The Weather Prediction Center
College Park, MD
Storm Summary Message
Storm Summary Number 5 for West Coast and Great Basin Heavy Snow
and Wind
NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD
700 AM PST Sun Mar 03 2024
...Heavy snow and high winds continue atop the California
Cascades, Sierra Nevada, and Central Rockies...
Winter Storm Warnings are in effect across the California Coastal
Range, Shastas, and Sierra Nevada. Additional Winter Storm
Warnings are in effect across the Wasatch and Central Rockies.
Blizzard Warnings are in effect across the central Sierra Nevada
and eastern Nevada state.
High Wind Warnings and Advisories are in effect across portions of
the Colorado Plateau.
For a detailed graphical depiction of the latest watches, warnings
and advisories, please see www.weather.gov
At 600 AM PST...Radar mosaic imagery depicts scattered moderate to
heavy mountain snowfall and low elevation showers across portions
of California, Pacific Northwest, and Great Basin. Gusty winds
continue across the region per recent surface observations.
...Selected preliminary Storm Total Snowfall in inches from 700 AM
PST Thu Feb 28 through 600 AM PST Sun Mar 03...
...CALIFORNIA...
KINGVALE 42.0
SIERRA SNOW LAB 39.8
TWIN BRIDGES 3 ESE 35.0
DIAMOND PEAK SKI 30.0
TRUCKEE 4 W 30.0
NE CARNELIAN BAY 28.0
RUTH 2 WNW 16.0
...IDAHO...
VICTOR 26.0
DRIGGS 4 S 25.0
INKOM 4 SSE 22.0
POCATELLO 3 W 14.0
KETCHUM 13.4
BONE 12.0
IDAHO FALLS 4 S 12.0
...MONTANA...
COOKE CITY 3 N 48.0
EMIGRANT 28.0
...NEVADA...
MT ROSE SKI BASE 32.0
DIAMOND ROSE SKI BASE 30.0
BERRY CREEK SNOTEL 17.0
RENO 11.0
STEAD WASHOE 10.5
...OREGON...
RUCH 6.0
SISTERS 2 WNW 4.0
...WASHINGTON...
STEVENS PASS 36.0
WHITE SALMON 18 N 5.6
...WYOMING...
TETON VILLAGE 22.5
WILSON 22.0
JACKSON .3 ENE 17.8
...Selected preliminary Storm Total Rainfall in inches from 700 AM
PST Thu Feb 28 through 600 AM PST Sun Mar 03...
...CALIFORNIA...
HONEYDEW 6.47
SOMERSET 5.63
RUTH 5.32
WHITETHORN 4.13
SMITH RIVER 3.67
CRESCENT CITY 3.43
...OREGON...
TILAMOOK 6.07
DEADWOOD 5.79
BLACHLY 5.27
ALSEA 4.35
PHILOMATH 4.33
NORTH BEND 4.10
O'BRIEN 3.83
CORVALIS 3.28
EUGENE 2.47
PORTAND 2.01
...WASHINGTON...
SUQUAMISH 5.36
HOODSPORT 4.78
OLYMPIA 4.46
QUINOLT 4.30
GRAYS RIVER 3.49
SEABECK 2.87
...Selected preliminary Peak Wind gusts in miles per hour earlier
in the event...
...ARIZONA...
SPRINGERVILLE AIRPORT 61
WINDSLOW AIRPORT 56
...CALIFORNIA...
PALISADES TAHOE SKI BASE 145 REPORTED AT 8700FT
SAGEHEN CREEK FIELD STATION 138
MAMMOTH MTN 1.7 S 114
HEAVENLY SKI SUMM 1 NNW 96
WALKER 4 SSW 80
LOS ANGELES 78
...MONTANA...
BYNUM 14 W 76
...NEVADA...
SMITH 5 N 99
CARDIFF PEAK 98
CORRAL CANYON SNOTEL 5 NE 82
LAMANCE CREEK SNOTEL 4 S 78
HAWTHORNE 6 NW 75
...OREGON...
CATNIP MOUNTAIN 75
WAGONTIRE 6 N 75
...UTAH...
SUNDANCE 80
PARK CITY 78
Substantial distruptions to daily life and travel will continue
atop the Sierra Nevada today as dangerous blizzard conditions
continue, with an additional 1-2 feet of snowfall expected through
tomorrow morning. Avalanches are increasingly likely in the Sierra
Nevadas as additional snowfall piles up. East of the Sierra,
hazardous wind will continue today across the Colorado Plateau,
where wind gusts could exceed 75 mph. Another sysem (albiet less
extreme) will bring additional heavy snowfall beginning tomorrow
to parts of Northern CA, the Sierra, and the Cascades.
The next Storm Summary will be issued by the Weather Prediction
Center at 700 PM PST. Please refer to your local National Weather
Service office for additional information on this event.
Asherman
Last Updated: 1000 AM EST SUN MAR 03 2024