THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 4 FOR CENTRAL ROCKIES TO GREAT LAKES WINTER
STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
300 AM MDT THU MAR 24 2016
...HEAVY SNOW FALLING ACROSS MUCH OF THE CENTRAL PLAINS...UPPER
MIDWEST AND THE GREAT LAKES...
BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR EAST-CENTRAL WISCONSIN.
WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE EFFECT FOR
SMALL PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL ROCKIES...AREAS OF THE CENTRAL
PLAINS...THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY...THE UPPER MIDWEST...THE GREAT LAKES...AND PORTIONS OF NEW
ENGLAND.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 200 AM MDT...A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WITH CENTRAL
PRESSURE OF 997 MB...29.44 INCHES...WAS MOVING NORTHEASTWARD
ACROSS THE EASTERN NEBRASKA-KANSAS BORDER. COLD AIR FROM CANADA
CONTINUED TO SPREAD SOUTHWARD INTO THE HIGH PLAINS WHILE AN
UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH WAS INTERACTING WITH THE LEADING EDGE OF THE
COLD AIR MASS OVER THE CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS. NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE SURFACE OBSERVATIONS AND DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED AN AREA OF
MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW FALLING ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL KANSAS
AND EASTERN NEBRASKA. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WAS ALSO BEING
REPORTED ACROSS IOWA...ALONG WITH MODERATE RAIN IN POCKETS SOUTH
OF THE SNOW...THE UPPER MIDWEST...AND THE GREAT LAKES. WIND GUSTS
UP TO 40 MPH WERE ALSO BEING REPORTED. IN ADDITION TO THIS...A
LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS MOVING EASTWARD ACROSS THE LOWER
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND SOUTHERN PLAINS.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 600 AM MDT TUE MAR
22 THROUGH 200 AM MDT THU MAR 24...
...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
WESTMINSTER 1 SW 24.0
NEDERLAND 4 ENE 23.5
NORTHGLENN 5 NE 20.0
DENVER 3 SE 19.5
CEDAREDGE 10.5 NNW 19.0
THORNTON 2 NE 17.4
HORSETOOTH MOUNTAIN 3.2 NNW 17.0
LIVERMORE 10.5 WSW 17.0
HIGHLANDS RANCH 1 N 16.0
...MICHIGAN...
BAY CITY 7.8
MIDLAND 6.2
OIL CITY 5.9
MOUNT PLEASANT 5 W 5.8
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
...MINNESOTA...
SAVAGE 12.0
BURNSVILLE 11.5
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
LAKE METIGOSHE STATE PARK 4.5
ANTLER 3.5
STARKWEATHER 4 SE 3.0
BOTTINEAU 1.4
...NEBRASKA...
PIERCE 10.0
WAYNE 10.0
HARRISBURG 5 SE 8.0
HARRISON 9 NE 8.0
VALENTINE 5 SE 8.0
GRANT 5.0
BASSETT 4.2
NORTH PLATTE 3 ENE 4.2
MULLEN 4.0
ATKINSON 2.0
BLOOMFIELD 2.0
...SOUTH DAKOTA...
DEERFIELD RESERVOIR 2 SSE 9.5
DEERFIELD 9 NW 8.7
TILFORD 4 NNW 8.0
LEAD 2 SE 7.5
BROWNSVILLE 7 SW 7.0
PIEDMONT 1 NNW 7.0
DOWNTOWN RAPID CITY 10 NNW 5.0
SIOUX FALLS 3 N 4.9
DOWNTOWN SPEARFIELD 10 SSE 4.5
HERMOSA 4.5
...WISCONSIN...
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
WAUSAU 6.5
INDEPENDENCE 6.0
...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
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
600 AM MDT TUE MAR 22 THROUGH 200 AM MDT THU MAR 24...
...IOWA...
COLWELL 0.15
CHARLES CITY 0.01
NEW HAMPTON 0.01
...MICHIGAN...
GREENVILLE 0.25
CANNONSBURG 3 N 0.05
BALDWIN 0.01
...WISCONSIN...
WEST BEND 0.20
LANNON 0.10
...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
AS THE UPPER-LEVEL LOW CONTINUES TO MOVE EASTWARD INTO THE PLAINS
AND INTERACTS WITH THE LEADING EDGE OF THE COLD AIR MASS FROM
CANADA...THE SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE
EAST-NORTHEASTWARD TOWARDS THE GREAT LAKES THROUGH THURSDAY. SNOW
ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST INTO THE GREAT LAKES IS EXPECTED TO
PERSIST INTO THURSDAY WITH A BAND OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET JUST
TO THE SOUTH. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES...WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...CAN BE EXPECTED FROM ACROSS THE CENTRAL
GREAT LAKES THROUGH THURSDAY INTO EARLY ON FRIDAY. IN
ADDITION...FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS
THE THE LOWER GREAT LAKES...WITH ICE ACCUMULATION REACHING UP TO
THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH. OVER UPSTATE NEW YORK ...ICE COULD
ACCUMULATE OVER A TENTH OF AN INCH BEFORE CHANGING TO ALL RAIN
THURSDAY NIGHT.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 900 AM MDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.
FANNING
Last Updated: 452 AM EDT THU MAR 24 2016