THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 06 FOR WESTERN TO CENTRAL U.S. WINTER STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
300 AM CST FRI NOV 27 2015
...SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN CONTINUE FOR PORTIONS OF THE
CENTRAL ROCKIES INTO THE SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS WITH HEAVY RAIN
FALLING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AND MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY...
ICE STORM WARNINGS AND FREEZING RAIN ADVISORIES REMAIN IN EFFECT
FOR THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES...WESTERN OKLAHOMA...AND
SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS.
WINTER STORM WARNINGS...WATCHES...AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES
ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN
ROCKIES...THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES...AND THE CENTRAL
PLAINS.
FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS AND WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FOR
PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AND MIDDLE TO LOWER MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 200 AM CST...A VERY WELL-DEFINED COLD FRONT EXTENDED FROM THE
UPPER GREAT LAKES TO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AND INTO THE SOUTHERN
ROCKIES. AHEAD OF THE FRONT...TEMPERATURES WERE IN THE MID TO
UPPER 60S WHILE JUST BEHIND THE FRONT TEMPERATURES HAD DROPPED TO
THE MID 30S. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS AND SURFACE
OBSERVATIONS SHOWED A LARGE AREA OF PRECIPITATION FROM THE
SOUTHERN PLAINS TO THE UPPER GREAT LAKES...WITH LIGHT SNOW ALSO
FALLING ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL ROCKIES. TO THE NORTH OF
THE BOUNDARY...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN WERE BEING
REPORTED ACROSS THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES AND INTO WESTERN
KANSAS. ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE BOUNDARY...MAINLY MODERATE TO HEAVY
RAIN WAS FALLING...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AND
MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM CST TUE NOV
24 THROUGH 200 AM CST FRI NOV 27...
...COLORADO...
BROOKVALE 4 SSE 8.0
ALLENSPARK 2 ESE 7.0
IDLEDALE 3 NW 6.0
TABERNASH 2 SSE 6.0
FORT COLLINS 2 W 5.5
VIRGINIA DALE 7 ENE 4.5
BUCKHORN MOUNTAIN 1 E 4.0
ESTES PARK 1.8 S 3.1
WOLF CREEK PASS 1 SSE 3.0
LOVELAND 3.1 WNW 2.7
FORT COLLINS 3.7 SW 2.4
...MICHIGAN...
HOUGHTON 4 ESE 4.0
TROWBRIDGE PARK 3.0
...NEBRASKA...
GRAND ISLAND 2.0
SCOTTSBLUFF 2.0
SIDNEY 2.0
...WISCONSIN...
BUTTERNUT 3 N 3.0
UPSON 3.0
RICE LAKE 2.5
...WYOMING...
SINKS CANYON 14.0
LANDER AIRPORT 11.4
HOBBS PARK SNOTEL 10.0
HUDSON 8.5
RIVERTON 8.0
ARAPAHOE 2 SSW 7.0
WHEATLAND 20 SW 6.0
PINEDALE 13.8 NW 4.5
LOST SPRINGS 11.9 NW 4.2
MANVILLE 13 SSW 4.0
CHEYENNE 17.4 WNW 2.0
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
700 AM CST TUE NOV 24 THROUGH 200 AM CST FRI NOV 27...
...COLORADO...
CHEYENNE WELLS 7 E 0.20
...IOWA...
LAKE CITY 0.25
MENLO 0.25
REDFIELD 4 ESE 0.22
SAC CITY 0.13
BASSETT 7 S 0.12
POCAHONTAS 0.10
ROCKWELL CITY 0.10
SIOUX RAPIDS 4 E 0.10
...KANSAS...
LINCOLN 0.25
GOODLAND 0.12
HAIGLER 8 S 0.12
SALINA 0.03
...NEBRASKA...
WILBER 0.25
SWANTON 0.20
OMAHA 0.12
...TEXAS...
BUSHLAND 0.25
FRIONA 0.25
AMARILLO 6 ENE 0.10
BORGER 2 N 0.03
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SLEET IN INCHES FROM 700 AM CST TUE NOV 24
THROUGH 200 AM CST FRI NOV 27...
...TEXAS...
AMARILLO 7 ENE 0.20
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM CST TUE NOV
24 THROUGH 200 AM CST FRI NOV 27...
...IOWA...
CLINTON MUNI ARPT 2.17
DAVENPORT/QUAD CITIES WFO 2.11
...KANSAS...
WICHITA/COL. JABARA 2.64
EMPORIA MUNI ARPT 2.56
TOPEKA/FORBES FIELD 1.37
...OKLAHOMA...
BARLESVILLE MUNI ARPT 2.12
TINKER AFB/OKLAHOMA CITY 1.44
...TEXAS...
MINERAL WELLS MUNI ARPT 3.22
FORT WORTH/MEACHAM 3.11
DECATUR 2.89
ARLINGTON MUNI ARPT 2.77
DALLAS/FORT WORTH INTL ARPT 2.64
...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
...IDAHO...
BUHL 14.0
RICHFIELD 10.0
MACKAY 17 SW 9.1
JEROME 8.5
ARCO 33 WNW 8.2
KETCHUM 8.1
BLISS 8.0
CHUBBUCK 5.0
POCATELLO 5.0
...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 18.0
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
...OREGON...
CRATER LAKE 1 NW 23.0
BLY 17 NNE 21.0
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
...SOUTH DAKOTA...
DOWNTOWN SPEARFISH 4.5
WHITEWOOD 4.2 NNW 1.8
BELLE FOURCHE 0.9 SSE 1.5
HOT SPRINGS 0.5 SSW 1.2
...UTAH...
SNOWBIRD 8.0
ALTA 6.5
POWDER MOUNTAIN 5.0
NORTHEAST OGDEN BENCH 4.0
PROVO CANYON 4.0
LOGAN 0.7 SW 1.0
A DEEP UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY OVER THE
CENTRAL GREAT BASIN THE NEXT FEW DAYS BEFORE BEGINNING TO DRIFT
SLOWLY EASTWARD INTO THE ROCKIES BY THE END OF THE WEEKEND. THE
COLD FRONT AHEAD OF THIS ACROSS THE CENTRAL U.S. WILL DRIFT SLOWLY
SOUTHEASTWARD ALLOWING FOR PRECIPITATION TO LINGER ALONG AND
BEHIND THE BOUNDARY FROM THE UPPER GREAT LAKES TO THE SOUTHERN
PLAINS AND BACK INTO THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES. AS MUCH AS TWO FEET OF
SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE WEEKEND ACROSS THE SOUTHERN
ROCKIES AND BY SATURDAY...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP FROM
NORTHERN WYOMING TO THE CENTRAL/NORTHERN PLAINS WHERE 2 TO 6
INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED...EXCEPT IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN WHERE AS
MUCH AS 10 INCHES COULD FALL. ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE
FRONT...WIDESPREAD SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED ACROSS
PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS AND INTO THE
MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. A BAND OF SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATIONS
OF A QUARTER OF AN INCH OR MORE IS POSSIBLE FROM THE TEXAS
PANHANDLE TO EASTERN KANSAS. ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE FRONT...HEAVY
RAINFALL IS EXPECTED FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS TO THE OHIO VALLEY.
WIDESPREAD RAINFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 10 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS...IS EXPECTED FROM CENTRAL TEXAS TO THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY THROUGH SUNDAY.
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.
SANTORELLI
Last Updated: 406 AM EST FRI NOV 27 2015