THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 06 FOR ROCKIES INTO NORTHERN PLAINS/UPPER
MIDWEST WINTER STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
300 PM MDT WED APR 17 2013
...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW CONTINUES TO FALL ACROSS THE CENTRAL
ROCKIES NORTHEASTWARD INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST...
BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR A SMALL PART OF THE FRONT
RANGE OF THE ROCKIES.
WINTER STORM WATCHES... WARNINGS... AND ADVISORIES... ARE IN
EFFECT FOR PARTS OF THE CENTRAL ROCKIES... THE NORTHERN/CENTRAL
PLAINS... AND INTO 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 DEEP UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WAS MOVING EASTWARD
THROUGH THE DESERT SOUTHWEST. ASSOCIATED WITH THIS... A SURFACE
LOW PRESSURE HAD FORMED IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS WITH A CENTRAL
PRESSURE OF 1004 MB... 29.65 INCHES. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
DOPPLER RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED MOSTLY LIGHT
SNOW... WITH EMBEDDED MODERATE SNOW... FALLING ACROSS THE CENTRAL
ROCKIES AND HIGH PLAINS AND NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH WESTERN
NEBRASKA... SOUTH DAKOTA... SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA... AND WESTERN
MINNESOTA.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 1200 PM MDT MON
APR 15 THROUGH 200 PM MDT WED APR 17...
...COLORADO...
VIRGINIA DALE 7.2 SSW 28.5
GOLDEN 9.4 WNW 24.5
ESTES PARK 1 SSE 23.0
FORT COLLINS 2.8 NE 21.5
JAMESTOWN 3 W 21.0
LYONS 6.4 NW 21.0
GREELEY 10.5 SSE 18.6
WARD 4.6 NE 18.3
BELLVUE 10.3 W 18.2
LOVELAND 12.2 W 18.2
ERIE SW 17.1
LIVERMORE 12.1 WSW 17.0
BOULDER 4.7 E 16.3
LAFAYETTE 0.4 WSW 16.0
DENVER 3 SE 9.5
...MONTANA...
RED LODGE 3.0 SW 15.0
REED POINT 8.6 WSW 8.8
OUTLOOK 5.6 WNW 5.3
LIVINGSTON 6.6 ESE 5.2
ABSAROKEE 0.1 ENE 5.0
NEIHART 0.9 SE 5.0
CRAIG 2.9 ENE 4.0
BIG TIMBER 0.5 E 3.8
GERALDINE 12.0 E 3.5
...NEBRASKA...
ELSIE 9.2 NNW 8.5
GURLEY 1.3 W 7.0
MADRID 6.6 NW 6.0
GOTHENBURG 0.7 NNE 5.9
NORTH PLATTE 3.6 S 5.8
GRANT 0.2 N 5.5
SCOTTSBLUFF 5.0
BIG SPRINGS 3.9 WSW 4.8
OGALLALA 1.7 W 4.7
SUTHERLAND 0.9 NW 4.3
KIMBALL 3.5
...NEVADA...
GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK 16.0
MAJORS PLACE 10 NNW 8.0
MCGILL 10 ESE 8.0
AUSTIN 6.0
...SOUTH DAKOTA...
HOT SPRINGS 0.5 SW 11.2
HILL CITY 7.8
DOWNTOWN CUSTER 5 ENE 7.0
HERMOSA 7 W 7.0
ARDMORE 1 NNW 6.5
DOWNTOWN RAPID CITY 7 SW 5.0
PORCUPINE 5 E 5.0
RAPID CITY 6.1 SW 5.0
WALL 13.0 SSE 5.0
KADOKA 0.3 N 4.1
DEWEY 4 SSE 4.0
JEWEL CAVE 9 W 4.0
PIERRE 1.3 S 3.2
...UTAH...
BRIGHTON CREST 13.0
FLAMING GORGE DAM 12.0
ALTAMONT 10.0
ROOSEVELT 0.2 WSW 4.5
CIRCLEVILLE 0.7 W 3.7
...WYOMING...
CARBON 30.0
SAVERY 28 E 30.0
CENTENNIAL 7 NW 28.0
ESTERBROOK 12 SW 26.0
RIVERSIDE 17 ENE 22.0
WHEATLAND 8 SW 20.0
LARAMIE 17.1 WNW 19.0
CASPER 4.3 WSW 18.6
LANDER 5.7 SW 17.3
DOUGLAS 4 WSW 15.2
YODER 6.5 SSE 15.0
BURNS 6 WSW 13.8
CHEYENNE 13.1
...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...
...ARIZONA...
WINSLOW AIRPORT 68
HOUSEROCK VALLEY 63
SHOW LOW AIRPORT 61
...COLORADO...
SILVERTON 2 SE 86
BLENDE 4 NE 66
ROYAL GORGE 11 S 60
...WYOMING...
LARAMIE 57
THE UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO MOVE EASTWARD
TOWARDS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS TONIGHT WHILE THE ASSOCIATED SURFACE
LOW PRESSURE MOVES NORTHEASTWARD TOWARDS THE UPPER MIDWEST.
MODERATE SNOW SHOULD CONTINUE TO FALL THIS EVENING OVER THE
CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS WANING TO LIGHT SNOW OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. A NEW
AREA OF MODERATE SNOW IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP OVER PARTS OF THE
UPPER MIDWEST ON THURSDAY. ADDITIONAL SNOW TOTALS OF FOUR TO EIGHT
INCHES... WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS... WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE
CENTRAL ROCKIES AND HIGH PLAINS AND NORTHEASTWARD INTO MINNESOTA.
STORM TOTAL SNOW 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.
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.
MONARSKI
Last Updated: 456 PM EDT WED APR 17 2013