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ACUS45 KWBC 072054
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STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 7 FOR NORTHERN PLAINS BLIZZARD
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
300 PM CST FRI NOV 7 2008
...LOW PRESSURE CONTINUES TO WEAKEN AS IT MOVES THROUGH THE UPPER
MIDWEST...SNOW AMOUNTS AND WIND GUSTS ARE RAPIDLY TAPERING OFF.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR NORTH DAKOTA
DAKOTA...NORTHWESTERN IOWA...AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHWESTERN
MINNESOTA.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST WATCHES AND
WARNINGS...PLEASE VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV.
AT 300 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND
SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED A 999 MB...29.50 IN...LOW PRESSURE
CENTER LOCATED OVER NORTH CENTRAL IOWA. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WAS
BEING REPORTED WEST OF THE SURFACE LOW. THE TIGHT PRESSURE
GRADIENT WEST OF THE SURFACE LOW RESULTED IN SUSTAINED WINDS FROM
20 TO 30 MPH. A MIX OF RAIN...FREEZING RAIN...AND SNOW IS FALLING
NORTH...SOUTH...AND EAST OF THE LOW. RAIN SHOWERS WERE REPORTED
ALONG THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT FROM EASTERN MICHIGAN..SOUTHWARD
THROUGH EASTERN TENNESSEE...AND SOUTHWESTWARD TO THE GULF COAST.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM 12 PM CST
WED NOV 5 THROUGH 300 PM CST FRI NOV 7...
..MINNESOTA
OLIVIA 5.0
WATERTOWN 5.0
MADISON 4.5
BROWNTON 4.0
LESTER PRAIRIE 3.0
MORGAN 3.0
PRINSBURG 3.0
BROWNSDALE 2.0
MANKATO 2.0
SPRINGFIELD 2.0
WACONIA 2.0
WINTHROP 2.0
..NEBRASKA
HAY SPRINGS 12.0
GORDON 6.0
RUSHVILLE 6.0
MERRIMAN 5.0
..NORTH DAKOTA
ORRIN 22.0
VOLTAIRE 20.0
TOWNER 2 NE 15.0
BALFOUR 3 SW 12.0
DRAKE 9 NE 12.0
ELGIN 12.0
HEBRON 11.0
RUGBY 10.5
BEULAH 2 NW 9.4
BISMARCK 9.1
MARSHALL 9.0
RICHARDSON 8.0
WARD 7.0
GLEN ULLIN 6.0
LANSFORD 5.0
DUNN CENTER 1 E 4.0
FORTUNA 1 W 4.0
GRENORA 4.0
LINTON 5 NW 4.0
..SOUTH DAKOTA
DEADWOOD 2 NE 43.6
LEAD 5.5 SSW 30.0
SILVER CITY 25.8
WHITEWOOD 4.2 NNW 24.0
RAPID CITY 3.4 WNW 18.5
FAITH 36.3 W 18.0
LEMMON 11.2 SW 12.0
USTA 8 WNW 12.0
BOX ELDER 6.2 ESE 10.0
HARDING 3 SSE 10.0
BISON 4.5 SE 8.1
KADOKA 1 NW 7.0
ALLEN 1 W 6.0
REVA 6.0
..WYOMING
SUNDANCE 12.0
AFTON 12.2 S 8.0
UPTON 8.0
NEWCASTLE 7.0
THAYNE 4.2 NNE 5.7
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM 12 PM
CST WED NOV 5 THROUGH 300 PM CST FRI NOV 7...
..SOUTH DAKOTA
ISABEL 0.50
OKATON 3 W 0.25
GREEN GRASS 11 S 0.25
MCINTOSH 0.25
...SELECTED RECENT WIND GUST REPORTS IN MILES PER HOUR OVER THE
PAST 6 HOURS ENDING AT 300 PM CST...
..NEBRASKA
THEDFORD 52
AINSWORTH MUNI ARPT 51
VALENTINE/MILLER FIELD 51
O'NEIL/BAKER FIELD 50
BROKEN BOW MUNI ARPT 48
GRAND ISLAND 48
ORD 48
ALBION 47
..SOUTH DAKOTA
MITCHELL MUNI ARPT 64
BUFFALO 51
YANKTON/CHAN GURNEY MUNI ARPT 50
PIERRE MUNI ARPT 48
RAPID CITY REGIONAL 48
ELLSWORTH_AFB/RAPID CITY 47
HURON REGIONAL ARPT 47
THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AS IT SLOWLY MOVES
EASTWARD INTO THE UPPER GREAT LAKES REGION BY SATURDAY MORNING.
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS HAVE DIMINISHED OVER THE DAKOTAS. ADDITIONAL
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE MINIMAL...LESS THAN FOUR
INCHES...ACROSS SOUTH EASTERN MINNESOTA...IOWA...AND SOUTHERN
WISCONSIN. THESE WINTERY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH AS
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE NORTHWEST.
THIS WILL BE THE LAST STORM SUMMARY ISSUED BY THE
HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER FOR THIS EVENT. PLEASE REFER
TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION.
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