THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 03 FOR WESTERN U.S. WINTER STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
700 PM PST SAT DEC 24 2016
...SNOW FALLING ACROSS MUCH OF THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS IN THE
WESTERN U.S. WITH RAIN INTO THE DESERT SOUTHWEST...
BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT ACROSS NORTH DAKOTA...WESTERN
SOUTH DAKOTA...AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA.
WINTER STORM WATCHES WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN
EFFECT ACROSS MUCH OF THE WESTERN U.S. AND NORTHERN PLAINS.
ICE STORM WARNINGS AND FREEZING RAIN ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL CALIFORNIA...EASTERN SOUTH
DAKOTA...MINNESOTA...NORTHERN IOWA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN.
WIND ADVISORIES AND HIGH WIND WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT ACROSS PARTS
OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA...ARIZONA...NEW MEXICO...COLORADO AND
WYOMING.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 600 PM PST...A LOW PRESSURE CENTER WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF
994 MB...29.35 INCHES...WAS LOCATED ABOUT 130 MILES NORTH OF SALT
LAKE CITY...UTAH. A WARM FRONT EXTENDED OFF THE OCCLUSION FROM THE
LOW ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. A COLD FRONT EXTENDED SOUTH ACROSS
EASTERN ARIZONA. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR AND SURFACE
OBSERVATION INDICATE LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW FALLING ACROSS THE
HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE GREAT BASIN AND THE CENTRAL ROCKIES.
FARTHER SOUTH...LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WAS FALLING ACROSS SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA...SOUTHERN ARIZONA...WESTERN PORTIONS OF NEW MEXICO AND
COLORADO...IN ADDITION TO PORTIONS OF NEVADA AND UTAH.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM PST FRI DEC
23 THROUGH 600 PM PST SAT DEC 24...
...ARIZONA...
IRON SPRINGS 3 S 10.0
NWS FLAGSTAFF 9.3
KACHINA VILLAGE 8.5
PARKS 8.5
FLAGSTAFF ARPT 7.2
MOUNTAINAIRE 7.0
PRESCOTT 4 SW 6.0
WILLIAMS 5 S 6.0
MUNDS PARK 4.5
UPTOWN SEDONA 1 WSW 2.7
BAGDAD 2.0
DONEY PARK 1 NNW 2.0
SOUTH RIM VISITORS 1 W 2.0
...CALIFORNIA...
GIANT FOREST 15 SE 22.0
FLORENCE LAKE 7 WNW 19.0
KINGVALE 1 WSW 18.0
LAKE THOMAS EDISON 6 E 16.0
TUOLUMNE MEADOWS 16.0
YOSEMITE VALLEY 8 SSE 14.0
DEVILS POSTPILE 10 WSW 13.0
HETCH HETCHY 10 NE 12.0
JOHNSONDALE 17 NE 11.0
SOUTH LAKE 1 SSE 10.0
JULIAN 6.0
MOUNT SHASTA 3 SSE 6.0
MAPLE CREEK 8 S 4.0
...IDAHO...
SPENCER 11 NE 19.4
HAILEY 21 ENE 19.3
ATLANTA 6 SW 19.1
WEST YELLOWSTONE 4 SW 14.7
MACKAY 17 SW 14.4
DRIGGS 17 SE 14.2
KETCHUM 12 NNW 14.0
ISLAND PARK 8 NW 13.7
BELLEVUE 5 NW 13.0
FAIRFIELD 10 NNW 13.0
STANLEY 16 NW 11.9
ARCO 33 NW 10.1
HAILEY 11 ENE 9.7
ISLAND PARK 16 NE 8.8
NEZPERCE 6.0
SANTA 4 SE 6.0
BURLEY 18 SE 5.1
SAINT MARIES 5.0
MONTPELIER 11 NE 4.9
BLANCHARD 4.3
...MONTANA...
EAST MISSOULA 2 NNW 3.5
...NEVADA...
MT. CHARLESTON 5 NW 11.0
PIOCHE 1 S 6.0
...OREGON...
PRINEVILLE 8 E 7.0
LA PINE 5 NNW 6.0
...UTAH...
ALMO 17 SE 24.9
GARDEN CITY 4 SW 7.8
...WASHINGTON...
CLAYTON 8.0
VALLEY 2 SE 8.0
DIAMOND LAKE 4 WSW 7.0
LOON LAKE 3 NNE 6.5
SPRINGDALE 6.0
TUM TUM 7 SSE 6.0
SPOKANE 6 NW 4.5
NEWPORT 4.0
PULLMAN 4.0
SPOKANE 4 NNW 4.0
KENT 3 ENE 1.0
...WYOMING...
DRIGGS 32 NNE 11.8
...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...
...CALIFORNIA...
BIG BEAR CITY 13 ESE 80
SAN FERNANDO 5 NNE 69
LA QUINTA 13 SW 68
ACTON 9 SE 62
MOJAVE 2 ENE 59
PALMDALE 5 S 58
LANCASTER 14 WSW 56
SANTA BARBARA 5 N 54
CHATSWORTH 4 N 51
GEORGE AFB 5 ENE 51
...COLORADO...
CORTEZ 4 SW 51
MACK 5 NW 51
...MONTANA...
LIVINGSTON 2 WSW 54
A DEEP UPPER LOW WILL SWING ACROSS THE WESTERN U.S. TODAY BRINGING
SNOWFALL TO MUCH OF THE REGION. AS THE UPPER LOW MOVES TOWARD THE
CENTRAL U.S. A SURFACE LOW WILL DEVELOP IN CENTRAL COLORADO ON
CHRISTMAS MORNING. THE LOW WILL RAPIDLY DEEPEN THROUGH THE DAY ON
CHRISTMAS DRAWING MOISTURE NORTHWARD ACROSS THE CENTRAL U.S. HEAVY
SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE NORTHERN PLAINS AND STRONG WINDS WILL
CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS THE DAKOTAS. SNOW WILL CONTINUE
ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN ROCKIES WHERE NORTHEASTERLY WINDS
WILL LEAD TO UPSLOPE SNOWFALL. AN AREA FROM CENTRAL MINNESOTA TO
EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA TO NORTHERN IOWA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN WILL
SEE A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN. AS THE LOW MOVES ACROSS THE
NORTHERN PLAINS MUCH OF THE MIDWEST THAT SAW FREEZING RAIN WILL
CHANGE TO A PERIOD OF RAIN BEFORE ENDING AS SNOW ON TUESDAY. TOTAL
ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS THE WEST WILL VARY GREATLY WITH ELEVATION.
THE VALLEYS WILL SEE 2 TO 4 INCHES WHILE THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS
COULD SEE TO 8 TO 10 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
POSSIBLE. WESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA TO NORTHWEST MINNESOTA CAN EXPECT 6
TO 12 INCHES...WITH A BAND OF 12 TO 15 INCHES POSSIBLE FROM
NORTHWEST SOUTH DAKOTA TO NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. SIGNIFICANT ICE
ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO A QUARTER INCH ARE POSSIBLE FROM NORTHEAST
SOUTH DAKOTA ACROSS CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND NORTHERN WISCONSIN WITH
LESSER AMOUNTS ACROSS SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND NORTHERN IOWA.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 100 AM PST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.
REINHART
Last Updated: 959 PM EST SAT DEC 24 2016