THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 7 FOR MAJOR CENTRAL U.S. STORM WITH FLOODING
RAIN AND HEAVY SNOW
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
400 AM CDT SUN APR 30 2017
...MAJOR SPRING STORM PRODUCING FLOODING RAINS FROM OKLAHOMA TO
OHIO AND SIGNIFICANT SNOW IN THE ROCKIES AND CENTRAL PLAINS...
FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT ACROSS NORTHEASTERN
OKLAHOMA...CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MISSOURI...NORTHERN
ARKANSAS...CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN ILLINOIS.
FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FOR ARKANSAS...CENTRAL
MISSISSIPPI...CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MISSOURI...EASTERN AND SOUTHERN
ILLINOIS...SOUTHERN AND NORTHWEST INDIANA...WESTERN AND CENTRAL
LOWER MICHIGAN.
BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN KANSAS AND
ADJACENT PARTS OF FAR EASTERN COLORADO AND SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA.
WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN NEW
MEXICO...SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO...AND ADJACENT AREAS OF THE TEXAS
AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES...WESTERN KANSAS...AND SOUTH CENTRAL
NEBRASKA.
WINTER STORM WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
NEBRASKA...EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA...AND NORTHERN MINNESOTA.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 300 AM CDT...A SURFACE LOW WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 1000
MB...29.53 INCHES...WAS LOCATED OVER NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA WITH A
COLD FRONT DRAPING SOUTH THROUGH WESTERN ARKANSAS AND ALONG THE
TEXAS/LOUISIANA BORDER AS WELL AS A STATIONARY BOUNDARY THAT
CROSSES NEAR ST.LOUIS BEFORE TURNING EAST NORTH OF THE OHIO RIVER
INTO SOUTHERN OHIO. SOUTH AND EAST OF THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY BROAD
SOUTHERLY WINDS FROM THE GULF ARE DRAWING VERY MOIST AND UNSTABLE
AIR RAPIDLY NORTHWARD TOWARD THE STORM SYSTEM OVER THE MIDDLE OF
THE NATION. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND SURFACE
OBSERVATIONS INDICATED WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN BETWEEN THE COLD FRONT AND THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
AS FAR NORTHERN AS NORTH CENTRAL MISSOURI LEAKING INTO SOUTHERN
ILLINOIS. AN EXPANDING AREA OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WAS FALLING
FROM THE NORTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE THROUGH EASTERN COLORADO/WESTERN
INTO SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 1200 PM CDT FRI
APR 28 THROUGH 300 AM CDT SAT APR 29...
...COLORADO...
GENESEE 25.1
COLORADO CITY 6 NNW 24.0
RYE 1 WSW 23.5
BEULAH 23.1
EVERGREEN 19.2
NEDERLAND 4 ENE 18.0
WETMORE 1 WNW 18.0
IDLEDALE 3 NW 16.7
ROXBOROUGH PARK 3 WSW 14.0
BLACK HAWK 3 N 13.0
SPRINGFIELD 13.0
CALHAN 12.0
GOLDEN 12 NW 11.1
BLENDE 12 SSW 11.0
BLACK FOREST 2 N 10.5
MANZANOLA 4 SSE 10.0
MONUMENT 9.5
PUEBLO 4 SW 9.0
BRECKENRIDGE 2 SSE 8.6
BOULDER 8.0
DENVER 3 SE 8.0
MAYSVILLE 8.0
AURORA 5 SE 5.0
AIR FORCE ACADEMY 4 ENE 2.8
DENVER 5 ENE 2.7
...KANSAS...
JOHNSON CITY 6.0
TRIBUNE 6.0
WESKAN 5.0
LEOTI 4.0
SHARON SPRINGS 4.0
...NEBRASKA...
MONTROSE 12 SE 7.0
ALLIANCE 4.0
LISCO 3.5
SCOTTSBLUFF 10 NE 3.0
ANGORA 3 E 2.5
STAPLETON 5 W 2.4
BAYARD 2.0
OSHKOSH 10 NE 1.0
...NEW MEXICO...
ROCIADA 8 SW 16.0
TRES RITOS 16.0
UTE PARK 16.0
TERERRO 6 WNW 15.0
EAGLE NEST 8 SE 12.0
TIJAERAS 8 S 12.0
SANDIA PARK 4 E 10.3
CHILILI 5 S 10.0
LAMY 1 NNW 10.0
SEDILLO 10.0
EDGEWOOD 2 S 9.0
FOLSOM 9 ENE 7.0
MANZANO 2 SE 7.0
SANTA FE 7.0
...OKLAHOMA...
KEYES 8.0
CIMARRON 7.0
...TEXAS...
TEXLINE 9.0
AMARILLO 3.0
VEGA 2.0
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 1200 PM CDT FRI
APR 28 THROUGH 300 AM CDT SAT APR 29...
...ARKANSAS...
SILOAM SPRINGS 2 N 7.87
MAYSVILLE 4.61
FAYETTEVILLE 4.54
HIWASSE 4.42
BENTONVILLE 4.21
...ILLINOIS...
OWENSVILLE 7.95
CARTERVILLE 7.34
WEST FRANKFURT 5.72
MARION 1 NNE 5.41
RIDGWAY 5.36
CARBONDALE 4.25
CAMPBELL HILL 6 SW 4.20
BECKEMEYER 4.00
RIDGEWAY 3.50
FREEBURG 3.43
PLAINFIELD 2 SSE 2.96
OTTAWA 1 NW 2.75
HAVANA 2.71
ASTORIA 2.64
NORTH AURORA 1 NE 2.38
MIDWAY AIRPORT 3 SW 2.29
HARRISBURG 1.69
SPRINGFIELD 1.21
...INDIANA...
STENDAL 8.32
HUNTINGBURG 8.11
HOLLAND 6 NW 7.93
CELESTINE 7.90
POSEYVILLE 7.10
EVANSVILLE 5.62
INDIANAPOLIS 2.51
SHELBYVILLE 1.83
...KANSAS...
WESTPHALIA 4 NE 2.77
...KENTUCKY...
LA GRANGE 2 NNE 4.85
WESTPORT 1 NNE 4.34
PARK LAKE 2 NE 3.54
SMITHFIELD 3 WNW 3.48
...MISSOURI...
GRANBY 2 SE 8.22
MOTAUK 1E 7.85
MOUNTAIN GROVE 6.95
PINEVILLE 6.62
WEST PLAINS 1 NW 6.54
LAMPE 3 W 6.33
SPRINGFIELD 2SE 5.67
CALEDONIA 5.50
NEOSHO 5.38
HOUSTON 5.02
BRANSON 4.93
MURPHY 2 NNE 4.89
BOWLING GREEN 4.85
CHERRYVILLE 4 WNW 4.72
POPLAR BLUFF 7 NW 4.72
SHREWSBURY 4.50
NOEL 4 NNW 4.30
CUBA 4.00
ROLLA 1 WSW 3.33
SAINT LOUIS 2 W 3.33
FLORIDA 3.30
HIGBEE 4 S 2.95
WARRENSBURG 2.94
FARMINGTON 2.67
BOONVILLE 2.47
ST. LOUIS 1.55
...OHIO...
WILMINGTON 2.96
HAMILTON 2.52
DAYTON 2.50
CINCINNATI 2.41
...OKLAHOMA...
SAVOY 3 SE 8.50
TAHLEQUAH 2 WSW 8.45
GARFIELD 1S 6.52
HUBERT 4 ENE 6.32
BERRYVILLE 5.27
WEBBERS FALLS 4.25
BUNCH 1 NW 3.98
YUKON 3 S 3.50
STILLWATER 2.63
OKLAHOMA CITY 2.22
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS
ENDED...
...MONTANA...
FISHTAIL 18 SW 17.0
RED LODGE 1 S 12.5
RED LODGE 5 N 5.0
BURGESS JUNCTION 4.0
...SOUTH DAKOTA...
PRINGLE 7.0
ORAL 5.0
HILL CITY 3.0
...WYOMING...
LANDER 12 SW 33.0
ALTA 6 ENE 29.0
ATLANTIC CITY 7 NW 29.0
CODY 18 SW 25.0
JACKSON HOLE 10 NNW 23.0
COMMISSARY RIDGE 21.0
MEETEETSE 30 SW 19.0
YELLOWSTONE SOUTH ENTRANCE 8 W 19.0
CASPER 8 S 14.0
GILLETTE 5 SSW 13.0
MOOSE 11.0
RIVERTON 9.9
THIS LARGE AND INTENSE STORM SYSTEM ONGOING OVER THE MIDDLE OF THE
NATION WILL PRODUCE HEAVY SNOW FOR THE HIGH PLAINS OF THE TEXAS
AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES AND THE HIGH PLAINS OF EASTERN
COLORADO/WESTERN KANSAS INTO CENTRAL NEBRASKA. ADDITIONAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE LIKELY THROUGH TONIGHT OVER THE
FRONT RANGE OF THE ROCKIES AND THE ADJACENT WESTERN PLAINS. GUSTY
WINDS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITY. THIS SAME
EVENT WILL SHIFT FLASH FLOODING...RIVER FLOODING...AND SEVERE
WEATHER CONCERNS TOWARD THE MISSISSIPPI/TENNESSEE AND SOUTHERN
OHIO RIVER VALLEYS THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. ADDITIONALLY 2 TO
4 INCH AMOUNTS WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS OVER 6 INCHES WITH STORM
TOTALS OVER 10 INCHES. AS SUCH FLASH FLOODING IS
EXPECTED...INCLUDING SOME AREAS THAT DO NOT USUALLY FLOOD. THE
OZARKS AND AREAS BORDERING THE OZARKS IN MISSOURI AND ARKANSAS
REMAIN AT A PARTICULARLY HIGH RISK FROM FLOODING. ADDITIONAL
MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL WILL TRACK ACROSS LOWER MICHIGAN
THROUGH SUNDAY AS WELL WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE WHICH MAY LEAD
TO FLOODING CONCERNS THERE AS WELL.
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.
GALLINA
Last Updated: 454 AM EDT SUN APR 30 2017