THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
CAMP SPRINGS, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 06 FOR WESTERN U.S. TO NORTHERN PLAINS WINTER
STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
900 PM CST THU DEC 30 2010
...WINTER STORM CAUSING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS THE ROCKIES AND
NORTHERN PLAINS...
BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF
SOUTHEASTERN WYOMING...WESTERN NEBRASKA...THE EASTERN
DAKOTAS...AND WESTERN MINNESOTA. BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE ALSO IN
EFFECT ALONG SOME OF THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND
SOUTHEASTERN ARIZONA. SEVERAL WINTER STORM
WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN ISSUED FROM THE
CENTRAL/NORTHERN ROCKIES EASTWARD OUT INTO THE CENTRAL/NORTHERN
PLAINS AND INTO PORTIONS OF THE UPPER MIDWEST. WINTER STORM
WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES REMAIN IN EFFECT ACROSS PORTIONS THE FOUR
CORNERS REGION AND HIGH WIND WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR
PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 800 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND
SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED A 990 MB...29.23 INCHES...SURFACE
LOW LOCATED OVER SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA WITH A COLD FRONT
EXTENDING SOUTH FROM THE LOW ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS AND BACK
INTO THE CENTRAL ROCKIES AND NORTHERN GREAT BASIN. BEHIND THE
COLD FRONT...WINDS WERE SUSTAINED 25 TO 35 MPH WITH TEMPERATURES
IN THE TEENS AND SINGLE DIGITS ACROSS THE NORTHERN/CENTRAL PLAINS
AND UPPER MIDWEST. A LARGE PRECIPITATION SHIELD WAS LOCATED NORTH
OF THE SURFACE LOW...STRETCHING FROM THE DAKOTAS...EASTWARD ACROSS
MINNESOTA...AND INTO NORTHERN WISCONSIN. WITHIN THE PRECIPITATION
SHIELD...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WAS OBSERVED NORTH AND WEST OF A
STATIONARY BOUNDARY ACROSS MINNESOTA...WHILE MOSTLY RAIN WAS
OBSERVED SOUTH AND EAST OF THE BOUNDARY. FURTHER SOUTH...A SECOND
SURFACE LOW AND COLD FRONT WERE MOVING EAST-SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS
THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES...CAUSING A BAND OF SHOWERS ACROSS THE
CENTRAL/SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM CST TUE DEC
28 THROUGH 900 PM CST THU DEC 30...
...COLORADO...
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
DOVE CREEK 12.4 SSW 14.0
LEWIS 8.3 NW 14.0
MESA 5.7 SSE 13.9
PAGOSA SPRINGS 9.1 NNW 13.9
SKYWAY 3 NNE 13.5 ESTIMATED
...MINNESOTA...
WALKER 1 S 7.0
DONNELLY 5.0
ORR 3 E 4.0
REMER 8 SW 4.0
...MONTANA...
BONNER 8 W 26.0
MISSOULA 7 E 24.0
CLINTON 4 NW 20.0
HERON 6 NE 16.5
LIBBY 28.0 SSW 16.5
MARYSVILLE 1 WNW 16.0
HOBSON 15.0
SEELEY LAKE 7 N 15.0
KALISPELL 10.1 SW 13.9
GREAT FALLS 5 SW 13.5
GRASS RANGE 13.0
POLSON .5 E 12.7
PABLO 1 E 12.5
...NORTH DAKOTA...
WILLISTON 7.1
WATFORD CITY 6.4
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
AZTEC 9.2 NE 9.5
COYOTE 15 SW 9.0
LOS ALAMOS 5 W 8.5
FARMINGTON 10.1 N 8.1
LUNA 6 SSE 8.0
CEDAR HILL 1 SW 7.5
BLUEWATER LAKE 9 WSW 7.0
...SOUTH DAKOTA...
BUFFALO 5 NE 4.0
DEADWOOD 2 NE 3.5
...WYOMING...
ENCAMPMENT 10 SW 26.0
SOUTH ENTRANCE 5 N 18.0
JACKSON 5.3 NW 17.0
KEMMERER 36 N 15.0
TETON VILLAGE 1.6 SW 13.0
OLD FAITHFUL 12.0
WILSON 12.0
GRAND TARGHEE SKI AREA 10.0
SMOOT 4.9 SSE 10.0
WEST ENTRANCE RANGER STATION 10.0
...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
...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
...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 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
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
...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 WILL TRACK NORTHEASTWARD TOWARDS
THE CANADIAN BORDER THURSDAY NIGHT...CAUSING THE HEAVY SNOW AND
STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS AND MINNESOTA TO CONTINUE
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. A SECOND LOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER
THE CENTRAL PLAINS AND TRACK NORTHEASTWARDS TOWARDS THE UPPER
MIDWEST ON FRIDAY...BRINGING ANOTHER ROUND OF WINTER PRECIPITATION
ACROSS THE REGION. WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES
ARE EXPECTED FROM THE NORTHERN ROCKIES TO THE NORTHERN
PLAINS...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. THE BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ACROSS THE
REGION. MEANWHILE...THE SYSTEM CURRENTLY OVER THE
CENTRAL/SOUTHERN ROCKIES WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH EAST-SOUTHEASTWARD
TOWARDS TEXAS THURSDAY NIGHT...ALLOWING THE SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS
TO TAPER OFF ACROSS THE CENTRAL/SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS.
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: 953 PM EST THU DEC 30 2010