THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER

CAMP SPRINGS, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 10 FOR NORTHERN PLAINS WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD 
900 PM CST FRI DEC 31 2010
 
...WINTER STORM CAUSING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN THE EASTERN DAKOTAS
AND SEVERE WEATHER ACROSS THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY...  
 
BLIZZARD WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN WYOMING AND
WESTERN NEBRASKA...NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS SOUTH DAKOTA...AND INTO
EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND WESTERN MINNESOTA.  A LARGE AREA OF
WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES HEAVE BEEN
ISSUED FROM THE NORTHERN/CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS AND EASTWARD OUT INTO
THE UPPER MIDWEST.
 
FLASH FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF
THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND SOUTHERN TENNESSEE VALLEY.
 
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AT 800 PM CST...A 999 MB...29.5 INCHES...SURFACE LOW WAS LOCATED
OVER SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA WITH AN ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT
EXTENDING SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE MIDDLE AND LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER
VALLEY.  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND SURFACE
OBSERVATIONS INDICATED AN AREA OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW NORTH AND
WEST OF THE SURFACE LOW...STRETCHING FROM NORTH CENTRAL
NEBRASKA...NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE DAKOTAS...AND EASTWARD ACROSS
NORTHERN MINNESOTA.  SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH
TEMPERATURES BELOW ZERO WERE OBSERVED WITHIN SOME OF THE BANDS OF
HEAVY SNOW.  AHEAD AND ALONG THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT...A LINE OF
SHOWERS WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WAS MOVING EAST-NORTHEASTWARD
INTO THE OHIO AND TENNESSEE VALLEYS.  SOME OF THESE STORMS WERE
PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS...HAIL...AND TORNADOES.                  
                                   

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM CST WED DEC
28 THROUGH 900 PM CST SAT DEC 31...

...KANSAS...
TRAER 2.5 NNW                         5.1                     
OBERLIN                               5.0                     
ARNOLD 4.8 NNW                        4.0                     
LEOTI                                 4.0                     
OAKLEY                                4.0                     
DODGE CITY 2 NNW                      3.2                     

...MINNESOTA...
BIGFORK 7 S                          12.1                     
FERGUS FALLS                         12.0                     
GRAND RAPIDS 15 N                    11.0                     
UNDERWOOD 8 NNE                      10.5                     
WALKER 1 S                            9.5                     
CHISHOLM                              9.0                     
DONNELLY                              9.0                     
SEBEKA                                9.0                     
NEW YORK MILLS                        8.5                     
ROTHSAY                               8.0                     
VERGAS                                8.0                     
VIRGINIA 5 N                          8.0                     
WADENA                                8.0                     
INTERNATIONAL FALLS                   6.6                     

...NORTH DAKOTA...
HANKINSON                             8.0                     
WILLISTON                             7.1                     
STARKWEATHER                          7.0                     
WATFORD CITY                          6.4                     
HALLIDAY                              6.0                     
HAVANA                                6.0                     
LIDGERWOOD                            6.0                     
OAKES                                 6.0                     
MINOT                                 5.5                     
FARGO AIRPORT                         5.2                     
ASHLEY 7 NE                           5.0                     
CHURCHS FERRY                         5.0                     

...NEBRASKA...
CHADRON 3 SW                         13.0                     
OSHKOSH 10 NE                        10.5                     
ALLIANCE                             10.0                     
CHAPPELL 7 WSW                       10.0                     
JAY EM 13 ENE                        10.0                     
BRIDGEPORT                            9.0                     
HARRISON                              8.0                     
SIDNEY 1 W                            8.0                     
KILGORE 1 NE                          7.0                     
MADRID 8 SW                           6.2                     

...SOUTH DAKOTA...
CREIGHTON 9 NNW                      12.0                     
BOWDLE                                9.0                     
HURON 1 S                             8.0                     
USTA 4 SE                             8.0                     
MITCHELL                              7.0                     
DEADWOOD 2 NE                         6.5                     
WHITEWOOD 4.2 NNW                     6.2                     
BONESTEEL                             6.0                     
CHAMBERLAIN 2 SW                      6.0                     
DE SMET                               6.0                     
DOWNTOWN SPEARFISH                    6.0                     
ONEIL PASS 1 W                        6.0                     
TYNDALL 5 WSW                         6.0                     
WASHINGTON SPRINGS                    6.0                     

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM CST WED DEC
28 THROUGH 900 PM CST SAT DEC 31...

...ARKANSAS...
SEARCY 4.1 SE                         2.33                     
VILONIA 1.9 E                         2.30                     
NASHVILLE 1 NE                        2.17                     
AUSTIN 2.5 SSE                        2.13                     
RUSSELLVILLE 1 WNW                    2.11                        
                

...LOUISIANA...
BATON ROUGE/RYAN MUNI ARPT            3.79                     
LAFAYETTE RGNL ARPT                   3.18                     
NEW IBERIA/ACADIANA                   2.59                     
LAKE CHARLES MUNI ARPT                2.51                     

...MISSOURI...
CONWAY 9 E                            2.71                     

...MISSISSIPPI...
FLORENCE                              2.54                     
JACKSON/HAWKINS FIELD                 2.25                     
JACKSON WFO                           2.17                     
STAR                                  2.00                     

...TEXAS...
HOUSTON/WILL HOBBY                    4.45                     
BEAUMONT/PORT ARTHUR                  4.04                     
HOUSTON/HULL FIELD                    3.18                     

...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR IN THE LAST SIX
HOURS...

...MINNESOTA...
DULUTH 2 S                              53                     

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS
ENDED...

...ARIZONA...
FOREST LAKES                         30.0                     
WILLIAMS 4 S                         29.5                     
PARKS 12 N                           25.0                     
HANNAGAN MEADOW                      24.0 ESTIMATED           
FLAGSTAFF 3.4 NE                     22.0                     
MOUNT LEMMON/SUMMERHAVEN             20.0 ESTIMATED           
ALPINE                               19.5                     
MUNDS PARK                           19.5                     
BELLEMONT                            18.0                     
CLINTS WELL                          18.0                     
CROWN KING                           17.0                     
PAYSON 14 N                          17.0                     

...CALIFORNIA...
SODA SPRINGS 1.5 SSW                 36.0                     
KINGVALE 1.3 WSW                     31.0                     
LODGEPOLE                            25.0                     
ALPINE MEADOWS 6 SE                  22.0                     
PONDEROSA                            20.0                     
TAHOMA .5 S                          16.3                     
SOUTH LAKE                           15.0                     
COTTONWOOD LKS                       14.1                     
GRANT GROVE                          12.5                     
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE 2 SW                11.0                     

...COLORADO...
COAL BANK PASS                       37.5                     
SKYWAY                               30.0                     
MOLAS PASS                           29.0                     
CEDAREDGE 7 N                        23.0                     
LIZARD HEAD PASS                     21.0                     
DURANGO 7.1 N                        20.1                     
DOLORES 4.8 ENE                      19.4                     
BAYFIELD 7.0 N                       19.0                     
SILVERTON                            18.0                     
CORTEZ 10 WNW                        17.5                     
CRESTED BUTTE 6.2 N                  17.5                     
WOLF CREEK PASS 1 SSE                17.0                     

...IDAHO...
IDAHO CITY                           36.0                     
CLARK FORK 3 SE                      28.5                     
CROUCH 3 NNE                         28.0                     
FRUITVALE 1 ESE                      26.0                     
GLENDALE 5 NNW                       26.0                     
COUNCIL                              24.0                     
MCCALL 2 SSW                         24.0                     
PLACERVILLE 3 S                      23.0                     
INDIAN VALLEY 13 SSE                 21.0                     
BOISE 9 NE                           20.0                     

...MONTANA...
BONNER 8 W                           26.0                     
MISSOULA 7 E                         24.0                     
LIBBY 28.0 SSW                       20.3                     
CLINTON 4 NW                         20.0                     
HERON 6 NE                           16.5                     
MARYSVILLE 1 WNW                     16.0                     
HOBSON                               15.0                     
SEELEY LAKE 7 N                      15.0                     
KALISPELL 10.1 SW                    14.8                     
GREAT FALLS 5 SW                     13.5                     
GRASS RANGE                          13.0                     

...NEW MEXICO...
CANON PLAZA 11 NNW                   20.0                     
LOS ALAMOS 4 WNW                     17.0                     
TOADLENA 5 SSW                       17.0                     
ARROYO SECO 8 NE                     15.0                     
BLUEWATER LAKE 9 WSW                 15.0                     
BONITO LAKE 5 SW                     14.0                     
TESUQUE 8 E                          14.0                     
LUNA 6 SSE                           13.0                     
CHAMA 5 NW                           12.0                     
CANJILON 7 E                         10.0                     

...NEVADA...
LAMOILLE #3                          23.0                     
GREEN MOUNTAIN                       20.0                     
LEWIS PEAK                           18.0                     
DRAW CREEK                           17.0                     
BEAR CREEK                           16.0                     
DISASTER PEAK                        14.0                     
GRANITE PEAK                         14.0                     
MOUNT CHARLESTON                     12.7                     
WILD HORSE RESERVOIR                 11.0                     

...OREGON...
HALFWAY                              30.0                     
BURNS                                24.0                     
FRENCHGLEN 16 SE                     23.0                     
WILLAMETTE PASS                      22.0                     
HOODOO                               21.0                     
MT HOOD MEADOWS                      20.0                     
GREENHORN 8 WSW                      17.0                     
OAKRIDGE 4.6 NE                      16.6                     
SKIBOWL                              16.0                     
SANTIAM JUNCTION                     15.0                     
UKIAH 16 WNW                         15.0                     

...UTAH...
DEER VALLEY DALY WEST                33.0                     
BRIGHTON CREST                       31.0                     
HEBER                                26.0                     
JEREMY RANCH                         24.0                     
KIMBALL JCT 4 WNW                    24.0                     
THE CANYONS                          19.0                     
LIBERTY                              18.0                     
MONTICELLO 0.9 W                     15.6                     
SUNCREST                             15.0                     
TAYLORSVILLE 0.3 NNW                 13.0                     
WEST VALLEY CITY 2.5 ESE             10.8                     
LEHI 2.0 NNE                         10.0                     
SANDY 2.0 ESE                        10.0                     

...WASHINGTON...
SHEEP CANYON                         29.0                     
JUNE LAKE                            28.0                     
SPENCER MEADOWS                      20.0                     
SPOKANE 5.7 SSE                      12.7                     
ELK 5.6 NE                           12.0                     
MEAD 1.9 NNE                         10.0                     
AIRWAY HEIGHTS 3 NW                   9.9                     
NEWPORT 5.5 W                         9.3                     
DEER PARK 2.1 WSW                     9.0                     
CLAYTON 2.6 SW                        8.5                     
POMEROY 2.5 SSE                       8.5                     

...WYOMING...
SAGE CREEK BASIN                     30.0                     
ENCAMPMENT 10 SW                     26.0                     
RAWLINS 35 S                         26.0                     
BATTLE MOUNTAIN                      18.0                     
SOUTH ENTRANCE 5 N                   18.0                     
JACKSON 5.3 NW                       17.3                     
KEMMERER 36 N                        15.0                     
LANDER 19 SSW                        13.0                     
TETON VILLAGE 1.6 SW                 13.0                     
LITTLE SNAKE RIVER                   12.0                     
OLD FAITHFUL                         12.0                     
WILSON                               12.0                     
CHEYENNE 9 N                          6.0                     

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS
ENDED...

...ARIZONA...
PRESCOTT 7.1 S                        2.67                     
CAVE CREEK 7.7 ENE                    2.11                     
PHOENIX-DEER VALLEY MUNI ARPT         1.40                     

...CALIFORNIA...
CATHEYS VALLEY 1.2 S                  4.58                     
BONNY DOON 2.0 NE                     4.08                     
PETROLIA 7.4 SE                       4.00                     
WILLITS 6.0 WSW                       3.65                     
FELTON 0.1 SE                         3.58                     
GRASS VALLEY 5.5 ESE                  3.57                     
BRIDGEVILLE 5.2 ENE                   3.52                     
REDWAY 4.3 W                          3.48                     
POINT ARENA 4.8 ESE                   3.47                     
OCCIDENTAL 1.9 WSW                    3.10                     

...OREGON...
BROOKINGS 4.2 ENE                     4.13                     
ROCKAWAY BEACH                        4.00                     
PORT ORFORD 5.0 E                     3.96                     
AGNESS 6.4 NE                         3.16                     
GOLD BEACH 0.6 S                      2.98                     
COOS BAY 2.1 ESE                      2.92                     
TENMILE 1.8 NE                        2.87                     
FLORENCE 5.9 NNE                      2.86                     
NORTH BEND 1.4 S                      2.82                     
SWISSHOME 4.3 ESE                     2.66                     
MEACHAM 4.0 NW                        2.62                     
MONMOUTH 12.1 WSW                     2.59                     


THE SURFACE LOW OVER MINNESOTA IS EXPECTED TO DEEPEN AND TRACK
NORTHWARD FRIDAY NIGHT AND THEN NORTHEASTWARD TOWARDS THE CANADIAN
BORDER EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...ALLOWING THE HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG
WINDS TO CONTINUE FOR PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN PLAINS AND UPPER
MIDWEST THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.  ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF
5 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY THE END OF THIS EVENT...WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.  BY SATURDAY EVENING...THE LOW
WILL BE WELL INTO ONTARIO AND THE SNOW SHOULD COME TO AN END
ACROSS THE AREA.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 300 AM CST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.

GERHARDT




Last Updated: 946 PM EST FRI DEC 31 2010