THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 04 FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL U.S. WINTER STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
700 AM PST MON FEB 01 2016
...HEAVY RAIN AND SNOW IMPACTING CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA...THE GREAT BASIN...AND ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN
ROCKIES...
BLIZZARD WATCHES REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN
NEBRASKA...SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA...AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA
BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL PLAINS
WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
FROM SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EASTWARD ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN...CENTRAL
AND SOUTHERN ROCKIES...AND INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS AND UPPER
MIDWEST.
WINTER STORM WATCHES CONTINUES TO EXTEND NORTHEASTWARD INTO THE
UPPER PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN.
WIND ADVISORIES AND HIGH WIND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT ACROSS MUCH
OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA...SOUTHERN NEVADA...PARTS OF
ARIZONA...MUCH OF NEW MEXICO...TOGETHER WITH HIGH WIND WATCHES OUT
INTO WESTERN TEXAS
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 600 AM PST...A VIGOROUS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WITH A CENTRAL
PRESSURE OF 991 MB...29.27 INCHES...WAS MOVING EASTWARD ACROSS
SOUTHERN UTAH...ABOUT 125 MILES NORTHEAST OF LAS VEGAS...NEVADA.
AN OCCLUDED FRONT EXTENDED FROM THE LOW CENTER EASTWARD TO A
SECOND LOW IN SOUTHWESTERN COLORADO. FROM THERE A COLD FRONT
EXTENDS SOUTHWARD ACROSS NEW MEXICO. A STATIONARY BOUNDARY
EXTENDED EASTWARD FROM THE LOW ACROSS THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS SHOWED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING ACROSS NEW MEXICO AHEAD OF
THE COLD FRONT. MOISTURE WAS BEGINNING TO ROTATE SOUTHWARD AROUND
THE LOW PRESSURE CENTER ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WHERE SCATTERED
HIGH-ELEVATION SNOW AND LOW-ELEVATION RAIN SHOWERS WITH EMBEDDED
THUNDERSTORMS WERE REPORTED. FARTHER EAST...LIGHT TO MODERATE
SNOW CONTINUED TO SPREAD ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF GREAT
BASIN...CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN ROCKIES...AND CENTRAL PLAINS TO THE
NORTH AND EAST OF THE LOW CENTER.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM PST SAT JAN
30 THROUGH 600 AM PST MON FEB 01...
...ARIZONA...
FLAGSTAFF AIRPORT 4.7
BELLEMONT 4.5
...CALIFORNIA...
MAMMOTH LAKES 4 W 16.0
SODA SPRINGS 3 ENE 13.0
TUOLUMNE MEADOWS 11.0
LODGEPOLE 10.5
SQUAW VALLEY 8.0
NORTHSTAR 6.0
...COLORADO...
KEBLER PASS 3 N 23.0
SILVERTON 18.0
CRESTED BUTTE 15.0
RABBIT EARS PASS 7 NNW 13.5
OURAY 12.0
HAHNS PEAK 14 N 10.5
MARBLE 5 NW 10.0
RIDGWAY 9 NW 10.0
COAL BANK PASS 9.0
MOLAS PASS 9.0
BRECKENRIDGE 1 SE 7.2
WOLF CREEK PASS 1 SE 7.0
GRAND JUNCTION 1 SSW 5.2
...NEW MEXICO...
SAN MIGUEL 8 SSW 8.0
CANON PLAZA 11 NNW 7.0
CHAMA 5 NW 5.0
...NEVADA...
S MOUNT ROSE SKI AREA 16.0
BAKER 12.0
TUSCARORA 18 NE 12.0
GALENA 11.0
DEETH 3 ENE 10.5
MOUNT ROSE SKI AREA 10.0
GARDEN CITY 4 SW 7.4
MOGUL 7.0
RENO 7.0
COLD SPRINGS VALLEY 6.0
FALLON 6.0
...UTAH...
PROVIDENCE 11.5
LOGAN 11.0
MILLVILLE 10.0
GARDEN CITY 4 SW 7.4
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM PST SAT JAN
30 THROUGH 600 AM PST MON FEB 01...
...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
...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...
...ARIZONA...
GLOBE 7 SSW 72
OATMAN RAWS 72
MARTINEZ LAKE 4 S 53
SUNFLOWER 15 WNW 53
TACNA 12 NNW 53
PATAGONIA 3 SSW 47
WILLCOX 24 ESE 47
...CALIFORNIA...
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
...NEW MEXICO...
SAN AUGUSTIN PASS 95
SALINAS PEAK 72
NORTHRUP STRIP 67
OSCURO 5 WSW 63
...NEVADA...
MOHAVE VALLEY 2 NNW 60
A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD ACROSS THE
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN ROCKIES TODAY...AND INTO THE PLAINS ON
TUESDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL RAPIDLY LOWER TODAY ACROSS THE FOUR
CORNERS REGION AND INTO THE CENTRAL ROCKIES...RESULTING IN
WIDESPREAD AND POTENTIALLY HEAVY SNOW. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS EXCEEDING
ONE FOOT ARE POSSIBLE AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE COLORADO
ROCKIES...THE WASATCH AND THE MOGOLLON RIM WITH SOME AREAS
POSSIBLY EXCEEDING TWO FEET. THE DENVER METRO AREA COULD SEE UP TO
A FOOT OF SNOW AS WELL. THE SYSTEM WILL BEGIN TO MOVE INTO THE
PLAINS TODAY WITH WIDESPREAD SNOW EXPECTED TO SPREAD ACROSS THE
CENTRAL PLAINS BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD
EASTWARD INTO PORTIONS OF THE UPPER MIDWEST TONIGHT AND INTO THE
UPPER GREAT LAKES ON TUESDAY. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF ONE
FOOT ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS WITH
LIGHTER AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES POSSIBLE ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST
THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. ADDITIONALLY AS THE SURFACE LOW MOVES
ACROSS THE PLAINS ON TUESDAY A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL
RESULT IN THE POTENTIAL FOR WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH FOR
SOME AREAS OF THE MIDWEST WHICH COULD RESULT IN BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 100 PM PST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.
KREKELER
Last Updated: 944 AM EST MON FEB 01 2016