THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 05 FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL U.S. WINTER STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
200 AM MST SUN DEC 08 2013
...WINTRY PRECIPITATION DEVELOPING FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS INTO
THE OHIO AND TENNESSEE RIVER VALLEYS...
WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
FOR PORTIONS OF THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES
ARE IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE MIDWEST. WINTER STORM
WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS TO THE NORTHEAST. FREEZING RAIN
ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST TEXAS. ICE
STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN NORTH
CAROLINA.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 100 AM MST...A SURFACE LOW WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 1001
MB...29.56 INCHES...WAS CENTERED OVER CENTRAL COLORADO. A FRONTAL
BOUNDARY EXTENDED SOUTHWESTWARD FROM THE SURFACE LOW TOWARD
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. AN ARCTIC AIR MASS WAS IN PLACE FROM THE
CENTRAL AND NORTHERN ROCKIES INTO MOST OF THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN
U.S. A BROAD SWATH OF MOISTURE IN THE MID AND UPPER LEVELS OF THE
ATMOSPHERE WAS MOVING ACROSS AREAS FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS INTO
THE EASTERN U.S. WELL OUT AHEAD OF THE ROCKIES STORM SYSTEM.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED
SNOW FALLING ACROSS MUCH OF UTAH AND COLORADO. HEAVY SNOW WAS
REPORTED AT TIMES AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. FARTHER EAST...LIGHT
SNOW WAS FALLING ACROSS MUCH OF THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PLAINS
INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST. A MIXTURE OF SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING
RAIN WAS FALLING FROM OKLAHOMA AND ARKANSAS INTO TENNESSEE AND
KENTUCKY.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM MST FRI DEC
06 THROUGH 100 AM MST SUN DEC 08...
...ARIZONA...
COLORADO CITY 7.0
...COLORADO...
ARAPAHOE PARK 1.4 WSW 3.0
...IDAHO...
KETCHUM 33 NW 25.0
HAILEY 20 ENE 18.0
ISLAND PARK 1 W 16.0
MACKAY 17 SW 16.0
MONTPELIER 14 N 16.0
POCATELLO 7 S 16.0
STANLEY 28 NE 16.0
ARCO 50 NW 12.0
LAVA HOT SPRINGS 10 SSE 12.0
PRESTON 14 NW 12.0
WAYMAN 2 NE 12.0
HAILEY 21 ENE 8.0
KUNA 6.5
NAMPA 5.0
BOISE 17 N 4.0
...NEBRASKA...
FRANKLIN 4.0
MCCOOL JUNCTION 4.0
OXFORD 8 SW 4.0
RED CLOUD 3.5
WILCOX 3.4
YORK 3.0
...UTAH...
PARAGONAH 17.0
ALTON 16.0
DUCK CREEK VILLAGE 16.0
KANAB 10.0
NEW HARMONY 10.0
PROVO CANYON 10.0
SPRINGDELL 10.0
HEBER CITY 8.0
SNOWBASIN MID BOWL 7.0
LAYTON 5.5
BRIGHTON CREST 5.0
THATCHER 1.7 ESE 4.5
ALTA - COLLINS 4.0
NEPHI 4.0
NORTHEAST OGDEN BENCH 3.7
...WYOMING...
ELK MOUNTAIN 21 SSE 6.0
ENCAMPMENT 10 WSW 6.0
RAWLINS 35 S 6.0
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
700 AM MST FRI DEC 06 THROUGH 100 AM MST SUN DEC 08...
...MISSISSIPPI...
TUNICA 0.10
...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...
...CALIFORNIA...
INDIAN WELLS CANYON 99
SQUAW SPRINGS RAWS 81
BIG BEAR CITY 13 ESE 77
BURNS CANYON 77
INYOKERN 76
BICYCLE LAKE AIRFIELD 75
VOLCAN MOUNTAIN 70
JAWBONE CANYON RAWS 68
BLUE MAX 66
JULIAN 2 NNE 65
FORT IRWIN 64
HARRISON PARK 60
RIDGECREST 58
...COLORADO...
POWDERHORN SKI AREA 1 N 60
SILVERTON 2 SE 58
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS
ENDED...
...CALIFORNIA...
KIRKWOOD SKI RESORT PEAK 32.0
BLUE LAKES 25.0
KIRKWOOD SKI RESORT BASE 24.0
KINGVALE 1 WSW 23.0
DONNER PEAK 1 SW 22.0
SUGARBOWL SKI RESORT PEAK 22.0
NORTHSTAR SKI AREA 18.0
SIERRA AT TAHOE SKI RESORT 18.0
SUGARBOWL SKI RESORT BASE 18.0
TWIN BRIDGES 2 ESE 18.0
PROSSER CREEK RESERVOIR 4 W 17.0
ALPINE MEADOWS 6 SE 15.0
SQUAW VALLEY SKI AREA 15.0
TAHOMA 15.0
CARSON PASS 13.0
...NEVADA...
INCLINE VILLAGE 1 NE 17.0
MOUNT ROSE SKI AREA 16.0
NEW WASHOE CITY 5.2 SW 10.3
CARSON CITY 3 WNW 9.5
INDIAN HILLS 6.5
RENO 3.4 WSW 6.0
SUN VALLEY 0.9 N 6.0
SPARKS 1.7 E 4.5
VIRGINIA CITY 5 E 4.5
...OREGON...
SISKIYOU SUMMIT 2 WSW 13.0
MODOC POINT 7 WNW 12.0
BUTTE FALLS 10.0
EUGENE SW 10.0
OAKRIDGE 4.6 NE 10.0
DUFUR 9 WSW 9.0
ELMIRA 9.0
HEPPNER 6 NNW 9.0
PHILOMATH 9.0
VENETA 2 N 9.0
ASHLAND 0.8 S 8.0
CRESWELL 8.0
AS THE STORM SYSTEM MOVES FROM THE ROCKIES INTO THE PLAINS
TODAY...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BECOME BETTER ORGANIZED ACROSS
THE CENTRAL U.S. BY EARLY MONDAY THE SURFACE LOW WILL MOVE INTO
THE UPPER GREAT LAKES. COLD AIR ENTRENCHED ACROSS AREAS FROM THE
OHIO RIVER VALLEY INTO THE MID-ATLANTIC AND NORTHEAST WILL RESULT
IN THE POTENTIAL FOR WINTRY PRECIPITATION ACROSS THESE AREAS. SNOW
SHOULD BEGIN TO TAPER OFF LATER TODAY ACROSS THE INTERMOUNTAIN
WEST...BUT WILL SPREAD ACROSS AREAS FROM THE MIDWEST AND GREAT
LAKES TO THE NORTHEAST BY TONIGHT. RELATIVELY LIGHT ADDITIONAL
SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH
TONIGHT ACROSS THE MIDWEST AND UPPER GREAT LAKES. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS
OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE
MID-ATLANTIC AND NORTHEAST...PARTICULARLY THE CENTRAL
APPALACHIANS. FREEZING RAIN WILL BE THE MORE SIGNIFICANT THREAT
ACROSS THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS AND MID-ATLANTIC STATES...WHERE
ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF A QUARTER TO HALF INCH...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS...WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR PORTIONS OF WEST VIRGINIA AND
VIRGINIA. LIGHTER ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF A TENTH TO A QUARTER OF AN
INCH ARE POSSIBLE FARTHER NORTH FROM PENNSYLVANIA INTO NEW ENGLAND.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 800 AM MST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.
RYAN
Last Updated: 353 AM EST SUN DEC 08 2013