THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
CAMP SPRINGS, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 03 FOR SOUTHWESTERN US WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
100 AM PST TUE DEC 08 2009
...STRONG STORM SYSTEM OVER THE SOUTHWEST WILL MOVE INTO THE
PLAINS LATER TODAY...
HIGH WIND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR
WESTERN TEXAS. HIGH WIND WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF THE
OHIO RIVER VALLEY.
WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FROM THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA EASTWARD INTO COLORADO AND NEW MEXICO. WINTER STORM
WARNINGS ARE ALSO IN EFFECT FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS AND EASTWARD
INTO THE GREAT LAKES REGION. WINTER STORM WATCHES HAVE BEEN
ISSUED FOR SOUTHERN MICHIGAN...THE CENTRAL APPALACHIAN
MOUNTAINS...AND PARTS OF NEW ENGLAND.
BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE FOUR
CORNERS REGION. BLIZZARD WARNINGS HAVE ALSO BEEN ISSUED FOR PARTS
OF SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND NORTHEASTERN IOWA.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 100 AM PST...A 985 MB...29.10 INCH...CENTER OF LOW PRESSURE WAS
SLOWLY MOVING EAST THROUGH NORTHERN ARIZONA. A COLD FRONT WAS
PUSHING EASTWARD THROUGH CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN ARIZONA WHILE A
STATIONARY BOUNDARY WAS DRAPED THROUGH THE GREAT BASIN INTO THE
COLORADO ROCKIES. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND
SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW
ABOVE 5500 FEET IN THE FOUR CORNERS REGION AND RAIN AT LOWER
ELEVATIONS. WIDESPREAD LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WAS BEGINNING TO
APPEAR OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS AS WELL.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 PM PST SUN DEC
06 THROUGH 100 AM PST MON DEC 07...
...ARIZONA...
FLAGSTAFF 11.6
WILLIAMS 8.0
BELLEMONT 7.2
GRAND CANYON ARPT 3.0
...CALIFORNIA...
ALPINE MEADOWS 42.0
KIRKWOOD 40.0
CISCO 5 ENE 35.0
KINGVALE 1.3 WSW 29.0
HOMEWOOD 2 SE 27.0
PROSSER CREEK RESERVOIR 24.0
FAIR PLAY 2.8 ESE 17.0
PLACERVILLE 2.9 WNW 13.0
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE 13.0
VOLCANO 5.4 NE 12.5
GRASS VALLEY 5.5 ESE 11.5
COLFAX 3.1 SW 11.0
ALTA SIERRA 0.4 WSW 10.0
SUSANVILLE 3.2 SSW 8.8
LAKE OF THE PINES 8.0
NEVADA CITY 5.4 W 5.2
FOLSOM 3.4 ESE 0.5
CARMICHAEL 1.4 W 0.3
SACRAMENTO 8.0 NE 0.1
...NEVADA...
HEAVENLY VALLEY 24.0
MT ROSE SKI AREA 23.0
CARSON CITY 1.3 NW 18.0
DAYTON 1.7 SW 13.0
RENO 7.1 N 12.0
MINDEN 4.2 WSW 10.5
DAYTON 3.5 NNE 10.0
INDIAN HILLS 0.7 N 10.0
SUN VALLEY 0.9 N 8.5
SPARKS 7.5 N 6.5
FALLON 0.8 WSW 6.3
FERNLEY 1.8 WNW 6.0
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 PM PST SUN DEC
06 THROUGH 100 AM PST MON DEC 07...
...CALIFORNIA...
LYTLE CREEK RAWS 2.77
HENSHAW DAM 2.36
JULIAN 2.36
POTRERO 2.27
SANTA YSABEL 2.17
LAKE CUYAMACA 2.09
PATERA RANCH 2.08
SANTA BARBARA MUNI ARPT 1.93
SAN DIEGO/BROWN FIELD 1.79
...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR THROUGH 100 AM PST
MON DEC 07...
...ARIZONA...
MOJAVE 70
PHOENIX 60
...CALIFORNIA...
MOUNT WARREN SUMMIT 103
WARD MOUNTAIN 88
EDWARDS AFB WEST GATE 78
BRIDGEPORT 66
SAN FERNANDO 5NNE 62
DULZURA 4N 61
LYONS PEAK 61
CABRILLO 59
SANDBERG 51
SAN CLEMENTE 50
SAN DIEGO NORTH ISLAND 47
THE STORM SYSTEM WILL REMAIN POTENT OVERNIGHT AS IT MOVES INTO
WESTERN COLORADO BY TUESDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE
FROM 1 TO 3 FEET ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF COLORADO
OVERNIGHT AND INTO TUESDAY. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS FORECAST TO
AVERAGE ABOUT 1 TO 2 INCHES IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF EASTERN
ARIZONA AND SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS. THE
PRECIPITATION WILL EXPAND INTO THE PLAINS THROUGHOUT THE DAY
TUESDAY WITH AN INCREASING CHANCE OF HEAVIER RAIN AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND WIND BLOWN SNOW
ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 700 AM PST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.
HAMRICK
Last Updated: 401 AM EST TUE DEC 08 2009