THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 08 FOR CENTRAL ROCKIES TO UPPER MIDWEST SNOW
STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
400 AM CDT FRI MAY 03 2013

...UNPRECEDENTED MAY WINTER STORM BEGINNING TO TAPER OFF FROM THE
MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY NORTHWARD INTO THE UPPER
MIDWEST...    

WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR ONLY A HANDFUL OF COUNTIES
IN NORTHERN WISCONSIN.

A NARROW BAND OF WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FROM
EXTREME NORTHWEST ARKANSAS NORTH AND EASTWARD ACROSS PORTIONS OF
THE MID-MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY AND INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST AND
UPPER GREAT LAKES.

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

AT 300 AM 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 THE LOWER
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TO THE UPPER MIDWEST AND UPPER GREAT LAKES. IN
AREAS FROM WESTERN MISSOURI TO WESTERN WISCONSIN... PRECIPITATION
WAS FALLING IN THE FORM OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW. VERY ISOLATED
POCKETS OF FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET HAD ALSO BEEN RECORDED. FARTHER
SOUTH AND EAST... CLOSER TO THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY... MAINLY LIGHT
TO MODERATE RAIN WAS FALLING.         

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 1200 AM CDT TUE
APR 30 THROUGH 300 AM CDT THU MAY 02...

...IOWA...
BRITT                                11.0                    
FOREST CITY 2 NNE                    11.0                    
ALGONA 5 NE                          10.5                    
NORTHWOOD                             9.7                    
GARNER                                8.5                    
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                    
FORT DODGE                            5.5                    
DES MOINES INTERNATIONAL ARPT         3.4                    

...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                    
OVERLAND PARK                         2.5                    
DUNLAP                                2.0                    
LAKIN                                 2.0                    
ST. FRANCIS 12 NNW                    2.0                    
ULYSSES                               2.0                    

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

...MINNESOTA...
BLOOMING PRAIRIE                     18.0                    
GOODHUE                              17.5                    
RICE LAKE                            17.0                    
OWATONNA 2 E                         15.5                    
ROCHESTER 2 NW                       15.5                    
DODGE CENTER                         15.4                    
ZUMBROTA                             15.1                    
ELLENDALE                            15.0                    
OAK CENTER                           15.0                    
SEELEY                               14.2                    
HAYFIELD 7 WSW                       14.0                    
MAPLE SPRINGS 1 S                    14.0                    

...MISSOURI...
GARDEN CITY                           3.1                    
CENTERVIEW 3 WSW                      3.0                    
GRAIN VALLEY                          2.5                    
KANSAS CITY 11 SSE                    2.5                    
WARRENSBURG 7 WNW                     2.5                    
LEES SUMMIT                           2.2                    
INDEPENDENCE                          2.0                    
PATTONSBURG                           2.0                    
VIBBARD                               2.0                    
GALLATIN                              1.5                    
WINSTON                               1.5                    

...WISCONSIN...
ASHLAND                              16.2                    
CAMERON 1 NE                         16.0                    
ELLSWORTH 6 WSW                      16.0                    
HAYWARD 8 S                          16.0                    
MELLEN 2 NW                          16.0                    
COLFAX                               15.5                    
BALDWIN                              14.7                    
BARRON                               14.0                    
GRAND VIEW                           14.0                    
MAIDEN ROCK 3 NNW                    14.0                    
RICE LAKE 5 NE                       14.0                    
SPRING VALLEY 3 NW                   14.0                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
1200 AM CDT TUE APR 30 THROUGH 300 AM CDT THU MAY 02...

...MICHIGAN...
MOHAWK                                0.20                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SLEET IN INCHES FROM 1200 AM CDT TUE APR
30 THROUGH 300 AM CDT THU MAY 02...

...MISSOURI...
SEDALIA                               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
A VERY NARROW BAND OF ACCUMULATING SNOW FROM THE MIDDLE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST AND UPPER GREAT
LAKES THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. SNOW SHOULD COME TO AN END OR
CHANGE TO RAIN FOR ALL AREAS BY THIS AFTERNOON OR EVENING.
ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF ONLY A FEW INCHES ARE EXPECTED.  

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

MONARSKI




Last Updated: 421 AM EDT FRI MAY 03 2013