THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER

CAMP SPRINGS, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 6 FOR THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
900 PM CST WED NOV 24 2010
 
...WINTER STORM MOVING ACROSS THE CENTRAL U.S. CONTINUES TO RAISE
HAVOC FOR HOLIDAY TRAVELERS...
 
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES AND WINTER STORM WARNINGS REMAIN IN
EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE NORTH CENTRAL U.S....FROM CENTRAL MONTANA
TO NORTHERN WISCONSIN AND MICHIGAN.  WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE
ALSO IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC REGION AS
WELL NORTHEASTERN ARKANSAS AND WESTERN TENNESSEE.
 
FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WATCHES HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR MUCH OF THE
OHIO VALLEY.
 
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AT 800 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND
SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED A LARGE STORM SYSTEM SPRAWLED
ACROSS THE CENTRAL U.S. WITH A 1006 MB...29.71 INCHES...SURFACE
LOW LOCATED OVER NORTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA.  A COLD FRONT EXTENDED
SOUTHWARD FROM THE LOW..ACROSS THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND
BACK OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AND SOUTHWEST.  WINDS WERE
INCREASING BEHIND THE FRONT AND TEMPERATURES WERE QUICKLY FALLING
TO BELOW NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR.  THE WARM FRONT ASSOCIATED
WITH THIS SYSTEM DRAPED ACROSS THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY.  TO
THE NORTH OF THE WARM FRONT AND EAST OF THE COLD FRONT...A LARGE
AREA OF LIGHT TO MODERATE MIXED PRECIPITATION WAS MOVING EASTWARD
THROUGH THE UPPER MIDWEST...GREAT LAKES...AND OHIO VALLEY. 
FURTHER SOUTH...A LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WAS MOVING
ACROSS CENTRAL MISSOURI AND NORTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA.  

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM CST SUN NOV
21 THROUGH 900 PM CST WED NOV 24...

...MINNESOTA...
LITTLEFORK 2 SW                       8.5                     
ORR 3 E                               4.0                     

...NORTH DAKOTA...
FARGO 5 SW                            9.0                     
HALLIDAY                              7.0                     
MOHALL                                5.0                     
SHERWOOD                              5.0                     
NEW SALEM                             4.5                     
BOWBELLS                              4.0                     
KIEF                                  4.0                     
BUFFALO                               3.1                     
STREETER 4 NW                         2.8                     

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM CST SUN NOV
21 THROUGH 900 PM CST WED NOV 24...

...ILLINOIS...
FLORA                                 2.25                     

...MISSOURI...
ST CHARLES                            2.15                     
HAZELWOOD                             2.04                     
ST LOUIS/LAMBERT INTL ARPT            2.04                     

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

...COLORADO...
RED MOUNTAIN PASS 3 WSW                 89                     

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

...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                     

...COLORADO...
GLENWOOD SPRINGS 1 S                  5.2                     
CARBONDALE 8 S                        4.9                     
AVON 2 N                              4.3                     

...IDAHO...
SHEEP MOUNTAIN                       37.2                     
MILL CREEK SUMMIT                    36.0                     
VIENNA MINE                          32.0                     
FRANKLIN BASIN                       31.7                     
DOLLARHIDE                           27.2                     
HILTS CREEK                          24.7                     
EMIGRANT SUMMIT                      18.6                     
WAYAN 2 NE                           15.1                     
POCATELLO 7 S                        14.8                     
BOISE 12 ENE                          5.5                     

...MONTANA...
RONAN 4 NE                           18.8                     
LIVINGSTON 2 SSW                     14.8                     
DIXON                                11.0                     
ANACONDA                             10.0                     
NINEMILE 3 N                          8.0                     
PHILIPSBURG                           6.0                     

...NEVADA...
INCLINE VILLAGE 1 NE                 15.5                     
RENO 9 W                             14.5                     
MT. CHARLESTON 4 WNW                  8.0                     
GARDNERVILLE 5 W                      7.5                     
ELKO 1 SE                             6.1                     
OWENS VALLEY RAWS 5 S                 3.7                     

...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                     

...UTAH...
SANDY 2 NE                           16.1                     
BRIGHTON CREST                       16.0                     
MORGAN 1 SE                          14.3                     
TAYLORSVILLE 2 SW                    14.0                     
BRIGHAM CITY                          8.0                     
FARNSWORTH PEAK                       8.0                     
WEST JORDAN                           8.0                     
STANSBURY PARK                        7.0                     
RICHMOND                              6.0                     
SALT LAKE CITY                        4.0                     

...WASHINGTON...
MINERAL                              16.4                     
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                     
ISSAQUAH                              6.0                     
SPOKANE 7 W                           5.9                     
SEATTLE-TACOMA AIRPORT                2.7                     

...WYOMING...
TETON VILLAGE 2 SW                   15.8                     
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                     
MOOSE                                 9.0                     
PAHASKA 14 NE                         6.0                     
WAPITI 19 WSW                         6.0                     


THE SURFACE LOW WILL STRENGTHEN AS IT LIFTS INTO CANADA WEDNESDAY
NIGHT.  THE COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH SOUTH AND EASTWARD
TOWARDS THE ATLANTIC COAST OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS...AND
TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO PLUMMET BEHIND THE FRONT.  SNOW
SHOULD COME TO AN END FOR THE UPPER MIDWEST BY THANKSGIVING
MORNING...HOWEVER...THE RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD EASTWARD
ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY AND INTO THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION.  FLOODING
AND FLASH FLOODING WILL BE A THREAT FOR PORTIONS OF THE OHIO AND
MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEYS...WHILE SNOW...SLEET..AND FREEZING RAIN
COULD MIX IN WITH THE RAIN OVER PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN
MID-ATLANTIC STATES.        

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 300 AM CST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.

GERHARDT




Last Updated: 953 PM EST WED NOV 24 2010