THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 03 FOR NORTHERN PLAINS TO UPPER MIDWEST
WINTER STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
1000 PM CDT MON MAR 31 2014
...LATE SEASON BLIZZARD IS UNDERWAY ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS AND
THE UPPER MIDWEST...
BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN HALF OF THE
NORTHERN PLAINS... AS WELL AS EXTREME WESTERN MINNESOTA.
WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN SOUTH DAKOTA...NORTHERN MINNESOTA...AND
EXTREME NORTHWEST WISCONSIN.
A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE CENTRAL
PLAINS...PORTIONS OF THE UPPER MIDWEST...AND PORTIONS OF THE
MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 900 PM CDT...A SURFACE LOW WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 993 MB...
29.32 INCHES...WAS LOCATED IN WESTERN MINNESOTA MOVING EAST
NORTHEAST. AN OCCLUDED FRONT WAS ATTACHED TO THIS LOW ALONG WITH A
STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE CENTRAL PLAINS INTO THE
MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND EXTENDED BACK TOWARD THE NORTH AND
CENTRAL ROCKIES. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS AND SURFACE
OBSERVATIONS INDICATED A BAND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW MOVING
THROUGH THE EASTERN HALF OF NORTH AND SOUTH DAKOTA AND WAS
BEGINNING TO IMPACT WESTERN MINNESOTA. AROUND THE LOW PRESSURE
CENTER...A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT WAS CAUSING GUSTY WINDS UP TO
50 MPH. THIS GAVE WAY TO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN PLACES WHERE SNOW
WAS FALLING.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 PM CDT SUN MAR
30 THROUGH 900 PM CDT MON MAR 31...
...MINNESOTA...
HALLOCK 2.5
WARREN 6.6 NW 1.1
ARGYLE 1.0
...NORTH DAKOTA...
ANAMOOSE 17 S 12.5
EDGELEY 12.0
GLEN ULLIN 11.6
CARSON 11.0
HAZEN 0.4 SW 11.0
RHAME 11.0
HARVEY 10.5
NEW SALEM 10.5
DICKINSON 10.0
ELGIN 10.0
HEBRON 10.0
JAMESTOWN 10.0
MARTIN 8 SW 10.0
BEACH 0.3 SSE 9.1
DEVILS LAKE 9.0
BISMARK 6.6
GRAND FORKS 3.5
...SOUTH DAKOTA...
LEMMON 9.9
CAMP CROOK 7.0
BISON 11 SSW 6.0
REVA 6.0
ZEONA 7 NNW 6.0
DUPREE 14 SSE 5.0
BUFFALO GAP 2 NW 4.0
HOOVER 4.0
LEAD 6 SSE 3.5
OGLALA 1 S 3.5
DEADWOOD 3 SW 3.0
DOWNTOWN GILLETTE 9 SSE 3.0
DOWNTOWN HOT SPRINGS 7 SSW 3.0
COLONY 2 SE 2.5
FAIRBURN 6 SE 2.5
DOWNTOWN RAPID CITY 1 E 1.5
...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...
...KANSAS...
CONCORDIA 2 SSE 53
PAULINE 2 ESE 48
ABILENE 2 SW 46
OLPE 5 NNW 44
TOPEKA 3 ENE 44
LAWRENCE 4 NNE 43
...NORTH DAKOTA...
OAKES 2 N 58
RUGBY AIRPORT 51
BECLOURT 50
...NEBRASKA...
IMPERIAL 67
GERING 2 W 62
SIDNEY 61
HARRISBURG 6 SE 60
CHAPPELL 7 SE 59
KIMBALL 58
HOLDREGE ARPT 51
GRAND ISLAND ARPT 50
LEXINGTON ARPT 50
OGALLALA 3 SSW 40
...SOUTH DAKOTA...
RAPID CITY AIRPORT 64
...WYOMING...
HORSE CREEK 12 SSE 73
CHEYENNE 7 W 62
BUFORD 1 ESE 61
ARLINGTON 2 ESE 58
CENTENNIAL 14 NE 58
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS
ENDED...
...MONTANA...
PLEVNA 1 SW 12.0
LAME DEER 3 E 11.0
BROADUS 18.8 NNW 9.5
LIVINGSTON 6.6 ESE 8.6
PLEVNA 1.5 S 8.5
...WYOMING...
SUNDANCE 5 NW 1.0
THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHEAST INTO THE
UPPER GREAT LAKES BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL SNOW TOTALS OF
4 TO 12 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE FOR MUCH OF THE NORTHERN PLAINS AND
INTO CENTRAL/NORTHERN MINNESOTA TODAY AND TONIGHT. ACROSS
NORTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA...EVEN HIGHER
AMOUNTS RANGING FROM 12 AND 21 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH TUESDAY
MORNING. ADDITIONALLY...GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS THROUGH THE
REST OF TUESDAY AND INTO TUESDAY NIGHT.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 400 AM CDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.
FANNING
Last Updated: 1029 PM EDT MON MAR 31 2014