The Weather Prediction Center
College Park, MD
Storm Summary Message
Storm Summary Number 9 for Major Pacific Coast to High Plains
Storm System
NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD
900 AM CST Thu Dec 15 2022
...Winter storm continues tracking through Northern Plains and
Midwest, bringing a wide variety of weather conditions from the
Northern Plains to the Mid-Atlantic...
Blizzard Warnings are in effect for the northern High Plains and
extreme northeastern Minnesota.
Winter Storm Warnings are in effect over portions of the northern
High Plains, upper Midwest, and the interior Northeast.
Ice Storm Warnings are in effect for portions of the central
Appalachians.
Winter Storm Watches are in effect for portions of upper New
England and western New York.
Winter Weather Advisories are in effect for portions of the
Intermountain West, northern Plains, upper Midwest, Appalachian
Mountains, and interior Northeast.
For a detailed graphical depiction of the latest watches, warnings
and advisories, please see www.weather.gov
At 800 AM CST...A potent storm system continues to track
northeastward across the central Plains, with the main low
analyzed with a central pressure of 993 mb (29.32 in Hg) in
southwestern Wisconsin. An occluded boundary extends southeastward
from the low across the upper Midwest, before connecting to the
triple point over Ohio. A warm frontal boundary stretched
southeastward from the triple point through the Ohio Valley and
banked up to the Appalachians, while a cold front extended
southward through the lower Mississippi Valley. A secondary
low-pressure system was analyzed in Tennessee with a central
pressure of 1000mb (29.53 in Hg). Current surface observations and
RADAR depicted scattered light to moderate snow on the backside of
the low, extending from the Dakotas through Minnesota and the
Upper Midwest, with a more compact area of snow located in
Wisconsin on the northern extent of the main axis of heavier
precipitation extending from the upper Midwest southward to the
Southeast. A transition zone consisting of mixed precipitation and
freezing rain was located on an axis stretching from northeastern
Michigan southeastward through the eastern two-thirds of the
state, and stretching southward through portions of the
Appalachian Mountains. In addition, moderate to heavy rainfall was
also falling along a north-south axis extending from the
Pennsylvania southward through the Ohio Valley and East Coast,
excluding higher elevations in the Appalachians.
...Selected preliminary Storm Total Snowfall in inches from 700 AM
CST Tue Dec 11 through 800 AM CST Mon Dec 14...
...MINNESOTA...
FINLAND 15.5
CLOQUET 3 N 15.0
TWO HARBORS 7 NNW 14.5
PROCTOR 1 NNW 14.0
TWIG 5 E 13.0
CROOKSTON 12.0
LONG PRAIRIE 2 SW 6.8
RICE LAKE 5 NE 6.0
BRAINERD 1 SW 5.8
...NEBRASKA...
CHADRON 14 NE 24.0
HAY SPRINGS 15.0
LISCO 13.0
ALLIANCE 12.0
RUSHVILLE 12.0
VALENTINE 11.8
GORDON 6 NE 7.0
HAIGLER 3.0
...NORTH DAKOTA...
HURDSFIELD 15.5
LISBON 15.5
LUVERNE 15.0
BISMARCK 3 SSE 13.4
VALLEY CITY 12.0
KATHYRN 10.0
OAKES 9.0
SYKESTON 9.0
ENDERLIN 8.0
...SOUTH DAKOTA...
DEADWOOD 1 S 36.0
CHEYENNE CROSSING 30.0
NORRIS 5 ESE 25.2
DOWNTOWN SPEARFISH 25.0
VETAL 18.0
INTERIOR 8 SE 15.0
...WISCONSIN...
MAPLE 1 WSW 16.6
WASHBURN 2 NNW 12.0
DELTA 5 WNW 9.5
POPLAR 8.0
COZY CORNER 7.0
GRANTSBURG 1 SSW 4.0
SUPERIOR 3 WSW 2.0
...Selected preliminary Storm Total Freezing Rain ice amounts in
inches from 700 AM CST Tue Dec 11 through 800 AM CST Mon Dec 14...
...MARYLAND...
GRANTSVILLE 5 W 0.25
LA VALE 0.25
MCHENRY 0.25
BOONSBORO 2 NNE 0.10
WATERSVILLE 1 N 0.10
DAMASCUS 1 S 0.08
...NEW YORK...
FRANKLINVILLE 0.10
GERRY 0.10
...PENNSYLVANIA...
SABILLASVILLE MD 2 NNW 0.15
ALTOONA APT 0.05
...VIRGINIA...
STRINGTOWN 1 SSE 0.15
LINDEN 3 W 0.13
...WEST VIRGINIA...
HARTSMANVILLE 3 N 0.25
MOUNT STORM 0.25
DAVIS 3 SE 0.10
...Selected preliminary Peak Wind gusts in miles per hour earlier
in the event...
...CALIFORNIA...
HEAVENLY SKI SUMMIT 1 NNW 103
MAMMOTH MOUNTAIN SKI 98
WALKER 4 SSW 93
ANTELOPE LAKE 5 NNW 92
AGUA DULCE 6 NE 89
CRESTLINE 2 NNE 84
BIG PINES 4 NNW 80
SAN LUIS OBISPO 4 NE 80
LYTLE CREEK 7 NNE 77
FT DICK 5 SE 60
KNEELAND 2 ESE 57
HIGHLANDS 1 SW 40
...COLORADO...
HOLYOKE 8 S 63
BURLINGTON 4 S 62
BUCKEYE 3 ESE 59
VIRGINIA DALE 57
...KANSAS...
RUSSELL AIRPORT 62
GOODLAND 1 NE 60
ATWOOD 2 N 51
...MICHIGAN...
MACKINAW CITY 57
ROSCOMMON COUNTY APT 54
TRAVERSE CITY 45
SAULT STE MARIE 40
...MONTANA...
BIG SKY 6 WSW 67
EMIGRANT 10.7 W 66
LIVINGSTON 2 WSW 63
LIMA 4 NE 57
...NEVADA...
WASHOE CITY 4 NNW 76
GREAT BASIN NP 3 WSW 75
MT. CHARLESTON 6 NE 75
STEAD 2 WSW 73
SPARKS 3 SSW 66
GARDENVILLE RANCH 3 WSW 65
...NEW MEXICO...
BINGHAM 10 S 67
VAUGHN 11 SE 66
BOSQUE DEL APACHE 21 SE 64
CLINES CORNERS 1 S 59
...NORTH DAKOTA...
MUD BUTTE 1 ENE 58
BOX ELDER 1 W 57
WITTEN 4 SSE 53
...OREGON...
PILOT ROCK 9 S 80
TALENT 2 NE 50
...SOUTH DAKOTA...
SCENIC 3 NNW 57
RAPID CITY APT 56
LEAD 1 E 55
MISSION 15 SSE 54
BUFFALO 1 N 52
...UTAH...
LOFTY LAKE PEAK 81
CENTRAL WASATCH PEAKS 79
REYNOLDS PEAK 75
SIGNAL PEAK 69
CEDAR CITY 62
MONUMENT PEAK 60
...Selected preliminary Storm Total Snowfall in inches where the
event has ended...
...ARIZONA...
MORENCI 46 N 13.0
THATCHER 12 SW 12.0
MORMON LAKE 10.0
FOREST LAKES 9.0
GREER 6 WSW 8.0
NWS FLAGSTAFF 5.6
PRESCOTT 3.0
...CALIFORNIA...
SIERRA AT TAHOE 70.0
SODA SPRINGS 2 ENE 60.0
TWIN BRIDGES 2 ESE 48.0
TAHOE-DONNER 46.0
PALISADES TAHOE SKI BASE 44.0
PINECREST 2 E 39.0
MAMMOTH MOUNTAIN SKI BASE 30.0
ASPENDELL 24.5
MT. SHASTA SKI PARK 21.0
WEED 2 SSW 18.0
CARRVILLE 14 N 10.0
...COLORADO...
DOUGLAS PASS 14.5
ILIFF 10.0
STONER 5 E 10.0
COAL BANK PASS 9.0
SILVERTON .3 WSW 3.5
DURANGO 1 SSW 3.0
...IDAHO...
KETCHUM 1 SSE 36.0
SUN VALLEY 2 SW 26.3
HAILEY 1 WNW 20.4
BELLEVUE 18.8
FEATHERVILLE 14.0
HOWE 13.5
BOISE 16 NNE 13.0
DOVER 2 WNW 10.2
...KANSAS...
MCDONALD 5 SE 1.5
SAINT FRANCIS 1.0
...MONTANA...
BROADUS 14 SSE 14.0
ASHLAND 11.0
RED LODGE 1 S 6.0
EKALAKA 4.5
GREAT FALLS 2 WNW 4.0
PLEVNA 4.0
DIXON 3.0
MISSOULA 4.4 W 3.0
...NEVADA...
MT. ROSE SKI BASE 48.0
SKY TAVERN 43.0
DIAMOND PEAK SKI BASE 42.0
INCLINE VILLAGE 1 NNW 38.0
ZEPHYR COVE 30.0
VIRGINIA CITY 3 NNW 21.0
RENO 4 SW 12.0
...NEW MEXICO...
ENSENADA 3 ENE 6.0
MOGOLLON 6 ESE 5.0
PAJARITO MOUNTAIN 1 NNE 4.0
EDGEWOOD 6.1 NW 3.3
...OREGON...
REDMOND 8 ESE 10.5
MT. ASHLAND SKI ROAD 8.0
BEND 6.0
LA PINE 5 NNW 5.0
E DIAMOND LAKE SUMMIT 4.0
...UTAH...
ALTA 31.0
BRIGHTON 30.0
POWDER MOUNTAIN 13.0
SALT LAKE CITY 13.0
LOGAN 11.0
...WASHINGTON...
FORTY-NINE DEGREES NORTH 22.0
LEAVENWORTH 2 SSW 20.5
TROUT LAKE 1 SSW 17.5
MALOTT 7 WNW 17.0
WAUCONDA 12 S 9.0
FIVE MILE 7 NW 8.8
YAKIMA 2 ENE 5.0
...WYOMING...
HULETT 4 NW 26.0
BUFFALO 27 WNW 19.0
DEER CREEK 16 SSW 18.0
JACK CREEK CAMPGROUND 2 NW 15.0
RIVERTON 6 WNW 10.6
TETON VILLAGE 3 WNW 6.0
JACKSON 5.3 NW 5.0
LARAMIE 3.5
...Selected preliminary Storm Total Rainfall in inches where the
event has ended...
...CALIFORNIA...
LOS GATOS 7.01
INTERLAKEN 4.4 NE 6.63
HONEYDEW 2 SSE 5.39
FIDDLETOWN 3.5 SE 5.10
VOLCANO 3.7 N 4.87
OJAI 5.9 E 4.76
BUCKS LAKE 1 NW 4.44
BOULDER CREEK 3 NW 4.38
EBBETTS PASS 4.30
CITRUS HEIGHTS 3.73
WOODLAND 3.62
ARNOLD 3.48
STRAWBERRY VALLEY 3.48
LA CRESCENTA-MONTROSE 1.2 SW 3.34
DOWNIEVILLE 3.33
SOUTH PASADENA 0.9 SSW 1.92
...OREGON...
GOLD BEACH 3.00
SELMA 2.33
...Selected preliminary Storm Total Freezing Rain ice amounts in
inches where the event has ended...
...IOWA...
MELVIN 0.25
SANBORN 0.25
LINN GROVE 0.20
HULL 0.13
...MINNESOTA...
TROSKY 0.88
PONSFORD 0.50
SLAYTON 0.50
ALEXANDRIA 2 SSW 0.38
WRENSHALL 0.30
VERGAS 0.25
...NORTH DAKOTA...
LITCHVILLE 0.40
BRAMPTON 2 S 0.25
ENGLEVALE 6 N 0.25
...SOUTH DAKOTA...
ORLAND 3 E 1.00
CLARK 2 E 0.50
PARKER 0.50
WEBSTER 0.5 W 0.50
WILLOW LAKE 0.50
SIOUX FALLS 3 ESE 0.25
MADISON LAKE 0.13
BROOKINGS 1 S 0.10
LENNOX 0.10
ROWENA 4 WNW 0.10
...WISCONSIN...
CHIEF LAKE 5 ENE 0.30
DORCHESTER 0.20
MARSHFIELD 0.20
S PLOVER 0.20
STETSONVILLE 0.10
Scattered light to moderate snow is forecast to continue across
the northern High Plains today, with an additional few inches of
snow expected as rates intensify on Friday as due to a secondary
low that forms over Great Lakes region and retrogrades westward.
Additional accumulations of 3-6 inches are expected across the
region, with locally higher amounts possible. Winter-related
impacts from this storm have and continue to spread northeastward
into the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast as an additional secondary low
forms across the Southeast. This low will move northeastward along
the East Coast, bringing plentiful moisture and winter impacts
where temperature profiles allow to interior portions of the
Mid-Atlantic and Northeast. Additional freezing rain accretions of
0.25"+ are currently forecast along a narrow portion of Maryland
and West Virginia, with a much more broad region stretching from
near Buffalo, NY through the Appalachian Mountains of West
Virginia and northern Virginia expected to accumulate 0.1"+ inches
of ice. Further north, temperature profiles will be cold enough to
support accumulating snow across the interior Northeast and New
England, with a wide range of snowfall accumulations up to 12-24"
possible through the weekend, with the highest totals expected in
the higher elevations of upstate New York and New England. As a
result of multiple days of snow, blowing snow, and freezing rain
across a broad swath of the country, travel may become dangerous
or impossible at times, so be sure to refer to WPC or your local
NWS office to access the latest forecasts and learn about
potential impacts to your area.
The next Storm Summary will be issued by the Weather Prediction
Center at 900 PM CST. Please refer to your local National Weather
Service office for additional information on this event.
Genz
Last Updated: 1008 AM EST THU DEC 15 2022