THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 09 FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL U.S. WINTER STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
300 PM CST TUE FEB 02 2016
...SNOW SPREADING INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
CONTINUING ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS...
BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL PLAINS
AND INTO THE WESTERN PART OF THE UPPER MIDWEST
WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES EXTEND FROM
THE CENTRAL ROCKIES ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS AND THE UPPER
MIDWEST INTO UPPER MICHIGAN
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 200 PM CST...A VIGOROUS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WITH A CENTRAL
PRESSURE OF 992 MB...29.29 INCHES...WAS MOVING EASTWARD INTO THE
NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS AND SURFACE
OBSERVATIONS CONTINUED TO SHOW A LARGE AREA OF LIGHT TO MODERATE
SNOW EXTENDING EASTWARD FROM EASTERN COLORADO INTO THE CENTRAL
PLAINS AND UPPER MIDWEST. HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS HAD BEEN
IMPACTING NORTHEASTERN NEBRASKA AND CENTRAL AND WESTERN KANSAS
WHERE PEAK GUSTS HAD REACHED 40 MPH. FARTHER SOUTH...PRECIPITATION
WAS IN THE FORM OF WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE
MID AND LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM CST SAT JAN
30 THROUGH 200 PM CST TUE FEB 02...
...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...
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...
PARK 14.3
BIRD CITY 14.0
ATWOOD 12.8
NORTON 10.0
OAKLEY 9.0
GOODLAND 8.8
HILL CITY 8.0
SCOTT CITY 6.0
...MINNESOTA...
MADELIA 6.0
WILSON 2 WNW 6.0
ROCHESTER AIRPORT 3.8
...NEBRASKA...
GRAND ISLAND 14.9
NORTH PLATTE 12.5
HASTINGS 4 N 12.4
HOLDREGE 12.0
PAXTON 11.3
MADRID 11.0
IMPERIAL 10.5
SIDNEY 9.0
CULBERTSON 8.0
AURORA 7.0
CAMBRIDGE 7.0
...SOUTH DAKOTA...
VERMILLION 11.0
ALCESTER 9.5
NORTH SIOUX CITY 3 SSE 9.1
ELK POINT 7.0
LEAD 6.0
DOWNTOWN CUSTER 5.0
MOUNT RUSHMORE 4.3
DOWNTOWN HOT SPRINGS 1.5
...WISCONSIN...
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
...NEBRASKA...
GRAND ISLAND AIRPORT 53
...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...
ANGEL FIRE 16.5
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
...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 VIGOROUS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE NORTHEASTWARD
ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS TODAY...BRINGING SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL
ACROSS THE REGION. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF A FOOT OR MORE CAN
BE EXPECTED FROM ACROSS NORTHEASTERN NEBRASKA INTO WESTERN
IOWA...AND 6 TO 12 INCHES ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. AS THE SURFACE LOW INTENSIFIES...VERY STRONG
AND GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO ACCOMPANY THE HEAVY SNOW TO CREATE
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS NORTHCENTRAL KANSAS...EASTERN NEBRASKA
INTO SOUTHEASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA...NORTHWESTERN IOWA...AND INTO
SOUTHWESTERN MINNESOTA THROUGH TONIGHT.
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.
KREKELER
Last Updated: 327 PM EST TUE FEB 02 2016