The Weather Prediction Center
College Park, MD
Storm Summary Message
Storm Summary Number 04 for Northern Plains to Northeast Winter
Storm and Arctic Outbreak
NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD
900 AM CST Mon Jan 28 2019
...Moderate to heavy snow is falling across the Midwest while
strong winds continue in the Northern and Central Plains...
Winter Storm Warnings, Watches, and Winter Weather Advisories are
in effect across much of the Upper Midwest, Upper Great Lakes, and
Northeast, as well as portions of the southeastern U.S and Ohio
Valley.
High Wind Warnings and Wind Advisories are in effect for the
Northern and Central Plains and into the Middle Mississippi Valley.
For a detailed graphical depiction of the latest watches, warnings
and advisories, please see www.weather.gov
At 800 AM CST...A couple of surface lows with central pressures of
998 millibars, or 29.47 inches, were located in eastern Iowa, with
an associated occlusion and warm front stretching across the
Middle Mississippi Valley. To the east and north, light to
moderate snow was falling across the Upper Great Lakes. A narrow
corridor of mixed precipitation was located along the warm front
in central Illinois. Strong sustained winds of 30 to 40 mph, with
gusts over 60 mph, were present behind cold fronts that were
sweeping through the Plains.
...Selected preliminary Storm Total Snowfall in inches from 600 AM
CST Sun Jan 27 through 800 AM CST Mon Jan 28...
...ILLINOIS...
DOWNERS GROVE 7.6
WAUKEGAN 7.0
CHICAGO RIDGE 6.9
ALGONQUIN 1 NNW 6.0
PALATINE 1 NNE 5.2
STREATOR 2.7
MOLINE QUAD-CITY ARPT 1.8
ROCKFORD ARPT 1.3
...IOWA...
GARNER 6.0
MASON CITY 5.0
DUBUQUE 2 WNW 4.5
DAVENPORT 4.2
NEW HAMPTON 4.0
ELDORA 3.5
ESTHERVILLE 1 NW 3.5
WATERLOO 3.3
CLARION 3.0
HIAWATHA 3.0
...WISCONSIN...
HARTFORD 1.7 SSE 11.6
JACKSON 9.5
MILWAUKEE 4 NNW 9.0
VIROQUA 0.8 ESE 7.2
DE SOTO 1 S 6.0
AMHERST 3 SSE 5.8
RICHLAND CENTER 2.0
EAU CLAIRE 1.5
...Selected preliminary Peak Wind gusts in miles per hour earlier
in the event...
...MONTANA...
OPHEIM 65
...NEBRASKA...
BROKEN BOW 2 N 66
ORD ARPT 62
MILLS 10 SE 61
...NORTH DAKOTA...
BISMARCK ARPT 62
BUFFALO SPRINGS 3 W 62
MOFFIT 3 E 62
HETTINGER 1 NW 61
MINOT 2 NNE 61
DENHOFF 1 ENE 60
DICKINSON MUNI ARPT 60
...SOUTH DAKOTA...
EUREKA 13 ENE 72
VIVIAN 13 N 72
PIERRE MUNI ARPT 71
ABERDEEN RGNL ARPT 68
BULLHEAD 11 S 66
BUFFALO 1 N 64
RAPID CITY ARPT 62
FAITH 1 NNE 61
...WYOMING...
YODER 7 SW 82
CHEYENNE 14 WSW 75
CHUGWATER 8 S 68
BUFORD 1 ENE 65
SIBLEY PEAK 8 S 65
PUMPKIN VINE 3 NE 64
...Selected preliminary Storm Total Snowfall in inches where the
event has ended...
...MINNESOTA...
LAKE ITSACA 5 SSE 8.0
TWO INLETS 7.0
LAKE GEORGE 6.5
PINE RIVER 7 N 5.5
MANKATO 5.0
MINNESOTA LAKE 5.0
DOUGLAS 3 ESE 4.3
ST. CLOUD 5 S 4.0
MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL ARPT 2.4
...NORTH DAKOTA...
OLGA 4.0
GRAND FORKS 5 SSW 3.0
HARVEY 3.0
VELVA 3.0
KILLDEER 2.0
ROLLA 2.0
TOLLEY 6.4 N 2.0
DICKINSON 0.4 NNE 1.5
MINOT AIR FORCE BASE 1.5
BISMARCK 3 SSE 1.4
...SOUTH DAKOTA...
CASTLEWOOD 5.2
CLAREMONT 2 SSE 3.0
KIDDER 1 N 2.5
NORRIS 2.0 SSW 2.0
The surface low is expected to move eastward through the Great
Lakes region Monday night and Tuesday. Heavy snow will continue
spreading north and east of the low across the Upper Great Lakes
region, where 6 to 10 inches of snow is expected through Monday.
However, additional heavy snow is likely downwind of the Great
Lakes in the cold air behind the low on Tuesday and Wednesday,
leading to total snowfall amounts of 1 to 2 feet in some areas.
Snow of 8 to 12 inches, with locally higher amounts, is forecast
for the interior Northeast on Tuesday. Farther south, rain is
expected to change to snow behind the cold front associated with
the low; 1 to 4 inches of snow is possible in parts of the Lower
Mississippi Valley, Tennessee Valley, and the Appalachians.
Additionally, this system will usher in an extremely cold arctic
airmass across much of the Northern Plains, Midwest, and the
Mid-Atlantic/Northeast. Dangerously cold and potentially record
breaking temperatures and wind chills are expected by Tuesday and
Wednesday, particularly for the Upper Midwest, where wind chill
values could be as low as 40 to 60 degrees below zero for many
locations, including Chicago and Minneapolis.
The next storm summary will be issued by the Weather Prediction
Center at 300 PM CST. Please refer to your local National Weather
Service office for additional information on this event.
Kebede
Last Updated: 1000 AM EST MON JAN 28 2019