Storm Summary Number 2 for Rockies to Midwest Winter Storm
NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD
900 AM CST Thu Jan 19 2023

...Heavy snow continues across the central High Plains and Upper
Midwest, as wintry precipitation expands into the Northeast...

Winter Storm Warnings are in effect from northern Iowa eastward
through southern Minnesota, Wisconsin, the Upper Peninsula of
Michigan, and coastal Maine and New Hampshire.

Winter Weather Advisories border the Winter Storm Warnings across
the Midwest into Northern Michigan. A separate area of Winter
Weather Advisories is in effect over the interior Northeast and
New England.

For a detailed graphical depiction of the latest watches, warnings
and advisories, please see www.weather.gov

At 800 AM CST...An occluded low was analyzed in northeastern
Missouri with a central pressure of 998mb or 29.47mmHg. Regional
RADAR mosaic imagery and surface observations detected a band of
moderate to heavy snowfall over the central High Plains spreading
into the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes regions, with wintry
precipitation beginning to push northward into the interior
Northeast. Meanwhile, in the warm sector of the storm, a thin line
of moderate, to at times, heavy rain was located ahead of a cold
front extending from the Gulf Coast northward into the Ohio
Valley. An area of light to moderate stratiform rain was also
located across the Mid-Alantic and interior Northeast on the
northern side of a warm front.

...Selected preliminary Storm Total Snowfall in inches from 700 AM
CST Wed Jan 18 through 800 AM CST Wed Jan 19...

...IOWA...
AUBURN                                9.0                    
BRITT                                 8.4                    
FLOYD                                 8.0                    
FORT DODGE 2 NE                       8.0                    
ROCK VALLEY                           8.0                    
DES MOINES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT      4.3                    

...KANSAS...
ALMENA 5 NE                           8.5                    
NORTON                                5.0                    
GOODLAND 1 E                          4.3                    

...MINNESOTA...
BETHANY                               6.0                    
CHATFIELD 1 NNW                       6.0                    
DDOGE CENTER                          6.0                    
GOODVIEW                              6.0                    
UTICA                                 6.0                    

...NEBRASKA...
MERNA 6 W                            23.7                    
CALLAWAY 11 NE                       23.0                    
ANSELMO 9 NW                         22.0                    
GATES 2 E                            18.0                    
LITCHFIELD                           17.5                    
PLEASONTON 1 N                       17.0                    
AINSWORTH                            15.5                    
COZAD 6 N                            14.0                    
PAXTON                               14.0                    
LYMAN 3 E                            12.0                    

...SOUTH DAKOTA...
MILLBORO                             12.0                    
NORTH SIOUX CITY 2 SSE                8.0                    
VERMILLION 1 E                        8.0                    
LAKE ANDES                            6.2                    

...WISCONSIN...
RHINELANDER                           7.5                    
SPARTA 2 S                            7.3                    
CATARACT                              7.0                    
CLINTONVILLE                          6.1                    
MELROSE 4 W                           6.1                    

...WYOMING...
BURNS 2 SSW                          12.0                    

...Selected preliminary Storm Total Freezing Rain ice amounts in
inches from 700 AM CST Wed Jan 18 through 800 AM CST Wed Jan 19...

...IOWA...
MURRAY 2 W                           0.11                    

...NEBRASKA...
BEATRICE                             0.30                    
FAIRBURY 1 SSE                       0.30                    
LINCOLN 2 E                          0.16                    

...Selected preliminary Storm Total Snowfall in inches where the
event has ended...

...COLORADO...
WOLF CREEK PASS 1 SE                 52.0                    
CRESTED BUTTE                        48.0                    
MONARCH PASS                         15.0                    
MANILA VILLAGE 5 S                   12.5                    
VERNON                               12.0                    
PENNOCK PASS                         10.3                    
DENVER INTL AIRPORT                   8.6                    

...NEW MEXICO...
BATTLESHIP ROCK 4 N                  14.5                    
BLUEWATER LAKE ST 9 WSW              12.0                    
ROCIADA 8 SW                         10.0                    


Low pressure will continue to produce heavy snow across the Upper
Midwest and Great Lakes through this evening, with wintry
precipitation expading eastward into the Northeast and New England
today. Intense snow rates greater than 2"/hr are possible at times
within the heaviest snow bands from northern Wisconsin through
northern Michigan. Additional snowfall accumulations of 6-12
inches is possible, with event total snowfall in excess of 16
inches in some areas. Heavy snow rates of 1-2"/hr combined with
winds gusting to 35 mph, will result in blowing snow leading to
dangerous travel conditions with near zero visibility at times. As
the system spreads into the Northeast today, heavy snow rates
exceeding 1"/hr will create dangerous travel tonight into Friday
morning across New England, with lighter snows continuing through
much of Friday. Snowfall totals of 8-12 inches will be possible in
higher terrains of the region. Freezing rain may also lead to ice
accumulations of more than 0.1", especially in the Catskills,
Poconos, and Berkshires, creating slippery travel and isolated
power outages.

The next Storm Summary will be issued by the Weather Prediction
Center at 900 PM CST. Please refer to your local National Weather
Service office for additional information on this event.

Russell/Asherman