THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 11 FOR ROCKIES TO UPPER MIDWEST WINTER STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
300 AM CST THU DEC 05 2013

...A STRENGTHENING LOW IN THE UPPER MIDWEST CONTINUES TO BRING
SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS TO THE REGION...      

WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN PORTIONS OF NORTH
DAKOTA AND NORTHERN MINNESOTA.

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

AT 200 AM CST...A SURFACE LOW WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 991
MB...29.27 INCHES...WAS LOCATED OVER WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR. A COLD
FRONT ATTACHED TO THIS LOW STRETCHED ACROSS THE MID MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY TO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AND BACK INTO THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES
AND SOUTHWEST....IN ADDITION TO A WARM FRONT SPANNING ACROSS THE
GREAT LAKES AND INTO THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC REGION. NORTH OF THE
LOW...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS
INDICATED THAT LIGHT SNOW WAS FALLING IN EASTERN NORTH
DAKOTA...MINNESOTA...INTO NORTHERN WISCONSIN AND THE UPPER
PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. FARTHER WEST... SOME LIGHT SNOW WAS FALLING
OVER EASTERN COLORADO...CENTRAL AND EASTERN KANSAS...AS WELL AS
IOWA AND NORTHWESTERN MISSOURI.       

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 500 AM CST SAT NOV
30 THROUGH 200 AM CST THU DEC 05...

...COLORADO...
DOUGLAS PASS                         30.0                    
WOLF CREEK PASS                      19.0                    
MONARCH PASS                         17.5                    
ANTERO JUNCTION 2 E                  17.0                    
COLONA 4 NNW                         16.0                    
CRESTED BUTTE 6.2 N                  16.0                    
RIDGWAY                              14.5                    
MONTROSE 1 W                         13.0                    
DEL NORTE 14 SSW                     12.0                    
ESTES PARK 1.8 S                     11.7                    
SILVERTON                            11.4                    
BAILEY 3 N                           10.5                    
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS 1 SE                9.5                    
GRAND JUNCTION 2 NE                   6.5                    

...MICHIGAN...
CALUMET 4 NE                          7.0                    
SILVER CITY 4 E                       7.0                    
HANCOCK                               6.0                    
LAURIUM                               6.0                    
PAULDING 0.3 S                        6.0                    
TRAVERSE CITY 7.6 SSW                 5.7                    
CHASSELL 5 ESE                        5.1                    
ATLANTA                               5.0                    
BENZONIA 5.3 S                        5.0                    
HOUGHTON 1.6 ESE                      5.0                    
ISHPEMING 5.6 NNW                     5.0                    
SIDNAW 2 SSW                          5.0                    

...MINNESOTA...
TWO HARBORS 7 NW                     33.2                    
DULUTH HEIGHTS                       28.6                    
ASKOV                                21.7                    
CANYON                               21.0                    
CLOQUET                              18.5                    
MOOSE LAKE                           17.0                    
HINCKLEY 2 SW                        16.5                    
WOODLAND                             16.0                    
INTERNATIONAL FALLS                  15.5                    
CENTRAL HILLSIDE                     15.0                    
SILVER BAY                           15.0                    
FINLAND 3 NE                         14.9                    
BEAVER BAY                           14.0                    
GRAND RAPIDS 2.0 E                   12.5                    
BEMIDJI 4 NE                         12.0                    

...NORTH DAKOTA...
BUFFALO                               8.0                    
GOLVA                                 7.0                    
GRAND FORKS 0.6 SW                    7.0                    
MARMARTH                              7.0                    
RHAME 1.9 E                           7.0                    
GILBY 2 E                             6.0                    
BISMARCK                              5.6                    
SOUTH HEART 5 WNW                     5.5                    
GLENBURN 4 W                          5.4                    
BOWMAN                                5.0                    
MCCLUSKY                              5.0                    
VALLEY CITY 2.0 NW                    5.0                    
CARRINGTON                            4.0                    
FARGO                                 3.0                    

...SOUTH DAKOTA...
HOOVER                               12.0                    
RED OWL                              10.8                    
FORESTBURG 4 NNE                      8.0                    
MITCHELL                              7.8                    
ESE OPAL 10 ESE                       7.0                    
USTA 8 WNW                            7.0                    
WHITE OWL 2 ENE                       7.0                    
NEWELL 2.8 ENE                        6.8                    
HERRICK 8 SSW                         6.5                    
IROQUOIS                              6.4                    
LEAD 5.5 SSW                          6.4                    
FLANDREAU                             6.1                    

...WISCONSIN...
ALBORN                               20.0                    
CORNUCOPIA 4 E                       18.5                    
BENNETT                              17.0                    
ASHLAND                              15.5                    
SUPERIOR 7 SE                        14.5                    
WEBB LAKE                            10.7                    
GORDON 7 W                           10.6                    
MOQUAH 2 N                           10.5                    
BARNES 2.2 S                          6.5                    
PORT WING                             6.3                    
HAYWARD 9.2 NNE                       6.0                    
MASON                                 6.0                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
500 AM CST SAT NOV 30 THROUGH 200 AM CST THU DEC 05...

...MICHIGAN...
MELSTRAND 4 SW                        0.20                    
NEGAUNEE 3 NE                         0.20                    
EBEN JUNCTION                         0.15                    
STANTON 1 E                           0.10                    

...MINNESOTA...
HAYWARD                               0.13                    

...NORTH DAKOTA...
LA MOURE                              0.10                    

...WISCONSIN...
MERCER                                0.25                    
PARK FALLS                            0.20                    

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

...CALIFORNIA...
BEAR PEAK                             72                    
FORT IRWIN 4 ENE                      69                    
SPRING MOUNTAIN RANGE 5 SW            67                    
BIRD SPRINGS-WYLIES KNOB              65                    
LUCERNE VALLEY                        65                    
BLUE MAX                              60                    
INDEPENDENCE 5 NW                     59                    
LAKE ISABELLA 19 ESE                  59                    

...COLORADO...
PIKES PEAK                            81                    
ELDORADO SPRINGS 4 WSW                79                    
EVERGREEN 3 S                         78                    
AIR FORCE ACADEMY 3 WNW               74                    
BUENA VISTA 5 WSW                     70                    

...IDAHO...
ROBERTS                               59                    

...NEBRASKA...
KIMBALL                               50                    

...NEW MEXICO...
FORT STANTON 2 SSW                    67                    
BINGHAM 10 S                          63                    
SANDIA PARK 6 WNW                     63                    
AGUA FRIA 4 WSW                       60                    
GALLUP 3 WNW                          59                    
CLINES CORNERS 1 SSE                  58                    
LA CIENEGA 3 NNE                      58                    

...NEVADA...
RED ROCK CANYON 1 ESE                 73                    

...WYOMING...
ARLINGTON 11 SE                       66                    
BORDEAUX                              65                    
CENTENNIAL 13 NE                      65                    
CHUGWATER 8 S                         65                    
BUFORD                                61                    
HORSE CREEK 16 W                      59                    
CHEYENNE                              58                    

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

...CALIFORNIA...
MAMMOTH LAKES 2 W                     7.0                    
GRIZZLY FLAT SW                       3.0                    
JANESVILLE 3 ESE                      1.0                    
SUSANVILLE 4 SSW                      1.0                    

...IOWA...
ROCK RAPIDS                           4.5                    

...IDAHO...
GIBBONSVILLE 10 NNW                  30.0                    
MULLAN 3 ESE                         12.0                    
COLBURN 4 WSW                        11.0                    
MACKAY 37 NE                          9.4                    
REXBURG                               8.2                    
DRIGGS 3 ENE                          6.5                    
ISLAND PARK 8 NW                      6.5                    

...MONTANA...
EVARO 8 ESE                          20.0                    
HEART BUTTE 1 NW                     18.0                    
RED LODGE 1.0 S                      17.5                    
PORTERS CORNER 9 S                   16.0                    
EUREKA 9 ENE                         14.0                    
JACKSON 16 SSW                       14.0                    
QUARTZ 14 WSW                        14.0                    
PONY 5 SW                            13.0                    
EAST PORTAL 5 NW                     12.0                    
LIVINGSTON 6.6 ESE                   12.0                    

...NEBRASKA...
CODY                                 15.0                    
VALENTINE 30 S                       14.0                    
HAY SPRINGS 13 S                      8.0                    
VALENTINE                             8.0                    
AINSWORTH                             6.0                    
CHADRON                               5.0                    
RUSHVILLE                             5.0                    
ALLIANCE                              4.0                    
KILGORE 1 NE                          4.0                    
SPRINGVIEW                            4.0                    
WHITMAN 4 E                           4.0                    

...NEVADA...
PIOCHE                                9.9                    
SPARKS 6 NE                           8.5                    
CALIENTE                              7.0                    
STEAD 4 E                             7.0                    
CARSON CITY 3 NNE                     6.8                    
STEAD 2 SSW                           6.5                    
COLD SPRINGS VALLEY 1 N               6.0                    
RENO 8 N                              6.0                    
SPANISH SPRINGS                       5.0                    
VIRGINIA CITY                         3.0                    

...OREGON...
FLORA 1 SE                            9.5                    
BINGHAM SPRINGS 4 N                   6.0                    
MEACHAM                               6.0                    
PILOT ROCK 2 S                        3.5                    
CAMP SHERMAN 2 SSW                    3.0                    
ELGIN 9 N                             3.0                    
ELGIN 9.8 N                           3.0                    
WESTON                                3.0                    

...UTAH...
ALTA                                 18.0                    
PARK CITY                            16.0                    
BALLARD                              14.0                    
JENSEN                               12.0                    
VERNAL 2 SSW                         11.5                    
CENTERVILLE                          10.0                    
MAESER                               10.0                    
BOUNTIFUL BENCH                       9.4                    
UPPER MILLCREEK                       8.6                    
MOAB                                  7.3                    
SANDY                                 7.0                    
FORT DUCHESNE                         6.0                    

...WASHINGTON...
WENATCHEE 11 SSW                      7.0                    
CHEWELAH                              6.0                    
NORTHPORT 8.3 SE                      4.8                    
SKI BLUEWOOD                          4.0                    

...WYOMING...
BLIND BULL SUMMIT SNOTEL             30.0                    
BONDURANT 19 SW                      25.0                    
COMMISSARY RIDGE                     23.0                    
CORA 22 N                            21.0                    
MORAN JUNCTION 25 NE                 21.0                    
BEARTOOTH LAKE SNOTEL                19.0                    
YELLOWSTONE SOUTH ENTRANCE 5 S       19.0                    
AFTON 19 SE                          18.0                    
KEMMERER 36 N                        16.0                    
JACKSON 9.9 NW                       15.0                    
PAHASKA 14 N                         15.0                    
CHEYNNE 18 E                          3.5                    

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

...IDAHO...
MOOSE CREEK RAWS                      3.14                    
LOWELL                                2.83                    
SYRINGA 1 ENE                         2.65                    
PIERCE                                2.48                    
FENN RAWS                             2.33                    

...OREGON...
BLAZED ALDER SNOTEL                   9.30                    
LOG CREEK NR RHODODENDRON             7.19                    
BONNEVILLE DAM                        6.29                    
GREENPOINT RSVR SNOTEL                6.20                    
BRIGHTWOOD 6 N                        6.10                    
CEDAR RAWS                            5.42                    
LOG CREEK                             4.23                    
TILLAMOOK 16.1 ENE                    3.98                    
RHODODENDRON 3.8 NW                   3.81                    
HOOD RIVER 3.1 SW                     3.68                    
LOCKS                                 3.52                    
HEBO 4 ESE                            3.31                    

...WASHINGTON...
JUNE LAKE SNOTEL                      5.90                    
OLALLIE MEADOWS SNOTEL                5.20                    
SURPRISE LAKES SNOTEL                 5.20                    
REX RIVER SNOTEL                      5.10                    
ALPINE MALPINE MEADOW SNOTEL          4.80                    
COUGAR 10 NNE                         4.70                    
CARSON FISH HATCHERY                  3.38                    
DRY CREEK                             3.35                    
YALE 1 WSW                            3.08                    
WHITE SALMON 0.7 WNW                  2.58                    
KELSO-LONGVIEW AIRPORT                1.97                    


THE SURFACE LOW IN NORTHERN WISCONSIN IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
INTENSIFYING AS IT QUICKLY MOVES INTO SOUTHEAST CANADA BY THURSDAY
MORNING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO TAPER OFF IN THE UPPER MIDWEST BUT
GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY AS THE LOW MOVES INTO
CANADA. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES ARE
EXPECTED FOR PORTIONS OF THE UPPER PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING. THE STORM THAT WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE SOUTHERN
PLAINS INTO THE OHIO VALLEY WILL BE ADDRESSED IN A SEPARATE STORM
SUMMARY.      

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 900 AM CST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.

FANNING




Last Updated: 312 AM EST THU DEC 05 2013