STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 01 FOR ROCKIES INTO NORTHERN PLAINS WINTER
STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
900 AM MDT TUE APR 16 2013

...AREAS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW ARE CONTINUING TO DEVELOP FROM
THE EASTERN GREAT BASIN STATES EASTWARD INTO THE HIGH PLAINS...

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE CENTRAL ROCKIES IN
SOUTHWEST WYOMING AND NORTHWEST COLORADO... AND WELL AS FOR PARTS
OF CENTRAL UTAH AND NEVADA... AND NORTH CENTRAL WYOMING AND
SOUTHEAST MONTANA.

WINTER STORM WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF
CENTRAL ROCKIES IN COLORADO... ACROSS THE NORTHERN/CENTRAL HIGH
PLAINS... AND INTO NORTHWEST NEBRASKA AND MUCH OF SOUTH DAKOTA.

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

AT 800 AM MDT...AN UPPER LEVEL LOW LOCATED ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN
WAS MOVING SLOWLY TOWARDS THE SOUTHEAST.  ASSOCIATED WITH THE
UPPER LEVEL ENERGY WAS A SURFACE LOW WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF
997 MB... 29.45 INCHES... LOCATED IN SOUTHERN UTAH.  NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED
POCKETS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WAS FALLING ACROSS THE EASTERN
GREAT BASIN... NORTHERN AND CENTRAL ROCKIES... AND INTO THE HIGH
PLAINS.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 1200 PM MDT MON
APR 15 THROUGH 800 AM MDT WED APR 16...

...COLORADO...
FORT COLLINS 2.8 NE                  21.5                    
ESTES PARK 2.2 NE                    21.0                    
GREELEY 10.5 SSE                     18.6                    
LOVELAND 12.2 W                      18.2                    
ERIE SW                              17.1                    
GOLDEN 0.7 NW                        16.2                    
BOULDER 4.7 E                        16.1                    
LAFAYETTE 0.4 WSW                    16.0                    
LOUISVILLE 1 NNW                     15.7                    
GENESEE                              15.4                    
FREDERICK                            15.0                    
EVERGREEN 6.5 WSW                    14.5                    
ROLLINSVILLE 1.1 SSW                 13.3                    
DENVER 3 SE                           9.5                    

...MONTANA...
REED POINT 8.6 WSW                    6.0                    
OUTLOOK 5.6 WNW                       5.0                    
RED LODGE 3.0 SW                      5.0                    

...NEBRASKA...
KIMBALL                               3.5                    

...WYOMING...
LANDER 5.7 SW                        10.5                    
CHEYENNE 9.6 E                        9.0                    
SAVERY 28 E                           9.0                    
PINE BLUFFS 8.2 WSW                   7.1                    
ENCAMPMENT 11 SSE                     6.0                    
LARAMIE 10 SE                         6.0                    
BURNS 6.5 WNW                         5.9                    
PINEDALE 13.8 NW                      4.6                    
WARREN AFB 20 WSW                     4.2                    
ALBANY                                4.0                    
BUFORD 6 W                            4.0                    
RIVERSIDE 17 ENE                      3.6                    
CENTENNIAL                            3.0                    


THE UPPER LEVEL LOW IN THE GREAT BASIN IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE
MOVING TOWARDS THE SOUTHEAST INTO THE DESERT SOUTHWEST BY
WEDNESDAY.  THE ASSOCIATED LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE TOWARDS THE
CENTRAL ROCKIES AND ALLOW FOR SOME AREAS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW
TO CONTINUE DEVELOPING ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL ROCKIES AND
NORTHERN/CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS.  FARTHER NORTH IN THE NORTHERN
ROCKIES AND FARTHER EAST IN THE NORTHERN PLAINS... LIGHTER SNOW
SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED BY LATER THIS EVENING. STORM TOTAL
ACCUMULATIONS IN EXCESS OF 12 INCHES... WITH LOCALIZED HIGHER
AMOUNTS APPROACHING OR EXCEEDING TWO FEET ARE POSSIBLE IN EASTERN
WYOMING AS WELL AS FOR PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL ROCKIES IN
COLORADO.  FARTHER NORTH ACROSS THE NORTHERN ROCKIES... AND
FARTHER EAST INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS AND UPPER MIDWEST... SNOW
TOTALS OF FOUR TO EIGHT INCHES ARE POSSIBLE.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 300 PM MDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.

MONARSKI