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ACUS41 KWBC 071456
SCCNS1
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 2 FOR WESTERN U.S. HEAVY SNOWFALL AND HIGH
WIND
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
1100 AM EDT TUE MAY 07 2024
...SNOW IS WINDING DOWN ,BUT HIGH WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE
INTER-MOUNTAIN WEST ..
FREEZE WARNINGS AND WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE
HIGH PLAINS
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE
NORTHERN ROCKIES
HIGH WIND WARNINGS EXTEND ACROSS MUCH OF THE HIGH PLAINS.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST WATCHES, WARNINGS
AND ADVISORIES, PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 1000 AM EDT...SURFACE OBSERVATIONS AND RADAR IMAGERY SHOWS
MODERATE RAINFALL IS WRAPPING NORTHWEST AROUND THE COOL SIDE OF AN
OBSERVED 980 MB (28.93 IN HG) LOW IN SOUTH DAKOTA. SPORADIC SNOW
SHOWERS WERE ONGOING IN HIGHER TERRAIN ACROSS THE INTERMOUNTAIN
WEST, WHILE STRONG GRADIENT WINDS CONITNUE TO BATTER THE REST OF
THE REGION.
...SELECTED PRELIMINARY STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 PM
EDT MON MAY 06 THROUGH 1000 AM EDT TUE MAY 07...
..COLORADO
CRESTED BUTTE 11.0
SKYWAY 6 E 8.0
SILVERTHORNE 4.7
..UTAH
LIBERTY 1 SW 8.0
SALT LAKE CITY 1 NNW 7.5
...SELECTED PRELIMINARY PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER
IN THE EVENT...
..COLORADO
COLORADO CITY 1 WNW 90
EMPIRE 1 E 86
ROCKY FLATS 3 SW 81
..IDAHO
FIRTH BINGHAM 57
IDAHOME CASSIA 57
..KANSAS
BURLIGNTON CARSON 65
GOODLAND SHERMAN 60
..MONTANA
AUGUSTA 11 WNW 69
BIG TIMBER 2 SSW 64
HELENA 52
..NEW MEXICO
SAN IGNACIO 6 NNW 64
NOGAL 2 ESE 61
..NORTH DAKOTA
BURLEIGH 50
..SOUTH DAKOTA
FALL RIVER 64
WANBLEE JACKSON 61
RAPID CITY 57
..WYOMING
FOOTE CREEK NEAR ARLINGTON 89
BORDEAUX 78
LONE TREE 76
CHEYENNE 62
...SELECTED PRELIMINARY STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE
EVENT HAS ENDED...
..CALIFORNIA
LOWER LASSEN PEAK 31.0
PALISADES TAHOE SKI BASE 26.0
..COLORADO
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS 4.5
..SOUTH DAKOTA
LEAD 4.4
..UTAH
OAKLEY 8.2
..WYOMING
CENTENNIAL 3.2
CASPER 2.5
SNOW WILL FALL ACROSS THE INTER-MOUNTAIN WEST -- INCREASINGLY IN
AND NEAR THE NORTHERN CONTINENTAL DIVIDE -- THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
SNOWFALL TOTALS ARE FORECAST TO REACH 1-2 FEET LOCALLY. THE LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM HAS REACHED PEAK INTENSITY AND SHOULD BE IN THE
PROCESS OF WEAKENING WHILE DRIFTING NORTHWESTWARD. ANOTHER
WEATHER THREAT WILL BE THE HIGH WINDS: 40-60 MPH GUSTS WILL BE
POSSIBLE, PARTICULARLY ON THE BACK/WEST SIDE OF THE CYCLONE. THIS
INCLUDES HIGH FIRE WEATHER RISKS. ADDITIONALLY, AN ANOMALOUSLY
COOL AIR MASS FOR THIS TIME OF THE YEAR HAS PROMPTED FREEZE
WATCHES FOR MANY AREAS, SO COLD WEATHER PREPARATIONS SHOULD TAKE
PLACE.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 1100 PM EDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.
WILDER
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