THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 04 FOR ROCKIES AND PLAINS EARLY SPRING STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
900 PM MDT SAT APR 16 2016
...HEAVY SNOW CONTINUES TO FALL ACROSS THE ROCKIES WHILE HEAVY
RAIN IS FALLING OVER THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PLAINS...
WINTER STORM WARNINGS...AND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT ACROSS MUCH
OF THE CENTRAL ROCKIES AND HIGH PLAINS.
FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS AND WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF THE
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PLAINS...AS WELL AS PARTS OF SOUTH DAKOTA.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 800 PM MDT...AN UPPER LEVEL LOW WAS LOCATED OVER THE FOUR
CORNERS REGION AND SLOWLY DRIFTING NORTHEASTWARD. AT THE
SURFACE...A QUASI-STATIONARY FRONT WAS MOVING VERY SLOWLY THROUGH
THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND THE CENTRAL PLAINS...WITH A COLD
FRONT MOVING THROUGH WESTERN TEXAS. 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 AND SNOW IN LOWER
ELEVATIONS OF COLORADO. LIGHT SNOW WAS ALSO BEING REPORTED IN THE
SOUTHERN ROCKIES. FARTHER EAST...HEAVY RAINFALL WITH EMBEDDED
STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING ACROSS WESTERN
KANSAS...OKLAHOMA...AND TEXAS...WHILE LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WAS
FALLING FARTHER NORTH ACROSS NEBRASKA AND SOUTH DAKOTA.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 600 AM MDT THU APR
14 THROUGH 800 PM MDT SAT APR 16...
...ARIZONA...
TSAILE 1 WNW 8.2
BELLEMONT 5.0
DONEY PARK 3.0
FLAGSTAFF AIRPORT 3.0
...COLORADO...
SILVER PLUME 3 SSE 29.0
CONIFER 3 W 26.0
ANTERO JUNCTION 2 E 24.0
EVERGREEN 2 SE 24.0
ROSITA 1 WSW 23.0
TEXAS CREEK 7 ESE 22.3
WESTCLIFFE 5 W 22.0
ALLENSPARK 2 E 21.5
MAYSVILLE 21.5
GOLDEN 13 NW 20.5
WARD 5 NE 19.3
BRECKENRIDGE 1.9 SSE 18.0
NEDERLAND 4 ENE 16.0
BLACK HAWK 8 N 15.5
RYE 1 SSW 15.3
ASPEN SPRINGS 15.0
PINE JUNCTION 2 SSW 14.5
VAIL 0.9 WNW 8.9
LEADVILLE 2 NE 8.5
DENVER INTL AIRPORT 6.8
ESTES PARK 1.8 S 6.1
...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
...NORTH DAKOTA...
KILLDEER 2.0
DUNN CENTER 1 E 1.0
GRASSY BUTTE 2 NE 1.0
...NEW MEXICO...
QUESTA 2 NNE 8.7
ARROYO SECO 8 NE 8.0
RED RIVER 7.0
LLANO LARGO 5 SSE 6.0
RED RIVER 5 ESE 6.0
TRES RITOS 4 NNW 6.0
AMALIA 11 ENE 5.0
CANON PLAZA 11 NNW 5.0
TERERRO 6 WNW 5.0
GALLUP 1.0 SSE 4.4
FENCE LAKE 4.0
ROCIADA 8 SW 3.0
SAN MIGUEL 8 SSW 3.0
SHADY BROOK 9 ENE 2.0
...SOUTH DAKOTA...
MONTICELLO 2.0
...WYOMING...
LARAMIE 12 SE 10.0
ENCAMPMENT 10 WSW 9.0
ARLINGTON 10 SSW 6.0
CENTENNIAL 6 SW 6.0
DIXON 14 E 6.0
SAVERY 16 ENE 6.0
ELK MOUNTAIN 21 SSE 4.8
SARATOGA 24 W 4.0
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 PM MDT SAT APR 16...
...COLORADO...
BETHUNE 8 N 4.75
BURLINGTON 11 WSW 4.74
WRAY 17 SSE 3.20
VERNON 4 E 2.44
KIT CARSON 9 NNE 2.10
TWO BUTTES 12 NE 1.90
...KANSAS...
ELKHART 0.6 NNW 6.52
ROLLA 5.38
JETMORE 1 E 3.94
ST. FRANCIS 5 NNE 3.35
MONTEZUMA 4 N 3.25
MOSCOW 0.1 SW 3.21
DODGE CITY 3 E 3.15
CIMARRON 7 SE 3.10
SAINT PETER 10 N 3.00
ULYSSES 6.3 SSW 3.00
COPELAND 4.9 SE 2.80
MCDONALD 2.70
HUGOTON 0.6 NNW 2.67
MINNEOLA 4.4 WNW 2.51
BIRD CITY 2.50
...NEBRASKA...
PARKS 3 W 4.25
NORTH PLATTE 1 WSW 3.24
BENKELMAN 1 E 3.20
ASHBY 5 W 3.00
STRATTON 10 S 2.90
HAIGLER 2.45
GRANT 8 W 2.20
HOLDREGE AIRPORT 2.10
LEMOYNE 2.00
CODY 1.75
GORDON 1.74
STAPLETON 9 WSW 1.45
MULLEN 15 SW 1.25
...OKLAHOMA...
BOISE CITY 4.56
...SOUTH DAKOTA...
PORCUPINE 5 E 2.96
MARTIN 13.6 NNE 2.75
WANBLEE 11 ENE 2.50
BATESLAND 7.4 NNE 2.40
WALL 13.0 SSE 2.20
KADOKA 0.3 N 2.09
KYLE 3 ENE 2.08
NORRIS 2.0 SSW 2.07
COTTONWOOD 2 E 1.72
PARMELEE 6 W 1.61
ROSEBUD 7 NNW 1.54
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
...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
...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...
...COLORADO...
PINON 5 ENE 64
BLENDE 5 NE 63
FOUNTAIN 8 WSW 63
AIR FORCE ACADEMY 3 WSW 61
MACK 26 N 57
CHERAW 4 S 56
FALCON 3 E 56
SECURITY 6 WSW 56
DE BEQUE 2 S 55
SCHRIEVER AFB 53
...NORTH DAKOTA...
GLEN ULLIN 1 W 60
...NEW MEXICO...
ESTANCIA 5 W 66
...UTAH...
HURRICANE 4 NNW 59
CASTLE VALLEY 46 NNE 52
VERDURE 10 W 51
THE BOUNDARY ACROSS THE PLAINS WILL REMAIN QUASI-STATIONARY IN
THAT REGION THROUGH SUNDAY. THIS WILL CONTINUE TO ALLOW FOR HEAVY
SNOWFALL IN THE MOUNTAINS OF COLORADO WHERE ANOTHER 12 TO 15
INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEKEND.
FARTHER EAST IN THE MORE POPULATED AREAS OF THE FOOTHILLS AND THE
HIGH PLAINS...ANOTHER 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. AHEAD OF
THIS STORM SYSTEM...PLENTY OF MOISTURE STREAMING NORTHWARD FROM
THE GULF OF MEXICO WILL CONTINUE TO FUEL HEAVY RAINFALL AND STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE PLAINS STATES OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.
AS MUCH AS 3 TO 8 INCHES OF RAIN...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS...IS POSSIBLE ACROSS TEXAS...OKLAHOMA...AND INTO KANSAS.
FLOODING AND FLASH FLOODING WILL REMAIN A SIGNIFICANT THREAT.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 300 AM MDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.
SANTORELLI
Last Updated: 1104 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2016