THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 06 FOR CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST U.S. WINTER STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
900 AM CST SUN DEC 08 2013

...WINTRY PRECIPITATION IS DEVELOPING FROM THE CENTRAL
PLAINS...ACROSS THE OHIO AND TENNESSEE VALLEYS...AND INTO THE
MID-ATLANTIC...  

ICE STORM WARNINGS AND FREEZING RAIN ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR
A SMALL AREA IN THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY... WESTERN
TENNESSEE... AND NORTHERN NORTH CAROLINA.

WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
FOR PORTIONS OF THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST AND CENTRAL/SOUTHERN
ROCKIES. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE
MIDWEST AS WELL AS EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL PLAINS. WINTER
STORM WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN
EFFECT FROM THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TO THE NORTHEAST.

FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AT 800 AM CST...A SURFACE LOW WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 1004
MB...29.65 INCHES...WAS LOCATED IN SOUTH-CENTRAL COLORADO. A
FRONTAL BOUNDARY EXTENDED SOUTHWESTWARD FROM THE SURFACE LOW
THROUGH THE SOUTHWEST UNITED STATES. ACROSS MOST OF THE NATION...A
FRIGID ARCTIC AIR MASS WAS IN PLACE WITH PLENTY OF MOISTURE IN THE
UPPER LEVELS MOVING THROUGH THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN U.S...WELL
AHEAD OF THE STORM SYSTEM AND THE UPPER LEVEL ENERGY CORE.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED
A LARGE AREA OF MAINLY LIGHT SNOW WAS FALLING FROM THE EASTERN
PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL PLAINS... ACROSS THE MIDWEST AND OHIO
VALLEY... AND INTO THE MID-ATLANTIC. SOUTH OF THE SNOW WHERE
TEMPERATURES WERE A BIT WARMER...A MIXTURE OF SNOW...SLEET...AND
FREEZING RAIN WAS BEING REPORTED FROM THE TENNESSEE VALLEY INTO
NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHERN VIRGINIA. ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST... SOME
ISOLATED AREAS OF LIGHT RAIN WERE OBSERVED. SOME LIGHT SNOW WAS
ALSO FALLING OVER PARTS OF THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN ROCKIES JUST
AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT BOUNDARY.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM CST FRI DEC
06 THROUGH 800 AM CST SUN DEC 08...

...ARIZONA...
JACOB LAKE 1 N                       11.0                    
COLORADO CITY                         7.0                    

...COLORADO...
COAL BANK PASS                       13.0                    
MOLAS PASS                           12.0                    
MONUMENT - HIGHWAY 550                5.0                    
SILVERTON                             5.0                    
MONTE VISTA 10.8 SW                   4.5                    
MOUNT CRESTED BUTT 2 SE               4.0                    
ARAPAHOE PARK 1.4 WSW                 3.0                    

...KANSAS...
BURR OAK                              5.0                    
DRESDEN                               4.0                    
HADDAM                                4.0                    
HUNTER                                4.0                    
LINN                                  4.0                    
SMITH CENTER                          4.0                    
DODGE CITY 12.7 S                     3.0                    
STOCKTON 10.4 WNW                     3.0                    

...NEBRASKA...
RED CLOUD                             6.5                    
BRUNING                               6.0                    
CLAY CENTER                           6.0                    
FRANKLIN                              6.0                    
YORK 3 N                              6.0                    
HASTINGS 3.0 SE                       5.5                    
BRADSHAW                              5.0                    
FRIEND                                5.0                    
MCCOOL JUNCTION                       4.0                    
OXFORD 8 SW                           4.0                    
WILSONVILLE                           4.0                    
CRETE 4.0 N                           3.8                    
MCCOOL JUNCTION 1.1 ENE               3.5                    
WILCOX                                3.4                    

...WEST VIRGINIA...
TEAYS VALLEY 1 WNW                    5.5                    
SUTTON 5 S                            4.5                    
ELEANOR                               4.0                    
MILTON 3 S                            4.0                    
OAK HILL                              4.0                    

...WYOMING...
ELK MOUNTAIN 21 SSE                   6.0                    
ENCAMPMENT 10 WSW                     6.0                    
RAWLINS 35 S                          6.0                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
700 AM CST FRI DEC 06 THROUGH 800 AM CST SUN DEC 08...

...ARKANSAS...
TEXARKANA                             0.10                    

...KENTUCKY...
COBHILL                               0.25                    
MURRAY                                0.25                    
PEMBROKE 7 N                          0.25                    
STANTON 4 ESE                         0.10                    

...MISSISSIPPI...
TUNICA                                0.10                    

...TENNESSEE...
BOLIVAR 4 SE                          0.40                    
CLARKSVILLE                           0.40                    
MEDON 3 S                             0.15                    
WHITE HOUSE                           0.13                    
FAIRVIEW                              0.10                    
WESTMORELAND                          0.10                    

...VIRGINIA...
BOWLING GREEN                         0.10                    
CREWE                                 0.10                    
LAKESIDE                              0.10                    
LOUISA                                0.10                    
MIDLOTHIAN                            0.10                    

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

...CALIFORNIA...
INDIAN WELLS CANYON                   99                    
SQUAW SPRINGS RAWS                    81                    
JULIAN 2 NNE                          79                    
BIG BEAR CITY 13 ESE                  77                    
BURNS CANYON                          77                    
INYOKERN                              76                    
BICYCLE LAKE AIRFIELD                 75                    
VOLCAN MOUNTAIN                       70                    
JAWBONE CANYON RAWS                   68                    
BLUE MAX                              66                    
FORT IRWIN                            64                    
HARRISON PARK                         60                    

...COLORADO...
POWDERHORN SKI AREA 1 N               60                    
SILVERTON 2 SE                        58                    

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

...CALIFORNIA...
KIRKWOOD SKI RESORT PEAK             32.0                    
BLUE LAKES                           25.0                    
KIRKWOOD SKI RESORT BASE             24.0                    
KINGVALE 1 WSW                       23.0                    
DONNER PEAK 1 SW                     22.0                    
SUGARBOWL SKI RESORT PEAK            22.0                    
NORTHSTAR SKI AREA                   18.0                    
SIERRA AT TAHOE SKI RESORT           18.0                    
SUGARBOWL SKI RESORT BASE            18.0                    
TWIN BRIDGES 2 ESE                   18.0                    
PROSSER CREEK RESERVOIR 4 W          17.0                    
ALPINE MEADOWS 6 SE                  15.0                    
SQUAW VALLEY SKI AREA                15.0                    

...IDAHO...
KETCHUM 33 NW                        25.0                    
HAILEY 20 ENE                        18.0                    
ISLAND PARK 1 W                      16.0                    
MACKAY 17 SW                         16.0                    
MONTPELIER 14 N                      16.0                    
POCATELLO 7 S                        16.0                    
STANLEY 28 NE                        16.0                    
ARCO 50 NW                           12.0                    
LAVA HOT SPRINGS 10 SSE              12.0                    
PRESTON 14 NW                        12.0                    
WAYMAN 2 NE                          12.0                    
HAILEY 21 ENE                         8.0                    
BOISE 17 N                            4.0                    

...NEVADA...
INCLINE VILLAGE 1 NE                 17.0                    
MOUNT ROSE SKI AREA                  16.0                    
NEW WASHOE CITY 5.2 SW               10.3                    
ELY 10 SSW                           10.0                    
EUREKA 4 SSW                         10.0                    
CARSON CITY 3 WNW                     9.5                    
AUSTIN                                8.0                    
CARLIN 21 NW                          7.0                    
INDIAN HILLS                          6.5                    
RENO 3.4 WSW                          6.0                    
SUN VALLEY 0.9 N                      6.0                    
SPARKS 1.7 E                          4.5                    
VIRGINIA CITY 5 E                     4.5                    

...OREGON...
SISKIYOU SUMMIT 2 WSW                13.0                    
MODOC POINT 7 WNW                    12.0                    
BUTTE FALLS                          10.0                    
EUGENE SW                            10.0                    
OAKRIDGE 4.6 NE                      10.0                    
DUFUR 9 WSW                           9.0                    
ELMIRA                                9.0                    
HEPPNER 6 NNW                         9.0                    
PHILOMATH                             9.0                    
VENETA 2 N                            9.0                    
ASHLAND 0.8 S                         8.0                    
CRESWELL                              8.0                    

...UTAH...
PARAGONAH                            17.0                    
ALTON                                16.0                    
DUCK CREEK VILLAGE                   16.0                    
KANAB                                10.0                    
NEW HARMONY                          10.0                    
PROVO CANYON                         10.0                    
SPRINGDELL                           10.0                    
HEBER CITY                            8.0                    
SNOWBASIN MID BOWL                    7.0                    
LAYTON                                5.5                    
BRIGHTON CREST                        5.0                    
THATCHER 1.7 ESE                      4.5                    


AS THE STORM SYSTEM MOVES FROM THE ROCKIES INTO THE PLAINS
TODAY...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM SHOULD BECOME BETTER ORGANIZED
ACROSS THE CENTER OF THE NATION AND CONTINUE MOVING IN A MORE
NORTHEAST DIRECTION BY MONDAY. COLD AIR ALREADY IN PLACE AHEAD OF
THIS SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING WINTRY PRECIPITATION TO PLACES
FROM THE MIDWEST TO THE MID-ATLANTIC AND NORTHEAST. IN THE HIGHER
TERRAIN OUT WEST...THE SNOW SHOULD CONTINUE TO TAPER OFF THIS
AFTERNOON...WITH VERY LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION EXPECTED.
RELATIVELY LIGHT ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4
INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT ACROSS THE MIDWEST AND UPPER
GREAT LAKES. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE
ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE MID-ATLANTIC AND NORTHEAST...PARTICULARLY
THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS. FREEZING RAIN WILL BE THE MORE
SIGNIFICANT THREAT FROM THE TENNESSEE VALLEY TO THE MID-ATLANTIC
STATES. ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO GENERALLY BE LESS THAN A
QUARTER INCH...EXCEPT ACROSS PORTIONS OF WEST VIRGINIA AND
VIRGINIA WHERE AMOUNTS COULD BE AS HIGH AS HALF AN INCH OR MORE.

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

MONARSKI




Last Updated: 1004 AM EST SUN DEC 08 2013