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Storm Summary Message



Storm Summary Number 7 for Mid-March Winter Storm
NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD
1000 AM CDT Sun Mar 16 2025

...Severe weather and heavy rain threat continues today for
portions of Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, and Southeast... 

Winter Weather Advisories are in effect for the northern LP of
Michigan.

Wind Advisories are in effect from portions of the Southeast,
Mid-Atlantic, and Northeast.

Flood Warnings and Advisories are in effect for portions of the
Ohio and Tennessee Valleys.

Flood Watches are in effect for portions of Upstate New York and
interior New England.

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

At 900 AM CDT...An occluded low pressure center was located over
Hudson Bay in Canada with a minimum central pressure of 978 mb, or
28.88 inches of mercury. A wavey frontal boundary extended
southward through Quebec/Ontario Provinces in Canada, the Great
Lakes, the Ohio/Tennessee Valleys, and southward through the Gulf
Coast. Doppler radar indicated multiple lines/clusters of
thunderstorms ahead of the frontal boundary from the Upper Ohio
Valley southward into the Southeast. Additional more light to
moderate showers were ongoing further north across the interior
Northeast and southeastern Canada. Surface observations indicated
widespread sustained winds upwards of 25 mph particularly in the
Great Lakes vicinity.

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

...ARIZONA...
PATAGONIA 3 SSE                        75                    
CLIFTON 10 S                           74                    
ARIZONA SNOWBOWL 4 E                   72                    
PAGE 2 N                               64                    
PINEDALE 9 S                           63                    
BULLHEAD CITY 5 NNE                    61                    
HUACHUCA 5 WSW                         61                    

...ARKANSAS...
BLYTHEVILLE 5 E                        58                    

...CALIFORNIA...
LUCERNE VALLEY 7 SE                    80                    
AGUA DULCE 8 S                         70                    
ARVIN 5 ESE                            68                    

...COLORADO...
GRANADA 1 E                            68                    
LAMAR 4 WSW                            68                    
DOUGLASS PASS 1 W                      60                    
SAWPIT 4 S                             60                    
AGUILAR 2 NE                           58                    
GREAT DIVIDE 2 SW                      47                    
RANGELEY 12 SSW                        45                    
SKYWAY 1 WNW                           45                    

...IDAHO...
MARION 17 WSW                          61                    
PAUL 3 WSW                             54                    
HUMPHREY 4 NNW                         49                    
FORT HALL 2 E                          48                    
MONTPELIER 4 E                         47                    
BUTTE CITY 12 SE                       46                    

...ILLINOIS...
DE SOTO 3 SSW                          58                    
LOGAN COUNTY AIRPORT                   47                    

...INDIANA...
BOSWELL                                68                    
SOUTH BEND INTL ARPT                   54                    
FORT WAYNE INTL ARPT                   53                    

...IOWA...
LAMONI 2 ENE                           60                    
ESTHERVILLE ARPT                       58                    
GRUVER 2 WNW                           58                    
MASON CITY ARPT                        52                    

...KANSAS...
PLYMELL 10 SE                          83                    
COOLIDGE 1 S                           80                    
DODGE CITY 2 N                         78                    
BURLINGTON 1 W                         77                    
GARDEN CITY 1 SW                       74                    
EAST WICHITA 2 NE                      71                    
LAWRENCE 5 NNE                         71                    
CLARE 1 WNW                            64                    
HILL CITY 1 E                          52                    
QUINTER 2 ESE                          51                    

...KENTUCKY...
WACO 1 S                               58                    
WINCHESTER 3 NNW                       57                    
BIG BLACK MOUNTAIN 1 WNW               48                    

...MICHIGAN...
HOPKINS                                56                    
BATTLE CREEK EXECUTIVE ARPT            54                    
KALAMAZOO                              54                    
EDGEMONT PARK 3 NNE                    53                    
MACATAWA                               52                    
LUDINGTON 1 S                          49                    
CHARLOTTE 1 E                          48                    

...MINNESOTA...
BELTRAMI 2 N                           61                    
MALLORY                                60                    
ODESSA 3 W                             60                    
BENSON 2 W                             59                    
KENT 3 NNW                             58                    
MARCH                                  58                    
REDWOOD FALLS 2 ENE                    58                    

...MISSOURI...
LITHIUM 3 NNE                          62                    
SCOTT CITY 3 WNW                       61                    
ETHEL                                  60                    
PITTSBURG                              56                    
JOPLIN                                 55                    
SPRINGFIELD                            53                    

...MONTANA...
EAST GLACIER PARK 9 ESE                60                    
CUT BANK 16 WSW                        58                    
GALLATIN GATEWAY 16 SE                 58                    
BIG SKY 6 WSW                          56                    
CASCADE 4 E                            56                    

...NEBRASKA...
HUMBOLDT                               79                    
CORTLAND 3 SSW                         70                    
FAIRBURY 1 S                           70                    
HERMAN 7 W                             70                    
PLYMOUTH 2 E                           66                    
BROKEN BOW 2 NNW                       61                    
DONIPHAN 2 W                           58                    
GRAND ISLAND 4 NE                      58                    
ORD 1 NW                               58                    
PONCA                                  58                    
ELYRIA 2 ESE                           57                    
HASTINGS 5 S                           56                    

...NEVADA...
MT CHARLESTON 6 NE                     72                    
MOREY CREEK                            68                    
DIAMOND PEAK SNOTEL 21 NE              59                    
MERCURY 3 SW                           58                    
THE STRIP 2 SSW                        58                    
ASH MEADOWS                            45                    
KANE-SPRINGS                           41                    

...NEW MEXICO...
ORGAN 2 E                              95                    
THREE RIVERS 26 W                      87                    
WHITES CITY 6 W                        86                    
MIDWAY 3 W                             75                    
WHITE SANDS 6 N                        72                    
GLENRIO 7 SW                           70                    
HIGH ROLLS 2 WSW                       70                    
BINGHAM 20 S                           68                    
BOSQUE DEL APACHE 11 SE                68                    
MESCALERO 2 ENE                        68                    

...NORTH DAKOTA...
FARGO 4 NNW                            59                    
WAHPETON 1 SSW                         58                    

...OHIO...
TOLEDO                                 62                    
FINDLAY                                59                    
MARION                                 55                    

...OKLAHOMA...
FREDERICK 3 SE                         83                    
HOBART 3 SE                            75                    
BETHANY 1 NW                           72                    
RED ROCK 7 SSE                         70                    
BLACK MESA PARK 1 S                    69                    
STILLWATER 3 NW                        69                    
TULSA INTL ARPT                        68                    

...SOUTH DAKOTA...
PIERRE REGIONAL AIRPORT 2 N            68                    
RELIANCE 3 SE                          63                    
SENECA 5 W                             62                    
LONG LAKE 10 W                         61                    
BIG STONE CITY 3 SW                    59                    
WALLACE 3 WNW                          59                    

...TEXAS...
PINE SPRINGS 1 ENE                     89                    
GUADALUPE MTNS NATL PARK               87                    
DIMMITT 2 NE                           84                    
FRIONA 2 NE                            84                    
HASKELL 1 NNW                          84                    
PLAINVIEW 1 S                          80                    
VIGO PARK                              80                    
SILVERTON 7 ESE                        79                    
AMHERST 1 NE                           77                    
SHALLOWATER 4 NNE                      72                    
ANTON 6 SSW                            67                    
HEREFORD 2 WNW                         67                    
DENVER CITY 6 WNW                      66                    
BOOTLEG 11 WNW                         65                    
EL PASO 4 NNE                          63                    
RUNAWAY BAY                            63                    
AMARILLO 6 E                           59                    

...UTAH...
LOGAN PEAK                             69                    
MANILA 6 W                             63                    
ELGIN 41 NNE                           50                    
LOST CREEK                             49                    
PANGUITCH MUNICIPIAL AIRPORT           46                    

...WISCONSIN...
RACINE-BATTEN ARPT                     51                    

...WYOMING...
RAWLINS 2 NE                           58                    
DWTN GILLETTE 16 WSW                   50                    

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

...ARIZONA...
FORT VALLEY                          11.0                    
FLAGSTAFF MALL 1 S                    8.0                    
WILLIAMS 2 SW                         8.0                    
ARIZONA SNOWBOWL 4 NW                 7.1                    
DOWNTOWN FLAGSTAFF 1 NNE              6.5                    
DONEY PARK 1 ESE                      6.0                    
MCNARY 4 NW                           6.0                    
PINETOP-LAKESIDE 4 SE                 6.0                    
VERNON                                6.0                    
KACHINA VILLAGE 1 SW                  5.0                    

...CALIFORNIA...
BEAR VALLEY                          32.0                    
DONNER PEAK                          29.0                    
SODA SPRINGS                         28.0                    
PALISADES TAHOE                      25.0                    
MAMMOTH MOUNTAIN SKI BASE            23.0                    
TRUCKEE                              20.0                    

...COLORADO...
WOLF CREEK PASS 1 SE                 24.0                    
STONER 5 E                           12.0                    
COAL BANK PASS                       10.0                    
SAWPIT 7 NE                           8.0                    
RED MOUNTAIN PASS                     7.0                    
SKYWAY 6 E                            7.0                    
TELLURIDE 2 SSW                       7.0                    
PAGOSA SPRINGS 5 WNW                  6.5                    
MAHER 9 SW                            6.1                    
DURANGO 0.8 SSW                       5.1                    
GLENWOOD SPRINGS 5.9 S                5.0                    

...IDAHO...
INKOM 5 ESE                          10.0                    
KETCHUM 2 SW                          9.0                    
GALENA                                8.0                    
SODA SPRINGS 1.3 WSW                  6.0                    
MCCALL 3.6 WNW                        4.0                    

...MINNESOTA...
BACKUS 1 NE                           7.0                    
WALKER 6 ENE                          7.0                    
NAYTAHWAUSH 9 SSE                     6.0                    
PARK RAPIDS                           6.0                    
LONG PRAIRIE 2 SW                     5.4                    
FEDERAL DAM                           5.0                    
INGER 3 N                             5.0                    
WADENA                                5.0                    

...NEW MEXICO...
CANON PLAZA 11 NNW                    9.0                    
CHAMA 5 NW                            7.0                    
RED RIVER 8 SW                        7.0                    
EAGLE NEST LAKE S 5 WNW               6.0                    
SAN MIGUEL 8 SSW                      6.0                    
TAOS SKI VALLEY 1 SSW                 6.0                    
ROCIADA 8 SW                          5.0                    
AMALIA 11 ENE                         4.0                    
CANJILON 7 E                          4.0                    
ENCHANTED FOREST 2 SE                 4.0                    

...UTAH...
SUMMIT PARK                          10.0                    
BOUNTIFUL                             9.8                    
EAST MILLCREEK 0.7 NNW                6.8                    
SUGARHOUSE 1 E                        6.5                    
SUNCREST                              6.5                    
HOLLADAY 0.5 ESE                      6.3                    
SALT LAKE CITY                        6.0                    
SANDY 1 N                             6.0                    
CENTERVILLE                           5.8                    

...WYOMING...
LANDER 5.7 SW                         4.5                    
PINEDALE 5.0 SE                       3.0                    
THAYNE 1.5 SE                         3.0                    
THERMOPOLIS 5.6 NNE                   2.8                    

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

...ALABAMA...
TUSCUMBIA                            7.10                    
MUSCLE SHOALS NORTH WEST RGNL ARPT   6.01                    
UNION GROVE                          5.66                    
SYLACAUGA 4 NE                       5.05                    
GUNTERSVILLE 5.1 WNW                 5.00                    
CHEROKEE                             4.89                    
GREENHILL                            4.89                    
MOORE'S MILL                         4.68                    
SHOAL CREEK                          4.20                    
DECATUR                              2.52                    
SCOTTSBORO MUNINCIPAL ARPT           2.29                    

...CALIFORNIA...
HONEYDEW                             3.70                    
PETROLIA                             3.08                    
SMITH RIVER                          2.93                    
LA CRESCENTA MONTROSE                2.18                    
OJAI                                 2.18                    
EUREKA                               2.06                    

...GEORGIA...
ROCKMART 7.8 SW                      4.60                    
ELLIJAY 7.2 SSE                      4.28                    
BLUE RIDGE 9.5 SE                    3.65                    
ROSSVILLE                            3.56                    
CHATTAHOOCHEE HILLS                  3.06                    

...KENTUCKY...
ALBANY                               5.43                    
GREENVILLE 0.3 ESE                   4.50                    
SOMERSET                             4.25                    
FRANKFORT                            4.02                    
ELIZABETHTOWN 1.8 SE                 3.79                    
BOWLING GREEN                        3.40                    
MUHLENBERG COUNTY ARPT               3.04                    
LOUISVILLE BOWMAN FIELD AIRPORT      2.30                    

...MISSISSIPPI...
TUPELO                               6.54                    
MIZE 3.9 SSE                         5.07                    
IUKA ARPT                            4.15                    
BYHALIA 3.7 W                        3.96                    
CLARKSDALE                           3.12                    
GREENVILLE                           2.54                    
BROOKHAVEN-LINCOLN COUNTY ARPT       2.11                    
MERIDIAN                             2.01                    

...NORTH CAROLINA...
RAINBOW SPRINGS                      2.74                    
HIGHLANDS                            2.53                    
CHUCKEY                              2.52                    

...TENNESSEE...
FRANKEWING 4.0 ENE                   7.84                    
SHELBYVILLE 10.5 WSW                 6.55                    
HILHAM/ROARING RIVER                 6.37                    
MCEWEN 4.6 ENE                       5.41                    
CROSSVILLE                           4.80                    
LAWRENCEBURG                         3.75                    
NASHVILLE                            3.75                    
LAFAYETTE                            3.31                    
MIDDLESBORO-BELL COUNTY AIRPORT      3.22                    
PULASKI ABERNATHY FIELD ARPT         3.18                    


The area of low pressure over Hudson Bay is forecast to continue
lifting northeastward away from the U.S., with the trailing cold
front progressing eastward towards the East Coast through Sunday
evening, eventually clearing the coast Monday. Clusters/lines of
showers and storms ahead of the front will continue to lead to
locally heavy rainfall. A Marginal Risk of Excessive Rainfall is
in effect from southern New England southward through the coastal
Carolinas for the threat of some isolated flash flooding. In
addition, severe weather will remain possible, with a localized
Enhanced Risk from the Storm Prediction Center over the Upper Ohio
Valley and a broader Slight Risk from the Upper Ohio Valley
southward through the Mid-Atlantic and into the Southeast, mainly
for the threat of damaging winds and a few tornadoes. Winds will
also remain rather gusty ahead of the front, with sustained winds
of 20-30 mph and gusts up to 50 mph possible.

This will be the last Storm Summary issued by the Weather
Prediction Center for this event. Please refer to your local
National Weather service office for additional information.

Putnam




Last Updated: 1104 AM EDT SUN MAR 16 2025