THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 6 FOR CENTRAL U.S. HEAVY RAIN AND SNOW
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
1000 PM CDT SAT APR 30 2016
...WINTER STORM THREAT GRADUALLY WINDING DOWN FOR THE CENTRAL
PLAINS WHILE HEAVY RAIN THREAT REMAINS FOR SOME AREAS...
FLASH FLOOD WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE GULF COAST
AND LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY...AND FOR PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN
OHIO VALLEY AND CENTRAL APPALACHIANS.
WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEBRASKA...AS WELL AS THE HIGHER TERRAIN
OF NORTHERN NEW MEXICO.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 900 PM CDT...A SURFACE LOW WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 1008
MB...20.77 INCHES...WAS CENTERED NEAR ST. LOUIS MISSOURI AND
MOVING GENERALLY EASTWARD. LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SNOW
CONTINUED TO FALL ACROSS PORTIONS OF WESTERN
NEBRASKA...SOUTHEASTERN WYOMING...AND PORTIONS OF COLORADO.
FARTHER EAST...AREAS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE AFFECTING
PORTIONS OF THE MISSISSIPPI AND OHIO VALLEYS AS WELL AS THE
CENTRAL/SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS AND THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES. HEAVY
RAIN WAS STILL OCCURRING IN SOME AREAS...BUT THE GEOGRAPHIC
COVERAGE OF VERY HEAVY RAINFALL HAS DIMINISHED SIGNIFICANTLY.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM CDT THU APR
28 THROUGH 900 PM CDT SAT APR 30...
...COLORADO...
SPANISH PEAKS 5 NNE 20.0
TEXAS CREEK 7 ESE 15.1
WESTCLIFFE 6.2 W 15.0
MATHESON 9 S 14.0
COTOPAXI 4.8 SSE 13.7
MAYSVILLE 13.7
COKEDALE 13.0
COLORADO SPRINGS 6 SSW 12.0
ROSITA 1 WSW 12.0
TRUCKTON 12.0
PERRY PARK 3 ESE 11.0
AGUILAR 10.5
BLACK FOREST 2 N 10.0
GARDNER 5.2 ENE 10.0
BLACK FOREST 9.0
DENVER INTL AIRPORT 3.5
...KANSAS...
GOODLAND 17 NW 6.0
RULETON 12 NNW 6.0
...NEBRASKA...
CHAPPELL 7 NE 12.0
LEWELLEN 6 S 12.0
W ASHBY 12.0
ALLIANCE 7 NW 10.0
HYANNIS 10 SE 10.0
TRYON 13 ENE 10.0
MULLEN 16 SW 9.5
CLINTON 25 S 9.0
STAPLETON 9 WSW 9.0
BIG SPRINGS 3 NE 8.0
HEMINGFORD 8.0
ARTHUR 7.0
LODGEPOLE 6.0
SUTHERLAND 6.0
...NEW MEXICO...
ARROYO SECO 8 NE 5.0
TRES RITOS 4 NNW 5.0
AMALIA 11 ENE 4.0
CANON PLAZA 11 NNW 4.0
CAPULIN 3 N 4.0
LLANO LARGO 5 SSE 4.0
RED RIVER 11 ENE 4.0
TERERRO 6 WNW 4.0
...WYOMING...
DIXON 14 E 10.0
DOUGLAS 4 WSW 7.5
CHEYENNE 17 WNW 6.0
ELK MOUNTAIN 21 SSE 6.0
ALBIN 14 W 5.0
ENCAMPMENT 11 SSE 5.0
ROCK RIVER 9 WSW 5.0
SAVERY 28 E 5.0
ARLINGTON 10 SSW 4.8
CENTENNIAL 7 NW 4.8
GUERNSEY 5 S 4.0
WARREN AF BASE 20 WSW 4.0
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM CDT THU APR
28 THROUGH 900 PM CDT SAT APR 30...
...ARKANSAS...
MOUNT IDA 12.9 E 8.82
BRADLEY 7.8 W 7.83
HOT SPRINGS 5.2 NNE 6.51
LOCKESBURG 9.6 NNE 6.51
LITTLE ROCK 2.0 SE 6.39
HOT SPRINGS/MEMORIAL FIELD 4.65
RUSSELLVILLE 4.35
STUTTGART MUNI ARPT 4.08
MOUNT IDA 3.66
FORT SMITH MUNI ARPT 3.01
...LOUISIANA...
LAKE CHARLES 1 N 3.99
BARKSDALE AFB/BOSSIER CITY 3.22
SULPHUR 5 W 3.15
SHREVEPORT DOWNTOWN ARPT 2.93
...MISSOURI...
KAISER/LAKE OZARK 1.95
JOPLIN RGNL ARPT 1.76
POPLAR BLUFF MUNICIPAL AIRPORT 1.60
ROSEBUD 4 NNE 1.37
WELDON SPRING 1.24
...MISSISSIPPI...
OCEAN SPRINGS 3.2 SE 6.71
GULFPORT 2.0 NE 6.35
HENDERSON 7.0 SSW 6.32
DIAMONDHEAD 0.4 E 6.25
KILN 3.3 N 5.68
KEESLER AFB/BILOXI 4.96
PASS CHRISTIAN 3.5 NE 4.25
...TEXAS...
MARSHALL 7.1 SSE 9.33
PARIS/COX FIELD 7.41
HENDERSON 6.1 NW 6.68
JEFFERSON 15.4 ESE 6.24
WHITEHOUSE 1.2 SW 6.17
DETROIT 14.9 N 5.91
PITTSBURG 5.59
MINEOLA 1.6 E 5.57
MOUNT PLEASANT ARPT 4.28
SILSBEE 4 N 3.66
GILMER/FOX STEPHENS FIELD 3.52
KOUNTZE 4 ENE 3.27
SOUR LAKE 9 NNE 3.23
FORT HOOD AF/KILLEEN 2.05
...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...
...COLORADO...
SWAMP ANGEL 2 SW 72
SILVERTON 2 SE 66
MOUNT ABRAMS 54
...TEXAS...
AUSTIN/MUELLER MUNI ARPT 60
GUADALUPE PASS 58
COLLEGE STATION/EASTERWOOD FLD 56
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS
ENDED...
...KANSAS...
PRATT INDUSTRIAL ARPT 2.44
GREAT BEND MUNI ARPT 2.34
DODGE CITY WFO 2.27
...NEBRASKA...
BURWELL 3.32
CODY 2.00
HOLDREGE AIRPORT 2 W 1.03
...OKLAHOMA...
YANUSH 1.8 WNW 5.57
IDABEL 2.3 SE 5.49
POTEAU/ROBERT S KERR ARPT 4.03
MCALESTER REGIONAL ARPT 3.81
KREBS 0.3 WNW 3.76
THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE MOVING EASTWARD
TONIGHT...INTO THE OHIO VALLEY BY SUNDAY MORNING. ANY MODERATE TO
HEAVY SNOW SHOULD COME TO AN END TONIGHT ACROSS THE CENTRAL HIGH
PLAINS...ALTHOUGH SCATTERED AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW COULD PERSIST INTO
SUNDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN
AND CENTRAL ROCKIES ON SUNDAY AS ANOTHER UPPER-LEVEL SYSTEM
CROSSES THE REGION. ANY ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS THE
CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS SHOULD BE LIGHT. ADDITIONAL SNOWS OF 5 TO 10
INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH SUNDAY ACROSS THE ROCKIES IN COLORADO
AND NORTHERN NEW MEXICO. FARTHER EAST...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
ARE EXPECTED THROUGH SUNDAY FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AND LOWER
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TO THE NORTHEAST. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS
OF 1 TO 2 INCHES...WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS UP TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE.
LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING IS STILL POSSIBLE FOR SOME AREAS -- BUT
THE THREAT OF WIDESPREAD FLASH FLOODING HAS COME TO AN END.
THIS WILL BE THE LAST STORM SUMMARY ISSUED BY THE WEATHER
PREDICTION CENTER FOR THIS EVENT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
RYAN
Last Updated: 1047 PM EDT SAT APR 30 2016