STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 3 FOR MIDWEST HIGH WIND EVENT
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD  
1000 AM CDT TUE OCT 26 2010
 
...RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER MINNESOTA
EXPECTED TO BRING DAMAGING WINDS ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST AND
GREAT LAKES REGION...
 
HIGH WIND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR AN EXTENSIVE AREA FROM THE
DAKOTAS AND NORTHERN NEBRASKA EASTWARD ACROSS THE MIDWEST AND INTO
THE NORTHERN OHIO VALLEY.  WIND ADVISORIES EXTEND FURTHER SOUTH
INTO THE TENNESSEE VALLEY...NORTHERN PARTS OF THE CENTRAL
PLAINS...AND MUCH OF THE REMAINDER OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
VALLEY.  STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE WATERS OF THE GREAT
LAKES.  BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF NORTH DAKOTA
AND EXTREME NORTHEAST MONTANA.
 
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AT 900 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SURFACE OBSERVATIONS
INDICATED A 965 MB...28.50 INCH...SURFACE LOW CENTERED OVER
CENTRAL MINNESOTA.  THE STRONGEST WINDS WERE OBSERVED ACROSS MUCH
OF THE DAKOTAS AND ALSO NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN WHERE SUSTAINED WINDS
HAVE INCREASED TO 25 TO 35 MILES PER HOUR WITH GUSTS APPROACHING
50 MILES PER HOUR.  ISOLATED STRONGER WIND GUSTS HAVE OCCURRED
ALONG A SQUALL LINE THAT HAS MOVED THROUGH PARTS OF THE MIDWEST
THIS MORNING THAT WAS ASSOCIATED WITH A STRONG COLD FRONT. 

...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...

...ARKANSAS...
GAITHER 4 NW                            62                     

...IOWA...
CLINTON                                 65                     

...ILLINOIS...
HECKER                                  78                     
METROPOLIS                              69                     
ST. CHARLES                             60                     
TONTI                                   60                     
FREEBURG                                58                     
WALNUT HILL                             58                     
STOCKTON                                47                     

...INDIANA...
TERRE HAUTE                             70                     
POSEYVILLE                              65                     
WASHINGTON                              65                     

...MINNESOTA...
PLATTEVILLE                             48                     

...MISSOURI...
HAZELWOOD                               62                     
ST. LOUIS                               62                     
JEFFERSON CITY                          60                     
WEST PLAINS                             53                     

...OKLAHOMA...
VANCE AFB/ENID                          46                     

...SOUTH DAKOTA...
PIERRE                                  66                     
BULLHEAD 11 S                           59                     
BUFFALO                                 47                     
ELLSWORTH_AFB/RAPID CITY                47                     

...TEXAS...
AMARILLO 6 ENE                          61                     

...WISCONSIN...
KENOSHA                                 68                     
WASHINGTON                              54                     
DANE                                    49                     
FOND DU LAC                             47                     
WAUKESHA                                45                     
WINNEBAGO                               44                     


THE SURFACE LOW IS FORECAST TO TRACK SLOWLY NORTHWARD ACROSS
MINNESOTA TUESDAY WHILE IT CONTINUES TO DEEPEN TO A POTENTIALLY
RECORD LOW PRESSURE OF 955 TO 960 MB.  THE LARGE PRESSURE GRADIENT
IS EXPECTED TO CAUSE STRONG AND PERHAPS DAMAGING WINDS ACROSS THE
HIGH WIND WARNING AREA.  SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 45 MPH...WITH
GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH...ARE FORECAST.  A STRONG SQUALL LINE
WILL LIKELY ACCOMPANY THE COLD FRONT AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE OHIO
VALLEY AND INTO KENTUCKY AND TENNESSEE.  IN ADDITION...WINDBLOWN
SNOWFALL WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE NEAR THE CANADIAN BORDER IN NORTH
DAKOTA LATER ON TUESDAY. 

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.

HAMRICK
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