PM EST FRI FEB 09 2018