THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 05 FOR WESTERN TO CENTRAL U.S. WINTER STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
800 PM MST THU NOV 26 2015
...SNOW CONTINUING TO FALL ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL AND
NORTHERN ROCKIES WITH SOME FREEZING RAIN OCCURRING IN THE CENTRAL
PLAINS...
FLASH FLOOD WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN
PLAINS AND MIDDLE AND LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY.
ICE STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA
PANHANDLES...WESTERN OKLAHOMA...AND SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 700 PM MST...A COLD FRONT SLOWLY PUSHING ACROSS THE CENTRAL
U.S. WRAPPED BACK ALONG THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE CENTRAL AND
NORTHERN ROCKIES AS A QUASI-STATIONARY FRONT WITH SEVERAL SURFACE
LOWS ALONG THE FRONT. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS AND SURFACE
OBSERVATIONS SHOWED LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW FALLING ACROSS PORTIONS
OF THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL ROCKIES. LIGHT SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN
WAS ALSO REPORTED OVER PORTIONS OF NEBRASKA AND IOWA SOUTHWESTWARD
ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS. LIGHT TO MODERATE
RAIN WAS FALLING FURTHER SOUTH ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW
MEXICO...TEXAS...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND MISSOURI.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM MST TUE NOV
24 THROUGH 700 PM MST THU NOV 26...
...COLORADO...
FORT COLLINS 2 W 5.5
VIRGINIA DALE 7 ENE 4.5
BUCKHORN MOUNTAIN 1 E 4.0
ESTES PARK 1.8 S 3.1
WOLF CREEK PASS 1 SSE 3.0
LOVELAND 3.1 WNW 2.7
FORT COLLINS 3.7 SW 2.4
...IOWA...
LADORA 2 SSW 1.5
...MICHIGAN...
HOUGHTON 4 ESE 4.0
TROWBRIDGE PARK 3.0
...NORTH DAKOTA...
NW CROSBY 1.0
NW WATFORD CITY 1.0
...NEBRASKA...
GRAND ISLAND 2.0
SCOTTSBLUFF 2.0
...SOUTH DAKOTA...
DOWNTOWN SPEARFISH 4.5
WHITEWOOD 4.2 NNW 1.8
BELLE FOURCHE 0.9 SSE 1.5
HOT SPRINGS 0.5 SSW 1.2
...UTAH...
SNOWBIRD 8.0
ALTA 6.5
POWDER MOUNTAIN 5.0
NORTHEAST OGDEN BENCH 4.0
PROVO CANYON 4.0
LOGAN 0.7 SW 1.0
...WISCONSIN...
BUTTERNUT 3 N 3.0
UPSON 3.0
RICE LAKE 2.5
...WYOMING...
SINKS CANYON 14.0
LANDER AIRPORT 11.4
HOBBS PARK SNOTEL 10.0
HUDSON 8.5
RIVERTON 8.0
ARAPAHOE 2 SSW 7.0
WHEATLAND 20 SW 6.0
PINEDALE 13.8 NW 4.5
LOST SPRINGS 11.9 NW 4.2
MANVILLE 13 SSW 4.0
CHEYENNE 17.4 WNW 2.0
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
700 AM MST TUE NOV 24 THROUGH 700 PM MST THU NOV 26...
...COLORADO...
CHEYENNE WELLS 7 E 0.20
...IOWA...
SAC CITY 0.13
BASSETT 7 S 0.12
POCAHONTAS 0.10
ROCKWELL CITY 0.10
SIOUX RAPIDS 4 E 0.10
...KANSAS...
GOODLAND 0.12
HAIGLER 8 S 0.12
...NEBRASKA...
WILBER 0.25
SWANTON 0.20
OMAHA 0.12
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS
ENDED...
...CALIFORNIA...
KIRKWOOD MEADOWS 1 SE 22.0
SODA SPRINGS 2 ENE 20.0
DONNER PEAK 1 W 17.0
PROSSER CREEK RES 5 WSW 15.0
TWIN BRIDGES 2 ESE 12.0
TRUCKEE 10.0
TAHOE CITY 3 ENE 8.0
SQUAW VALLEY 7.5
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE 3 S 6.0
...IDAHO...
BUHL 14.0
RICHFIELD 10.0
MACKAY 17 SW 9.1
JEROME 8.5
ARCO 33 WNW 8.2
KETCHUM 8.1
BLISS 8.0
CHUBBUCK 5.0
POCATELLO 5.0
...MONTANA...
CLANCY 2 N 8.5
GREAT FALLS 4 S 8.0
MISSOULA 3 SSW 7.2
LOLO 7.0
BONNER 6.0
TWIN CREEKS 6.0
...NEVADA...
JARBIDGE 18.0
JIGGS 8 ESE 10.0
RUBY LAKE 6 NNW 10.0
CHARLESTON 11 NW 9.0
TUSCARORA 6 W 9.0
DAGGET PASS 8.0
GILLMAN SPRINGS 6 WNW 7.0
PARADISE VALLEY 12 N 6.0
RENO 17 NNW 3.5
...OREGON...
CRATER LAKE 1 NW 23.0
BLY 17 NNE 21.0
BEND 1 E 16.0
DESCHUTES RIVER 1 SSE 13.0
POST 14 SW 13.0
PRINEVILLE 8 SE 11.0
ASHWOOD 6 N 10.0
SUNRIVER 8.0
DIAMOND LAKE 6.5
A DEEP UPPER LOW WILL DRIFT EAST ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN TONIGHT
WITH SNOW SPREADING SOUTH ACROSS WESTERN COLORADO INTO NEW MEXICO.
BY EARLY SATURDAY...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6-10 INCHES ARE
POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHWESTERN COLORADO AND NORTHERN
NEW MEXICO. MEANWHILE FURTHER TO THE EAST...THE WELL-DEFINED
FRONTAL BOUNDARY EXTENDING ACROSS THE CENTRAL U.S. WILL CONTINUE
TO SAG SLOWLY SOUTHEASTWARD...SETTING THE STAGE FOR THE
DEVELOPMENT OF A BROAD AREA OF PRECIPITATION FROM THE SOUTHERN
PLAINS TO THE UPPER MIDWEST. NORTH OF THIS FRONT...WIDESPREAD
SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATER TODAY FROM
NORTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO TO THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. ON FRIDAY
INTO EARLY SATURDAY...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL SHIFT FURTHER
SOUTH...EXTENDING FROM SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS TO
THE LOWER MISSOURI VALLEY. WIDESPREAD ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF A
QUARTER INCH OR MORE ARE POSSIBLE FROM THE TEXAS PANHANDLE TO
WESTERN IOWA. FURTHER TO THE NORTH IN THE DEEPER COLD AIR...A
SWATH OF GENERALLY LIGHT SNOW IS DEVELOPING TODAY FROM THE UPPER
MIDWEST BACK INTO THE FRONT RANGE OF CENTRAL ROCKIES. SOUTH OF THE
FRONT...HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED FROM NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS INTO
THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...WIDESPREAD
RAINFALL TOTALS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...WITH LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS.
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.
KREKELER
Last Updated: 924 PM EST THU NOV 26 2015