THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 01 FOR ROCKIES AND PLAINS EARLY SPRING STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD  
300 AM MDT SAT APR 16 2016

...HEAVY SNOW IS FALLING IN THE ROCKIES...AND HEAVY RAIN IS
FALLING OVER THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PLAINS...

WINTER STORM WARNINGS...WATCHES...AND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
ACROSS MUCH OF THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN ROCKIES AS WELL AS
PORTIONS OF THE HIGH PLAINS.

FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS AND WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF THE
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PLAINS.

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

AT 300 AM MDT...AN UPPER LEVEL LOW WAS LOCATED OVER THE FOUR
CORNERS REGION AND SLOWLY DRIFING EASTWARD. AT THE SURFACE...A
COLD FRONT WAS MOVING VERY SLOWLY THROUGH THE PLAINS AND BACK INTO
THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS AND SURFACE
OBSERVATIONS INDICATED MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW FALLING IN THE
HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE CENTRAL ROCKIES WITH LIGHT RAIN OR A
RAIN/SNOW MIX IN THE FRONT RANGE AND FOOTHILLS REGION OF EASTERN
COLORADO. OUT IN THE PLAINS STATES...HEAVY RAINFALL WITH EMBEDDED
STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE OCCURING FROM THE TEXAS
PANHANDLE NORTHWARD INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 600 AM MDT THU APR
14 THROUGH 200 AM MDT SAT APR 16...

...COLORADO...
COPPER MOUNTAIN 1 W                  13.0                    
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS 5 WNW              12.0                    
HAYDEN 3 NNW                         11.0                    
CLIMAX 1 NW                          10.0                    
MILNER                                8.0                    
CRAIG                                 7.0                    
N FAIRPLAY                            7.0                    
ST MARYS GLACIER 1 SSE                6.0                    
CAMERON PASS 1 NNW                    5.0                    
RAND 8 SSE                            5.0                    
ANTERO RESERVOIR 2 SSE                4.0                    
BLACK HAWK 3 N                        3.5                    
SILT                                  3.5                    
LEADVILLE 2 NE                        3.2                    

...MONTANA...
BYNUM 24 W                           19.0                    
HEART BUTTE 14 SW                    17.0                    
BYNUM 23 W                           16.0                    
CLANCY 10 SE                         16.0                    
LINCOLN 11 SE                        15.0                    
DUPUYER 15 SW                        14.0                    
AUGUSTA 20 W                         12.0                    
LINCOLN 8 NNE                        11.0                    
NEIHART 8 W                          10.0                    
WHITE SULPHUR SPRING 18 W             8.0                    
GREAT FALLS 5 SW                      6.9                    
CORBIN 10 ESE                         6.0                    

...WYOMING...
DIXON 14 E                            6.0                    
ENCAMPMENT 10 WSW                     6.0                    
SAVERY 16 ENE                         6.0                    
SAVERY 28 E                           6.0                    
CENTENNIAL 12 W                       4.8                    
ELK MOUNTAIN 21 SSE                   4.8                    
SARATOGA 24 W                         4.0                    
ARLINGTON 10 SSW                      3.6                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 600 AM MDT THU APR
14 THROUGH 200 AM MDT SAT APR 16...

...KANSAS...
ELKHART 7 N                           4.06                    
SAINT FRANCIS 10 SW                   2.49                    

...NEBRASKA...
HAIGLER                               2.45                    

...OKLAHOMA...
BOISE CITY                            4.06                    

...TEXAS...
DALHART                               1.88                    


HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING ACROSS MUCH OF
COLORADO...NORTHERN NEW MEXICO...AND SOUTHEAST WYOMING. AS MUCH AS
2 TO 3 FEET OF SNOW WILL FALL IN THE MOUNTAINS...BUT HEAVY SNOW
WILL ALSO AFFECT THE MORE HEAVILY POPULATED INTERSTATE 25
CORRIDOR...WITH A RANGE OF 5 TO 15 INCHES OF SNOW EXPECTED FROM
COLORADO SPRINGS TO DENVER TO CHEYENNE. ACCUMULATING SNOW IS
FORECAST TO SPREAD AS FAR EAST AS THE KANSAS BORDER AND UP INTO
WESTERN NEBRASKA. THIS IS A LARGE STORM SYSTEM...AND OUT AHEAD OF
IT GULF MOISTURE WILL FUEL STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY
RAINFALL. POTENTIALLY FLOODING RAINS ARE FORECAST IN PARTS OF
KANSAS...OKLAHOMA...AND TEXAS...WITH AVERAGE RAINFALL OF 4 TO 7
INCHES OCCURRING THROUGH MONDAY. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE
POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 900 AM MDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.

SANTORELLI




Last Updated: 504 AM EDT SAT APR 16 2016