THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 05 FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL U.S. WINTER STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
200 PM MST MON FEB 01 2016

...HEAVY RAIN AND SNOW IMPACTING THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN ROCKIES
AND CENTRAL PLAINS... 

WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
FROM SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EASTWARD ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN...CENTRAL
AND SOUTHERN ROCKIES...AND INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS AND UPPER
MIDWEST

BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL PLAINS

BLIZZARD WATCHES REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN
NEBRASKA...SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA...AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA

WINTER STORM WATCHES CONTINUES TO EXTEND NORTHEASTWARD INTO THE
UPPER PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN.

WIND ADVISORIES AND HIGH WIND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT ACROSS MUCH
OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA...SOUTHERN NEVADA...PARTS OF
ARIZONA...MUCH OF NEW MEXICO...TOGETHER WITH HIGH WIND WATCHES OUT
INTO WESTERN TEXAS

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

AT 100 PM MST...A VIGOROUS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WITH A CENTRAL
PRESSURE OF 998 MB...29.48 INCHES...WAS MOVING EASTWARD ACROSS
SOUTHERN UTAH...ABOUT 150 MILES WEST OF TELLURIDE...COLORADO.  AN
OCCLUDED FRONT EXTENDED FROM THE LOW CENTER EASTWARD TO A SECOND
LOW IN WESTERN COLORADO AND THEN SOUTHWARD TO NORTHWEST NEW
MEXICO. FROM THERE A COLD FRONT EXTENDS SOUTHWARD ACROSS NEW
MEXICO. A WARM FRONT EXTENDED EASTWARD ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS SHOWED
SHOWERS WERE MOVING ACROSS NEW MEXICO AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT. 
MOISTURE WAS BEGINNING TO ROTATE SOUTHWARD AROUND THE LOW PRESSURE
CENTER ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WHERE SCATTERED HIGH-ELEVATION
SNOW AND LOW-ELEVATION RAIN SHOWERS WERE REPORTED.  FARTHER
EAST...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW CONTINUED TO SPREAD ACROSS THE
CENTRAL PLAINS. 

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM MST SAT JAN
30 THROUGH 100 PM MST MON FEB 01...

...ARIZONA...
TSAILE                               10.0                    
FLAGSTAFF AIRPORT                     9.2                    
KACHINA VILLAGE                       8.0                    
BELLEMONT                             7.8                    
MOUNTAINAIRE                          7.0                    

...CALIFORNIA...
LAKE THOMAS EDISON 6 E               30.0                    
LAKE WISHON 12 ENE                   29.0                    
MAMMOTH LAKES 10 NNW                 22.0                    
LODGEPOLE                            19.5                    
SHAVER LAKE                          18.0                    
SODA SPRINGS 3 ENE                   13.0                    
TEHACHAPI                            12.0                    
TUOLUMNE MEADOWS                     11.0                    
NORTHSTAR                             9.0                    

...COLORADO...
WOLF CREEK PASS 1 SE                 33.0                    
CRESTED BUTTE                        25.0                    
MOLAS PASS                           25.0                    
KEBLER PASS 3 N                      23.0                    
SILVERTON                            18.0                    
RABBIT EARS PASS 7 NNW               13.5                    
DURANGO 18 NNE                       13.0                    
OURAY                                12.0                    
GRAND JUNCTION                        9.5                    
COLORADO SPRINGS 2 WSW                7.3                    
BRECKENRIDGE 1 SE                     7.2                    
GUNNISON                              6.0                    

...NEW MEXICO...
SAN MIGUEL 8 SSW                      8.0                    
CANON PLAZA 11 NNW                    7.0                    
CHAMA 5 NW                            5.0                    

...NEVADA...
S MOUNT ROSE SKI AREA                19.0                    
BAKER                                17.5                    
PIOCHE                               14.0                    
EUREKA                               12.0                    
TUSCARORA 18 NE                      12.0                    
GALENA                               11.0                    
DEETH 3 ENE                          10.5                    
ELY                                  10.2                    
MOUNT ROSE SKI AREA                  10.0                    
VIRGINIA CITY                         9.0                    
GARDEN CITY 4 SW                      7.4                    
MOGUL                                 7.0                    
RENO                                  7.0                    
COLD SPRINGS VALLEY                   6.0                    
FALLON                                6.0                    

...UTAH...
PROVIDENCE                           11.5                    
LOGAN                                11.0                    
MILLVILLE                            10.0                    
GARDEN CITY 4 SW                      7.4                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM MST SAT JAN
30 THROUGH 100 PM MST MON FEB 01...

...CALIFORNIA...
HOSSACK                               3.64                    
CHILKOOT MEADOW SNOTEL                3.40                    
PINE FLAT DAM                         2.65                    
THREE RIVERS EDISON POWER             2.65                    
KAISER POINT SNOTEL                   2.64                    
TRIMMER SPRINGS                       2.58                    
WOODY                                 1.80                    
FANCHER CREEK                         1.40                    

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

...ARIZONA...
GLOBE 7 SSW                           72                    
OATMAN RAWS                           72                    
HEREFORD 4 N                          65                    
MARTINEZ LAKE 4 S                     53                    
SUNFLOWER 15 WNW                      53                    
TACNA 12 NNW                          53                    
PATAGONIA 3 SSW                       47                    
WILLCOX 24 ESE                        47                    

...CALIFORNIA...
MALIBU 4 NE                           87                    
HARRISON PARK                         85                    
LUCKY FIVE RANCH                      80                    
MILL CREEK                            75                    
FREMONT CANYON                        74                    
OTAY MOUNTAIN                         74                    
SIERRA PEAK                           74                    
BURNS CANYON                          73                    
CATALINA ISLAND                       73                    
VOLCAN MOUNTAIN                       73                    
GRASS MOUNTAIN                        71                    
PORTER RANCH RAWS                     69                    
EDOM HILL                             67                    
MALIBU CYN.                           65                    
PT. LOMA CABRILLO                     64                    
CHEESEBORO                            63                    
SANTA BARBARA ISLAND                  63                    
BEVERLY HILLS                         61                    
LANCASTER 14 WSW                      61                    
ACTON 9 SE                            60                    
HESPERIA                              60                    
OCEANSIDE JETTY                       60                    
SAN CLEMENTE PIER                     60                    
LAKE MATHEWS                          53                    

...COLORADO...
MOUNT ABRAMS                          72                    
SWAMP ANGEL 2 SW                      65                    
SILVERTON 2 NE                        58                    

...NEW MEXICO...
SAN AUGUSTIN PASS                     95                    
SALINAS PEAK                          72                    
NORTHRUP STRIP                        67                    
OSCURO 5 WSW                          63                    

...NEVADA...
MOHAVE VALLEY 2 NNW                   60                    


A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD ACROSS THE
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN ROCKIES TODAY...AND INTO THE PLAINS ON
TUESDAY.  SNOW LEVELS WILL RAPIDLY LOWER TODAY ACROSS THE FOUR
CORNERS REGION AND INTO THE CENTRAL ROCKIES...RESULTING IN
WIDESPREAD AND POTENTIALLY HEAVY SNOW.  SNOWFALL AMOUNTS EXCEEDING
ONE FOOT ARE POSSIBLE AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE COLORADO
ROCKIES...THE WASATCH AND THE MOGOLLON RIM WITH SOME AREAS
POSSIBLY EXCEEDING TWO FEET. THE DENVER METRO AREA COULD SEE UP TO
A FOOT OF SNOW AS WELL. THE SYSTEM WILL BEGIN TO MOVE INTO THE
PLAINS TODAY WITH WIDESPREAD SNOW EXPECTED TO SPREAD ACROSS THE
CENTRAL PLAINS BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD
EASTWARD INTO PORTIONS OF THE UPPER MIDWEST TONIGHT AND INTO THE
UPPER GREAT LAKES ON TUESDAY.  SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF ONE
FOOT ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS WITH
LIGHTER AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES POSSIBLE ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST
THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. ADDITIONALLY AS THE SURFACE LOW MOVES
ACROSS THE PLAINS ON TUESDAY WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH COULD
RESULT IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. 

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.

KREKELER




Last Updated: 349 PM EST MON FEB 01 2016