THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
CAMP SPRINGS, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 5 FOR THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
300 PM CST WED NOV 24 2010
...WINTER STORM MOVING ACROSS THE CENTRAL U.S. CONTINUES TO RAISE
HAVOC FOR HOLIDAY TRAVELERS...
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES AND WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT
FOR MUCH OF MONTANA...THE NORTHERN GREAT PLAINS...AND THE UPPER
MIDWEST. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES AND BLIZZARD WARNINGS REMAIN
IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF THE CENTRAL ROCKIES.
FREEZING RAIN ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR NORTH EASTERN NEBRASKA
AND PORTIONS OF EASTERN IOWA.
FLOOD WATCHES HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF THE OHIO VALLEY.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 200 PM CST...A 1000 MB...29.53 INCHES...SURFACE LOW WAS LOCATED
OVER SOUTHEASTERN NEBRASKA AND AN UNUSUALLY STRONG COLD FRONT
EXTENDING FROM THE LOW WAS 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 RADARS
AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED THAT AN AREA OF LIGHT TO
MODERATE SNOW WAS MOVING ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST. IN
ADDITION...AN AREA OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN...WITH ISOLATED AREAS
OF FREEZING RAIN...WAS MOVING TOWARDS THE OHIO VALLEY...NORTH OF A
WARM FRONT DRAPED ACROSS THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI AND TENNESSEE
VALLEYS.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 800 AM CST SUN NOV
21 THROUGH 300 PM CST WED NOV 24...
...NORTH DAKOTA...
FARGO 5 SW 9.0
NEW SALEM 4.5
BOWBELLS 4.0
BUFFALO 3.1
STREETER 4 NW 2.8
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 800 AM CST SUN NOV
21 THROUGH 300 PM CST WED NOV 24...
...MISSOURI...
HAZELWOOD 2.04
ST. CHARLES 2.04
...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
...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
...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
...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
...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
...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
THE SURFACE LOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO TRACK EASTWARD AND INTO
THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY WEDNESDAY EVENING. A STRONG PRESSURE
GRADIENT ALONG WITH PLUNGING TEMPERATURES BEHIND THE LOW AND
ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES
ACROSS PARTS OF THE CENTRAL ROCKIES...ALONG WITH SUBZERO WIND
CHILLS. IN ADDITION...ANOTHER AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO
INTENSIFY OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS THIS EVENING AND ALLOW SNOW TO
CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE NORTH CENTRAL U.S.. THE AREA OF
MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL CURRENTLY MOVING TOWARDS THE OHIO
VALLEY IS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY AND SPREAD NORTHEAST THROUGH
THANKSGIVING DAY.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 900 PM CST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.
GERHARDT
Last Updated: 352 PM EST WED NOV 24 2010