STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 02 FOR WESTERN U.S. TO NORTHERN PLAINS WINTER
STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
800 PM MST SUN NOV 27 2016

...SNOW FALLING ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE WEST WHILE RAIN
TRANSITIONS TO SNOW IN THE NORTHERN PLAINS...

WINTER STORM WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES
ARE IN EFFECT ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE GREAT
BASIN...SOUTHWEST...AND CENTRAL ROCKIES...AS WELL AS MUCH OF NORTH
DAKOTA AND EASTERN MONTANA.

WIND ADVISORIES AND HIGH WIND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT ACROSS
PORTIONS OF THE WEST AND SOUTHERN PLAINS.

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

AT 700 PM MST...AN UPPER LEVEL LOW WAS MOVING INTO THE NORTHERN
PLAINS...WITH ADDITIONAL UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES DIVING INTO THE
WESTERN U.S. A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE
OF 982 MB...29.00 INCHES...WAS LOCATED ABOUT 70 MILES
WEST-SOUTHWEST OF SIOUX CITY...IOWA. A WARM FRONT STRETCHED
EASTWARD FROM THIS LOW ACROSS NEBRASKA...IOWA...AND MISSOURI. A
COLD FRONT EXTENDED SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN
PLAINS. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS
INDICATED LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW FALLING ACROSS THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS OF THE ROCKIES. IN THE NORTHERN PLAINS...COLD RAIN AND
SOME MIXED PRECIPITATION WAS OCCURRING. FARTHER EAST...MODERATE TO
HEAVY RAIN WAS OBSERVED ACROSS MUCH OF THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 500 AM MST SAT NOV
26 THROUGH 700 PM MST SUN NOV 27...

...ARIZONA...
WILLIAMS 3 SSW                        2.0                    
PARKS 3 N                             1.0                    

...CALIFORNIA...
KIRKWOOD 7 N                         24.0                    
LODGEPOLE                            19.0                    
SODA SPRINGS 3 ESE                   18.0                    
HOMEWOOD                             16.0                    
CARSON PASS 4 WSW                    14.0                    
MAMMOTH LAKES 4 W                    14.0                    
KINGS BEACH 5 WNW                    13.0                    
TRUCKEE 2 N                          13.0                    
ALPINE MEADOWS 2 NW                  12.0                    

...COLORADO...
WOLF CREEK PASS 1 SE                 12.0                    
ELK PARK 6 WNW                        8.5                    
TELLURIDE                             8.0                    
RED MTN 1 W                           7.5                    
CRESTED BUTTE                         6.0                    
PAGOSA SPRINGS 2 SSW                  5.4                    

...NEW MEXICO...
ARROYO SECO 8 NE                     14.0                    
CANJILON 7 E                          5.0                    

...NEVADA...
S MOUNT ROSE SKI AREA                10.0                    
GLENBROOK                             9.0                    
INCLINE VILLAGE 1 NE                  9.0                    
DEETH 13 SE                           8.0                    
DENIO 23 E                            8.0                    
PARADISE VALLEY 18 N                  8.0                    
RUBY VALLEY 6 SW                      8.0                    
TUSCARORA 6 W                         8.0                    
CRESCENT VALLEY 15 WSW                7.0                    
JIGGS 12 SE                           7.0                    
DAGGET PASS                           6.0                    
VERDI 1 S                             5.5                    
GARDNERVILLE RANC 3 WSW               4.5                    
GENOA                                 4.0                    

...UTAH...
BRIGHTON CREST                       18.0                    
SOLITUDE                             15.0                    
SNOWBIRD                             14.0                    
ALTA COLLINS                         13.0                    
BIG COTTONWOOD SPRUCES               10.0                    
PROVO CANYON                          9.0                    
SILVER LAKE BRIGHTON                  9.0                    
THE CANYONS                           8.0                    
POWDER MOUNTAIN                       5.0                    

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

...CALIFORNIA...
WELDON 11 SE                          81                    
JULIAN 2 NNE                          74                    
INDIAN WELLS VALL 7 WNW               67                    
BORREGO SPRINGS 8 W                   58                    
CABAZON 7 ENE                         56                    
PINE VALLEY 6 NNW                     54                    
CAMPO 11 ENE                          52                    

...COLORADO...
RED MTN 2 WSW                         97                    
SILVERTON 2 SE                        73                    
AIR FORCE ACADEMY 3 WSW               67                    
TACOMA 2 ENE                          58                    
MACK 26 N                             57                    
BURLINGTON                            54                    
ARAPAHOE                              52                    
ESCALANTE FORKS 7 E                   51                    
SEIBERT                               51                    
HOTCHKISS 3 NNW                       50                    

...KANSAS...
GOODLAND                              51                    
MINGO 6 W                             50                    

...NEW MEXICO...
LAS VEGAS 6 NE                        64                    
GALLUP 3 WNW                          63                    
FORT STANTON 2 SSW                    62                    
CLINES CORNERS 1 SSE                  59                    
ENCINOSO 18 NNE                       58                    

...NEVADA...
RENO 5 N                              59                    

...OKLAHOMA...
GUYMON 2 W                            59                    

...UTAH...
LA SAL 9 NNW                          63                    


SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE WEST AS THE UPPER LOW MOVES SLOWLY
ACROSS THE REGION. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO A FOOT
ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTHERN
ROCKIES...COLORADO...AND UTAH...WITH LIGHTER AMOUNTS INTO CENTRAL
ARIZONA AND WESTERN NEW MEXICO. THE SURFACE LOW IS EXPECTED TO
MOVE SLOWLY NORTH INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS. AS IT DOES SO...HEAVY
SNOW WILL SPREAD TO THE NORTHERN PLAINS OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUE
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AS THE SURFACE LOW BECOMES STALLED OVER THE
REGION BEFORE PIVOTING EASTWARD. 8 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW...WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS MUCH OF WESTERN AND
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA AND INTO NORTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA.
PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN AS RAIN AND TRANSITION TO SNOW ACROSS THE
EASTERN DAKOTAS. 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE ONCE THE
PRECIPITATION CHANGES TO ALL SNOW. THE LOW WILL MOVE EASTWARD OVER
THE GREAT LAKES BY WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH PRECIPITATION COMING TO
AN END OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 200 AM MST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.

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