THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
CAMP SPRINGS, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 03 FOR WESTERN U.S. TO NORTHERN PLAINS WINTER
STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
200 AM MST THU DEC 30 2010
...WINTER STORM CAUSING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FOR PORTIONS OF THE
WESTERN U.S....
BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN
MONTANA...SOUTHEAST WYOMING...THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE...EXTREME
SOUTHEASTERN ARIZONA...AND SOUTHWESTERN NEW MEXICO. SEVERAL WINTER
STORM WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN
ISSUED FROM THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST AND SOUTHWESTERN U.S. TO THE
CENTRAL/NORTHERN PLAINS AND UPPER MIDWEST. HIGH WIND WARNINGS AND
ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND
WESTERN NEVADA...WHILE STRETCHING OUT INTO MUCH OF NEW MEXICO AND
WEST TEXAS.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 100 AM MST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND
SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED A 986 MB...29.12 INCHES OF
MERCURY...SURFACE LOW LOCATED JUST TO THE SOUTHWEST OF
LARAMIE...WYOMING. A COLD FRONT EXTENDED SOUTHWARD FROM THE LOW
AND STRETCHED THROUGH THE CENTRAL ROCKIES AND INTO SOUTHERN
ARIZONA. FURTHER NORTH...AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WAS DROPPING
SOUTHWARD ACROSS UPPER PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL PLAINS AND
STRETCHING WESTWARD INTO THE UPPER INTERMOUNTAIN WEST. LIGHT TO
MODERATE SNOW WAS BEING REPORTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN
U.S. WITH SOME OF THE MORE CONCENTRATED ACTIVITY OVER CENTRAL
WYOMING AS WELL AS THE MOGOLLON RIM OF CENTRAL ARIZONA. ACROSS THE
LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE DESERT SOUTHWEST...LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN
WAS FALLING. FARTHER EAST...A BAND OF SNOW HAS BEGUN STRETCHING
INTO UPPER PORTIONS OF NORTH DAKOTA AND MINNESOTA.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM MST TUE DEC
28 THROUGH 200 AM MST THU DEC 30...
...ARIZONA...
WILLIAMS 6.0
...CALIFORNIA...
LODGEPOLE 25.0
ALPINE MEADOWS 6 SE 22.0
PONDEROSA 20.0
GRANT GROVE 12.5
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE 2 SW 11.0
...COLORADO...
SKYWAY 3 NNE 13.5 ESTIMATED
DURANGO 9 W 13.0
CRESTED BUTTE 10 WNW 12.0
RED MOUNTAIN PASS 11.5
RIDGWAY 5 NW 10.0
LEWIS 2 E 9.0
PARADOX 1 N 9.0
GUNNISON 11 N 8.0
MCCLURE PASS 8.0 ESTIMATED
PAGOSA SPRINGS 5 W 8.0
CORTEZ 1 WSW 7.6
...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
CAMBRIDGE NNW 19.0
CORRAL 19.0
CENTERVILLE 18.0
...MONTANA...
BONNER 8 W 26.0
MISSOULA 7 E 24.0
CLINTON 4 NW 20.0
HERON 6 NE 16.5
MARYSVILLE 1 WNW 16.0
SEELEY LAKE 7 N 15.0
POLSON 13.0
PABLO 1 E 12.5
WFO GREAT FALLS 10.3
GLASGOW 7.0
HELENA 6.0
...NORTH DAKOTA...
WILLISTON 6.0
MINOT 5.0
DUNN CENTER 1 E 4.5
HALLIDAY 4.0
...NEW MEXICO...
TOADLENA 5 SSE 13.0
CHAMA 10.5
CANON PLAZA 11 NNW 9.0
CEDAR HILL 1 SW 7.5
COYOTE 15 SW 7.0
EL MORRO 5 E 6.3
BLUEWATER LAKE 9 WSW 6.0
TIERRA AMARILLA 6.0
...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 13.0
MOUNT CHARLESTON 11.6
...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...
DEER VALLEY DALY WEST 29.0
BRIGHTON CREST 27.0
HEBER 26.0
JEREMY RANCH 24.0
KIMBALL JCT 4 WNW 24.0
THE CANYONS 19.0
LIBERTY 18.0
SUNCREST 15.0
EAGLE MOUNTAIN 9.0
SARATOGA SPRINGS 9.0
TREMONTON 9.0
WEST JORDAN 8.0
GARLAND 6.0
PROVO BYU 6.0
VALLEY OF THE GODS 6.0
...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
...WYOMING...
SOUTH ENTRANCE 5 N 18.0
JACKSON LAKE 15.0
KEMMERER 36 N 15.0
JACKSON 8 WNW 14.0
OLD FAITHFUL 12.0
WILSON 12.0
GRAND TARGHEE SKI AREA 10.0
WEST ENTRANCE RANGER STATION 10.0
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM MST TUE DEC
28 THROUGH 200 AM MST THU DEC 30...
...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...
RANDSBURG 84
WHITAKER PEAK 81
EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE 79
CAMP NINE 71
CHILAO 66
SAN FERNANDO 5 NNE 65
CASTAIC LAKE 6 SSW 63
MOJAVE 63
POPPY PARK 61
SANDBERG 61
NORTH PALMDALE 56
ROSAMOND 54
INYOKERN 53
THE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH SOUTH AND EAST THROUGH THE
INTERMOUNTAIN WEST AND ROCKIES THURSDAY MORNING...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. THURSDAY
MORNING...THE HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL BEGIN TO IMPACT
LOCATIONS FROM THE NORTHERN/CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS EASTWARD TO THE
UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 800 AM MST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.
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Last Updated: 359 AM EST THU DEC 30 2010