THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 01 FOR FRONT RANGE OF THE CENTRAL ROCKIES
WINTER STORM...CORRECTION FOR DATE
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
1155 AM CDT SAT MAR 23 2013

...OVERNIGHT SNOW CONTINUES TO FALL ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL
ROCKIES INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS...          

WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
FOR THE CENTRAL PLAINS...PORTIONS OF MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY...AND NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE TEXAS PANHANDLE.

WINTER STORM WATCHES IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY INTO THE NORTHERN OHIO VALLEY.

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

AT 900 AM CDT...AN UPPER LEVEL LOW WAS CENTERED OVER THE CENTRAL
ROCKIES. THIS UPPER LEVEL LOW WAS PRODUCING A BROAD AREA OF SNOW
FROM THE LEE OF THE CENTRAL ROCKIES TO THE CENTRAL PLAINS WHERE
LOW LEVEL COLD AIR IS ENTRENCHED. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED A BROAD AREA OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW...WITH
OCCASIONAL HEAVY SNOW...FALLING IN EASTERN COLORADO...WESTERN
NEBRASKA AND WESTERN KANSAS. TO THE SOUTH...MODERATE RAIN AND
THUNDERSTORMS WERE OBSERVED IN NORTH TEXAS INTO SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA.
                                                              

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 500 AM CDT SAT MAR
23 THROUGH 900 AM CDT SAT MAR 23...

...COLORADO...
COPE                                 12.0                    
HORSETOOTH MOUNTAIN 3.2 NNW          12.0                    
ASPEN PARK 5.2 ESE                   11.0                    
GOLDEN 12.5 NW                       10.1                    
CONIFER 5 W                          10.0                    
LIVERMORE 10.5 WSW                   10.0                    
WRAY 7 SSW                            8.0                    
BOULDER 2 WSW                         6.9                    
DENVER 6 NW                           6.3                    
LONGMONT 2 N                          6.0                    
VERNON 4 E                            6.0                    
MONUMENT 2 ENE                        2.5                    
FORT COLLINS 1 WSW                    1.0                    

...KANSAS...
GOODLAND 0.5 ENE                     12.0                    
COLBY 0.6 NNW                         8.2                    
LONG ISLAND                           5.0                    
NORTON 3.0 NE                         4.3                    
OAKLEY 0.3 NE                         2.8                    

...NEBRASKA...
OSHKOSH 10 NE                         3.5                    
FRANKLIN 1.5 ENE                      3.3                    
NORTH PLATTE 1.0 W                    0.4                    


THE UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER THE ROCKIES WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE
CENTRAL PLAINS AND WILL MOVE INTO THE OHIO VALLEY BY SUNDAY.
ADDITIONAL SNOW AMOUNTS BETWEEN 4 TO 8 INCHES WILL FALL ALONG THE
CENTRAL ROCKIES...WESTERN KANSAS...AND SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA. THE
EASTERN PORTIONS OF KANSAS AND PORTIONS OF THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY WILL ALSO EXPECT ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OF 4 TO 8 INCHES. BY
SUNDAY...THE AREA OF HEAVIER SNOW WILL SHIFT TO THE OHIO VALLEY
AND PORTIONS OF THE GREAT LAKES.          

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

FANNING




Last Updated: 1156 AM EDT SAT MAR 23 2013