Storm Summary Number 2 for Mid-March Winter Storm
NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD
900 PM MDT Thu Mar 13 2025

...Strong March winter storm set to bring a multitude of weather
hazards from the Intermountain West to the Great Plains through
Saturday...

Winter Storm Warnings and Winter Weather Advisories are in effect
across many of the higher elevations across the West and
Intermountain West.

Winter Storm Watches are in effect for portions of North Dakota,
South Dakota, and Minnesota.

High Wind Warnings and Wind Advisories are in effect from the
Desert Southwest to the northern Plains.

Red Flag Warnings are in effect across a large portion of the
Great Plains.

For a detailed graphical depiction of the latest watches, warnings
and advisories, please see www.weather.gov

At 800 PM MDT...GOES satellite water vapor imagery showed a
powerful mid and upper level trough of low pressure digging across
the Great Basin and Intermountain West. At the surface,
observations showed several deepening low pressure centers across
Montana, South Dakota, Wyoming, and Colorado. A strong cold front
was analyzed across eastern Montana, which extended southward to
south central Arizona and southwestward into the eastern Pacific
Ocean. National Weather Service doppler radar showed widespread
precipitation across much of the West, including low elevation
rain and heavy mountain snow.

...Selected preliminary Storm Total Snowfall in inches from 700 AM
MDT Thu Mar 13 through 800 PM MDT Thu Mar 13...

...CALIFORNIA...
BEAR VALLEY                          32.0                    
DONNER PEAK                          29.0                    
SODA SPRINGS                         28.0                    
PALISADES TAHOE                      25.0                    
MAMMOTH MOUNTAIN SKI BASE            23.0                    
TRUCKEE                              20.0                    

...IDAHO...
INKOM 5 ESE                           7.0                    

...Selected preliminary Storm Total Rainfall in inches from 700 AM
MDT Thu Mar 13 through 800 PM MDT Thu Mar 13...

...CALIFORNIA...
HONEYDEW                             3.70                    
PETROLIA                             3.08                    
SMITH RIVER                          2.93                    
LA CRESCENTA MONTROSE                2.18                    
OJAI                                 2.18                    
EUREKA                               2.06                    

...OREGON...
BROOKINGS                            3.02                    

...Selected preliminary Peak Wind gusts in miles per hour earlier
in the event...

...ARIZONA...
ARIZONA SNOWBOWL 4 E                   72                    
PAGE 2 N                               64                    
WINSLOW MUNICIPIAL AIRPORT             47                    
HURRICANE                              45                    

...CALIFORNIA...
LUCERNE VALLEY 7 SE                    80                    
AGUA DULCE 8 S                         70                    
ARVIN 5 ESE                            68                    

...NEVADA...
MOREY CREEK                            68                    
ASH MEADOWS                            45                    
KANE-SPRINGS                           41                    

...UTAH...
LOGAN PEAK                             69                    
LOST CREEK                             49                    
PANGUITCH MUNICIPIAL AIRPORT           46                    


Heavy mountain snow will continue to result in hazardous travel
for many of the mountain ranges across the West and Intermountain
West tonight into Friday. The strong March storm will then emerge
and rapidly deepen across the central and northern Great Plains
Friday into Saturday, bringing a wide range of hazards to the
region including heavy snow, strong winds, and the potential for
blizzard conditions. South of the storm, winter concerns shift to
damaging wind gusts, extremely critical fire weather, and strong
to severe thunderstorms.

The next Storm Summary will be issued by the Weather Prediction
Center at 900 AM MDT. Please refer to your local National Weather
Service office for additional information on this event.

Miller