THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 01 FOR WESTERN U.S. TO NORTHERN PLAINS WINTER
STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
200 PM MST SUN NOV 27 2016
...SNOW FALLING ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE WEST WHILE RAIN
PUSHES ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS...
WIND ADVISORIES AND HIGH WIND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT ACROSS
PORTIONS OF THE WEST AND SOUTHERN PLAINS.
WINTER STORM WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES
ARE IN EFFECT ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE GREAT
BASIN...SOUTHWEST...AND CENTRAL ROCKIES. WINTER STORM WATCHES ARE
IN EFFECT ACROSS MUCH OF NORTH DAKOTA AND EASTERN MONTANA.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 100 PM MST...A LOW PRESSURE CENTER WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF
992 MB...29.29 INCHES...WAS LOCATED ABOUT 90 MILES NORTHWEST OF
RAPID CITY...SOUTH DAKOTA. AN OCCLUDED BOUNDARY EXTENDS SOUTHWARD
TO A SECONDARY LOW OVER NEAR THE COLORADO...NEBRASKA...KANSAS
BORDER. A WARM FRONT STRETCHES EASTWARD FROM THE SECONDARY LOW
ACROSS NEBRASKA AN A COLD FRONT EXTENDS SOUTH SOUTHWEST ACROSS
EASTERN COLORADO AND EASTERN NEW MEXICO. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
RADAR AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW
FALLING ACROSS MUCH OF THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ACROSS THE GREAT
BASIN...CALIFORNIA...AND INTO THE CENTRAL ROCKIES. FURTHER
EAST...MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WAS OBSERVED ACROSS THE CENTRAL
PLAINS.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 500 AM MST SAT NOV
26 THROUGH 100 PM MST SUN NOV 27...
...CALIFORNIA...
KIRKWOOD 7 N 24.0
LODGEPOLE 19.0
NNE HOMEWOOD 18.0
SODA SPRINGS 3 ESE 18.0
HOMEWOOD 16.0
CARSON PASS 4 WSW 14.0
MAMMOTH LAKES 4 W 14.0
KINGS BEACH 5 WNW 13.0
TRUCKEE 2 N 13.0
ALPINE MEADOWS 2 NW 12.0
...COLORADO...
WOLF CREEK PASS 1 SE 12.0
ELK PARK 6 WNW 8.5
TELLURIDE 8.0
RED MTN 1 W 7.5
CRESTED BUTTE 6.0
PAGOSA SPRINGS 2 SSW 5.4
...NEW MEXICO...
ARROYO SECO 8 NE 14.0
CANJILON 7 E 5.0
...NEVADA...
S MOUNT ROSE SKI AREA 10.0
GLENBROOK 9.0
INCLINE VILLAGE 1 NE 9.0
DAGGET PASS 6.0
VERDI 1 S 5.5
GARDNERVILLE RANC 3 WSW 4.5
GENOA 4.0
...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...
...CALIFORNIA...
WELDON 11 SE 81
JULIAN 2 NNE 74
INDIAN WELLS VALL 7 WNW 67
BORREGO SPRINGS 8 W 58
CABAZON 7 ENE 56
PINE VALLEY 6 NNW 54
CAMPO 11 ENE 52
...COLORADO...
SILVERTON 2 SE 73
AIR FORCE ACADEMY 3 WSW 67
TACOMA 2 ENE 58
MACK 26 N 57
BURLINGTON 54
ARAPAHOE 52
ESCALANTE FORKS 7 E 51
SEIBERT 51
HOTCHKISS 3 NNW 50
...KANSAS...
GOODLAND 51
MINGO 6 W 50
...NEW MEXICO...
LAS VEGAS 6 NE 64
GALLUP 3 WNW 63
FORT STANTON 2 SSW 62
CLINES CORNERS 1 SSE 59
ENCINOSO 18 NNE 58
...NEVADA...
RENO 5 N 59
...OKLAHOMA...
GUYMON 2 W 59
...UTAH...
LA SAL 9 NNW 63
SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE WEST AS AN UPPER LOW MOVES ACROSS
THE REGION. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO A FOOT ARE POSSIBLE
ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF COLORADO AND NORTHERN UTAH WITH
LIGHTER AMOUNTS INTO CENTRAL ARIZONA AND WESTERN NEW MEXICO. THE
SECONDARY LOW WILL INTENSIFY AND BECOME THE PRIMARY LOW AS IT
MOVES NORTH NORTHEAST INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS. HEAVY SNOW WILL
SPREAD TO THE NORTHERN PLAINS LATE SUNDAY AND CONTINUE INTO
WEDNESDAY AS THE SURFACE LOW BECOMES STALLED OVER THE REGION
BEFORE PIVOTING EASTWARD. 6 TO 12 INCHES IS POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTH
CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA AND MUCH OF WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA. 3 TO 6
INCHES IS EXPECTED ACROSS EASTERN MONTANA. PRECIPITATION WILL
BEGIN AS RAIN AND TRANSITION TO SNOW ACROSS THE EASTERN DAKOTAS. 2
TO 4 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ONCE THE PRECIPITATION CHANGES TO ALL
SNOW. THE LOW WILL MOVE EASTWARD OVER THE GREAT LAKES BY WEDNESDAY
MORNING WITH PRECIPITATION COMING TO AN END OVER THE NORTHERN
PLAINS. 3 TO 6 INCHES IS EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHERN MAINE AS THE
SURFACE FRONTS REACH THE EAST COAST BY TUESDAY NIGHT.
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.
KREKELER
Last Updated: 349 PM EST SUN NOV 27 2016