THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 02 FOR NORTHERN AND CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS
WINTER STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
900 PM MDT MON APR 08 2013

...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW FALLING ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN
AND CENTRAL ROCKIES AS WELL AS THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PLAINS....

BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST COLORADO
AND ALONG THE FRONT RANGE IN SOUTH CENTRAL COLORADO. BLIZZARD
WARNINGS ARE ALSO IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEAST UTAH.

HIGH WIND ADVISORIES AND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE
WESTERN U.S.

WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE CENTRAL
ROCKIES SPREADING EASTWARD INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS AND WESTWARD
ACROSS UTAH. WINTER STORM WATCHES AND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR
PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PLAINS

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

AT 800 PM MDT...A SURFACE LOW IN NORTHERN COLORADO WITH A CENTRAL
PRESSURE OF 990 MB...29.22 INCHES...IS MOVING SLOWLY SOUTH. FROM
THE SURFACE LOW...A STATIONARY BOUNDARY EXTENDS TO THE NORTHEAST
THROUGH CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND TOWARD THE GREAT LAKES. A COLD FRONT
EXTENDS FROM THE LOW WESTWARD TOWARD UTAH. NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE RADAR AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATE WIDESPREAD LIGHT
TO MODERATE SNOW FALLING ACROSS WESTERN NEBRASKA AND SOUTH DAKOTA
AS WELL AS MOST OF WYOMING. WIDESPREAD RAIN SHOWERS ARE AFFECTING
MUCH OF THE SOUTHWEST U.S...WITH SNOW FALLING IN THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS. IN WAKE OF THE COLD FRONT ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS
AND INTO WYOMING AND COLORADO...WINDS ARE PICKING UP WITH
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH BEING
OBSERVED.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM MDT SUN APR
07 THROUGH 800 PM MDT MON APR 08...

...MONTANA...
MARTINSDALE 13 SSW                   12.0                    
DUPUYER 15 SW                         9.0                    
ROUNDUP 4 SSE                         9.0                    
WIBAUX                                9.0                    
KINSEY 2 W                            8.8                    
SAINT PHILLIP 10 SW                   8.0                    
KLEIN 1 S                             7.4                    
CRAIG 8 NE                            6.0                    
BAKER 13 NNE                          5.0                    
BROADVIEW 2 NW                        5.0                    

...SOUTH DAKOTA...
LEAD                                  2.3                    
PIEDMONT 1 NW                         1.8                    

...WYOMING...
YODER 1 SW                            2.0                    

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

...ARIZONA...
FORT HUACHUCA 1 ESE                   61                    

...CALIFORNIA...
CASTAIC LAKE 6 SSW                    84                    
LANCASTER 12 WNW                      67                    
SAN FERNANDO 5 NNE                    66                    

...NEVADA...
RUBY VALLEY 5 SW                      74                    


THE COLD FRONT IN THE NORTHERN PLAINS IS EXPECTED TO SURGE
SOUTHWARD INTO THE CENTRAL ROCKIES AND CENTRAL PLAINS OVERNIGHT.
THE SURFACE LOW IN NORTHERN COLORADO IS EXPECTED TO PUSH INTO
CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND UPSLOPE SNOWFALL SHOULD OVERSPREAD THE FRONT
RANGE OF THE CENTRAL ROCKIES OVERNIGHT. THE SURFACE LOW WILL TRACK
EASTWARD ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS TOMORROW AND SNOW WILL SPREAD
INTO THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PLAINS. SNOWFALL OF 6 TO 12 INCHES
IS EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHEAST COLORADO...WITH UP TO 20 INCHES IN
THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE CENTRAL ROCKIES. FARTHER NORTH AND
EAST...A SWATH FROM EASTERN WYOMING THROUGH NORTHWEST NEBRASKA AND
INTO CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA IS EXPECTED TO RECEIVE 8 TO 18 INCHES OF
SNOW WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.

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.

KREKELER




Last Updated: 1022 PM EDT MON APR 08 2013