THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 10 FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL U.S. WINTER STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
200 PM MST TUE DEC 15 2015

...SNOW CONTINUES TO FALL ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE ROCKIES AND THE
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PLAINS... 

WINTER STORM WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES
ARE IN EFFECT FOR A LARGE PORTION OF THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST AND
ROCKIES...EXTENDING INTO THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PLAINS...AND THE
UPPER MIDWEST.

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

AT 100 PM MST...A DEEP UPPER LEVEL LOW WAS LOCATED OVER COLORADO.
IN ADDITION...A SURFACE LOW OF ABOUT 994 MB...29.35 INCHES...WAS
LOCATED ABOUT 30 MILES SOUTHWEST OF GOODLAND...KANSAS. AN OCCLUDED
FRONT EXTENDED FROM THE SURFACE LOW ACROSS WESTERN KANSAS. A COLD
FRONT WAS ALSO DRAPED ACROSS KANSAS...WESTERN OKLAHOMA...AND
TEXAS. A WARM FRONT EXTENDED ACROSS OKLAHOMA AND INTO ARKANSAS.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS SHOWED
MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ACROSS WESTERN NEBRASKA...SOUTHEASTERN
WYOMING...AND SOUTHWEST SOUTH DAKOTA. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WAS
OBSERVED IN THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST WHERE
UPSLOPE FLOW HAD DEVELOPED. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WAS ALSO
FALLING ACROSS NORTHEASTERN COLORADO AND NORTHWESTERN KANSAS.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 600 AM MST SAT DEC
12 THROUGH 100 PM MST TUE DEC 15...

...COLORADO...
WOLF CREEK PASS                      23.0                    
GRAND MESA                           18.7                    
COLUMBINE PASS                       17.0                    
LA PLATA 6 WNW                       17.0                    
RIO GRANDE RESERVOIR 14 SSW          17.0                    
MCCLURE PASS 3 N                     15.3                    
DOUGLAS PASS                         14.0                    
BOULDER 3 SSW                        12.0                    
HEART LAKE 2 WSW                     11.9                    
BELLVUE 5.2 W                        10.0                    
DENVER 2 S                            9.8                    
FORT COLLINS 4 S                      9.0                    
CASTLE ROCK 4 NNW                     7.6                    
LOUISVILLE                            7.1                    
BAYFIELD                              7.0                    
LONGMONT 2 N                          7.0                    

...MONTANA...
CORBIN 2 ESE                         23.3                    
LOST TRAIL PASS                      21.0                    
CLANCY 10 SE                         20.0                    
HELENA 9 W                           17.0                    
SPRINGDALE 5 E                       16.0                    
MONTANA CITY 2 SE                    15.9                    
EDGAR 0.2 NNW                        15.4                    
BELT 9 SW                            15.0                    
CLYDE PARK 9.6 SE                    15.0                    
MELVILLE 5 W                         14.5                    
WINNETT                              12.0                    
REED POINT 3.2 SW                    10.8                    
ABSAROKEE                            10.0                    
COLUMBUS                             10.0                    
WHITEFISH 4 NNW                      10.0                    
BILLINGS 6.0 W                        8.5                    

...NORTH DAKOTA...
OSHKOSH 10 NE                         5.0                    
MULLEN 16 SW                          4.0                    
WILLISTON                             3.5                    
SCOTTSBLUFF                           2.0                    

...UTAH...
BOUNTIFUL                            28.1                    
ALTA                                 24.0                    
SOUTH SALT LAKE                      22.0                    
ABAJAO SNOTEL 4 NE                   17.0                    
LA SAL SNOTEL                        17.0                    
SPRINGDELL                           15.0                    
EAST MILLCREEK                       14.0                    
SANDY                                12.8                    
COTTONWOOD HGTS                      12.0                    
HOLLADAY                             12.0                    
THOMPSON SPRINGS 26 NNE              11.9                    
SOUTH OGDEN                          11.5                    
PARK CITY                            11.0                    
SNOWBASIN                            10.0                    
SALT LAKE CITY                        8.0                    

...WYOMING...
ELK MOUNTAIN                         10.7                    
JACKSON 5 NW                         10.5                    
ROCK RIVER                            9.2                    
SNAKE RIVER RANGER STATION            9.0                    
JACKSON HOLE - RENDEZVOUS BOWL        8.5                    
WILSON 3 SSW                          8.0                    
SNOW KING                             7.0                    
GRANITE CREEK SNOTEL                  6.0                    
MOOSE                                 6.0                    
TETON VILLAGE 2 NE                    6.0                    
CHEYENNE                              5.5                    
BONDURANT                             5.3                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 600 AM MST SAT DEC
12 THROUGH 100 PM MST TUE DEC 15...

...IDAHO...
MCCALL                                1.39                    

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

...CALIFORNIA...
BIG BEAR LAKE 13 ESE                  80                    
BURNS CANYON                          80                    
JULIAN 2 NNE                          71                    
VOLCAN MOUNTAIN                       71                    
HIGH GLADE LOOKOUT                    63                    
REDDING 5 SSE                         61                    
RED BLUFF 11 NNW                      60                    
PIKE COUNTRY LOOKOUT RAWS             59                    
PALO CEDRO 4 SW                       56                    

...MONTANA...
LIVINGSTON 2 WSW                      61                    
EMIGRANT 12 SE                        58                    

...OREGON...
TILLAMOOK 4 W                         69                    
FLORENCE 1 NW                         66                    

...UTAH...
OGDEN PEAK                            70                    
CENTRAL WASATCH PEAKS                 63                    
PARK CITY - JUPITER                   60                    

...WASHINGTON...
CRYSTAL MOUNTAIN NWAC                 76                    
ASTORIA 13 NW                         65                    
DESTRUCTION ISLAND                    61                    
HEIN BANK BUOY                        56                    

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

...ARIZONA...
JACOB LAKE                           12.0                    
CLINTS WELL                           8.0                    
FOREST LAKES                          8.0                    
PAYSON 14 NE                          6.0                    
PINETOP-LAKESIDE                      6.0                    
FLAGSTAFF AIRPORT                     5.3                    

...CALIFORNIA...
DONNER PEAK 1 W                      20.0                    
SUGAR BOWL SKI RESORT                20.0                    
NORTHSTAR                            17.0                    
MOUNT SHASTA 6 W                     16.5                    
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE 3 ESE               14.0                    
MAMMOTH LAKES 4 W                    12.0                    
PINECREST 3 E                        12.0                    
FOREST GLEN 7 WNW                    11.0                    
MCCLOUD 3 S                          10.1                    
KINGVALE 1 WSW                       10.0                    
CALLAHAN 4 ESE                        9.9                    
MEADOW LAKE 1 NW                      9.4                    
TIONESTA 15 WSW                       9.3                    
LASSEN NATIONAL PARK 4 ESE            8.3                    
DISMAL SWAMP                          6.0                    
BRIDGEVILLE 7 E                       5.0                    
ADIN 1 S                              3.0                    

...IDAHO...
ATLANTA 6 SW                         26.3                    
DEADWOOD SUMMIT                      20.0                    
STANLEY 16 NW                        20.0                    
KETCHUM 10 NNW                       19.4                    
HAILEY 21 ENE                        19.1                    
CHALLIS 24 N                         18.7                    
FAIRFIELD 10 NNW                     17.7                    
MCCALL                               17.0                    
BELLEVUE                             16.3                    
BIG CREEK SUMMIT                     16.0                    
BOGUS BASIN SKI AREA                 15.0                    
ARCO 33 WNW                          11.4                    
BRUNDAGE SKI AREA                    11.0                    
YELLOW PINE                          10.0                    
TAMARACK                              6.0                    

...NEW MEXICO...
BONITO LAKE 5 SW                     13.0                    
CANON PLAZA 11 NNW                    9.0                    
TRES RITOS 4 NNW                      9.0                    
TERERRO 6 WNW                         7.0                    
TAOS                                  5.5                    
LOS ALAMOS 5 WNW                      5.0                    
CHAMA                                 4.0                    
FENCE LAKE 5 NW                       3.0                    
PREWITT 5 WSW                         3.0                    
SANTA FE 1 SW                         1.5                    

...NEVADA...
INCLINE VILLAGE 3 E                  24.0                    
MOUNT ROSE SKI AREA                  20.0                    
JARBIDGE 3 SSW                       16.0                    
MOUNTAIN CITY 16 SSE                 11.0                    
PARADISE VALLEY 12 N                 10.0                    
INCLINE VILLAGE 1 NE                  7.0                    
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE 6 ENE                6.0                    
CARSON CITY 1 NE                      3.0                    
GARDNERVILLE RANCH 3 WSW              2.5                    

...OREGON...
WILLAMETTE PASS                      33.0                    
DIAMOND LAKE                         31.0                    
BEAR GRASS                           25.0                    
TIMBERLINE LODGE                     24.0                    
TOMBSTONE SUMMIT                     23.0                    
BIG RED MOUNTAIN                     21.0                    
SUNRIVER 15 NW                       20.0                    
BILLIE CREEK DIVIDE                  19.0                    
DALY LAKE                            19.0                    
BENNETT PASS                         18.0                    
LA PINE 5 NNW                        16.0                    
CRATER LAKE 1 WNW                    14.4                    
HOWARD PRAIRIE DAM                   12.0                    
MITCHELL 13 SW                       12.0                    
BONANZA 7.0 N                        10.5                    
ASHLAND 1 SSE                        10.0                    
GREENHORN 5 SE                       10.0                    
APPLEGATE 3 NE                        8.0                    
KLAMATH FALLS 2 N                     8.0                    
SILVER CREEK                          8.0                    
FLORA 1.0 SE                          7.0                    
SUNRIVER 10 S                         6.0                    
BUTTE FALLS 4.5 NNW                   4.0                    
PROSPECT 7 SW                         4.0                    

...WASHINGTON...
SWIFT CREEK                          17.0                    
JUNE LAKE                            14.0                    
SURPRISE LAKES                       13.0                    
LONE PINE                            12.0                    
SKI BLUEWOOD                         12.0                    

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

...CALIFORNIA...
BROOKINGS 3 NNW                       8.71                    
RED MOUND RAWS                        8.71                    
CAMP SIX RAWS NEAR GASQUET            8.10                    
MIRANDA 4 SE                          7.68                    
CRESCENT CITY 7.8 NNE                 6.93                    
FORT DICK 0.2 SSW                     6.20                    
CRESCENT CITY/MC NAMARA FIELD         5.71                    
SMITH RIVER 1.1 SSE                   5.41                    
HARBOR                                5.29                    
NOTCHKO RAWS                          5.16                    
TRINIDAD 1.0 ENE                      4.24                    
STEAMBOAT                             4.20                    
GOLD HILL 5.4 NNW                     4.01                    
ARCATA/EUREKA AIRPORT                 3.95                    
ARCATA AIRPORT                        3.94                    
MCKINLEYVILLE 2.3 NE                  3.19                    
SIMS                                  2.63                    
SHASTA DAM                            2.44                    
WHISKEYTOWN 1 SSW                     2.40                    
WHISPERING PINES                      2.32                    
PETROLIA 7.4 SE                       2.31                    
EUREKA 1.2 E                          2.05                    

...OREGON...
BROOKINGS 4.2 ENE                     8.16                    
HARBOR 1NNW                           6.25                    
O'BRIEN 2 SW                          4.90                    
GOLD BEACH                            4.47                    
SUNNY VALLEY 4 SSW                    4.14                    
WILDERVILLE 2.4 WSW                   4.09                    
GRANTS PASS 9.5 W                     3.90                    
LANGLOIS 6 NNE                        3.74                    
BANDON 11.4 S                         3.46                    
SEXTON SUMMIT                         3.01                    
ROSEBURG MUNI ARPT                    2.92                    
MEDFORD-JACKSON CO. ARPT              2.61                    
NORTH BEND MUNI ARPT                  2.42                    

...WASHINGTON...
HOODSPORT 3.7 WNW                     2.39                    
QUINAULT 2.2 NE                       2.05                    
BRINNON 1.7 WSW                       1.94                    
OLYMPIA 7.3 WSW                       1.58                    
SHELTON/SANDERSON FIELD ARPT          1.39                    
VANCOUVER                             1.37                    
OLYMPIA AIRPORT                       1.23                    
PORT ANGELES 9.3 SSW                  1.18                    
QUILLAYUTE                            1.15                    


THE SURFACE LOW AND ASSOCIATED FRONTS WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH
THROUGH THE PLAINS ON TONIGHT...AND BY WEDNESDAY THE FRONT WILL
EXTEND FROM THE UPPER MIDWEST TO THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY.
SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF IN THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST AND
NORTHERN ROCKIES TONIGHT WITH LIGHT ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS.
HEAVY SNOW WILL IMPACT THE NORTHERN PLAINS AND PORTIONS OF THE
CENTRAL PLAINS ON TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS RANGING
FROM 6 TO 10 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...WILL BE
POSSIBLE. 

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 800 PM MST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.

KREKELER




Last Updated: 333 PM EST TUE DEC 15 2015