THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 07 FOR NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PLAINS WINTER
STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
400 AM CDT WED APR 10 2013
...STRONG SPRING STORM SYSTEM CONTINUES TO BRING
SNOW...RAIN...FREEZING RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE CENTRAL
U.S...
ICE STORM WARNINGS ARE NOW IN EFFECT NEAR THE MINNESOTA-IOWA-SOUTH
DAKOTA-NEBRASKA BORDER.
WINTER STORM WARNINGS...WATCHES...AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES
ARE IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE NORTHERN...CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN
PLAINS...SOUTHERN ROCKIES...AND UPPER MIDWEST INTO THE UPPER GREAT
LAKES.
FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FROM AREAS OF THE MIDDLE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY INTO THE UPPER GREAT LAKES.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 300 AM CDT...A SURFACE LOW WITH CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 1005
MB...29.68 INCHES...WAS LOCATED OVER NORTHEASTERN
MISSOURI...MOVING EASTWARD. AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT EXTENDED FROM THE
LOW PRESSURE CENTER SOUTHWARD INTO TEXAS...AND A STATIONARY FRONT
EXTENDED EASTWARD ACROSS THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY AND INTO THE
NORTHEASTERN STATES. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS AND SURFACE
OBSERVATIONS INDICATED PRECIPITATION COVERING A LARGE AREA OF THE
CENTRAL U.S. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WAS FALLING ACROSS MUCH OF THE
NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS. AN AREA OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WAS
OCCURRING FROM OKLAHOMA NORTHWARD TO NEBRASKA AND IOWA AND
EASTWARD INTO PARTS OF WISCONSIN. THUNDERSTORMS WERE ALSO
OCCURRING OVER PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL PLAINS.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM CDT SUN APR
07 THROUGH 300 AM CDT WED APR 10...
...COLORADO...
BOULDER 4 WNW 18.0
ELDORADO SPRINGS 17.9
ORODELL 1 N 16.5
CRESTONE 11 NNE 14.0
GOLD HILL 1 ENE 13.0
IDLEDALE 3 NW 11.8
BUENA VISTA 4 WNW 10.5
MAYSVILLE 10.5
RED MOUNTAIN PASS 10.0
JAMESTOWN 3 W 9.5
AGATE 14 WSW 7.3
RYE 1 SSW 7.0
GOLDEN 0.7 NW 6.9
WESTMINISTER 1 SW 6.6
DENVER INTL ARPT 4 W 6.5
LEADVILLE 2 NE 5.5
...MINNESOTA...
GAYLORD 3.0
HASTINGS 2.2
LAFAYETTE 2.0
CHANHASSEN 1.5
GLENCOE 1.5
LAKEVILLE 1.2
SPRINGFIELD 1.0
...NEBRASKA...
HARRISON 24.0
CRAWFORD 18.0
CHADRON 16.0
BRIDGEPORT 15.0
ALLIANCE 7.4 NW 10.0
HAY SPRINGS 7.5 WSW 10.0
KIMBALL 9.0
SCOTTSBLUFF 6.6 NE 8.0
GERING 0.4 E 5.4
DIX 4.0
GURLEY 1.3 W 4.0
RINGGOLD 13 NE 3.0
...SOUTH DAKOTA...
PIEDMONT 1 NNW 17.0
RAPID CITY AIRPORT 16.4
SAINT ONGE 2 NNW 16.0
LEAD 15.9
HERMOSA 5 W 15.5
WHITEWOOD 2 SSW 15.0
OGLALA 1 S 12.0
STURGIS 2 E 11.5
SPEARFISH 0.1 WSW 11.0
SMITHWICK 8 E 10.0
ELM SPRINGS 5 ESE 9.0
PACTOLA RESERVOIR 4 S 9.0
DUPREE 8.0
HAYES 6 SE 7.5
KENNEBEC 7.0
...WYOMING...
LANDER 3 SW 28.5
WNW DOUGLAS 24.0
INDIAN CREEK SNOTEL 20.0
LA GRANGE 20.0
LUSK 20.0
TORRINGTON 19.0
ALBIN 16.0
UPTON 5 NNE 15.0
TOWNSEND CREEK SNOTEL 14.0
CASPER MOUNTAIN 12.0
THERMOPOLIS 9 NE 11.6
HAMS FORK SNOTEL 11.0
RIVERTON 10.1
SNIDER BASIN 10.0
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SLEET IN INCHES FROM 700 AM CDT SUN APR 07
THROUGH 300 AM CDT WED APR 10...
...NEBRASKA...
AINSWORTH 0.50
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
700 AM CDT SUN APR 07 THROUGH 300 AM CDT WED APR 10...
...NEBRASKA...
ANSELMO 2 W 1.75
NORTH PLATTE 15 NNE 0.25
...SOUTH DAKOTA...
PLATTE 13 NNW 0.20
...WISCONSIN...
LA CROSSE 2 E 0.10
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM CDT SUN APR
07 THROUGH 300 AM CDT WED APR 10...
...IOWA...
DUBUQUE MUNI ARPT 2.67
SIOUX CITY MUNI ARPT 2.33
MASON CITY MUNI ARPT 2.16
ESTHERVILLE MUNI ARPT 2.12
SPENCER MUNI ARPT 2.08
...NEBRASKA...
TEKAMAH MUNI ARPT 2.35
NORFOLK/KARL STEFAN MEM ARPT 2.11
LEXINGTON 2.02
...WISCONSIN...
LA CROSSE MUNI ARPT 1.82
MILWAUKEE/MITCHELL 1.80
...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...
...ARIZONA...
FORT HUACHUCA 1 ESE 61
...CALIFORNIA...
CASTAIC LAKE 6 SSW 84
LANCASTER 12 WNW 67
SAN FERNANDO 5 NNE 66
...COLORADO...
MOUNT ABRAMS 69
HOEHNE 3 ESE 68
BLENDE 4 NE 67
SILVERTON 2 SE 63
PINON 5 NNW 62
CAMPO 4 SW 61
FALCON 3 ENE 59
...KANSAS...
GLENDALE 4 E 60
GOODLAND 55
...NEBRASKA...
NORTH PLATTE 3 E 60
...NEW MEXICO...
ENCINOSO 18 NNE 61
GALLUP 3 WNW 61
RED HILL 1 N 61
FRUITLAND 6 NW 60
FARMINGTON 2 W 58
...NEVADA...
RUBY VALLEY 5 SW 74
...SOUTH DAKOTA...
PIERRE 2 ENE 63
RELIANCE 3 SE 60
WINNER 58
...UTAH...
CENTERVILLE 70
DIDDLE KNOLL 63
UPPER CEDAR MTN 63
OGDEN PEAK 61
BOUNTIFUL 4 NNW 59
WEBER CANYON POWER PLANT 57
WEST GRANITE 57
GUNNISON ISLAND 56
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS
ENDED...
...IDAHO...
BURLEY 18 SE 10.3
KETCHUM 22 NW 9.3
PRESTON 20 NE 9.2
DRIGGS 10 ENE 5.6
...MONTANA...
MARTINSDALE 13 SSW 12.0
PONY 5 SW 11.0
ISLAND PARK 25 WNW 9.9
DUPUYER 15 SW 9.0
ROUNDUP 4 SSE 9.0
WIBAUX 9.0
KINSEY 2 W 8.8
RED LODGE 2 W 8.0
SAINT PHILLIP 10 SW 8.0
KLEIN 1 S 7.4
CRAIG 8 NE 6.0
...UTAH...
PARK CITY 16.0
THE CANYONS 16.0
ALTA 13.0
BIG COTTONWOOD SPRUCES 12.0
BRIGHTON 12.0
SOLITUDE 11.0
SNYDERVILLE 10.0
LAKETOWN 9.0
THE ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO SURGE SOUTHWARD AND
EASTWARD THROUGH THE CENTRAL U.S. AS THE LOW PRESSURE CENTER MOVES
NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE MIDWEST TODAY AND INTO THE UPPER GREAT
LAKES BY THURSDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE NORTHERN
PLAINS AND MIDWEST TODAY...SPREADING INTO THE GREAT LAKES BY
TONIGHT. SNOW WILL BE MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES. ADDITIONAL
SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS...ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT ACROSS PORTIONS OF
THE NORTHERN PLAINS...UPPER MIDWEST...AND UPPER GREAT LAKES.
ADDITIONALLY...SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF A QUARTER TO A
HALF INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE MIDWEST AND
GREAT LAKES. FARTHER EAST...ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF LESS THAN A
QUARTER INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY ACROSS
PORTIONS OF THE NORTHEAST. SNOW IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE
MIDWEST INTO THURSDAY EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF OVERNIGHT. THE
POTENTIAL FOR SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE
NORTHERN GREAT LAKES THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 1000 AM CDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.
RYAN
Last Updated: 501 AM EDT WED APR 10 2013