STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 01 FOR CENTRAL ROCKIES AND NORTHERN PLAINS
SNOW STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
1000 AM CDT WED MAY 01 2013

...BAND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AFFECTING AREAS FROM CENTRAL
COLORADO NORTHEASTWARD INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS AND UPPER MIDWEST...

WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL
COLORADO...SOUTHEASTERN WYOMING...SOUTHERN MINNESOTA...AND
NORTHWESTERN WISCONSIN. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
FOR PORTIONS OF
COLORADO...WYOMING...NEBRASKA...KANSAS...MINNESOTA..AND WISCONSIN.

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 IS MOVING ACROSS THE CENTRAL
ROCKIES. A SURFACE LOW WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 1004 MB...29.65
INCHES...IS LOCATED NEAR THE OK/TX BORDER IN THE OKLAHOMA
PANHANDLE. A COLD FRONT EXTENDS TO THE NORTHEAST AND SOUTHWEST
FROM THE LOW. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR AND SURFACE
OBSERVATIONS SHOW A BAND OF MODERATE TO AT TIMES HEAVY SNOWFALL
FROM THE CENTRAL ROCKIES NORTHEASTWARD INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS
AND UPPER MIDWEST. A SEPARATE AREA OF SNOWFALL IS OCCURING IN
CENTRAL WYOMING WHERE UPSLOPE FLOW IS ENHANCING SNOWFALL IN THE
REGION.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 1200 AM CDT TUE
APR 30 THROUGH 900 AM CDT WED MAY 01...

...COLORADO...
CAMERON PASS 1 NNW                   18.0                    
TRAIL RIDGE 5 N                      16.0                    
ESTES PARK 2 SSE                     13.2                    
MASONVILLE 4 E                       13.0                    
VIRGINIA DALE 7 ENE                  12.0                    
FORT COLLINS 1 E                      9.0                    
BOULDER                               4.0                    

...MINNESOTA...
LAKEFIELD 2 NE                        1.4                    

...NEBRASKA...
COLERIDGE                             2.0                    

...SOUTH DAKOTA...
SIOUX FALLS                           1.2                    
MARION                                1.0                    

...WYOMING...
CHEYENNE 19 WNW                      14.0                    
CHEYENNE                             10.8                    
BURNS 6 WNW                           8.5                    
LARAMIE 1 N                           6.0                    


THE UPPER LEVEL LOW AND SURFACE COLD FRONT WILL SLOWLY PUSH ACROSS
THE CENTRAL U.S. TODAY. A BAND OF SNOW IS EXPECTED NORTH AND WEST
OF THE SURFACE LOW FROM EASTERN COLORADO NORTHEASTWARD INTO KANSAS
AND NEBRASKA TODAY AND EVENTUALLY THE UPPER MIDWEST THIS EVENING.
TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 10-20 INCHES IS POSSIBLE ALONG THE FRONT RANGE
OF THE ROCKIES WITH UP TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE INTO THE DENVER METRO
AREA. ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS AND INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST...2-4
INCHES IS EXPECTED. A NARROW BAND OF 6-12 INCHES IS EXPECTED FROM
NORTHEAST NEBRASKA INTO NORTHWEST IOWA AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA.

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.

KREKELER