STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 07 FOR ROCKIES INTO NORTHERN PLAINS/UPPER
MIDWEST WINTER STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
900 PM MDT WED APR 17 2013

...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW CONTINUES TO FALL ACROSS THE CENTRAL
ROCKIES NORTHEASTWARD INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST...  

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM FAR EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA
THROUGH CENTRAL MINNESOTA.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE STILL IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE
CENTRAL ROCKIES INTO 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 800 PM MDT...A DEEP UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WAS MOVING EASTWARD
THROUGH THE DESERT SOUTHWEST.  ASSOCIATED WITH THIS... A SURFACE
LOW PRESSURE WAS LOCATED IN WESTERN MISSOURI WITH A CENTRAL
PRESSURE OF 1003 MB... 29.62 INCHES. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
DOPPLER RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED A NARROW SWATH
OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW FALLING FROM THE CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS
NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEBRASKA... SOUTH
DAKOTA... SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA... AND ACROSS MUCH OF NORTHERN
MINNESOTA. FARTHER SOUTH... ALONG AND AHEAD OF A SLOW MOVING
FRONTAL BOUNDARY FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS TO THE MIDDLE
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY... MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WAS FALLING WITH SOME
EMBEDDED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS.  

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 1200 PM MDT MON
APR 15 THROUGH 800 PM MDT WED APR 17...

...COLORADO...
VIRGINIA DALE 7.2 SSW                28.5                    
GOLDEN 9.4 WNW                       24.5                    
ELDORADO SPRINGS 1 WNW               23.9                    
ESTES PARK 1 SSE                     23.0                    
GENESEE                              22.9                    
FORT COLLINS 2.8 NE                  21.5                    
JAMESTOWN 3 W                        21.0                    
LYONS 6.4 NW                         21.0                    
BLACK HAWK 3 N                       20.9                    
WESTMINSTER 1 SW                     19.2                    
GREELEY 10.5 SSE                     18.6                    
WARD 4.6 NE                          18.3                    
BELLVUE 10.3 W                       18.2                    
BOULDER 4.7 E                        16.3                    
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            20.0                    
MAJORS PLACE 10 NNW                   8.0                    
MCGILL 10 ESE                         8.0                    
AUSTIN                                6.0                    

...SOUTH DAKOTA...
HOT SPRINGS 0.5 SW                   11.2                    
ARDMORE                               8.5                    
DOWNTOWN RAPID CITY 3 WSW             8.0                    
WIND CAVE VISITORS CENTER             8.0                    
HILL CITY                             7.8                    
DOWNTOWN CUSTER 5 ENE                 7.0                    
HERMOSA 7 W                           7.0                    
LEAD                                  6.3                    
FAIRBURN 6 SE                         6.0                    
POTATO CREEK 5 S                      6.0                    
RED SHIRT 4 NE                        6.0                    
SHARPS CORNER                         6.0                    
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                    
CHEYENNE                             17.3                    
LANDER 5.7 SW                        17.3                    
DOUGLAS 4 WSW                        15.2                    
YODER 6.5 SSE                        15.0                    
HILLSDALE                            14.5                    
BURNS 6 WSW                          13.8                    

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

...COLORADO...
SILVERTON 2 SE                        86                    
MONARCH PASS                          81                    
WOLF CREEK PASS                       75                    
BLENDE 4 NE                           66                    
PUEBLO WFO                            62                    
ALAMOSA MUNI ARPT                     61                    
ROYAL GORGE 11 S                      60                    
TRINIDAD/STOKES AP                    55                    
TELLURIDE RGNL ARPT                   53                    

...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 GREAT LAKES.
MODERATE SNOW SHOULD CONTINUE TO FALL THIS EVENING OVER THE
CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS WANING TO LIGHT SNOW DURING THE OVERNIGHT
HOURS. THE SNOW ACROSS NEBRASKA AND SOUTH DAKOTA IS EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT AND THURSDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO LIGHT
SNOW SHOWERS BY FRIDAY MORNING... WHILE THE SNOW ACROSS THE UPPER
MIDWEST SHOULD STICK AROUND THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. FROM THE CENTRAL
ROCKIES TO THE NORTHERN/CENTRAL PLAINS... ADDITIONAL SNOW TOTALS
UP TO 6 INCHES IS STILL POSSIBLE. INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST...
ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OF 6 TO 12 INCHES... WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS... IS EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY.  

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

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