THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 05 FOR WESTERN U.S. AND NORTHERN PLAINS
WINTER STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
900 AM CST SUN DEC 25 2016
...SNOW SPREADING ACROSS MUCH OF THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST AND
NORTHERN PLAINS WITH RAIN INTO THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PLAINS...
WIND ADVISORIES AND HIGH WIND WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT ACROSS PARTS
OF SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL PLAINS.
ICE STORM WARNINGS AND FREEZING RAIN ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
ACROSS PORTIONS OF EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA...SOUTHEAST NORTH
DAKOTA...CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA...NORTHERN IOWA AND
WESTERN WISCONSIN.
BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT ACROSS EASTERN MONTANA...NORTH
DAKOTA...WESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA...AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA.
WINTER STORM WATCHES WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN
EFFECT ACROSS MUCH OF THE WESTERN U.S...NORTHERN PLAINS...AND
UPPER MIDWEST.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 800 AM CST...A LOW PRESSURE CENTER WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF
992 MB...29.29 INCHES...WAS LOCATED ABOUT 15 MILES NORTHWEST OF
DENVER...COLORADO. AN OCCLUDED FRONT STRETCHES SOUTHEAST ACROSS
EASTERN COLORADO. A WARM FRONT EXTENDED OFF THE OCCLUSION FROM THE
LOW ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AND INTO THE TENNESSEE VALLEY. A
COLD FRONT EXTENDED SOUTH ACROSS WESTERN TEXAS. NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE RADAR AND SURFACE OBSERVATION INDICATE LIGHT TO MODERATE
SNOW FALLING ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE GREAT BASIN AND
THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN ROCKIES...SIERRA NEVADA RANGES IN
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA...AND ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF ARIZONA
AND NEW MEXICO. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WAS ALSO BEGINNING TO
SPREAD ACROSS EASTERN MONTANA AND MUCH OF NORTH DAKOTA. FARTHER
SOUTH...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPANDING IN COVERAGE ACROSS
THE CENTRAL PLAINS AND MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. A LINE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IS MOVING ACROSS WESTERN NEBRASKA TO WESTERN TEXAS
AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM CST FRI DEC
23 THROUGH 800 AM CST SUN DEC 25...
...ARIZONA...
FLAGSTAFF AIRPORT 12.1
BELLEMONT (NWS FLAGSTAF 11.4
MUNDS PARK 10.5
NWS FLAGSTAFF 10.1
PRESCOTT 3 WNW 10.0
IRON SPRINGS 3 E 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
MAPLE CREEK 8 S 4.0
...IDAHO...
SPENCER 11 NE 19.4
ATLANTA 6 SW 19.1
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
STANLEY 16 NW 11.9
HAILEY 11 ENE 9.7
HOMEDALE 9.5
SWEET 6.5
NEZPERCE 6.0
SANTA 4 SE 6.0
WEISER 5.5
MONTPELIER 11 NE 4.9
...MONTANA...
CUT BANK 7.2
MISSOULA 6 NW 6.6
HEART BUTTE 4.5
EAST MISSOULA 2 NNW 3.5
GREAT FALLS 2.4
...NEW MEXICO...
ARROYO SECO 8 NE 10.0
RED RIVER 8 SSW 8.0
LOS ALAMOS 6 W 7.0
CHUPADERO 7 ESE 6.0
TERERRO 6 WNW 5.0
CANON PLAZA 11 NNW 4.0
CUBA 7 ESE 4.0
MOGOLLON 6 ESE 4.0
SAN MIGUEL 8 SSW 4.0
GALLUP 2 ENE 2.0
...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
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
700 AM CST FRI DEC 23 THROUGH 800 AM CST SUN DEC 25...
...NEBRASKA...
KIMBALL 0.00
...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...
CORTEZ 4 SW 51
MACK 5 NW 51
...MONTANA...
LIVINGSTON 2 WSW 54
...UTAH...
RICHFIELD 63
A DEEP UPPER LOW WILL SWING ACROSS THE PLAINS ON CHRISTMAS
DAY...WHICH WILL BRING SNOWFALL TO MUCH OF THE ROCKIES AND
NORTHERN PLAINS. THE SURFACE LOW IN COLORADO THIS MORNING WILL
RAPIDLY DEEPEN THROUGHOUT THE DAY AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE NORTHERN
PLAINS. HEAVY SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE NORTHERN PLAINS AND STRONG
WINDS WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS THE DAKOTAS...IN
ADDITION TO PARTS OF MONTANA AND MINNESOTA. SNOW WILL CONTINUE
ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL ROCKIES WHERE
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL LEAD TO UPSLOPE SNOWFALL. AN AREA FROM
CENTRAL MINNESOTA TO EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA TO NORTHERN IOWA AND
WESTERN WISCONSIN WILL SEE A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN. AS THE LOW
MOVES ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS MUCH OF THE MIDWEST THAT SAW
FREEZING RAIN WILL CHANGE TO A PERIOD OF RAIN BEFORE ENDING AS
SNOW ON TUESDAY. ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW ARE
POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF UTAH AND THE
NORTHERN/CENTRAL ROCKIES. WESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA TO NORTHWEST
MINNESOTA CAN EXPECT 6 TO 12 INCHES...WITH A BAND OF 12 TO 15
INCHES POSSIBLE FROM NORTHWEST SOUTH DAKOTA TO NORTHERN NORTH
DAKOTA. SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF A QUARTER INCH...WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...ARE POSSIBLE FROM NORTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA
ACROSS CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND NORTHERN WISCONSIN WITH LESSER
AMOUNTS ACROSS SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND NORTHERN IOWA.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 300 PM CST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.
KREKELER
Last Updated: 958 AM EST SUN DEC 25 2016