THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 11 FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL U.S. WINTER STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
300 AM CST WED FEB 03 2016

...SNOW SHOWING SIGNS OF TAPERING OFF AS STORM BEGINS TO WEAKEN...


BLIZZARD WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT BEFORE DAWN TODAY FOR THE
EASTERN PART OF THE CENTRAL PLAINS AND INTO THE WESTERN PART OF
THE UPPER MIDWEST

WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES REMAIN IN
EFFECT FROM THE EASTERN PART OF THE CENTRAL PLAINS NORTHEASTWARD
ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST INTO UPPER MICHIGAN

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

THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM RESPONSIBLE FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN THE
CENTRAL PLAINS HAS WEAKENED.  AT 200 AM CST...THE CENTER OF THE
LOW...WITH A SEA-LEVEL PRESSURE OF 997 MB...29.44 INCHES...WAS
MOVING NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN IOWA.  NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS SHOWED THAT THE COVERAGE
OF SNOW NORTH OF THE LOW IN THE UPPER MIDWEST HAD DECREASED IN THE
PAST FEW HOURS.  HOWEVER...A BAND OF MODERATE SNOW CONTINUED TO
WRAP AROUND THE NORTH SIDE OF THE LOW ACROSS CENTRAL IOWA.  WIND
GUSTS HAD GRADUALLY CALMED DOWN TO BELOW 40 MPH.  TO THE EAST OF
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER...WIDESPREAD STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
CONTINUED TO DEVELOP AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM CST SAT JAN
30 THROUGH 200 AM CST WED FEB 03...

...COLORADO...
COAL BANK PASS                       41.0                    
WOLF CREEK PASS 1 SE                 40.0                    
MOLAS PASS                           35.0                    
MONARCH PASS 1 N                     30.0                    
CRESTED BUTTE                        25.0                    
HORSETOOTH MOUNTAIN 3 NNW            23.0                    
KEBLER PASS 3 N                      23.0                    
DENVER 3 SE                          22.0                    
ROCKWOOD 6.9 NNW                     18.7                    
CEDAREDGE 10.5 NNW                   18.5                    
SILVERTON                            18.0                    
COLORADO SPRINGS 3 WSW               17.0                    
BOULDER 1 WNW                        16.2                    
FORT COLLINS 2 SW                    15.3                    
RABBIT EARS PASS 7 NNW               13.5                    
DURANGO 18 NNE                       13.0                    
AURORA                               12.0                    
BRECKENRIDGE 1 SE                    11.7                    
DENVER INTL AIRPORT                  11.3                    
AIR FORCE ACADEMY                    11.0                    
GRAND JUNCTION                        9.5                    
PUEBLO 2 E                            7.0                    

...IOWA...
BOYDEN                               16.0                    
HAWARDEN                             15.0                    
ROCK VALLEY                          13.5                    
SIOUX CENTER                         13.0                    
STRUBLE                              13.0                    
KINGSLEY                             12.0                    
CHEROKEE                             11.0                    
WASHTA                               11.0                    
ASHTON                               10.0                    
MASON CITY                           10.0                    
OTHO 2 NW                            10.0                    
SERGEANT BLUFF                        9.5                    
MOORHEAD                              9.2                    
AKRON                                 8.3                    
POCAHONTAS                            8.0                    
STORM LAKE                            7.0                    
GREENE                                6.0                    

...KANSAS...
OBERLIN                              15.0                    
PARK                                 15.0                    
BIRD CITY                            14.0                    
SHARON SPRINGS                       14.0                    
ST. FRANCIS                          14.0                    
HOXIE                                13.0                    
ATWOOD                               12.8                    
GOVE                                 12.5                    
GOODLAND 10 SSW                      12.0                    
LONG ISLAND                          12.0                    
NORTON                               10.0                    
OAKLEY                                9.0                    
GOODLAND                              8.8                    
HILL CITY                             8.0                    
SCOTT CITY                            6.0                    

...MICHIGAN...
BESSEMER                             10.0                    
WAKEFIELD                             8.0                    
MANCELONA 2 S                         6.0                    
MCBAIN 2 SW                           5.0                    
MENOMINEE                             4.4                    
SUTTONS BAY                           4.0                    

...MINNESOTA...
BLOOMINGTON                          12.5                    
LUVERNE                              12.0                    
OAKDALE                              12.0                    
LAKE ELMO                            11.0                    
NE LAKEVILLE                         11.0                    
PRIOR LAKE 2 W                       10.5                    
DOWNTOWN MINNEAPOLIS                 10.0                    
SSE MADELIA                          10.0                    
EDINA                                 9.7                    
SHAKOPEE                              9.5                    
ROSEMOUNT                             9.0                    
NEW ULM                               8.5                    
MADELIA                               6.0                    
WILSON 2 WNW                          6.0                    
ROCHESTER AIRPORT                     3.8                    

...NEBRASKA...
GRAND ISLAND AIRPORT                 18.3                    
KEARNEY 3 N                          18.0                    
WAYNE                                17.5                    
VERDIGRE                             16.0                    
HASTINGS NWS OFFICE                  15.7                    
BEAVER CITY                          15.0                    
CALLAWAY 8 WSW                       15.0                    
GRAND ISLAND                         14.9                    
EUSTIS                               14.6                    
SIDNEY                               14.5                    
CRAIG                                14.0                    
NORFOLK 4 W                          14.0                    
GREELEY                              13.5                    
ALBION                               13.0                    
STAPLETON                            13.0                    
NORTH PLATTE                         12.5                    
HASTINGS 4 N                         12.4                    
HOLDREGE                             12.0                    
PAXTON                               11.3                    
MADRID                               11.0                    
IMPERIAL                             10.5                    
CULBERTSON                            8.0                    
AURORA                                7.0                    
CAMBRIDGE                             7.0                    

...WISCONSIN...
PRESCOTT                             11.4                    
BUTTERNUT 3 N                         9.0                    
HURLEY 2 NNW                          8.5                    
BAYFIELD                              8.0                    
CABLE                                 8.0                    
MELLEN                                8.0                    
PARK FALLS                            8.0                    
GILE                                  7.8                    
FAIRVIEW                              7.5                    
LA CROSSE                             7.5                    
NEW LONDON                            7.0                    
OXFORD                                7.0                    
WEYAUWEGA                             7.0                    
WAUTOMA                               6.8                    
ARCADIA                               6.0                    
VALLEY 1 E                            6.0                    
LA CROSSE 2 E                         5.5                    
HILLSBORO                             5.0                    

...WYOMING...
GLENROCK 25 S                        33.0                    
WHEATLAND                            30.0                    
DRIGGS 32 NNE                        24.3                    
WHISKEY PARK                         21.0                    
SARATOGA 24 W                        20.0                    
ENCAMPMENT 10 SW                     19.5                    
ESTERBROOK 14 SW                     14.0                    
LARAMIE 12 SE                        14.0                    
CENTENNIAL 12 W                      12.0                    
CHEYENNE                             12.0                    
ELK MOUNTAIN 21 SSE                  12.0                    
SANDSTONE RANGER STATION             12.0                    

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

...ARIZONA...
GLOBE 7 SSW                           72                    
OATMAN RAWS                           72                    
HEREFORD 4 N                          65                    
MARTINEZ LAKE 4 S                     53                    
SUNFLOWER 15 WNW                      53                    
TACNA 12 NNW                          53                    
PATAGONIA 3 SSW                       47                    
WILLCOX 24 ESE                        47                    

...CALIFORNIA...
INDIAN WELLS VALLEY 2 NW              91                    
FORT IRWIN 10 NNE                     89                    
MALIBU 4 NE                           87                    
HARRISON PARK                         85                    
LUCKY FIVE RANCH                      80                    
MILL CREEK                            75                    
FREMONT CANYON                        74                    
OTAY MOUNTAIN                         74                    
SIERRA PEAK                           74                    
BURNS CANYON                          73                    
CATALINA ISLAND                       73                    
VOLCAN MOUNTAIN                       73                    
GRASS MOUNTAIN                        71                    
PORTER RANCH RAWS                     69                    
EDOM HILL                             67                    
MALIBU CYN.                           65                    
PT. LOMA CABRILLO                     64                    
CHEESEBORO                            63                    
SANTA BARBARA ISLAND                  63                    
BEVERLY HILLS                         61                    
LANCASTER 14 WSW                      61                    
ACTON 9 SE                            60                    
HESPERIA                              60                    
OCEANSIDE JETTY                       60                    
SAN CLEMENTE PIER                     60                    
LAKE MATHEWS                          53                    

...COLORADO...
MOUNT ABRAMS                          72                    
SWAMP ANGEL 2 SW                      65                    
SILVERTON 2 NE                        58                    

...IOWA...
CARROLL                               54                    
CRESTON                               54                    
OTTUMWA/NEWTON MUNI ARPT              53                    
ANKENY-REGIONAL_ARPT                  52                    
KNOXVILLE                             52                    

...NEBRASKA...
GRAND ISLAND AIRPORT                  53                    
ORD                                   53                    
MCCOOK MUNI ARPT                      52                    
BREWSTER                              51                    
AURORA                                49                    
BROKEN BOW MUNI ARPT                  49                    
KEARNEY MUNI ARPT                     49                    
LINCOLN MUNI ARPT                     49                    
YORK MUNICIPAL AIRPORT                49                    

...NEW MEXICO...
SAN AUGUSTIN PASS                     95                    
SALINAS PEAK                          72                    
NORTHRUP STRIP                        67                    
OSCURO 5 WSW                          63                    

...NEVADA...
GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK 3 WNW       73                    
LAUGHLIN 6 W                          68                    
MOHAVE VALLEY 2 NNW                   60                    

...TEXAS...
PINE SPRINGS 2 NNW                    92                    
FORT DAVIS 7 NNW                      70                    
ALAN HENRY 1 NW LAKE                  64                    
EL PASO 9 NNE                         58                    

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

...ARIZONA...
MORMON LAKE                          15.0                    
JACOB LAKE                           12.0                    
TSAILE                               10.0                    
FLAGSTAFF AIRPORT                     9.2                    
KACHINA VILLAGE                       8.0                    
BELLEMONT                             7.8                    
MOUNTAINAIRE                          7.0                    

...CALIFORNIA...
LAKE THOMAS EDISON 6 E               30.0                    
LAKE WISHON 12 ENE                   29.0                    
GRANT GROVE                          27.1                    
FLORENCE LAKE 7 SSE                  27.0                    
GRANT GROVE 7 ESE                    27.0                    
LODGEPOLE 22 E                       25.0                    
ASPENDELL                            24.0                    
MAMMOTH LAKES 10 NNW                 22.0                    
LODGEPOLE                            19.5                    
SHAVER LAKE                          18.0                    
SODA SPRINGS 3 ENE                   13.0                    
TEHACHAPI                            12.0                    
TUOLUMNE MEADOWS                     11.0                    
NORTHSTAR                             9.0                    

...NEW MEXICO...
RED RIVER 8 SSW                      22.0                    
CHUPADERO 7 ESE                      18.0                    
RED RIVER                            18.0                    
TRES RITOS 3 NW                      18.0                    
ANGEL FIRE                           17.0                    
ARROYO SECO 8 NE                     14.0                    
ROCIADA 8 SW                         13.0                    
TERERRO 6 WNW                        11.0                    
CANON PLAZA 11 NNW                   10.0                    
CHAMA 2 N                             9.5                    
RED RIVER 11 ENE                      8.0                    
SAN MIGUEL 8 SSW                      8.0                    
CHAMA 5 NW                            5.0                    

...NEVADA...
S MOUNT ROSE SKI AREA                19.0                    
BAKER                                17.5                    
PIOCHE                               14.0                    
EUREKA                               12.0                    
TUSCARORA 18 NE                      12.0                    
GALENA                               11.0                    
DEETH 3 ENE                          10.5                    
ELY                                  10.2                    
MOUNT ROSE SKI AREA                  10.0                    
VIRGINIA CITY                         9.0                    
GARDEN CITY 4 SW                      7.4                    
MOGUL                                 7.0                    
RENO                                  7.0                    
COLD SPRINGS VALLEY                   6.0                    
FALLON                                6.0                    

...SOUTH DAKOTA...
VERMILLION                           17.0                    
NORTH SIOUX CITY                     14.5                    
ALCESTER                             11.0                    
NORTH SIOUX CITY 3 SSE                9.1                    
YANKTON                               7.5                    
ELK POINT                             7.0                    
DOWNTOWN CUSTER                       6.0                    
LEAD                                  6.0                    
MOUNT RUSHMORE                        4.3                    
DOWNTOWN HOT SPRINGS                  4.0                    

...UTAH...
PROVIDENCE                           11.5                    
LOGAN                                11.0                    
MILLVILLE                            10.0                    
GARDEN CITY 4 SW                      7.4                    
ALMO 17 SE                            6.2                    
BLANDING                              6.0                    

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

...CALIFORNIA...
HOSSACK                               3.64                    
CHILKOOT MEADOW SNOTEL                3.40                    
PINE FLAT DAM                         2.65                    
THREE RIVERS EDISON POWER             2.65                    
KAISER POINT SNOTEL                   2.64                    
TRIMMER SPRINGS                       2.58                    
WOODY                                 1.80                    
FANCHER CREEK                         1.40                    
LOS ANGELES                           0.43                    


THE LOW PRESSURE CENTER OVER IOWA IS EXPECTED TO MOVE
NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST INTO THE GREAT LAKES THIS
MORNING.  AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS
THE UPPER MIDWEST INTO THE UPPER GREAT LAKES...WITH LOCALLY 8
INCHES POSSIBLE NEAR THE ARROW HEAD OF UPPER MICHIGAN THROUGH
TONIGHT BEFORE THE STORM MOVES AWAY INTO CANADA.  GUSTY WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO ACCOMPANY THE SNOW BUT THEY ARE NOT EXPECTED TO REACH
BLIZZARD CRITERIA.

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.

KONG




Last Updated: 400 AM EST WED FEB 03 2016