THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 2 FOR CENTRAL ROCKIES TO NORTHERN PLAINS
LATE-SEASON WINTER STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
400 PM CDT SUN MAY 10 2015

...LATE-SEASON WINTER STORM BRINGING LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW ACROSS THE
NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS...

BLIZZARD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE CENTRAL PORTION OF WESTERN
SOUTH DAKOTA

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES AND WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT
FOR PORTIONS OF COLORADO...WYOMING...ACROSS THE NORTHERN HIGH
PLAINS OF WESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA AND INTO CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA.

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

AT 300 PM CDT...A LOW PRESSURE CENTER WITH ESTIMATED SEA-LEVEL
PRESSURE OF 1003 MB...WAS MOVING NORTHEAST ACROSS EASTERN SOUTH
DAKOTA.  UNSEASONABLY COLD AIR TO THE NORTH AND WEST OF THE LOW
HAD ALLOWED PRECIPITATION TO FALL AS SNOW IN THE NORTHERN HIGH
PLAINS.  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND SURFACE
OBSERVATIONS INDICATED THAT MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW WAS
FALLING ACROSS WESTERN NEBRASKA INTO WESTERN SOUTH
DAKOTA...INCLUDING THE BLACK HILLS AREA. FARTHER WEST...LIGHT TO
LOCALLY MODERATE SNOW CONTINUED ACROSS PORTIONS OF WYOMING WHILE
SCATTERED AREAS OF SNOW REMAINED ACROSS PORTIONS OF COLORADO.  IN
ADDITION...BLUSTERY NORTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WERE COMMON
ACROSS THE NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM CDT SAT MAY
09 THROUGH 300 PM CDT SUN MAY 10...

...COLORADO...
CRESTONE 1 SSE                       17.7                    
CENTENNIAL 4 SW                       9.5                    
AURORA 3 SSE                          9.0                    
PERRY PARK 3 ESE                      9.0                    
WOODLAND PARK 1 WSW                   9.0                    
FLORISSANT 4 N                        8.0                    
MONUMENT 6 E                          8.0                    
ROSITA 2 WSW                          7.5                    
IDLEDALE 3 NW                         6.3                    
CONIFER 3 WSW                         6.0                    
LOUISVILLE 1 NNW                      6.0                    
ANTERO JUNCTION                       5.0                    
BLACK HAWK 3 N                        4.4                    
TEXAS CREEK 7 ESE                     4.4                    
DENVER INTL AIRPORT                   4.0                    
GENESEE                               4.0                    
BOULDER 5 E                           2.5                    

...NORTH DAKOTA...
HETTINGER 3 NW                        4.0                    

...NEBRASKA...
RUSHVILLE                            22.0                    
CHADRON                              14.0                    
HAY SPRINGS                          13.0                    
BUSHNELL 15 S                         7.6                    
SCOTTSBLUFF 1 E                       6.0                    
SIDNEY                                4.0                    

...SOUTH DAKOTA...
LEAD                                 18.0                    
DEERFIELD 2 SSE                      17.0                    
SILVER CITY                          14.5                    
PENNINGTON                           14.0                    
CORSON                               12.0                    
MARTIN 20 ENE                        12.0                    
WALL 22 SSE                          12.0                    
HOT SPRING                           11.0                    
RAPID CITY                            9.9                    
PACTOLA RESERVOIR                     9.5                    
ORAL                                  9.0                    
KADOKA 3 WNW                          8.0                    
EDGEMONT                              7.2                    
NORRIS 3 SSW                          7.0                    
PIEDMONT 5 E                          6.0                    
MCINTOSH                              2.5                    

...WYOMING...
CASPER 8 S                           10.0                    
FORT LARAMIE 2 SW                     9.0                    
LARAMIE 2 SW                          9.0                    
SOUTH PASS                            8.0                    
LANDER 12 SW                          7.0                    
BUFFALO 27 NW                         6.0                    
SINKS CANYON                          6.0                    
DARWIN RANCH                          4.0                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS
ENDED...

...IDAHO...
MONTPELIER 14 N                       5.9                    
BERN                                  5.0                    

...NEBRASKA...
PARKS                                 3.0                    
HARRISON 9 NE                         2.8                    
BROADWATER 10 SSE                     2.5                    
BEAVER CITY 6 S                       2.4                    
DALTON                                2.2                    
CULBERTSON                            2.0                    


THE LOW PRESSURE CENTER IN SOUTH DAKOTA IS EXPECTED TO MOVE
NORTHEAST ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS TONIGHT AND INTO THE UPPER
MIDWEST MONDAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS NORTH AND SOUTH DAKOTA
THROUGH TONIGHT... REACHING NORTHERN MINNESOTA MONDAY. MORE THAN
18 INCHES OF SNOW HAS ALREADY BEEN REPORTED IN PARTS OF THE
NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS.  AN ADDITIONAL 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW IS
FORECAST FROM CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA INTO CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA
THROUGH TONIGHT. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED
IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA MONDAY.

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.

HAYES




Last Updated: 455 PM EDT SUN MAY 10 2015