THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 09 FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL U.S. WINTER STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
300 PM CST TUE FEB 02 2016

...SNOW SPREADING INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
CONTINUING ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS... 

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

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

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

AT 200 PM CST...A VIGOROUS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WITH A CENTRAL
PRESSURE OF 992 MB...29.29 INCHES...WAS MOVING EASTWARD INTO THE
NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS.  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS AND SURFACE
OBSERVATIONS CONTINUED TO SHOW A LARGE AREA OF LIGHT TO MODERATE
SNOW EXTENDING EASTWARD FROM EASTERN COLORADO INTO THE CENTRAL
PLAINS AND UPPER MIDWEST.  HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS HAD BEEN
IMPACTING NORTHEASTERN NEBRASKA AND CENTRAL AND WESTERN KANSAS
WHERE PEAK GUSTS HAD REACHED 40 MPH. FARTHER SOUTH...PRECIPITATION
WAS IN THE FORM OF WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE
MID AND LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY.

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

...COLORADO...
COAL BANK PASS                       41.0                    
WOLF CREEK PASS 1 SE                 40.0                    
MOLAS PASS                           35.0                    
MONARCH PASS 1 N                     30.0                    
CRESTED BUTTE                        25.0                    
HORSETOOTH MOUNTAIN 3 NNW            23.0                    
KEBLER PASS 3 N                      23.0                    
DENVER 3 SE                          22.0                    
ROCKWOOD 6.9 NNW                     18.7                    
CEDAREDGE 10.5 NNW                   18.5                    
SILVERTON                            18.0                    
COLORADO SPRINGS 3 WSW               17.0                    
BOULDER 1 WNW                        16.2                    
FORT COLLINS 2 SW                    15.3                    
RABBIT EARS PASS 7 NNW               13.5                    
DURANGO 18 NNE                       13.0                    
AURORA                               12.0                    
BRECKENRIDGE 1 SE                    11.7                    
DENVER INTL AIRPORT                  11.3                    
AIR FORCE ACADEMY                    11.0                    
GRAND JUNCTION                        9.5                    
PUEBLO 2 E                            7.0                    

...IOWA...
OTHO 2 NW                            10.0                    
SERGEANT BLUFF                        9.5                    
MOORHEAD                              9.2                    
AKRON                                 8.3                    
POCAHONTAS                            8.0                    
STORM LAKE                            7.0                    
GREENE                                6.0                    

...KANSAS...
PARK                                 14.3                    
BIRD CITY                            14.0                    
ATWOOD                               12.8                    
NORTON                               10.0                    
OAKLEY                                9.0                    
GOODLAND                              8.8                    
HILL CITY                             8.0                    
SCOTT CITY                            6.0                    

...MINNESOTA...
MADELIA                               6.0                    
WILSON 2 WNW                          6.0                    
ROCHESTER AIRPORT                     3.8                    

...NEBRASKA...
GRAND ISLAND                         14.9                    
NORTH PLATTE                         12.5                    
HASTINGS 4 N                         12.4                    
HOLDREGE                             12.0                    
PAXTON                               11.3                    
MADRID                               11.0                    
IMPERIAL                             10.5                    
SIDNEY                                9.0                    
CULBERTSON                            8.0                    
AURORA                                7.0                    
CAMBRIDGE                             7.0                    

...SOUTH DAKOTA...
VERMILLION                           11.0                    
ALCESTER                              9.5                    
NORTH SIOUX CITY 3 SSE                9.1                    
ELK POINT                             7.0                    
LEAD                                  6.0                    
DOWNTOWN CUSTER                       5.0                    
MOUNT RUSHMORE                        4.3                    
DOWNTOWN HOT SPRINGS                  1.5                    

...WISCONSIN...
ARCADIA                               6.0                    
VALLEY 1 E                            6.0                    
LA CROSSE 2 E                         5.5                    
HILLSBORO                             5.0                    

...WYOMING...
GLENROCK 25 S                        33.0                    
WHEATLAND                            30.0                    
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                    
CHEYENNE                             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                    

...NEBRASKA...
GRAND ISLAND AIRPORT                  53                    

...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...

...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                    

...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                    

...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                    

...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 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 NORTHEASTERN 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 NORTHCENTRAL KANSAS...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.

KREKELER




Last Updated: 327 PM EST TUE FEB 02 2016