THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 01 FOR ROCKIES TO UPPER MIDWEST WINTER STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
300 PM CST SUN JAN 21 2018

...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW LOCATED IN PORTIONS OF THE ROCKIES IS
SPREADING INTO THE PLAINS...

BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL PLAINS
AND THE UPPER MIDWEST.

WINTER STORM WARNINGS...WATCHES...AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES
ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL
ROCKIES...NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PLAINS... MISSISSIPPI VALLEY...AND
UPPER GREAT LAKES.

HIGH WIND WARNINGS AND WIND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR NEW
MEXICO AND PORTIONS OF TEXAS.

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 PRSSURE OF 1000 MB OR
29.53 INCHES WAS LOCATED NEAR WICHITA...KANSAS. FROM THIS LOW...A
WARM FRONT EXTENDED NORTHEASTWARD INTO THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY AND OHIO VALLEY...WHILE A COLD FRONT STRETCHED SOUTHWARD
THROUGH THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. ANOTHER SURFACE LOW WITH A CENTRAL
PRESSURE OF 1000 MB OR 29.53 INCHES WAS PRESENT NEAR
DALHART...TEXAS. WEST AND NORTH OF THESE LOWS...NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED
GENERALLY MODERATE SNOW WITH POCKETS OF HEAVY SNOW OCCURRING IN
THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN ROCKIES AND CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS. MODERATE
SNOW WAS FALLING IN PORTIONS OF SOUTH DAKOTA AND INTO WESTERN
MINNESOTA AS WELL. SOME MIXED PRECIPITATION WAS OCCURRING IN PARTS
OF THE CENTRAL PLAINS SOUTH OF WHERE THE SNOW WAS FALLING.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 600 PM CST FRI JAN
19 THROUGH 200 PM CST SUN JAN 21...

...COLORADO...
WOLF CREEK PASS                      18.0                    
DOUGLAS PASS                         16.0                    
ELDORADO SPRINGS 4 WSW               12.0                    
MOLAS PASS                           11.0                    
EVERGREEN 5 NW                       10.8                    
RICO                                 10.5                    
TELLURIDE 2 SSW                      10.0                    
BOULDER 3.5 S                         5.5                    
GRAND JUNCTION 4.1 ENE                4.5                    
DENVER 3 SE                           4.0                    

...NEBRASKA...
CHADRON 11 SE                         5.0                    
OSHKOSH 10 NE                         1.0                    

...NEW MEXICO...
LLANO LARGO 5 SSE                     5.0                    
AMALIA 11 ENE                         4.0                    
CANJILON 7 E                          4.0                    
CHAMA 5 NW                            4.0                    

...SOUTH DAKOTA...
EDGEMONT 6 NNW                       11.0                    
HOT SPRINGS                           8.5                    
FOLSOM 4 SE                           8.0                    
SCENIC 8 NE                           8.0                    
RAPID CITY 4 S                        3.0                    

...WYOMING...
GLENDO                               12.0                    
LUSK 10 N                            12.0                    
ENCAMPMENT 10 WSW                     9.6                    
BURGESS JUNCTION 17 SE                8.0                    
VEDAUWOO 3 S                          8.0                    
CHEYENNE                              7.0                    
TORRINGTON 9 S                        7.0                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
600 PM CST FRI JAN 19 THROUGH 200 PM CST SUN JAN 21...

...KANSAS...
ST FRANCIS 1 E                        0.38                    
GOODLAND 1 N                          0.10                    

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

...NEW MEXICO...
CARLSBAD 4 SW                         51                    

...TEXAS...
PINE SPRINGS 2 N                      79                    
FORT DAVIS 10 NNW                     63                    
ODONNELL 1 N                          59                    
WELCH                                 58                    
MIDLAND 8 SW                          57                    

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

...ARIZONA...
FOREST LAKES 1 E                     11.0                    
HEBER-OVERGAARD                       6.5                    
FLAGSTAFF                             5.6                    
MCNARY 4 NW                           4.7                    
SOUTH RIM                             4.0                    
PRESCOTT                              3.0                    

...IDAHO...
PRESTON 20 NE                         9.1                    
ISLAND PARK 8 NW                      8.4                    

...MONTANA...
COOKE CITY                           12.0                    
NYE 14 W                             10.0                    
WILSALL 13 ENE                        8.0                    

...NEVADA...
ELY                                  18.8                    
RUTH                                 14.0                    
HEAVENLY VALLEY                      12.0                    
PIOCHE                                8.0                    

...UTAH...
MANILA 17 ESE                        17.5                    
SUMMIT PARK                          14.0                    
SANDY                                12.0                    
SALT LAKE CITY                       11.0                    


THE EASTERN SURFACE LOW IS EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN AND TRACK
NORTHEASTWARD OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS...MOVING THROUGH THE
PLAINS AND MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND INTO THE UPPER GREAT
LAKES. AS IT MOVES...HEAVY SNOW IS FORECAST TO THE WEST AND NORTH
OF THE LOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW OF 8 TO 18 INCHES IS POSSIBLE IN A
SWATH FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS AND PORTIONS OF THE MIDDLE AND UPPER
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...AND INTO THE UPPER
PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN THROUGH TUESDAY. IN COMBINATION WITH STRONG
WINDS...THIS WILL LEAD TO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FOR SOME LOCATIONS.
ADDITIONALLY...FREEZING RAIN IS A THREAT WITH THIS WINTER
STORM...WITH ACCUMULATING FREEZING RAIN POSSIBLE SOUTH OF THE
HEAVY SNOW AREA IN THE CENTRAL PLAINS TO MISSISSIPPI VALLEY
THROUGH MONDAY. HOWEVER...THE BETTER CHANCE FOR ACCUMULATING
FREEZING RAIN WILL BE FOR PARTS OF THE NORTHEAST BEGINNING
MONDAY...WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF A TENTH TO A QUARTER INCH
POSSIBLE...PARTICULARLY FOR NEW HAMPSHIRE AND MAINE.

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.

TATE




Last Updated: 356 PM EST SUN JAN 21 2018