THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
CAMP SPRINGS, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 7 FOR MIDWEST HIGH WIND EVENT
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
1000 AM CDT WED OCT 27 2010
...RECORD BREAKING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM BEGINS TO WEAKEN AS IT
MOVES INTO ONTARIO CANADA...
BLIZZARD WARNINGS...WINTER STORM WARNINGS....AND WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT ACROSS MUCH OF NORTH DAKOTA...NORTHERN
MINNESOTA...EXTREME NORTHWESTERN WISCONSIN...AND NORTHEASTERN
MONTANA.
HIGH WIND WATCHES...WARNINGS AND WIND ADVISORIES REMAIN IN EFFECT
FOR AN EXTENSIVE AREA ACROSS MUCH OF THE NORTHERN PLAINS INTO
PARTS OF THE CENTRAL PLAINS...THE MIDWEST...UPPER GREAT
LAKES...AND THE NORTHERN OHIO VALLEY. STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT
FOR PORTIONS OF THE WATERS OF THE GREAT LAKES.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 900 AM CDT...A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WITH A CENTRAL
PRESSURE OF 969 MB...28.61 INCHES...WAS LOCATED OVER SOUTHERN
ONTARIO...NEAR PICKLE LAKE. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS AND
SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED AREAS OF LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY
MODERATE RAIN AND SNOW ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN PLAINS AND
MIDWEST. WINDS WERE GENERALLY 20 TO 30 MPH SUSTAINED...WITH GUSTS
AS HIGH AS 40 TO 50 MPH...PARTICULARLY ACROSS THE DAKOTAS.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 1200 PM CDT MON
OCT 25 THROUGH 800 AM CDT WED OCT 27...
...MINNESOTA...
DULUTH 7.4
TWO HARBORS 7 NW 7.1
CLOQUET 4 WNW 5.0
TWIG 5 SE 5.0
HEWITT 0.3 ENE 4.0
UNDERWOOD 7.6 NNW 4.0
...NORTH DAKOTA...
HARVEY 8.0
GRENORA 6.0
MINOT 4.0
WILLISTON 3.1
BISMARCK 5 NW 2.5
KILLDEER 0.6 WNW 2.5
LINTON 5 WNW 2.5
...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...
...IOWA...
BOONE AIRPORT 4 ESE 58
ORANGE CITY 58
SPENCER 58
WAUKON 51
ESTHERVILLE AIRPORT 50
IONIA 2 N 49
CHARLES CITY 3 E 45
...ILLINOIS...
MACKINAW 1 NE 70
DUPAGE AIRPORT 61
FAIRVIEW 60
LAWRENCEVILLE AIRPORT 60
OSKALOOSA 60
JACKSONVILLE 58
OLNEY 57
FLORA 1 E 56
PETERSBURG 8 E 55
...INDIANA...
GREENFIELD 77
SW MONROEVILLE 75
MOORESVILLE 2 NW 70
TERRE HAUTE 70
ODON 68
SHERIDAN 68
NORMAL 1 N 67
COLUMBIA CITY 65
ANDERSON 5 N 63
INDIANAPOLIS 61
...MICHIGAN...
POINT AUX BARQUES 3 W 71
FREDA 69
GRAND MARAIS 68
DAVISON 65
SOUTH HAVEN 1 W 64
ESCANABA 58
MUSKEGON 4 W 58
PLOVER 58
FAIRPORT 56
CADILLAC 54
...MINNESOTA...
GEORGEVILLE 65
MEHURIN 65
HANLEY FALLS 63
LAKE BENTON 62
MORRIS 62
SAUK CENTRE 62
ALEXANDRIA 61
LANGHEI 61
GLENWOOD 60
MINNEAPOLIS 60
ST. CLOUD 50
...MONTANA...
COMERTOWN 6 S 60
...NORTH DAKOTA...
FARGO/HECTOR FIELD 64
BISMARCK 61
HETTINGER 61
MANDAN 4 S 60
JAMESTOWN 59
ADAMS 58
GARRISON 58
DICKINSON 56
MINOT 54
WILLISTON 47
LINTON 46
...NEBRASKA...
ONEILL 55
GRAND ISLAND 54
OGALLALA 54
VALENTINE 54
BROKEN BOW 51
ORD 47
HASTINGS 45
...SOUTH DAKOTA...
UNION CENTER 70
SISSETON 64
ABERDEEN 62
CASTLEWOOD 62
FAITH 62
RAPID CITY/ELLSWORTH AFB 62
BUFFALO 1 N 61
DRAPER 4 NNE 61
MOBRIDGE 1 ENE 61
PHILIP 3 E 61
OACOMA 60
PIERRE MUNI ARPT 60
...WISCONSIN...
SHERWOOD 76
ALGOMA 68
ALGOMA CITY MARINA 68
KENOSHA MUNI ARPT 68
SHIOCTON 4 W 59
PLOVER 58
BELLEVUE 57
EYOTA RWIS 2 SE 56
VIROQUA AWOS 56
GREENVILLE 55
LA CROSSE 3 E 50
THE SURFACE LOW IS EXPECTED TO STEADILY WEAKEN TODAY AS IT
CONTINUES TO MOVE EAST-NORTHEASTWARD INTO CANADA. BLIZZARD OR NEAR
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WARNED AREA TODAY.
CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE ACROSS THE REGION BY THIS EVENING AS THE
PRESSURE GRADIENT DECREASES CAUSING THE WINDS TO RELAX. LIGHT RAIN
AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE REGION
THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING HOWEVER.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 400 PM CDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.
RYAN
Last Updated: 1040 AM EDT WED OCT 27 2010