THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 06 FOR WESTERN U.S. TO NORTHERN PLAINS WINTER
STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
900 PM CST MON NOV 28 2016

...SNOW FALLING ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE WEST AND MUCH OF
THE NORTHERN PLAINS... 

WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
ACROSS MUCH OF THE ROCKIES...HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE CENTRAL GREAT
BASIN...MUCH OF THE NORTHERN PLAINS...AND THE NORTHWESTERN CENTRAL
PLAINS.

WIND ADVISORIES AND HIGH WIND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN
NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA...SCATTERED THROUGHOUT THE
INTERMOUNTAIN WEST AND HIGH PLAINS...AND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

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

AT 800 PM CST...AN UPPER LEVEL LOW WAS LOCATED IN THE NORTHERN
PLAINS...WITH ADDITIONAL UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES DIVING INTO THE
WESTERN U.S. A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE
OF 977 MB...28.85 INCHES...WAS LOCATED ABOUT 40 MILES SOUTH OF
FARGO...NORTH DAKOTA. AN OCCLUDED FRONT WRAPPED AROUND THIS
LOW...WITH A COLD FRONT EXTENDING SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR AND SURFACE
OBSERVATIONS INDICATED LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW FALLING ACROSS THE
HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST. MODERATE SNOW WAS
ALSO OCCURRING ACROSS MUCH OF THE DAKOTAS AND EASTERN
MONTANA...WITH A MIX OF SNOW AND RAIN IN EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND
WESTERN MINNESOTA. FARTHER EAST...MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WAS
OBSERVED ACROSS THE UPPER GREAT LAKES...OHIO AND TENNESSEE
VALLEYS...AND INTO THE SOUTHEAST.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 500 AM CST SAT NOV
26 THROUGH 800 PM CST MON NOV 28...

...ARIZONA...
FOREST LAKES 1 E                      6.0                    
FLAGSTAFF 7.1 SSW                     5.2                    
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                    
GRANT GROVE                          16.0                    
PINECREST 2 E                        16.0                    
CARSON PASS 4 WSW                    14.0                    
MAMMOTH LAKES 4 W                    14.0                    
KINGS BEACH 5 WNW                    13.0                    
LAKE WISHON 12 ENE                   13.0                    
TRUCKEE 2 N                          13.0                    
ALPINE MEADOWS 2 NW                  12.0                    

...COLORADO...
REDSTONE 4 SW                        16.0                    
MOUNT CRESTED BUT 4 NNW              15.0                    
WOLF CREEK PASS 1 SE                 12.0                    
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS 9 ENE              11.3                    
GRAND MESA 2 NE                      10.0                    
ELK PARK 6 WNW                        8.5                    
LEADVILLE 2 NE                        8.2                    
MONARCH PASS 1 NNW                    8.0                    
TELLURIDE                             8.0                    
RABBIT EARS PASS 1 NNE                7.5                    
RED MTN 1 W                           7.5                    
SPICER 9 SSE                          7.5                    
DOUGLAS PASS                          7.0                    
TINCUP 9 WNW                          7.0                    
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                    

...IDAHO...
IDAHO FALLS 38 E                      6.8                    
BURLEY 18 SE                          5.6                    
KETCHUM 22 NW                         4.6                    
ALBION 6 SE                           4.0                    
MAGIC MOUNTAIN SKI AREA               4.0                    
MARYSVILLE                            4.0                    
DRIGGS 3 NNE                          1.0                    

...MONTANA...
BIG SKY 6 WSW                         7.0                    
PONY 5 SW                             4.0                    
WEST YELLOWSTONE 5 S                  4.0                    
NYE 14 W                              2.0                    

...NORTH DAKOTA...
HANNOVER                             13.0                    
NEW TOWN                             12.5                    
STANTON                              11.0                    
DICKINSON                            10.0                    
BEULAH 1 S                            9.0                    
BISMARCK                              8.0                    
COLEHARBOR                            7.5                    
MINOT                                 7.5                    
MANDAN                                7.0                    
WILTON 0.2 SSW                        6.9                    
HAZEN                                 6.5                    
SAINT ANTHONY 6 E                     6.5                    
NEW SALEM 5 NW                        6.3                    
CENTER 2 N                            6.0                    
DUNN CENTER 1 E                       6.0                    
KILLDEER                              6.0                    
WISHEK                                6.0                    
GLEN ULLIN                            5.2                    
FLASHER                               5.0                    
LINTON                                5.0                    

...NEW MEXICO...
ARROYO SECO 8 NE                     14.0                    
BLUEWATER LAKE 11 WSW                 6.0                    
CUBA 13 ESE                           6.0                    
JEMEZ SPRINGS 11 N                    6.0                    
CANJILON 7 E                          5.0                    
CHAMA 2 N                             5.0                    
RAMAH                                 5.0                    
EL MORRO 5 E                          4.6                    
OMEGA 8 NNE                           4.0                    
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...
DUPREE                                3.0                    
HERREID 3.6 ESE                       3.0                    
HERREID 4 ESE                         3.0                    
MOBRIDGE                              2.5                    
SELBY                                 2.1                    
HIGHMORE 12.4 N                       2.0                    
LEMMON                                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...
JACKSON HOLE                         19.0                    
JACKSON 9.9 NNW                      17.0                    
COMMISSARY RIDGE                     16.0                    
ENCAMPMENT 11 SSE                    16.0                    
GRAND TARGHEE - CHIEF                14.0                    
ELK MOUNTAIN 21 SSE                  12.0                    
MORAN JUNCTION 8 NNE                 12.0                    
ENCAMPMENT 8 WSW                     10.5                    
CENTENNIAL 12 W                       9.0                    
DRIGGS 32 NNE                         7.6                    
ARLINGTON 10 SSW                      7.5                    
WHISKEY PARK                          7.2                    
SNOW KING                             7.0                    
THAYNE 17.2 E                         7.0                    
SANDSTONE RANGER STATIO               6.5                    
TOGWOTEE MOUNTAIN LODGE               6.1                    
DUBOIS 25 NW                          5.0                    
CENTENNIAL 1.1 NNE                    4.1                    
SARATOGA 24 W                         4.0                    

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

...ARIZONA...
MESQUITE 23 ESE                       63                    

...CALIFORNIA...
JULIAN 2 NNE                          82                    
VOLCAN MOUNTAIN                       82                    
WELDON 11 SE                          81                    
BURNS CANYON                          74                    
HARRISON PARK                         74                    
PINE VALLEY 6 NNW                     68                    
INDIAN WELLS VALL 7 WNW               67                    
AGUANGA 7 SSW                         62                    
BORREGO SPRINGS 8 W                   58                    
OYNX 15 NNE                           58                    
CABAZON 7 ENE                         56                    
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                    
MANITOU SPRINGS 3 ENE                 52                    
COLORADO SPRINGS 1 NW                 51                    
ESCALANTE FORKS 7 E                   51                    
SEIBERT                               51                    
HOTCHKISS 3 NNW                       50                    

...IOWA...
SPENCER 3 WNW                         59                    

...KANSAS...
GOODLAND                              51                    
ATWOOD 2 N                            50                    
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                    

...SOUTH DAKOTA...
DOWNTOWN RAPID CITY 1 E               61                    
WICKSVILLE 3 E                        58                    
RAPID CITY AIRPORT                    55                    
BUFFALO 1 N                           52                    
RED ELM 9 WSW                         50                    
FAITH 1 NNE                           40                    

...TEXAS...
BOOTLEG 11 WNW                        58                    

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

...WYOMING...
BUFORD                                54                    
ARLINGTON 1 NNW                       51                    
CHUGWATER 8 S                         51                    
W ROCK RIVER                          50                    


SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE WEST AS THE UPPER LOW MOVES SLOWLY
ACROSS THE REGION...BUT WILL DIMINISH IN COVERAGE MONDAY NIGHT.
THROUGH TONIGHT...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES OF
SNOW ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE
ROCKIES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY IN
WESTERN COLORADO. MEANWHILE...THE SURFACE LOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE
SLOWLY INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST. WEST OF THE SURFACE LOW...HEAVY
SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS THROUGH TUESDAY
NIGHT. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES WILL BE
POSSIBLE FOR MUCH OF NORTH DAKOTA...WITH SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 6
INCHES ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE NORTHERN PLAINS. BY WEDNESDAY
MORNING...THE INTENSITY OF SNOWFALL WILL DECREASE ACROSS THE
NORTHERN PLAINS AS THE SURFACE LOW WEAKENS AND STAYS PUT IN THE
UPPER MIDWEST. 

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 300 AM CST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.

TATE




Last Updated: 950 PM EST MON NOV 28 2016