THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 05 FOR ROCKIES AND PLAINS EARLY SPRING STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
400 AM CDT SUN APR 17 2016
...HEAVY SNOW CONTINUES TO FALL ACROSS THE CENTRAL ROCKIES AND
HIGH PLAINS WHILE HEAVY RAIN IS FALLING OVER THE CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN PLAINS...
WINTER STORM WARNINGS...AND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT ACROSS MUCH
OF THE CENTRAL ROCKIES AND HIGH PLAINS.
FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS...WATCHES...AND FLOOD ADVISORIES ARE IN
EFFECT FOR PARTS OF THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PLAINS...AS WELL AS
PARTS OF SOUTH DAKOTA.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 300 AM CDT...AN UPPER LEVEL LOW WAS LOCATED OVER THE FOUR
CORNERS REGION AND SLOWLY DRIFTING NORTHEASTWARD. AT THE
SURFACE...A VERY SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT WAS LOCATED ACROSS THE
CENTRAL U.S. FROM MINNESOTA TO TEXAS. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW
FALLING IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE CENTRAL ROCKIES AND THE
FOOTHILLS WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF
SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND WESTERN NEBRASKA. FARTHER EAST...HEAVY
RAINFALL WITH EMBEDDED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING
ACROSS CENTRAL KANSAS...OKLAHOMA...AND TEXAS...WHILE LIGHT TO
MODERATE RAIN WAS FALLING FARTHER NORTH ACROSS NEBRASKA AND SOUTH
DAKOTA.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 600 AM CDT THU APR
14 THROUGH 300 AM CDT SUN APR 17...
...COLORADO...
CONIFER 5 W 35.0
WARD 4 NE 34.8
PINECLIFFE 3 SE 33.1
SILVER PLUME 3 SSE 29.0
PINE JUNCTION 2 SSW 28.5
ALLENSPARK 2 E 26.0
ANTERO JUNCTION 2 E 24.0
EVERGREEN 2 SE 24.0
ROSITA 1 WSW 23.5
WOODLAND PARK 1 WSW 23.0
BRECKENRIDGE 1.9 SSE 18.0
ASPEN SPRINGS 15.0
VAIL 0.9 WNW 8.9
LEADVILLE 2 NE 8.5
AURORA 3 SSE 8.1
DENVER INTL AIRPORT 6.8
...NEW MEXICO...
QUESTA 2 NNE 8.7
ARROYO SECO 8 NE 8.0
RED RIVER 7.0
LLANO LARGO 5 SSE 6.0
RED RIVER 5 ESE 6.0
TRES RITOS 4 NNW 6.0
AMALIA 11 ENE 5.0
CANON PLAZA 11 NNW 5.0
TERERRO 6 WNW 5.0
GALLUP 1.0 SSE 4.4
FENCE LAKE 4.0
ROCIADA 8 SW 3.0
SAN MIGUEL 8 SSW 3.0
SHADY BROOK 9 ENE 2.0
...WYOMING...
LARAMIE 12 SE 10.0
ENCAMPMENT 10 WSW 9.0
ARLINGTON 10 SSW 6.0
CENTENNIAL 6 SW 6.0
DIXON 14 E 6.0
SAVERY 16 ENE 6.0
ELK MOUNTAIN 21 SSE 4.8
SARATOGA 24 W 4.0
CHEYENNE 10 N 1.5
RIVERSIDE 16 ENE 1.2
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 600 AM CDT THU APR
14 THROUGH 300 AM CDT SUN APR 17...
...KANSAS...
ELKHART 0.6 NNW 6.52
ROLLA 5.38
DODGE CITY WFO 4.34
HILL CITY MUNI ARPT 4.22
DAMAR 4 N 4.00
JETMORE 1 E 3.94
ST. FRANCIS 5 NNE 3.35
MONTEZUMA 4 N 3.25
MOSCOW 0.1 SW 3.21
CIMARRON 7 SE 3.10
WOODRUFF 3 WSW 3.06
WOODSTON 1 S 3.02
SAINT PETER 10 N 3.00
ULYSSES 6.3 SSW 3.00
GOODLAND WFO 2.46
...NEBRASKA...
MCCOOK MUNI ARPT 5.03
PARKS 3 W 4.25
IMPERIAL 3.76
NORTH PLATTE 1 WSW 3.24
BENKELMAN 1 E 3.20
ASHBY 5 W 3.00
AXTELL 1 N 3.00
KEARNEY 1 SW 3.00
NORTH PLATTE/LEE BIRD 2.99
STRATTON 10 S 2.90
BREWSTER 2.89
HOLDREGE AIRPORT 2.89
OGALALLA 2.82
LEXINGTON AIRPORT 2.39
...OKLAHOMA...
HEADRICK 3 E 7.06
FREDERICK 6.82
TIPTON 5.91
BUFFALO 17 E 4.75
FREDERICK MUNI ARPT 4.74
BOISE CITY 4.56
ALTUS 4.07
HOBART MUNI ARPT 3.74
GUYMON MUNI ARPT 1.99
...SOUTH DAKOTA...
PORCUPINE 5 E 2.96
MARTIN 13.6 NNE 2.75
WANBLEE 11 ENE 2.50
BATESLAND 7.4 NNE 2.40
WALL 13.0 SSE 2.20
KADOKA 0.3 N 2.09
KYLE 3 ENE 2.08
NORRIS 2.0 SSW 2.07
COTTONWOOD 2 E 1.72
PINE RIDGE 1.71
PARMELEE 6 W 1.61
ROSEBUD 7 NNW 1.54
OKATON 2.6 NW 1.44
...TEXAS...
ROBERT LEE 4 W 3.06
DALHART MUNI ARPT 2.24
STRATFORD 0.5 ESE 1.68
AVENGER FIELD ARPT 1.31
...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...
...COLORADO...
PINON 5 ENE 64
BLENDE 5 NE 63
FOUNTAIN 8 WSW 63
AIR FORCE ACADEMY 3 WSW 61
MACK 26 N 57
CHERAW 4 S 56
FALCON 3 E 56
SECURITY 6 WSW 56
DE BEQUE 2 S 55
SCHRIEVER AFB 53
...NORTH DAKOTA...
GLEN ULLIN 1 W 60
...NEW MEXICO...
ESTANCIA 5 W 66
...UTAH...
HURRICANE 4 NNW 59
CASTLE VALLEY 46 NNE 52
VERDURE 10 W 51
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS
ENDED...
...ARIZONA...
TSAILE 1 WNW 8.2
BELLEMONT 5.0
DONEY PARK 3.0
FLAGSTAFF AIRPORT 3.0
...MONTANA...
BYNUM 24 W 19.0
HEART BUTTE 14 SW 17.0
CLANCY 10 SE 16.0
LINCOLN 11 SE 15.0
DUPUYER 15 SW 14.0
NEIHART 0.9 SSE 13.0
AUGUSTA 20 W 12.0
MONARCH 5 SSE 9.6
GALLATIN GATEWAY 18 SE 9.0
ROCKY BOY 9 SE 9.0
BELGRADE 14 NE 8.0
CORBIN 7 NW 8.0
WHITE SULPHUR SPRING 18 W 8.0
GREAT FALLS 5 SW 6.9
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS
ENDED...
...COLORADO...
BETHUNE 8 N 4.75
BURLINGTON 11 WSW 4.74
WRAY 17 SSE 3.20
VERNON 4 E 2.44
KIT CARSON 9 NNE 2.10
TWO BUTTES 12 NE 1.90
DENVER INTL ARPT 1.32
AKRON-WASHINGTON CO. ARPT 1.21
THE BOUNDARY ACROSS THE PLAINS WILL REMAIN QUASI-STATIONARY IN
THAT REGION THROUGH MONDAY. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR HEAVY SNOWFALL TO
CONTINUE ACROSS THE CENTRAL ROCKIES AND NORTHERN TO CENTRAL HIGH
PLAINS. THROUGH MONDAY...ANOTHER 10 TO 15 INCHES OF SNOW IS
EXPECTED ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF COLORADO AND WYOMING AS WELL
AS INTO FAR WESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA. IN THE HIGHEST MOUNTAINS OF
SOUTHWEST COLORADO...UP TO ANOTHER 2 FEET OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE.
AHEAD OF THIS STORM SYSTEM...PLENTY OF MOISTURE STREAMING
NORTHWARD FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO WILL CONTINUE TO FUEL HEAVY
RAINFALL AND STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE PLAINS STATES OVER
THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. AS MUCH AS 3 TO 9 INCHES OF RAIN...WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...IS FORECAST ACROSS TEXAS...OKLAHOMA...AND
INTO KANSAS. FLOODING AND FLASH FLOODING WILL REMAIN A SIGNIFICANT
THREAT IN THIS REGION. FARTHER NORTH...2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN WILL
BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PLAINS.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 1000 AM CDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.
SANTORELLI
Last Updated: 451 AM EDT SUN APR 17 2016