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
900 PM CST TUE FEB 02 2016

...SNOW SHOWING SIGNS OF TAPERING OFF AS STORM BEGINS TO WEAKEN...


BLIZZARD WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL
PLAINS AND INTO THE WESTERN PART OF THE UPPER MIDWEST

WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES REMAIN IN
EFFECT FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE UPPER
MIDWEST INTO UPPER MICHIGAN

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

THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM RESPONSIBLE FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN THE
CENTRAL PLAINS HAS BEGUN TO WEAKEN.  AT 800 PM CST...THE CENTER OF
THE LOW...WITH A SEA-LEVEL PRESSURE OF 996 MB...29.41 INCHES...WAS
MOVING EASTWARD INTO THE NORTHWESTERN CORNER OF MISSOURI. 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS SHOWED
THAT A LARGE AREA OF SNOW CONTINUED TO SPREAD EASTWARD ACROSS THE
UPPER MIDWEST INTO THE UPPER GREAT LAKES.  OVER EASTERN
KANSAS...THE SNOW HAD BECOME LESS INTENSE DURING THE PAST FEW
HOURS AS THE STORM WEAKENED AND MOVED OFF FARTHER TO THE EAST. 
HOWEVER...WINDS STILL GUSTED TO 50 MPH IN THAT AREA.  FARTHER EAST
FROM THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER EASTWARD...WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVELOPING AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT
WHERE SEVERE WEATHER WAS REPORTED.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM CST SAT JAN
30 THROUGH 800 PM CST TUE FEB 02...

...COLORADO...
COAL BANK PASS                       41.0                    
WOLF CREEK PASS 1 SE                 40.0                    
MOLAS PASS                           35.0                    
MONARCH PASS 1 N                     30.0                    
CRESTED BUTTE                        25.0                    
HORSETOOTH MOUNTAIN 3 NNW            23.0                    
KEBLER PASS 3 N                      23.0                    
DENVER 3 SE                          22.0                    
ROCKWOOD 6.9 NNW                     18.7                    
CEDAREDGE 10.5 NNW                   18.5                    
SILVERTON                            18.0                    
COLORADO SPRINGS 3 WSW               17.0                    
BOULDER 1 WNW                        16.2                    
FORT COLLINS 2 SW                    15.3                    
RABBIT EARS PASS 7 NNW               13.5                    
DURANGO 18 NNE                       13.0                    
AURORA                               12.0                    
BRECKENRIDGE 1 SE                    11.7                    
DENVER INTL AIRPORT                  11.3                    
AIR FORCE ACADEMY                    11.0                    
GRAND JUNCTION                        9.5                    
PUEBLO 2 E                            7.0                    

...IOWA...
HAWARDEN                             15.0                    
ROCK VALLEY                          13.5                    
SIOUX CENTER                         13.0                    
STRUBLE                              13.0                    
KINGSLEY                             12.0                    
CHEROKEE                             11.0                    
WASHTA                               11.0                    
ASHTON                               10.0                    
MASON CITY                           10.0                    
OTHO                                 10.0                    
OTHO 2 NW                            10.0                    
SERGEANT BLUFF                        9.5                    
MOORHEAD                              9.2                    
AKRON                                 8.3                    
POCAHONTAS                            8.0                    
STORM LAKE                            7.0                    
GREENE                                6.0                    

...KANSAS...
OBERLIN                              15.0                    
PARK                                 15.0                    
BIRD CITY                            14.0                    
SHARON SPRINGS                       14.0                    
ST. FRANCIS                          14.0                    
HOXIE                                13.0                    
ATWOOD                               12.8                    
GOVE                                 12.5                    
GOODLAND 10 SSW                      12.0                    
LONG ISLAND                          12.0                    
NORTON                               10.0                    
OAKLEY                                9.0                    
GOODLAND                              8.8                    
HILL CITY                             8.0                    
SCOTT CITY                            6.0                    

...MICHIGAN...
MANCELONA 2 S                         6.0                    
MCBAIN 2 SW                           5.0                    
MENOMINEE                             4.4                    
SUTTONS BAY                           4.0                    

...MINNESOTA...
LUVERNE                              12.0                    
NE LAKEVILLE                         11.0                    
BLOOMINGTON                          10.5                    
SSE MADELIA                          10.0                    
ROSEMOUNT                             9.0                    
NEW ULM                               8.5                    
MADELIA                               6.0                    
WILSON 2 WNW                          6.0                    
ROCHESTER AIRPORT                     3.8                    

...NEBRASKA...
GRAND ISLAND AIRPORT                 18.3                    
KEARNEY 3 N                          18.0                    
WAYNE                                17.5                    
VERDIGRE                             16.0                    
HASTINGS NWS OFFICE                  15.4                    
BEAVER CITY                          15.0                    
CALLAWAY 8 WSW                       15.0                    
GRAND ISLAND                         14.9                    
EUSTIS                               14.6                    
SIDNEY                               14.5                    
CRAIG                                14.0                    
NORFOLK 4 W                          14.0                    
GREELEY                              13.5                    
ALBION                               13.0                    
STAPLETON                            13.0                    
NORTH PLATTE                         12.5                    
HASTINGS 4 N                         12.4                    
HOLDREGE                             12.0                    
PAXTON                               11.3                    
MADRID                               11.0                    
IMPERIAL                             10.5                    
CULBERTSON                            8.0                    
AURORA                                7.0                    
CAMBRIDGE                             7.0                    

...SOUTH DAKOTA...
VERMILLION                           17.0                    
NORTH SIOUX CITY                     14.5                    
ALCESTER                             11.0                    
NORTH SIOUX CITY 3 SSE                9.1                    
YANKTON                               7.5                    
ELK POINT                             7.0                    
DOWNTOWN CUSTER                       6.0                    
LEAD                                  6.0                    
MOUNT RUSHMORE                        4.3                    
DOWNTOWN HOT SPRINGS                  1.5                    

...WISCONSIN...
MELLEN                                7.8                    
FAIRVIEW                              7.5                    
LA CROSSE                             7.5                    
NEW LONDON                            7.0                    
OXFORD                                7.0                    
WEYAUWEGA                             7.0                    
WAUTOMA                               6.8                    
ARCADIA                               6.0                    
VALLEY 1 E                            6.0                    
LA CROSSE 2 E                         5.5                    
HILLSBORO                             5.0                    

...WYOMING...
GLENROCK 25 S                        33.0                    
WHEATLAND                            30.0                    
DRIGGS 32 NNE                        24.3                    
WHISKEY PARK                         21.0                    
SARATOGA 24 W                        20.0                    
ENCAMPMENT 10 SW                     19.5                    
ESTERBROOK 14 SW                     14.0                    
LARAMIE 12 SE                        14.0                    
CENTENNIAL 12 W                      12.0                    
CHEYENNE                             12.0                    
ELK MOUNTAIN 21 SSE                  12.0                    
SANDSTONE RANGER STATION             12.0                    

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

...ARIZONA...
GLOBE 7 SSW                           72                    
OATMAN RAWS                           72                    
HEREFORD 4 N                          65                    
MARTINEZ LAKE 4 S                     53                    
SUNFLOWER 15 WNW                      53                    
TACNA 12 NNW                          53                    
PATAGONIA 3 SSW                       47                    
WILLCOX 24 ESE                        47                    

...CALIFORNIA...
INDIAN WELLS VALLEY 2 NW              91                    
FORT IRWIN 10 NNE                     89                    
MALIBU 4 NE                           87                    
HARRISON PARK                         85                    
LUCKY FIVE RANCH                      80                    
MILL CREEK                            75                    
FREMONT CANYON                        74                    
OTAY MOUNTAIN                         74                    
SIERRA PEAK                           74                    
BURNS CANYON                          73                    
CATALINA ISLAND                       73                    
VOLCAN MOUNTAIN                       73                    
GRASS MOUNTAIN                        71                    
PORTER RANCH RAWS                     69                    
EDOM HILL                             67                    
MALIBU CYN.                           65                    
PT. LOMA CABRILLO                     64                    
CHEESEBORO                            63                    
SANTA BARBARA ISLAND                  63                    
BEVERLY HILLS                         61                    
LANCASTER 14 WSW                      61                    
ACTON 9 SE                            60                    
HESPERIA                              60                    
OCEANSIDE JETTY                       60                    
SAN CLEMENTE PIER                     60                    
LAKE MATHEWS                          53                    

...COLORADO...
MOUNT ABRAMS                          72                    
SWAMP ANGEL 2 SW                      65                    
SILVERTON 2 NE                        58                    

...IOWA...
CARROLL                               47                    
CRESTON                               47                    

...NEBRASKA...
GRAND ISLAND AIRPORT                  53                    
GRAND ISLAND                          46                    
ORD                                   46                    
MCCOOK MUNI ARPT                      45                    

...NEW MEXICO...
SAN AUGUSTIN PASS                     95                    
SALINAS PEAK                          72                    
NORTHRUP STRIP                        67                    
OSCURO 5 WSW                          63                    

...NEVADA...
GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK 3 WNW       73                    
LAUGHLIN 6 W                          68                    
MOHAVE VALLEY 2 NNW                   60                    

...TEXAS...
PINE SPRINGS 2 NNW                    92                    
FORT DAVIS 7 NNW                      70                    
ALAN HENRY 1 NW LAKE                  64                    
EL PASO 9 NNE                         58                    

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

...ARIZONA...
MORMON LAKE                          15.0                    
JACOB LAKE                           12.0                    
TSAILE                               10.0                    
FLAGSTAFF AIRPORT                     9.2                    
KACHINA VILLAGE                       8.0                    
BELLEMONT                             7.8                    
MOUNTAINAIRE                          7.0                    

...CALIFORNIA...
LAKE THOMAS EDISON 6 E               30.0                    
LAKE WISHON 12 ENE                   29.0                    
GRANT GROVE                          27.1                    
FLORENCE LAKE 7 SSE                  27.0                    
GRANT GROVE 7 ESE                    27.0                    
LODGEPOLE 22 E                       25.0                    
ASPENDELL                            24.0                    
MAMMOTH LAKES 10 NNW                 22.0                    
LODGEPOLE                            19.5                    
SHAVER LAKE                          18.0                    
SODA SPRINGS 3 ENE                   13.0                    
TEHACHAPI                            12.0                    
TUOLUMNE MEADOWS                     11.0                    
NORTHSTAR                             9.0                    

...NEW MEXICO...
RED RIVER 8 SSW                      22.0                    
ANGEL FIRE                           16.5                    
ARROYO SECO 8 NE                     14.0                    
ROCIADA 8 SW                         13.0                    
TERERRO 6 WNW                        11.0                    
CANON PLAZA 11 NNW                   10.0                    
CHAMA 2 N                             9.5                    
RED RIVER 11 ENE                      8.0                    
SAN MIGUEL 8 SSW                      8.0                    
CHAMA 5 NW                            5.0                    

...NEVADA...
S MOUNT ROSE SKI AREA                19.0                    
BAKER                                17.5                    
PIOCHE                               14.0                    
EUREKA                               12.0                    
TUSCARORA 18 NE                      12.0                    
GALENA                               11.0                    
DEETH 3 ENE                          10.5                    
ELY                                  10.2                    
MOUNT ROSE SKI AREA                  10.0                    
VIRGINIA CITY                         9.0                    
GARDEN CITY 4 SW                      7.4                    
MOGUL                                 7.0                    
RENO                                  7.0                    
COLD SPRINGS VALLEY                   6.0                    
FALLON                                6.0                    

...UTAH...
PROVIDENCE                           11.5                    
LOGAN                                11.0                    
MILLVILLE                            10.0                    
GARDEN CITY 4 SW                      7.4                    
ALMO 17 SE                            6.2                    
BLANDING                              6.0                    

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

...CALIFORNIA...
HOSSACK                               3.64                    
CHILKOOT MEADOW SNOTEL                3.40                    
PINE FLAT DAM                         2.65                    
THREE RIVERS EDISON POWER             2.65                    
KAISER POINT SNOTEL                   2.64                    
TRIMMER SPRINGS                       2.58                    
WOODY                                 1.80                    
FANCHER CREEK                         1.40                    
LOS ANGELES                           0.43                    


THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER NORTHWESTERN MISSOURI IS EXPECTED TO
MOVE NORTHEASTWARD INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST TONIGHT...AND INTO THE
GREAT LAKES ON WEDNESDAY.  THE STORM HAS WEAKENED SINCE EARLIER
TODAY BUT AN ADDITIONAL 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS
THE UPPER MIDWEST INTO THE UPPER GREAT LAKES...WITH LOCALLY A FOOT
POSSIBLE ON THE SOUTH SHORE OF LAKE SUPERIOR...THROUGH EARLY ON
THURSDAY BEFORE THE STORM MOVES INTO CANADA.  STRONG WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO ACCOMPANY THE SNOW BUT THEY ARE NOT EXPECTED TO REACH
BLIZZARD CRITERIA.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 300 AM CST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.

KONG




Last Updated: 1033 PM EST TUE FEB 02 2016