THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 04 FOR WESTERN U.S. TO NORTHERN PLAINS WINTER
STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
800 AM MST MON NOV 28 2016

...SNOW FALLING ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE WEST WHILE A MIX
OF SNOW AND RAIN CONTINUES IN THE NORTHERN PLAINS... 

WINTER STORM WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES
ARE IN EFFECT ACROSS THE CASCADES...HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE GREAT
BASIN...SOUTHWEST...THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL ROCKIES...AS WELL AS
PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN PLAINS.

WIND ADVISORIES AND HIGH WIND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT ACROSS
PORTIONS OF THE WEST AND SOUTHERN PLAINS....IN ADDITION TO AREAS
ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN...SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA...AND A SMALL PORTION
OF THE CENTRAL ROCKIES.

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

AT 700 AM MST...AN UPPER LEVEL LOW WAS MOVING ACROSS THE NORTHERN
PLAINS...WITH ADDITIONAL UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES DIVING INTO THE
WESTERN U.S. A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE
OF 976 MB...28.82 INCHES...WAS LOCATED ABOUT 55 MILES EAST OF
ABERDEEN..SOUTH DAKOTA. AN OCCLUDED FRONT EXTENDED EASTWARD FROM
THIS LOW...ALONG WITH A COLD FRONT EXTENDING SOUTHWARD THROUGH
WESTERN IOWA AND INTO THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PLAINS. NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE RADAR AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED LIGHT TO
MODERATE SNOW FALLING ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE
INTERMOUNTAIN WEST. SNOW WAS ALSO OCCURRING ACROSS THE WESTERN
PORTIONS OF THE DAKOTAS...WITH A MIX OF SNOW AND RAIN IN THE
EASTERN PORTIONS OF THESE STATES...AND MOSTLY RAINFALL OCCURRING
IN MINNESOTA. FARTHER EAST...MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WAS OBSERVED
ACROSS MUCH OF THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND ACROSS EASTERN TEXAS. 

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 500 AM MST SAT NOV
26 THROUGH 700 AM MST MON NOV 28...

...ARIZONA...
FOREST LAKES 1 E                      6.0                    
FLAGSTAFF 7.1 SSW                     5.2                    
FLAGSTAFF 4 W                         5.0                    
WILLIAMS 2 SW                         4.0                    
BELLEMONT 1 WNW                       2.4                    
KACHINA VILLAGE                       2.4                    
PARKS 3 NNW                           2.0                    

...CALIFORNIA...
KIRKWOOD 7 N                         24.0                    
KINGVALE 1 WSW                       19.0                    
LODGEPOLE                            19.0                    
SODA SPRINGS 3 ESE                   19.0                    
DONNER PEAK 1 W                      18.0                    
HOMEWOOD                             18.0                    
PINECREST 2 E                        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...
REDSTONE 4 SW                        16.0                    
WOLF CREEK PASS 1 SE                 12.0                    
ELK PARK 6 WNW                        8.5                    
LEADVILLE 2 NE                        8.2                    
TELLURIDE                             8.0                    
RED MTN 1 W                           7.5                    
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS 1.9 E               6.4                    
CRESTED BUTTE 9 W                     6.0                    
PAGOSA SPRINGS 2 SSW                  5.4                    
VAIL 0.9 WNW                          3.8                    
ROCKWOOD 6.7 N                        3.5                    
GLENWOOD SPRINGS 5.3 SSE              2.6                    
ESTES PARK 2.2 NE                     2.0                    
CARBONDALE 0.5 W                      1.8                    
EMPIRE 0.2 E                          1.5                    

...IDAHO...
ALBION 6 SE                           4.0                    
DRIGGS 3 NNE                          1.0                    

...NORTH DAKOTA...
COLEHARBOR                            7.5                    
BISMARK 2.4 NNW                       6.4                    
BEULAH                                6.0                    
CENTER 2 N                            6.0                    
FLASHER                               5.0                    
HAZEN 0.4 ESE                         5.0                    
GARRISON 0.4 ESE                      4.5                    
CENTER                                4.0                    
MANDAN                                4.0                    
UNDERWOOD                             3.0                    
HARVEY                                2.5                    
BISMARCK 5 N                          2.0                    
DICKINSON                             2.0                    
GLENBURN 4.4 W                        2.0                    
MINOT 5 WS                            2.0                    
RICHARDTON                            2.0                    
SELFRIDGE                             2.0                    

...NEW MEXICO...
ARROYO SECO 8 NE                     14.0                    
CANJILON 7 E                          5.0                    
DATIL 2.0 W                           1.5                    
SILVER CITY 0.3 WNW                   1.0                    

...NEVADA...
S MOUNT ROSE SKI AREA                10.0                    
GLENBROOK                             9.0                    
INCLINE VILLAGE 1 NE                  9.0                    
DEETH 13 SE                           8.0                    
DENIO 23 E                            8.0                    
PARADISE VALLEY 18 N                  8.0                    
RUBY VALLEY 6 SW                      8.0                    
TUSCARORA 6 W                         8.0                    
CRESCENT VALLEY 15 WSW                7.0                    
JIGGS 12 SE                           7.0                    
DAGGET PASS                           6.0                    
VERDI 1 S                             5.5                    
GARDNERVILLE RANC 3 WSW               4.5                    
GENOA                                 4.0                    

...SOUTH DAKOTA...
HERREID 3.6 ESE                       3.0                    
HIGHMORE 12.4 N                       2.0                    
DE SMET 0.2 SSE                       1.0                    
JAVA 11.5 NNE                         1.0                    

...UTAH...
BRIGHTON CREST                       18.0                    
SOLITUDE                             15.0                    
SNOWBIRD                             14.0                    
ALTA COLLINS                         13.0                    
BIG COTTONWOOD SPRUCES               10.0                    
PROVO CANYON                          9.0                    
SILVER LAKE BRIGHTON                  9.0                    
THE CANYONS                           8.0                    
ALTA                                  6.0                    
PARK CITY                             6.0                    
POWDER MOUNTAIN                       5.0                    
BOUNTIFUL BENCH                       2.3                    
CIRCLEVILLE 0.7 W                     2.1                    

...WYOMING...
ENCAMPMENT 11 SSE                    16.0                    
CENTENNIAL 12 W                       9.0                    
ARLINGTON 10 SSW                      7.5                    
CENTENNIAL 1.1 NNE                    4.1                    
ROCK RIVER 9.6 WSW                    2.1                    

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

...ARIZONA...
MESQUITE 23 ESE                       63                    

...CALIFORNIA...
VOLCAN MOUNTAIN                       82                    
WELDON 11 SE                          81                    
BURNS CANYON                          74                    
HARRISON PARK                         74                    
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...
RED MTN 2 WSW                         97                    
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                    

...IOWA...
SPENCER 3 WNW                         59                    

...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                    
RED ROCK CANYON                       57                    
SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS                    54                    

...OKLAHOMA...
GUYMON 2 W                            59                    

...UTAH...
LA SAL 9 NNW                          63                    


SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE WEST AS THE UPPER LOW MOVES SLOWLY
ACROSS THE REGION. THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...ADDITIONAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 10 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS...ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF UTAH AND
THE CENTRAL ROCKIES. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS RANGING FROM 5 TO 7
INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
NORTHERN ROCKIES AND THE CENTRAL GREAT BASIN. AS FOR PORTIONS OF
ARIZONA AND NEW MEXICO...EXPECT AMOUNTS UP TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW.
MEANWHILE...THE SURFACE LOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE SLOWLY INTO THE
UPPER MIDWEST. AS IT DOES SO...HEAVY SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE
NORTHERN PLAINS THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT AS THE SURFACE LOW BECOMES
STALLED OVER THE REGION. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS RANGING FROM 8 TO 12
INCHES OF SNOW...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS
MUCH OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. IN EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA
AND SOUTH DAKOTA...3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE ONCE THE
PRECIPITATION TYPE CHANGES TO SNOW. THE LOW WILL MOVE EASTWARD
OVER THE GREAT LAKES BY WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH PRECIPITATION
COMING TO AN END OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS. 

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 200 PM MST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.

FANNING




Last Updated: 924 AM EST MON NOV 28 2016