THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 07 FOR WESTERN U.S. TO UPPER MIDWEST WINTER
STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
900 PM CST SUN DEC 25 2016
...SNOW FALLING ACROSS MUCH OF THE NORTHERN ROCKIES AND NORTHERN
PLAINS WITH FREEZING RAIN INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST AND THUNDERSTORMS
ACROSS THE PLAINS...
BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT ACROSS A SMALL PORTION OF
WYOMING...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.
ICE STORM WARNINGS AND FREEZING RAIN ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
ACROSS PORTIONS OF EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA...SOUTHEAST NORTH
DAKOTA...NORTHERN MINNESOTA...AND PARTS OF CENTRAL WISCONSIN.
WIND ADVISORIES AND HIGH WIND WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT ACROSS PARTS
OF THE CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS...CENTRAL PLAINS...AND THE UPPER
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 800 PM CST...A LOW PRESSURE CENTER WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF
984 MB...29.08 INCHES...WAS LOCATED ABOUT 140 MILES NORTH OF NORTH
PLATTE...NEBRASKA. AN OCCULDED FRONT STRETCHED SOUTHEAST ACROSS
WESTERN NEBRASKA. A WARM FRONT EXTENDED FROM THE OCCLUSION ACROSS
THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND INTO THE TENNESSEE VALLEY. A
COLD FRONT EXTENDED SOUTH ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PLAINS.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR AND SURFACE OBSERVATION INDICATE
LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW FALLING ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN
ROCKIES...WESTERN PORTIONS OF NORTH AND SOUTH DAKOTA...AND A SMALL
PORTION OF NEBRASKA. FREEZING RAIN WAS BEING REPORTED ACROSS MUCH
OF THE UPPER MIDWEST...WITH A MIX OF PRECIPITATION TYPES ACROSS
THE DAKOTAS AS SNOW CHANGES OVER TO RAIN. FARTHER SOUTH...A SMALL
LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WAS MOVING ACROSS MISSOURI TO EASTERN
OKLAHOMA ALONG THE COLD FRONT.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM CST FRI DEC
23 THROUGH 800 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
...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
EKALAKA 4.5
HEART BUTTE 4.5
GREAT FALLS 2 E 4.2
CIRCLE 4.0
EAST MISSOULA 2 NNW 3.5
GREAT FALLS 2.4
...NORTH DAKOTA...
MANDAN 1 SW 5.0
HARVEY 4.0
VOLTAIRE 4.0
...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
...WYOMING...
DRIGGS 32 NNE 11.8
RENO JUNCTION 1 SSW 7.0
DOWNTOWN GILLETTE 2 WNW 5.0
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SLEET IN INCHES FROM 700 AM CST FRI DEC 23
THROUGH 800 PM CST SUN DEC 25...
...MICHIGAN...
KINGSFORD 0.50
IRONWOOD 0.30
MASS CITY 4 S 0.30
NORWAY 1 SSE 0.30
ONTONAGON 1 S 0.20
...MINNESOTA...
MAHTOWA 3 N 1.20
CLOQUET 1 N 1.00
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
...SOUTH DAKOTA...
GARDEN CITY 0.00
...WISCONSIN...
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 800 PM CST SUN DEC 25...
...IOWA...
OSAGE 0.13
...MINNESOTA...
HILLMAN 7 S 0.30
FORT RIPLEY 1 N 0.16
PHILLIPS 3 W 0.13
BRAINERD 3 N 0.00
ESKO 0.00
...NEBRASKA...
KIMBALL 0.00
...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
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...
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
...KANSAS...
WILBURTON 8 WNW 62
PIERCEVILLE 4 NW 60
...MICHIGAN...
KEWEENAW POINT 28 ESE 41
FREDA 56 NNW 40
HOUGHTON CO AIRPORT 40
...MONTANA...
LIVINGSTON 2 WSW 54
...NEBRASKA...
CALLAWAY 8 WSW 66
BROKEN BOW 58
BREWSTER 1 S 42
MERRITT RESERVOIR DAM 40
VALENTINE 1 ENE 40
...NEW MEXICO...
CANNON AFB 1 N 58
RATON CREWS ARPT 58
DURAN 4 NNE 45
TEXICO 3 NNW 44
CLAYTON 2 ENE 43
...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
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
ARLINGTON 74
VEDAUWOO 69
ELK MOUNTAIN 7 NW 68
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS
ENDED...
...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
...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
A DEEP UPPER LOW WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE PLAINS NORTHWARD
INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST. THE SURFACE LOW WILL ALSO MOVE NORTHWARD
ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS...AND WILL MOVE INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST
LATE TONIGHT AND BY MONDAY MORNING WILL BE IN SOUTHERN ONTARIO.
HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS THE
DAKOTAS...IN ADDITION TO PARTS OF MONTANA AND WYOMING. SNOW WILL
ALSO 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 10 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
POSSIBLE. SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF A QUARTER INCH...WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...ARE POSSIBLE FROM NORTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA
ACROSS CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND NORTHERN WISCONSIN.
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.
REINHART
Last Updated: 950 PM EST SUN DEC 25 2016