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