THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 05 FOR NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PLAINS WINTER
STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
300 PM MDT TUE APR 09 2013

...SNOW CONTINUES FALLING ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN AND
CENTRAL ROCKIES INTO THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PLAINS ALONG WITH
FREEZING RAIN...LARGE HAIL AND THUNDERSTORMS BEHIND A DYNAMIC
ARCTIC FRONT...         

ICE STORM WARNINGS ARE NOW IN EFFECT NEAR THE MINNESOTA/IOWA/SOUTH
DAKOTA/NEBRASKA BORDERS.

BLIZZARD WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEASTERN
UTAH.

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

FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF THE UPPER
MIDWEST.

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

AT 200 PM MDT...A WEAK SURFACE LOW WITH A PRESSURE OF 1001
MB...29.56 INCHES...WAS CENTERED JUST WEST OF WICHITA
KANSAS...MOVING NORTHEASTWARD ALONG THE BOUNDARY OF A WELL-DEFINED
ARCTIC COLD FRONT.  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS AND SURFACE
OBSERVATIONS INDICATED A VARIETY OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION WAS
COVERING MUCH OF THE CENTRAL ROCKIES EASTWARD ACROSS THE CENTRAL
HIGH PLAINS INTO MUCH OF NEBRASKA AND NORTHERN KANSAS. 
TEMPERATURES FALLING WELL BELOW FREEZING ALONG WITH THUNDERSTORMS
AND LARGE HAIL HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN CENTRAL NEBRASKA.  LIGHT TO
MODERATE SNOW...LOCALLY HEAVY...CONTINUES TO FALL ACROSS THE
CENTRAL ROCKIES EASTWARD INTO THE CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS.

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

...COLORADO...
RED MOUNTAIN PASS                    10.0                    
GOLDEN 0.7 NW                         6.9                    
LITTLETON 6.6 W                       6.0                    
DENVER INTL ARPT 4 W                  3.5                    
BLACK HAWK 3 N                        3.0                    
BREEN                                 3.0                    
GOTHIC                                3.0                    
PAGOSA SPRINGS 5 W                    3.0                    
BOULDER 2 WSW                         2.8                    
DENVER 3.6 WSW                        2.5                    
VAIL 0.9 WNW                          2.1                    
ESTES PARK                            2.0                    

...IDAHO...
BURLEY 18 SE                         10.3                    
KETCHUM 22 NW                         9.3                    
PRESTON 20 NE                         9.2                    
DRIGGS 10 ENE                         5.6                    

...MONTANA...
MARTINSDALE 13 SSW                   12.0                    
PONY 5 SW                            11.0                    
ISLAND PARK 25 WNW                    9.9                    
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                    

...NEBRASKA...
CHADRON                              12.0                    
ALLIANCE 7.4 NW                      10.0                    
HAY SPRINGS 7.5 WSW                  10.0                    
SCOTTSBLUFF 6.6 NE                    8.0                    
GERING 0.4 E                          5.4                    
KIMBALL                               5.0                    
DIX                                   4.0                    
GURLEY 1.3 W                          4.0                    

...SOUTH DAKOTA...
SPEARFISH 0.1 WSW                    11.0                    
DUPREE                                8.0                    
HAYES 6 SE                            7.5                    
OPAL                                  7.0                    
MURDO 11.8 S                          6.0                    
CHAMBERLAIN                           5.0                    
HERMOSA 7 W                           5.0                    
HILL CITY                             5.0                    
NEWELL 2.8 ENE                        5.0                    
PIERRE                                4.8                    
CUSTER 5.9 SW                         4.2                    
WOONSOCKET                            4.0                    
GREGORY 1 WNW                         2.8                    
PICKSTOWN                             2.8                    
HERMOSA 5 W                           2.5                    
PLATTE NE                             2.5                    

...UTAH...
PARK CITY                            16.0                    
THE CANYONS                          16.0                    
ALTA                                 13.0                    
BIG COTTONWOOD SPRUCES               12.0                    
BRIGHTON                             12.0                    
SOLITUDE                             11.0                    
SNYDERVILLE                          10.0                    
LAKETOWN                              9.0                    

...WYOMING...
LANDER AIRPORT                       18.6                    
INDIAN CREEK SNOTEL                  18.0                    
TOWNSEND CREEK SNOTEL                14.0                    
CASPER MOUNTAIN                      12.0                    
THERMOPOLIS 9 NE                     11.6                    
HAMS FORK SNOTEL                     11.0                    
RIVERTON                             10.1                    
SNIDER BASIN                         10.0                    
WILLOW CREEK SNOTEL                  10.0                    
LANCE CREEK                           8.0                    
SARATOGA                              6.0                    

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

...NEBRASKA...
AINSWORTH                             0.50                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
700 AM MDT SUN APR 07 THROUGH 200 PM MDT TUE APR 09...

...NEBRASKA...
ANSELMO 2 W                           1.75                    
NORTH PLATTE 15 NNE                   0.25                    

...SOUTH DAKOTA...
PLATTE 13 NNW                         0.20                    

...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                    
PINON 5 NNW                           62                    
CAMPO 4 SW                            61                    
FALCON 3 ENE                          59                    

...KANSAS...
GOODLAND                              55                    

...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...
CENTERVILLE                           70                    
DIDDLE KNOLL                          63                    
UPPER CEDAR MTN                       63                    
OGDEN PEAK                            61                    
BOUNTIFUL 4 NNW                       59                    
WEBER CANYON POWER PLANT              57                    
WEST GRANITE                          57                    
GUNNISON ISLAND                       56                    


THE ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO SURGE SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE
PLAINS AS THE WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES NORTHEASTWARD INTO THE
MIDWEST BY THURSDAY.  SNOW WILL CONTINUE SPREADING ACROSS MUCH OF
THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PLAINS TONIGHT WHERE IT WILL BE MODERATE
TO HEAVY AT TIMES. A BAND OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED
TO FORM ALONG THE TRANSITION ZONE FROM RAIN TO SNOW WHERE
THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. 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 ON TUESDAY FOR THE CENTRAL PLAINS
AND PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN PLAINS...NORTHWARD INTO THE UPPER
MIDWEST. 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 PM MDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.

KONG




Last Updated: 513 PM EDT TUE APR 09 2013