THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 06 FOR WESTERN U.S. AND NORTHERN PLAINS
WINTER STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
300 PM CST SUN DEC 25 2016
...SNOW FALLING ACROSS MUCH OF THE CENTRAL ROCKIES AND NORTHERN
PLAINS WITH FREEZING RAIN INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST AND THUNDERSTORMS
ACROSS THE CENTRAL 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 200 AM CST...A LOW PRESSURE CENTER WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF
985 MB...29.08 INCHES...WAS LOCATED ABOUT 60 MILES EAST OF
DENVER...COLORADO. AN OCCLUDED FRONT STRETCHES SOUTHEAST ACROSS
WESTERN NEBRASKA. A WARM FRONT EXTENDED FROM THE OCCLUSION ACROSS
THE CENTRAL PLAINS AND INTO THE TENNESSEE VALLEY. A COLD FRONT
EXTENDED SOUTH ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
RADAR AND SURFACE OBSERVATION INDICATE LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW
FALLING ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN ROCKIES...SIERRA NEVADA
RANGES IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA...AND ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS
OF ARIZONA AND NEW MEXICO. SNOW WAS ALSO SPREADING ACROSS EASTERN
MONTANA AND MUCH OF NORTH DAKOTA. FARTHER SOUTH...A LINE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IS MOVING ACROSS EASTERN NEBRASKA TO CENTRAL TEXAS
AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM CST FRI DEC
23 THROUGH 200 PM CST SUN DEC 25...
...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...
MISSOULA 4 SSW 8.0
CUT BANK 7.2
LOLO 3 NNE 7.0
MISSOULA 6 NW 6.6
ULM 11 SSE 6.0
HEART BUTTE 4.5
GREAT FALLS 2 E 4.2
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
BLUEWATER LAKE 11 WSW 6.0
CHUPADERO 7 ESE 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
...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 SLEET IN INCHES FROM 700 AM CST FRI DEC 23
THROUGH 200 PM CST SUN DEC 25...
...SOUTH DAKOTA...
GARDEN CITY 0.00
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
700 AM CST FRI DEC 23 THROUGH 200 PM CST SUN DEC 25...
...IOWA...
OSAGE 0.13
...MINNESOTA...
BRAINERD 3 N 0.00
ESKO 0.00
...NEBRASKA...
KIMBALL 0.00
...SOUTH DAKOTA...
PIERRE 2 E 0.15
LOWRY 9 SSW 0.13
FAULKTON 0.01
HAYES 6 E 0.01
MILLER 0.01
ANDOVER 0.00
...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...
JAMESTOWN 3 SE 77
COLORADO CITY 6 S 76
GOLD HILL 2 SSE 76
AIR FORCE ACADEMY 3 WSW 75
APPLEWOOD 1 NNE 74
HOEHNE 3 ESE 71
SPRINGFIELD 9 S 70
WETMORE 5 ESE 66
CRESCENT VILLAGE 2 SSW 65
GENESEE 2 NW 65
FLORENCE 3 N 64
BURLINGTON 62
SWISSVALE 3 SW 62
FOUNTAIN 3 W 61
MANITOU SPRINGS 3 ENE 61
CORTEZ 4 SW 51
MACK 5 NW 51
...KANSAS...
WILBURTON 8 WNW 62
PIERCEVILLE 4 NW 60
...MONTANA...
LIVINGSTON 2 WSW 54
...NEW MEXICO...
CANNON AFB 1 N 58
...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...
BUFFALO 1 N 61
...TEXAS...
DALHART 3 SW 63
DUMAS 3 W 58
...UTAH...
RICHFIELD 63
WENDOVER 58
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 900 PM CST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.
KREKELER
Last Updated: 344 PM EST SUN DEC 25 2016