The Weather Prediction Center
College Park, MD
Storm Summary Message
Storm Summary Number 4 for Plains to Upper Midwest Winter Storm
NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD
1000 AM CDT Tue Mar 26 2024
...Some Areas of light to moderate snow and gusty winds, as well
as a wintry mix, will continue through the Upper Midwest before
tapering off into Tuesday evening...
Winter Storm Warnings remain in effect for portions of
northeastern/the Arrowhead of Minnesota and far northwest
Wisconsin.
Winter Weather Advisories remain in affect for a broader portions
of northern Minnesota, eastern Minnesota, and portions of far
western and northern Wisconsin.
For a detailed graphical depiction of the latest watches, warnings
and advisories, please see www.weather.gov
At 900 AM CDT...Surface observations indicated an area of low
pressure in west-central Wisconsin with a minimum central pressure
of 989 mb, or approximately 29.2 inches of mercury. A cold front
extended southward through the Mississippi Valley with a
stationary front extending north-northeastward through northern
Wisconsin, over Lake Superior, and into Canada. Surface
observations showed contrasting temperatures between the warm and
cold sectors to the east and west of the front, with temperatures
in the 40s and 50s over the Great Lakes vicinity to the east of
the front, and much colder air filtering in behind the cold front
as temperatures dropped from the low to mid-30s immediately behind
the front into the teens and eventually single digits extending
northwestward through the Upper Midwest into the Northern Plains.
NWS Doppler radar showed a broad, comma head area of
precipitation, circling around the low and then extending eastward
and eventually southward. Areas of light to moderate rainfall
continued to the east of the fronts in the warm sector, with radar
and surface observations indicating light to moderate snowfall
along and to the west of the front over western/northern Wisconsin
into eastern Minnesota. In addition, surface observations showed
some blustery winds particularly along and west of the fronts,
with sustained winds of 15-25 mph and gusts as high as 35-40 mph.
...Selected preliminary Storm Total Snowfall in inches from 700 AM
CDT Sat Mar 23 through 900 AM CDT Tue Mar 26...
...COLORADO...
FORT GARLAND 13.3 E 20.2
CAMP BIRD 4 E 14.0
TELLURIDE 14.0
CRESTONE 1.2 SSE 12.9
DEERMONT 1.2 ENE 12.7
CASTLEWOOD CANYON 2.2 NW 12.5
CEDAREDGE 10.5 NNW 12.5
SKYWAY 6 E 12.5
WESTCLIFFE 5 W 12.5
LIVERMORE 9.9 WSW 12.0
ROSITA 6 SSW 12.0
NEDERLAND 2.8 NE 11.5
PENNOCK PASS 2 WNW 11.2
...IOWA...
MARION 0.4 NNW 6.2
CEDAR RAPIDS 2.7 NE 6.0
MOUNT AUBURN 2.2 NNW 6.0
SHELLSBURG 2.9 S 6.0
CORALVILLE 1.4 S 5.8
DECORAH 8 ENE 4.5
NEW HAMPTON 3.0
MARBLE ROCK 2.0
...KANSAS...
TASCO 4 NNE 7.5
SELDEN 6.5
GOODLAND 1 NNE 6.4
LEVANT 3 E 6.0
LUDELL 3 NW 5.5
HOXIE 11.2 SW 3.5
NORTON 1.3 SSW 3.5
...MICHIGAN...
CHASSELL 11.0
TWIN LAKES 1 WSW 10.0
AMASA 6 ENE 8.0
WATERSMEET 11 WSW 8.0
BIG BAY 9 SE 7.1
ISHPEMING 7.2 SW 6.9
THREE LAKES 6.8
IRONWOOD 7.3 NNE 6.4
MARQUETTE 6.1 SSW 5.2
SPALDING 0.5 NW 5.0
...MINNESOTA...
CASINO 4 ESE 18.3
TWO HARBORS 7 NNW 16.9
DULUTH 1 WSW 16.5
NEW HOPE 1.9 S 16.3
LESTER PARK 2 N 16.1
EAST GULL LAKE 14.5
SILVER BAY 1 W 13.9
DAYTON 4.2 ESE 13.7
BRAHAM 0.7 SW 12.2
OTSEGO 2 SE 12.2
FRENCH RIVER 4 NNW 12.1
MORA 2.5 S 11.5
KNIFE RIVER 1.8 N 11.4
MINNEAPOLIS MSP AIRPORT 8.2
...MONTANA...
HUNGRY HORSE 11.0
WHITLASH 13.5 E 11.0
CUT BANK 0.3 NNW 10.1
BAKER 24.7 SSE 10.0
FINLEY POINT 8 N 9.0
LUTHER 3 SSW 9.0
MELSTONE 5.7 E 8.2
BELT 7.0
MONARCH 9 NNW 7.0
RED LODGE 5 W 7.0
VIDA 0.3 W 7.0
GREAT FALLS 6.2 S 6.2
GLASGOW 0.3 N 5.6
...NEBRASKA...
ANSELMO 2 WSW 8.0
BURWELL 0.4 E 7.5
MAXWELL 7.0
BRADY 6.0
BURWELL 6.0
ARCADIA 1.7 W 5.2
EUSTIS 2.2 NNW 5.2
...NORTH DAKOTA...
GOLDEN VALLEY 8.0
KILLDEER 7.0
RHAME 1.9 E 7.0
BEULAH 1.8 SE 6.6
GLEN ULLIN 6.5
GOLVA 1 ENE 6.5
STANTON 4 WNW 6.3
DICKINSON 6.0
NEW ENGLAND 10 SW 6.0
RAY 6.0
JAMESTOWN 0.8 WSW 5.3
MANDAN 6 N 5.0
SANGER 4 W 5.0
HAZEN 4.6
BISMARCK 1.3 WNW 4.5
...SOUTH DAKOTA...
DUPREE 12.0
STURGIS 10.0
SPEARFISH 6.7 NNW 8.5
BELLE FOURCHE 8 W 8.0
GLAD VALLEY 2 W 8.0
HARDING 3 SSE 8.0
PICKEREL LAKE STATION 8.0
WHITEWOOD 4.2 NNW 7.5
LODGEPOLE 7.0
MURDO 11.6 W 6.5
FAITH 36.3 W 6.1
DALLAS 8.8 S 6.0
RAPID CITY 3.4 WNW 6.0
...WISCONSIN...
BIRNAMWOOD 5.9 ENE 14.5
BARRON 2 W 13.0
MENOMONIE 6.5 NW 12.6
MATTOON 5 SW 12.4
KNAPP 3 ESE 12.3
ELK MOUND 1.3 NE 12.1
ANTIGO 1 S 12.0
TIGERTON 12.0
TOWNSEND 12.0
WAUSAU 1.7 ENE 11.1
CHETEK 2 SE 10.5
CHIPPEWA FALLS 1.2 E 10.5
CLAYTON 5.3 E 10.5
...WYOMING...
CODY 2.4 WSW 8.0
RALSTON 7 SW 6.2
WAPITI 3 WSW 6.1
BURGESS JUNCTION 21 SE 6.0
MEETEETSE 2 SE 4.2
POWELL 4.2 SW 4.0
THAYNE 4.7 NNE 3.5
DAYTON 8 WSW 3.0
...Selected preliminary Peak Wind gusts in miles per hour earlier
in the event...
...COLORADO...
DOUGLASS PASS 1 W 63
LAMAR MUNICIPAL AIRPORT 55
PUEBLO MUNICIPAL AIRPORT 54
LIMON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT 53
WAUNITA HOT SPRINGS 10 ESE 53
CAMEO 4 NE 50
MACK 9 WSW 50
OXFORD 3 WSW 48
...KANSAS...
ODGEN 60
MANHATTAN 7 SSE 59
HUTCHINSON 58
HUTCHINSON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT 58
RUSSELL MUNICIPAL AIRPORT 54
GARDEN CITY REGIONAL AIRPORT 52
GOODLAND RENNER FIELD 52
...NEBRASKA...
BROKEN BOW MUNICIPAL AIRPORT 63
EVELYN SHARP FIELD AIRPORT 55
MCCOOK MUNICIPAL AIRPORT 55
...OKLAHOMA...
CLINTON-SHERMAN AIRPORT 55
GAGE AIRPORT 55
SEILING 51
...TEXAS...
SUNDOWN 8 SW 77
LUBBOCK INT. AIRPORT 1 N 73
OLTON 6 S 69
SUDAN 9 NNW 68
LAKEVIEW 7 WSW 67
LEVELLAND 4 S 67
MCLEAN 1 E 67
LUBBOCK 3 WNW 66
PLAINVIEW 1 SE 64
The main surface low is forecast to move northeastward across Lake
Superior and into Canada later Tuesday evening. Some additional
snowfall accumulations upwards of 3-6" are expected to the
northwest of the surface low track through eastern and
northern/the Arrowhead of Minnesota and far western/northwestern
Wisconsin. Some ice may mix in along and to the north of the
stationary front in northern Wisconsin as strong southerly flow
brings some warmer air in just above the surface, with ice
accretions up to 0.1" possible. Blustery winds will also lead to
areas of blowing snow, even for areas further west where snowfall
has already come to an end. The snow showers and wintry
precipitation will begin to taper off and eventually come to an
end into Tuesday night as the system departs the area. Rain
showers and storms will continue to the east in the warm sector of
the system, with enough upper-level dynamics/intense winds to lead
to a few severe wind gusts, with a Slight Risk of Severe Weather
from the Storm Prediction Center over southern Michigan,
northeastern Indiana, and northwestern Ohio.
The next Storm Summary will be issued by the Weather Prediction
Center at 1000 PM CDT. Please refer to your local National Weather
Service office for additional information on this event.
Putnam
Last Updated: 1054 AM EDT TUE MAR 26 2024