THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 02 FOR CENTRAL ROCKIES TO UPPER MIDWEST
WINTER STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
800 PM MST THU NOV 17 2016
...HEAVY SNOW IS FALLING ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL ROCKIES
AND INTO THE ADJACENT NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS...
BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE FAR EASTERN
DAKOTAS AND WESTERN MINNESOTA.
WINTER STORM WARNINGS...WATCHES...AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES
ARE IN EFFECT FROM THE CENTRAL ROCKIES AND HIGH PLAINS
NORTHEASTWARD INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 700 PM MST...AN UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM WAS MOVING EASTWARD OUT OF
THE CENTRAL ROCKIES INTO THE CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS. AT THE
SURFACE...A SURFACE LOW...WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 996
MB...29.41 INCHES...WAS LOCATED IN SOUTH-CENTRAL NEBRASKA. A COLD
FRONT EXTENDED FROM THE LOW ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS TO THE
SOUTHWEST. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND SURFACE
OBSERVATIONS INDICATED LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL FALLING ACROSS
MUCH OF THE CENTRAL ROCKIES AND INTO THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN HIGH
PLAINS.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 500 PM MST WED NOV
16 THROUGH 700 PM MST THU NOV 17...
...COLORADO...
SKYWAY 3 ENE 11.9
GRAND MESA 10.0
BUFORD 2 WNW 5.0
MACKAY 17 SW 3.6
GREYSTONE 1 SSW 3.0
GLADE PARK 17 W 2.4
MEEKER 2SW 2.0
MONUMENT 2 NNE 2.0
YUMA 2.0
BLACK FOREST 2 N 1.5
MAHER 8 SW 1.5
THAYNE 2 SE 1.5
CRAIG 1.0
MONUMENT 6 E 1.0
...MONTANA...
ALZADA 21 WNW 4.0
WYOLA 1 SW 4.0
...NORTH DAKOTA...
OAKES 1.0
...NEBRASKA...
HARRISON 6 SE 5.0
CHADRON 2.5
IMPERIAL 2.0
OSHKOSH 10 NE 2.0
KIMBALL 1.5
...SOUTH DAKOTA...
DOWNTOWN STURGIS 2 E 4.0
DOWNTOWN HOT SPRINGS 2.0
TILFORD 3 N 2.0
RAPID CITY AIRPORT 1.7
DOWNTOWN RAPID CITY 1 E 0.7
...WYOMING...
PAHASKA 14 NE 12.0
BUFFALO 17 W 10.0
BANNER 4 E 9.0
CODY 18 SW 9.0
BURGESS 7 ESE 8.0
CANYON 1 WSW 8.0
MORAN JUNCTION 25 NE 6.0
SHERIDAN 16 S 5.8
SHERIDAN 13 ESE 5.1
BURGESS JUNCTION 21 SE 5.0
DAYTON 5.0
DOWNTOWN GILETTE 4 SE 4.0
SHERIDAN 14 NNE 3.0
DRIGGS 32 NNE 2.1
BURGESS JUNCTION 17 SE 2.0
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS
ENDED...
...IDAHO...
WEST YELLOWSTONE 8.0
ISLAND PARK 8 NW 7.5
MACKAY 17 SW 3.6
CHALLIS 24 N 3.5
KETCHUM 22 NW 3.0
STANLEY 28 NE 2.3
...MONTANA...
JOLIET 2 WNW 10.5
EMIGRANT 26 ESE 9.0
RED LODGE 2 S 9.0
BIG TIMBER 7 NNE 5.0
COLUMBUS 8 SW 5.0
FROMBERG 3 NE 5.0
LODGE GRASS 5 N 5.0
NYE 14 W 5.0
RAPELJE 13 SSE 5.0
WEST YELLOWSTONE 5.0
BROADUS 14 SSE 4.5
MCLOED 4.0
BILLINGS 3 WNW 2.3
AS THE UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM EXITS THE MOUNTAINS AND MOVES INTO THE
CENTRAL PLAINS...THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES
THROUGH THE CENTRAL PLAINS TONIGHT AND INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST BY
FRIDAY. HEAVY SNOWFALL ON THE NORTH AND WEST SIDE OF THE LOW WILL
SPREAD FROM THE CENTRAL ROCKIES AND ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS AND
UPPER MIDWEST THROUGH FRIDAY. AS MUCH AS 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW
COULD FALL ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PLAINS BY
FRIDAY...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. NORTHWARD ACROSS
CENTRAL AND NORTHERN MINNESOTA...AS MUCH AS 1 TO 2 FEET OF SNOW IS
FORECAST. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL SHOULD COME TO AN END BY THE
WEEKEND WITH MAINLY LIGHT SNOWFALL EXPECTED TO LINGER ACROSS THE
MIDWEST SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. IN ADDITION TO HEAVY SNOWFALL...GUSTY
WINDS AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE
PLAINS AND UPPER MIDWEST ON FRIDAY.
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.
CAMPBELL
Last Updated: 959 PM EST THU NOV 17 2016