THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
CAMP SPRINGS, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 7 FOR THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
300 AM CST THU NOV 25 2010
...WINTER STORM MOVING ACROSS THE CENTRAL U.S. CONTINUES TO CAUSE
HAVOC FOR HOLIDAY TRAVELERS...
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES AND WINTER STORM WARNINGS REMAIN IN
EFFECT FOR THE EXTREME NORTH CENTRAL U.S...FROM EASTERN MONTANA TO
NORTHERN WISCONSIN AND MICHIGAN. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE
ALSO IN EFFECT FOR INTERIOR PARTS OF THE NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC
REGION...NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND...AND NORTHEASTERN ARKANSAS AND
WESTERN TENNESSEE. FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR
PARTS OF THE OHIO VALLEY AND ALSO TOWARDS EASTERN MISSOURI.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 300 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND
SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED A LARGE STORM SYSTEM SPRAWLED
ACROSS THE CENTRAL U.S. WITH A 1003 MB...29.62 INCH...SURFACE LOW
LOCATED OVER CENTRAL ILLINOIS. A COLD FRONT EXTENDED
SOUTHWESTWARD FROM THE LOW...ACROSS SOUTHERN MISSOURI AND THROUGH
SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND INTO NORTH TEXAS. WINDS ARE INCREASING
BEHIND THE FRONT AND TEMPERATURES ARE QUICKLY FALLING TO VERY COLD
LEVELS FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. THE WARM FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS
SYSTEM EXTENDED INTO KENTUCKY AND SOUTHEASTWARD INTO GEORGIA. TO
THE NORTH OF THE WARM FRONT...A LARGE AREA OF COLD...NASTY RAIN
WAS MOVING NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE OHIO VALLEY AND GREAT
LAKES...WITH SOME SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN ON THE NORTHERN EDGE OF
THIS PRECIPITATION SHIELD.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM CST SUN NOV
21 THROUGH 300 AM CST THU NOV 25...
...MINNESOTA...
LITTLEFORK 2 SW 8.5
KABETOGAMA 8.0
INTERNATIONAL FALLS 6.5
DULUTH 5 NW 4.0
ORR 3 E 4.0
...NORTH DAKOTA...
FARGO 5 SW 9.0
HALLIDAY 7.0
MOHALL 5.0
SHERWOOD 5.0
NEW SALEM 4.5
BOWBELLS 4.0
KIEF 4.0
BUFFALO 3.1
STREETER 4 NW 2.8
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM CST SUN NOV
21 THROUGH 300 AM CST THU NOV 25...
...ILLINOIS...
FLORA 2.25
...INDIANA...
EVANSVILLE 1.95
...KENTUCKY...
PADUCAH 1.25
OWENSBORO 1.18
NORTHERN KENTUCKY AIRPORT 1.02
...MISSOURI...
ST. CHARLES 2.15
HAZELWOOD 2.04
ST. LOUIS/LAMBERT INTL ARPT 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 WILL GRADUALLY STRENGTHEN AS IT LIFTS INTO THE
GREAT LAKES REGION BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON...AND THE COLD FRONT WILL
CONTINUE TO PUSH SOUTH AND EAST TOWARDS THE APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS
BY THURSDAY NIGHT. SNOW SHOULD COME TO AN END FOR THE UPPER
MIDWEST BY MIDDAY THURSDAY...HOWEVER...THE RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO
SPREAD EASTWARD ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY AND INTO THE MID-ATLANTIC
REGION. FLOODING CONCERNS WILL BE ONGOING FOR PARTS OF THE OHIO
AND MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEYS...WHILE SNOW...SLEET...AND
FREEZING RAIN COULD MIX IN WITH THE RAIN AT TIMES OVER INTERIOR
PARTS OF THE NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC STATES.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 900 AM CST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.
HAMRICK
Last Updated: 356 AM EST THU NOV 25 2010