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