####018006588#### ACUS41 KWBC 191440 SCCNS1 Storm Summary Number 2 for Rockies to Midwest Winter Storm NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD 900 AM CST Thu Jan 19 2023 ...Heavy snow continues across the central High Plains and Upper Midwest, as wintry precipitation expands into the Northeast... Winter Storm Warnings are in effect from northern Iowa eastward through southern Minnesota, Wisconsin, the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, and coastal Maine and New Hampshire. Winter Weather Advisories border the Winter Storm Warnings across the Midwest 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 AM CST...An occluded low was analyzed in northeastern Missouri with a central pressure of 998mb or 29.47mmHg. Regional RADAR mosaic imagery and surface observations detected a band of moderate to heavy snowfall over the central High Plains spreading into the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes regions, with wintry precipitation beginning to push northward into the interior Northeast. Meanwhile, in the warm sector of the storm, a thin line of moderate, to at times, heavy rain was located ahead of a cold front extending from the Gulf Coast northward into the Ohio Valley. An area of light to moderate stratiform rain was also located across the Mid-Alantic and interior Northeast on the northern side of a warm front. ...Selected preliminary Storm Total Snowfall in inches from 700 AM CST Wed Jan 18 through 800 AM CST Wed Jan 19... ...IOWA... AUBURN 9.0 BRITT 8.4 FLOYD 8.0 FORT DODGE 2 NE 8.0 ROCK VALLEY 8.0 DES MOINES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT 4.3 ...KANSAS... ALMENA 5 NE 8.5 NORTON 5.0 GOODLAND 1 E 4.3 ...MINNESOTA... BETHANY 6.0 CHATFIELD 1 NNW 6.0 DDOGE CENTER 6.0 GOODVIEW 6.0 UTICA 6.0 ...NEBRASKA... MERNA 6 W 23.7 CALLAWAY 11 NE 23.0 ANSELMO 9 NW 22.0 GATES 2 E 18.0 LITCHFIELD 17.5 PLEASONTON 1 N 17.0 AINSWORTH 15.5 COZAD 6 N 14.0 PAXTON 14.0 LYMAN 3 E 12.0 ...SOUTH DAKOTA... MILLBORO 12.0 NORTH SIOUX CITY 2 SSE 8.0 VERMILLION 1 E 8.0 LAKE ANDES 6.2 ...WISCONSIN... RHINELANDER 7.5 SPARTA 2 S 7.3 CATARACT 7.0 CLINTONVILLE 6.1 MELROSE 4 W 6.1 ...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 AM CST Wed Jan 19... ...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... ...COLORADO... WOLF CREEK PASS 1 SE 52.0 CRESTED BUTTE 48.0 MONARCH PASS 15.0 MANILA VILLAGE 5 S 12.5 VERNON 12.0 PENNOCK PASS 10.3 DENVER INTL AIRPORT 8.6 ...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 Upper Midwest and Great Lakes through this evening, with wintry precipitation expading eastward into the Northeast and New England today. Intense snow rates greater than 2"/hr are possible at times within the heaviest snow bands from northern Wisconsin through northern Michigan. Additional snowfall accumulations of 6-12 inches is possible, with event total snowfall in excess of 16 inches in some areas. Heavy snow rates of 1-2"/hr combined with winds gusting to 35 mph, will result in blowing snow leading to dangerous travel conditions with near zero visibility at times. As the system spreads into the Northeast today, heavy snow rates exceeding 1"/hr will create dangerous travel tonight into Friday morning across New England, with lighter snows continuing through much of Friday. Snowfall totals of 8-12 inches will be possible in higher terrains of the region. Freezing rain may also lead to ice accumulations of more than 0.1", 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 PM CST. Please refer to your local National Weather Service office for additional information on this event. Russell/Asherman $$