191
ACUS42 KWBC 160254
SCCNS2
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 3 FOR HIGH PLAINS TO GREAT LAKES MID-MARCH
BLIZZARD
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
1000 PM CDT SUN MAR 15 2026
...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ONGOING WITH WIDESPREAD MAJOR IMPACTS AND
RECORD-BREAKING SNOWFALL FOR PORTIONS OF THE UPPER MIDWEST AND
GREAT LAKES...
BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF NEBRASKA,
MINNESOTA, IOWA, ILLINOIS, WISCONSIN, THE UPPER PENINSULA OF
MICHIGAN, AND PORTIONS OF THE LOWER PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN.
WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
FROM THE NORTHERN PLAINS TO GREAT LAKES.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST WATCHES, WARNINGS
AND ADVISORIES, PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 900 PM CDT...THE LOW PRESSURE CENTER WAS CONTINUING TO
STRENGTHEN OVER ILLINOIS WITH A MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 989 MB
(29.21 IN HG). NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS SHOWING
A SWATH OF MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW CONTINUING FROM MISSOURI
NORTHWARD THROUGH IOWA, WISCONSIN AND NORTHERN MICHIGAN. SURFACE
OBSERVATIONS SHOWED WINDS GUSTING BETWEEN 30 AND 50 MPH ACROSS
IOWA, WISCONSIN AND NORTHERN MICHIGAN. VISIBILITIES REMAIN AS LOW
AS ONE-QUARTER MILE IN THE HEAVIEST SNOW AND STRONGEST WINDS.
...SELECTED PRELIMINARY STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 400 AM
CDT SAT MAR 14 THROUGH 900 PM CDT SUN MAR 15...
..MICHIGAN
SPALDING 26.0
MENOMINEE 4 NW 20.5
PELLSTONE 20.0
TROUT LAKE 20.0
DAGGETT 2 E 18.0
NEWBERRY 18.0
SAINT IGNACE 18.0
FOREST LAKE 6 SE 17.3
CEDAR 16.0
SUAMICO 0.5 NNW 16.0
DAGGETT 14.0
BOYNE CITY 3 NW 12.2
..MINNESOTA
READS LANDING 20.5
ZUMBRO FALLS 20.0
LAKE CITY 18.5
DUMFRIES 4 NW 18.0
THEILMAN 2 SE 18.0
WABASHA 1 N 18.0
ORONOCCO 1 SSW 17.5
MILLVILLE 4 N 17.0
PINE ISLAND 16.0
MSP AIRPORT 7.3
..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
CRIVITZ 25.0
POUND 25.0
WAUSAKEE 25.0
WESTON 24.5
ABRAMS 24.0
RIB MOUNTAIN STATE 5 NW 24.0
SISTER BAY 24.0
WASHINGTON ISLAND 24.0
MARINETTE 23.5
SUAMICO 23.0
WAUSAU 1 NE 23.0
WHITE LAKE 23.0
...SELECTED PRELIMINARY STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN
INCHES FROM 400 AM CDT SAT MAR 14 THROUGH 900 PM CDT SUN MAR 15...
..IOWA
SIOUX RAPIDS 0.33
SPENCER 3 WNW 0.23
LAKE PARK 3 SSE 0.10
..MICHIGAN
BUCKLEY 0.25
LEWISTON 7 SE 0.25
WELLSTON 1 N 0.10
...SELECTED PRELIMINARY STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE
EVENT HAS ENDED...
..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
A SWATH OF MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE FROM THE UPPER MIDWEST AND INTO THE GREAT LAKES THROUGH
MONDAY AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL WILL LINGER THE LONGEST ACROSS THE
GREAT LAKES LATE INTO MONDAY. WIDESPREAD STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL
AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 FEET ARE EXPECTED, WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
POSSIBLE. THE HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO COMBINE WITH STRONG
WINDS GUSTING UP TO 60 MPH, PRODUCING SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. TRAVEL REMAINS DANGEROUS.
SOUTH OF THE HEAVIEST SNOW, A CORRIDOR OF MIXED PRECIPITATION AND
ICE CONTINUES TO BE A CONCERN, WITH ICE ACCUMULATIONS EXCEEDING A
QUARTER INCH STILL POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE LOWER
PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN.
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.
EOVINO
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
Main Text Page