THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 03 FOR INTERMOUNTAIN WEST WINTER STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
900 PM MDT TUE MAR 29 2016

...STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW ARE IMPACTING THE INTERMOUNTAIN
WEST... 

HIGH WIND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST...NORTHERN ROCKIES...NORTHERN PLAINS...THE DESERT
SOUTHWEST...AND THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES.

WINTER STORM WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR
PORTIONS OF THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST...THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL
ROCKIES...AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL PLAINS.

A BLIZZARD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL WYOMING.

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

AT 800 PM MDT...THE CENTER OF A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WITH
SEA-LEVEL PRESSURE OF 993 MB...29.30 INCHES...WAS LOCATED 90 MILES
EAST OF DENVER...COLORADO. A COLD FRONT WAS DRAPED SOUTH OF THE
LOW ACROSS EASTERN COLORADO AND THROUGH CENTRAL NEW
MEXICO...STRETCHING SOUTHWARD INTO MEXICO. A STATIONARY FRONT ALSO
EXTENDED NORTHEAST FROM THE LOW ACROSS THE HIGH PLAINS. THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS
INDICATED LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WAS REPORTED ACROSS THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS OF THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST AND THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL
ROCKIES. IN ADDITION...LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WAS ALSO REPORTED IN
THE VALLEYS OF THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST AND ACROSS THE WESTERN
PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PLAINS. WIND GUSTS UP TO 50
MPH WERE BEING REPORTED ACROSS THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST IN ADDITION
TO THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN ROCKIES. 

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 1000 AM MDT MON
MAR 28 THROUGH 800 PM MDT TUE MAR 29...

...CALIFORNIA...
NORTHSTAR SKI AREA                   14.0                    
CHILCOOT                              9.0                    
ALPINE MEADOWS                        8.0                    
SQUAW VALLEY SKI AREA                 8.0                    
KINGVALE                              6.0                    
KINGS BEACH 5 WNW                     5.0                    
MAMMOTH LAKES 4 W                     5.0                    
LOYALTON                              4.0                    
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE 3 ESE                4.0                    
JANESVILLE 3 ESE                      3.5                    
DOYLE 1 W                             3.0                    
HERLONG                               3.0                    
TRUCKEE 12 SE                         2.0                    
SUSANVILLE                            1.0                    

...COLORADO...
DOUGLAS PASS                         14.5                    
DINOSAUR                              5.5                    
RED MOUNTAIN PASS                     5.5                    
SILVERTON                             4.5                    
MOLAS PASS                            4.0                    
COAL BANK PASS                        2.0                    
MONUMENT                              2.0                    

...IDAHO...
DECLO 1 S                            14.0                    
RUPERT 4 N                           13.0                    
MALTA                                12.0                    
PRESTON 20 NE                        11.1                    
PAUL                                 10.5                    
BURLEY 1 S                            9.8                    
ALBION                                9.0                    
SODA SPRINGS 1 NE                     9.0                    
LAVA HOT SPRINGS 10 SSE               8.8                    
NITER 2 E                             8.0                    
BANCROFT                              7.0                    
BURLEY                                6.0                    
RATHDRUM 1 SSW                        4.5                    
ACEQUIA 3 SSE                         3.0                    
COEUR D'ALENE 10 S                    3.0                    
HOPE 10 NNE                           2.0                    

...MONTANA...
BABB 12 WSW                          10.0                    
LIVINGSTON 7 ESE                      3.0                    
WILSALL 13 ENE                        3.0                    
EMIGRANT 5 E                          2.7                    
ISLAND PARK 16 NE                     2.2                    
COOKE CITY 3 N                        2.0                    
DILLON 54 SSW                         1.6                    

...NEVADA...
LAMOILLE 1 SSW                       20.0                    
SPRING CREEK 4 ESE                   19.0                    
INCLINE VILLAGE 1 NE                 17.0                    
ELY AIRPORT 4 SSW                    13.6                    
WINGFIELD SPRINGS 1 NNE              12.0                    
MOUNT ROSE SKI AREA                  10.0                    
NWS RENO                              9.5                    
DEETH 10 SSW                          9.0                    
BAKER                                 8.8                    
VERDI 4 E                             7.5                    
FERNLEY W                             7.0                    
STEAD                                 7.0                    
SPARKS 1.5 NE                         6.0                    
RENO 1.4 NNE                          5.0                    

...UTAH...
MOAB 15 SE                           12.0                    
LA SAL SNOTEL                         8.0                    
HEBER CITY 10.1 ESE                   5.0                    
NORTH LOGAN 0.8 ESE                   3.0                    
RICHMOND 0.5 WNW                      2.1                    
SALT LAKE CITY 8.3 WSW                1.6                    
CIRCLEVILLE 0.7 W                     1.5                    
SANDY 1.1 NNE                         1.2                    
TAYLORSVILLE-BENNION 2.0 WSW          1.0                    

...WYOMING...
LANDER 5.7 SW                         9.3                    
RIVERTON 0.5 S                        4.5                    
DUBOIS 9.7 WNW                        4.0                    
STORY 2.1 W                           2.0                    
CODY 25.7 SW                          1.6                    
PINEDALE 0.7 NNW                      1.6                    
THAYNE 1.5 SE                         1.3                    
SMOOT 4.9 SSE                         1.0                    

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

...ARIZONA...
NEW KINGMAN-BUTLER 5 E                59                    
BULLHEAD CITY 6 E                     48                    

...CALIFORNIA...
JULIAN 2 NNE                          77                    
LA QUINTA 13 SW                       72                    
BIG BEAR CITY 13 ESE                  70                    
FORT IRWIN 4 ENE                      70                    
PALMDALE 5 S                          63                    
BORREGO SPRINGS 12 ESE                60                    
LUCERNE VALLEY 7 SE                   60                    
CAMPO 11 ENE                          57                    
YERMO 4 SSE                           56                    
RIDGECREST 4 NNW                      53                    
SEELEY 4 N                            53                    
COACHELLA 4 S                         51                    
PALM DESERT 2 SSW                     50                    
BISHOP 2 ENE                          48                    

...COLORADO...
MOUNT ABRAMS                          95                    
SWAMP ANGEL 2 SW                      93                    
RED MOUNTAIN PASS 1 ESE               89                    
SILVERTON 2 SE                        89                    
GRAND JUNCTION 3 NNE                  51                    
MONTROSE 2 NNW                        51                    

...NEW MEXICO...
CANNON AFB 1 N                        70                    
BINGHAM 10 S                          65                    
NOGAL 5 NW                            65                    
BOSQUE DEL APACHE 14 E                62                    
TEXICO 3 NNW                          61                    
RED HILL 1 N                          60                    
TOLAR 13 SE                           60                    
FORT STANTON 2 SSW                    59                    
CLOVIS                                58                    
GALLUP 3 WNW                          58                    

...NEVADA...
RED ROCK CANYON 1 ESE                 78                    
MERCURY 3 SSW                         66                    
MT. CHARLESTON 3 ENE                  63                    
SPRING VALLEY 4 WSW                   63                    
ENTERPRISE 4 NW                       62                    
SUMMERLIN 1 N                         60                    
HENDERSON EXECUTIVE AIR               59                    
INDIAN SPRINGS                        58                    
PAHRUMP 4 SE                          58                    
MOUNTAIN SPRINGS 1 NW                 55                    
NELLIS AFB                            54                    
NORTH LAS VEGAS AIRPORT               52                    
THE STRIP 3 S                         49                    

...UTAH...
BURNTFORK                             73                    
BRIGHTON                              66                    
CEDAR CITY                            63                    
TRIAL LK                              63                    
SALT LAKE CITY                        61                    
HANNA                                 60                    
ST. GEORGE                            60                    
HARRISBURG                            59                    
SNOWBASIN                             59                    
EUREKA                                58                    


A LARGE UPPER LEVEL LOW CURRENTLY LOCATED OVER THE CENTRAL GREAT
BASIN WILL SPLIT INTO TWO PARTS BY WEDNESDAY. THE EASTERN HALF
WILL MOVE OVER THE CENTRAL ROCKIES AND ACROSS THE HIGH
PLAINS...WHILE THE WESTERN HALF WILL DROP SOUTHEASTWARD INTO
ARIZONA. THE SURFACE FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH ACROSS THE
INTERMOUNTAIN WEST TOWARD THE HIGH PLAINS. AS THE SURFACE LOW
MOVES OVER THE PLAINS...IT WILL DEEPEN AND MOVE RAPIDLY TOWARD THE
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. EXPECT SNOWFALL RATES TO INTENSIFY LATER TODAY
AND INTO WEDNESDAY...WITH UPWARDS OF 2 FEET IN THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS OF WYOMING...IN ADDITION TO 6-10 INCHES ACROSS THE
HIGHER ELEVATIONS IN THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST AND CENTRAL ROCKIES.
BY THURSDAY...SNOW WILL BEGIN TO WIND DOWN...HOWEVER AN ADDITIONAL
6-10 INCHES OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS OF
WYOMING...WITH 2-6 INCHES ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN ROCKIES.


THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 300 AM MDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.

KREKELER




Last Updated: 1042 PM EDT TUE MAR 29 2016