####018004364#### ACUS41 KWBC 190253 SCCNS1 Storm Summary Number 1 for Rockies to Midwest Winter Storm NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD 900 PM CST Wed Jan 18 2023 ...Heavy snow and freezing rain to spread from the Central Plains through the Great Lakes and Northeast by Friday... Winter Storm Warnings extend from the Central Plains northeast into Lake Superior. Winter Weather Advisories border the Winter Storm Warnings from the Central Plains into Northern Michigan. A separate area of Winter Weather Advisories is in effect over the interior Northeast and New England. For a detailed graphical depiction of the latest watches, warnings and advisories, please see www.weather.gov At 800 PM CST...Regional radar mosaic imagery detected a band of moderate to heavy snowfall over the Central-High Plains spreading into the Upper Midwest, on the northern flank of an occluded low pressure center analyzed over east-central Kansas. Surface observations depicted northerly surface winds exceeding 25 mph coincident with the snowfall over the Central Plains. On the southeast fringe of the snow shield, shallow convection producing sleet and freezing rain was noted over portions of northeast Kansas and southeast Nebraska. Meanwhile in the warm sector of the storm, a swath of heavy, training stratiform and convective rainfall extended through the Mississippi Valley into the Ohio Valley. ...Selected preliminary Storm Total Snowfall in inches from 700 AM CST Wed Jan 18 through 800 PM CST Wed Jan 18... ...COLORADO... WOLF CREEK PASS 1 SE 52.0 CRESTED BUTTE 48.0 MONARCH PASS 15.0 MANILA VILLAGE 5 S 12.5 PENNOCK PASS 10.3 DENVER INTL AIRPORT 8.6 ...KANSAS... GOODLAND 1 E 4.3 ...NEBRASKA... CALLAWAY 11 NE 23.0 ANSELMO 9 NW 22.0 PLEASONTON 1 N 17.0 PAXTON 14.0 LYMAN 3 E 12.0 CLARKSON 1 S 8.5 ...WYOMING... BURNS 2 SSW 12.0 ...Selected preliminary Storm Total Freezing Rain ice amounts in inches from 700 AM CST Wed Jan 18 through 800 PM CST Wed Jan 18... ...IOWA... MURRAY 2 W 0.11 ...NEBRASKA... BEATRICE 0.30 FAIRBURY 1 SSE 0.30 LINCOLN 2 E 0.16 ...Selected preliminary Storm Total Snowfall in inches where the event has ended... ...NEW MEXICO... BATTLESHIP ROCK 4 N 14.5 BLUEWATER LAKE ST 9 WSW 12.0 ROCIADA 8 SW 10.0 Low pressure will continue to produce heavy snow across the Central Plains tonight, before spreading into the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes through Thursday, and across the Northeast Thursday Night into Friday. Intense snow rates greater than 2"/hr are possible at times over northeast Nebraska through northern Michigan. Combined with winds gusting to 35 mph, blowing snow will result in dangerous travel conditions with near zero visibility at times. As the system spreads into the Northeast, heavy snow rates exceeding 1"/hr will create dangerous travel early Friday morning across New England, with lighter snows continuing through much of Friday. Freezing rain may also lead to ice accumulations of more than .1", especially in the Catskills, Poconos, and Berkshires, creating slippery travel and isolated power outages. 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. Asherman $$