THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 10 FOR WESTERN U.S. TO UPPER MIDWEST WINTER
STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
300 PM CST MON DEC 26 2016

...LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUE TO IMPACT PARTS OF THE NORTHERN
PLAINS AND UPPER MIDWEST WITH LIGHT SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN MOVING
INTO THE NORTHEAST... 

BLIZZARD WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT ACROSS MUCH OF NORTH DAKOTA AND
SMALL PORTIONS OF SOUTH DAKOTA.

FREEZING RAIN ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF NEW ENGLAND
AND UPSTATE NEW YORK.

WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES REMAIN IN
EFFECT ACROSS NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE UPPER MIDWEST AS WELL AS
FOR MUCH OF MAINE.

HIGH WIND WARNINGS...WATCHES...AND WIND ADVISORIES REMAIN IN
EFFECT ACROSS PARTS OF THE NORTHERN PLAINS AND THE UPPER MIDWEST.

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

AT 200 PM CST...A SURFACE LOW WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 990
MB...29.23 INCHES...WAS LOCATED JUST NORTH OF THE MINNESOTA AND
ONTARIO BORDER. AN OCCLUDED AND COLD FRONT EXTENDED EASTWARD FROM
THE LOW ACROSS THE UPPER GREAT LAKES AND SOUTHWARD FROM THE OHIO
VALLEY TO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. A WARM FRONT WAS ALSO LIFTING
NORTHWARD ACROSS THE LOWER GREAT LAKES. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
DOPPLER RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS SHOWED MAINLY LIGHT SNOW
SHOWERS CONTINUING ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE SURFACE LOW ACROSS THE
UPPER MIDWEST AND NORTHERN PLAINS. FARTHER EAST...SOME LIGHT
FREEZING RAIN OR SNOW WAS MOVING INTO PARTS OF THE NORTHEAST AND
NEW ENGLAND. A LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE ALSO
OCCURING ALONG THE COLD FRONT FARTHER SOUTH.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM CST FRI DEC
23 THROUGH 200 PM CST MON DEC 26...

...MINNESOTA...
SILVER BAY                            5.1                    
GREENBUSH                             4.5                    
LUTSEN 3 ENE                          4.5                    
ROSEAU                                4.5                    
HALLOCK                               4.0                    
TWO HARBORS 2 WSW                     2.7                    

...NORTH DAKOTA...
STARKWEATHER                         16.0                    
PICK CITY                            13.5                    
CANDO                                13.0                    
BISMARCK                             12.5                    
HETTINGER                            12.5                    
HARVEY                               12.0                    
WILLISTON 2 N                        12.0                    
BEULAH                               11.0                    
COLUMBUS                             11.0                    
GLEN ULLIN                           11.0                    
NECHE                                10.0                    
NEW TOWN                             10.0                    
MANDAN 1 SW                           5.0                    
GRAND FORKS                           4.0                    
VOLTAIRE                              4.0                    

...SOUTH DAKOTA...
MCINTOSH 6 SSE                        9.0                    
PORCUPINE 5 E                         7.5                    
HERMOSA 5 WNW                         5.0                    
HISEGA 4 E                            4.8                    
SHERIDAN LAKE 3 N                     3.5                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SLEET IN INCHES FROM 700 AM CST FRI DEC 23
THROUGH 200 PM CST MON DEC 26...

...MICHIGAN...
L'ANSE 1 NNE                          0.80                    
KINGSFORD                             0.50                    
IRONWOOD                              0.30                    
MASS CITY 4 S                         0.30                    
NORWAY 1 SSE                          0.30                    
ONTONAGON 1 S                         0.20                    

...MINNESOTA...
CLOQUET 1 N                           2.00                    
HERMANTOWN 3 NE                       1.60                    
LARSMONT                              1.60                    
MAHTOWA 3 N                           1.20                    
GRAND RAPIDS                          1.00                    
PINE RIVER                            1.00                    
HOLYOKE 2 E                           0.80                    
LESTER PARK                           0.80                    
BENNETT                               0.50                    
COHASSET                              0.50                    
COLERAINE 8 NNW                       0.50                    
CORNUCOPIA 4 E                        0.50                    
LIBBY 5 SSE                           0.50                    
PAYNE 3 E                             0.50                    
PROCTOR                               0.50                    
TWO HARBORS 1 NW                      0.50                    
AITKIN                                0.30                    
BLACKBERRY 8 S                        0.30                    
MOOSE LAKE                            0.30                    

...WISCONSIN...
LAKESIDE 3 WSW                        0.40                    
GILE                                  0.30                    
GRAND VIEW                            0.30                    
PARK FALLS                            0.30                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
700 AM CST FRI DEC 23 THROUGH 200 PM CST MON DEC 26...

...IOWA...
OSAGE                                 0.13                    

...MICHIGAN...
BESSEMER                              0.10                    
GAYLORD 9 SSW                         0.10                    

...MINNESOTA...
HILLMAN 7 S                           0.30                    
FORT RIPLEY 1 N                       0.16                    
PHILLIPS 3 W                          0.13                    
EDEN PRAIRIES                         0.12                    

...NORTH DAKOTA...
HAVANA                                0.54                    

...SOUTH DAKOTA...
SUMMIT                                1.50                    
MILBANK                               1.00                    
WEBSTER                               1.00                    
PEEVER                                0.50                    
PIERRE 2 E                            0.15                    
LOWRY 9 SSW                           0.13                    
FAULKTON                              0.01                    
HAYES 6 E                             0.01                    

...WISCONSIN...
PARK FALLS                            0.05                    

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

...CALIFORNIA...
BIG BEAR CITY 13 ESE                  80                    
SAN FERNANDO 5 NNE                    69                    
LA QUINTA 13 SW                       68                    
ACTON 9 SE                            62                    
MOJAVE 2 ENE                          59                    
PALMDALE 5 S                          58                    
LANCASTER 14 WSW                      56                    
SANTA BARBARA 5 N                     54                    
CHATSWORTH 4 N                        51                    
GEORGE AFB 5 ENE                      51                    

...COLORADO...
CRESCENT VILLAGE 2 SSW                93                    
ROCKY FLATS 2 NW                      92                    
MARSHALL 3 NW                         90                    
SUPERIOR 2 SE                         83                    
JAMESTOWN 3 SE                        77                    
COLORADO CITY 6 S                     76                    
GENESEE 2 NW                          76                    
GLEN HAVEN 2 NNW                      76                    
GOLD HILL 2 SSE                       76                    
AIR FORCE ACADEMY 3 WSW               75                    
APPLEWOOD 1 WSW                       75                    
GOLD HILL 3 E                         74                    
HOEHNE 3 ESE                          71                    
MISHOWAKA 3 WNW                       70                    
SPRINGFIELD 9 S                       70                    
HYGIENE 1 S                           69                    
VIRGINIA DALE                         68                    
WARD 1 ENE                            67                    
BROOKVALE 2 WNW                       66                    
WETMORE 5 ESE                         66                    

...IOWA...
ORANGE CITY AIRPORT                   63                    
SIBLEY 2 NE                           62                    
LAKE PARK 3 SSE                       61                    
SIOUX GATEWAY AIRPORT                 61                    
SHELDON AIRPORT                       59                    
STORM LAKE AIRPORT                    55                    

...KANSAS...
WILBURTON 8 WNW                       62                    
PIERCEVILLE 4 NW                      60                    

...MICHIGAN...
KEWEENAW POINT 28 ESE                 41                    
FREDA 56 NNW                          40                    
HOUGHTON CO AIRPORT                   40                    

...MINNESOTA...
JEFFERS 4 ENE                         71                    
NORTH REDWOOD 1 SSE                   66                    
REDWOOD FALLS AP                      66                    
MITCHELL 3 N                          64                    
SLAYTON 1 E                           64                    
HANLEY FALLS                          62                    
MARSHALL 2 W                          61                    
CLARA CITY 2 WSW                      60                    
TRACY 1 NNE                           60                    
PIPESTONE 1 SSE                       59                    
WINDOM 3 N                            59                    
MADISON                               55                    
ST. CLOUD AP                          55                    
DULUTH AIRPORT                        51                    
STEWARDTVILLE 4 N                     51                    

...MONTANA...
BIG TIMBER 2 SSW                      54                    
LIVINGSTON 2 WSW                      54                    
EKALAKA 7 SE                          53                    
FORT SMITH 17 S                       51                    
RIDGEWAY 12 S                         51                    

...NORTH DAKOTA...
GLEN ULLIN 1 W                        51                    

...NEBRASKA...
CALLAWAY 8 WSW                        66                    
BROKEN BOW                            58                    
BUTTE                                 58                    
BREWSTER 1 S                          42                    
MERRITT RESERVOIR DAM                 40                    
VALENTINE 1 ENE                       40                    

...NEW MEXICO...
RED RIVER 8 SSW                      105                    
ENCINOSO 18 NNE                       63                    
SEDAN 5 NNE                           62                    
CANNON AFB 1 N                        58                    
OSCURO 18 WSW                         58                    
RATON CREWS AIRPORT                   58                    
DURAN 4 NNE                           45                    
TEXICO 3 NNW                          44                    
CLAYTON 2 ENE                         43                    
TUCUMCARI 7 ENE                       41                    

...OKLAHOMA...
GOODWELL 2 E                          64                    
GUYMON 2 W                            64                    
BOISE CITY 3 SSE                      63                    
EVA 12 NE                             61                    
KENTON 5 SE                           61                    
WEATHERFORD 4 WSW                     60                    
FREEDOM 3 SSW                         59                    
HINTON 7 W                            58                    
HOOKER 1 W                            58                    
BURNS FLAT 2 SW                       56                    
FAIRVIEW 1 WSW                        55                    
PUTNAM 3 N                            55                    

...SOUTH DAKOTA...
CANTON                                67                    
VERMILLION 1 SSW                      66                    
ORIENT 5 E                            65                    
CHAMBERLAIN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT         64                    
MITCHELL 3 N                          64                    
BLUNT 4 WSW                           63                    
DANFORTH 6 E                          62                    
POLO 17 W                             62                    
BUFFALO 1 N                           61                    
PIERRE MUNI ARPT                      59                    
WHITE LAKE                            59                    
PARMELEE 6 W                          56                    
BATESLAND 9 SW                        55                    

...TEXAS...
DALHART 3 SW                          63                    
DUMAS 3 W                             58                    

...UTAH...
RICHFIELD                             63                    
WENDOVER                              58                    

...WYOMING...
CENTENNIAL 15 NNE                     80                    
BUFORD 2 W                            79                    
HORSE CREEK 12 SSE                    75                    
ARLINGTON                             74                    
BUFORD 2 WNW                          72                    
VEDAUWOO                              69                    
ELK MOUNTAIN 7 NW                     68                    
BUFORD                                67                    
ARLINGTON 2 E                         66                    
BORDEAUX                              66                    
PUMPKIN VINE WNW                      62                    
CHEYENNE                              54                    
ELK MOUNTAIN                          40                    

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

...ARIZONA...
FLAGSTAFF (WEST R 1 WSW)             14.5                    
FLAGSTAFF AIRPORT                    12.1                    
PARKS 1 WSW                          12.0                    
BELLEMONT (NWS FLAGSTAFF)            11.4                    
MUNDS PARK                           10.5                    
PRESCOTT 3 WNW                       10.0                    
IRON SPRINGS 3 E                      9.0                    
PRESCOTT 3 W                          9.0                    
PARKS                                 8.5                    
MOUNTAINAIRE                          7.0                    
PRESCOTT VALLEY                       6.0                    
WILLIAMS 5 S                          6.0                    
BAGDAD                                5.0                    
PINETOP-LAKESIDE                      5.0                    
GRAND CANYON VILLAGE                  4.5                    
PAYSON                                2.5                    
SOUTH RIM VISITORS 1 W                2.0                    

...CALIFORNIA...
GIANT FOREST 15 SE                   22.0                    
FLORENCE LAKE 7 WNW                  19.0                    
BIG BEAR CITY 4 SE                   18.0                    
KINGVALE 1 WSW                       18.0                    
LAKE THOMAS EDISON 6 E               16.0                    
TUOLUMNE MEADOWS                     16.0                    
YOSEMITE VALLEY 8 SSE                14.0                    
DEVILS POSTPILE 10 WSW               13.0                    
HETCH HETCHY 10 NE                   12.0                    
JOHNSONDALE 17 NE                    11.0                    
SOUTH LAKE 1 SSE                     10.0                    
JULIAN                                6.0                    
MOUNT SHASTA 3 SSE                    6.0                    
GRANT GROVE                           5.0                    
MAPLE CREEK 8 S                       4.0                    

...IDAHO...
SPENCER 11 NE                        19.4                    
LOWMAN                               15.0                    
WEST YELLOWSTONE 4 SW                14.7                    
KETCHUM 12 NNW                       14.0                    
ISLAND PARK 8 NW                     13.7                    
BELLEVUE 5 NW                        13.0                    
HAILEY 11 ENE                         9.7                    
HOMEDALE                              9.5                    
BERN                                  6.5                    
SWEET                                 6.5                    
NEZPERCE                              6.0                    
SALMON                                6.0                    
SANTA 4 SE                            6.0                    
WEISER                                5.5                    
POCATELLO                             4.5                    

...MONTANA...
LAME DEER 3 E                         9.0                    
MISSOULA 4 SSW                        8.0                    
STORY 1 W                             8.0                    
CUT BANK                              7.2                    
LOLO 3 NNE                            7.0                    
MISSOULA 6 NW                         6.6                    
ASHLAND                               6.0                    
FORSYTH 5 NW                          6.0                    
ULM 11 SSE                            6.0                    
COLSTRIP 20 ESE                       5.5                    
EKALAKA                               4.5                    
HEART BUTTE                           4.5                    
PLEVNA                                4.5                    
GREAT FALLS 2 E                       4.2                    
CIRCLE                                4.0                    
EAST MISSOULA 2 NNW                   3.5                    
BIG HORN 9 SSE                        3.0                    
MOORHEAD 10 NE                        3.0                    
GREAT FALLS                           2.4                    
HYSHAM                                2.0                    
BILLINGS 4 W                          1.8                    

...NEW MEXICO...
ARROYO SECO 8 NE                     10.0                    
RED RIVER 8 SSW                       8.0                    
CANON PLAZA 11 NNW                    7.0                    
LOS ALAMOS 6 W                        7.0                    
SAN MIGUEL 8 SSW                      7.0                    
BLUEWATER LAKE 11 WSW                 6.0                    
CANJILON 7 E                          6.0                    
CHUPADERO 7 ESE                       6.0                    
COYOTE 12 SSE                         6.0                    
LLANO LARGO 5 SSE                     5.0                    
PREWITT 5 WSW                         5.0                    
TERERRO 6 WNW                         5.0                    
TRES RITOS 4 NNW                      5.0                    
LOS CORDOVAS 2 SSW                    4.5                    
CUBA 7 ESE                            4.0                    
MOGOLLON 6 ESE                        4.0                    
ROCIADA 8 SW                          4.0                    
SHADY BROOK 9 ENE                     4.0                    
TAOS 2 ENE                            4.0                    
TRES RITOS 3 NW                       3.5                    
ALBUQUERQUE 9 NE                      1.5                    

...NEVADA...
MT. CHARLESTON 5 NW                  11.0                    
PIOCHE 1 S                            6.0                    

...OREGON...
PRINEVILLE 8 E                        7.0                    
LA PINE 5 NNW                         6.0                    
BAKER                                 3.0                    

...UTAH...
ALMO 17 SE                           24.9                    
BRIGHTON                             23.0                    
ALTA                                 17.0                    
PARK CITY                            17.0                    
POWDER MTN                           15.0                    
BOUNTIFUL                            10.1                    
WEST VALLEY CITY                      8.2                    
GARDEN CITY 4 SW                      7.8                    
SOUTH JORDAN                          5.0                    
SALT LAKE CITY                        4.9                    
FARMINGTON                            4.8                    

...WASHINGTON...
CLAYTON                               8.0                    
VALLEY 2 SE                           8.0                    
DIAMOND LAKE 4 WSW                    7.0                    
LOON LAKE 3 NNE                       6.5                    
SPRINGDALE                            6.0                    
TUM TUM 7 SSE                         6.0                    
SPOKANE 6 NW                          4.5                    
NEWPORT                               4.0                    
PULLMAN                               4.0                    
SPOKANE 4 NNW                         4.0                    
KENT 3 ENE                            1.0                    

...WYOMING...
DRIGGS 32 NNE                        11.8                    
RENO JUNCTION 1 SSW                   7.0                    
DOWNTOWN GILLETTE 2 WNW               5.0                    
TORRINGTON                            5.0                    
BEREA                                 4.0                    
CHEYENNE 3 N                          3.5                    
LARAMIE 4 N                           3.0                    
LANCE CREEK 13 W                      2.0                    
LARAMIE                               2.0                    
VEDAUWOO 3 S                          2.0                    
SARATOGA                              1.0                    


THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE FARTHER INTO CANADA WITH
THE LIGHT SNOWFALL ACROSS THE DAKOTAS AND UPPER MIDWEST TAPERING
OFF THROUGHOUT THE EVENING. ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE SYSTEM
HOWEVER... STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE POSSIBLE BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS ACROSS PARTS OF THE DAKOTAS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
FAR NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE UPPER GREAT LAKES AND NORTHERN MAINE
MAY PICK UP AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES FROM THIS EVENT...BUT
ELSEWHERE ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST AND NORTHERN PLAINS...LITTLE TO
NO SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. SOME LIGHT FREEZING RAIN UP
TO A A TENTH OF AN INCH MAY ALSO BE POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF
NEW ENGLAND.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 900 PM CST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.

SANTORELLI




Last Updated: 405 PM EST MON DEC 26 2016