THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 07 FOR CENTRAL ROCKIES TO UPPER MIDWEST SNOW
STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
1000 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 ARE IN EFFECT FIOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN
WISCONSIN.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FROM PORTIONS OF THE LOWER
MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY NORTHWARD TO THE UPPER GREAT LAKES.

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

AT 900 PM CDT...A FRONTAL BOUNDARY EXTENDED FROM THE UPPER GREAT
LAKES SOUTHWARD INTO THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY. THE FRONT
WAS NEARLY STATIONARY FROM THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY
NORTHWARD...AND WAS MOVING SLOWLY EASTWARD AS A COLD FRONT ACROSS
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 THE UPPER PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. IN AREAS FROM KANSAS NORTHWARD
TO THE UPPER PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN...PRECIPITATION WAS FALLING IN
THE FORM OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW. ISOLATED POCKETS OF FREEZING
RAIN OR SLEET WERE ALSO OCCURRING. 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 900 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                    
MASON CITY                            6.0                    
CHARLES CITY 1 SSE                    5.6                    
FORT DODGE                            5.5                    

...KANSAS...
TRAER 2.5 NNW                         5.3                    
SHARON SPRINGS 10 S                   5.1                    
MANNING 4 NW                          5.0                    
SCOTT CITY 10.7 ENE                   5.0                    
GOODLAND 12.1 NW                      4.5                    
GARDEN CITY                           3.0                    
DUNLAP                                2.0                    
LAKIN                                 2.0                    
ST. FRANCIS 12 NNW                    2.0                    
ULYSSES                               2.0                    
TOPEKA 7 WSW                          1.0                    

...MICHIGAN...
BESSEMER 1 E                         13.0                    
IRONWOOD                             11.0                    
ONTONAGON 6 ESE                       6.0                    

...MINNESOTA...
BLOOMING PRAIRIE                     18.0                    
RICE LAKE                            17.0                    
OWATONNA 2 E                         15.5                    
ROCHESTER 2 NW                       15.5                    
DODGE CENTER                         15.4                    
ZUMBROTA                             15.1                    
ELLENDALE                            15.0                    
ELLENDALE 0.3 SW                     15.0                    
OAK CENTER                           15.0                    
SEELEY                               14.2                    
HAYFIELD 7 WSW                       14.0                    
MAPLE SPRINGS 1 S                    14.0                    
SIMPSON 4 W                          13.9                    
KASSON                               13.5                    
RED WING 4 SE                        13.5                    

...MISSOURI...
PATTONSBURG                           2.0                    
GALLATIN                              1.5                    
WINSTON                               1.5                    
KANSAS CITY                           0.5                    

...WISCONSIN...
ASHLAND                              16.2                    
CAMERON 1 NE                         16.0                    
HAYWARD 8 S                          16.0                    
MELLEN 2 NW                          16.0                    
COLFAX                               15.5                    
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                    
MENOMONIE                            13.5                    
CHETEK                               13.3                    
EU CLAIRE                             8.2                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
1200 AM CDT TUE APR 30 THROUGH 900 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                    
STOVE PRAIRIE 2 WNW                  23.0                    
ESTES PARK 1.8 S                     19.4                    
LIVERMORE 9.9 WSW                    19.0                    
CAMERON PASS 1 NNW                   18.0                    
FORT COLLINS 2 ENE                   16.0                    
TRAIL RIDGE 5 N                      16.0                    
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                    

...NEBRASKA...
DALTON 0.4 SE                         8.5                    
LODGEPOLE 8.1 N                       5.7                    
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                    

...SOUTH DAKOTA...
BERESFORD 2 S                         6.0                    
HARTFORD 0.5 N                        2.1                    
SIOUX FALLS 3.4 ESE                   2.0                    

...WYOMING...
WARREN AFB 20.6 WSW                  22.3                    
LANDER 5.7 SW                        18.7                    
CHEYENNE 15 W                        15.0                    
CARPENTER 3.9 NNE                    12.0                    
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 400 AM CDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.

RYAN




Last Updated: 1051 PM EDT THU MAY 02 2013