THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 01 FOR ROCKIES TO UPPER MIDWEST WINTER STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
300 PM CST SUN JAN 21 2018
...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW LOCATED IN PORTIONS OF THE ROCKIES IS
SPREADING INTO THE PLAINS...
BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL PLAINS
AND THE UPPER MIDWEST.
WINTER STORM WARNINGS...WATCHES...AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES
ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL
ROCKIES...NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PLAINS... MISSISSIPPI VALLEY...AND
UPPER GREAT LAKES.
HIGH WIND WARNINGS AND WIND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR NEW
MEXICO AND PORTIONS OF TEXAS.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 200 PM CST...A SURFACE LOW WITH A CENTRAL PRSSURE OF 1000 MB OR
29.53 INCHES WAS LOCATED NEAR WICHITA...KANSAS. FROM THIS LOW...A
WARM FRONT EXTENDED NORTHEASTWARD INTO THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY AND OHIO VALLEY...WHILE A COLD FRONT STRETCHED SOUTHWARD
THROUGH THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. ANOTHER SURFACE LOW WITH A CENTRAL
PRESSURE OF 1000 MB OR 29.53 INCHES WAS PRESENT NEAR
DALHART...TEXAS. WEST AND NORTH OF THESE LOWS...NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED
GENERALLY MODERATE SNOW WITH POCKETS OF HEAVY SNOW OCCURRING IN
THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN ROCKIES AND CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS. MODERATE
SNOW WAS FALLING IN PORTIONS OF SOUTH DAKOTA AND INTO WESTERN
MINNESOTA AS WELL. SOME MIXED PRECIPITATION WAS OCCURRING IN PARTS
OF THE CENTRAL PLAINS SOUTH OF WHERE THE SNOW WAS FALLING.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 600 PM CST FRI JAN
19 THROUGH 200 PM CST SUN JAN 21...
...COLORADO...
WOLF CREEK PASS 18.0
DOUGLAS PASS 16.0
ELDORADO SPRINGS 4 WSW 12.0
MOLAS PASS 11.0
EVERGREEN 5 NW 10.8
RICO 10.5
TELLURIDE 2 SSW 10.0
BOULDER 3.5 S 5.5
GRAND JUNCTION 4.1 ENE 4.5
DENVER 3 SE 4.0
...NEBRASKA...
CHADRON 11 SE 5.0
OSHKOSH 10 NE 1.0
...NEW MEXICO...
LLANO LARGO 5 SSE 5.0
AMALIA 11 ENE 4.0
CANJILON 7 E 4.0
CHAMA 5 NW 4.0
...SOUTH DAKOTA...
EDGEMONT 6 NNW 11.0
HOT SPRINGS 8.5
FOLSOM 4 SE 8.0
SCENIC 8 NE 8.0
RAPID CITY 4 S 3.0
...WYOMING...
GLENDO 12.0
LUSK 10 N 12.0
ENCAMPMENT 10 WSW 9.6
BURGESS JUNCTION 17 SE 8.0
VEDAUWOO 3 S 8.0
CHEYENNE 7.0
TORRINGTON 9 S 7.0
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
600 PM CST FRI JAN 19 THROUGH 200 PM CST SUN JAN 21...
...KANSAS...
ST FRANCIS 1 E 0.38
GOODLAND 1 N 0.10
...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...
...NEW MEXICO...
CARLSBAD 4 SW 51
...TEXAS...
PINE SPRINGS 2 N 79
FORT DAVIS 10 NNW 63
ODONNELL 1 N 59
WELCH 58
MIDLAND 8 SW 57
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS
ENDED...
...ARIZONA...
FOREST LAKES 1 E 11.0
HEBER-OVERGAARD 6.5
FLAGSTAFF 5.6
MCNARY 4 NW 4.7
SOUTH RIM 4.0
PRESCOTT 3.0
...IDAHO...
PRESTON 20 NE 9.1
ISLAND PARK 8 NW 8.4
...MONTANA...
COOKE CITY 12.0
NYE 14 W 10.0
WILSALL 13 ENE 8.0
...NEVADA...
ELY 18.8
RUTH 14.0
HEAVENLY VALLEY 12.0
PIOCHE 8.0
...UTAH...
MANILA 17 ESE 17.5
SUMMIT PARK 14.0
SANDY 12.0
SALT LAKE CITY 11.0
THE EASTERN SURFACE LOW IS EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN AND TRACK
NORTHEASTWARD OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS...MOVING THROUGH THE
PLAINS AND MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND INTO THE UPPER GREAT
LAKES. AS IT MOVES...HEAVY SNOW IS FORECAST TO THE WEST AND NORTH
OF THE LOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW OF 8 TO 18 INCHES IS POSSIBLE IN A
SWATH FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS AND PORTIONS OF THE MIDDLE AND UPPER
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...AND INTO THE UPPER
PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN THROUGH TUESDAY. IN COMBINATION WITH STRONG
WINDS...THIS WILL LEAD TO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FOR SOME LOCATIONS.
ADDITIONALLY...FREEZING RAIN IS A THREAT WITH THIS WINTER
STORM...WITH ACCUMULATING FREEZING RAIN POSSIBLE SOUTH OF THE
HEAVY SNOW AREA IN THE CENTRAL PLAINS TO MISSISSIPPI VALLEY
THROUGH MONDAY. HOWEVER...THE BETTER CHANCE FOR ACCUMULATING
FREEZING RAIN WILL BE FOR PARTS OF THE NORTHEAST BEGINNING
MONDAY...WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF A TENTH TO A QUARTER INCH
POSSIBLE...PARTICULARLY FOR NEW HAMPSHIRE AND MAINE.
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.
TATE
Last Updated: 356 PM EST SUN JAN 21 2018