THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 03 FOR CENTRAL ROCKIES AND FRONT RANGE
LATE-SEASON WINTER STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
900 PM MDT SUN MAY 11 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM ONGOING ACROSS THE CENTRAL ROCKIES AND
FRONT RANGE...      

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES AND WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT
FOR THE MAJORITY OF COLORADO AS WELL AS SOUTHERN WYOMING...WESTERN
NEBRASKA...AND FOR THE WASATCH IN UTAH.

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

AT 800 PM MDT...A SURFACE LOW WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 992
MB...29.29 INCHES...WAS CENTERED OVER NORTHERN NEW MEXICO. A COLD
FRONT EXTENDS FROM THE SURFACE LOW SOUTH ACROSS CENTRAL NEW MEXICO
AND SOUTHWEST ARIZONA. A STATIONARY BOUNDARY EXTENDS EASTWARD
THROUGH THE SOUTHERN PLAINS TO ANOTHER SURFACE LOW WITH A CENTRAL
PRESSURE OF 992 MB...29.29 INCHES...OVER THE SOUTHWEST KANSAS.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED
LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW FALLING ACROSS THE COLORADO FRONT RANGE
WITH RAIN FURTHER EAST ACROSS THE HIGH PLAINS. GENERALLY LIGHT TO
MODERATE SNOW WAS FALLING AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE CENTRAL
ROCKIES IN COLORADO AND WYOMING...WITH OCCASIONAL REPORTS OF HEAVY
SNOW. A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW WAS FALLING ACROSS THE WESTERN HIGH
PLAINS IN NEBRASKA AND NORTHEASTERN COLORADO. LIGHT SNOW WAS ALSO
REPORTED ACROSS THE WASATCH RANGE IN UTAH.      

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 200 PM MDT SAT MAY
10 THROUGH 800 PM MDT SUN MAY 11...

...COLORADO...
RABBIT EARS PASS 7 WNW               18.0                    
FOUR CORNERS 8 NE                    16.0                    
BUCKHORN MOUNTAIN 1 E                12.6                    
RED FEATHER LAKES                    12.5                    
ALLENSPARK 2 E                       12.0                    
LIVERMORE                            12.0                    
BLACK HAWK 3 N                        9.0                    
PINGREE PARK 3 WNW                    9.0                    
FLORISSANT                            8.0                    
LEADVILLE 2 NE                        8.0                    
BRECKENRIDGE 2 SSE                    7.2                    
HORSETOOTH MOUNTAIN 3.2 NNW           5.5                    
ESTES PARK 1 SSE                      4.1                    
ELDORADO SPRINGS 4 WSW                4.0                    

...WYOMING...
ENCAMPMENT 10 E                      24.0                    
CENTENNIAL 4 S                       21.0                    
SAND LAKE                            18.2                    
RIVERSIDE                            16.0                    
CENTENNIAL 6 SW                      15.5                    
WEBBER SPRINGS                       15.0                    
WARREN AFB 20.6 WSW                  14.5                    
ENCAMPMENT                           14.0                    
MEDICINE BOW                         14.0                    
BROOKLYN LAKE                         9.5                    
DIVIDE PEAK                           9.5                    
NORTH FRENCH CREEK                    9.5                    
ROCK RIVER 9.6 WSW                    9.4                    
WHEATLAND                             9.0                    
LARAMIE 4 SE                          8.0                    
OLD BATTLE                            8.0                    
CHEYENNE 2.2 NNE                      4.5                    


SNOW LEVELS WILL CONTINUE TO LOWER THROUGH THE DAY AFTERNOON AS
COLDER AIR MOVES SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE CENTRAL ROCKIES...FRONT
RANGE...AND WESTERN HIGH PLAINS. SNOW IS FORECAST TO PERSIST INTO
MONDAY BEFORE GRADUALLY TAPERING OFF DURING THE DAY ON MONDAY.
TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 FEET ARE POSSIBLE IN THE ROCKIES
IN COLORADO AND WYOMING. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS AT THE HIGHEST
ELEVATIONS MAY EXCEED 2 FEET. ACROSS THE FRONT RANGE...SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. ADDITIONALLY...1 TO
4 INCHES OF SNOW ARE FORECAST IN THE WESTERN HIGH PLAINS OF
NORTHEASTERN COLORADO AND WESTERN NEBRASKA. ACROSS THE WASATCH
RANGE...ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.
     

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.

KREKELER




Last Updated: 1041 PM EDT SUN MAY 11 2014