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STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 5 FOR HIGH PLAINS TO GREAT LAKES MID-MARCH
BLIZZARD
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
1000 PM CDT MON MAR 16 2026
...BLIZZARD WINDING DOWN TONIGHT ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST AND
GREAT LAKES...
GALE WARNINGS AND HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR
LAKES SUPERIOR, MICHIGAN, AND HURON.
BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE UPPER PENINSULA OF
MICHIGAN AND NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE LOWER PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN.
WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
FOR PORTIONS OF THE UPPER MIDWEST AND GREAT LAKES.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST WATCHES, WARNINGS
AND ADVISORIES, PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 900 PM CDT...A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WAS MOVING NORTHEAST
ACROSS MICHIGAN WITH A MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 988 MB (29.17
IN HG). NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED SCATTERED
SNOW SHOWERS OVER PORTIONS OF THE GREAT LAKES, WITH MORE
PERSISTENT LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW CONTINUING OVER THE UPPER
PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED WINDS WERE
GUSTING 35-55 MPH WITH LOCALIZED BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OCCURRING
ACROSS THE UPPER PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN.
...SELECTED PRELIMINARY PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER
IN THE EVENT...
..ILLINOIS
DE SOTO 3 SSW 62
LAWRENCEVILLE AIRPORT 62
CAPITAL AIRPORT 59
COLES COUNTY AIRPORT 59
WILLARD AIRPORT 55
..IOWA
GRUVER 2 WNW 68
VILLISCA 5 NNE 64
CLARION 2 NW 63
WEBSTER CITY 4 SW 62
EMERSON 1 SSE 61
..MICHIGAN
GRAND MARAIS 1 NNE 69
KEWEENAW POINT 28 ESE 64
LENAWEE COUNTY AIRPORT 62
MUNISING 62
WILLOW RUN AIRPORT 62
..SOUTH DAKOTA
POINSETT COLONY 4 ENE 57
ROSSEAU 9 ESE 52
MISSION 15 SSE 51
WATERTOWN AIRPORT 1 SE 51
WEWELA 50
...SELECTED PRELIMINARY STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE
EVENT HAS ENDED...
..ILLINOIS
LANARK 8.5
MOUNT CARROLL 7.3
QUAD CITY AIRPORT 7.0
ROCK ISLAND 2 N 7.0
MOLINE 1 NNE 6.6
FRUITLAND 1 NW 6.5
GALENA 6.5
COAL VALLEY 1 S 6.1
FREEPORT 6.0
SILVIS 1 SW 5.5
..IOWA
LOWDEN 9.0
CHARLOTTE 8.6
DAVENPORT AIRPORT 7.4
PARK VIEW 1 NW 7.2
BETTENDORF 2 W 7.0
CREDIT ISLAND 2 N 7.0
DUBUQUE REGIONAL AIRPORT 6.1
BUFFALO CENTER 6.0
FOREST CITY 4 E 6.0
MAQUOKETA 1 NW 5.0
..MICHIGAN
HERMAN 2 SE 36.0
SPALDING 35.0
FOREST LAKE 6 SE 31.9
NUTTERVILLE 31.5
MENOMINEE 4 NW 31.0
THREE LAKES 31.0
NATIONAL MINE 5 SW 30.0
CUSINO LAKE 4 NNE 27.5
KINGSFORD 1 SE 21.0
GARDEN 7 ENE 20.6
PELLSTONE 20.0
TROUT LAKE 20.0
CHAMPION 6 E 19.5
MANISTIQUE 1 S 18.5
NEWBERRY 18.0
..MINNESOTA
KELLOGG 25.0
READS LANDING 20.5
ZUMBRO FALLS 20.0
LAKE CITY 18.5
MAZEPPA 18.5
THEILMAN 1 SSW 18.3
DUMFRIES 4 NW 18.0
WABASHA 1 N 18.0
ORONOCCO 1 SSW 17.5
DOUGLAS 5 ESE 17.1
MILLVILLE 4 N 17.0
ROCHESTER 4 N 16.5
CHANHASSEN NWS 10.9
..MONTANA
COOKE CITY 3 NNW 23.0
GRASS MOUNTAIN 22.0
LEWISTOWN 2 SE 20.0
HELENA 7 SW 15.0
THOMPSON FALLS 9.3 NW 14.0
BILLINGS 3 SSW 11.5
MONTANA CITY 1 SE 7.0
..NORTH DAKOTA
GLADSTONE 10.0
DICKINSON 1 NW 7.2
SOLEN 6.5
ASHLEY 6.2
GREAT BEND 6.0
HANKINSON 6.0
NAPOLEAN 1 SSE 6.0
ALMONT 5 S 4.5
DICKINSON 3.5
BISMARCK 3 SSE 1.8
..SOUTH DAKOTA
DWTN SPEARFISH 3 SE 13.5
SAINT ONGE 2 NNW 12.0
WHITEWOOD 3 SW 12.0
LEAD 11.0
STURGIS 10.5
SPEARFISH 10.0
CLEAR LAKE 1 SW 8.0
LONSDALE 8 S 8.0
TEA 3 NE 6.7
DWTN RAPID CITY 1 E 4.8
FORT PIERRE 4.0
HAYES 7 E 4.0
PIERRE 1 ESE 4.0
..WISCONSIN
MOUNTAIN 34.0
NEGAUNEE 4 NE 33.7
STURGEON BAY 1 W 33.2
EGG HARBOR 2 NE 29.0
DYCKESVILLE 27.0
MONTANA 5 NE 26.6
CRIVITZ 25.0
GRANTON 25.0
INDEPENDENCE 25.0
POUND 25.0
STRUM 25.0
SUNSET 2 E 25.0
WAUSAKEE 25.0
...SELECTED PRELIMINARY STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN
INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS ENDED...
..IOWA
SIOUX RAPIDS 0.33
SPENCER 3 WNW 0.23
LAKE PARK 3 SSE 0.10
..MICHIGAN
GRAYLING 1 E 0.28
BUCKLEY 0.25
LEWISTON 7 SE 0.25
ROSCOMMON COUNTY 1 ENE 0.23
CATHRO 5 S 0.19
WELLSTON 1 N 0.10
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT INTO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.
THE GREATEST IMPACTS TONIGHT WILL BE ACROSS THE UPPER PENINSULA OF
MICHIGAN, WHERE ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED.
STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL END UP BETWEEN 2 TO 3 FEET,
WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS ACROSS THE UPPER PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. EVEN
AS SNOW WINDS DOWN LATER TONIGHT, GUSTY WINDS OF 35 TO 50 MPH WILL
CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. DANGEROUS TRAVEL
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS THESE AREAS BUT THE
PERIOD OF HIGHEST RISK HAS PASSED.
THIS WILL BE THE LAST STORM SUMMARY ISSUED BY THE WEATHER
PREDICTION CENTER FOR THIS EVENT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
EOVINO
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