The Weather Prediction Center
College Park, MD
Storm Summary Message
Storm Summary Number 7 for Major Pacific Coast to High Plains
Storm System
NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD
700 AM PST Wed Dec 14 2022
...Winter storm continues tracking through Northern Plains and
Midwest, with winter weather intensifying over Upper Midwest...
Blizzard Warnings are in effect for portions of the Northern High
Plains and northeastern Minnesota.
Winter Storm Warnings are in effect over portions of the High
Northern Plains and Upper Midwest.
High Wind Warnings are in effect for portions of the Central High
Plains.
Ice Storm Warnings are in effect for portions of the central
Appalachians.
Winter Weather Advisories are in effect for portions of the
Intermountain West, Rockies, Northern Plains, Upper Midwest,
Appalachian Mountains, and interior Northeast.
Winter Storm Watches are in effect for portions of the Plains,
Upper Midwest, Appalachian Mountains, and interior Northeast.
For a detailed graphical depiction of the latest watches, warnings
and advisories, please see www.weather.gov
At 600 AM PST...A potent storm system continued to track
northeastward across the central Plains, with the main low
analyzed with a central pressure of 994 mb (29.35 in Hg) over
northeast Nebraska. An occluded boundary extended southward from
the low across Nebraska, before connecting to the triple point
over southeastern Idaho. A warm frontal boundary stretches
southeastward from the triple point through the lower Midwest into
Kentucky, while a cold front extended southward through the lower
Mississippi Valley. Meanwhile, a frigid arctic airmass continued
to surge south over the central Plains and Intermountain West,
with a southward advancing cold front analyzed to the southwest of
the main low, ushering in temperatures 10-20 degrees below average
behind the front. Current surface observations and RADAR depicted
a broad swath of moderate to heavy snow along on axis north of the
low, extending from the upper Midwest westward through the
northern and central High Plains and Intermountain West, while a
transition zone consisting of mixed precipitation and freezing
rain was located in central Wisconsin. Moderate to heavy rainfall
was also falling along a north-south axis extending from the
Midwest southward through the Mississippi Valley.
...Selected preliminary Storm Total Snowfall in inches from 700 AM
PST Tue Dec 11 through 600 AM PST Mon Dec 14...
...COLORADO...
DOUGLAS PASS 13.0
ILIFF 10.0
STONER 5 E 10.0
COAL BANK PASS 9.0
SILVERTON .3 WSW 3.5
DURANGO 1 SSW 3.0
...MINNESOTA...
LONG PRAIRIE 2 SW 6.8
RICE LAKE 5 NE 6.0
BRAINERD 1 SW 5.8
ST CLOUD 1 ESE 5.0
INTL FALLS 5.1 SSW 2.3
...MONTANA...
RED LODGE 1 S 6.0
EKALAKA 4.5
GREAT FALLS 2 WNW 4.0
PLEVNA 4.0
DIXON 3.0
MISSOULA 4.4 W 3.0
...NEBRASKA...
CHADRON 16.0
VALENTINE 11.8
GORDON 6 NE 7.0
HAIGLER 3.0
...NORTH DAKOTA...
VALLEY CITY 12.0
BISMARCK 3 SSE 10.4
KATHYRN 10.0
OAKES 9.0
SYKESTON 9.0
ENDERLIN 8.0
...SOUTH DAKOTA...
DEADWOOD 23.0
NORRIS 5 ESE 18.1
VETAL 18.0
INTERIOR 8 SE 15.0
DOWNTOWN SPEARFISH 12.0
...WISCONSIN...
GRANTSBURG 1 SSW 4.0
SUPERIOR 3 WSW 2.0
...WYOMING...
JACK CREEK CAMPGROUND 2 NW 15.0
BUFFALO 18 WNW 13.0
RIVERTON 6 WNW 10.6
TETON VILLAGE 3 WNW 6.0
JACKSON 5.3 NW 5.0
LARAMIE 3.5
...Selected preliminary Storm Total Freezing Rain ice amounts in
inches from 700 AM PST Tue Dec 11 through 600 AM PST Mon Dec 14...
...IOWA...
MELVIN 0.25
SANBORN 0.25
LINN GROVE 0.20
HULL 0.13
...MINNESOTA...
TROSKY 0.88
SLAYTON 0.50
ALEXANDRIA 2 SSW 0.38
...NORTH DAKOTA...
LITCHVILLE 0.40
BRAMPTON 2 S 0.25
ENGLEVALE 6 N 0.25
...SOUTH DAKOTA...
ORLAND 3 E 1.00
CLARK 2 E 0.50
PARKER 0.50
WEBSTER 0.5 W 0.50
WILLOW LAKE 0.50
SIOUX FALLS 3 ESE 0.25
MADISON LAKE 0.13
BROOKINGS 1 S 0.10
LENNOX 0.10
ROWENA 4 WNW 0.10
...WISCONSIN...
CHIEF LAKE 5 ENE 0.30
STETSONVILLE 0.10
...Selected preliminary Peak Wind gusts in miles per hour earlier
in the event...
...CALIFORNIA...
HEAVENLY SKI SUMMIT 1 NNW 103
MAMMOTH MOUNTAIN SKI 98
WALKER 4 SSW 93
ANTELOPE LAKE 5 NNW 92
AGUA DULCE 6 NE 89
CRESTLINE 2 NNE 84
BIG PINES 4 NNW 80
SAN LUIS OBISPO 4 NE 80
LYTLE CREEK 7 NNE 77
FT DICK 5 SE 60
KNEELAND 2 ESE 57
HIGHLANDS 1 SW 40
...COLORADO...
HOLYOKE 8 S 63
BURLINGTON 4 S 62
BUCKEYE 3 ESE 59
VIRGINIA DALE 57
...KANSAS...
RUSSELL AIRPORT 62
GOODLAND 1 NE 60
ATWOOD 2 N 51
...MONTANA...
BIG SKY 6 WSW 67
EMIGRANT 10.7 W 66
LIVINGSTON 2 WSW 63
LIMA 4 NE 57
...NEVADA...
WASHOE CITY 4 NNW 76
GREAT BASIN NP 3 WSW 75
MT. CHARLESTON 6 NE 75
STEAD 2 WSW 73
SPARKS 3 SSW 66
GARDENVILLE RANCH 3 WSW 65
...NEW MEXICO...
BINGHAM 10 S 67
VAUGHN 11 SE 66
BOSQUE DEL APACHE 21 SE 64
CLINES CORNERS 1 S 59
...NORTH DAKOTA...
RAPID CITY AIRPORT 61
MUD BUTTE 1 ENE 58
BOX ELDER 1 W 57
WITTEN 4 SSE 53
...OREGON...
PILOT ROCK 9 S 80
TALENT 2 NE 50
...UTAH...
LOFTY LAKE PEAK 81
CENTRAL WASATCH PEAKS 79
REYNOLDS PEAK 75
SIGNAL PEAK 69
CEDAR CITY 62
MONUMENT PEAK 60
...Selected preliminary Storm Total Snowfall in inches where the
event has ended...
...ARIZONA...
MORENCI 46 N 13.0
THATCHER 12 SW 12.0
MORMON LAKE 10.0
FOREST LAKES 9.0
GREER 6 WSW 8.0
NWS FLAGSTAFF 5.6
PRESCOTT 3.0
...CALIFORNIA...
SIERRA AT TAHOE 70.0
SODA SPRINGS 2 ENE 60.0
TWIN BRIDGES 2 ESE 48.0
TAHOE-DONNER 46.0
PALISADES TAHOE SKI BASE 44.0
PINECREST 2 E 39.0
MAMMOTH MOUNTAIN SKI BASE 30.0
ASPENDELL 24.5
MT. SHASTA SKI PARK 21.0
WEED 2 SSW 18.0
CARRVILLE 14 N 10.0
...IDAHO...
KETCHUM 1 SSE 36.0
SUN VALLEY 2 SW 26.3
HAILEY 1 WNW 20.4
BELLEVUE 18.8
FEATHERVILLE 14.0
HOWE 13.5
BOISE 16 NNE 13.0
DOVER 2 WNW 10.2
...NEVADA...
MT. ROSE SKI BASE 48.0
SKY TAVERN 43.0
DIAMOND PEAK SKI BASE 42.0
INCLINE VILLAGE 1 NNW 38.0
ZEPHYR COVE 30.0
VIRGINIA CITY 3 NNW 21.0
RENO 4 SW 12.0
...NEW MEXICO...
ENSENADA 3 ENE 6.0
MOGOLLON 6 ESE 5.0
PAJARITO MOUNTAIN 1 NNE 4.0
EDGEWOOD 6.1 NW 3.3
...OREGON...
REDMOND 8 ESE 10.5
MT. ASHLAND SKI ROAD 8.0
BEND 6.0
LA PINE 5 NNW 5.0
E DIAMOND LAKE SUMMIT 4.0
...UTAH...
ALTA 31.0
BRIGHTON 23.0
POWDER MOUNTAIN 13.0
LOGAN 11.0
...WASHINGTON...
FORTY-NINE DEGREES NORTH 22.0
LEAVENWORTH 2 SSW 20.5
TROUT LAKE 1 SSW 17.5
MALOTT 7 WNW 17.0
WAUCONDA 12 S 9.0
FIVE MILE 7 NW 8.8
YAKIMA 2 ENE 5.0
...Selected preliminary Storm Total Rainfall in inches where the
event has ended...
...CALIFORNIA...
LOS GATOS 7.01
INTERLAKEN 4.4 NE 6.63
HONEYDEW 2 SSE 5.39
FIDDLETOWN 3.5 SE 5.10
VOLCANO 3.7 N 4.87
OJAI 5.9 E 4.76
BUCKS LAKE 1 NW 4.44
BOULDER CREEK 3 NW 4.38
EBBETTS PASS 4.30
CITRUS HEIGHTS 3.73
WOODLAND 3.62
ARNOLD 3.48
STRAWBERRY VALLEY 3.48
LA CRESCENTA-MONTROSE 1.2 SW 3.34
DOWNIEVILLE 3.33
SOUTH PASADENA 0.9 SSW 1.92
...OREGON...
GOLD BEACH 3.00
SELMA 2.33
Snow is expected to continue gradually dissipating across the
Intermountain West through today, while moderate to heavy snowfall
and blizzard conditions continue across portions of the central
and northern High Plains. An additional few inches of snow is
forecast to fall along an axis extending from Minnesota through
the Dakotas and into Nebraska as the snow starts to clear out
through tonight. Snow will intensify in the upper Midwest as a
secondary low forms over Great Lakes region and enhances lift.
Additional accumulations of up to 1 foot is expected in this area,
with locally higher amounts possible. Freezing rain is also
expected to continue in the upper Midwest through Wednesday with
up to 0.1" possible across north-central Wisconsin and Michigan.
Tonight into tomorrow, impacts are forecast to spread eastward as
another secondary low pressure develops in the Southeast and
tracks northeastward along the East Coast, bringing winter impacts
to interior portions of the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast.
Potentially significant freezing rain accretions of 0.1"+ are
currently forecast along an axis extending from northern Virginia
and Maryland northward across west-central Pennsylvania. Further
north, temperature profiles will be cold enough to support
accumulating snow across the interior Northeast and New England,
with snowfall accumulations up to 12" possible tomorrow and into
this weekend. As a result of multiple days of snow, blowing snow,
and freezing rain across a broad swath of the country, travel may
become dangerous or impossible at times, so be sure to refer to
WPC or your local NWS office to access the latest forecasts and
learn about potential impacts to your area.
The next Storm Summary will be issued by the Weather Prediction
Center at 700 PM PST. Please refer to your local National Weather
Service office for additional information on this event.
Genz
Last Updated: 959 AM EST WED DEC 14 2022