THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER

CAMP SPRINGS, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 09 FOR NORTHERN PLAINS WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD 
300 PM CST FRI DEC 31 2010
 
...A SECOND STORM BRINGING ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY SNOW...STRONG
WINDS...AND BITTER COLD TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS...
    
 
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.  WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR
SOME OF THE HIGHER PEAKS OF THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES AND WIND WARNINGS
AND ADVISORIES REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN HIGH
PLAINS.
 
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AT 200 PM CST...A 999 MB...29.5 INCHES...SURFACE LOW WAS LOCATED
OVER SOUTHWESTERN 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 NORTHWEST
OF THE SURFACE LOW...ACROSS SOUTH DAKOTA AND WESTERN MINNESOTA. 
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH TEMPERATURES BELOW ZERO WERE
OBSERVED WITHIN THE AREA OF HEAVY SNOW.  AHEAD AND ALONG THE
ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT...A LINE OF SHOWERS WITH EMBEDDED
THUNDERSTORMS WAS MOVING EAST-NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE MIDDLE AND
LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY.  SOME OF THESE STORMS WERE PRODUCING
DAMAGING WINDS AND TORNADOES.                                     


...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM CST TUE DEC
28 THROUGH 300 PM CST FRI DEC 31...

...KANSAS...
OBERLIN                               5.0                     
LEOTI                                 4.0                     
OAKLEY                                4.0                     
DODGE CITY 2 NNW                      3.2                     
KALVESTA 0.7 NNW                      2.2                     

...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                     
SEBEKA                                9.0                     
NEW YORK MILLS                        8.5                     
ROTHSAY                               8.0                     
VERGAS                                8.0                     
VIRGINIA 5 N                          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...
OSHKOSH 10 NE                        10.5                     
KILGORE 1 NE                          7.0                     
PARKS 19 N                            6.0                     
RUSHVILLE                             6.0                     
SCOTTSBLUFF                           6.0                     
MERRIMAN                              5.0                     
BASSETT                               4.0                     
GORDON 6 N                            4.0                     

...SOUTH DAKOTA...
CREIGHTON 9 NNW                      12.0                     
DEADWOOD 2 NE                         6.5                     
WHITEWOOD 4.2 NNW                     6.2                     
CHAMGERLAIN                           6.0                     
DE SMET                               6.0                     
WINFRED                               4.5                     
ABERDEEN 1 NNW                        4.1                     
BELLE FOURCHE 5.3 NE                  4.0                     
BUFFALO 5 NE                          4.0                     
OELRICHS 7.4 SW                       4.0                     
PIERRE 1.3 S                          4.0                     
WAGNER                                4.0                     
WINNER 2 ESE                          4.0                     

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM CST TUE DEC
28 THROUGH 300 PM CST FRI 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                     
LITTLE ROCK/ADAMS FIELD               1.81                     

...LOUISIANA...
BATON ROUGE/RYAN MUNI ARPT            3.78                     
LAFAYETTE RGNL ARPT                   3.16                     
NEW IBERIA/ACADIANA                   2.57                     
LAKE CHARLES MUNI ARPT                2.51                     

...MISSOURI...
CONWAY 9 E                            2.71                     

...TEXAS...
HOUSTON/WILL HOBBY                    4.45                     
BEAUMONT/PORT ARTHUR                  4.04                     

...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                       31.0                     
SKYWAY                               30.0                     
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 EVENING AND THEN NORTHEASTWARD TOWARDS THE
CANADIAN BORDER FRIDAY NIGHT...ALLOWING THE HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG
WINDS TO CONTINUE FOR PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN PLAINS AND UPPER
MIDWEST THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.  WIDESPREAD ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL
AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY THE END OF THIS
EVENT...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. IN
ADDITION...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL
CONDITIONS ACROSS THE REGION.  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 900 PM CST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.

GERHARDT




Last Updated: 348 PM EST FRI DEC 31 2010