THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 08 FOR ROCKIES TO UPPER MIDWEST WINTER STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
300 AM MDT THU APR 18 2013
...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL MOVING INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS AND
UPPER MIDWEST...TAPERING OFF IN THE ROCKIES AND HIGH PLAINS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA
THROUGH CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND NORTHWEST WISCONSIN.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FROM NORTHEAST NEW
MEXICO...EASTERN COLORADO NORTHEASTWARD INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS
AND UPPER MIDWEST.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 200 AM MDT...A DEEP UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WAS MOVING EASTWARD
THROUGH THE DESERT SOUTHWEST. ASSOCIATED WITH THIS... A SURFACE
LOW PRESSURE WAS LOCATED IN CENTRAL MISSOURI WITH A CENTRAL
PRESSURE OF 1001 MB... 29.56 INCHES. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
DOPPLER RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED A NARROW SWATH
OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW FALLING FROM WESTERN KANSAS
NORTHEASTWARD INTO CENTRAL NEBRASKA. FARTHER NORTH...AN AREA OF
LIGHT SNOW WAS AFFECTING NORTHERN MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN. FROM
THE SURFACE LOW IN CENTRAL MISSOURI...A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT IS
PUSHING THROUGH THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PLAINS WITH A LINE OF
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS AND HEAVY RAIN JUST AHEAD OF THE FRONT. A
WARM FRONT EXTENDS INTO THE OHIO VALLEY WITH A LARGE AREA OF HEAVY
RAINFALL TO THE NORTH OF THE BOUNDARY.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 1200 PM MDT MON
APR 15 THROUGH 200 AM MDT THU APR 18...
...COLORADO...
VIRGINIA DALE 7.2 SSW 28.5
GENESEE 25.0
GOLDEN 9.4 WNW 24.5
ELDORADO SPRINGS 1 WNW 23.9
FORT COLLINS 23.4
ESTES PARK 1 SSE 23.0
JAMESTOWN 3 W 21.0
LYONS 6.4 NW 21.0
BLACK HAWK 3 N 20.9
BOULDER 3 SW 19.4
WESTMINSTER 1 SW 19.2
GREELEY 10.5 SSE 18.6
WARD 4.6 NE 18.3
BELLVUE 10.3 W 18.2
DENVER 3 SE 9.5
...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
...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
...WYOMING...
CENTENNIAL 7 NW 36.0
SAVERY 28 E 34.0
ESTERBROOK 12 SW 32.0
CARBON 30.0
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 STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS
ENDED...
...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
...NEVADA...
GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK 20.0
MAJORS PLACE 10 NNW 8.0
MCGILL 10 ESE 8.0
AUSTIN 6.0
...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
THE UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO MOVE EASTWARD
TOWARDS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS TONIGHT WHILE THE ASSOCIATED SURFACE
LOW MOVES NORTHEASTWARD TOWARDS THE UPPER GREAT LAKES. LIGHT TO
MODERATE SNOW CURRENTLY OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS IS EXPECTED TO
PUSH NORTHEASTWARD TOWARD THE UPPER MIDWEST ON THURSDAY. FOR THE
NORTHERN/CENTRAL PLAINS... TOTAL SNOWFALL OF UP TO 6 INCHES IS
EXPECTED. AS THE STORM MOVES INTO THE GREAT LAKES BY FRIDAY
EVENING...STRENGTHENING OF THE STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED. AS A
RESULT...SNOWFALL TOTALS ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST ARE EXPECTED TO
BE HIGHER...6 TO 8 INCHES...WITH UP TO A FOOT LOCALLY.
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.
KREKELER
Last Updated: 429 AM EDT THU APR 18 2013