THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 05 FOR ROCKIES TO UPPER MIDWEST WINTER STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
200 PM MST TUE DEC 03 2013

...A COUPLE OF LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS DEVELOPING ALONG AN ARCTIC
FRONT IS EXPECTED TO BRING MORE WINTRY PRECIPITATION FROM THE
GREAT BASIN TO THE ROCKIES AND INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS/UPPER
MIDWEST...            

WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES COVER A LARGE
AREA FROM MUCH OF THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST... THE SIERRA NEVADA...
ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN AND THE CENTRAL ROCKIES... AND EASTWARD
INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS AND THE UPPER MIDWEST.

A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR A SMALL PORTION OF EASTERN
OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.

HIGH WIND WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FROM
PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EASTWARD INTO NORTHERN ARIZONA AND
THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES.

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

AT 100 PM MST...AN ARCTIC FRONT WAS DRAPED ACROSS THE NATIONS
MIDSECTION FROM THE GREAT BASIN EASTWARD TO THE OHIO VALLEY... AND
PUSHING SLOWLY SOUTHWARD. SEVERAL SURFACE LOW PRESSURE AREAS WERE
LOCATED ALONG THIS FRONT... HOWEVER THE MAIN SURFACE LOW... WITH A
CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 1000 MB... 29.53 INCHES... WAS MOVING VERY
SLOWLY NORTHEASTWARD INTO SOUTHERN IOWA. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED MAINLY LIGHT TO MODERATE
SNOW WAS FALLING ACROSS THE CENTRAL GREAT BASIN... THE CENTRAL AND
NORTHERN ROCKIES... AS WELL AS PARTS OF THE NORTHERN PLAINS AND
NORTHERN MINNESOTA. JUST NORTH OF THE BOUNDARY ACROSS THE UPPER
MIDWEST... MAINLY LIGHT RAIN... WITH POCKETS OF HEAVIER RAIN...
WERE BEING REPORTED IN SOUTHERN WISCONSIN... MICHIGAN... AND
NORTHERN ILLINOIS.  MEANWHILE...STRONG GUSTY WINDS CONTINUED TO
AFFECT PLACES FROM THE GREAT BASIN TO THE NORTHERN ROCKIES AND
INTO THE NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 500 AM MST SAT NOV
30 THROUGH 100 PM MST TUE DEC 03...

...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                    
PORTHILL                              6.0                    
WAHA 5 SW                             5.5                    
ASHTON                                5.0                    
EASTPORT 1 SSE                        5.0                    
MARYSVILLE                            4.0                    

...MICHIGAN...
MANCELONA 0.5 ESE                     3.5                    

...MINNESOTA...
TWO HARBORS 5 N                      22.0                    
WOODLAND                             16.0                    
CENTRAL HILLSIDE                     15.0                    
SAGINAW                              14.0                    
DULUTH 5 NW                          11.0                    
MCGREGOR 7.3 N                       10.7                    
DULUTH HEIGHTS                       10.1                    
WADENA 1 NNW                          9.0                    
RICHVILLE 5.8 SSW                     8.8                    
BEMIDJI 3 E                           8.3                    
DEERWOOD                              8.0                    
HINCKLEY 1 SW                         8.0                    

...MONTANA...
EVARO 8 ESE                          20.0                    
HEART BUTTE 1 NW                     18.0                    
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                    
HINSDALE 1 E                         11.0                    
ISLAND PARK 16 NE                    10.5                    
NEIHART 7 S                          10.0                    
POLARIS 8 ENE                        10.0                    

...NORTH DAKOTA...
BUFFALO                               8.0                    
BOWMAN                                5.0                    
MCCLUSKY                              5.0                    
GRAND FORKS 0.6 SW                    4.5                    
CARRINGTON                            4.0                    
DUNSEITH 6 N                          4.0                    
MOORETON 4 S                          4.0                    
TOLLEY 6.4 N                          4.0                    
VALLEY CITY                           4.0                    
BEACH                                 3.5                    
JAMESTOWN                             3.5                    
MINOT                                 3.5                    
FARGO                                 3.0                    

...NEVADA...
SPARKS 6 NE                           8.5                    
RENO 8 N                              6.0                    
SPANISH SPRINGS                       5.0                    

...OREGON...
FLORA 1 SE                            9.5                    
BINGHAM SPRINGS 4 N                   6.0                    
CAMP SHERMAN 2 SSW                    3.0                    
ELGIN 9 N                             3.0                    
ELGIN 9.8 N                           3.0                    
MEACHAM 4.0 NW                        3.0                    
WESTON                                3.0                    

...SOUTH DAKOTA...
RED OWL                              10.8                    
HOOVER                                8.0                    
ESE OPAL 10 ESE                       7.0                    
NEWELL 2.8 ENE                        6.8                    
BISON 11 SSW                          6.0                    
LADNER 8 WSW                          5.0                    
MISSION RIDGE 12 W                    5.0                    
ZEONA 11 ESE                          5.0                    
MAURINE 12 SW                         4.5                    

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

...WISCONSIN...
SUPERIOR 7.2 WSW                      8.0                    
ASHLAND 0.5 WNW                       6.6                    
BARNES 2.2 S                          6.5                    
HAYWARD 9.2 NNE                       6.0                    
MASON                                 6.0                    
SPOONER                               6.0                    
BRUCE 2 E                             5.8                    
LADYSMITH 3 WNW                       4.7                    
LAC DU FLAMBEAU 2 W                   4.0                    
RICE LAKE 1 NE                        3.5                    
CLEAR LAKE                            3.0                    
EAST FARMINGTON                       3.0                    

...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                    
STORY 0.8 W                          13.5                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
500 AM MST SAT NOV 30 THROUGH 100 PM MST TUE DEC 03...

...NORTH DAKOTA...
LA MOURE                              0.10                    

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

...CALIFORNIA...
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                    

...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 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                    


AS ARCTIC AIR CONTINUES TO PUSH SOUTHWARD OVER THE NEXT COUPLE
DAYS... THE LOW PRESSURE CENTER IN SOUTHERN IOWA IS FORECAST TO
INTENSIFY ON WEDNESDAY AND THEN QUICKLY MOVE INTO THE UPPER
MIDWEST BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT.  THIS STORM WILL CONTINUE BRINGING
HEAVY SNOW... GUSTY WINDS... AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS TO THE
NORTHERN PLAINS AND UPPER MIDWEST ON WEDNESDAY.  ADDITIONAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES WITH UP TO
15 MORE INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE UPPER GREAT LAKES.  AS THE ARCTIC
FRONT PUSHES FURTHER SOUTHWARD INTO THE CENTRAL ROCKIES...
ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL TOTALS WILL RANGE FROM 4 TO 10 INCHES WITH
UPWARDS OF 12 TO 18 INCHES FOR THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS.  FREEZING
RAIN ACCUMULATIONS UP TO A QUARTER OF AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS
PORTIONS OF THE UPPER MIDWEST AND UPPER GREAT LAKES TONIGHT AND
INTO TOMORROW. IN ADDITION... THIS SAME SYSTEM COULD PRODUCE A
QUARTER TO MORE THAN HALF AN INCH OF ICE ACROSS PORTIONS OF
SOUTHERN PLAINS INTO THE LOWER OHIO VALLEY LATER THIS WEEK.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 800 PM MST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.

MONARSKI




Last Updated: 404 PM EST TUE DEC 03 2013