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