THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 03 FOR WESTERN TO CENTRAL U.S. WINTER STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
800 AM MST THU NOV 26 2015
...SNOW CONTINUING TO FALL ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE GREAT BASIN TO
THE UPPER MIDWEST WITH SOME FREEZING RAIN OCCURRING IN THE CENTRAL
PLAINS...
WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
FROM EASTERN NEW MEXICO NORTHEASTWARD TO THE UPPER GREAT
LAKES...AND WEST INTO THE CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS...CENTRAL AND
NORTHERN ROCKIES...AND INTO THE GREAT BASIN.
ICE STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA
PANHANDLES...WESTERN OKLAHOMA...AND SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS.
FLASH FLOOD WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN
PLAINS AND MIDDLE AND LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 700 AM MST...A LOW PRESSURE CENTER OF 1004 MB...29.65
INCHES...WAS LOCATED NEAR LEADVILLE COLORADO. A COLD FRONT
EXTENDED SOUTHWESTWARD FROM THE LOW THROUGH NORTHWESTERN NEW
MEXICO AND SOUTHEASTERN ARIZONA. A SECOND COLD FRONT SLOWLY
PUSHING ACROSS THE CENTRAL U.S. WRAPPED BACK ALONG THE HIGHER
TERRAIN OF THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN ROCKIES AS A QUASI-STATIONARY
FRONT. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS
SHOWED LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW FALLING ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE GREAT
BASIN...NORTHERN AND CENTRAL ROCKIES...THE NORTHERN PLAINS...AND
THE UPPER MIDWEST. LIGHT FREEZING RAIN WAS ALSO REPORTED OVER
PORTIONS OF NEBRASKA AND IOWA. LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WAS FALLING
FURTHER SOUTH ACROSS THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES AND SOUTHERN PLAINS.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM MST TUE NOV
24 THROUGH 700 AM MST THU NOV 26...
...COLORADO...
ESTES PARK 1.8 S 3.1
LOVELAND 3.1 WNW 2.7
FORT COLLINS 3.7 SW 2.4
...IDAHO...
MACKAY 17 SW 9.1
ARCO 33 WNW 8.2
KETCHUM 8.1
CHUBBUCK 0.6 SE 4.5
...NORTH DAKOTA...
NW CROSBY 1.0
NW WATFORD CITY 1.0
...NEVADA...
JARBIDGE 4 SSW 10.0
JIGGS 8 ESE 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
RENO 17 NNW 3.5
...SOUTH DAKOTA...
WHITEWOOD 4.2 NNW 1.8
BELLE FOURCHE 0.9 SSE 1.5
HOT SPRINGS 0.5 SSW 1.2
...UTAH...
ALTA 6.5
LOGAN 0.7 SW 1.0
...WYOMING...
LANDER 9.3 SSE 10.0
PINEDALE 13.8 NW 4.5
LOST SPRINGS 11.9 NW 4.2
CHEYENNE 17.4 WNW 2.0
...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 TODAY WITH
SNOW SPREADING SOUTH ACROSS WESTERN COLORADO INTO NEW MEXICO. BY
EARLY SATURDAY...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6-10 INCHES ARE
POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHWESTERN COLORADO AND NORTHERN
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 DEVELOPING 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. THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...WIDESPREAD
RAINFALL TOTALS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...WITH LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS.
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.
TATE
Last Updated: 959 AM EST THU NOV 26 2015