THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 03 FOR CENTRAL ROCKIES AND NORTHERN PLAINS
SNOW STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
1000 PM CDT WED MAY 01 2013

...SNOW GRADUALLY SHIFTING FARTHER EASTWARD FROM CENTRAL COLORADO
INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS AND UPPER MIDWEST...

WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES REMAIN IN
EFFECT IN PARTS OF CENTRAL COLORADO...AND FROM THE CENTRAL HIGH
PLAINS OF COLORADO NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS PARTS OF THE CENTRAL
PLAINS...THE UPPER MIDWEST AND AROUND THE WESTERN SHORE OF LAKE
SUPERIOR.

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

AT 900 PM CDT...A SURFACE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE REMAINED ANCHORED
ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE ACROSS THE CENTRAL ROCKIES.  MOISTURE
AHEAD OF AN UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH MOVING ACROSS THE CENTRAL ROCKIES
CONTINUED TO BE LIFTED AND PRECIPITATED AS SNOW IN THE COLD AIR
BEHIND A POLAR FRONT. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR AND SURFACE
OBSERVATIONS SHOWED THAT LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW...LOCALLY
HEAVY...BEGAN TO SHIFT FARTHER EASTWARD FROM THE CENTRAL ROCKIES
INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS. LIGHT SNOW CONTINUED TO EXTEND
NORTHEASTWARD INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST AND THE WESTERN PART OF LAKE
SUPERIOR. FARTHER SOUTH...COLD RAIN WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS
HAD DEVELOPED ACROSS WESTERN OKLAHOMA...CENTRAL KANSAS AND INTO
SOUTHWESTERN IOWA.  ALL OF THE PRECIPITATION WAS MOVING GENERALLY
TO THE NORTHEAST.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 1200 AM CDT TUE
APR 30 THROUGH 900 PM CDT WED MAY 01...

...COLORADO...
BUCKHORN MOUNTAIN 1 E                28.2                    
PINGREE PARK 3 WNW                   24.0                    
CAMERON PASS 1 NNW                   18.0                    
ESTES PARK 2 SSE                     16.7                    
FORT COLLINS 2 ENE                   16.0                    
TRAIL RIDGE 5 N                      16.0                    
NEDERLAND 4 ENE                      14.5                    
FOUR CORNERS 9 ESE                   13.0                    
MASONVILLE 4 E                       13.0                    
RAND 8 SSE                           13.0                    
VIRGINIA DALE 7 ENE                  12.0                    
ASPEN SPRINGS NNW                    11.2                    
BROOKVALE 4 SSE                      10.8                    
PINECLIFFE 4 SSE                     10.7                    
TABERNASH 2 SSE                      10.0                    
GENESEE                               9.5                    
BOULDER 2 SSW                         8.0                    
N LONGMONT                            5.3                    
DENVER 3 SE                           5.0                    

...IOWA...
HAWARDEN                              5.0                    
FENTON                                4.7                    
ALTA                                  4.3                    
GEORGE                                4.0                    
LITTLE SIOUX 2 NW                     4.0                    
ROCK VALLEY                           4.0                    
SIOUX CENTER 2 SE                     3.2                    
BATTLE CREEK                          2.5                    

...KANSAS...
ST. FRANCIS 12 NNW                    2.0                    

...MINNESOTA...
LISMORE                               4.0                    
SLAYTON                               2.5                    
LAKEFIELD 2 NE                        1.4                    

...NEBRASKA...
ELLSWORTH                             4.0                    
ARTHUR                                3.0                    
MULLEN                                3.0                    
COLERIDGE                             2.0                    

...SOUTH DAKOTA...
BERESFORD 2 S                         6.0                    
MARION                                1.0                    
SIOUX FALLS 3.4 ESE                   0.2                    

...WYOMING...
CHEYENNE 19 WNW                      14.0                    
BURNS 6 WNW                           8.5                    
LARAMIE 1 N                           6.0                    


MOISTURE AHEAD OF THE UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH WILL CONTINUE TO BE
LIFTED AND PRECIPITATED AS SNOW ACROSS THE CENTRAL U.S. TONIGHT
AND INTO TOMORROW. A BAND OF ACCUMULATING SNOW IS EXPECTED FROM
EASTERN COLORADO NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS KANSAS...EASTERN NEBRASKA
AND INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST TONIGHT AND INTO THURSDAY. SNOWFALL
TOTALS OF 10 TO 20 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED
ALONG THE FRONT RANGE OF THE ROCKIES WITH UP TO 6 INCHES IN THE
DENVER METRO AREA.  ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS AND INTO THE UPPER
MIDWEST...2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.  FARTHER TO THE
NORTHEAST...A NARROW BAND OF 6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED
FROM ACROSS NORTHEASTERN NEBRASKA INTO NORTHWESTERN IOWA AND
SOUTHERN MINNESOTA ON THURSDAY.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 400 AM CDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.

KONG




Last Updated: 1100 PM EDT WED MAY 01 2013