THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 05 FOR INTERMOUNTAIN WEST WINTER STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
900 AM MDT WED MAR 30 2016

...STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW ARE IMPACTING THE INTERMOUNTAIN
WEST... 

WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF
THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST...THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL ROCKIES AND
WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL PLAINS.

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

AT 800 AM MDT...THE CENTER OF A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WITH
SEA-LEVEL PRESSURE OF 998 MB...29.47 INCHES...WAS LOCATED 200
MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF DENVER...COLORADO. A COLD FRONT WAS DRAPED
SOUTH OF THE LOW ACROSS WESTERN KANSAS AND THROUGH THE TEXAS
PANHANDLE...STRETCHING SOUTHWESTWARD INTO MEXICO. A STATIONARY
FRONT ALSO EXTENDED NORTHEAST FROM THE LOW ACROSS THE HIGH PLAINS
INTO MINNESOTA. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND SURFACE
OBSERVATIONS INDICATED LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW ACROSS THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS OF THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST AND THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL
ROCKIES. IN ADDITION...LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WAS ALSO REPORTED IN
SOME OF THE VALLEYS OF THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST AND ACROSS THE
WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PLAINS. WIND GUSTS UP
TO 50 MPH WERE BEING REPORTED ACROSS THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST IN
ADDITION TO THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN ROCKIES. 

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 1000 AM MDT MON
MAR 28 THROUGH 800 AM MDT WED MAR 30...

...CALIFORNIA...
NORTHSTAR SKI AREA                   14.0                    
CHILCOOT                              9.0                    
ALPINE MEADOWS                        8.0                    
SQUAW VALLEY SKI AREA                 8.0                    
KINGVALE                              6.0                    
KINGS BEACH 5 WNW                     5.0                    
MAMMOTH LAKES 4 W                     5.0                    
LOYALTON                              4.0                    
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE 3 ESE                4.0                    
JANESVILLE 3 ESE                      3.5                    
DOYLE 1 W                             3.0                    
HERLONG                               3.0                    
TRUCKEE 12 SE                         2.0                    
SUSANVILLE                            1.0                    

...COLORADO...
DOUGLAS PASS                         14.5                    
SPANISH PEAKS 5 NNE                  12.0                    
ALAMOSA                               8.0                    
DINOSAUR                              5.5                    
RED MOUNTAIN PASS                     5.5                    
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS 1 SE                4.8                    
SILVERTON                             4.5                    
MOLAS PASS                            4.0                    
COAL BANK PASS                        2.0                    
MONUMENT                              2.0                    

...IDAHO...
SODA SPRINGS 5 S                     16.0                    
DECLO 1 S                            14.0                    
RUPERT 4 N                           13.0                    
MALTA                                12.0                    
RUPERT 1 NNE                         12.0                    
PRESTON 20 NE                        11.1                    
PAUL                                 10.5                    
BURLEY 1 S                            9.8                    
ALBION                                9.0                    
SODA SPRINGS 1 NE                     9.0                    
LAVA HOT SPRINGS 10 SSE               8.8                    
NITER 2 E                             8.0                    
BANCROFT                              7.0                    
BURLEY                                6.0                    
EDEN                                  6.0                    
JEROME 3 NW                           6.0                    

...MONTANA...
BABB 12 WSW                          10.0                    
ALBRO LAKE SNOTEL                     7.0                    
RED LODGE 1 S                         5.0                    
WASHOE                                5.0                    
RED LODGE 4 NW                        4.5                    
LIVINGSTON 7 ESE                      3.0                    
WILSALL 13 ENE                        3.0                    
EMIGRANT 5 E                          2.7                    
COOKE CITY 3 N                        2.0                    

...NEVADA...
LAMOILLE 1 SSW                       35.0                    
GILLMAN SPRINGS 6 WNW                25.0                    
CHERRY CREEK 15 NW                   23.0                    
RUBY VALLEY 6 SW                     22.0                    
DEETH 9 SE                           21.0                    
EUREKA 3 S                           21.0                    
RUBY VALLEY 8 N                      21.0                    
SPRING CREEK 4 ESE                   19.0                    
INCLINE VILLAGE 1 NE                 17.0                    
ELY 11 S                             15.0                    
WINGFIELD SPRINGS 1 NNE              12.0                    
MOUNT ROSE SKI AREA                  10.0                    
NWS RENO                              9.5                    
DEETH 10 SSW                          9.0                    
BAKER                                 8.8                    
VERDI 4 E                             7.5                    
FERNLEY W                             7.0                    
STEAD                                 7.0                    
SPARKS 1.5 NE                         6.0                    
RENO 1.4 NNE                          5.0                    

...UTAH...
BRIGHTON CREST                       23.0                    
POWDER MOUNTAIN                      22.0                    
PARK CITY SUMMIT                     18.0                    
THE CANYONS                          17.0                    
ALTA                                 12.0                    
MOAB 15 SE                           12.0                    
LAKETOWN                             10.0                    
NORTH LOGAN                           9.0                    
LA SAL SNOTEL                         8.0                    
LIBERTY                               6.0                    
RICHMOND                              5.4                    
SALT LAKE CITY 8.3 WSW                1.6                    
TAYLORSVILLE-BENNION 2.0 WSW          1.0                    

...WYOMING...
HOBBS PARK SNOTE                     18.0                    
ST. LAWRENCE ALT SNOTEL              16.0                    
INDIAN CREEK SNOTEL                  14.0                    
LANDER AIRPORT                       12.2                    
SNIDER BASIN SNOTEL                  12.0                    
GLENROCK                             11.0                    
MARQUETTE SNOTEL                     10.0                    
LANDER 5.7 SW                         9.3                    
ARLINGTON 6 NE                        7.0                    
SARATOGA 12 S                         6.0                    
RIVERTON AIRPORT                      5.7                    
JACKSON                               5.0                    
SHERIDAN 16 S                         4.3                    
DUBOIS 9.7 WNW                        4.0                    

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

...ARIZONA...
NEW KINGMAN-BUTLER 5 E                59                    
BULLHEAD CITY 6 E                     48                    

...CALIFORNIA...
JULIAN 2 NNE                          77                    
LA QUINTA 13 SW                       72                    
BIG BEAR CITY 13 ESE                  70                    
FORT IRWIN 4 ENE                      70                    
PALMDALE 5 S                          63                    
BORREGO SPRINGS 12 ESE                60                    
LUCERNE VALLEY 7 SE                   60                    
CAMPO 11 ENE                          57                    
YERMO 4 SSE                           56                    
RIDGECREST 4 NNW                      53                    
SEELEY 4 N                            53                    
COACHELLA 4 S                         51                    
PALM DESERT 2 SSW                     50                    
BISHOP 2 ENE                          48                    

...COLORADO...
MOUNT ABRAMS                          95                    
SWAMP ANGEL 2 SW                      93                    
RED MOUNTAIN PASS 1 ESE               89                    
SILVERTON 2 SE                        89                    
GRAND JUNCTION 3 NNE                  51                    
MONTROSE 2 NNW                        51                    

...NEW MEXICO...
CANNON AFB 1 N                        70                    
BINGHAM 10 S                          68                    
FORT STANTON 2 SSW                    68                    
RED HILL 1 N                          66                    
NOGAL 5 NW                            65                    
BOSQUE DEL APACHE 14 E                62                    
BERNALILLO 3 E                        61                    
TEXICO 3 NNW                          61                    
TOLAR 13 SE                           60                    
CLOVIS                                58                    
GALLUP 3 WNW                          58                    

...NEVADA...
RED ROCK CANYON 1 ESE                 78                    
MERCURY 3 SSW                         66                    
MT. CHARLESTON 3 ENE                  63                    
SPRING VALLEY 4 WSW                   63                    
ENTERPRISE 4 NW                       62                    
SUMMERLIN 1 N                         60                    
HENDERSON EXECUTIVE AIR               59                    
INDIAN SPRINGS                        58                    
PAHRUMP 4 SE                          58                    
MOUNTAIN SPRINGS 1 NW                 55                    
NELLIS AFB                            54                    
NORTH LAS VEGAS AIRPORT               52                    
THE STRIP 3 S                         49                    

...UTAH...
BURNTFORK                             73                    
BRIGHTON                              66                    
CEDAR CITY                            63                    
TRIAL LK                              63                    
SALT LAKE CITY                        61                    
HANNA                                 60                    
ST. GEORGE                            60                    
HARRISBURG                            59                    
SNOWBASIN                             59                    
EUREKA                                58                    


A LARGE UPPER LEVEL LOW CURRENTLY LOCATED OVER THE CENTRAL GREAT
BASIN WILL SPLIT INTO TWO PARTS TODAY. THE EASTERN HALF WILL MOVE
OVER THE CENTRAL ROCKIES AND INTO THE HIGH PLAINS...WHILE THE
WESTERN HALF WILL DROP SOUTHEASTWARD INTO ARIZONA. THE SURFACE
FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH ACROSS THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST TOWARD
THE HIGH PLAINS. THE SURFACE LOW IS EXPECTED TO DEEPEN THIS
AFTERNOON AS IT TRACKS OVER THE PLAINS TOWARD THE MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY. THIS WILL CAUSE SNOWFALL RATES TO INTENSIFY BY THIS
AFTERNOON...WITH UPWARDS OF 2 FEET IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF
WYOMING...IN ADDITION TO 6-10 INCHES ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS
IN THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST AND CENTRAL ROCKIES. THE SNOW WILL BEGIN
TO WIND DOWN BY THURSDAY...HOWEVER AN ADDITIONAL 6-10 INCHES OF
SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS OF WYOMING...WITH 2-6 INCHES
ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN ROCKIES. AS GULF MOISTURE WRAPS
INTO THIS SYSTEM THE RISK FOR HEAVY RAIN AND FLOODING WILL
INCREASE FOR THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST U.S. BEGINNING LATE TODAY. 

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 300 PM MDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.

CAMPBELL




Last Updated: 1032 AM EDT WED MAR 30 2016