STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 01 FOR WESTERN TO CENTRAL U.S. WINTER STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
800 PM MST WED NOV 25 2015

...SNOW FALLING ACROSS MUCH OF THE GREAT BASIN...NORTHERN/CENTRAL
ROCKIES...

WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
FOR THE NORTHERN GREAT BASIN EASTWARD ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE
NORTHERN ROCKIES. THEY ARE ALSO IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHERN HIGH
PLAINS OF WYOMING AND SOUTHERN MONTANA. WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORIES...WINTER STORM WATCHES...AND WARNINGS ARE ALSO IN
EFFECT ACROSS A LARGE SWATH OF THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL PLAINS AND
PORTIONS OF THE UPPER MIDWEST.

FLASH FLOOD WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN TEXAS...SOUTHEAST
OKLAHOMA...SOUTHEAST KANSAS...ARKANSAS...MISSOURI...AND SOUTHERN
ILLINOIS

ICE STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE TEXAS PANHANDLE

BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWEST WYOMING

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

AT 700 PM MST...A LOW PRESSURE CENTER OF 996 MB...29.41
INCHES...WAS LOCATED ABOUT 50 MILES WEST OF GRAND JUNCTION
COLORADO. A COLD FRONT EXTENDS SOUTHWARD THROUGH CENTRAL ARIZONA.
A SECOND COLD FRONT PUSHING ACROSS THE CENTRAL U.S. EXTENDS
WESTWARD ALONG THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN
ROCKIES. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS
SHOWED LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW FALLING ACROSS SOUTHERN
IDAHO...CENTRAL AND WESTERN WYOMING...NORTHERN NEVADA...AND
NORTHERN UTAH. SCATTERED LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WERE AFFECTING THE
HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE SIERRAS IN CALIFORNIA. A STRONG PRESSURE
GRADIENT WAS RESULTING IN HIGH WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE HIGHER
TERRAIN OF THE SIERRAS AND CENTRAL/NORTHERN ROCKIES.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM MST TUE NOV
24 THROUGH 700 PM MST THU NOV 26...

...CALIFORNIA...
KIRKWOOD MEADOWS 1 SE                22.0                    
SODA SPRINGS 2 ENE                   20.0                    
DONNER PEAK 1 W                      17.0                    
PROSSER CREEK RES 5 WSW              15.0                    
TWIN BRIDGES 2 ESE                   12.0                    
TRUCKEE                              10.0                    
TAHOE CITY 3 ENE                      8.0                    
SQUAW VALLEY                          7.5                    
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE 3 S                  6.0                    

...MONTANA...
CLANCY 2 N                            8.5                    
GREAT FALLS 4 S                       8.0                    
MISSOULA 3 SSW                        7.2                    
LOLO                                  7.0                    
BONNER                                6.0                    
TWIN CREEKS                           6.0                    

...NEVADA...
JARBIDGE 4 SSW                       10.0                    
RUBY LAKE 6 NNW                      10.0                    
CHARLESTON 11 NW                      9.0                    
TUSCARORA 6 W                         9.0                    
DAGGET PASS                           8.0                    
GILLMAN SPRINGS 6 WNW                 7.0                    
PARADISE VALLEY 12 N                  6.0                    

...OREGON...
BEND 1 E                             16.0                    
DESCHUTES RIVER 1 SSE                13.0                    
POST 14 SW                           13.0                    
PRINEVILLE 8 SE                      11.0                    
ASHWOOD 6 N                          10.0                    
SUNRIVER                              8.0                    
DIAMOND LAKE                          6.5                    

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

...COLORADO...
SILVERTON 2 SE                        75                    
MOUNT ABRAMS                          70                    
DOUGLAS PASS                          66                    

...NEVADA...
MT. CHARLESTON 3 NE                   64                    
CENTENNIAL HILLS 3 NNW                61                    
RED ROCK CANYON RAWS                  60                    


A DEEP UPPER LOW WILL SINK SOUTH ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN TONIGHT
WITH SNOW CONITNUING ACROSS THE NORTHERN GREAT BASIN AND
NORHTERN/CENTRAL ROCKIES. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OF 5 TO 10 INCHES IS
POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN WITH LESSER AMOUNTS IN THE
VALLEYS. A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE CENTRAL U.S.
SETTING THE STAGE FOR A BROAD AREA OF PRECIPITATION TO DEVELOP
ALONG AND BEHIND THE FRONT FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS TO THE UPPER
MIDWEST THURSDAY. WELL BEHIND THE FRONT...UPSLOPE FLOW IN AN
ARCTIC AIRMASS WILL ALLOW SNOW TO DEVELOP ON THE EASTERN SLOPES OF
THE ROCKIES FROM SOUTHERN MONTANA TO COLORADO AND EVENTUALLY
NORTHWEST NEW MEXICO WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE. JUST BEHIND THE
FRONT...SHALLOW COLD AIR WILL BE INTERACTING WITH A WARM LAYER
ALOFT. THIS WILL LEAD TO FREEZING RAIN AND SOME SLEET ACROSS
PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL PLAINS THURSDAY. AS THE FRONT PUSHES
FURTHER SOUTH ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY THE THREAT FOR SLEET AND
FREEZING RAIN WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. SOME AREAS
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS COULD SEE SIGNIFICANT ICING. AHEAD OF
THE COLD FRONT HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED FROM THE EASTERN
PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN PLAINS TOWARD THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE.

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

KREKELER