THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 04 FOR NORTHERN PLAINS TO UPPER MIDWEST
WINTER STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
400 AM CDT TUE APR 01 2014
...LATE SEASON BLIZZARD CONTINUES ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS AND
THE UPPER MIDWEST...
A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL PLAINS
AND UPPER MIDWEST
WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN SOUTH DAKOTA...NORTHERN MINNESOTA...AND
EXTREME NORTHWEST WISCONSIN.
BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN HALF OF THE
DAKOTAS... AS WELL AS EXTREME WESTERN MINNESOTA.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 300 AM CDT...A SURFACE LOW WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 996 MB...
29.38 INCHES...WAS LOCATED IN EASTERN MINNESOTA MOVING EAST
NORTHEAST. AN OCCLUDED FRONT WAS ATTACHED TO THIS LOW ALONG WITH A
STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND
EXTENDED BACK ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AND CENTRAL ROCKIES.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED
A BAND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW MOVING THROUGH EASTERN PORTIONS
OF THE DAKOTAS AS WELL AS MUCH OF MINNESOTA. AROUND THE LOW
PRESSURE CENTER...A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT WAS CAUSING GUSTY
WINDS OVER 40 MPH...LEADING TO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN SOME PLACES.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 PM CDT SUN MAR
30 THROUGH 300 AM CDT TUE APR 1...
...MINNESOTA...
THIEF RIVER FALLS 18.0
WARREN NW 3 18.0
NEWFOLDEN 15.0
CROOKSTON 14.0
BADGER 12.5
...NORTH DAKOTA...
ANAMOOSE 17 S 12.5
EDGELEY 12.0
GLEN ULLIN 11.6
REYNOLDS 11.5
CARSON 11.0
HAZEN 0.4 SW 11.0
RHAME 11.0
HARVEY 10.5
NEW SALEM 10.5
DEVILS LAKE 10.0
DICKINSON 10.0
ELGIN 10.0
HEBRON 10.0
JAMESTOWN 10.0
MARTIN 8 SW 10.0
BEACH 0.3 SSE 9.1
BISMARK 6.6
GRAND FORKS 3.5
ABERDEEN 3.3
...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
SIOUX FALLS ARPT 52
...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 ACROSS THE
UPPER GREAT LAKES TUESDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL CONTINUE SPREADING
EASTWARD ACROSS THE UPPER GREAT LAKES AND WIND DOWN ACROSS THE
DAKOTAS. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 10 TO 20 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FOR MUCH
OF NORTHWEST MINNESOTA....WITH LESSER AMOUNTS SOUTH AND EAST WHERE
MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL CUT DOWN ON SNOWFALL.
ADDITIONALLY...GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS THROUGH THE REST OF TUESDAY
AND INTO TUESDAY NIGHT EVEN AFTER THE SNOW HAS ENDED.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 1000 AM CDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.
KREKELER
Last Updated: 430 AM EDT TUE APR 01 2014