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   
1000 AM CDT SUN APR 17 2016


...CORRECTION FOR ERRONEOUS DATA....

...HEAVY SNOW CONTINUES TO FALL ACROSS THE CENTRAL ROCKIES AND
HIGH PLAINS WHILE HEAVY RAIN IS FALLING OVER THE CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN 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 900 AM CDT...AN UPPER LEVEL LOW WAS LOCATED OVER SOUTHWESTERN
COLORADO AND SLOWLY DRIFTING NORTHWARD. AT THE SURFACE...A VERY
SLOW MOVING STATIONARY/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
MODERATE SNOW REPORTED 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 900 AM CDT SUN APR 17...

...COLORADO...
PINECLIFFE 4SSE                      47.0                    
ST MARYS GLACIER                     46.0                    
GOLDEN 13 NW                         44.6 
ALLENSPARK 2 ESE                     36.2                    
GENESEE                              38.5                         
          
DOUGLAS PASS                         14.5
DENVER INTL AIRPORT		     12.1                  
ALAMOSA                               8.0                    
BLACK MESA                            7.0
COAL BANK PASS                        6.0                    
DINOSAUR                              5.5                    
MONUMENT                              5.0                    
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS 1 SE                4.8                    
SILVERTON                             4.5                    

...MONTANA...
NYE 14 W                             14.0                    
RED LODGE 5 W                        14.0                    
BABB 12 WSW                          10.0                    
WILSALL 13 ENE                        8.0                    
RED LODGE 3 NE                        7.6                    
RED LODGE 4 NW                        7.5                    
ALBRO LAKE SNOTEL                     7.0                    
EMMIGRANT 26 ESE                      6.0                    
RED LODGE 1 S                         5.0                    
WASHOE                                5.0                    
LIVINGSTON 7 ESE                      4.3                    
MCLEOD 6 WSW                          3.0                    
EMIGRANT 5 E                          2.7                    
COOKE CITY 3 N                        2.0                    

...NEBRASKA...
HARRISON 9 NE                         2.5                    

...WYOMING...
                   
ENCAMPMENT 10 WSW                    33.0                   
ARLINGTON 10 SSW                     23.1                   
LARAMIE 12 SE                        22.0
ELK MOUNTAIN 21 SSE                  21.3                   
SARATOGA 24 W                        19.4
CENTENNIAL 6 SW                      16.8 
SAVERY 16 ENE                         8.4 
CHEYENNE 5 NE                         8.1              
DIXON 14 E                            8.0                   
                   
            
                  

...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...

...ARIZONA...
NEW KINGMAN-BUTLER 5 E                59                    
BULLHEAD CITY 6 E                     48                    

...CALIFORNIA...
JULIAN 2 NNE                          77                    
LA QUINTA 13 SW                       72                    
BIG BEAR CITY 13 ESE                  70                    
FORT IRWIN 4 ENE                      70                    
PALMDALE 5 S                          63                    
BORREGO SPRINGS 12 ESE                60                    
LUCERNE VALLEY 7 SE                   60                    
CAMPO 11 ENE                          57                    
YERMO 4 SSE                           56                    
RIDGECREST 4 NNW                      53                    
SEELEY 4 N                            53                    
COACHELLA 4 S                         51                    
PALM DESERT 2 SSW                     50                    
BISHOP 2 ENE                          48                    

...COLORADO...
MOUNT ABRAMS                          95                    
SWAMP ANGEL 2 SW                      93                    
RED MOUNTAIN PASS 1 ESE               89                    
SILVERTON 2 SE                        89                    
GRAND JUNCTION 3 NNE                  51                    
MONTROSE 2 NNW                        51                    

...NEW MEXICO...
CANNON AFB 1 N                        70                    
BINGHAM 10 S                          68                    
FORT STANTON 2 SSW                    68                    
RED HILL 1 N                          66                    
NOGAL 5 NW                            65                    
BOSQUE DEL APACHE 14 E                62                    
BERNALILLO 3 E                        61                    
TEXICO 3 NNW                          61                    
TOLAR 13 SE                           60                    
CLOVIS                                58                    
GALLUP 3 WNW                          58                    

...NEVADA...
RED ROCK CANYON 1 ESE                 78                    
MERCURY 3 SSW                         66                    
MT. CHARLESTON 3 ENE                  63                    
SPRING VALLEY 4 WSW                   63                    
ENTERPRISE 4 NW                       62                    
SUMMERLIN 1 N                         60                    
HENDERSON EXECUTIVE AIR               59                    
INDIAN SPRINGS                        58                    
PAHRUMP 4 SE                          58                    
MOUNTAIN SPRINGS 1 NW                 55                    
NELLIS AFB                            54                    
NORTH LAS VEGAS AIRPORT               52                    
THE STRIP 3 S                         49                    

...UTAH...
BURNTFORK                             73                    
BRIGHTON                              66                    
CEDAR CITY                            63                    
TRIAL LK                              63                    
SALT LAKE CITY                        61                    
HANNA                                 60                    
ST. GEORGE                            60                    
HARRISBURG                            59                    
SNOWBASIN                             59                    
EUREKA                                58                    

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


...MONTANA...
NYE 14 W                             14.0                    
RED LODGE 5 W                        14.0                    
LUTHER 3 SSW                         12.0                    
BABB 12 WSW                          10.0                    
WILSALL 13 ENE                        8.0                    
RED LODGE 3 NE                        7.6                    
RED LODGE 4 NW                        7.5                    
ALBRO LAKE SNOTEL                     7.0                    
EMMIGRANT 26 ESE                      6.0                    
RED LODGE 1 S                         5.0                    
WASHOE                                5.0                    
LIVINGSTON 7 ESE                      4.3                    
MCLEOD 6 WSW                          3.0                    
EMIGRANT 5 E                          2.7                    
COOKE CITY 3 N                        2.0                    


...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 600 AM CDT THU APR
14 THROUGH 900 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 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 PARTS OF THE CENTRAL ROCKIES AND NORTHERN TO
CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS. THROUGH MONDAY...ANOTHER 6 TO 12 INCHES OF
SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF COLORADO AND WYOMING
AS WELL AS INTO FAR WESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA.  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 4 TO 8 INCHES OF RAIN...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS...IS FORECAST ACROSS TEXAS WITH LIGHTER AMOUNTS...2 TO 4
INCHES...ACROSS OKLAHOMA INTO KANSAS. FLOODING AND FLASH FLOODING
WILL REMAIN A SIGNIFICANT THREAT IN THIS REGION.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 400 PM CDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.

KOCIN




Last Updated: 1218 PM EDT SUN APR 17 2016