THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 02 FOR ROCKIES AND PLAINS EARLY SPRING STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD  
900 AM MDT SAT APR 16 2016

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

WINTER STORM WARNINGS...WATCHES...AND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
ACROSS MUCH OF THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN ROCKIES AS WELL AS
PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN 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 800 AM MDT...AN UPPER LEVEL LOW WAS LOCATED OVER THE FOUR
CORNERS REGION AND SLOWLY DRIFTING EASTWARD. AT THE SURFACE...A
STATIONARY FRONT WAS DRAPED 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 AND INTO THE
FOOTHILLS...WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN IN EASTERN COLORADO. OUT
IN THE PLAINS STATES...HEAVY RAINFALL WITH EMBEDDED STRONG TO
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING THROUGH SOUTHERN KANSAS. IN
ADDITION...MODERATE SNOW WAS FALLING IN WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA...AND
LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WAS REPORTED ACROSS THE DAKOTAS AND
NEBRASKA. 

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 600 AM MDT THU APR
14 THROUGH 800 AM MDT SAT APR 16...

...ARIZONA...
BELLEMONT                             5.0                    
DONEY PARK                            3.0                    
FLAGSTAFF AIRPORT                     3.0                    

...COLORADO...
SILVER PLUME 3 SSE                   22.0                    
BRECKENRIDGE 1.9 SSE                 18.0                    
SILVERTHRONE 2.8 SSW                 17.2                    
ALLENSPARK 2.2 ESE                   13.0                    
COPPER MOUNTAIN 1 W                  13.0                    
ROLLINSVILLE 0.1 N                   12.5                    
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS 5 WNW              12.0                    
HAYDEN 3 NNW                         11.0                    
MAYSVILLE                            11.0                    
NEDERLAND 4 ENE                      11.0                    
PINGREE PARK 2 WNW                   11.0                    
RED MOUNTAIN PASS                    11.0                    
CLIMAX 1 NW                          10.0                    
BLACK HAWK 3 N                        9.5                    
STEAM BOAT SPRINGS 1 SE               9.1                    
VAIL 0.9 WNW                          8.9                    
LEADVILLE 2 NE                        8.5                    
ESTES PARK 1.8 S                      6.1                    
DENVER 13.4 ENE                       4.1                    

...IDAHO...
STANLEY                               1.0                    

...MONTANA...
BYNUM 24 W                           19.0                    
HEART BUTTE 14 SW                    17.0                    
CLANCY 10 SE                         16.0                    
LINCOLN 11 SE                        15.0                    
DUPUYER 15 SW                        14.0                    
NEIHART 0.9 SSE                      13.0                    
AUGUSTA 20 W                         12.0                    
MONARCH 5 SSE                         9.6                    
GALLATIN GATEWAY 18 SE                9.0                    
ROCKY BOY 9 SE                        9.0                    
BELGRADE 14 NE                        8.0                    
CORBIN 7 NW                           8.0                    
WHITE SULPHUR SPRING 18 W             8.0                    
GREAT FALLS 5 SW                      6.9                    

...NEW MEXICO...
QUESTA 2.2 NNE                        6.8                    
LLANO LARGO 5 SSE                     6.0                    
ARROYO SECO 8 NE                      5.0                    
CANON PLAZA 11 NNW                    5.0                    
TERERRO 6 WNW                         5.0                    
GALLUP 1.0 SSE                        4.4                    
AMALIA 11 ENE                         4.0                    
RED RIVER 11 ENE                      3.0                    
ROCIADA 8 SW                          3.0                    
SAN MIGUEL 8 SSW                      3.0                    
SHADY BROOK 9 ENE                     2.0                    

...WYOMING...
DIXON 14 E                            6.0                    
ENCAMPMENT 10 WSW                     6.0                    
SAVERY 16 ENE                         6.0                    
CENTENNIAL 12 W                       4.8                    
ELK MOUNTAIN 21 SSE                   4.8                    
SARATOGA 24 W                         4.0                    
ARLINGTON 10 SSW                      3.6                    
CHEYENNE 10 N                         1.5                    
RIVERSIDE 16 ENE                      1.2                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 600 AM MDT THU APR
14 THROUGH 800 AM MDT SAT APR 16...

...COLORADO...
BURLINGTON 12 N                       3.40                    
VERNON 4 E                            2.44                    
KIT CARSON 9 NNE                      2.10                    
WRAY                                  2.00                    

...KANSAS...
ELKHART 0.6 NNW                       6.52                    
ROLLA                                 5.38                    
MONTEZUMA 4 N                         3.25                    
MOSCOW 0.1 SW                         3.21                    
CIMARRON 7 SE                         3.10                    
DODGE CITY 9.1 WNW                    3.10                    
ULYSSES 6.3 SSW                       3.00                    
COPELAND 4.9 SE                       2.80                    
ST. FRANCIS 8.6 NNE                   2.80                    
MCDONALD                              2.70                    
HUGOTON 0.6 NNW                       2.67                    
MINNEOLA 4.4 WNW                      2.51                    
SAINT FRANCIS 10 SW                   2.49                    
INGALLS 6.9 SW                        2.47                    
HOWELL 4 ESE                          2.13                    

...NEBRASKA...
PARKS 3 W                             4.25                    
ASHBY 5 W                             3.00                    
BENKELMAN                             2.50                    
HAIGLER                               2.45                    
CODY                                  1.75                    
GORDON                                1.74                    
STAPLETON 9 WSW                       1.45                    
MULLEN 15 SW                          1.25                    

...OKLAHOMA...
BOISE CITY                            4.06                    

...SOUTH DAKOTA...
MARTIN 13.6 NNE                       2.75                    
BATESLAND 7.4 NNE                     2.40                    
WALL 13.0 SSE                         2.20                    
KADOKA 0.3 N                          2.09                    
NORRIS 2.0 SSW                        2.07                    
OKATON 2.6 NW                         1.44                    
MURDO 11.8 S                          1.37                    
MIDLAND 1.6 ENE                       1.36                    
WHITE RIVER 8.0 E                     1.30                    
PIERRE 0.5 SSE                        1.14                    

...TEXAS...
SAN MARCOS 2 SSW                      3.15                    
LOCKHART 4 ENE                        2.68                    
SAN ANTONIO 5 W                       2.48                    
DALHART                               1.88                    
STRATFORD 0.5 ESE                     1.68                    


THE STATIONARY FRONT ACROSS THE PLAINS WILL CONTINUE TO REMAIN IN
THAT REGION THROUGH MONDAY. THIS WILL CONTINUE TO GENERATE SNOW
AND HEAVY RAINFALL THROUGHOUT THE PLAINS OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING ACROSS MUCH OF
COLORADO...NORTHERN NEW MEXICO...AND SOUTHEAST WYOMING. THESE
REGIONS CAN EXPECT AS MUCH AS 2 TO 3 FEET OF SNOWFALL 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
NORTHEASTERN COLORADO AND 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 300 PM MDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.

FANNING




Last Updated: 1057 AM EDT SAT APR 16 2016