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ACUS45 KWBC 200301
SCCNS5
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 2 FOR NORTHERN PLAINS AND UPPER MIDWEST HEAVY
SNOW AND HIGH WINDS
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
900 PM CST THU DEC 19 2024
...A QUICK MOVING CLIPPER SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING HEAVY SNOW
AND GUSTY WINDS TO THE UPPER MIDWEST AND GREAT LAKES TONIGHT INTO
FRIDAY...
WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF MINNESOTA AND
WISCONSIN.
WINTER STORM WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA AND EASTERN TENNESSEE.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF MINNESOTA,
WISCONSIN, MICHIGAN, IOWA, KENTUCKY, WEST VIRGINIA, VIRGINIA, AND
NORTH CAROLINA.
WIND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF IOWA.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST WATCHES, WARNINGS
AND ADVISORIES, PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 800 PM CST...AN ALBERTA CLIPPER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WAS QUICKLY
MOVING ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST AND INTO THE SOUTHERN GREAT LAKES.
THE LOW PRESSURE CENTER WAS LOCATED OVER NORTHEASTERN IOWA WITH A
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 1014 MB (29.94 IN HG). THE STRONG
PRESSURE GRADIENT AROUND THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WAS PRODUCING
STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST, WITH GUSTS UP TO 30-50 MPH.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED MODERATE TO HEAVY
SNOW WAS FALLING OVER PORTIONS OF THE UPPER MIDWEST AND SOUTHERN
GREAT LAKES.
...SELECTED PRELIMINARY STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 600 AM
CST WED DEC 18 THROUGH 800 PM CST THU DEC 19...
..ILLINOIS
GALENA 2.0
WINNESHIEK 3 SW 2.0
ROCKFORD AIRPORT 1.3
MARENGO 1 NNE 1.2
..IOWA
SAINT DONATUS 2 SW 2.3
FAYETTE 3 N 2.0
..MICHIGAN
LOWELL 2.1
NORTON SHORES 2 NE 1.3
KENTWOOD 3 ENE 1.1
..MINNESOTA
DENNISON 2 NNE 7.2
KELLOGG 3 SE 6.5
NORTHFIELD 1 E 6.4
MINNESOTA CITY 6.2
VICTORIA 1 SSE 6.2
CHANHASSEN 6.0
MILLVILLE 4 N 6.0
SHOREWOOD 1 W 5.5
ST. PAUL 1 NNE 5.4
MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL ARPT 5.2
MINNEAPOLIS 1 N 5.0
MONTGOMERY 2 NE 5.0
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
CATHAY 6.5 N 7.0
EMRICK 6 NE 7.0
KENMARE 6.0
MAX 6.0
MAXBASS 7 NW 6.0
VELVA 3 NE 6.0
WILLISTON 5.5
STANLEY 5.0
MINOT 2 N 4.0
GRAND FORKS 2 SSE 3.5
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
HARTFORD 7.2
LAKE WISCONSIN 1 E 6.5
BLAIR 6.3
REEDSBURG 6.0
TOMAH 6.0
UNION CENTER 6.0
BARABOO 5.5
DODGEVILLE 5.0
LA CROSSE 1 S 5.0
SHEBOYGAN 3 NW 4.6
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
WALLSTREET 1 W 102
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
..IOWA
SIOUX GATEWAY AIRPORT 54
MAURICE 1 NE 53
..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
..NEBRASKA
BRISTOW 3 WNW 66
PRAGUE 2 SW 66
GRAND ISLAND 4 NE 64
JOHNSTOWN 7 NE 63
NORFOLK AIRPORT 61
EMMET 3 NNE 60
GARLAND 5 NE 60
GENOA 3 N 59
VALENTINE 1 NNE 59
COLUMBUS AIRPORT 58
LINCOLN AIRPORT 58
OMAHA EPPLEY AIRFIELD 55
..NORTH DAKOTA
HEART BUTTE DAM 1 WNW 70
LAKE TSCHIDA 70
BENTLEY 2 N 65
MOTT 12 E 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
WEWELA 68
CASTLE ROCK 20 NW 67
MUD BUTTE 1 ENE 65
PIERRE REGIONAL AIRPORT 2 N 65
GLAD VALLEY 14 E 64
HOOVER 7 WSW 64
RALPH 7 NNE 64
SOUTH EAGLE BUTTE 1 WSW 63
BUFFALO 1 N 62
WOLSEY 57
DOWNTOWN RAPID CITY 1 E 56
HURON REGIONAL AIRPORT 55
..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 RAPIDLY MOVE FROM THE UPPER MIDWEST ACROSS
THE SOUTHERN GREAT LAKES TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY. MODERATE TO HEAVY
SNOWFALL AND GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE
REGION WITH SNOWFALL RATES REACHING 1-2 INCHES PER HOUR AT TIMES.
THE STORM SYSTEM WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN INTO AN OPEN WAVE BY FRIDAY
AFTERNOON AS IT APPROACHES THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS. THIS WILL
EFFECTIVELY END 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 AM CST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.
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