The Weather Prediction Center

College Park, MD


Storm Summary Message



Storm Summary Number 12 for Thanksgiving Week Coast to Coast
Winter Storm
NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD
200 PM MST Sat Nov 30 2019

...Heavy snow continues for the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest
while the Northern/Central Rockies see moderate rates...

Blizzard Warnings are in effect for eastern Wyoming into western
South Dakota and northern Nebraska as well as eastern Minnesota.
Winter Storm Warnings are in effect across the higher elevations
of Utah and Colorado, as well as across the northern Rocky
Mountains, Northern Plains, Upper Midwest and parts of the
interior Northeast. Winter Weather Advisories are in effect across
the lower elevations of the Central and Northern Rockies, southern
Minnesota, central Wisconsin, most of Michigan, and portions of
Maryland, Pennsylvania and New York. Winter Storm Watches are in
effect for portions of the interior Northeast, coastal Maine and
into the northern Mid-Atlantic region.

Ice Storm Warnings are in effect for parts of the Central
Appalachian Mountains in south-central Pennsylvania and the
Maryland Panhandle.

High Wind Warnings are in effect from eastern New Mexico into the
Texas Panhandle up in through Kansas, eastern Colorado and
southern Nebraska. Wind Advisories are in effect for parts of
southeastern New Mexico, the Texas Panhandle, much of Oklahoma,
and eastern Kansas/Nebraska.

For a detailed graphical depiction of the latest watches, warnings
and advisories, please see www.weather.gov

At 100 PM MST...A 988 mb surface low pressure center was located
over eastern Nebraska with an occluded/cold front extending
southward across the Middle Mississippi Valley and Texas,
propelled by a potent shortwave disturbance aloft. Current impacts
from this powerful winter storm span from the Rockies to the
Northern Plains and Upper Midwest, southward across much of the
Ohio Valley down into the Tennessee Valley and Lower Mississippi
Valley. National Weather Service Radars and surface observations
indicated moderate to heavy snowfall continuing across the
Northern/Central Rockies/Plains as light to moderate amounts
continued across the Upper Midwest. Farther south -- moderate to
heavy rainfall continued along a warm front meandering from
eastern Missouri across the Ohio/Tennessee Valleys. Rain and
thunderstorms were also identified along the cold front over the
Lower Mississippi Valley and eastern Texas.

...Selected preliminary Storm Total Snowfall in inches from 500 AM
MST Tue Nov 26 through 100 PM MST Fri Nov 29...

...COLORADO...
WOLF CREEK PASS 1 SE                 15.0                    
RIDGWAY 8 WSW                        10.5                    
PAGOSA SPRINGS 7 NW                   5.5                    
GOTHIC                                4.0                    
RED MOUNTAIN PASS                     4.0                    
CHIMNEY ROCK 3 N                      3.7                    
YAMPA 5.1 S                           3.7                    
COAL BANK PASS                        3.5                    
OURAY                                 3.3                    
COLONA 3 SW                           3.0                    
VALLECITO 3 S                         3.0                    
OAK CREEK 5.5 E                       2.6                    
MOLAS PASS                            2.5                    
SILVERTON                             2.4                    
DURANGO 1 ESE                         2.0                    
FALFA 4 N                             2.0                    

...IDAHO...
FEATHERVILLE 8 W                     20.0                    
KETCHUM 3 SW                         18.0                    
MIDVALE 16 NW                        17.0                    
HAILEY 1 NW                          16.0                    
HUMPHREY 6 NW                        14.0                    
BELLEVUE                             12.5                    
BERN                                  8.0                    
IDAHO CITY                            6.0                    

...KANSAS...
RUSSELL                               2.5                    
HUGOTON                               2.0                    
SATANTA                               2.0                    
BLAKEMAN 4 N                          1.5                    
ELLSWORTH                             1.5                    
GREAT BEND 3 W                        1.0                    

...MINNESOTA...
FERGUS FALLS                          5.0                    
MOTLEY 1 NW                           3.5                    
NEW ULM                               3.0                    
PRIOR LAKE                            2.0                    

...MONTANA...
CHOTEAU 1 NW                         14.0                    
CUT BANK                             14.0                    
ULM 11 SSE                           13.0                    
MELLVILLE 5 W                        12.3                    
GREAT FALLS 5 WSW                    11.5                    
SHELBY                               10.0                    
BYNUM 17 WSW                          9.0                    
LIMA                                  8.0                    
NEWCOMB 2 SW                          7.5                    
AUGUSTA                               7.0                    
ULM 5 SSE                             7.0                    
HELENA 1 S                            6.5                    
BIG TIMBER                            6.0                    
DILLON                                6.0                    
WEST VALLEY 4 WNW                     5.0                    
GREAT FALLS 2 NW                      4.3                    
EMIGRANT 25 ESE                       3.0                    
FISHTAIL 18 SW                        3.0                    
GRASS RANGE                           3.0                    
SPRINGDALE                            3.0                    
WHITLASH 8 NW                         2.5                    

...NEBRASKA...
ANSLEY                                1.5                    

...NEVADA...
MOUNT ROSE SUMMIT 1 NE               18.0                    
INCLINE VILLAGE 1 NE                 13.0                    
MT. CHARLESTON 1 ESE                 12.0                    
DAGGET PASS                          10.0                    
BUCKSKIN LOWER                        9.0                    
VIRGINIA CITY                         8.0                    
BERRY CREEK                           7.0                    
TUSCARORA 6 W                         7.0                    
WHEELER PARK                          7.0                    
DIAMOND CREEK                         6.0                    
RUBY VALLEY 6 SW                      6.0                    
BEAR CREEK                            4.0                    

...NEW MEXICO...
CHUPADERO 7 ESE                       9.0                    
ROCIADA 8 SW                          9.0                    
TERERRO 6 WNW                         9.0                    
SAN ANTONITO 3 ENE                    8.5                    
LAMY 5 NW                             6.5                    
RIO RANCHO 4 W                        6.0                    
ALBUQUERQUE 5 NE                      5.5                    
CANON PLAZA 11 NNW                    5.0                    
CHAMA 5 NW                            5.0                    
LAS VEGAS                             5.0                    
LLANO LARGO 5 SSE                     5.0                    
SANTA FE 1 SW                         3.5                    
GILA HOT SPRINGS                      2.0                    

...NORTH DAKOTA...
SELFRIDGE                             9.0                    
NEW ENGLAND                           6.0                    
LEONARD                               5.8                    
ARTHUR                                5.0                    
BISMARCK 3 SSE                        5.0                    
WEST FARGO                            5.0                    

...OKLAHOMA...
GUYMON                                1.0                    

...OREGON...
ROCK CREEK 5 SW                      15.0                    
UNITY 20 SW                          13.0                    
VAN 7 WNW                            13.0                    
LAKEVIEW 6 ENE                       12.0                    
ANDREWS 16 NNE                       10.0                    
BAKER                                10.0                    
BEND 2.3 WNW                          8.8                    
TERREBONE 5 NW                        7.5                    
NW BEND                               6.5                    
LA PINE 5 NNW                         6.0                    
SISTERS                               6.0                    

...SOUTH DAKOTA...
CENTRAL CITY 2 N                     17.0                    
STURGIS                              16.0                    
SAINT ONGE                           14.0                    
ABERDEEN 3 ESE                       12.1                    
DWTN RAPID CITY 1 W                  12.0                    
NISLAND                              11.0                    
MURDO                                 9.0                    

...TEXAS...
TEXLINE                               2.5                    
DUMAS                                 2.0                    
GRUVER                                2.0                    
HARTLEY                               2.0                    
STRATFORD                             2.0                    

...UTAH...
SNOWBASIN                            48.0                    
ALTA (UDOT)                          47.0                    
POWDER MOUNTAIN                      42.0                    
SNOWBIRD                             39.0                    
EDEN-LIBERTY                         33.1                    
BOUNTIFUL BENCH                      19.0                    
LOGAN                                15.8                    
STANSBURY PARK                       13.0                    
PLAIN CITY 2 W                       12.0                    
PLEASANT VIEW 2 W                    12.0                    
MOUNTAIN GREEN 2 E                    9.0                    
SALT LAKE CITY                        9.0                    
PARK CITY 2 N                         7.0                    

...WASHINGTON...
WENATCHEE 10 SSW                     23.0                    

...WYOMING...
BEULAH                               12.0                    
TOWER JUNCTION                       10.0                    
WILSON 3 SSW                          8.0                    
CORA 6 WNW                            5.5                    
TETON VILLAGE 2 NNE                   5.5                    
THAYNE 5 NNE                          5.0                    
BURGESS JUNCTION 7 ESE                4.0                    
AFTON 1 NE                            3.7                    
CHEYENNE                              3.7                    
DANIEL 5 NW                           3.0                    
JACKSON 1 N                           2.9                    
EAST ENTRANCE                         2.0                    
SMOOT 5 SSE                           2.0                    

...Selected preliminary Storm Total Rainfall in inches from 500 AM
MST Tue Nov 26 through 100 PM MST Fri Nov 29...

...ILLINOIS...
CASEYVILLE                           2.90                    
MURPHYSBORO 3 NNE                    2.52                    
WATSON                               2.34                    
CARBONDALE 3 W                       2.20                    
ROBINSON                             1.90                    
LAWRENCEVILLE                        1.88                    
PALESTINE                            1.80                    

...INDIANA...
MOUNT VERNON 2 NE                    2.48                    
OAKLAND CITY                         2.21                    
POSEYVILLE 4 S                       2.20                    

...KENTUCKY...
OWENSBORO 3 E                        4.64                    
LORETTO 2 E                          3.30                    
HARDINSBURG 1 SSW                    3.09                    
EKRON 3 WNW                          3.06                    
CECILIA 2 WNW                        3.02                    

...MISSOURI...
BLACK JACK 1 WNW                     2.32                    

...NEW MEXICO...
ESTANCIA 9.4 NW                      4.70                    
SILVER CITY 24.1 SSW                 3.45                    
SANTA FE 2.5 SW                      2.70                    
ALBUQUERQUE 3 W                      0.90                    

...Selected preliminary Storm Total Sleet in inches from 500 AM
MST Tue Nov 26 through 100 PM MST Fri Nov 29...

...KANSAS...
SALINA                               0.20                    

...Selected preliminary Storm Total Freezing Rain ice amounts in
inches from 500 AM MST Tue Nov 26 through 100 PM MST Fri Nov 29...

...COLORADO...
WRAY                                 0.01                    

...KANSAS...
GOODLAND 1 NNE                       0.01                    
HILL CITY 1 E                        0.01                    
OAKLEY                               0.01                    
SAINT FRANCIS                        0.01                    

...NEBRASKA...
MCCOOK 2 E                           0.01                    

...NORTH DAKOTA...
KILLDEER                             0.25                    
PORTAL                               0.25                    

...TEXAS...
AMARILLO 7 ENE                       0.12                    
CLAUDE                               0.06                    
DARROUZETT 3 S                       0.05                    
PAMPA                                0.05                    
PANHANDLE                            0.05                    

...Selected preliminary Peak Wind gusts in miles per hour earlier
in the event...

...ARIZONA...
PARADISE VALLEY                        67                    
PINAL PEAK                             66                    
SMITH PEAK                             62                    
I-40 @ TWO GUNS MM 230                 55                    
SPRINGERVILLE APRT                     54                    
PHOENIX AIRPORT                        52                    

...CALIFORNIA...
SYCAMORE CANYON                        87                    
LOCKWOOD VALLEY 1.6 SW                 77                    
SIERRA PELONA WEST                     74                    
BIG ROCK RIDGE                         66                    
TWISSELMAN                             64                    
MILL CREEK                             63                    
SCHOOLHOUSE                            63                    
GRAPEVINE 3 SSE                        60                    
LANCASTER 14 WSW                       60                    
SADDLE PEAK                            60                    
CALAVERAS ROAD                         59                    
KNEELAND                               59                    
BOLAM                                  56                    
WESTMORLAND                            56                    
CRESCENT CITY ARPT                     55                    
ARCATA/EUREKA ARPT                     52                    

...COLORADO...
AIR FORCE ACADEMY 4 S                  89                    
ROCKY FLATS 3 SW                       81                    
ASPEN SPRINGS                          80                    
FLOYD HILL                             77                    
NEDERLAND 4 NE                         77                    
FOUNTAIN 11 WSW                        76                    
GEORGETOWN 1 N                         75                    
HOEHNE 3 ESE                           75                    
ALAMOSA 2 S                            68                    
COLORADO CITY 6 S                      66                    
BLACK FOREST 4 WSW                     63                    
MACK 5 NW                              58                    
CATTLE CREEK 7 W                       53                    
CRAIG 2 ESE                            52                    
BURLINGTON 5 S                         51                    

...KANSAS...
GOODLAND 2 NNE                         68                    

...MONTANA...
KALISPELL                              64                    
WHITEFISH 6.3 N                        55                    
HORNET MOUNTAIN                        52                    

...NEW MEXICO...
SAN AUGUSTIN PASS                      76                    
REDROCK 12 E                           73                    
NORTHRUP STRIP                         68                    
ROAD FORKS 4 NE                        66                    
DUNKEN 2 NE                            65                    
RODEO 3 SE                             58                    

...OREGON...
CAPE BLANCO                           106                    
SQUAW PEAK                             90                    
QUAIL PRAIRIE LOOKOUT                  62                    
RED MOUND                              57                    
ROGUE VALLEY INTL ARPT                 54                    
FLYNN PRAIRIE                          53                    

...TEXAS...
PINE SPRINGS                           67                    
ANTON 6 SSW                            60                    
DALHART 4 SSW                          60                    
EL PASO 6 NE                           60                    

...UTAH...
CAMEL BACK MTN                         53                    
PROMONTORY POINT                       53                    
TOOELE                                 53                    
BLUFFDALE                              50                    

...WASHINGTON...
CRYSTAL MTN                            67                    
SAGLE                                  54                    
BELLINGHAM ARPT                        52                    
DEER PARK ARPT                         47                    

...WYOMING...
ELK MOUNTAIN 7 NW                      63                    
GILLETTE 5 NNW                         58                    

...Selected preliminary Storm Total Snowfall in inches where the
event has ended...

...ARIZONA...
HART PRAIRIE                         18.0                    
FORT VALLEY                          15.0                    
GRAND CANYON VILLAGE                 15.0                    
FLAGSTAFF AIRPORT                    14.4                    
ARIZONA SNOWBOWL 4 N                 14.3                    
VALLE 6 N                            14.0                    
SELIGMAN 10 ENE                      13.0                    
GROOM CREEK                          12.0                    
PARKS 1 SW                            8.5                    

...CALIFORNIA...
CEDAR GROVE 11 NNE                   49.0                    
BIG BEAR LAKE 2 SSE                  48.0                    
LAKE WISHON 4 ENE                    37.0                    
FOREST FALLS                         36.0                    
MOUNT BALDY 3 NE                     32.0                    
DEVILS POSTPILE                      29.0                    
GRANT GROVE 7 ESE                    29.0                    
CHALFANT 11 ESE                      27.0                    
LODGEPOLE 21 E                       27.0                    
YOSEMITE VALLEY 7 SSE                27.0                    
KENNEDY MEADOWS 9 WNW                26.0                    
HUNTINGTON LAKE 1 E                  25.0                    
JOHNSONDALE 10 E                     25.0                    
LAKE ARROWHEAD 1 S                   25.0                    
CALACVERAS BIG TREE 3 N              24.0                    
BASS LAKE 7 NNE                      23.0                    
MAMMOTH MOUNTAIN 1 SSW               22.0                    
CEDAR GROVE 18 ESE                   21.0                    
HOMEWOOD 1 NNW                       21.0                    
EL PORTAL 7 N                        20.0                    
HETCH HETCHY 8 NW                    20.0                    
LONE PINE 11 SW                      20.0                    
ALPINE MEADOWS 1 SW                  18.0                    
MOUNT SHASTA 3 NW                    18.0                    
PONDEROSA 13 E                       18.0                    
TAHOE CITY                           18.0                    
WEAVERVILLE 3 NE                     18.0                    
FISH CAMP                            16.0                    
TRUCKEE 3 WNW                        16.0                    
GIANT FOREST                         15.0                    
EL DORADO                            10.5                    
BIG BAR 2 NW                          2.5                    

...Selected preliminary Storm Total Rainfall in inches where the
event has ended...

...ARIZONA...
CARR                                 3.37                    
HEREFORD 8.4 W                       3.19                    
SIERRA VISTA ASH CANYON              3.09                    
BISBEE 11.9 WSW                      3.04                    
KINGMAN                              2.60                    
SUNIZONA                             2.43                    
YUCCA                                1.99                    
CAVE CREEK                           1.57                    
CASA GRANDE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT        1.07                    
TUCSON                               0.86                    

...CALIFORNIA...
FALLBROOK 4.6 ESE                    4.50                    
SAN MARCOS 3.3 WSW                   2.97                    
BRIDGEVILLE 1 NE                     2.84                    
LONG BEACH AIRPORT                   2.42                    
BIG SUR                              2.22                    
SCHOOLHOUSE                          2.15                    
CRISTIANOITOS CREEK SAN CLEMENTE 2E  2.11                    
SODA CREEK                           2.08                    
CARLSBAD MCCLELLAN-PALOMAR AIRPORT   2.03                    
REDDING MUNI ARPT                    0.66                    

...OREGON...
PISTOL RIVER 2 SSE                   1.66                    
SEXTON SUMMIT                        0.81                    
BROOKINGS ARPT                       0.77                    


The storm system will track eastward from Nebraska to the greater
Chicago area by Sunday morning. During this time, the storm will
produce moderate to heavy snow for the Northern Plains with
blizzard conditions possible, scattered to numerous
showers/thunderstorms and gusty winds from Texas to the Ohio
Valley, and mixed precipitation across portions of the Upper
Midwest. The surface low is forecast to maintain an intensity
around 990 mb as it tracks toward the Great Lakes region by
Sunday. Severe thunderstorms may continue to develop along the
cold front across portions of the Lower Mississippi/Tennessee
Valleys through Saturday evening. The low will enter the Upper
Mississippi Valley Saturday evening before crossing the Great
Lakes region on Sunday and entering the Northeast Sunday evening
and Monday, where it will continue to cause hazardous travel
conditions. Additional snowfall accumulations in excess of a foot
are possible across portions of the Dakotas and northern
Minnesota/Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula through Monday morning.

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.

Kebede




Last Updated: 416 PM EST SAT NOV 30 2019