THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 03 FOR NORTHWESTERN STATES TO ROCKIES WINTER
STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
800 PM MST FRI NOV 14 2014
...WINTRY PRECIPITATION MOVING ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE
INTERMOUNTAIN WEST...EXPECTED TO SPREAD INTO THE PLAINS
OVERNIGHT...
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT ACROSS MUCH OF THE
INTERMOUNTAIN WEST AND INTO THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PLAINS.
WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF
NORTHWESTERN WYOMING AS WELL AS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF
COLORADO...EASTERN UTAH...AND NORTHERN NEW MEXICO.
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 700 PM MST...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 AND SOUTHWARD INTO COLORADO ALONG
THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE ROCKIES. MEANWHILE...HIGHER LEVEL
WESTERLY WINDS ARE TRANSPORTING MOISTURE FROM THE PACIFIC ACROSS
THE ARCTIC SURFACE FRONT...CAUSING PRECIPITATION TO DEVELOP AS THE
MOISTURE CROSSES THE SURFACE FRONT AND INTERACTS WITH AN
UPPER-LEVEL DISTURBANCE CROSSING THE INTERMOUNTAIN STATES.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED
THAT LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW AND POCKETS OF FREEZING RAIN WERE
MOVING EASTWARD ACROSS PARTS THE INTERMOUNTAIN STATES. SNOW WAS
ALSO FALLING ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE COLORADO ROCKIES...WHERE
OCCASIONAL HEAVY SNOW WAS REPORTED.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM MST THU NOV
13 THROUGH 700 PM MST FRI NOV 14...
...COLORADO...
COAL BANK PASS 21.0
DUNTON 4 E 18.0
LA PLATA 7 WNW 16.5
MOLAS PASS 2 NE 16.5
MONARCH PASS 1 NNW 14.5
ELK PARK 9 ENE 13.5
OURAY 4 SSE 13.5
RIO GRANDE 14 SSW 13.5
WOLF CREEK PASS 1 SSE 13.0
LA JUNTA 1 NE 12.0
RED MOUNTAIN PASS 4 SSW 12.0
COLORADO SPRINGS 6 SW 11.0
CRESTED BUTTE 6.2 N 11.0
VALLECITO 9 NE 9.0
SILVERTON 6 NNW 8.0
KEYSTONE 0.7 SW 5.8
LEADVILLE 2 NE 5.7
...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
BOISE 17 NE 10.5
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
MERIDIAN 2 NW 9.0
POCATELLO 7 S 8.7
...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...
PRINEVILLE 15.0
WHITE SALMON 4 ENE 15.0
MAUPIN 12.0
BLACK BUTTE RANCH 1 S 10.0
CANYON CITY 12 SSW 10.0
SENECA 9 NNW 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
...UTAH...
GARDEN CITY 11 W 9.1
LA SAL SNOTEL 9.0
...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 MST THU NOV 13 THROUGH 700 PM MST FRI NOV 14...
...OREGON...
BALD MOUNTAIN 2.00
EUGENE 5 S 0.50
DALLAS 0.40
SUMMIT 1 NW 0.40
BLODGETT 0.38
GRESHAM 0.25
...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.
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
MONTANA.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 200 AM MST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.
RYAN
Last Updated: 945 PM EST FRI NOV 14 2014