THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 05 FOR CENTRAL ROCKIES AND FRONT RANGE
LATE-SEASON WINTER STORM AND CENTRAL U.S. HEAVY RAIN
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
1000 AM CDT MON MAY 12 2014
...SNOW CONTINUES FROM THE CENTRAL ROCKIES TO THE WESTERN HIGH
PLAINS WHILE HEAVY RAIN IS LIKELY TODAY ACROSS THE CENTRAL U.S...
WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
FOR MUCH OF COLORADO AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN
WYOMING...EASTERN UTAH...NORTHERN NEW MEXICO...AND WESTERN
NEBRASKA.
FLASH FLOOD WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN
PLAINS...LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY...AND UPPER MIDWEST.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 900 AM CDT...A COLD FRONT WHICH BROUGHT VERY COLD AIR FOR THIS
LATE IN THE SEASON TO MUCH OF THE ROCKIES AND HIGH PLAINS HAS
MOVED EASTWARD INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS. A SURFACE LOW WITH A
CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 1004 MB...29.65 INCHES...WAS CENTERED IN THE
NORTHEASTERN CORNER OF KANSAS. SOUTH OF THE SURFACE LOW...A COLD
FRONT EXTENDED ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS INTO CENTRAL TEXAS.
NORTH OF THE LOW...A STATIONARY FRONTAL BOUNDARY WAS IN PLACE
ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST AND GREAT LAKES. AS THE UPPER-LEVEL
ENERGY ASSOCIATED WITH THE SYSTEM HAS MOVED EAST...THE HEAVIEST
SNOWFALL OVER THE CENTRAL ROCKIES AND FRONT RANGE HAS
ENDED...ALTHOUGH LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SNOW CONTINUES.
LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SNOW WAS ALSO FALLING ACROSS THE
WESTERN HIGH PLAINS. FARTHER EAST...SEVERAL AREAS OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING ACROSS THE CENTRAL U.S...FROM THE
SOUTHERN PLAINS TO THE UPPER MIDWEST AND GREAT LAKES. HEAVY RAIN
WAS FALLING IN SOME AREAS.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 200 PM CDT SAT MAY
10 THROUGH 900 AM CDT MON MAY 12...
...COLORADO...
FOUR CORNERS 8 NE 29.0
LIVERMORE 10.5 WSW 25.5
KREMMLING 10.9 NW 25.3
ALLENSPARK 2.2 ESE 23.9
GOLDEN 12.5 NW 21.2
CRESTED BUTTE 6.2 N 20.0
RABBIT EARS PASS 7 WNW 18.0
BLACK HAWK 3 N 16.8
SILVER PLUME 3 SSE 16.8
GENESEE 1 N 16.6
NEDERLAND 4 ENE 16.5
CONIFER 3 WSW 16.0
PINECLIFFE 3 SE 15.1
ESTES PARK 3 S 13.0
EVERGREEN 5 W 13.0
WESTCLIFFE 5 W 13.0
BUCKHORN MOUNTAIN 1 E 12.6
...NEBRASKA...
CHADRON 39.3 WSW 6.0
...WYOMING...
ENCAMPMENT 19 WSW 43.0
CENTENNIAL 6 SW 39.0
WEBBER SPRINGS 39.0
BROOKLYN LAKE 36.0
SAND LAKE 35.0
OLD BATTLE 34.0
RAWLINS 35 S 34.0
ROCK RIVER 9.6 WSW 25.1
ELK MOUNTAIN 0.3 SW 21.8
CENTENNIAL 4 S 21.0
WINDY PEAK 20.0
RIVERSIDE 16.0
WARREN AFB 20.6 WSW 14.5
ENCAMPMENT 14.0
MEDICINE BOW 14.0
CHEYENNE 2.3 W 13.3
LANDER 5.7 SW 11.3
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 200 PM CDT SAT MAY
10 THROUGH 900 AM CDT MON MAY 12...
...IOWA...
GRISWOLD 1 NW 4.10
COUNCIL BLUFFS 3.6 E 3.54
OSCEOLA 2.5 WSW 3.49
BLENCOE 0.9 NNW 3.19
CHURDAN 1 S 3.19
DENISON 8.6 WNW 3.02
MALVERN 0.1 NNW 2.78
MANNING 3.3 E 2.56
MURRAY 2 SW 2.30
OTTUMWA INDUSTRIAL ARPT 2.13
WOODBURN 2.10
DES MOINES INTL ARPT 1.53
...ILLINOIS...
EL PASO 6.2 SW 2.66
GIBSON CITY 2.25
...KANSAS...
JETMORE 6.9 ESE 4.60
DODGE CITY 2.2 N 4.47
NORTH NEWTON 0.6 NNW 3.45
PENALOSA 0.4 N 3.09
PRETTY PRAIRIE 6.7 NE 3.09
HALSTEAD 0.4 S 2.75
WHITEWATER 6.3 ENE 2.66
BENDENA 0.2 NNW 2.59
NEWTON CITY COUNTY ARPT 2.42
...MINNESOTA...
NORTHFIELD 0.9 NNW 2.35
HASTINGS 2 NNW 2.08
OXBOW PARK 2.07
GENOA 2 SW 2.04
MANTORVILLE 2 SE 2.03
...NEBRASKA...
YORK 1 ESE 7.03
HAMPTON 2.6 ESE 5.39
WACO 4.3 SE 5.33
SEWARD 8.8 NNW 4.74
CERESCO 3.3 E 4.65
ASHLAND 4.23
WAHOO 1.7 S 4.20
OMAHA 13.5 WSW 4.09
MEAD 6 S 3.90
SEWARD 3.87
UTICA 3.83
NORTH BEND 3.80
LINWOOD 3 E 3.51
MALCOLM 2.98
LINCOLN MUNI ARPT 2.59
...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...
...CALIFORNIA...
CATHEDRAL CITY 3 NNE 83
JULIAN 6 WNW 64
CORONA 11 S 59
...NEW MEXICO...
SAN AUGUSTIN PASS 81
FORT STANTON 2 SSW 67
RUIDOSO 1 NNW 67
TWIN PEAKS 66
SALINAS PEAK 64
BOSQUE DEL APACHE 21 SE 62
OSCURO 5 WSW 62
NOGAL 5 NW 60
...TEXAS...
KELP 63
EL PASO 9 NNE 62
SNOW WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF ACROSS THE FRONT RANGE TODAY...BUT
MAY CONTINUE ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE ROCKIES INTO
TONIGHT. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE
ACROSS THE COLORADO FRONT RANGE AND THE HIGH PLAINS IN COLORADO
AND WESTERN NEBRASKA. AN ADDITIONAL 5 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW IS
EXPECTED IN THE ROCKIES IN CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN COLORADO...WITH
THE HEAVIEST ADDITIONAL SNOWS OF A FOOT OR MORE EXPECTED AT THE
HIGHEST ELEVATIONS OF THE SAN JUANS. THE COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE
TO MOVE EASTWARD ACROSS THE CENTRAL U.S. TODAY AND
TONIGHT...REACHING THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY EARLY ON TUESDAY.
AREAS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ALONG
AND AHEAD OF THE FRONT...WITH HEAVY RAIN AND AREAS OF FLASH
FLOODING LIKELY. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2
INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE
UPPER MIDWEST AND GREAT LAKES. THE HEAVIEST RAIN OVER THE NEXT
COUPLE DAYS IS EXPECTED FROM EAST CENTRAL TEXAS TO SOUTHERN
MISSOURI...WHERE 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN WILL BE COMMON...WITH
LOCALIZED AMOUNTS EXCEEDING 5 INCHES.
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.
RYAN
Last Updated: 1048 AM EDT MON MAY 12 2014