THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 06 FOR WESTERN U.S. WINTER STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
200 PM MST MON DEC 14 2015
...SNOW CONTINUES TO FALL ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE INTERMOUNTAIN
WEST AND ROCKIES...
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.
WIND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE GREAT BASIN AND
THE SOUTHWEST.
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 TROUGH WAS LOCATED IN THE
WESTERN U.S....WITH A FRONT AT THE SURFACE LOCATED ACROSS THE
CENTRAL ROCKIES...GREAT BASIN...AND THROUGH CENTRAL ARIZONA.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS SHOWED
MAINLY SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS STILL IMPACTING PARTS OF WESTERN
WASHINGTON...WESTERN OREGON...AND NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA. NEAR THE
FRONT ITSELF...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WAS OBSERVED IN THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS OF THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST AND SOUTHWEST. AN AREA OF
MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WAS OBSERVED ACROSS MONTANA WHERE UPSLOPE
FLOW HAD DEVELOPED.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 600 AM MST SAT DEC
12 THROUGH 100 PM MST MON DEC 14...
...ARIZONA...
JACOB LAKE 7.0
PAYSON 14 NE 6.0
FLAGSTAFF AIRPORT 5.3
...CALIFORNIA...
DONNER PEAK 1 W 20.0
SUGAR BOWL SKI RESORT 20.0
MOUNT SHASTA 6 W 16.5
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
...MONTANA...
LOST TRAIL PASS 21.0
CLANCY 3 W 15.0
WHITEFISH 4 NNW 10.0
EAST PORTAL 5 NW 8.0
ESSEX 6.0
HAPPYS INN 5.0
...NEVADA...
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
...UTAH...
BOUNTIFUL 19.0
EAST MILLCREEK 14.0
COTTONWOOD HGTS 12.0
HOLLADAY 12.0
SOUTH OGDEN 11.5
PARK CITY 11.0
SANDY 10.5
SNOWBASIN 10.0
SPRINGDELL 9.0
BRIGHTON 7.0
POWDER MTN 7.0
SALT LAKE CITY 7.0
UNIV OF UTAH 6.0
SYRACUSE 5.2
...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 FROM 600 AM MST SAT DEC
12 THROUGH 100 PM MST MON DEC 14...
...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
...IDAHO...
MCCALL 1.39
...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
...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
THE SURFACE FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH THROUGH THE INTERMOUNTAIN
WEST AS PRECIPITATION OVERSPREADS MUCH OF THE REGION. THE RAIN
ALONG THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST WILL CONTINUE TO TAPER OFF AS
THE STORM MOVES INLAND AND THE ONSHORE FLOW WEAKENS. THE DEEP
UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL MOVE THROUGH THE WESTERN U.S. BEHIND THE
SURFACE COLD FRONT...BRINGING IN COLDER AIR AND LOWERING SNOW
LEVELS. HEAVY SNOW WILL PICK UP AGAIN TONIGHT IMPACTING THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS OF THE GREAT BASIN AND THE NORTHERN/CENTRAL ROCKIES. AS
MUCH AS ONE OR TWO FEET OF SNOW...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...
WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH TUESDAY WITH LESSER AMOUNTS EXPECTED IN
THE VALLEYS AND LOWER ELEVATIONS. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD INTO
THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PLAINS BY TUESDAY WHERE 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: 343 PM EST MON DEC 14 2015