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