THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 01 FOR CENTRAL ROCKIES TO UPPER MIDWEST
WINTER STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD    
200 PM MST THU NOV 17 2016

...HEAVY SNOW IS STARTING TO FALL ACROSS PARTS OF THE CENTRAL
ROCKIES AND INTO THE NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS...

BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE FAR EASTERN
DAKOTAS AND WESTERN MINNESOTA.

WINTER STORM WARNINGS...WATCHES...AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES
ARE IN EFFECT FROM THE CENTRAL ROCKIES AND HIGH PLAINS
NORTHEASTWARD INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST.

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

AT 100 PM MST...AN UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM WAS MOVING EASTWARD OUT OF
THE CENTRAL ROCKIES INTO THE CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS. AT THE
SURFACE...A SURFACE LOW...WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 990
MB...29.23 INCHES...WAS LOCATED IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO. A COLD
FRONT EXTENDED FROM THE LOW ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS TO THE
SOUTHWEST. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND SURFACE
OBSERVATIONS INDICATED LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL FALLING ACROSS
MUCH OF THE CENTRAL ROCKIES AND INTO THE NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 500 PM MST WED NOV
16 THROUGH 100 PM MST THU NOV 17...

...IDAHO...
WEST YELLOWSTONE                      8.0                    
ISLAND PARK 8 NW                      7.5                    
MACKAY 17 SW                          3.6                    
CHALLIS 24 N                          3.5                    
KETCHUM 22 NW                         3.0                    
STANLEY 28 NE                         2.3                    

...MONTANA...
JOLIET 2 WNW                         10.5                    
EMIGRANT 26 ESE                       9.0                    
RED LODGE 2 S                         9.0                    
COLUMBUS 8 SW                         5.0                    
RAPELJE 13 SSE                        5.0                    
BILLINGS 3 WNW                        2.3                    

...WYOMING...
PAHASKA 14 NE                        12.0                    
BUFFALO 17 W                         10.0                    
BANNER 4 E                            9.0                    
CODY 18 SW                            9.0                    
BURGESS 7 ESE                         8.0                    
CANYON 1 WSW                          8.0                    
MORAN JUNCTION 25 NE                  6.0                    
SHERIDAN 16 S                         5.8                    
DAYTON                                5.0                    


AS THE UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM EXITS THE MOUNTAINS AND MOVES INTO THE
CENTRAL PLAINS...THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES
THROUGH THE CENTRAL PLAINS TONIGHT AND INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST BY
FRIDAY. HEAVY SNOWFALL ON THE NORTH AND WEST SIDE OF THE LOW WILL
SPREAD FROM THE CENTRAL ROCKIES AND ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS AND
UPPER MIDWEST TONIGHT AND INTO FRIDAY. AS MUCH AS 6 TO 10 INCHES
OF SNOW COULD FALL ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN
PLAINS TODAY...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. NORTHWARD
ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTHERN MINNESOTA...AS MUCH AS 1 TO 2 FEET OF
SNOW IS FORECAST. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL SHOULD COME TO AN END BY
THE WEEKEND WITH MAINLY LIGHT SNOWFALL EXPECTED TO LINGER ACROSS
THE MIDWEST SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. IN ADDITION TO HEAVY
SNOWFALL...GUSTY WINDS AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS
PORTIONS OF THE PLAINS AND UPPER MIDWEST ON FRIDAY.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 800 PM MST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.

SANTORELLI




Last Updated: 346 PM EST THU NOV 17 2016