THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
CAMP SPRINGS, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 1 FOR WESTERN BLIZZARD AND COLD
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
700 PM PST TUE NOV 23 2010
...SNOW...HIGH WINDS...AND UNUSUALLY COLD TEMPERATURES ARE SETTING
THE STAGE FOR NUMEROUS BLIZZARD WARNINGS ACROSS LARGE SWATHS OF
THE WESTERN UNITED STATES...
BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF
WASHINGTON...IDAHO...MONTANA ...NEVADA...UTAH...COLORADO AND
WYOMING. WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WATCHES AND ADVISORIES ARE IN
EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE SAME STATES AND ALSO INCLUDE
CALIFORNIA...OREGON...ARIZONA AND NORTH DAKOTA. FREEZE WARNINGS
ARE IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF INTERIOR CALIFORNIA.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 600 PM PST...A POWERFUL AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS MOVING ACROSS
THE INTERMOUNTAIN STATES. BEHIND THIS LOW...AN UNUSUALLY STRONG
COLD FRONT IS USHERING IN THE COLDEST AIR OF THE EARLY SEASON AND
WILL LIKELY BREAK A NUMBER OF MINIMUM TEMPERATURE RECORDS OVER THE
NEXT FEW DAYS. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR AND SURFACE
OBSERVATIONS INDICATE SOME HEAVIER SNOWS ACROSS THE SIERRA NEVADA
INTO NORTHERN NEVADA AND SOUTHEASTERN IDAHO. SCATTERED SNOWS ARE
FALLING ACROSS LOCATIONS IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST INTO
MONTANA...WHERE SNOW IS FALLING WITH TEMPERATURES WELL BELOW ZERO.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM PST SUN NOV
21 THROUGH 100 PM PST TUE NOV 23...
...CALIFORNIA...
BOREAL SKI RESORT 78.0
NORTHSTAR 1 ENE 65.0
BEAR VALLEY SKI RESORT 54.0
SUGAR BOWL SKI RESORT 44.0
CARSON PASS 2 ESE 40.0
CARSON PASS 7 SSE 36.0
PROSSER CREEK 5 WSW 21.0
ALPINE MEADOWS 20.0
GRASS VALLEY 4 ENE 18.0
ALPINE MEADOWS 5 E 17.0
QUINCY 7 W 16.5
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE 2 S 16.0
SQUAW VALLEY 16.0
SODA SPRINGS 4 W 15.0
HOMEWOOD 14.0
CARNELIAN BAY 12.0
AUBURN 14 ENE 11.0
...IDAHO...
GLENDALE 5 NNW 13.0
HAILEY 3 N 12.0
OROFINO 5 NNW 12.0
PIERCE 9.0
POWELL 7.0
BOISE 12 ENE 5.5
BUHL 5.0
JEROME 5.0
...MINNESOTA...
MAPLE GROVE 3 WSW 12.0
DULUTH 7 NW 11.0
EDEN PRAIRIE 11.0
WYOMING 1 SSW 11.0
BRUNO 4 S 10.9
CHANHASSEN 10.2
NEW HOPE 10.1
BURNSVILLE 10.0
MONTGOMERY 10.0
POPLAR 9.5
VADNAIS HEIGHTS 9.5
RUSH CITY 9.4
ST LOUIS PARK 9.2
TWO HARBORS 7 NW 8.7
EDINA 8.5
MINNEAPOLIS 7.7
...MONTANA...
DIXON 11.0
ANACONDA 10.0
EVARO 9.1
NINEMILE 3 N 8.0
PHILIPSBURG 6.0
...NEVADA...
INCLINE VILLAGE 1 NE 15.5
MT. CHARLESTON 4 WNW 8.0
OWENS VALLEY RAWS 5 S 3.7
...WISCONSIN...
HAWTHORNE 11.0
MAPLE 10.5
POPLAR 9.5
OULU 8.0
SOUTH RANGE 8.0
SOLON SPRINGS 7.2
CLAM LAKE 4 W 7.0
GRANTSBURG 4 N 6.5
SARONA 6.5
HAYWARD 8 S 6.2
BENNETT 6.0
DRUMMOND 5.3
CUMBERLAND 5.0
...WYOMING...
OLD FAITHFUL 14 ESE 12.0
MORAN JUNCTION 25 NE 11.0
PAHASKA 14 NE 6.0
SOUTH ENTRANCE 5 N 6.0
WAPITI 19 WSW 6.0
...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...
...IDAHO...
SANDPOINT AIRPORT 47
...MONTANA...
HELMVILLE 52
...NEVADA...
HAWTHORNE 67
RACHEL 1 WNW 58
...WASHINGTON...
BELFAIR 5 N 55
BLUE LAKE 53
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS
ENDED...
...IOWA...
EMMETSBURG 14.0
ALTA 5SW 8.0
ARTHUR 4S 8.0
SPENCER 6.0
SPIRIT LAKE 6.0
LITTLE SIOUX 4.0
...KANSAS...
MORROWVILLE 8N 2.0
...MICHIGAN...
WATTON 3.5
...NEBRASKA...
GRETNA 4NE 4.0
...OREGON...
TOMBSTONE SUMMIT 37.0
DETROIT 10 SW 34.0
SANTIAM PASS 33.0
SHEEP CANYON 22.0
ELGIN 9.8 N 15.2
EASTON 7 NNW 13.0
SUNSET SUMMIT 10.0
THREE RIVERS 0.7 NNE 10.0
BEND 4 SSW 9.0
KENNEWICK 1 N 8.5
SANDY 5SE 5.0
...TEXAS...
BUSHLAND 5.5
AMARILLO 5W 5.0
VEGA 3NW 5.0
WILDORADO 6S 5.0
...WASHINGTON...
EATONVILLE 13.0
NORTH BEND 3 ESE 13.0
MOSCOW 1 SW 12.0
ANATONE 4 W 11.0
NEWPORT 6 W 9.7
COLFAX 9.0
ALENE 3 WNW 6.0
ISSAQUAH 6.0
SPOKANE 7 W 5.9
SEATTLE-TACOMA AIRPORT 2.7
THE SURFACE LOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO TRACK EAST
SOUTHEASTWARD TOWARD THE TIP OF NORTHEAST COLORADO BY WEDNESDAY
MORNING. AS ITS ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT SWEEPS SOUTH AND
EASTWARD...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG AND BEHIND THE
FRONT...COMBINING SNOW WITH HIGH WINDS AND FALLING TEMPERATURES
WHERE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE OR LIKELY TO DEVELOP.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 100 AM PST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.
KOCIN/KONG
Last Updated: 454 PM EST TUE NOV 23 2010