####018009857#### ACUS43 KWBC 251441 SCCNS3 Storm Summary Number 2 for Plains to Upper Midwest Winter Storm NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD 1000 AM CDT Mon Mar 25 2024 ...Heavy snow, blizzard conditions, and gusty winds are impacting the Plains and Upper Midwest through early this week... Winter Weather Advisories and Winter Storm Warnings are in effect from the central and northern Plains to the Upper Midwest. Wind Advisories and High Wind Warnings are in effect for portions of the central and southern Plains and the Middle and Lower Mississippi Valley. For a detailed graphical depiction of the latest watches, warnings and advisories, please see www.weather.gov At 900 AM CDT...A vigorous upper level shortwave was providing support for a strengthening low pressure system over the central and southern Plains. The central low was located over central Kansas with a with a minimum central pressure of 991 mb (29.26 in Hg). An occluded front extends from the low into central Oklahoma to a triple point with a cold front extending to the southwest and a warm front extending to the southeast. Another area of low pressure in Nebraska had an attended cold front draped across the western areas of the Central Plains and into the Midwest. A stationary front extended northward through Iowa and Minnesota. National Weather Service Doppler Radar indicated that there were showers and thunderstorms with locally heavy rainfall on the southern and eastern side of the system (warm sector), while moderate to heavy mixed wintry precipitation and snow were falling on the northern and western side (cold sector) of the system from Kansas to Minnesota. Winds were gusting up to 35-45 mph in the central and southern Plains and up to 25-35 mph in portions of the northern Plains and Upper Midwest. ...Selected preliminary Storm Total Snowfall in inches from 700 AM CDT Sat Mar 23 through 900 AM CDT Sun Mar 24... ...COLORADO... WEST WESTCLIFFE 12.0 JAMESTOWN 10.3 SAWPIT 8.6 LEADVILLE 8.4 SNOWMASS VILLAGE 2 SSW 5.1 BAYFIELD 7.0 N 5.0 NEDERLAND 4 ENE 4.0 RED MOUNTAIN PASS 4.0 SOUTH FORK 0.6 S 4.0 JAMESTOWN 3 W 3.7 CRESTED BUTTE 6.2 N 3.5 ...IOWA... NEW HAMPTON 3.0 MARBLE ROCK 2.0 ...MINNESOTA... BROOKSTON 10.5 WEST DULUTH 10.5 RICE LAKE 9.1 LAKE SHORE 7.0 LEWISTON 6.0 GARY NEW DULUTH 2 NNW 5.5 MOTLEY 2 ESE 5.5 ROCHESTER 1 SSW 5.5 BLOOMINGTON 5.0 CALEDONIA 5.0 MANTORVILLE 5.0 NWS DULUTH 3.6 DAYTON 4.2 ESE 3.4 ...MONTANA... HUNGRY HORSE 11.0 FINLEY POINT 8 N 9.0 LUTHER 3 SSW 9.0 WHITLASH 13 E 8.0 BELT 7.0 MONARCH 9 NNW 7.0 RED LODGE 5 W 7.0 CROW AGENCY 6 W 6.9 HELENA 2 W 6.9 BUSBY 1 SE 6.8 KALISPELL 2 NW 6.6 BILLINGS 7 W 2.0 ...NORTH DAKOTA... GOLDEN VALLEY 8.0 KILLDEER 7.0 NEW ENGLAND 10 SW 6.0 DICKINSON 5.0 MANDAN 6 N 5.0 SANGER 4 W 5.0 BEULAH 1.8 SE 3.2 BISMARCK 1.3 WNW 2.5 ...SOUTH DAKOTA... DUPREE 12.0 LODGEPOLE 7.0 STURGIS 2 E 5.5 LUDLOW 5.0 MURDO 5.0 FAITH 36.3 W 4.0 GREGORY 8.7 N 4.0 MUD BUTTE 8 SE 4.0 DOWNTOWN RAPID CITY 2.6 ...WISCONSIN... BIRNAMWOOD 13.3 TIGERTON 12.0 WAUSAU 11.0 ELK CREEK 2 SSE 6.0 SPRING VALLEY 5.8 PLOVER 5.5 STEVENSTOWN 4 NW 5.0 WAUSAU 1 SSE 4.9 WESTON 1 E 4.7 LA CROSSE 2 E 4.6 BRICE PRAIRIE 4.5 LA FARGE 4.0 SUPERIOR 1.7 ESE 3.2 ...WYOMING... CODY 2.4 WSW 8.0 BURGESS JUNCTION 21 SE 6.0 POWELL 4.2 SW 4.0 THAYNE 4.7 NNE 3.5 DAYTON 8 WSW 3.0 ...Selected preliminary Peak Wind gusts in miles per hour earlier in the event... ...COLORADO... DOUGLASS PASS 1 W 63 WAUNITA HOT SPRINGS 10 ESE 53 CAMEO 4 NE 50 MACK 9 WSW 50 OXFORD 3 WSW 48 ...KANSAS... ODGEN 60 MANHATTAN 7 SSE 59 HUTCHINSON 58 HUTCHINSON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT 58 RUSSELL MUNICIPAL AIRPORT 54 ...OKLAHOMA... CLINTON-SHERMAN AIRPORT 55 GAGE AIRPORT 55 SEILING 51 ...TEXAS... SUNDOWN 8 SW 77 LUBBOCK INT. AIRPORT 1 N 73 OLTON 6 S 69 SUDAN 9 NNW 68 LAKEVIEW 7 WSW 67 LEVELLAND 4 S 67 MCLEAN 1 E 67 LUBBOCK 3 WNW 66 PLAINVIEW 1 SE 64 This system will move northeast towards the Upper Midwest over the next few days, continuing the threat for heavy snow and blizzard conditions through early this week. Widespread heavy snow is expected from western Nebraska northeastward to central and northern Minnesota. Snow may accumulate at 1-2 inches per hour in heavier bands tonight across Nebraska, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. Storm total snowfall may exceed a foot (greater than 50 percent chance) over northern and northeastern Minnesota. Heavy snow combined with gusty winds will produce blizzard conditions with near zero visibility into early Tuesday, which will make travel nearly impossible and could result in power outages and tree damage. Freezing rain may also pose a threat with high probabilities of acccumulating greater than or equal to 0.10 inches in areas around the upper Midwest. Today, the warm sector of the front in eastern Iowa and western Illinois will also contain the threat of seeing isolated flash flooding as highlighted in the excessive rainfall outlook and a marginal risk of severe weather in Missouri and Iowa for risks of tornadoes and high winds per the forecasts of the Storm Prediction Center. The next Storm Summary will be issued by the Weather Prediction Center at 1000 PM CDT. Please refer to your local National Weather Service office for additional information on this event. Dolan $$