THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 4 FOR CENTRAL U.S. HEAVY RAIN AND SNOW
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
1000 AM CDT SAT APR 30 2016

...SNOW CONTINUES ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE ROCKIES AND HIGH PLAINS
AS HEAVY RAIN MOVES INTO LOUISIANA...

WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
FOR PORTIONS OF WYOMING...SOUTHWESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA AND MUCH OF
WESTERN NEBRASKA.

FLASH FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FROM ACROSS EASTERN
TEXAS INTO MUCH OF LOUISIANA...THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY...AS
WELL AS PARTS OF WEST VIRGINIA...OHIO...AND EXTREME EASTERN
KENTUCKY.

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

AT 900 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WITH A
MINIMUM PRESSURE OF 1003 MB...29.62 INCHES...WAS MOVING NORTHWARD
ACROSS EASTERN KANSAS.  A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE EXTENDED
NORTHWESTWARD FROM THE LOW CENTER TOWARD WESTERN NEBRASKA. 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED
THAT LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW CONTINUED TO FALL ACROSS WESTERN
NEBRASKA WHERE THE TEMPERATURES WERE AT OR SLIGHTLY ABOVE
FREEZING.  THE SNOW CONTINUED TO EXTEND FARTHER WEST INTO PORTIONS
OF EASTERN COLORADO AND SOUTHEASTERN WYOMING WHERE THE
TEMPERATURES WERE MOSTLY AT OR BELOW FREEZING. FARTHER TO THE
EAST...HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING INTO LOUISIANA
IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT. 

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM CDT THU APR
28 THROUGH 900 AM CDT SAT APR 30...

...COLORADO...
SPANISH PEAKS 5 NNE                  20.0                    
WESTCLIFFE 6.2 W                     15.0                    
MATHESON 9 S                         14.0                    
COTOPAXI 4.8 SSE                     13.7                    
MAYSVILLE                            13.7                    
COKEDALE                             13.0                    
COLORADO SPRINGS 6 SSW               12.0                    
TRUCKTON                             12.0                    
ROSITA 1 WSW                         11.3                    
AGUILAR                              10.5                    
BLACK FOREST 2 N                     10.0                    
GARDNER 5.2 ENE                      10.0                    
TEXAS CREEK 7 ESE                     9.7                    
BLACK FOREST                          9.0                    
HUGO 14 SW                            9.0                    
FALCON 4 ESE                          8.0                    
JULESBURG                             8.0                    
PERRY PARK 3 ESE                      8.0                    
MONUMENT 2 NNE                        7.0                    
PETERSON AFB 4 NW                     6.8                    
YUMA                                  6.5                    
N FAIRPLAY                            6.0                    
WALSENBURG 5 WSW                      6.0                    
WOLF CREEK PASS 1 SE                  6.0                    
WOODLAND PARK 1 WSW                   6.0                    
DENVER INTL AIRPORT                   1.0                    

...NEBRASKA...
LEWELLEN 6 S                         12.0                    
TRYON 13 ENE                         10.0                    
STAPLETON 9 WSW                       9.0                    
BIG SPRINGS 3 NE                      8.0                    
MULLEN 16 SW                          8.0                    
HYANNIS                               6.0                    
SUTHERLAND                            6.0                    
ALLIANCE                              5.0                    
BIG SPRINGS 5 N                       5.0                    
SIDNEY                                5.0                    
CHAPPELL 4 S                          4.0                    

...NEW MEXICO...
ARROYO SECO 8 NE                      5.0                    
TRES RITOS 4 NNW                      5.0                    
AMALIA 11 ENE                         4.0                    
CANON PLAZA 11 NNW                    4.0                    
CAPULIN 3 N                           4.0                    
LLANO LARGO 5 SSE                     4.0                    
RED RIVER 11 ENE                      4.0                    
TERERRO 6 WNW                         4.0                    

...WYOMING...
DIXON 14 E                           10.0                    
ELK MOUNTAIN 21 SSE                   6.0                    
ENCAMPMENT 11 SSE                     5.0                    
SAVERY 28 E                           5.0                    
ARLINGTON 10 SSW                      4.8                    
CENTENNIAL 7 NW                       4.8                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM CDT THU APR
28 THROUGH 900 AM CDT SAT APR 30...

...ARKANSAS...
MOUNT IDA 12.9 E                      8.82                    
BRADLEY 7.8 W                         7.83                    
HOT SPRINGS 5.2 NNE                   6.51                    
LOCKESBURG 9.6 NNE                    6.51                    
LITTLE ROCK 2.0 SE                    6.39                    
HOT SPRINGS/MEMORIAL FIELD            4.65                    
RUSSELLVILLE                          4.06                    
STUTTGART MUNI ARPT                   4.04                    
FORT SMITH MUNI ARPT                  3.01                    
MOUNT IDA                             2.87                    

...KANSAS...
PRATT INDUSTRIAL ARPT                 2.44                    
GREAT BEND MUNI ARPT                  2.34                    
DODGE CITY WFO                        2.27                    

...MISSOURI...
ROSEBUD 4 NNE                         1.37                    
WELDON SPRING                         1.24                    

...MISSISSIPPI...
OCEAN SPRINGS 3.2 SE                  6.71                    
GULFPORT 2.0 NE                       6.35                    
HENDERSON 7.0 SSW                     6.32                    

...NEBRASKA...
BURWELL                               3.32                    

...OKLAHOMA...
POTEAU/ROBERT S KERR ARPT             4.03                    
MCALESTER REGIONAL ARPT               3.81                    

...TEXAS...
MARSHALL 7.1 SSE                      9.33                    
PARIS/COX FIELD                       7.41                    
PITTSBURG                             5.59                    
MOUNT PLEASANT ARPT                   4.28                    
GILMER/FOX STEPHENS FIELD             3.52                    
HENDERSON 6 SW                        2.50                    
FORT HOOD AF/KILLEEN                  2.05                    

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

...COLORADO...
SWAMP ANGEL 2 SW                      72                    
SILVERTON 2 SE                        66                    
MOUNT ABRAMS                          54                    


THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO TRACK MORE TOWARD THE EAST
LATER TODAY...MOVING INTO THE OHIO VALLEY ON SUNDAY.  SNOW SHOULD
CONTINUE TO FALL FROM PORTIONS OF COLORADO AND WYOMING EASTWARD
INTO THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE AND SOUTHWESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA TODAY
WHERE AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED.  AS THE
LOW CENTER MOVES FARTHER AWAY INTO THE OHIO VALLEY TONIGHT...THE
SNOW SHOULD GRADUALLY TAPER OFF BUT SOME LIGHT SNOW COULD LINGER
INTO SUNDAY MORNING.  ANOTHER DISTURBANCE FROM THE DESERT
SOUTHWEST WILL ARRIVE ON SUNDAY AND WILL RESULT IN SOME ADDITIONAL
SNOWFALL FROM THE COLORADO FRONT RANGE DOWN INTO NORTHERN NEW
MEXICO SUNDAY INTO MONDAY.  FARTHER TO THE EAST...HEAVY RAIN IS
EXPECTED FROM EASTERN TEXAS ACROSS LOUISIANA AND INTO THE LOWER
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY WHERE 2 TO 5 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL RAIN IS
POSSIBLE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. 

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.

KONG




Last Updated: 1121 AM EDT SAT APR 30 2016