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ACUS42 KWBC 290257
SCCNS2
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 1 FOR UPPER MIDWEST TO NORTHEAST BLIZZARD AND
ICE STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
900 PM CST SUN DEC 28 2025
...HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS CREATING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN THE
UPPER MIDWEST...
BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN NORTH AND
SOUTH DAKOTA, WESTERN AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA, NORTHERN IOWA,
NORTHERN WISCONSIN, AND THE MICHIGAN UPPER PENINSULA.
ICE STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF UPSTATE NEW YORK
AND VERMONT.
LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT DOWNWIND OF LAKE ERIE.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES AND WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT
FOR THE UPPER MIDWEST, GREAT LAKES, AND NORTHEAST.
LAKESHORE FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE MICHIGAN UPPER
PENINSULA AND FAR WESTERN NEW YORK.
HIGH WIND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE GREAT LAKES
AND CENTRAL APPALACHIANS.
WIND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FROM THE MIDWEST TO THE NORTHEAST
AND DOWN THROUGH THE OHIO, TENNESSEE AND MISSISSIPPI VALLEYS.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST WATCHES, WARNINGS
AND ADVISORIES, PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 800 PM CST...A RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WAS
MOVING INTO THE GREAT LAKES REGION. THE CENTRAL LOW WAS LOCATED
OVER MICHIGAN WITH A MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 989 MB (29.21 IN
HG). NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED HEAVY SNOW ON
THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN SIDES OF THE SYSTEM AND WINTRY MIXED
PRECIPITATION AND ICE ON THE EASTERN SIDE. A LINE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ALSO EXTENDED ACROSS THE OHIO AND MISSISSIPPI
VALLEYS AHEAD OF THE TRAILING COLD FRONT. SURFACE OBSERVATIONS
INDICATED STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST AND GREAT LAKES
REGIONS, WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH. STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY
SNOW WERE CREATING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN THE UPPER MIDWEST.
...SELECTED PRELIMINARY STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM
CST SUN DEC 28 THROUGH 800 PM CST SUN DEC 28...
..MINNESOTA
MAPLE PLAIN 1 ENE 4.5
CHANHASSEN NWS 4.3
MSP AIRPORT 4.1
ARTICHOKE 2 ESE 4.0
HUGO 2 NW 4.0
ORONOCO 1 SW 4.0
..NORTH DAKOTA
FARGO 2 S 4.5
DEVILS LAKE 4.0
BOTTINEAU 6.4 ENE 3.1
HAZEN 0.4 ESE 2.4
JAMESTOWN 0.8 WSW 2.4
MONTPELIER 3.3 ESE 2.4
MAXBASS 4.9 ENE 2.3
..SOUTH DAKOTA
SIOUX FALLS 6.0 ENE 2.0
WATERTOWN 2.3 E 2.0
SPEARFISH 5.3 E 1.8
..WISCONSIN
WINTER 10.0
NEW POST 5 NW 8.5
COUDERAY 8.0
PARK FALLS 8.0
BIRCHWOOD 7.5
SPRINGBROOK 5 ESE 7.5
STONE LAKE 7.0
STAR LAKE 6.5
WESTBORO 5.0
...SELECTED PRELIMINARY STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN
INCHES FROM 700 AM CST SUN DEC 28 THROUGH 800 PM CST SUN DEC 28...
..NEW YORK
SYRACUSE AIRPORT 0.22
BARNES CORNERS 5 W 0.20
BINGHAMTON NWS 0.08
AMSTERDAM 1 NNW 0.06
GRIFFISS AIRFIELD 0.01
..PENNSYLVANIA
MT POCONO 0.04
GLENDALE 0.02
DOYLESTOWN AIRPORT 0.01
...SELECTED PRELIMINARY PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER
IN THE EVENT...
..ILLINOIS
CAPITAL AIRPORT 55
DECATUR AIRPORT 1 WSW 52
SCOTT AFB 1 SE 52
LINCOLN 1 NW 51
WILLARD AIRPORT 51
..IOWA
ALBION 4 E 61
EMERSON 1 SSE 61
CLEAR LAKE 3 NE 59
SERGEANT BLUFF 2 SW 59
COLLEGE SPRINGS 3 N 58
VILLISCA 5 NNE 58
COUNCIL BLUFFS 5 E 54
..MINNESOTA
MORRIS 3 WSW 60
ST JAMES 4 E 53
BIRD ISLAND 3 E 52
FAIRMONT 3 ESE 51
HOPE 3 S 51
LUCAN 3 WSW 51
DAWSON 5 E 50
..MISSOURI
CLARKSON VALLEY 3 WNW 54
ORCHARD FARMS 4 N 54
WOODSON TERRACE 2 NNW 54
JEFFERSON CITY 2 NE 52
SAINT JOSEPH AIRPORT 52
..SOUTH DAKOTA
WASTA 3 NW 76
FOLSOM 8 SSW 66
RAPID CITY AIRPORT 66
MIDLAND 1 NE 65
PHILIP 3 E 62
SCENIC 3 NNW 62
NEW UNDERWOOD 5 WNW 61
PLATTE 14 W 61
COTTONWOOD 6 W 60
HEAVY SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE UPPER
MIDWEST AND GREAT LAKES WITH A HEAVY WINTRY MIX OVER THE NORTHEAST
THROUGH MONDAY. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST AND
GREAT LAKES, ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF 0.25 TO 0.50 INCHES OVER THE
INTERIOR NORTHEAST WILL LIKELY BRING TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS
AND SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS EXPECTED
FROM LAKES ERIE AND ONTARIO MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY, AND
WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL CAUSE LAKESHORE FLOODING AND
BLOWING/DRIFTING SNOW. ADDITIONALLY, BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES
WILL LEAD TO DANGEROUS SUB-ZERO WIND CHILLS INTO TUESDAY.
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.
DOLAN
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