THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 05 FOR ROCKIES AND PLAINS EARLY SPRING STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD  
400 AM CDT SUN APR 17 2016

...HEAVY SNOW CONTINUES TO FALL ACROSS THE CENTRAL ROCKIES AND
HIGH PLAINS 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...WATCHES...AND FLOOD ADVISORIES 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 300 AM CDT...AN UPPER LEVEL LOW WAS LOCATED OVER THE FOUR
CORNERS REGION AND SLOWLY DRIFTING NORTHEASTWARD. AT THE
SURFACE...A VERY SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT WAS LOCATED ACROSS THE
CENTRAL U.S. FROM MINNESOTA TO TEXAS. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW
FALLING IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE CENTRAL ROCKIES AND THE
FOOTHILLS WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF
SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND WESTERN NEBRASKA. FARTHER EAST...HEAVY
RAINFALL WITH EMBEDDED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING
ACROSS CENTRAL 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 CDT THU APR
14 THROUGH 300 AM CDT SUN APR 17...

...COLORADO...
CONIFER 5 W                          35.0                    
WARD 4 NE                            34.8                    
PINECLIFFE 3 SE                      33.1                    
SILVER PLUME 3 SSE                   29.0                    
PINE JUNCTION 2 SSW                  28.5                    
ALLENSPARK 2 E                       26.0                    
ANTERO JUNCTION 2 E                  24.0                    
EVERGREEN 2 SE                       24.0                    
ROSITA 1 WSW                         23.5                    
WOODLAND PARK 1 WSW                  23.0                    
BRECKENRIDGE 1.9 SSE                 18.0                    
ASPEN SPRINGS                        15.0                    
VAIL 0.9 WNW                          8.9                    
LEADVILLE 2 NE                        8.5                    
AURORA 3 SSE                          8.1                    
DENVER INTL AIRPORT                   6.8                    

...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                    

...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 CDT THU APR
14 THROUGH 300 AM CDT SUN APR 17...

...KANSAS...
ELKHART 0.6 NNW                       6.52                    
ROLLA                                 5.38                    
DODGE CITY WFO                        4.34                    
HILL CITY MUNI ARPT                   4.22                    
DAMAR 4 N                             4.00                    
JETMORE 1 E                           3.94                    
ST. FRANCIS 5 NNE                     3.35                    
MONTEZUMA 4 N                         3.25                    
MOSCOW 0.1 SW                         3.21                    
CIMARRON 7 SE                         3.10                    
WOODRUFF 3 WSW                        3.06                    
WOODSTON 1 S                          3.02                    
SAINT PETER 10 N                      3.00                    
ULYSSES 6.3 SSW                       3.00                    
GOODLAND WFO                          2.46                    

...NEBRASKA...
MCCOOK MUNI ARPT                      5.03                    
PARKS 3 W                             4.25                    
IMPERIAL                              3.76                    
NORTH PLATTE 1 WSW                    3.24                    
BENKELMAN 1 E                         3.20                    
ASHBY 5 W                             3.00                    
AXTELL 1 N                            3.00                    
KEARNEY 1 SW                          3.00                    
NORTH PLATTE/LEE BIRD                 2.99                    
STRATTON 10 S                         2.90                    
BREWSTER                              2.89                    
HOLDREGE AIRPORT                      2.89                    
OGALALLA                              2.82                    
LEXINGTON AIRPORT                     2.39                    

...OKLAHOMA...
HEADRICK 3 E                          7.06                    
FREDERICK                             6.82                    
TIPTON                                5.91                    
BUFFALO 17 E                          4.75                    
FREDERICK MUNI ARPT                   4.74                    
BOISE CITY                            4.56                    
ALTUS                                 4.07                    
HOBART MUNI ARPT                      3.74                    
GUYMON MUNI ARPT                      1.99                    

...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                    
PINE RIDGE                            1.71                    
PARMELEE 6 W                          1.61                    
ROSEBUD 7 NNW                         1.54                    
OKATON 2.6 NW                         1.44                    

...TEXAS...
ROBERT LEE 4 W                        3.06                    
DALHART MUNI ARPT                     2.24                    
STRATFORD 0.5 ESE                     1.68                    
AVENGER FIELD ARPT                    1.31                    

...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                    

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

...ARIZONA...
TSAILE 1 WNW                          8.2                    
BELLEMONT                             5.0                    
DONEY PARK                            3.0                    
FLAGSTAFF AIRPORT                     3.0                    

...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                    

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

...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                    
DENVER INTL ARPT                      1.32                    
AKRON-WASHINGTON CO. ARPT             1.21                    


THE BOUNDARY ACROSS THE PLAINS WILL REMAIN QUASI-STATIONARY IN
THAT REGION THROUGH MONDAY. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR HEAVY SNOWFALL TO
CONTINUE ACROSS THE CENTRAL ROCKIES AND NORTHERN TO CENTRAL HIGH
PLAINS. THROUGH MONDAY...ANOTHER 10 TO 15 INCHES OF SNOW IS
EXPECTED ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF COLORADO AND WYOMING AS WELL
AS INTO FAR WESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA. IN THE HIGHEST MOUNTAINS OF
SOUTHWEST COLORADO...UP TO ANOTHER 2 FEET OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE.
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 9 INCHES OF RAIN...WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...IS FORECAST ACROSS TEXAS...OKLAHOMA...AND
INTO KANSAS. FLOODING AND FLASH FLOODING WILL REMAIN A SIGNIFICANT
THREAT IN THIS REGION. FARTHER NORTH...2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN WILL
BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PLAINS.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 1000 AM CDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.

SANTORELLI




Last Updated: 451 AM EDT SUN APR 17 2016