THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 07 FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL U.S. WINTER STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
300 AM CST TUE FEB 02 2016

...SNOW SPREADING INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
EXPECTED TODAY... 

WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES EXTEND FROM
THE CENTRAL ROCKIES ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS AND THE UPPER
MIDWEST INTO UPPER MICHIGAN

BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL PLAINS
AND INTO THE WESTERN PART OF THE UPPER MIDWEST

WIND ADVISORIES AND HIGH WIND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF
NEW MEXICO INTO PARTS OF THE TEXAS PANHANDLE. WIND ADVISORIES ARE
ALSO IN EFFECT FOR THE INTERIOR SECTION OF
MISSISSIPPI...ALABAMA...ACROSS MUCH OF THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AND
INTO PARTS OF THE OHIO VALLEY

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

AT 200 AM CST...A VIGOROUS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WITH A CENTRAL
PRESSURE OF 993 MB...29.32 INCHES...WAS MOVING EASTWARD INTO THE
SOUTHWESTERN CORNER OF KANSAS.  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS
AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS CONTINUED TO SHOW A LARGE AREA OF LIGHT
TO MODERATE SNOW WITH LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW EXTENDING EASTWARD FROM
EASTERN COLORADO INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS.  WINDS HAD BEEN STEADILY
INCREASING OVER NORTHWESTERN KANSAS AND SOUTHERN NEBRASKA WHERE
PEAK GUSTS HAD REACHED 40 MPH. FARTHER SOUTH...PRECIPITATION WAS
IN THE FORM OF RAIN ACROSS EASTERN KANSAS AND EASTERN OKLAHOMA
WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS IN ASSOCIATION WITH A TRIPLE-POINT LOW
PRESSURE CENTER.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM CST SAT JAN
30 THROUGH 200 AM CST TUE FEB 02...

...ARIZONA...
MORMON LAKE                          15.0                    
JACOB LAKE                           12.0                    
TSAILE                               10.0                    
FLAGSTAFF AIRPORT                     9.2                    
KACHINA VILLAGE                       8.0                    
BELLEMONT                             7.8                    
MOUNTAINAIRE                          7.0                    

...COLORADO...
WOLF CREEK PASS 1 SE                 33.0                    
CRESTED BUTTE                        25.0                    
MOLAS PASS                           25.0                    
KEBLER PASS 3 N                      23.0                    
ROCKWOOD 6.9 NNW                     18.7                    
CEDAREDGE 10.5 NNW                   18.5                    
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                    

...KANSAS...
ST. FRANCIS                           5.0                    
BIRD CITY                             2.5                    
HILL CITY 7 N                         2.0                    
OAKLEY                                2.0                    
SCOTT STATE LAKE 2 SSE                2.0                    
LONG ISLAND                           1.5                    

...NEBRASKA...
SIDNEY 15 N                          12.0                    
PAXTON                                9.3                    
SIDNEY                                9.0                    
NORTH PLATTE 3 ENE                    7.3                    
CAMBRIDGE                             7.0                    
SE BENKELMAN                          6.5                    
BIG SPRINGS 4 SW                      5.5                    
ALLIANCE 2 N                          5.0                    
DALTON 0.4 SE                         4.0                    

...NEW MEXICO...
ANGEL FIRE                           16.5                    
ARROYO SECO 8 NE                     14.0                    
ROCIADA 8 SW                         13.0                    
TERERRO 6 WNW                        11.0                    
CANON PLAZA 11 NNW                   10.0                    
CHAMA 2 N                             9.5                    
RED RIVER 11 ENE                      8.0                    
SAN MIGUEL 8 SSW                      8.0                    
CHAMA 5 NW                            5.0                    

...SOUTH DAKOTA...
DOWNTOWN CUSTER                       5.0                    
MOUNT RUSHMORE                        4.3                    
DOWNTOWN HOT SPRINGS                  1.5                    

...WYOMING...
DRIGGS 32 NNE                        24.3                    
WHISKEY PARK                         21.0                    
SARATOGA 24 W                        20.0                    
ENCAMPMENT 10 SW                     19.5                    
ESTERBROOK 14 SW                     14.0                    
LARAMIE 12 SE                        14.0                    
CENTENNIAL 12 W                      12.0                    
ELK MOUNTAIN 21 SSE                  12.0                    
SANDSTONE RANGER STATION             12.0                    

...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...
INDIAN WELLS VALLEY 2 NW              91                    
FORT IRWIN 10 NNE                     89                    
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...
GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK 3 WNW       73                    
LAUGHLIN 6 W                          68                    
MOHAVE VALLEY 2 NNW                   60                    

...TEXAS...
PINE SPRINGS 2 NNW                    92                    
FORT DAVIS 7 NNW                      70                    
ALAN HENRY 1 NW LAKE                  64                    
EL PASO 9 NNE                         58                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS
ENDED...

...CALIFORNIA...
LAKE THOMAS EDISON 6 E               30.0                    
LAKE WISHON 12 ENE                   29.0                    
GRANT GROVE                          27.1                    
FLORENCE LAKE 7 SSE                  27.0                    
GRANT GROVE 7 ESE                    27.0                    
LODGEPOLE 22 E                       25.0                    
ASPENDELL                            24.0                    
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                    

...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                    
ALMO 17 SE                            6.2                    
BLANDING                              6.0                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS
ENDED...

...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                    
LOS ANGELES                           0.43                    


THE VIGOROUS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY AND MOVE
NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS TODAY...BRINGING
SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACROSS THE REGION.  TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF
A FOOT OR MORE CAN BE EXPECTED FROM ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN NEBRASKA
INTO WESTERN IOWA...AND 6 TO 12 INCHES ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. AS THE SURFACE LOW INTENSIFIES...VERY
STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO ACCOMPANY THE HEAVY SNOW TO
CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS EASTERN NEBRASKA INTO
SOUTHEASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA...NORTHWESTERN IOWA...AND INTO
SOUTHWESTERN MINNESOTA THROUGH TONIGHT.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 900 AM CST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.

KONG




Last Updated: 408 AM EST TUE FEB 02 2016