THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 02 FOR ROCKIES TO UPPER MIDWEST WINTER STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
800 PM MST MON DEC 02 2013
...ARCTIC FRONT SPREADING FRIGID AIR AND WINTRY PRECIPITATION FROM
THE NORTHERN ROCKIES INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS...
WINTER STORM WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES
ARE IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST EXTENDING
EASTWARD INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS AND UPPER MIDWEST. WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE ALSO IN AFFECT FOR THE CASCADES AND BLUE
MOUNTAINS IN OREGON AND WASHINGTON.
HIGH WIND WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF
CALIFORNIA...IDAHO...WYOMING...COLORADO AND NEW MEXICO.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 700 PM MST...AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WAS PUSHING SOUTHWARD INTO
THE NORTHERN ROCKIES AND NORTHERN PLAINS. A SURFACE LOW WITH A
CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 1000 MB...29.53 INCHES...WAS CENTERED NEAR
PIPESTONE...MINNESOTA...ALONG THIS FRONTAL BOUNDARY. A SECOND
FRONTAL SYSTEM OF PACIFIC ORIGIN WAS MOVING ACROSS THE CENTRAL
ROCKIES. A SURFACE LOW ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM WAS CENTERED
OVER WYOMING WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 995 MB...29.38 INCHES. THE
INTERACTION BETWEEN THE MOISTURE STREAMING INTO THE WEST FROM THE
PACIFIC OCEAN ALONG WITH THE ARCTIC AIR MASS PUSHING INTO THE
REGION WAS RESULTING IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED
LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW FALLING ACROSS MUCH OF THE INTERMOUNTAIN
WEST...AS WELL AS FARTHER EAST ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS AND
UPPER MIDWEST. OCCASIONAL HEAVY SNOW WAS REPORTED ACROSS THE
INTERMOUNTAIN WEST. IN ADDITION STRONG GUSTY WINDS IN EXCESS OF 50
MPH WERE REPORTED AT TIMES AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE
INTERMOUNTAIN WEST.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 500 AM MST SAT NOV
30 THROUGH 700 PM MST MON DEC 02...
...IDAHO...
MULLAN 3 ESE 12.0
COLBURN 4 WSW 11.0
MACKAY 37 NE 9.4
ISLAND PARK 8 NW 6.5
PORTHILL 6.0
EASTPORT 1 SSE 5.0
...MINNESOTA...
REMER 6.5
SAWYER 4 S 6.5
ASKOV 6.0
CANYON 5.5
WALKER 1 S 5.5
BRUNO 4 S 5.3
GRAND RAPIDS 5.3
PINE RIVER 7 W 5.2
ESKO 5.0
FORT RIPLEY 5.0
MOOSE LAKE 5.0
TWO HARBORS 6 W 4.8
LONG PRAIRIE 4.4
BRAINERD 3 N 4.3
DULUTH 4 NNE 3.1
...MONTANA...
JACKSON 16 SSW 14.0
PONY 5 SW 13.0
EAST PORTAL 5 NW 12.0
ISLAND PARK 16 NE 10.5
POLARIS 8 ENE 10.0
BYNUM 23 W 8.0
EAST GLACIER PARK 11 SSW 8.0
BLACKTAIL 1 SE 6.0
NEWCOMB 2 SW 5.5
BOZEMAN 5 SW 4.0
GREAT FALLS 1 N 3.5
...NORTH DAKOTA...
MCCLUSKY 5.0
CARRINGTON 4.0
DUNSEITH 6 N 4.0
JAMESTOWN 3.5
MINOT 3.5
HARVEY 3.0
MCGREGOR 3.0
WILLISTON 3.0
...WASHINGTON...
WENATCHEE 11 SSW 7.0
CHEWELAH 6.0
...WYOMING...
BONDURANT 19 SW 25.0
CORA 22 N 21.0
MORAN JUNCTION 25 NE 21.0
YELLOWSTONE SOUTH ENTRANCE 5 S 19.0
AFTON 19 SE 18.0
COMMISSARY RIDGE 16.0
KEMMERER 36 N 16.0
JACKSON 9.9 NW 15.0
PAHASKA 14 N 15.0
THAYNE 17.2 E 15.0
WAPITI 19 WSW 15.0
DUBOIS 25 NW 14.0
DRIGGS 32 NNE 10.2
TOGWOTEE MOUNTAIN LODGE 9.0
SMOOT 4.9 SSE 5.0
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 500 AM MST SAT NOV
30 THROUGH 700 PM MST MON DEC 02...
...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
DETROIT DAM 3.28
YELLOWSTONE MTN 3.10
ASTORIA 1.97
...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
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
500 AM MST SAT NOV 30 THROUGH 700 PM MST MON DEC 02...
...NORTH DAKOTA...
LA MOURE 0.10
...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...
...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
...WYOMING...
BORDEAUX 65
CHUGWATER 8 S 65
HORSE CREEK 16 W 59
CENTENNIAL 14 NE 58
CHEYENNE 58
THE ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE
WESTERN AND CENTRAL U.S. OVER THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS...WITH BELOW
AVERAGE TEMPERATURES FORECAST TO OVERSPREAD MORE THAN HALF OF THE
CONTIGUOUS U.S. BY MID-WEEK. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL IN THE
COLDER AIR NORTH OF THE FRONT...FROM THE CENTRAL ROCKIES TO THE
UPPER MIDWEST BY TUESDAY MORNING. A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT
WILL ALSO RESULT IN STRONG GUSTY WINDS FOR SOME
LOCATIONS...PARTICULARLY AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES
CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS A LARGE AREA FROM THE ROCKIES TO THE
NORTHERN PLAINS AND UPPER MIDWEST. HEAVIER SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 1
TO 2 FEET ARE POSSIBLE IN PARTS OF THE ROCKIES AS WELL AS THE
UPPER MIDWEST. LIGHT FREEZING RAIN ACCUMULATIONS OF LESS THAN A
TENTH OF AN INCH WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS
AND UPPER MIDWEST.
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.
RYAN
Last Updated: 944 PM EST MON DEC 02 2013