THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 06 FOR CENTRAL ROCKIES AND FRONT RANGE
LATE-SEASON WINTER STORM AND CENTRAL U.S. HEAVY RAIN
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
400 PM CDT MON MAY 12 2014
...LIGHT SNOW CONTINUES ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN ROCKIES WHILE HEAVY RAIN IMPACTS PLACES ACROSS THE
CENTRAL U.S...
WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE STILL IN EFFECT FOR THE HIGHER TERRAIN
OF COLORADO.
FLASH FLOOD WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN
PLAINS...LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY...AND UPPER MIDWEST.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 300 PM CDT...A SURFACE LOW WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 1005
MB...29.68 INCHES...WAS CENTERED IN CENTRAL IOWA. A COLD FRONT
EXTENDED SOUTH OF THE LOW THROUGH THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY
AND INTO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. A QUASI-STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDED
NORTH AND EASTWARD FROM THE LOW ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST AND GREAT
LAKES. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS
INDICATE ONLY LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS REMAIN OVER THE CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN ROCKIES AND HIGH PLAINS NOW THAT THE UPPER-LEVEL ENERGY
HAS MOVED INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS. FARTHER EAST ACROSS THE
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PLAINS...JUST NORTH AND WEST OF THE SURFACE
LOW... LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WAS FALLING. AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT
AREAS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WERE
OBSERVED FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS TO THE UPPER MIDWEST AND GREAT
LAKES. SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE SEVERE AND CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 200 PM CDT SAT MAY
10 THROUGH 300 PM CDT MON MAY 12...
...COLORADO...
FOUR CORNERS 8 NE 29.0
PINECLIFFE 4 SSE 26.1
LIVERMORE 10.5 WSW 25.5
KREMMLING 10.9 NW 25.3
ALLENSPARK 2.2 ESE 23.9
GLEN HAVEN 7 N 21.5
GOLDEN 12.5 NW 21.2
CRESTED BUTTE 6.2 N 20.0
GENESEE 1 N 18.8
GOTHIC 18.5
BLACK HAWK 3 N 18.2
RABBIT EARS PASS 7 WNW 18.0
SILVER PLUME 3 SSE 16.8
...NEBRASKA...
CHADRON 39.3 WSW 6.0
IMPERIAL 8 S 4.0
...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
CHEYENNE 2.3 W 13.3
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 200 PM CDT SAT MAY
10 THROUGH 300 PM 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
OTTUMWA INDUSTRIAL ARPT 2.80
MALVERN 0.1 NNW 2.78
MANNING 3.3 E 2.56
MURRAY 2 SW 2.30
WOODBURN 2.10
DES MOINES INTL ARPT 1.79
MASON CITY MUNI ARPT 1.76
...ILLINOIS...
EL PASO 6.2 SW 2.66
GIBSON CITY 2.25
CHICAGO (LANSING) 1.19
...INDIANA...
CLAYPOOL 1 E 3.15
COLUMBIA CITY 1 NNE 2.10
LAFAYETTE/PURDUE UNIV ARPT 1.91
FORT WAYNE/BAER FIELD 1.54
...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 2.54
...KENTUCKY...
FORT KNOX AAF 2.24
...MICHIGAN...
CHASSELL 5 ESE 1.30
...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
BUFFALO MUNI ARPT 1.73
HUTCHINSON 1.52
ST. PAUL DOWNTOWN SRPT 1.02
...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
BRAINARD 3 SE 4.25
ASHLAND 4.23
WAHOO 1.7 S 4.20
OMAHA 13.5 WSW 4.09
BRUNO 4.00
MEAD 6 S 3.90
SEWARD 3.87
UTICA 3.83
LINCOLN MUNI ARPT 3.01
...OHIO...
LIMA/ALLEN CO. ARPT 2.86
COLUMBUS/OHIO STATE UNIV 1.83
DAYTON/JAMES M COX ARPT 1.43
...WISCONSIN...
BOSCOBEL 2.85
PRAIRIE DU CHIEN MUNI ARPT 2.44
OSHKOSH/WITTMAN FIELD 1.60
PEWAUKEE 3 E 1.31
OCONOMOWOC 1.18
...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
THE SNOW ACROSS THE ROCKIES SHOULD COME TO AN END BY THIS EVENING
WITH GENERALLY LESS THAN 6 INCHES OF SNOW EXPECTED FOR THE
SOUTHERN ROCKIES. MEANWHILE...THE RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL
CONTINUE TO PUSH SLOWLY EASTWARD WITH THE COLD FRONT REACHING THE
OHIO VALLEY AND LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY BY TUESDAY MORNING.
THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... AN ADDITIONAL 4 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN
COULD FALL ACROSS PARTS OF THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AND LOWER
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. NORTHWARD ACROSS THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY...UPPER MIDWEST...GREAT LAKES...AND OHIO VALLEY...AS MUCH
AS 2 INCHES OF RAIN IS EXPECTED WITH THIS SYSTEM THROUGH THURSDAY
MORNING. EVENTUALLY THE HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE
EASTERN U.S. WHERE AS MUCH AS 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN COULD FALL
TOWARDS THE END OF THE WEEK ACROSS THE MID-ATLANTIC AND
NORTHEASTERN STATES.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 1000 PM CDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.
MONARSKI
Last Updated: 500 PM EDT MON MAY 12 2014