THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE




STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 02 FOR SOUTHWEST U.S. TO SOUTHERN PLAINS
WINTER STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
800 AM MST SAT NOV 23 2013

...HEAVY RAIN AND HIGHER ELEVATION SNOW AFFECTING THE SOUTHWESTERN
STATES...WITH SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN FALLING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN
PLAINS...

WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WATCHES...IN ADDITION TO WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORIES...ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS
IN THE SOUTHWEST AND SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN... AS WELL AS ALL OF NEW
MEXICO AND THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE SOUTHERN PLAINS.

FLOOD WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL ARIZONA.

FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AT 700 AM MST...A SURFACE LOW... WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 1015
MB... 29.97 IN... WAS LOCATED ABOUT 30 MILES NORTHEAST OF YUMA
ARIZONA. AN OCCLUDED SYSTEM EXTENDED FROM THIS LOW AND ACROSS BAJA
CALIFORNIA INTO THE PACIFIC OCEAN. AHEAD AND NORTHWEST OF THE
FRONT... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND SURFACE
OBSERVATIONS INDICATED MODERATE... TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY... RAIN
WAS FALLING ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TO CENTRAL
ARIZONA... IN ADDITION TO SOUTHERN NEVADA. TO THE NORTH...SOME
LIGHT SNOW WAS FALLING ACROSS SOUTHERN UTAH AND INTO THE CENTRAL
ROCKIES. FARTHER EAST... SNOW AND SLEET WERE BEING OBSERVED ACROSS
CENTRAL AND EASTERN NEW MEXICO... WITH SLEET FALLING ACROSS
CENTRAL TEXAS.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 500 AM MST THU NOV
21 THROUGH 700 AM MST SAT NOV 23...

...CALIFORNIA...
ASPENDELL                            24.0
OWENS VALLEY 5 W                     12.0
OWENS VALLEY RAWS 5 S                12.0
IDYLLWILD-PINE 1 NW                   9.0
WRIGHTWOOD                            9.0

...COLORADO...
COAL BANK PASS                       26.0
VALLECITO 7 NNW                      26.0
COLUMBINE PASS                       23.0
CRESTONE 9 ESE                       23.0
GRAND MESA                           22.0
LA PLATA 3 NE                        22.0
CUCHARA 7 WSW                        20.0
PLATORO 2 NNW                        19.0
ST ELMO 8 NNW                        17.4
SOUTH FORK                           14.0
WOLF CREEK PASS 1 SSE                12.0
ROSITA 2 WSW                         11.5
WESTCLIFFE 7 W                       11.5
TEXAS CREEK 7 ESE                     9.8
MAYSVILLE                             9.3
RYE 1 SSW                             7.7
SILVERTON                             7.6

...NEW MEXICO...
RED RIVER 8 SSW                      15.0
ARROYO SECO 8 NE                     10.0
CHUPADERO 7 ESE                       8.0
CUBA 9 E                              8.0
SAN MIGUEL 8 SSW                      8.0
LOS ALAMOS 6 W                        7.0
ROCIADA 8 SW                          7.0
EAGLE NEST                            6.0
RED RIVER 1 WNW                       6.0
CHAMA 2 N                             4.0
SAN JOSE                              2.5

...NEVADA...
MT. CHARLESTON 2 SW                  13.0

...TEXAS...
TEXLINE                               2.0

...UTAH...
ABAJAO SNOTEL 1 SE                   27.0
LA SOL SNOTEL                        20.0
MONTICELLO 10 N                       7.0
MOAB 3 S                              5.5

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
500 AM MST THU NOV 21 THROUGH 700 AM MST SAT NOV 23...

...TEXAS...
CROSBYTON                             0.25
INGRAM 14 NW                          0.25
MOUNTAIN HOME 2 NNE                   0.25
TAHOKA                                0.25
ALEDO                                 0.10
RENO                                  0.10
WEATHERFORD                           0.10

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SLEET IN INCHES FROM 500 AM MST THU NOV 21
THROUGH 700 AM MST SAT NOV 23...

...TEXAS...
BRYSON                                0.10

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 500 AM MST THU NOV
21 THROUGH 700 AM MST SAT NOV 23...

...ARIZONA...
MT LEMMON ALERT                       4.33
PROMONTORY                            3.68
SAMANIEGO PEAK                        3.46
DAN SADDLE                            3.14
ORO VALLEY 5 SSW                      2.52
CATALINA STATE PARK                   2.48
CLIFTON ALERT WEATHER STATION         2.40
ORO VALLEY 2 NNW                      2.27
GILA BEND                             2.13
WHITE TAIL                            2.09
FLAGSTAFF ARPT                        1.54
SEDONA                                1.25

...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...

...CALIFORNIA...
LAGUNA PEAK                           76
CAMP NINE                             57
WARM SPRINGS                          57
FREMONT CANYON                        53
TUSTIN FOOTHILLS 6 ENE                53

...NEW MEXICO...
SANTA TERESA 5 SW                     54
DRIPPING SPRINGS                      52
SAN AUGUSTIN PASS                     52

...TEXAS...
EL PASO 8 NNW                         64


THE MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST IS EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE FOR MOST OF SATURDAY. MODERATE RAINFALL TOTALS UP TO AN
INCH... WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS... ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH
SUNDAY. IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF NORTHERN ARIZONA... SNOWFALL
TOTALS UP TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. EVEN HIGHER TOTALS UP TO 18
INCHES... WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS... ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL ROCKIES AS WELL. TO THE EAST IN THE SOUTHERN
PLAINS... SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE INTO MONDAY WITH
ABOUT A TENTH TO FOUR-TENTHS OF AN INCH OF ICE EXPECTED FOR PLACES
ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTHERN TEXAS.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 200 PM MST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.

FANNING




Last Updated: 1000 AM EST SAT NOV 23 2013