THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 03 FOR ROCKIES TO UPPER MIDWEST WINTER STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
200 AM MST TUE DEC 03 2013
...ARCTIC FRONT SPREADING FRIGID AIR AND WINTRY PRECIPITATION FROM
THE NORTHERN ROCKIES INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS...
WINTER STORM WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES
ARE IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST EXTENDING
EASTWARD INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS AND UPPER MIDWEST. WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE ALSO IN AFFECT FOR THE CASCADES AND BLUE
MOUNTAINS IN OREGON AND WASHINGTON AND PORTIONS OF THE SIERRA
NEVADA MOUNTAIN RANGE IN CALIFORNIA.
HIGH WIND WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR
PORTIONS OF CALIFORNIA...NEVADA...ARIZONA...COLORADO AND NEW
MEXICO.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 100 AM MST...AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WAS PUSHING SOUTHWARD INTO
THE NORTHERN ROCKIES AND NORTHERN PLAINS. A SURFACE LOW WITH A
CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 1002 MB...29.59 INCHES...WAS CENTERED 60 MILES
WEST SOUTHWEST OF MINNEAPOLIS...MINNESOTA...ALONG THIS FRONTAL
BOUNDARY. A SECOND FRONT WAS MOVING ACROSS THE CENTRAL ROCKIES. A
SURFACE LOW ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM WAS CENTERED 55 MILES EAST
OF CASPER...WYOMING WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 995 MB...29.39
INCHES. MOISTURE FROM THE PACIFIC WAS INTERACTING WITH ARCTIC AIR
AND WAS PRODUCING WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW
FALLING ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL INTERMOUNTAIN WEST...AS
WELL AS WESTERN AND CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA AND UPPER MIDWEST INTO
THE UPPER GREAT LAKES. OCCASIONAL HEAVY SNOW WAS REPORTED ACROSS
THE NORTHERN ROCKIES. IN ADDITION...STRONG GUSTY WINDS IN EXCESS
OF 50 MPH WERE REPORTED AT TIMES AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE
INTERMOUNTAIN WEST.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 500 AM MST SAT NOV
30 THROUGH 100 AM MST TUE DEC 03...
...IDAHO...
MULLAN 3 ESE 12.0
COLBURN 4 WSW 11.0
MACKAY 37 NE 9.4
ISLAND PARK 8 NW 6.5
PORTHILL 6.0
EASTPORT 1 SSE 5.0
...MINNESOTA...
DULUTH HEIGHTS 10.1
WADENA 1 NNW 9.0
DEERWOOD 8.0
HINCKLEY 1 SW 8.0
W GRAND RAPIDS 8.0
MCGREGOR 7 N 7.3
FLOODWOOD 7.0
REMER 6.5
SAWYER 4 S 6.5
ASKOV 6.0
CANYON 5.5
WALKER 1 S 5.5
BRUNO 4 S 5.3
GRAND RAPIDS 5.3
PINE RIVER 7 W 5.2
HILLMAN 8 S 4.0
DULUTH 4 NNE 3.1
...MONTANA...
JACKSON 16 SSW 14.0
PONY 5 SW 13.0
EAST PORTAL 5 NW 12.0
ISLAND PARK 16 NE 10.5
POLARIS 8 ENE 10.0
BYNUM 23 W 8.0
EAST GLACIER PARK 11 SSW 8.0
BLACKTAIL 1 SE 6.0
GREAT FALLS 6.0
NEWCOMB 2 SW 5.5
BOZEMAN 5 SW 4.0
...NORTH DAKOTA...
BUFFALO 8.0
MCCLUSKY 5.0
CARRINGTON 4.0
DUNSEITH 6 N 4.0
MOORETON 4 S 4.0
VALLEY CITY 4.0
JAMESTOWN 3.5
MINOT 3.5
FARGO 3.0
HARVEY 3.0
LEONARD 3.0
MCGREGOR 3.0
WILLISTON 3.0
...OREGON...
CAMP SHERMAN 2 SSW 3.0
...WASHINGTON...
WENATCHEE 11 SSW 7.0
CHEWELAH 6.0
...WISCONSIN...
MASON 6.0
SPOONER 6.0
RICE LAKE 1 NE 3.5
CLEAR LAKE 3.0
EAST FARMINGTON 3.0
MENOMONIE 3.0
...WYOMING...
BONDURANT 19 SW 25.0
CORA 22 N 21.0
MORAN JUNCTION 25 NE 21.0
YELLOWSTONE SOUTH ENTRANCE 5 S 19.0
AFTON 19 SE 18.0
COMMISSARY RIDGE 16.0
KEMMERER 36 N 16.0
JACKSON 9.9 NW 15.0
PAHASKA 14 N 15.0
THAYNE 17.2 E 15.0
WAPITI 19 WSW 15.0
DUBOIS 25 NW 14.0
DRIGGS 32 NNE 10.2
TOGWOTEE MOUNTAIN LODGE 9.0
SMOOT 4.9 SSE 5.0
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 500 AM MST SAT NOV
30 THROUGH 100 AM MST TUE DEC 03...
...IDAHO...
MOOSE CREEK RAWS 3.14
LOWELL 2.83
SYRINGA 1 ENE 2.65
PIERCE 2.48
FENN RAWS 2.33
...OREGON...
BLAZED ALDER SNOTEL 9.30
LOG CREEK NR RHODODENDRON 7.19
BONNEVILLE DAM 6.29
GREENPOINT RSVR SNOTEL 6.20
BRIGHTWOOD 6 N 6.10
CEDAR RAWS 5.42
LOG CREEK 4.23
TILLAMOOK 16.1 ENE 3.98
RHODODENDRON 3.8 NW 3.81
HOOD RIVER 3.1 SW 3.68
LOCKS 3.52
HEBO 4 ESE 3.31
DETROIT DAM 3.28
YELLOWSTONE MTN 3.10
ASTORIA 1.97
...WASHINGTON...
JUNE LAKE SNOTEL 5.90
OLALLIE MEADOWS SNOTEL 5.20
SURPRISE LAKES SNOTEL 5.20
REX RIVER SNOTEL 5.10
ALPINE MALPINE MEADOW SNOTEL 4.80
COUGAR 10 NNE 4.70
CARSON FISH HATCHERY 3.38
DRY CREEK 3.35
YALE 1 WSW 3.08
WHITE SALMON 0.7 WNW 2.58
KELSO-LONGVIEW AIRPORT 1.97
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
500 AM MST SAT NOV 30 THROUGH 100 AM MST TUE DEC 03...
...NORTH DAKOTA...
LA MOURE 0.10
...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...
...CALIFORNIA...
LAKE ISABELLA 19 ESE 59
...COLORADO...
PIKES PEAK 81
ELDORADO SPRINGS 4 WSW 79
EVERGREEN 3 S 78
AIR FORCE ACADEMY 3 WNW 74
BUENA VISTA 5 WSW 70
...IDAHO...
ROBERTS 59
...NEBRASKA...
KIMBALL 50
...WYOMING...
ARLINGTON 11 SE 66
BORDEAUX 65
CENTENNIAL 13 NE 65
CHUGWATER 8 S 65
BUFORD 61
HORSE CREEK 16 W 59
CHEYENNE 58
THE ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE
WESTERN AND CENTRAL U.S. OVER THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS. FRIGID
CONDITIONS WITH MUCH BELOW AVERAGE TEMPERATURES WILL FOLLOW THE
FRONT. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL IN THE COLDER AIR NORTH OF THE
FRONT...FROM THE CENTRAL ROCKIES AND THE CENTRAL GREAT BASIN TO
THE UPPER MIDWEST BY TUESDAY. A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL
ALSO RESULT IN STRONG GUSTY WINDS FOR SOME
LOCATIONS...PARTICULARLY AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. FROM EARLY TUESDAY
MORNING INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING...ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL TOTALS OF UP
TO 15 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE
ROCKIES. THE NORTHERN PLAINS AND UPPER MIDWEST CAN EXPECT 5 TO 10
INCHES OF SNOW...WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS. BY WEDNESDAY AND
INTO THURSDAY...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS FOR THE CENTRAL ROCKIES WILL
RANGE 5 TO 10 INCHES...AND THE UPPER GREAT LAKES CAN EXPECT UP TO
8 INCHES OF SNOW. FREEZING RAIN ACCUMULATIONS UP TO A QUARTER OF
AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE UPPER MIDWEST AND
UPPER GREAT LAKES ON TUESDAY AND INTO WEDNESDAY. THIS SAME SYSTEM
COULD PRODUCE A QUARTER TO ONE-HALF INCH OF ICE ACROSS PORTIONS OF
SOUTHERN PLAINS INTO THE LOWER OHIO VALLEY LATER THIS WEEK.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 800 AM MST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.
FANNING
Last Updated: 351 AM EST TUE DEC 03 2013