THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
CAMP SPRINGS, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 4 FOR WESTERN BLIZZARD AND ARCTIC OUTBREAK
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
800 AM MST WED NOV 24 2010
SNOW...HIGH WINDS...AND EXTREMELY COLD TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO
AFFECT PORTIONS OF THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST AND NORTH CENTRAL UNITED
STATES.
FREEZING RAIN ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR NORTH CENTRAL AND
NORTHEAST NEBRASKA.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES AND WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT
FOR MUCH OF THE NORTHERN GREAT PLAINS AND THE UPPER MIDWEST...AS
WELL AS PARTS OF THE CENTRAL ROCKIES AND THE NORTHERN WASATCH
FRONT.
BLIZZARD WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE HIGHER TERRAIN
IN WESTERN COLORADO AND EXTREME EASTERN UTAH.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 700 AM MST...A PAIR OF LOW PRESSURE CENTERS WAS MOVING ACROSS
NORTHEASTERN COLORADO...WITH THE STRONGEST MEASURING 995 MB...OR
29.39 INCHES OF MERCURY. AN UNUSUALLY STRONG COLD FRONT EXTENDING
FROM THE STRONGEST LOW PRESSURE CENTER IS USHERING IN A TRULY
ARCTIC AIRMASS WITH BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES FOR THIS TIME OF
YEAR...ALONG WITH HIGH WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW. NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATE THAT AREAS
OF MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW ARE MOVING ACROSS WESTERN
COLORADO. LIGHT SNOW IS ALSO BEING REPORTED OVER EASTERN MONTANA
AND THE DAKOTAS.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM MST SUN NOV
21 THROUGH 700 AM MST WED NOV 24...
...COLORADO...
GLENWOOD SPRINGS 1 S 5.2
CARBONDALE 8 S 4.9
AVON 2 N 4.3
...IDAHO...
SHEEP MOUNTAIN 37.2
MILL CREEK SUMMIT 36.0
VIENNA MINE 32.0
FRANKLIN BASIN 31.7
DOLLARHIDE 27.2
HILTS CREEK 24.7
EMIGRANT SUMMIT 18.6
WAYAN 2 NE 15.1
POCATELLO 7 S 14.8
BOISE 12 ENE 5.5
...MONTANA...
RONAN 4 NE 18.8
LIVINGSTON 2 SSW 14.8
DIXON 11.0
ANACONDA 10.0
NINEMILE 3 N 8.0
PHILIPSBURG 6.0
...NORTH DAKOTA...
FARGO 5 SW 9.0
BOWBELLS 4.0
BUFFALO 3.1
STREETER 4 NW 2.8
...UTAH...
SANDY 2 NE 16.1
BRIGHTON CREST 16.0
MORGAN 1 SE 14.3
TAYLORSVILLE 2 SW 14.0
BRIGHAM CITY 8.0
FARNSWORTH PEAK 8.0
WEST JORDAN 8.0
STANSBURY PARK 7.0
RICHMOND 6.0
SALT LAKE CITY 4.0
...WYOMING...
TETON VILLAGE 2 SW 15.8
JACKSON 8 N 12.0
OLD FAITHFUL 14 ESE 12.0
YELLOWSTONE - THUMB DIVIDE SNOTEL 12.0
MORAN JUNCTION 25 NE 11.0
SPRING CREEK DIVIDE SNOTEL 11.0
KEMMERER 36 N 10.0
MOOSE 9.0
PAHASKA 14 NE 6.0
WAPITI 19 WSW 6.0
...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...
...COLORADO...
RED MOUNTAIN PASS 3 WSW 89
...UTAH...
OGDEN PEAK 86
SNOWBASIN 75
ALTA 71
CENTRAL WASATCH PEAKS 71
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS
ENDED...
...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
...NEVADA...
INCLINE VILLAGE 1 NE 15.5
RENO 9 W 14.5
MT. CHARLESTON 4 WNW 8.0
GARDNERVILLE 5 W 7.5
ELKO 1 SE 6.1
OWENS VALLEY RAWS 5 S 3.7
...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
...WASHINGTON...
MINERAL 16.4
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
ISSAQUAH 6.0
SPOKANE 7 W 5.9
SEATTLE-TACOMA AIRPORT 2.7
THE SURFACE LOWS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO TRACK EASTWARD ACROSS
THE PLAINS TODAY. A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT ALONG WITH PLUNGING
TEMPERATURES BEHIND THE LOW WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT
TIMES ACROSS PARTS OF THE CENTRAL ROCKIES TODAY...ALONG WITH
SUBZERO WIND CHILLS. IN ADDITION...ANOTHER AREA OF LOW PRESSURE
IS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS TODAY...ALLOWING
SNOW TO BECOME WIDESPREAD ACROSS THE NORTH CENTRAL UNITED STATES
BY THIS AFTERNOON. ADDITIONALLY...AN AREA OF MODERATE TO HEAVY
RAINFALL CURRENTLY OVER THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI AND OHIO VALLEYS IS
EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY AND SPREAD NORTHEAST THROUGH THANKSGIVING
DAY. FLOOD WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT TODAY OVER PORTIONS OF INDIANA
AND WESTER OHIO...WHERE RAINFALL OF 2 TO 5 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 200 PM MST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.
SOLTOW
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Last Updated: 944 AM EST WED NOV 24 2010