STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 2 FOR MIDWEST HIGH WIND EVENT
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD 
400 AM CDT TUE OCT 26 2010
 
...DEVELOPING STORM OVER MINNESOTA EXPECTED TO BRING DAMAGING
WINDS ACROSS THE MIDWEST...
 
HIGH WIND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR AN EXTENSIVE AREA FROM MUCH
OF THE DAKOTAS EASTWARD ACROSS THE MIDWEST INTO THE UPPER GREAT
LAKES AND NORTHERN OHIO VALLEY.  WIND ADVISORIES EXTEND FURTHER
SOUTH INTO THE TENNESSEE VALLEY...NORTHERN PORTION OF THE CENTRAL
PLAINS...AND MUCH OF THE REMAINDER OF THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY.
 
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AT 3 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND SURFACE
OBSERVATIONS INDICATED A 971 MB...28.67 INCHES...SURFACE LOW
CENTERED OVER SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. THE STRONGEST WINDS WERE
OBSERVED ACROSS MUCH OF THE DAKOTAS WHERE SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE
INCREASED TO 30 TO 35 MILES PER HOUR WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 50
MILES PER HOUR. ISOLATED STRONGER WIND GUSTS HAD OCCURRED FARTHER
SOUTH DURING THE PASSAGE OF A WELL-DEFINED COLD FRONT WITH A
NARROW SQUALL LINE.

...SELECTED RECENT WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR...

...ARKANSAS...
GAITHER 4 NW                      62

...MISSOURI...
WEST PLAINS                       53

...OKLAHOMA...
VANCE AFB/ENID                    46

...SOUTH DAKOTA...
BUFFALO                           47
ELLSWORTH_AFB/RAPID CITY          47

...TEXAS...
AMARILLO 6 ENE                    61



THE SURFACE LOW IS FORECAST TO TRACK NORTHWARD ACROSS MINNESOTA
TUESDAY WHILE IT RAPIDLY DEEPENS TO AN UNUSUALLY LOW PRESSURE OF
AROUND 960MB.  THE LARGE PRESSURE GRADIENT IS EXPECTED TO CAUSE
STRONG AND DAMAGING WINDS ACROSS THE HIGH WIND WARNING AREA. 
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH
ARE FORECAST.  IN ADDITION...HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE
NEAR THE CANADIAN BORDER IN NORTH DAKOTA LATER ON TUESDAY.


THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 1000 AM CDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

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