THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 07 FOR WESTERN U.S. WINTER STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
800 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.

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

AT 700 PM MST...A DEEP UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WAS LOCATED IN THE
WESTERN U.S....WITH A FRONT AT THE SURFACE LOCATED ACROSS THE
CENTRAL COLORADO AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS SHOWED MAINLY SCATTERED RAIN
SHOWERS STILL IMPACTING PARTS OF NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA. NEAR THE
FRONT ITSELF...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WAS OBSERVED IN THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS OF THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN ROCKIES. AN AREA OF
MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WAS OBSERVED ACROSS MONTANA...WYOMING...AND
NORTHERN UTAH WHERE UPSLOPE FLOW HAD DEVELOPED.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 600 AM MST SAT DEC
12 THROUGH 700 PM MST MON DEC 14...

...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                    

...COLORADO...
HESPERUS 3 ESE                        6.5                    
DURANGO                               5.0                    

...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...
CORBIN 2 ESE                         23.0                    
LOST TRAIL PASS                      21.0                    
HELENA 9 W                           17.0                    
CLANCY 3 W                           15.0                    
REED POINT 3.2 SW                    10.8                    
WHITEFISH 4 NNW                      10.0                    
EAST PORTAL 5 NW                      8.0                    
ESSEX                                 6.0                    
HAPPYS INN                            5.0                    

...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                    

...UTAH...
BOUNTIFUL                            23.0                    
SOUTH SALT LAKE                      22.0                    
SPRINGDELL                           15.0                    
EAST MILLCREEK                       14.0                    
ALTA                                 12.0                    
COTTONWOOD HGTS                      12.0                    
HOLLADAY                             12.0                    
SOUTH OGDEN                          11.5                    
PARK CITY                            11.0                    
SANDY                                10.5                    
SNOWBASIN                            10.0                    
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                    

...WYOMING...
JACKSON 5 NW                         10.5                    
SNAKE RIVER RANGER STATION            9.0                    
JACKSON HOLE - RENDEZVOUS BOWL        8.5                    
WILSON 3 SSW                          8.0                    
GRANITE CREEK SNOTEL                  6.0                    
MOOSE                                 6.0                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 600 AM MST SAT DEC
12 THROUGH 700 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 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 IMPACT 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 200 AM MST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.

KREKELER




Last Updated: 852 PM EST MON DEC 14 2015