THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER

CAMP SPRINGS, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 2 FOR WESTERN BLIZZARD AND COLD
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
800 PM MST TUE NOV 23 2010
 
...SNOW...HIGH WINDS...AND UNUSUALLY COLD TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO
PROMPT BLIZZARD WARNINGS ACROSS THE CENTRAL ROCKIES AND A LARGE
SWATH OF WIND WEATHER ADVISORIES ACROSS THE NORTHERN UNITED
STATES...
 
BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF UTAH AND WESTERN
COLORADO. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES AND WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE
NOW IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE NORTHERN PLAINS AND THE UPPER
MIDWEST...AS WELL AS PARTS OF THE CENTRAL ROCKIES AND THE GREAT
BASIN. IN ADDITION... FREEZING RAIN ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN ISSUED
FOR CENTRAL NEBRASKA.
 
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AT 700 PM MST...A 994 MB LOW PRESSURE CENTER IS MOVING ACROSS
NORTHWESTERN WYOMING. AN UNUSUALLY STRONG COLD FRONT EXTENDING
SOUTH OF THE LOW IS USHERING THE COLDEST AIR OF THE EARLY SEASON
ALONG WITH HIGH WINDS AND BURSTS OF HEAVY SNOW. NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE RADAR AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATE THAT HEAVY SNOW IS
MOVING ACROSS NORTHERN UTAH NEAR THE SALT LAKE CITY AREA. SNOW IS
ALSO REPORTED OVER SOUTHERN MONTANA AND NORTHERN WYOMING TO THE
NORTH AND EAST OF THE LOW.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM MST SUN NOV
21 THROUGH 700 PM MST TUE NOV 23...

...CALIFORNIA...
BOREAL SKI RESORT                    78.0                     
NORTHSTAR 1 ENE                      65.0                     
BEAR VALLEY SKI RESORT               54.0                     
SUGAR BOWL SKI RESORT                44.0                     
CARSON PASS 2 ESE                    40.0                     
CARSON PASS 7 SSE                    36.0                     
PROSSER CREEK 5 WSW                  21.0                     
ALPINE MEADOWS                       20.0                     
GRASS VALLEY 4 ENE                   18.0                     
ALPINE MEADOWS 5 E                   17.0                     
QUINCY 7 W                           16.5                     
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE 2 S                 16.0                     
SQUAW VALLEY                         16.0                     
SODA SPRINGS 4 W                     15.0                     
HOMEWOOD                             14.0                     
CARNELIAN BAY                        12.0                     
AUBURN 14 ENE                        11.0                     

...IDAHO...
GLENDALE 5 NNW                       13.0                     
HAILEY 3 N                           12.0                     
OROFINO 5 NNW                        12.0                     
PIERCE                                9.0                     
POWELL                                7.0                     
BOISE 12 ENE                          5.5                     
BUHL                                  5.0                     
JEROME                                5.0                     

...MONTANA...
DIXON                                11.0                     
ANACONDA                             10.0                     
EVARO                                 9.1                     
NINEMILE 3 N                          8.0                     
PHILIPSBURG                           6.0                     

...NEVADA...
INCLINE VILLAGE 1 NE                 15.5                     
MT. CHARLESTON 4 WNW                  8.0                     
OWENS VALLEY RAWS 5 S                 3.7                     

...UTAH...
BRIGHTON CREST                       16.0                     
RICHMOND                              6.0                     
BRIGHAM CITY                          5.0                     
SALT LAKE CITY                        4.0                     

...WYOMING...
JACKSON 8 N                          12.0                     
OLD FAITHFUL 14 ESE                  12.0                     
YELLOWSTONE - THUMB DIVIDE SNOTEL    12.0                     
MORAN JUNCTION 25 NE                 11.0                     
SPRING CREEK DIVIDE SNOTEL           11.0                     
PAHASKA 14 NE                         6.0                     
SOUTH ENTRANCE 5 N                    6.0                     
WAPITI 19 WSW                         6.0                     

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

...IDAHO...
SANDPOINT AIRPORT                       47                     

...MONTANA...
HELMVILLE                               52                     

...NEVADA...
HAWTHORNE                               67                     
RACHEL 1 WNW                            58                     

...UTAH...
OGDEN PEAK                              86                     
SNOWBASIN                               75                     
CENTRAL WASATCH PEAKS                   71                     

...WASHINGTON...
BELFAIR 5 N                             55                     
BLUE LAKE                               53                     

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS
ENDED...

...OREGON...
TOMBSTONE SUMMIT                     37.0                     
DETROIT 10 SW                        34.0                     
SANTIAM PASS                         33.0                     
SHEEP CANYON                         22.0                     
ELGIN 9.8 N                          15.2                     
EASTON 7 NNW                         13.0                     
SUNSET SUMMIT                        10.0                     
THREE RIVERS 0.7 NNE                 10.0                     
BEND 4 SSW                            9.0                     
KENNEWICK 1 N                         8.5                     
SANDY 5SE                             5.0                     

...WASHINGTON...
EATONVILLE                           13.0                     
NORTH BEND 3 ESE                     13.0                     
MOSCOW 1 SW                          12.0                     
ANATONE 4 W                          11.0                     
NEWPORT 6 W                           9.7                     
COLFAX                                9.0                     
ALENE 3 WNW                           6.0                     
ISSAQUAH                              6.0                     
SPOKANE 7 W                           5.9                     
SEATTLE-TACOMA AIRPORT                2.7                     


THE SURFACE LOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO TRACK EAST
SOUTHEASTWARD INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS ON WEDNESDAY. STRONG
PRESSURE GRADIENT ALONG WITH PLUNGING TEMPERATURES BEHIND THE LOW
WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS THE CENTRAL ROCKIES
TONIGHT. BY WEDNESDAY...THE GREATEST POTENTIAL OF SNOW WILL SHIFT
TO THE NORTHERN PLAINS WHERE A SECOND AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 200 AM MST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.

KONG




Last Updated: 1009 PM EST TUE NOV 23 2010