THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 05 FOR NORTHWESTERN STATES TO ROCKIES WINTER
STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
800 AM MST SAT NOV 15 2014
...WINTRY PRECIPITATION MOVING INTO THE GREAT BASIN...CENTRAL
ROCKIES...AND OUT INTO THE NORTHERN/CENTRAL PLAINS...
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN
UTAH...PARTS OF WYOMING...COLORADO...NORTHERN NEW MEXICO...THE
TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES...AS WELL AS A GOOD PORTION OF THE
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PLAINS. WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT
FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE CENTRAL ROCKIES AND INTO NORTHERN
NEW MEXICO.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 700 AM MST...AN ARCTIC FRONTAL BOUNDARY CONTINUED TO ADVANCE
SOUTHWARD INTO THE GREAT BASIN AND ACROSS SOUTHERN WYOMING.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED
THAT LIGHT SNOW CONTINUED TO MOVE SOUTHWARD NEAR AND ALONG THE
ARCTIC FRONT. MEANWHILE...HIGHER LEVEL WESTERLY WINDS AHEAD OF AN
UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH HAD ALREADY CARRIED MOISTURE INTO THE NORTHERN
AND CENTRAL PLAINS WHERE LIGHT TO LOCALLY MODERATE SNOW CONTINUED
TO SPREAD EASTWARD.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM MST THU NOV
13 THROUGH 700 AM MST SAT NOV 15...
...COLORADO...
CRESTED BUTTE 6.2 N 21.5
COAL BANK PASS 21.0
DUNTON 4 E 18.0
LA PLATA 7 WNW 16.5
MOLAS PASS 2 NE 16.5
MONARCH PASS 1 NNW 14.5
ROCKWOOD 6.7 N 13.7
ELK PARK 9 ENE 13.5
OURAY 4 SSE 13.5
RIO GRANDE 14 SSW 13.5
WOLF CREEK PASS 1 SSE 13.0
LA JUNTA 1 NE 12.0
RED MOUNTAIN PASS 4 SSW 12.0
COLORADO SPRINGS 6 SW 11.0
CIMARRON 11.2 S 9.0
VALLECITO 9 NE 9.0
SILVERTON 6 NNW 8.0
LEADVILLE 2 NE 5.7
...IDAHO...
KETCHUM 22 NW 25.7
STANLEY 16 NW 17.3
LOWMAN 9.6 ENE 15.6
BURLEY 18 SE 15.0
MACKAY 37 NE 13.9
GARDEN VALLEY 2.7 NW 12.5
S VICTOR 12.0
CHALLIS 27 NNE 11.2
BOISE 17 NE 10.5
PINE 1 N 10.5
BLACKFOOT 32 E 10.4
CLAYTON 3 W 10.0
MONTPELIER 11 NE 9.2
GARDEN CITY 2 NW 9.0
IDAHO CITY 15 W 9.0
MERIDIAN 2 NW 9.0
POCATELLO 7 S 8.7
OROGRANDE 11 SSE 7.5
SALMON 1 NNW 5.5
ARCO 33 WNW 5.4
GRANGEVILLE 3.0
CANFIELD 5 E 1.0
...NEBRASKA...
VALENTINE 0.7 W 3.7
...NEVADA...
CORRAL CANYON SNOTEL 7.0
SEVENTYSIX CREEK SNOTEL 7.0
FRY CANYON 6.0
BIG CREEK SUMMIT SNOTEL 5.0
...SOUTH DAKOTA...
RAPID CITY 5.4 SW 6.5
HOT SPRINGS 0.5 SSW 4.9
...UTAH...
GARDEN CITY 11 W 9.1
LA SAL SNOTEL 9.0
HEBER CITY 10.1 ESE 4.0
...WYOMING...
MOOSE .4 S 18.0
DANIEL 15.6 WNW 11.0
AFTON 16 S 10.0
THAYNE 4.7 NNE 8.5
CODY 2.4 WSW 8.0
BUFFALO 4.1 SSW 7.0
LOVELL 2.4 SSW 7.0
WILSON 2.6 SSW 6.5
...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...
...WYOMING...
ARLINGTON 5 NW 54
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS
ENDED...
...MONTANA...
RED LODGE 4.7 NNE 12.0
ABSAROKEE 0.6 S 10.0
BIG SKY 22 S 10.0
WEST YELLOWSTONE 4 SW 7.8
ISLAND PARK 25 WNW 6.0
HAMILTON 1 S 2.5
SULA 5 ENE 2.5
...OREGON...
PRINEVILLE 8.4 E 16.5
WHITE SALMON 4 ENE 15.0
MAUPIN 12.0
BLACK BUTTE RANCH 1 S 10.0
CANYON CITY 12 SSW 10.0
SENECA 9 NNW 10.0
SISTERS 2 NNE 9.4
GRANITE 6 ESE 8.0
ODELL 8 SSW 8.0
SE COVE 8.0
TERREBONNE 9 NW 8.0
BEND 7.0
HOOD RIVER 7.0
LA GRANDE 1 S 7.0
MADRAS 7.0
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT
HAS ENDED...
...OREGON...
BALD MOUNTAIN 2.00
EUGENE 5 S 0.50
DALLAS 0.40
SUMMIT 1 NW 0.40
BLODGETT 0.38
GRESHAM 0.25
AS THE ARCTIC FRONT CONTINUES TO PUSH SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE WESTERN
AND SOUTHWESTERN U.S. OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS...ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL
AMOUNTS SHOULD RANGE FROM A FEW INCHES IN PARTS OF THE GREAT BASIN
TO POSSIBLY A FOOT IN THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS IN COLORADO AND
NORTHERN NEW MEXICO THROUGH SUNDAY. THE SNOW WILL ALSO SPREAD
EASTWARD ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PLAINS WHERE 1 TO LOCALLY
7 INCHES OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED DURING THE WEEKEND.
THIS WILL BE THE LAST STORM SUMMARY ISSUED BY THE WEATHER
PREDICTION CENTER FOR THIS EVENT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
KONG
Last Updated: 1011 AM EST SAT NOV 15 2014