THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 5 FOR CENTRAL U.S. HEAVY RAIN AND SNOW
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
400 PM CDT SAT APR 30 2016

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

WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN WYOMING AND INTO 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 300 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WITH A
MINIMUM PRESSURE OF 1004 MB...29.65 INCHES...WAS MOVING EASTWARD
ACROSS NORTHERN MISSOURI.  A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE EXTENDED
WESTWARD 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
INTO SOUTHEASTERN WYOMING AND NORTHEASTERN COLORADO WHERE THE
TEMPERATURES WERE AT OR SLIGHTLY ABOVE FREEZING.  FARTHER TO THE
SOUTHEAST...HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING EASTWARD
ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI WELL IN
ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT. 

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM CDT THU APR
28 THROUGH 300 PM CDT SAT APR 30...

...COLORADO...
SPANISH PEAKS 5 NNE                  20.0                    
TEXAS CREEK 7 ESE                    15.1                    
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                    
ROSITA 1 WSW                         12.0                    
TRUCKTON                             12.0                    
PERRY PARK 3 ESE                     11.0                    
AGUILAR                              10.5                    
BLACK FOREST 2 N                     10.0                    
GARDNER 5.2 ENE                      10.0                    
BLACK FOREST                          9.0                    
HUGO 14 SW                            9.0                    
BLACK FOREST 6 ENE                    8.5                    
FALCON 4 ESE                          8.0                    
JULESBURG                             8.0                    
IDLEDALE 3 NW                         7.2                    
MONUMENT 2 NNE                        7.0                    
SEIBERT 12 SSW                        7.0                    
PETERSON AFB 4 NW                     6.8                    
BENNETT 1 SSW                         6.7                    
YUMA                                  6.5                    
ASPEN PARK 3 NNE                      6.0                    
DENVER 3 SE                           2.0                    

...KANSAS...
GOODLAND 17 NW                        6.0                    
RULETON 12 NNW                        6.0                    

...NEBRASKA...
CHAPPELL 7 NE                        12.0                    
LEWELLEN 6 S                         12.0                    
ALLIANCE 7 NW                        10.0                    
TRYON 13 ENE                         10.0                    
MULLEN 16 SW                          9.5                    
CLINTON 25 S                          9.0                    
STAPLETON 9 WSW                       9.0                    
BIG SPRINGS 3 NE                      8.0                    
HEMINGFORD                            8.0                    
ARTHUR                                7.0                    
HYANNIS                               6.0                    
LODGEPOLE                             6.0                    
SUTHERLAND                            6.0                    
ALLIANCE                              5.0                    
BIG SPRINGS 5 N                       5.0                    
SIDNEY                                5.0                    
CHADRON 39 WSW                        4.8                    
CHAPPELL 4 S                          4.0                    
NORTH PLATTE 2.4 WNW                  2.5                    

...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                    
DOUGLAS 4 WSW                         7.5                    
CHEYENNE 17 WNW                       6.0                    
ELK MOUNTAIN 21 SSE                   6.0                    
ALBIN 14 W                            5.0                    
ENCAMPMENT 11 SSE                     5.0                    
ROCK RIVER 9 WSW                      5.0                    
SAVERY 28 E                           5.0                    
ARLINGTON 10 SSW                      4.8                    
CENTENNIAL 7 NW                       4.8                    
GUERNSEY 5 S                          4.0                    
WARREN AF BASE 20 WSW                 4.0                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM CDT THU APR
28 THROUGH 300 PM 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                    

...LOUISIANA...
LAKE CHARLES 1 N                      3.99                    
BARKSDALE AFB/BOSSIER CITY            3.22                    
SULPHUR 5 W                           3.15                    
SHREVEPORT DOWNTOWN ARPT              2.93                    

...MISSOURI...
KAISER/LAKE OZARK                     1.95                    
JOPLIN RGNL ARPT                      1.76                    
POPLAR BLUFF MUNICIPAL AIRPORT        1.60                    
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                    
DIAMONDHEAD 0.4 E                     6.25                    
KILN 3.3 N                            5.68                    
KEESLER AFB/BILOXI                    4.96                    
PASS CHRISTIAN 3.5 NE                 4.25                    

...TEXAS...
MARSHALL 7.1 SSE                      9.33                    
PARIS/COX FIELD                       7.41                    
HENDERSON 6.1 NW                      6.68                    
JEFFERSON 15.4 ESE                    6.24                    
WHITEHOUSE 1.2 SW                     6.17                    
DETROIT 14.9 N                        5.91                    
PITTSBURG                             5.59                    
MINEOLA 1.6 E                         5.57                    
MOUNT PLEASANT ARPT                   4.28                    
SILSBEE 4 N                           3.66                    
GILMER/FOX STEPHENS FIELD             3.52                    
KOUNTZE 4 ENE                         3.27                    
SOUR LAKE 9 NNE                       3.23                    
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                    

...TEXAS...
AUSTIN/MUELLER MUNI ARPT              60                    
GUADALUPE PASS                        58                    
COLLEGE STATION/EASTERWOOD FLD        56                    

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

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

...NEBRASKA...
BURWELL                               3.32                    
CODY                                  2.00                    
HOLDREGE AIRPORT 2 W                  1.03                    

...OKLAHOMA...
YANUSH 1.8 WNW                        5.57                    
IDABEL 2.3 SE                         5.49                    
POTEAU/ROBERT S KERR ARPT             4.03                    
MCALESTER REGIONAL ARPT               3.81                    
KREBS 0.3 WNW                         3.76                    


THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO TRACK TOWARD THE EAST INTO
THE OHIO VALLEY ON SUNDAY.  SNOW SHOULD CONTINUE TO FALL FROM
PORTIONS OF COLORADO AND WYOMING EASTWARD INTO THE NEBRASKA
PANHANDLE FOR THE REST OF TODAY WHERE AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES
OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE.  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 4
INCHES OF ADDITIONAL RAIN IS POSSIBLE THROUGH MONDAY. 

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

KONG




Last Updated: 504 PM EDT SAT APR 30 2016