THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 07 FOR ROCKIES TO UPPER MIDWEST WINTER STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
300 AM CST WED DEC 04 2013

...WINTRY PRECIPITATION CONTINUES TO SPREAD ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN
EASTWARD INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST AND PORTIONS OF THE GREAT LAKES...
              

WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES COVER A LARGE
AREA FROM THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST/GREAT BASIN TO THE UPPER MIDWEST.

A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH
TEXAS...EASTERN OKLAHOMA...NORTHWEST ARKANSAS...SOUTHERN
MISSOURI...SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...SOUTHERN INDIANA...AND EXTREME
WESTERN KENTUCKY.

HIGH WIND WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FROM
PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA...PORTIONS OF NEVADA...PORTIONS OF
WESTERN AND EASTERN ARIZONA...AND THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES.

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

AT 200 AM CST...AN ARCTIC FRONT WAS DRAPED ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND
WESTERN UNITED STATES. THIS FRONT SPANNED FROM SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
INTO THE GREAT BASIN EASTWARD TOWARD THE OHIO VALLEY AND WAS
PUSHING SLOWLY SOUTHEASTWARD. SEVERAL SURFACE LOW PRESSURE AREAS
WERE LOCATED ALONG THIS FRONT. HOWEVER...WHAT WILL BECOME THE MAIN
SURFACE LOW HAD A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 1004 MB...29.62 INCHES...AND
WAS CENTERED OVER EASTERN IOWA. THIS LOW WAS MOVING VERY SLOWLY
NORTHEASTWARD INTO NORTHERN ILLINOIS/SOUTHERN WISCONSIN. NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED SOME
LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WAS FALLING ACROSS THE CENTRAL GREAT
BASIN...THE CENTRAL ROCKIES...THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL
PLAINS...INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST...AND ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE GREAT
LAKES. MEANWHILE...STRONG GUSTY WINDS CONTINUED TO AFFECT PLACES
FROM THE GREAT BASIN AND SOUTHWEST TO THE PLAINS.                 
               

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 500 AM CST SAT NOV
30 THROUGH 200 AM CST WED DEC 04...

...CALIFORNIA...
MAMMOTH LAKES 2 W                     7.0                    
GRIZZLY FLAT SW                       3.0                    
JANESVILLE 3 ESE                      1.0                    
SUSANVILLE 4 SSW                      1.0                    

...COLORADO...
ALLENSPARK 2 E                        7.1                    
WARD 5 NE                             6.4                    
BUENA VISTA 4 WNW                     6.0                    
SILT                                  6.0                    
ST MARYS GLACIER                      5.5                    
LYONS                                 3.0                    
RIFLE                                 3.0                    

...IDAHO...
GIBBONSVILLE 10 NNW                  30.0                    
MULLAN 3 ESE                         12.0                    
COLBURN 4 WSW                        11.0                    
MACKAY 37 NE                          9.4                    
REXBURG                               8.2                    
DRIGGS 3 ENE                          6.5                    
ISLAND PARK 8 NW                      6.5                    

...MICHIGAN...
CALUMET 0.2 SW                        6.0                    
PAULDING 0.3 S                        6.0                    
BENZONIA 5.3 S                        5.0                    
HOUGHTON 1.6 ESE                      5.0                    
ISHPEMING 5.6 NNW                     5.0                    
ONTONAGON 12.5 WSW                    4.0                    
PARADISE 0.1 N                        4.0                    
STERLING                              4.0                    
TROUT CREEK 4 W                       4.0                    
LAKE LEELANAU                         3.6                    

...MINNESOTA...
TWO HARBORS 5 N                      26.0                    
WOODLAND                             16.0                    
CENTRAL HILLSIDE                     15.0                    
DULUTH HEIGHTS                       15.0                    
DULUTH 1.4 NNW                       14.0                    
SAGINAW                              14.0                    
CANYON                               12.0                    
SAWYER 4 S                           11.1                    
ALBORN                               11.0                    
LUTSEN 2 NE                          11.0                    
MCGREGOR 7.3 N                       10.7                    
GRAND RAPIDS 6.2 SSW                 10.0                    

...MONTANA...
EVARO 8 ESE                          20.0                    
HEART BUTTE 1 NW                     18.0                    
RED LODGE 1.0 S                      17.5                    
PORTERS CORNER 9 S                   16.0                    
EUREKA 9 ENE                         14.0                    
JACKSON 16 SSW                       14.0                    
QUARTZ 14 WSW                        14.0                    
PONY 5 SW                            13.0                    
EAST PORTAL 5 NW                     12.0                    
LIVINGSTON 6.6 ESE                   12.0                    

...NORTH DAKOTA...
BUFFALO                               8.0                    
GOLVA                                 7.0                    
MARMARTH                              7.0                    
BOWMAN                                5.0                    
GRAND FORKS 0.6 SW                    5.0                    
MCCLUSKY                              5.0                    
VALLEY CITY 2.0 NW                    5.0                    
CARRINGTON                            4.0                    
DUNSEITH 6 N                          4.0                    
MOORETON 4 S                          4.0                    
FARGO                                 3.0                    

...NEBRASKA...
HAY SPRINGS 13 S                      8.0                    
VALENTINE                             8.0                    
AINSWORTH                             6.0                    
CHADRON                               5.0                    
RUSHVILLE                             5.0                    
ALLIANCE                              4.0                    
KILGORE 1 NE                          4.0                    
SPRINGVIEW                            4.0                    
WHITMAN 4 E                           4.0                    

...NEVADA...
SPARKS 6 NE                           8.5                    
STEAD 4 E                             7.0                    
CARSON CITY 3 NNE                     6.8                    
STEAD 2 SSW                           6.5                    
COLD SPRINGS VALLEY 1 N               6.0                    
RENO 8 N                              6.0                    
SPANISH SPRINGS                       5.0                    
PIOCHE                                4.0                    
VIRGINIA CITY                         3.0                    

...OREGON...
FLORA 1 SE                            9.5                    
BINGHAM SPRINGS 4 N                   6.0                    
MEACHAM                               6.0                    
PILOT ROCK 2 S                        3.5                    
CAMP SHERMAN 2 SSW                    3.0                    
ELGIN 9 N                             3.0                    
ELGIN 9.8 N                           3.0                    
WESTON                                3.0                    

...SOUTH DAKOTA...
RED OWL                              10.8                    
HOOVER                                8.0                    
ESE OPAL 10 ESE                       7.0                    
USTA 8 WNW                            7.0                    
WHITE OWL 2 ENE                       7.0                    
NEWELL 2.8 ENE                        6.8                    
LEAD 5.5 SSW                          6.4                    
BISON 11 SSW                          6.0                    
BRIDGER 4 NW                          6.0                    
ZEONA                                 6.0                    

...UTAH...
VERNAL 2 SSW                         11.5                    
CENTERVILLE                          10.0                    
MAESER                               10.0                    
BOUNTIFUL BENCH                       9.4                    
UPPER MILLCREEK                       8.6                    
SANDY                                 7.0                    
FORT DUCHESNE                         6.0                    
JENSEN                                5.0                    

...WASHINGTON...
WENATCHEE 11 SSW                      7.0                    
CHEWELAH                              6.0                    
NORTHPORT 8.3 SE                      4.8                    
SKI BLUEWOOD                          4.0                    

...WISCONSIN...
GORDON 7 W                           10.6                    
ASHLAND                               9.0                    
SUPERIOR 7.2 WSW                      8.0                    
BARNES 2.2 S                          6.5                    
PORT WING                             6.3                    
CORNUCOPIA                            6.0                    
HAYWARD 9.2 NNE                       6.0                    
MASON                                 6.0                    
SPOONER                               6.0                    
BRUCE 2 E                             5.8                    

...WYOMING...
BLIND BULL SUMMIT SNOTEL             30.0                    
BONDURANT 19 SW                      25.0                    
COMMISSARY RIDGE                     23.0                    
CORA 22 N                            21.0                    
MORAN JUNCTION 25 NE                 21.0                    
BEARTOOTH LAKE SNOTEL                19.0                    
YELLOWSTONE SOUTH ENTRANCE 5 S       19.0                    
AFTON 19 SE                          18.0                    
KEMMERER 36 N                        16.0                    
JACKSON 9.9 NW                       15.0                    
PAHASKA 14 N                         15.0                    
CHEYNNE 18 E                          3.5                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
500 AM CST SAT NOV 30 THROUGH 200 AM CST WED DEC 04...

...MICHIGAN...
STANTON 1 E                           0.10                    

...NORTH DAKOTA...
LA MOURE                              0.10                    

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

...CALIFORNIA...
BEAR PEAK                             72                    
FORT IRWIN 4 ENE                      69                    
SPRING MOUNTAIN RANGE 5 SW            67                    
BIRD SPRINGS-WYLIES KNOB              65                    
LUCERNE VALLEY                        65                    
BLUE MAX                              60                    
INDEPENDENCE 5 NW                     59                    
LAKE ISABELLA 19 ESE                  59                    

...COLORADO...
PIKES PEAK                            81                    
ELDORADO SPRINGS 4 WSW                79                    
EVERGREEN 3 S                         78                    
AIR FORCE ACADEMY 3 WNW               74                    
BUENA VISTA 5 WSW                     70                    

...IDAHO...
ROBERTS                               59                    

...NEBRASKA...
KIMBALL                               50                    

...NEW MEXICO...
SANDIA PARK 6 WNW                     63                    

...NEVADA...
RED ROCK CANYON 1 ESE                 73                    

...WYOMING...
ARLINGTON 11 SE                       66                    
BORDEAUX                              65                    
CENTENNIAL 13 NE                      65                    
CHUGWATER 8 S                         65                    
BUFORD                                61                    
HORSE CREEK 16 W                      59                    
CHEYENNE                              58                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS
ENDED...

...IDAHO...
MOOSE CREEK RAWS                      3.14                    
LOWELL                                2.83                    
SYRINGA 1 ENE                         2.65                    
PIERCE                                2.48                    
FENN RAWS                             2.33                    

...OREGON...
BLAZED ALDER SNOTEL                   9.30                    
LOG CREEK NR RHODODENDRON             7.19                    
BONNEVILLE DAM                        6.29                    
GREENPOINT RSVR SNOTEL                6.20                    
BRIGHTWOOD 6 N                        6.10                    
CEDAR RAWS                            5.42                    
LOG CREEK                             4.23                    
TILLAMOOK 16.1 ENE                    3.98                    
RHODODENDRON 3.8 NW                   3.81                    
HOOD RIVER 3.1 SW                     3.68                    
LOCKS                                 3.52                    
HEBO 4 ESE                            3.31                    

...WASHINGTON...
JUNE LAKE SNOTEL                      5.90                    
OLALLIE MEADOWS SNOTEL                5.20                    
SURPRISE LAKES SNOTEL                 5.20                    
REX RIVER SNOTEL                      5.10                    
ALPINE MALPINE MEADOW SNOTEL          4.80                    
COUGAR 10 NNE                         4.70                    
CARSON FISH HATCHERY                  3.38                    
DRY CREEK                             3.35                    
YALE 1 WSW                            3.08                    
WHITE SALMON 0.7 WNW                  2.58                    
KELSO-LONGVIEW AIRPORT                1.97                    


AS ARCTIC AIR CONTINUES TO PUSH SOUTHWARD OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS...THE LOW PRESSURE CENTER IN EASTERN IOWA IS FORECAST TO
INTENSIFY ON WEDNESDAY AND MOVE INTO SOUTHEAST CANADA BY THURSDAY.
THIS STORM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING HEAVY SNOW...GUSTY WINDS...AND
DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS TO THE NORTHERN PLAINS AND UPPER MIDWEST ON
WEDNESDAY. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE
FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES WITH UP TO 15 MORE INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE
UPPER GREAT LAKES. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS RANGING FROM 8 TO
12 INCHES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE FOR THE CENTRAL ROCKIES ON WEDNESDAY
AND THURSDAY. FREEZING RAIN ACCUMULATIONS UP TO A QUARTER OF AN
INCH ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE UPPER MIDWEST AND UPPER
GREAT LAKES ON WEDNESDAY. AS THE ARCTIC FRONT REACHES THE SOUTHERN
PLAINS ON THURSDAY AND INTO FRIDAY...UPWARDS FROM A QUARTER OF AN
ICE COULD BE POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHERN TEXAS...AND AN INCH OF ICE
WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE OKLAHOMA-ARKANSAS BORDER...AND
ONE-THIRD OF AN INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS
LOWER MISSISSIPPI AND OHIO VALLEY. FINALLY...4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW
CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS CENTRAL OKLAHOMA AND UP TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW
WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI AND OHIO VALLEYS.  
        

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 900 AM CST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.

FANNING




Last Updated: 351 AM EST WED DEC 04 2013