THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
CAMP SPRINGS, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 02 FOR WESTERN U.S. TO NORTHERN PLAINS WINTER
STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
800 PM MST WED DEC 29 2010
...WINTER STORM BRINGING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO PORTIONS OF THE
WESTERN U.S....
BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN
WASHINGTON...NORTHWEST IDAHO...NORTHEAST MONTANA...SOUTHEAST
WYOMING...WESTERN NEBRASKA...SOUTHEAST ARIZONA...AND SOUTHWEST NEW
MEXICO. SEVERAL WINTER STORM WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN ISSUED FROM THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST
AND SOUTHWEST TO THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PLAINS AND UPPER
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. HIGH WIND WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES ARE IN
EFFECT ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND THE FOUR CORNERS REGION.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 700 PM MST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND
SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED A 984 MB...29.06 INCHES...SURFACE
LOW LOCATED OVER CENTRAL WYOMING. A COLD FRONT EXTENDED SOUTHWARD
FROM THE LOW AND STRETCHED ACROSS THE CENTRAL GREAT BASIN AND
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. FURTHER NORTH...AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WAS
PUSHING SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE NORTHERN PLAINS. MODERATE TO HEAVY
SNOW WAS FALLING ACROSS PATCHY AREAS OF THE WESTERN HALF OF THE
COUNTRY...WITH RAIN BEING REPORTED ALONG THE PACIFIC COAST AND IN
SOME OF THE LOWER ELEVATIONS.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM MST TUE DEC
28 THROUGH 800 PM MST WED DEC 29...
...CALIFORNIA...
LODGEPOLE 25.0
PONDEROSA 20.0
GRANT GROVE 12.5
CARRVILLE 11 SSW 5.0
...COLORADO...
CRESTED BUTTE 10 WNW 12.0
RED MOUNTAIN PASS 11.5
RIDGWAY 5 NW 10.0
PARADOX 1 N 9.0
GUNNISON 11 N 8.0
PAGOSA SPRINGS 5 W 8.0
DURANGO 5.0
CORTEZ 1 WSW 4.9
HOTCHKISS 4 NW 4.2
OURAY 4.0
...IDAHO...
IDAHO CITY 36.0
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
CAMBRIDGE NNW 19.0
CORRAL 19.0
CENTERVILLE 18.0
...MONTANA...
HOBSON 11.0
BIG SKY 1 NNE 8.5
JORDAN 20 NW 8.0
WHITE SULPHUR 18 W 8.0
VANDALIA 3 SW 7.0
EAST GLACIER PARK 6.0
SUNBURST 8 E 6.0
WINNETT 18 N 6.0
PARK GROVE 5.0
...NORTH DAKOTA...
DUNN CENTER 1 E 4.5
WILLISTON 4.3
HALLIDAY 4.0
...NEW MEXICO...
TIERRA AMARILLA 6.0
BLACK LAKE 4 ESE 5.0
CHAMA 2 N 5.0
...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
SKIBOWL 16.0
SANTIAM JUNCTION 15.0
UKIAH 16 WNW 15.0
...UTAH...
VALLEY OF THE GODS 6.0
THOMPSON SPRINGS 2 SE 4.0
...WASHINGTON...
SHEEP CANYON 29.0
JUNE LAKE 28.0
SPENCER MEADOWS 20.0
AIRWAY HEIGHTS 6 N 7.5
DAVENPORT 7.0
LOON LAKE 4 NNE 6.0
SPOKANE 6 SSE 5.6
COLVILLE 5.0
DEER PARK 2 WSW 5.0
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM MST TUE DEC
28 THROUGH 800 PM MST WED DEC 29...
...CALIFORNIA...
BLUE CANYON 2.13
...OREGON...
ROCKAWAY BEACH 4.00
MEACHAM 2.43
...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR IN THE LAST SIX
HOURS...
...CALIFORNIA...
SIERRA ROTORS 81
INDEPENDENCE 4 SW 71
POINT MUGU 2 E 62
RED BLUFF MUNI ARPT 55
DAGGETT 6 E 54
...COLORADO...
WALSENBURG 9 NNW 59
...IDAHO...
POCATELLO MUNI ARPT 57
WENDELL 2 NW 50
...MONTANA...
LIVINGSTON AIRPORT 68
...NEW MEXICO...
ANGEL FIRE 2 NNW 54
RATON CREWS AIRPORT 53
...WYOMING...
CASPER/NATRONA CITY INTL ARPT 62
RAWLINS MUNI ARPT 56
THE SYSTEM WILL PUSH SOUTH AND EAST ACROSS THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST
AND SOUTHWEST WEDNESDAY NIGHT...ALLOWING THE HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY
WINDS TO CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY. WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 6
TO 12 INCHES ARE LIKELY ACROSS THE FOUR CORNERS REGION...WITH
GREATER AMOUNTS EXPECTED FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. AS THIS
SYSTEM TRACKS INTO THE CENTRAL U.S. EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...THE
HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL BEGIN TO IMPACT LOCATIONS FROM
THE HIGH PLAINS EASTWARD TO THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 200 AM MST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.
GERHARDT
Last Updated: 954 PM EST WED DEC 29 2010