THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 03 FOR ROCKIES AND PLAINS EARLY SPRING STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
300 PM MDT SAT APR 16 2016
...HEAVY SNOW CONTINUES TO FALL ACROSS THE ROCKIES WHILE HEAVY
RAIN IS FALLING OVER THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PLAINS...
WINTER STORM WARNINGS...WATCHES...AND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
ACROSS MUCH OF THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN ROCKIES AS WELL AS
PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN PLAINS.
FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS AND WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF THE
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PLAINS.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 200 PM MDT...AN UPPER LEVEL LOW WAS LOCATED OVER THE FOUR
CORNERS REGION AND SLOWLY DRIFTING EASTWARD. AT THE SURFACE...A
STATIONARY FRONT WAS DRAPED THROUGH THE PLAINS AND BACK INTO THE
SOUTHERN ROCKIES...WITH A COLD FRONT PUSHING ACROSS EASTERN NEW
MEXICO AND THE TEXAS PANHANDLE. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS
AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW FALLING
IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE CENTRAL ROCKIES AND INTO THE
FOOTHILLS...WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN IN EASTERN COLORADO. LIGHT
SNOW WAS ALSO BEING REPORTED IN THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES. OUT IN THE
PLAINS STATES...HEAVY RAINFALL WITH EMBEDDED STRONG TO SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING ACROSS KANSAS AND THE TEXAS PANHANDLE.
IN ADDITION...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WAS FALLING IN WESTERN NORTH
DAKOTA...AND LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WAS REPORTED ACROSS THE
DAKOTAS AND NEBRASKA.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 600 AM MDT THU APR
14 THROUGH 200 PM MDT SAT APR 16...
...ARIZONA...
TSAILE 1 WNW 8.2
BELLEMONT 5.0
DONEY PARK 3.0
FLAGSTAFF AIRPORT 3.0
...COLORADO...
SILVER PLUME 3 SSE 29.0
GOLDEN 13 NW 20.5
WARD 5 NE 19.3
WESTCLIFFE 7 W 18.5
BRECKENRIDGE 1.9 SSE 18.0
TEXAS CREEK 7 ESE 17.5
ROSITA 1 WSW 16.8
MAYSVILLE 16.7
ALLENSPARK 2 ESE 16.0
CONIFER 3 W 16.0
NEDERLAND 4 ENE 16.0
BLACK HAWK 8 N 15.5
RYE 1 SSW 15.3
ASPEN SPRINGS 15.0
EVERGREEN 3 S 15.0
PINE JUNCTION 2 SSW 14.5
VAIL 0.9 WNW 8.9
LEADVILLE 2 NE 8.5
ESTES PARK 1.8 S 6.1
DENVER INTL AIRPORT 4.8
...IDAHO...
STANLEY 1.0
...MONTANA...
BYNUM 24 W 19.0
HEART BUTTE 14 SW 17.0
CLANCY 10 SE 16.0
LINCOLN 11 SE 15.0
DUPUYER 15 SW 14.0
NEIHART 0.9 SSE 13.0
AUGUSTA 20 W 12.0
MONARCH 5 SSE 9.6
GALLATIN GATEWAY 18 SE 9.0
ROCKY BOY 9 SE 9.0
BELGRADE 14 NE 8.0
CORBIN 7 NW 8.0
WHITE SULPHUR SPRING 18 W 8.0
GREAT FALLS 5 SW 6.9
...NORTH DAKOTA...
KILLDEER 2.0
DUNN CENTER 1 E 1.0
GRASSY BUTTE 2 NE 1.0
...NEW MEXICO...
QUESTA 2 NNE 8.7
RED RIVER 7.0
LLANO LARGO 5 SSE 6.0
ARROYO SECO 8 NE 5.0
CANON PLAZA 11 NNW 5.0
TERERRO 6 WNW 5.0
GALLUP 1.0 SSE 4.4
AMALIA 11 ENE 4.0
FENCE LAKE 4.0
ROCIADA 8 SW 3.0
SAN MIGUEL 8 SSW 3.0
SHADY BROOK 9 ENE 2.0
...SOUTH DAKOTA...
MONTICELLO 2.0
...WYOMING...
DIXON 14 E 6.0
ENCAMPMENT 10 WSW 6.0
SAVERY 16 ENE 6.0
CENTENNIAL 12 W 4.8
ELK MOUNTAIN 21 SSE 4.8
SARATOGA 24 W 4.0
ARLINGTON 10 SSW 3.6
CHEYENNE 10 N 1.5
RIVERSIDE 16 ENE 1.2
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 600 AM MDT THU APR
14 THROUGH 200 PM MDT SAT APR 16...
...COLORADO...
BETHUNE 8 N 4.75
BURLINGTON 11 WSW 4.74
WRAY 17 SSE 3.20
VERNON 4 E 2.44
KIT CARSON 9 NNE 2.10
TWO BUTTES 12 NE 1.90
...KANSAS...
ELKHART 0.6 NNW 6.52
ROLLA 5.38
JETMORE 1 E 3.94
ST. FRANCIS 5 NNE 3.35
MONTEZUMA 4 N 3.25
MOSCOW 0.1 SW 3.21
DODGE CITY 3 E 3.15
CIMARRON 7 SE 3.10
SAINT PETER 10 N 3.00
ULYSSES 6.3 SSW 3.00
COPELAND 4.9 SE 2.80
MCDONALD 2.70
HUGOTON 0.6 NNW 2.67
MINNEOLA 4.4 WNW 2.51
BIRD CITY 2.50
...NEBRASKA...
PARKS 3 W 4.25
BENKELMAN 1 E 3.20
ASHBY 5 W 3.00
STRATTON 10 S 2.90
HAIGLER 2.45
GRANT 8 W 2.20
LEMOYNE 2.00
CODY 1.75
GORDON 1.74
STAPLETON 9 WSW 1.45
MULLEN 15 SW 1.25
...OKLAHOMA...
BOISE CITY 4.06
...SOUTH DAKOTA...
PORCUPINE 5 E 2.96
MARTIN 13.6 NNE 2.75
WANBLEE 11 ENE 2.50
BATESLAND 7.4 NNE 2.40
WALL 13.0 SSE 2.20
KADOKA 0.3 N 2.09
KYLE 3 ENE 2.08
NORRIS 2.0 SSW 2.07
COTTONWOOD 2 E 1.72
PARMELEE 6 W 1.61
ROSEBUD 7 NNW 1.54
OKATON 2.6 NW 1.44
MURDO 11.8 S 1.37
MIDLAND 1.6 ENE 1.36
WHITE RIVER 8.0 E 1.30
...TEXAS...
SAN MARCOS 2 SSW 3.15
LOCKHART 4 ENE 2.68
SAN ANTONIO 5 W 2.48
DALHART 1.88
STRATFORD 0.5 ESE 1.68
...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...
...COLORADO...
PINON 5 ENE 64
BLENDE 5 NE 63
FOUNTAIN 8 WSW 63
AIR FORCE ACADEMY 3 WSW 61
MACK 26 N 57
CHERAW 4 S 56
FALCON 3 E 56
SECURITY 6 WSW 56
DE BEQUE 2 S 55
SCHRIEVER AFB 53
...NORTH DAKOTA...
GLEN ULLIN 1 W 60
...NEW MEXICO...
ESTANCIA 5 W 66
...UTAH...
HURRICANE 4 NNW 59
CASTLE VALLEY 46 NNE 52
VERDURE 10 W 51
THE STATIONARY FRONT ACROSS THE PLAINS WILL CONTINUE TO REMAIN IN
THAT REGION THROUGH MONDAY. THIS WILL CONTINUE TO GENERATE SNOW
AND HEAVY RAINFALL THROUGHOUT THE PLAINS OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING ACROSS MUCH OF
COLORADO...NORTHERN NEW MEXICO...AND SOUTHEAST WYOMING. THESE
REGIONS CAN EXPECT AS MUCH AS 2 TO 3 FEET OF SNOWFALL IN THE
MOUNTAINS...BUT HEAVY SNOW WILL ALSO AFFECT THE MORE HEAVILY
POPULATED INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR...WITH A RANGE OF 5 TO 15 INCHES
OF SNOW EXPECTED FROM COLORADO SPRINGS TO DENVER TO CHEYENNE.
ACCUMULATING SNOW IS FORECAST TO SPREAD AS FAR EAST AS
NORTHEASTERN COLORADO AND WESTERN NEBRASKA. THIS IS A LARGE STORM
SYSTEM...AND OUT AHEAD OF IT GULF MOISTURE WILL FUEL STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL. POTENTIALLY FLOODING RAINS
ARE FORECAST IN PARTS OF KANSAS...OKLAHOMA...AND TEXAS...WITH
AVERAGE RAINFALL OF 4 TO 7 INCHES OCCURRING THROUGH MONDAY.
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ACROSS CENTRAL
AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 900 PM MDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.
FANNING
Last Updated: 454 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2016