THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 03 FOR NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PLAINS WINTER
STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
300 AM MDT TUE APR 09 2013

...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW FALLING ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN
AND CENTRAL ROCKIES AS WELL AS THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PLAINS....
  

BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST COLORADO
AND NORTHEAST UTAH...AS WELL AS ALONG THE FRONT RANGE IN SOUTH
CENTRAL COLORADO.

WINTER STORM WARNINGS...WATCHES...AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES
ARE IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE CENTRAL ROCKIES EXTENDING EASTWARD
INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS AND PARTS OF THE UPPER MIDWEST.

HIGH WIND WARNINGS AND WIND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS
OF THE WESTERN U.S. INTO THE PLAINS.

FLOOD WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF WISCONSIN.

FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AT 200 AM MDT...A SURFACE LOW WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 990
MB...29.23 INCHES...WAS CENTERED APPROXIMATELY 40 MILES SOUTH OF
GOODLAND KANSAS...MOVING NORTHEAST. A PACIFIC COLD FRONT EXTENDED
SOUTH FROM THE SURFACE LOW INTO CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. NORTH OF THE
LOW...AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WAS PUSHING RAPIDLY SOUTHWARD...WITH
FRIGID TEMPERATURES SPILLING SOUTHWARD INTO MUCH OF THE NORTHERN
AND CENTRAL ROCKIES INTO THE PLAINS. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED AN AREA OF PRECIPITATION
ALONG AND NORTH OF THE ARCTIC FRONT. LIGHT TO MODERATE...AND
OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW WAS FALLING ACROSS WESTERN NEBRASKA AND
SOUTH DAKOTA. FARTHER EAST...SLEET...FREEZING RAIN AND RAIN WERE
REPORTED ACROSS EASTERN NEBRASKA INTO WESTERN IOWA. CLOSE TO THE
FRONTAL BOUNDARY...THUNDERSTORMS...SOME STRONG TO SEVERE...WERE
OCCURRING. FARTHER WEST...SCATTERED LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WAS
FALLING ACROSS MUCH OF THE ROCKIES AND INTERMOUNTAIN WEST. STRONG
WINDS OF 30 TO 50 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WERE OCCURRING ACROSS MUCH
OF EASTERN COLORADO AND WESTERN NEBRASKA.                         
                                                                  

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM MDT SUN APR
07 THROUGH 200 AM MDT TUE APR 09...

...COLORADO...
BLACK HAWK 3 N                        3.0                    
ESTES PARK                            2.0                    
NEDERLAND 4 ENE                       2.0                    
GENESEE                               1.5                    

...MONTANA...
MARTINSDALE 13 SSW                   12.0                    
PONY 5 SW                            11.0                    
DUPUYER 15 SW                         9.0                    
ROUNDUP 4 SSE                         9.0                    
WIBAUX                                9.0                    
KINSEY 2 W                            8.8                    
RED LODGE 2 W                         8.0                    
SAINT PHILLIP 10 SW                   8.0                    
KLEIN 1 S                             7.4                    
CRAIG 8 NE                            6.0                    
BAKER 13 NNE                          5.0                    
BROADVIEW 2 NW                        5.0                    

...NEBRASKA...
ALLIANCE                              5.0                    
CHADRON                               3.0                    

...SOUTH DAKOTA...
HERMOSA 5 W                           2.5                    
LEAD                                  2.3                    
OGLALA                                2.0                    
SHARPS CORNER                         2.0                    
PIEDMONT 1 NW                         1.8                    

...WYOMING...
TORRINGTON                            4.0                    
YODER 1 SW                            2.0                    

...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...

...ARIZONA...
FORT HUACHUCA 1 ESE                   61                    

...CALIFORNIA...
CASTAIC LAKE 6 SSW                    84                    
LANCASTER 12 WNW                      67                    
SAN FERNANDO 5 NNE                    66                    

...COLORADO...
MOUNT ABRAMS                          69                    
HOEHNE 3 ESE                          68                    
BLENDE 4 NE                           67                    
SILVERTON 2 SE                        63                    

...NEBRASKA...
NORTH PLATTE 3 E                      60                    

...NEW MEXICO...
ENCINOSO 18 NNE                       61                    
GALLUP 3 WNW                          61                    
RED HILL 1 N                          61                    
FRUITLAND 6 NW                        60                    
FARMINGTON 2 W                        58                    

...NEVADA...
RUBY VALLEY 5 SW                      74                    

...UTAH...
BOUNTIFUL 4 NNW                       59                    


THE ARCTIC FRONTAL BOUNDARY OVER THE ROCKIES AND CENTRAL PLAINS
WILL CONTINUE TO SURGE SOUTHWARD TODAY AS THE WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE
MOVES NORTHEASTWARD INTO THE CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY BY
THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS MUCH OF THE NORTHERN AND
CENTRAL PLAINS TODAY. THE SNOW WILL BE MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES.
AREAS OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE
TRANSITION ZONE FROM RAIN TO SNOW. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF
6 TO 12 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS MUCH OF THE NORTHERN AND
CENTRAL PLAINS INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST...WITH 12 TO 20 INCHES
POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTH DAKOTA. ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF
LESS THAN A QUARTER INCH ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. SNOW SHOULD BEGIN TO
TAPER OFF ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PLAINS ON
WEDNESDAY...ALTHOUGH LIGHT SNOW WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE INTO
WEDNESDAY NIGHT ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM.  

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.

RYAN




Last Updated: 449 AM EDT TUE APR 09 2013