THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 06 FOR CENTRAL ROCKIES TO UPPER MIDWEST SNOW
STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
400 PM CDT THU MAY 02 2013
...UNPRECEDENTED MAY WINTER STORM CONTINUES FROM THE CENTRAL
PLAINS AND MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY NORTHWARD TO THE UPPER
MIDWEST...
WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
FOR PORTIONS OF THE UPPER MIDWEST AND UPPER GREAT LAKES.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE ALSO IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF
SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS AND SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 300 PM CDT...A STATIONARY ARCTIC FRONTAL BOUNDARY EXTENDED FROM
THE UPPER GREAT LAKES SOUTHWARD INTO THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER
VALLEY. UNSEASONABLY COLD AIR WAS IN PLACE WEST OF THE FRONT
ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS AND MIDDLE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY. A DEEP UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH ACROSS THE
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PLAINS WAS RESULTING IN A BAND OF
PRECIPITATION WEST OF THE FRONT...FROM OKLAHOMA NORTHWARD TO
WISCONSIN. IN AREAS FROM KANSAS NORTHWARD TO
WISCONSIN...PRECIPITATION WAS FALLING IN THE FORM OF LIGHT TO
MODERATE SNOW. FARTHER EAST...CLOSER TO THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY RAIN
WAS FALLING...WITH HEAVY RAIN REPORTED AT TIMES.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 1200 AM CDT TUE
APR 30 THROUGH 300 PM CDT THU MAY 02...
...IOWA...
BRITT 11.0
FOREST CITY 2 NNE 11.0
ALGONA 5 NE 10.5
NORTHWOOD 9.7
WHITTEMORE 3 NNW 7.3
DUMONT 7.0
MANLEY 3 WSW 7.0
OSAGE 7.0
RICEVILLE 7.0
RINGSTED 6.5
SIOUX RAPIDS 4 E 6.2
FOREST CITY 6 N 6.0
SIBLEY 3 E 6.0
FORT DODGE 5.5
MASON CITY 5.0
...KANSAS...
MANNING 4 NW 5.0
GARDEN CITY 3.0
LAKIN 2.0
ST. FRANCIS 12 NNW 2.0
ULYSSES 2.0
TOPEKA 7 WSW 1.0
...MICHIGAN...
IRONWOOD 11.0
BESSEMER 3.0
...MINNESOTA...
BLOOMING PRAIRIE 18.0
RICE LAKE 17.0
OWATONNA 2 E 15.5
ROCHESTER 2 NW 15.5
DODGE CENTER 15.4
ELLENDALE 15.0
OAK CENTER 15.0
SEELEY 14.2
HAYFIELD 7 WSW 14.0
KASSON 13.5
RED WING 4 SE 13.5
BERNE 2 NE 13.0
CLAREMONT 13.0
MAPLE SPRINGS 1 S 12.5
NERSTRAND 3 NNW 12.5
...NEBRASKA...
DALTON 0.4 SE 5.0
GERING 10.1 S 5.0
SCOTTSBLUFF 2.7 WNW 4.2
BAYARD 13.5 NNE 4.0
ELLSWORTH 4.0
OMAHA 3.3
BELLEVUE 3.1
ARTHUR 3.0
BENKELMAN 3.0
MULLEN 3.0
VALLEY 3.0
ELKHORN 2.7
VALLEY 1 N 2.4
COLERIDGE 2.0
...WISCONSIN...
ASHLAND 16.2
CAMERON 1 NE 16.0
HAYWARD 8 S 15.0
BALDWIN 14.7
BARRON 14.0
ELLSWORTH 14.0
GRAND VIEW 14.0
MAIDEN ROCK 3 NNW 14.0
RICE LAKE 5 NE 14.0
SPRING VALLEY 3 NW 14.0
COLFAX 13.5
CHETEK 13.3
SAXON 12.6
HAUGEN 12.0
STOCKHOLM 12.0
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
1200 AM CDT TUE APR 30 THROUGH 300 PM CDT THU MAY 02...
...MICHIGAN...
MOHAWK 0.20
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS
ENDED...
...COLORADO...
BUCKHORN MOUNTAIN 1 E 28.2
PINGREE PARK 3 WNW 24.0
ESTES PARK 1.8 S 19.4
CAMERON PASS 1 NNW 18.0
STOVE PRAIRIE 2 WNW 17.0
FORT COLLINS 2 ENE 16.0
TRAIL RIDGE 5 N 16.0
LIVERMORE 9.9 WSW 15.5
BRECKENRIDGE 2 SSE 15.3
GLEN HAVEN 1.6 NE 15.0
DRAKE 5.3 WNW 14.5
NEDERLAND 4 ENE 14.5
WARD 5 NE 14.5
BOULDER 2 SSW 8.0
DENVER 3 SE 5.0
...SOUTH DAKOTA...
BERESFORD 2 S 6.0
SIOUX FALLS 3.4 ESE 2.0
...WYOMING...
WARREN AFB 20.6 WSW 18.2
CHEYENNE 15 W 15.0
LANDER 5.7 SW 12.2
CARPENTER 3.9 NNE 10.0
WHEATLAND 20.0 SW 9.1
PINE BLUFFS 0.8 SW 9.0
SOUTH GREELEY 6.2 SW 9.0
BURNS 6 WNW 8.5
HILLSDALE 0.1 N 8.5
LA GRANGE 4.4 ESE 8.1
YODER 6.5 SSE 7.5
LARAMIE 1 N 6.0
MOISTURE AHEAD OF THE UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE
SNOW ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS...MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY
AND UPPER MIDWEST TONIGHT AND INTO EARLY FRIDAY. A NARROW BAND OF
ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED FROM AREAS OF EXTREME NORTHERN
OKLAHOMA AND ARKANSAS NORTHWARD INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST. SNOW
SHOULD COME TO AND END OR CHANGE TO RAIN FOR ALL AREAS BUT THE
UPPER MIDWEST/UPPER GREAT LAKES BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE FOR PORTIONS OF THE
MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY.
ADDITIONAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF A TENTH TO A QUARTER OF AN INCH
WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE FROM PORTIONS OF THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI
RIVER VALLEY INTO THE UPPER GREAT LAKES.
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.
RYAN
Last Updated: 451 PM EDT THU MAY 02 2013