Storm Summary Number 3 for Central and Eastern U.S. Winter Storm
NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD
900 AM CST Thu Dec 27 2018

...Strong low pressure system tracking across the Great Plains
will continue to bring blizzard conditions across the northern
Plains today with heavy rain and thunderstorms moving toward the
Southeast...

Blizzard Warnings are in effect from western Kansas to the Dakotas
and extreme northwest Minnesota.

Winter Storm Warnings surround the Blizzard Warnings from the
Texas Panhandle to northern Wisconsin.

Flood Watches are in effect from Louisiana and Mississippi across
Alabama and Georgia northeastward to the Appalachians.

For a detailed graphical depiction of the latest watches, warnings
and advisories, please see www.weather.gov

At 800 AM CST...A low pressure system with a minimum central
pressure of 994 mb...29.35 inches...was located over Kansas.  Warm
and moist air from the Gulf of Mexico was surging northward ahead
of the low pressure system and an active cold front was driving a
line of strong to severe thunderstorms eastward toward the lower
Mississippi Valley. Meanwhile, arctic air was filtering southward
across the Great Plains where bands of light to moderate
snow...and areas of blowing snow...were occurring from Kansas to
Wisconsin.

...Selected preliminary Storm Total Snowfall in inches from 700 AM
CST Wed Dec 26 through 800 AM CST Thu Dec 27...

...MINNESOTA...
SILVER BAY 12 WNW                    10.0                    
DEER RIVER                            6.0                    
APPLETON                              5.9                    
SEDAN                                 5.8                    
LESTER PARK 3 NNE                     4.5                    
OTTERTAIL 3 N                         4.0                    
PARK RAPIDS                           4.0                    
WINTHROP                              4.0                    
RIPLEY 1 N                            3.6                    
MENAHGA                               3.3                    
BLOOMINGTON 2 WSW                     3.0                    
ODESSA                                3.0                    
CHASKA 1 E                            2.9                    
AUDUBON                               2.0                    

...NEBRASKA...
WILSONVILL                            4.0                    

...NORTH DAKOTA...
HAZELTON 4 NW                         8.4                    
CROWN BUTTE LAKE 4 WNW                8.2                    
KIEF 3 S                              8.0                    
WATFORD CITY 2 N                      7.5                    
BISMARCK                              7.2                    
NEWTOWN                               7.0                    
BISMARCK 2 NNW                        6.7                    
KILLDEER                              6.0                    
FARGO 2 S                             5.9                    
MANDAN                                5.9                    
BISMARCK 3 SSE                        5.5                    
HANNOVER 1 WSW                        5.5                    
GARRISON                              5.0                    
HAZEN                                 5.0                    
WAHPETON                              5.0                    
MICHIGAN                              4.0                    
REEDER 1 N                            4.0                    
SOUTH HEART                           4.0                    
WEST FARGO                            4.0                    
HANKINSON                             3.5                    
STREETER                              3.3                    
MILESVILLE 5 NE                       3.0                    
BUFFALO                               2.5                    
FARGO 1 N                             2.5                    
NORTHWOOD                             2.0                    

...OKLAHOMA...
GUYMON                                8.0                    

...SOUTH DAKOTA...
LEMMON                                6.0                    
LEOLA                                 6.0                    
MILBANK                               6.0                    
POLLOCK                               6.0                    
WESTPORT 2 NW                         5.5                    
ABERDEEN 4 ESE                        5.2                    
DUPREE                                5.0                    
HARDING                               5.0                    
MEADE                                 5.0                    
COLUMBIA                              4.5                    
MINA 2 NE                             4.3                    
CASTLEWOOD                            4.2                    
BOWDLE                                4.0                    
CLAREMONT 2 SSE                       4.0                    
KIDDER 1 N                            4.0                    
PRESHO                                4.0                    
ABERDEEN 3 ESE                        3.5                    
DOWNTOWN STURGIS 2 E                  2.0                    

...WISCONSIN...
HAMMOND                               3.0                    
RIVER FALLS                           2.0                    
LA CROSSE NWS OFFICE                  1.4                    

...Selected preliminary Peak Wind gusts in miles per hour earlier
in the event...

...COLORADO...
CAMPO 4 SW                            63                    
COMANCHE NATL GRASSLAND               53                    
LAMAR MUNICIPAL                       53                    

...KANSAS...
PIERCEVILLE 4 NW                      69                    
SCOTT CITY 6 NW                       66                    
DODGE CITY 3 E                        58                    
PLAINS CITY 2 ENE                     58                    

...MISSOURI...
KANSAS CITY INT'L ARPT                52                    

...NEBRASKA...
BROKEN BOW MUNI                       53                    

...Selected preliminary Storm Total Snowfall in inches where the
event has ended...

...ARIZONA...
EAGER                                 7.0                    
GREER                                 7.0                    
ST JOHNS                              5.6                    
ALPINE 2 E                            3.5                    
LYMON LAKE STATE PARK                 3.3                    
FORT DEFIANCE                         3.0                    

...COLORADO...
RED MOUNTAIN PASS                     9.0                    
MOLAS PASS                            8.0                    
POWDERHRON SKI AREA                   6.0                    
COAL BANK PASS                        5.0                    

...MONTANA...
COLSTRIP 20 ESE                       2.5                    

...NEVADA...
PINE VALLEY 4 SE                     15.0                    
TUSCARORA 18 NE                      15.0                    
MOUNTAIN CITY 18 S                   13.0                    
TUSCARORA 5 W                        13.0                    
GIBBS RANCH 17 SW                    12.0                    
MOUNTAIN CITY 5 SW                   12.0                    

...NEW MEXICO...
COYOTE 12 SSE                         7.0                    
LOS ALAMOS 5 WNW                      7.0                    
BONITO LAKE 5 SW                      6.0                    
MOGOLLON 6 ESE                        5.0                    
RED RIVER 8 SSW                       5.0                    
BLACK LAKE 5 ESE                      4.7                    
CRYSTAL                               4.0                    
EAGLE NEST                            4.0                    
TAOS                                  4.0                    
CUBA 9 E                              3.0                    
GALLUP 2 ENE                          2.6                    
TERREO 6 WSW                          2.0                    

...Selected preliminary Storm Total Rainfall in inches where the
event has ended...

...KANSAS...
NASHVILLE 3 N                         2.50                    
HOLCOMB                               2.16                    

...MISSOURI...
WASHBURN 5 W                          2.38                    

...TEXAS...
TRINITY 10 E                          3.88                    
KENNARAD 3 NE                         3.78                    
RIVERSIDE                             3.68                    
POINT BLANK 6 N                       3.32                    
COLLEGE STATION 1 S                   3.04                    


The low pressure system is expected to continue to track
northeastward toward the Upper Mississippi River Valley and
western Great Lakes through tonight. As the low pressure system
tracks northeastward, strong winds and snow will contribute to
blizzard conditions across parts of the northern Plains through
the day today. Additional snowfall of 6 to 8 inches is forecast
from northern Nebraska across central Minnesota, increasing to
more than a foot possible across northeastern Minnesota through
Friday morning. The combination of heavy snow and high winds will
make travel extremely difficult across these areas over the next
24-36 hours. Strong to severe thunderstorms will continue to drive
east across the Lower Mississippi Valley and into the Southeast
today through Friday with locally heavy rain and flooding expected
from this activity.

The next storm summary will be issued by the Weather Prediction
Center at 300 PM CST. Please refer to your local National Weather
Service office for additional information on this event.

Carbin