THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
CAMP SPRINGS, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 3 FOR WESTERN BLIZZARD AND ARCTIC OUTBREAK
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
200 AM MST WED NOV 24 2010
...SNOW...HIGH WINDS...AND EXTREMELY COLD TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO
PROMPT BLIZZARD WARNINGS ACROSS THE CENTRAL ROCKIES...AND A LARGE
SWATH OF WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ACROSS THE NORTH CENTRAL UNITED
STATES...AND WINTER STORM WARNINGS NEAR THE CANADIAN BORDER...
BLIZZARD WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF UTAH...WESTERN
COLORADO...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST WYOMING. WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORIES AND WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE NOW IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF
THE NORTHERN GREAT PLAINS AND EXTENDING INTO THE UPPER
MIDWEST...AS WELL AS PARTS OF THE CENTRAL ROCKIES AND THE EASTERN
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 100 AM MST...A 996 MB LOW PRESSURE CENTER WAS MOVING ACROSS
NORTHEAST WYOMING. AN UNUSUALLY STRONG COLD FRONT EXTENDING
SOUTHWEST OF THE LOW PRESSURE CENTER IS USHERING IN A TRULY ARCTIC
AIRMASS WITH BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES FOR THIS TIME OF
YEAR...ALONG WITH HIGH WINDS AND BURSTS OF HEAVY SNOW. NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATE
THAT PERIODS OF MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW IS MOVING
ACROSS EASTERN UTAH AND INTO WYOMING AND COLORADO. LIGHT SNOW IS
ALSO BEING REPORTED OVER SOUTHERN MONTANA TO THE NORTH AND EAST OF
THE LOW.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM MST SUN NOV
21 THROUGH 200 AM MST WED NOV 24...
...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
BRIGHAM CITY 8.0
FARNSWORTH PEAK 8.0
WEST JORDAN 8.0
STANSBURY PARK 7.0
RICHMOND 6.0
BOUNTIFUL 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
KEMMERER 36 N 10.0
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
ALTA 71
CENTRAL WASATCH PEAKS 71
WELLSVILLE 69
PARK CITY 64
...WASHINGTON...
BELFAIR 5 N 55
BLUE LAKE 53
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS
ENDED...
...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
...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 EASTWARD INTO THE
CENTRAL PLAINS ON WEDNESDAY. A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT ALONG WITH
PLUNGING TEMPERATURES BEHIND THE LOW WILL CREATE BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS AT TIMES ACROSS PARTS OF THE CENTRAL ROCKIES EARLY
WEDNESDAY...ALONG WITH SUBZERO WIND CHILLS. BY WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON...THE GREATEST POTENTIAL OF SNOW AND WIND SHOULD MOVE
INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS WHERE A SECOND AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND PRODUCE A WIDESPREAD AREA OF LIGHT TO
MODERATE SNOW.
ADDITIONALLY...HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATER TODAY
INTO THE THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY OVER THE LOWER OHIO VALLEY STATES.
FLOOD WATCHES WILL GO INTO EFFECT TODAY OVER SOUTHERN INDIANA INTO
SOUTHWESTERN OHIO WHERE RAINFALL OF 2 TO 5 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 800 AM MST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.
HAMRICK
Last Updated: 356 AM EST WED NOV 24 2010