THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 09 FOR ROCKIES TO UPPER MIDWEST WINTER STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
300 PM CST WED DEC 04 2013

...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS IN PROGRESS ACROSS THE COLORADO
ROCKIES... AND A STRENGTHENING LOW IN THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY
WILL CONTINUE TO BRING HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS TO THE UPPER
MIDWEST THROUGH THIS EVENING...

WINTER STORM WATCHES... WARNINGS... AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES
ARE IN EFFECT FOR A LARGE AREA FROM THE SOUTHERN/CENTRAL ROCKIES
NORTHEASTWARD INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST. THEY ARE ALSO IN EFFECT FOR
MUCH OF THE NORTHERN TIER OF THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AND LOWER
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND INTO THE LOWER OHIO VALLEY.

HIGH WIND WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND ADVISORIES ARE STILL IN EFFECT
FOR PORTIONS OF THE FAR SOUTHERN ROCKIES.

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 PRESSURE OF 997 MB...
29.45 INCHES... WAS LOCATED IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND QUICKLY
MOVING TOWARDS THE NORTHEAST. A COLD FRONT ATTACHED FROM THIS LOW
STRETCHED ACROSS THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS
AND BACK INTO THE CENTRAL ROCKIES. NORTH OF THE LOW... NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED THAT A
LARGE AREA OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WAS FALLING FROM THE EASTERN
DAKOTAS... ACROSS MINNESOTA... AND INTO NORTHERN WISCONSIN AND THE
UPPER PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. BACK IN THE ROCKIES... SOME LIGHT TO
MODERATE SNOW WAS STILL FALLING ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT
ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF COLORADO AND ARIZONA.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 500 AM CST SAT NOV
30 THROUGH 200 PM CST TUE DEC 04...

...COLORADO...
CRESTED BUTTE 6.2 N                  16.0                    
DEL NORTE 14 SSW                     12.0                    
WOLF CREEK PASS 1 SSE                12.0                    
ESTES PARK 1.8 S                     11.7                    
SILVERTON                            11.4                    
MONTROSE                             10.0                    
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS 1 SE                9.5                    
FRUITA 2 N                            9.0                    
MONARCH PASS 1 NNW                    8.0                    
ALLENSPARK 2 E                        7.1                    
GLADE PARK                            7.0                    
GRAND JUNCTION 2 NE                   6.5                    

...MICHIGAN...
SILVER CITY 4 E                       7.0                    
CALUMET 0.2 SW                        6.0                    
PAULDING 0.3 S                        6.0                    
TRAVERSE CITY 7.6 SSW                 5.7                    
ATLANTA                               5.0                    
BENZONIA 5.3 S                        5.0                    
HOUGHTON 1.6 ESE                      5.0                    
ISHPEMING 5.6 NNW                     5.0                    
STONINGTON 5 NNE                      5.0                    
ONTONAGON 12.5 WSW                    4.0                    
PARADISE 0.1 N                        4.0                    
STERLING                              4.0                    

...MINNESOTA...
TWO HARBORS 5 N                      26.0                    
DULUTH                               17.5                    
WOODLAND                             16.0                    
CENTRAL HILLSIDE                     15.0                    
DULUTH HEIGHTS                       15.0                    
FINLAND 3 NE                         14.9                    
BEAVER BAY                           14.0                    
SAGINAW                              14.0                    
HOLYOKE                              13.7                    
CHISHOLM 1 NW                        12.5                    
CANYON                               12.0                    
SAWYER 4 S                           11.1                    
GRAND RAPIDS 6.2 SSW                 10.0                    

...NORTH DAKOTA...
BUFFALO                               8.0                    
GOLVA                                 7.0                    
GRAND FORKS 0.6 SW                    7.0                    
MARMARTH                              7.0                    
SOUTH HEART 5 WNW                     5.5                    
GLENBURN 4 W                          5.4                    
BISMARCK 6.9 N                        5.1                    
BOWMAN                                5.0                    
MCCLUSKY                              5.0                    
VALLEY CITY 2.0 NW                    5.0                    
CARRINGTON                            4.0                    
FARGO                                 3.0                    

...SOUTH DAKOTA...
RED OWL                              10.8                    
HOOVER                                8.0                    
ESE OPAL 10 ESE                       7.0                    
USTA 8 WNW                            7.0                    
WHITE OWL 2 ENE                       7.0                    
NEWELL 2.8 ENE                        6.8                    
LEAD 5.5 SSW                          6.4                    
BISON 11 SSW                          6.0                    
BRIDGER 4 NW                          6.0                    
ZEONA                                 6.0                    

...WISCONSIN...
ASHLAND                              15.5                    
SUPERIOR 7 SE                        12.0                    
GORDON 7 W                           10.6                    
MOQUAH 2 N                           10.5                    
BARNES 2.2 S                          6.5                    
PORT WING                             6.3                    
CORNUCOPIA                            6.0                    
HAYWARD 9.2 NNE                       6.0                    
MASON                                 6.0                    
SPOONER                               6.0                    
BRUCE 2 E                             5.8                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
500 AM CST SAT NOV 30 THROUGH 200 PM CST TUE DEC 04...

...MICHIGAN...
STANTON 1 E                           0.10                    

...MINNESOTA...
HAYWARD                               0.13                    

...NORTH DAKOTA...
LA MOURE                              0.10                    

...WISCONSIN...
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                    
SANDIA PARK 6 WNW                     63                    
BINGHAM 10 S                          59                    
GALLUP 3 WNW                          59                    

...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                    

...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...
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...
SPARKS 6 NE                           8.5                    
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                    
PIOCHE                                4.0                    
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...
VERNAL 2 SSW                         11.5                    
CENTERVILLE                          10.0                    
MAESER                               10.0                    
BOUNTIFUL BENCH                       9.4                    
UPPER MILLCREEK                       8.6                    
SANDY                                 7.0                    
FORT DUCHESNE                         6.0                    
JENSEN                                5.0                    

...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 CURRENTLY LOCATED IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA IS
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTENSIFYING AS IT QUICKLY MOVES INTO
SOUTHEAST CANADA BY TOMORROW. HEAVY SNOW... GUSTY WINDS... AND
DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS AND
UPPER MIDWEST THIS EVENING WHERE ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF
4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FOR NORTHERN PORTIONS OF MINNESOTA...
WISCONSIN... AND THE UPPER PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN THROUGH THURSDAY
MORNING. OVER THE CENTRAL ROCKIES AND SOUTHERN ROCKIES... AN
ADDITIONAL 2 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW COULD BE POSSIBLE BEFORE IT
BEGINS TO TAPER OFF THIS EVENING.

MEANWHILE...SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP FOR
PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AND LOWER TO MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY THURSDAY AS COLDER AIR FILTERS SOUTH BEHIND THE FRONTAL
PASSAGE. THIS WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THURSDAY
NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY...INCLUDING FOR PORTIONS OF THE OHIO AND
TENNESSEE VALLEYS. TOTAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH FRIDAY ARE
EXPECTED TO BE FROM A TENTH TO HALF AN INCH...WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER
AMOUNTS UP TO 1 INCH.POSSIBLE. ADDITIONALLY... SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
UP TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS TO THE OHIO
VALLEY TO THE NORTH OF THE ACCUMULATING ICE. 

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.

MONARSKI




Last Updated: 415 PM EST WED DEC 04 2013