THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 02 FOR NORTHWESTERN STATES TO ROCKIES WINTER
STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
100 PM PST FRI NOV 14 2014

...WINTRY PRECIPITATION MOVING ACROSS PORTIONS OF OREGON AND THE
INTERMOUNTAIN WEST... 

WIND CHILL ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF MONTANA.

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

AT 1200 PM PST...AN ARCTIC AIR MASS HAS SETTLED ACROSS THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST AND THE NORTHERN ROCKIES. AN ARCTIC FRONTAL BOUNDARY AT
THE SURFACE EXTENDED FROM SOUTHERN OREGON EASTWARD INTO THE
NORTHERN INTERMOUNTAIN STATES. MEANWHILE...HIGHER LEVEL WESTERLY
WINDS ARE TRANSPORTING MOISTURE FROM THE PACIFIC ACROSS THE ARCTIC
SURFACE FRONT...CAUSING PRECIPITATION TO DEVELOP. NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED THAT LIGHT TO
MODERATE SNOW AND POCKETS OF FREEZING RAIN WERE MOVING EASTWARD
ACROSS PARTS OF OREGON AND THE INTERMOUNTAIN STATES. SNOW WAS ALSO
BEGINNING TO FALL ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE COLORADO ROCKIES...WHERE
OCCASIONAL HEAVY SNOW WAS REPORTED.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM PST THU NOV
13 THROUGH 1200 PM PST FRI NOV 14...

...COLORADO...
OURAY 4 SSE                          13.5                    
CRESTED BUTTE 6.2 N                  11.0                    
SILVERTON 6 NNW                       8.0                    
KEYSTONE 0.7 SW                       5.8                    
LEADVILLE 2 NE                        5.7                    
TELLURIDE                             5.0                    
MAYSVILLE                             4.3                    

...IDAHO...
KETCHUM 22 NW                        25.7                    
STANLEY 16 NW                        17.3                    
BURLEY 18 SE                         15.0                    
LOWMAN 1 NNE                         14.0                    
S VICTOR                             12.0                    
PINE 1 N                             10.5                    
BLACKFOOT 32 E                       10.4                    
CLAYTON 3 W                          10.0                    
MONTPELIER 11 NE                      9.2                    
GARDEN CITY 2 NW                      9.0                    
IDAHO CITY 15 W                       9.0                    
POCATELLO 7 S                         8.7                    
PRESLEY BRIDGE 5 SW                   7.5                    
MERIDIAN 2.7 S                        6.2                    
BOISE                                 6.0                    

...MONTANA...
WEST YELLOWSTONE 4 SW                 7.8                    
ISLAND PARK 25 WNW                    6.0                    

...NEVADA...
CORRAL CANYON SNOTEL                  7.0                    
SEVENTYSIX CREEK SNOTEL               7.0                    
FRY CANYON                            6.0                    
BIG CREEK SUMMIT SNOTEL               5.0                    

...OREGON...
WHITE SALMON 4 ENE                   15.0                    
MAUPIN                               12.0                    
PRINEVILLE 1 N                       12.0                    
BLACK BUTTE RANCH 1 S                10.0                    
CANYON CITY 12 SSW                   10.0                    
SISTERS 2 NNE                         9.4                    
GRANITE 6 ESE                         8.0                    
ODELL  8 SSW                          8.0                    
SE COVE                               8.0                    
TERREBONNE 9 NW                       8.0                    
BEND                                  7.0                    
HOOD RIVER                            7.0                    
LA GRANDE 1 S                         7.0                    
MADRAS                                7.0                    
PILOT ROCK                            6.0                    

...UTAH...
GARDEN CITY 11 W                      9.1                    

...WYOMING...
MOOSE .4 S                           11.0                    
AFTON 16 S                           10.0                    
THAYNE 4.7 NNE                        8.5                    
JACKSON 12.3 NE                       7.0                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
700 AM PST THU NOV 13 THROUGH 1200 PM PST FRI NOV 14...

...OREGON...
BALD MOUNTAIN                         2.00                    
BLODGETT                              0.38                    

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

...WYOMING...
ARLINGTON 5 NW                        54                    


AN ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM CURRENTLY IN WESTERN CANADA IS
FORECAST TO BUILD SOUTHWARD AND WILL BEGIN TO PUSH AN ARCTIC COLD
FRONT SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE WESTERN U.S. OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
WINTRY PRECIPITATION BEHIND THE COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD
TO THE SOUTH AND EAST INTO THE GREAT BASIN AND CENTRAL ROCKIES
TOMORROW...REACHING THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES BY SUNDAY. LIGHT
ADDITIONAL FREEZING RAIN ACCUMULATIONS OF LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN
INCH ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT IN PARTS OF OREGON. MEANWHILE...OVER A
FOOT OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE HIGHER ELEVATION OF
NORTHWESTERN WYOMING AND WESTERN COLORADO THROUGH SUNDAY.
ADDITIONALLY...SNOW WILL BEGIN TO SPREAD INTO PORTIONS OF THE
CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PLAINS TONIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.
NORTH OF THE ARCTIC FRONT...FRIGID TEMPERATURES NEAR OR BELOW ZERO
WILL BE IN PLACE FOR SOME AREAS...WITH WIND CHILL VALUES OF 10 TO
30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO POSSIBLE FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN MONTANA.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 700 PM PST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.

RYAN




Last Updated: 359 PM EST FRI NOV 14 2014