THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 04 FOR SOUTHWEST U.S. TO SOUTHERN PLAINS
WINTER STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
800 PM MST SAT NOV 23 2013

...HEAVY RAIN AND HIGHER ELEVATION SNOW AFFECTING THE SOUTHWESTERN
STATES...WITH SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN FALLING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN
PLAINS...   

WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WATCHES...IN ADDITION TO WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORIES...ARE IN EFFCT FOR PORTIONS OF THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF
THE SOUTHWEST AND SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN...AS WELL AS ALL OF NEW
MEXICO AND THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE SOUTHERN PLAINS.

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

AT 700 PM MST...A SURFACE LOW... WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 1014
MB... 27.94 IN... WAS LOCATED ABOUT 60 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PHOENIX
ARIZONA. AN OCCLUDED SYSTEM EXTENDED FROM THIS LOW AND ACROSS BAJA
CALIFORNIA INTO THE PACIFIC OCEAN. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
DOPPLER RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED LIGHT TO
MODERATE RAINFALL OVER SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL ARIZONA...SOUTHERN
NEVADA...AND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. TO THE NORTH...SOME LIGHT SNOW
WAS FALLING ACROSS SOUTHERN UTAH AND INTO THE CENTRAL ROCKIES.
FARTHER EAST... SNOW AND SLEET WERE BEING OBSERVED ACROSS CENTRAL
AND EASTERN NEW MEXICO... WITH SLEET FALLING ACROSS CENTRAL TEXAS.
   

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 500 AM MST THU NOV
21 THROUGH 700 PM MST SAT NOV 23...

...ARIZONA...
ALPINE 2 E                            8.0                    

...CALIFORNIA...
ASPENDELL                            24.0                    
OWENS VALLEY 5 W                     12.0                    
OWENS VALLEY RAWS 5 S                12.0                    
IDYLLWILD-PINE 1 NW                   9.0                    
WRIGHTWOOD                            9.0                    

...COLORADO...
COAL BANK PASS                       26.0                    
VALLECITO 7 NNW                      26.0                    
WOLF CREEK PASS 1 SSE                24.0                    
COLUMBINE PASS                       23.0                    
CRESTONE 9 ESE                       23.0                    
GRAND MESA                           22.0                    
LA PLATA 3 NE                        22.0                    
CUCHARA 7 WSW                        20.0                    
PLATORO 2 NNW                        19.0                    
ST ELMO 8 NNW                        17.4                    
WESTCLIFFE 9 S                       16.0                    
SOUTH FORK                           14.0                    
ROSITA 2 WSW                         12.0                    
TEXAS CREEK 7 ESE                     9.8                    
MAYSVILLE                             9.3                    
RYE 1 SSW                             7.7                    
SILVERTON                             7.6                    

...KANSAS...
RICHFIELD 11 ENE                      7.0                    
HUGOTON                               6.5                    
SUBLETTE                              6.5                    
MOSCOW 10 W                           6.0                    
ULYSSES                               5.0                    
MEADE                                 3.0                    
DODGE CITY                            2.0                    

...NEW MEXICO...
RED RIVER 8 SSW                      17.0                    
TERERRO 6 WNW                        12.0                    
ARROYO SECO 8 NE                     10.0                    
SAN MIGUEL 8 SSW                      9.0                    
CHUPADERO 7 ESE                       8.0                    
CUBA 9 E                              8.0                    
LOS ALAMOS 6 W                        7.0                    
ROCIADA 8 SW                          7.0                    
EAGLE NEST                            6.0                    
RED RIVER 1 WNW                       6.0                    
CHAMA 2 N                             4.0                    
SAN JOSE                              2.5                    

...NEVADA...
MT. CHARLESTON 2 SW                  19.0                    

...TEXAS...
TEXLINE                               2.0                    

...UTAH...
ABAJAO SNOTEL 1 SE                   27.0                    
LA SOL SNOTEL                        20.0                    
BLANDING 14 W                        18.0                    
SAN JUAN CO ARPT 6 W                 11.0                    
PARADOX 7 WSW                        10.0                    
MONTICELLO 10 N                       7.0                    
MOAB 3 S                              5.5                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
500 AM MST THU NOV 21 THROUGH 700 PM MST SAT NOV 23...

...TEXAS...
CROSBYTON                             0.25                    
INGRAM 14 NW                          0.25                    
MOUNTAIN HOME 2 NNE                   0.25                    
TAHOKA                                0.25                    
ALEDO                                 0.10                    
RENO                                  0.10                    
WEATHERFORD                           0.10                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SLEET IN INCHES FROM 500 AM MST THU NOV 21
THROUGH 700 PM MST SAT NOV 23...

...TEXAS...
BRYSON                                0.10                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 500 AM MST THU NOV
21 THROUGH 700 PM MST SAT NOV 23...

...ARIZONA...
MT LEMMON ALERT                       5.17                    
SAMANIEGO PEAK                        4.41                    
DAN SADDLE                            4.13                    
PROMONTORY                            3.68                    
CATALINA STATE PARK                   3.43                    
ORO VALLEY 5 SSW                      3.23                    
CLIFTON ALERT WEATHER STATION         3.15                    
CALABASA CANYON                       3.11                    
WHITE TAIL                            3.11                    
ORO VALLEY 2 NNW                      2.27                    
TUCSON INTL ARPT                      2.11                    
FLAGSTAFF ARPT                        1.54                    

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

...CALIFORNIA...
LAGUNA PEAK                           76                    
CAMP NINE                             57                    
WARM SPRINGS                          57                    
FREMONT CANYON                        53                    
TUSTIN FOOTHILLS 6 ENE                53                    

...NEW MEXICO...
SANTA TERESA 5 SW                     54                    
DRIPPING SPRINGS                      52                    
SAN AUGUSTIN PASS                     52                    
ALBUQUERQUE 5 S                       51                    

...TEXAS...
EL PASO 8 NNW                         64                    


RAINFALL ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST IS EXPECTED TO DWINDLE THROUGH THE
EVENING AND BEGIN TO TAPER OFF BY TOMORROW MORNING. MODERATE
RAINFALL TOTALS UP TO AN INCH... WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...
ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH SUNDAY. IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF NORTHERN
ARIZONA... SNOWFALL TOTALS UP TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. EVEN
HIGHER TOTALS UP TO 18 INCHES... WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...
ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL ROCKIES. TO THE EAST
IN THE SOUTHERN PLAINS... SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE
INTO MONDAY WITH ABOUT A TENTH TO A QUARTER INCH OF ICE EXPECTED
FOR PLACES ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTHERN TEXAS.   

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 200 AM MST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.

KREKELER




Last Updated: 926 PM EST SAT NOV 23 2013