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ACUS45 KWBC 191452
SCCNS5
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 1 FOR NORTHERN PLAINS AND UPPER MIDWEST HEAVY
SNOW AND HIGH WINDS
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
900 AM CST THU DEC 19 2024
...A QUICK MOVING CLIPPER SYSTEM WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW AND HIGH
WINDS TO THE UPPER MIDWEST TODAY...
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES AND WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT
FOR MUCH OF NORTH DAKOTA, MINNESOTA, AND WISCONSIN AND PORTIONS OF
SOUTH DAKOTA AND MICHIGAN.
WIND ADVISORIES AND HIGH WIND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS
OF NORTH AND SOUTH DAKOTA, NEBRASKA, AND IOWA.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST WATCHES, WARNINGS
AND ADVISORIES, PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 800 AM CST...AN ALBERTA CLIPPER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WAS QUICKLY
MOVING ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST. THE LOW
PRESSURE CENTER WAS LOCATED OVER NORTHEASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA WITH A
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 1011 MB (29.85 IN HG). THE STRONG
PRESSURE GRADIENT AROUND THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WAS PRODUCING
STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS AND UPPER MIDWEST, WITH
THE GUSTS UP TO 40-60 MPH. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR
INDICATED MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WAS FALLING OVER THE DAKOTAS AND
THE UPPER MIDWEST.
...SELECTED PRELIMINARY STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 600 AM
CST WED DEC 18 THROUGH 800 AM CST THU DEC 19...
..ILLINOIS
GALENA 2.0
WINNESHIEK 3 SW 2.0
..IOWA
SAINT DONATUS 2 SW 2.3
..MINNESOTA
MONTGOMERY 2 NE 5.0
NORTHFIELD 3 NE 4.9
ELKO NEW MARKET 2 WSW 4.8
CREDIT RIVER 6 SW 4.6
NEW PRAGUE 1 NNW 4.4
FARIBAULT 1 N 4.3
NERSTRAND 4 E 4.3
MINNETONKA 4.0
INDEPENDENCE 2 SW 3.8
PLATO 3.8
..NORTH DAKOTA
EMRICK 6 NE 7.0
MINOT 2 N 4.0
GRAND FORKS 2 SSE 3.5
WILLISTON 3.0
WILLOW CITY 3.0
BISMARCK 3 SSE 2.7
JAMESTOWN 1 WSW 2.5
ELLENDALE 2.0
FARGO 1 SW 2.0
NAPOLEON 2.0
..SOUTH DAKOTA
DE SMET 3.0
..WISCONSIN
GILE 2.5
STODDARD 5 NNE 1.8
VIROQUA 1 E 1.6
...SELECTED PRELIMINARY PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER
IN THE EVENT...
..COLORADO
WHITE RANCH OPEN 4 NNW 97
TOLLAND 3 SE 85
CRISMAN 1 NE 81
BRAINARD LAKE 2 WSW 80
BUCKEYE 3 ESE 77
ASPEN SPRINGS 76
DOWNIEVILLE 1 ESE 72
LAPORTE 2 SSW 71
BOULDER 3 S 70
PINECLIFFE 3 ESE 69
..MICHIGAN
COOPER HARBOR 41
GRAND MARAIS 1 NNE 41
ROCK OF AGES 34 ENE 39
MANISTIQUE 2 ENE 36
MUNISING 36
..MONTANA
WASHOE 13 SW 93
BYNUM 14 W 87
BIGFORK 9 NE 82
EAST GLACIER PARK 8 SE 82
HILGER 7 ESE 82
LIVINGSTON 1 SSE 78
GALLATIN GATEWAY 16 SE 77
BIG TIMBER 2 SSW 76
HARLOWTON 2 ENE 76
WILSALL 17 NE 75
..NORTH DAKOTA
HEART BUTTE DAM 1 WNW 70
BENTLEY 2 N 65
DICKINSON 5 S 64
HETTINGER 1 NNW 62
BUFFALO SPRINGS 3 W 58
..SOUTH DAKOTA
WASTA 3 NW 72
NEWELL 13 NE 68
RED ELM 1 WSW 68
CASTLE ROCK 20 NW 67
MUD BUTTE 1 ENE 65
GLAD VALLEY 14 E 64
HOOVER 7 WSW 64
RALPH 7 NNE 64
SOUTH EAGLE BUTTE 1 WSW 63
BUFFALO 1 N 62
DOWNTOWN RAPID CITY 1 E 56
..WYOMING
BORDEAUX 16 WSW 91
SOUTH GREELEY HIGH 6 SW 74
CHUGWATER 8 S 73
WOODS LANDING 9 ENE 73
CHEYENNE 1 NW 72
ARLINGTON 1 NNW 71
ELK MOUNTAIN 7 NW 70
WARREN AF BASE 11 WSW 70
CENTENNIAL 13 NE 68
SIBLEY PEAK 8 S 67
LARAMIE 14 WNW 63
THE CLIPPER SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST
TODAY, THEN MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN GREAT LAKES TONIGHT. MODERATE
TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND STRONG, GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
THROUGH TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY, WITH SNOWFALL RATES REACHING 1-2
INCHES PER HOUR AT TIMES. SOME SNOWFALL COULD BE LAKE-ENHANCED
ALONG THE SHORES OF WISCONSIN AND ILLINOIS. THE STORM SYSTEM WILL
GRADUALLY WEAKEN INTO AN OPEN WAVE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS IT
APPROACHES THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS, EFFECTIVELY ENDING THE PERIOD
OF SNOWFALL RELATED TO THIS CLIPPER IN THE GREAT LAKES BY FRIDAY
EVENING.
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.
DOLAN
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