The Weather Prediction Center

College Park, MD


Storm Summary Message



Storm Summary Number 8 for Thanksgiving Week Coast to Coast Winter
Storm
NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD
200 PM MST Fri Nov 29 2019

...Heavy snow spreading north and east into the Central Rockies
and Montana while mixed precipitation develops over the Great
Plains...

Blizzard Warnings are in effect for northeast Wyoming into western
South Dakota and northwestern Nebraska. Winter Storm Warnings are
in place across the Peninsular Ranges of southern California into
portions of the Great Basin, Rocky Mountains, Northern Plains and
Upper Mississippi Valley. Winter Weather Advisories are in effect
across the Transverse Ranges of southern California, portions of
Arizona into the Great Basin, Central and Northern Rockies,
extending eastward into parts of the Central and Northern Plains
as well as Pennsylvania and New York. Winter Storm Watches are in
effect for sections of northern Wisconsin, northern Michigan and
over portions of the Northeast into the northern Mid-Atlantic
region.

Flash Flood Watches and Flood Warnings remain in effect for
portions of central and southern Arizona.

High Wind Warnings in effect for portions of southern New Mexico
in western Texas as well as the Central Plains. Wind Advisories
are in effect for parts of southern California, Arizona into New
Mexico and the Southern Plains. High Wind Watches are in effect
across portions of New Mexico and central Kansas.

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

At 100 PM MST...A surface low pressure center was located in
northwestern Colorado with an occluded/cold front extending
southward through central New Mexico. Aloft, a broad upper-level
trough over the West was generating widespread snow, rain and
strong winds to nearly a third of the country. Current impacts
from this potent winter storm span from the Intermountain West
across the entire chain of the Rocky Mountains into the adjacent
Great Plains. Over the past few hours, National Weather Service
radar and surface observations showed moderate to heavy
precipitation tracking into New Mexico and Colorado, northward
into central Montana. A separate area of snow, freezing rain and
rain was expanding across the Middle Missouri Valley into southern
Minnesota. Lighter mountain snows continue out West across central
and southern California into sections of the Intermountain West.

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

...ARIZONA...
GRAND CANYON VILLAGE                 15.0                    
ARIZONA SNOWBOWL 4 N                 14.3                    
VALLE 6 N                            14.0                    
SELIGMAN 10 ENE                      13.0                    
DOWNTOWN FLAGSTAFF 1 N                9.0                    
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                    

...COLORADO...
WOLF CREEK PASS 1 SE                  8.0                    
PAGOSA SPRINGS 7 NW                   5.5                    
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                    

...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                    
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                    
NEWCOMB 2 SW                          4.5                    
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                    

...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                    

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

...UTAH...
SNOWBASIN                            40.0                    
ALTA (UDOT)                          23.0                    
LIBERTY                              16.0                    
EDEN 4 W                             13.0                    
STANSBURY PARK                       13.0                    
PLAIN CITY 2 W                       12.0                    
PLEASANT VIEW 2 W                    12.0                    
MOUNTAIN GREEN 2 E                    9.0                    
PARK CITY 2 N                         7.0                    
SOUTH SALT LAKE 3 E                   6.0                    
WELLSVILLE 2 E                        5.0                    

...WASHINGTON...
WENATCHEE 10 SSW                     23.0                    

...WYOMING...
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                    
DANIEL 5 NW                           3.0                    
JACKSON 1 N                           2.9                    
EAST ENTRANCE                         2.0                    
SMOOT 5 SSE                           2.0                    
DUBOIS 1 WNW                          1.0                    

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

...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                    

...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                    

...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...
I-40 @ TWO GUNS MM 230                 55                    
SPRINGERVILLE APRT                     54                    

...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                    
CRESCENT CITY ARPT                     55                    
ARCATA/EUREKA ARPT                     52                    

...COLORADO...
BURLINGTON 5 S                         51                    

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

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

...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...
GILLETTE 5 NNW                         58                    

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

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


The storm system will track from the Rockies this evening into the
Great Plains tonight. During this time, the storm will spread
heavy mountain snow, valley rain, scattered showers/thunderstorms
and gusty winds across the Southwest, Rockies and Plains, with a
mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain across the Great Plains and
Upper Midwest. As the storm crosses the Rocky Mountains, a surface
low is forecast to develop over eastern Colorado and western
Nebraska and strengthen as it tracks toward the Great Lakes region
into Sunday. Moderate to heavy snow along with strong winds will
spread from the Northern Rockies into the Central and Northern
Plains into the Upper Mississippi Valley where snow accumulations
exceeding 12 inches will be likely. Severe thunderstorms may
develop along the trailing front in northeastern Texas and eastern
Oklahoma late Friday and portions of the Lower Mississippi Valley
for Saturday. The storm system will remain over the Northern
Plains through Saturday before entering the Northeast Sunday and
Monday, where it will continue to cause treacherous travel.

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.

Otto




Last Updated: 413 PM EST FRI NOV 29 2019