THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 02 FOR WESTERN TO CENTRAL U.S. WINTER STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
200 AM MST WED NOV 25 2015

...SNOW CONTINUING TO FALL ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE GREAT BASIN AND
THE NORTHERN/CENTRAL ROCKIES... 

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

BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWEST WYOMING.

ICE STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA
PANHANDLES.

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

AT 100 AM MST...A LOW PRESSURE CENTER OF 1000 MB...29.53
INCHES...WAS LOCATED NEAR LEADVILLE COLORADO. A COLD FRONT
EXTENDED SOUTHEASTWARD FROM THE LOW THROUGH SOUTHEASTERN ARIZONA.
A SECOND COLD FRONT PUSHING ACROSS THE CENTRAL U.S. EXTENDED
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...NORTHERN
UTAH AND WESTERN COLORADO. LIGHT FREEZING RAIN WAS ALSO REPORTED
OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN WYOMING AND THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE.
A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT WAS RESULTING IN HIGH WINDS ACROSS MUCH
OF THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL ROCKIES. 

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM MST TUE NOV
24 THROUGH 100 AM MST THU NOV 26...

...IDAHO...
MACKAY 17 SW                          9.1                    
ARCO 33 WNW                           8.2                    
KETCHUM                               8.1                    

...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                    

...UTAH...
ALTA                                  6.5                    

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

...COLORADO...
TELLURIDE 2 ENE                       58                    

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

...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                    

...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                    


A DEEP UPPER LOW WILL DRIFT EAST ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN THIS
MORNING WITH SNOWS SPREADING SOUTH ACROSS WESTERN COLORADO INTO
CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. BY EARLY SATURDAY...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF
6-10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHWESTERN COLORADO
AND NORTHWESTERN NEW MEXICO. MEANWHILE FURTHER TO THE EAST...THE
WELL-DEFINED FRONTAL BOUNDARY EXTENDING ACROSS THE CENTRAL U.S.
WILL CONTINUE TO SAG SLOWLY SOUTHEASTWARD...SETTING THE STAGE FOR
THE DEVELOPMENT OF A BROAD AREA OF PRECIPITATION FROM THE SOUTHERN
PLAINS TO THE UPPER MIDWEST. NORTH OF THIS FRONT...WIDESPREAD
SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATER TODAY FROM
NORTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO TO THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. ON FRIDAY
INTO EARLY SATURDAY...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL SHIFT FURTHER
SOUTH...EXTENDING FROM SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS TO
THE LOWER MISSOURI VALLEY. WIDESPREAD ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF A
QUARTER-INCH OR MORE ARE POSSIBLE FROM THE TEXAS PANHANDLE TO
WESTERN IOWA. FURTHER TO THE NORTH IN THE DEEPER COLD AIR...A
SWATH OF GENERALLY LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TODAY FROM
THE UPPER MIDWEST BACK INTO THE FRONT RANGE OF CENTRAL ROCKIES.
SOUTH OF THE FRONT...HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED FROM NORTH-CENTRAL
TEXAS INTO THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. BY EARLY
SATURDAY...RAINFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. 

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.

PEREIRA




Last Updated: 350 AM EST THU NOV 26 2015