THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 06 FOR CENTRAL ROCKIES AND CENTRAL PLAINS
WINTER STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
300 PM MDT WED MAR 30 2016

...STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW ARE IMPACTING THE CENTRAL ROCKIES
AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL PLAINS... 

WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF
WYOMING..NORTH-CENTRAL COLORADO AND WESTERN NEBRASKA.

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

AT 200 PM MDT...THE CENTER OF A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WITH
SEA-LEVEL PRESSURE OF 996MB...29.41 INCHES...WAS LOCATED 100 MILES
WEST SOUTHWEST OF OMAHA...NEBRASKA. A COLD FRONT WAS DRAPED SOUTH
OF THE LOW THROUGH CENTRAL KANSAS AND THROUGH NORTHWEST
TEXAS...STRETCHING SOUTHWESTWARD INTO MEXICO. A WARM FRONT WAS
DEVELOPING FROM THE LOW ACROSS NORTHERN IOWA. A QUASI-STATIONARY
FRONT ALSO EXTENDED NORTHEAST FROM THE LOW FROM MINNESOTA WITH A
DEVELOPING COLD FRONT FROM NEBRASKA TO SOUTHEAST WYOMING. NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED
LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE CENTRAL
ROCKIES AND AREAS EAST OF THE FRONT RANGE EXTENDING INTO WESTERN
NEBRASKA. 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 200 PM 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...
MOLAS PASS                           15.0                    
DOUGLAS PASS                         14.5                    
SPANISH PEAKS 5 NNE                  12.0                    
RED MOUNTAIN PASS                    11.0                    
ALAMOSA                               8.0                    
COAL BANK PASS                        6.0                    
DINOSAUR                              5.5                    
MONUMENT                              5.0                    
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS 1 SE                4.8                    
SILVERTON                             4.5                    

...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                    
MURPHY HOT SPRINGS                    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...
NYE 14 W                             14.0                    
RED LODGE 5 W                        14.0                    
LUTHER 3 SSW                         12.0                    
BABB 12 WSW                          10.0                    
WILSALL 13 ENE                        8.0                    
RED LODGE 3 NE                        7.6                    
RED LODGE 4 NW                        7.5                    
ALBRO LAKE SNOTEL                     7.0                    
EMMIGRANT 26 ESE                      6.0                    
RED LODGE 1 S                         5.0                    
WASHOE                                5.0                    
LIVINGSTON 7 ESE                      4.3                    
MCLEOD 6 WSW                          3.0                    
EMIGRANT 5 E                          2.7                    
COOKE CITY 3 N                        2.0                    

...NEBRASKA...
HARRISON 9 NE                         2.5                    

...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                    
BLANDING                              3.0                    
SALT LAKE CITY 8.3 WSW                1.6                    
TAYLORSVILLE-BENNION 2.0 WSW          1.0                    

...WYOMING...
LANDER 6 SW                          28.2                    
HOBBS PARK SNOTE                     28.0                    
LANDER 1 SE                          24.0                    
TOWNSEND CREEK SNOTEL                23.0                    
ST. LAWRENCE ALT SNOTEL              22.0                    
LANDER AIRPORT                       21.1                    
COLD SPRINGS SNOTEL                  21.0                    
INDIAN CREEK SNOTEL                  21.0                    
SNIDER BASIN SNOTEL                  20.0                    
KIRWIN SNOTEL                        19.0                    
MARQUETTE SNOTEL                     19.0                    
BURGESS JUNCTION 17 SE               18.0                    
BURGESS JUNCTION 7 ESE               17.0                    
BURGESS JUNCTION 21 SE               16.0                    
CASPER MOUNTAIN SNOTEL               16.0                    
RENO HILL SNOTEL                     16.0                    
TIMBER CREEK SNOTEL                  15.0                    
TRIPLE PEAK SNOTEL                   15.0                    
RIVERTON AIRPORT                     14.1                    
CLOUD PEAK RESERVOIR SNOTEL          14.0                    
DAYTON 8 WSW                         14.0                    
BURGESS JUNCTION 1 NNW               13.0                    
NORTH FRENCH CREEK                   13.0                    
SOUTH BRUSH CREEK                    13.0                    
RAWLINS 1 N                          12.1                    
GLENROCK 25 S                        12.0                    
MEDICINE BOW                         12.0                    
WHEATLAND 6 SW                       12.0                    
SHERIDAN 16 S                        11.8                    
GLENROCK                             11.0                    
STORY 2 W                            10.0                    
LANDER 5.7 SW                         9.3                    
ENCAMPMENT 20 WNW                     9.0                    
ARLINGTON 6 NE                        7.0                    
SARATOGA 12 S                         6.0                    
JACKSON                               5.0                    
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 ROCKIES
AND INTO THE CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS HAS SPLIT. PART OF THE ENERGY IS
MOVING THROUGH THE CENTRAL PLAINS, WHEREAS THE OTHER DROPPED
SOUTHEAST INTO ARIZONA. THE SURFACE COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO
PUSH THROUGH THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PLAINS. THE SURFACE LOW WILL
CONTINUE TO DEEPEN THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS IT TRACKS TOWARD
THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 1 FOOT
ARE POSSIBLE IN THE NORTHERN ROCKIES, ESPECIALLY NEAR THE WYOMING
AND MONTANA BORDER. THE SNOW WILL BEGIN TO WIND DOWN BY THURSDAY.
THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPED THIS AFTERNOON AS GULF MOISTURE WRAPPED
INTO THIS SYSTEM. THE RISK FOR HEAVY RAIN AND FLOODING WILL
INCREASE FOR THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST U.S. FOR THE REST OF TODAY
AND CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY. 

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 900 PM MDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.

CAMPBELL




Last Updated: 440 PM EDT WED MAR 30 2016