STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 7 FOR MIDWEST HIGH WIND EVENT NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD 1000 AM CDT WED OCT 27 2010 ...RECORD BREAKING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM BEGINS TO WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INTO ONTARIO CANADA... BLIZZARD WARNINGS...WINTER STORM WARNINGS....AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT ACROSS MUCH OF NORTH DAKOTA...NORTHERN MINNESOTA...EXTREME NORTHWESTERN WISCONSIN...AND NORTHEASTERN MONTANA. HIGH WIND WATCHES...WARNINGS AND WIND ADVISORIES REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR AN EXTENSIVE AREA ACROSS MUCH OF THE NORTHERN PLAINS INTO PARTS OF THE CENTRAL PLAINS...THE MIDWEST...UPPER GREAT LAKES...AND THE NORTHERN OHIO VALLEY. STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE WATERS OF THE GREAT LAKES. FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV AT 900 AM CDT...A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 969 MB...28.61 INCHES...WAS LOCATED OVER SOUTHERN ONTARIO...NEAR PICKLE LAKE. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED AREAS OF LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE RAIN AND SNOW ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN PLAINS AND MIDWEST. WINDS WERE GENERALLY 20 TO 30 MPH SUSTAINED...WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 TO 50 MPH...PARTICULARLY ACROSS THE DAKOTAS. ...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 1200 PM CDT MON OCT 25 THROUGH 800 AM CDT WED OCT 27... ...MINNESOTA... DULUTH 7.4 TWO HARBORS 7 NW 7.1 CLOQUET 4 WNW 5.0 TWIG 5 SE 5.0 HEWITT 0.3 ENE 4.0 UNDERWOOD 7.6 NNW 4.0 ...NORTH DAKOTA... HARVEY 8.0 GRENORA 6.0 MINOT 4.0 WILLISTON 3.1 BISMARCK 5 NW 2.5 KILLDEER 0.6 WNW 2.5 LINTON 5 WNW 2.5 ...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE EVENT... ...IOWA... BOONE AIRPORT 4 ESE 58 ORANGE CITY 58 SPENCER 58 WAUKON 51 ESTHERVILLE AIRPORT 50 IONIA 2 N 49 CHARLES CITY 3 E 45 ...ILLINOIS... MACKINAW 1 NE 70 DUPAGE AIRPORT 61 FAIRVIEW 60 LAWRENCEVILLE AIRPORT 60 OSKALOOSA 60 JACKSONVILLE 58 OLNEY 57 FLORA 1 E 56 PETERSBURG 8 E 55 ...INDIANA... GREENFIELD 77 SW MONROEVILLE 75 MOORESVILLE 2 NW 70 TERRE HAUTE 70 ODON 68 SHERIDAN 68 NORMAL 1 N 67 COLUMBIA CITY 65 ANDERSON 5 N 63 INDIANAPOLIS 61 ...MICHIGAN... POINT AUX BARQUES 3 W 71 FREDA 69 GRAND MARAIS 68 DAVISON 65 SOUTH HAVEN 1 W 64 ESCANABA 58 MUSKEGON 4 W 58 PLOVER 58 FAIRPORT 56 CADILLAC 54 ...MINNESOTA... GEORGEVILLE 65 MEHURIN 65 HANLEY FALLS 63 LAKE BENTON 62 MORRIS 62 SAUK CENTRE 62 ALEXANDRIA 61 LANGHEI 61 GLENWOOD 60 MINNEAPOLIS 60 ST. CLOUD 50 ...MONTANA... COMERTOWN 6 S 60 ...NORTH DAKOTA... FARGO/HECTOR FIELD 64 BISMARCK 61 HETTINGER 61 MANDAN 4 S 60 JAMESTOWN 59 ADAMS 58 GARRISON 58 DICKINSON 56 MINOT 54 WILLISTON 47 LINTON 46 ...NEBRASKA... ONEILL 55 GRAND ISLAND 54 OGALLALA 54 VALENTINE 54 BROKEN BOW 51 ORD 47 HASTINGS 45 ...SOUTH DAKOTA... UNION CENTER 70 SISSETON 64 ABERDEEN 62 CASTLEWOOD 62 FAITH 62 RAPID CITY/ELLSWORTH AFB 62 BUFFALO 1 N 61 DRAPER 4 NNE 61 MOBRIDGE 1 ENE 61 PHILIP 3 E 61 OACOMA 60 PIERRE MUNI ARPT 60 ...WISCONSIN... SHERWOOD 76 ALGOMA 68 ALGOMA CITY MARINA 68 KENOSHA MUNI ARPT 68 SHIOCTON 4 W 59 PLOVER 58 BELLEVUE 57 EYOTA RWIS 2 SE 56 VIROQUA AWOS 56 GREENVILLE 55 LA CROSSE 3 E 50 THE SURFACE LOW IS EXPECTED TO STEADILY WEAKEN TODAY AS IT CONTINUES TO MOVE EAST-NORTHEASTWARD INTO CANADA. BLIZZARD OR NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WARNED AREA TODAY. CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE ACROSS THE REGION BY THIS EVENING AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT DECREASES CAUSING THE WINDS TO RELAX. LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING HOWEVER. THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER AT 400 PM CDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT. RYAN