The Weather Prediction Center
College Park, MD
Storm Summary Message
Storm Summary Number 8 for Major Pacific Coast to High Plains
Storm System
NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD
700 PM PST Wed Dec 14 2022
...Winter storm continues tracking through Northern Plains and
Midwest, with a multitude of weather hazards occurring across a
large swath of the nation...
Blizzard Warnings are in effect for portions of 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 the interior
Northeast and New England.
High Wind Warnings are in effect for southeastern Wyoming.
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 600 PM PST...A potent storm system continued to track
northeastward across the central Plains, with the main low
analyzed with a central pressure of 1000 mb (29.53 in Hg) along
the Nebraska and Iowa border. An occluded boundary extended
southeastward from the low across the upper Midwest, before
connecting to the triple point over eastern Iowa. A warm frontal
boundary stretched southeastward from the triple point through the
lower Midwest and Ohio Valley, 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 Montana eastward through the northern High
Plains, while a more compact area of snow was located in Wisconsin
on the northern extent of the main axis of heavier precipitation
extending from the upper Midwest southward to the Gulf Coast. A
transition zone consisting of mixed precipitation and freezing
rain was located in central Wisconsin, while moderate to heavy
rainfall was also falling along a north-south axis extending from
the Midwest southward through the Mississippi Valley, and eastward
into the Mid-Atlantic.
...Selected preliminary Storm Total Snowfall in inches from 700 AM
PST Tue Dec 11 through 600 PM PST Mon Dec 14...
...COLORADO...
DOUGLAS PASS 13.0
ILIFF 10.0
STONER 5 E 10.0
COAL BANK PASS 9.0
SILVERTON .3 WSW 3.5
DURANGO 1 SSW 3.0
...KANSAS...
MCDONALD 5 SE 1.5
SAINT FRANCIS 1.0
...MINNESOTA...
FINLAND 15.5
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
...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
...NEBRASKA...
CHADRON 14 NE 24.0
HAY SPRINGS 15.0
ALLIANCE 12.0
RUSHVILLE 12.0
VALENTINE 11.8
GORDON 6 NE 7.0
HAIGLER 3.0
...NORTH DAKOTA...
HURDSFIELD 15.5
LUVERNE 15.0
LISBON 14.0
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...
DELTA 5 WNW 9.5
POPLAR 8.0
COZY CORNER 7.0
MAPLE 3 N 7.0
GRANTSBURG 1 SSW 4.0
SUPERIOR 3 WSW 2.0
...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 Freezing Rain ice amounts in
inches from 700 AM PST Tue Dec 11 through 600 PM PST Mon Dec 14...
...IOWA...
MELVIN 0.25
SANBORN 0.25
LINN GROVE 0.20
HULL 0.13
...NORTH DAKOTA...
LITCHVILLE 0.40
BRAMPTON 2 S 0.25
ENGLEVALE 6 N 0.25
...WISCONSIN...
CHIEF LAKE 5 ENE 0.30
DORCHESTER 0.20
MARSHFIELD 0.20
S PLOVER 0.20
STETSONVILLE 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
...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...
RAPID CITY AIRPORT 61
MUD BUTTE 1 ENE 58
BOX ELDER 1 W 57
WITTEN 4 SSE 53
...OREGON...
PILOT ROCK 9 S 80
TALENT 2 NE 50
...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
...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
...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
...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...
...MINNESOTA...
TROSKY 0.88
PONSFORD 0.50
SLAYTON 0.50
ALEXANDRIA 2 SSW 0.38
WRENSHALL 0.30
VERGAS 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
Scattered light to moderate snow is forecast to continue across
Montana and the northern High Plains overnight, with an additional
few inches of snow expected, before snowfall rates intensify on
Friday as a secondary low forms over Great Lakes region and
retrogrades westward. Additional accumulations of up to 1 foot is
expected across the region, with locally higher amounts possible,
especially along the northeastern shores of Minnesota, where
onshore flow and orographic lift may lead to snow totals exceeding
2 feet. Light freezing rain accretions will also be possible
across north-central Wisconsin and Michigan during the overnight
hours with up to 0.1" possible. On Friday, impacts are forecast to
spread eastward as a secondary low pressure tracks across the
Southeast and moves northeastward along the East Coast, bringing
winter impacts to interior portions of the Mid-Atlantic and
Northeast. Potentially significant freezing rain accretions of
0.5"+ are currently forecast along an axis extending from northern
Virginia and far western Maryland northward across west-central
Pennsylvania. Further north, temperature profiles will be cold
enough to support accumulating snow across the interior Northeast
and New England, with snowfall accumulations up to 12-24" possible
through the weekend. 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 700 AM PST. Please refer to your local National Weather
Service office for additional information on this event.
Russell
Last Updated: 1009 PM EST WED DEC 14 2022