THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
CAMP SPRINGS, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 04 FOR WESTERN U.S. TO NORTHERN PLAINS WINTER
STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
800 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 SOUTHEAST
WYOMING...THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE AND PORTIONS EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN
ARIZONA AND SOUTHERN 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 PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA...SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO...AND WEST TEXAS.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 700 AM MST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND
SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED A 986 MB...29.12 INCH...SURFACE LOW
WAS LOCATED NEAR 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 THE
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS 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...LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN AND SNOW WAS BEING OBSERVED ACROSS
PORTIONS OF NEBRASKA...IOWA...THE DAKOTAS...AND MINNESOTA.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM MST TUE DEC
28 THROUGH 700 AM MST THU DEC 30...
...ARIZONA...
N BELLEMONT 17.1
PINE 16.0
FLAGSTAFF 4 S 13.4
PARKS 2 N 11.0
WILLIAMS 4 S 8.5
FOREST LAKES 8.0
PRESCOTT 6 S 6.0
TONTO VILLAGE 4.0
...CALIFORNIA...
LODGEPOLE 25.0
ALPINE MEADOWS 6 SE 22.0
PONDEROSA 20.0
SOUTH LAKE 15.0
COTTONWOOD LKS 14.1
GRANT GROVE 12.5
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE 2 SW 11.0
LEE VINING 7.0
...COLORADO...
LIZARD HEAD PASS 21.0
WOLF CREEK PASS 1 SSE 17.0
DURANGO 18 NNE 16.0
SKYWAY 3 NNE 13.5 ESTIMATED
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
...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
CLINTON 4 NW 20.0
HERON 6 NE 16.5
MARYSVILLE 1 WNW 16.0
SEELEY LAKE 7 N 15.0
PABLO 1 E 12.5
WFO GREAT FALLS 10.3
WEST YELLOWSTONE 1 SSE 10.0
HELENA 6.0
...NORTH DAKOTA...
WILLISTON 7.1
HALLIDAY 6.0
MINOT 5.5
DUNN CENTER 1 E 4.5
...NEW MEXICO...
TOADLENA 5 SSW 17.0
CANON PLAZA 11 NNW 16.0
CHAMA 5 NW 12.0
CANJILON 7 E 10.0
COYOTE 15 SW 9.0
LOS ALAMOS 5 W 8.5
LUNA 6 SSE 8.0
CEDAR HILL 1 SW 7.5
BLUEWATER LAKE 9 WSW 7.0
EL MORRO 5 E 6.3
...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
SKIBOWL 16.0
SANTIAM JUNCTION 15.0
UKIAH 16 WNW 15.0
...SOUTH DAKOTA...
DEADWOOD 2 NE 3.5
...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
WEST JORDAN 8.0
PROVO BYU 6.0
...WASHINGTON...
SHEEP CANYON 29.0
JUNE LAKE 28.0
SPENCER MEADOWS 20.0
AIRWAY HEIGHTS 3 NW 9.9
SPOKANE 9.0
DAVENPORT 7.0
COLVILLE 6.2
LOON LAKE 4 NNE 6.0
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
TETON VILLAGE 2 SW 8.0
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM MST TUE DEC
28 THROUGH 700 AM MST THU DEC 30...
...ARIZONA...
PHOENIX-DEER VALLEY MUNI ARPT 1.40
...CALIFORNIA...
UKIAH MUNI ARPT 2.22
BLUE CANYON 2.14
SANTA ROSA/SONOMA CO. ARPT 1.76
FRESNO 2S 1.54
REDDING MUNI ARPT 1.50
OAKLAND/METROPOLITAN INTL ARPT 1.32
VANDENBERG AFB/LOMPOC 1.29
SAN LUIS OBISPO CO. ARPT 1.22
...OREGON...
ROCKAWAY BEACH 4.00
MEACHAM 2.43
...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR IN THE LAST SIX
HOURS...
...ARIZONA...
DONEY PEAK 60
...CALIFORNIA...
WHITAKER PEAK 94
RANDSBURG 84
WARM SPRINGS 81
EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE 79
CHILAO 72
CAMP NINE 71
SAN FERNANDO 5 NNE 65
...NEVADA...
MATHER 66
...UTAH...
PARK CITY - JUPITER 90
OGDEN PEAK 89
CENTRAL WASATCH PEAKS 80
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 ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH
TONIGHT. AS THIS SYSTEM TRACKS INTO THE CENTRAL U.S....THE HEAVY
SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO IMPACT LOCATIONS FROM THE
NORTHERN/CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS EASTWARD TO THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY THROUGH FRIDAY. WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 6 TO 12
INCHES ARE LIKELY ACROSS THE FOUR CORNERS REGION AND THE NORTHERN
PLAINS...WITH TWO FEET POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS OF ARIZONA AND
SOUTHWEST COLORADO.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 200 PM MST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.
SOLTOW
Last Updated: 1009 AM EST THU DEC 30 2010