THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 5 FOR MAJOR CENTRAL U.S. STORM WITH FLOODING
RAIN AND HEAVY SNOW...CORRECTION
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
400 PM CDT SAT APR 29 2017
...MAJOR SPRING STORM TO PRODUCE FLOODING RAINS FROM OKLAHOMA TO
OHIO AND SIGNIFICANT SNOW IN THE ROCKIES AND WESTERN HIGH PLAINS...
BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN KANSAS AND
ADJACENT PARTS OF FAR EASTERN COLORADO AND SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA.
WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN NEW
MEXICO...SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO...AND ADJACENT AREAS OF THE TEXAS
AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES...WESTERN KANSAS...AND SOUTHWESTERN
NEBRASKA.
WINTER STORM WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
NEBRASKA...EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA...AND NORTHERN MINNESOTA.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 300 PM CDT...A SURFACE LOW WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 998
MB...29.47 INCHES...WAS LOCATED OVER NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS. LOW
PRESSURE WAS EXPANDING ALONG A LENGTHY FRONTAL BOUNDARY THAT
STRETCHED FROM SOUTHERN TEXAS TO THE OHIO VALLEY. A LARGE BERMUDA
HIGH OVER WESTERN ATLANTIC IS PRODUCING SOUTHERLY WINDS OVER THE
GULF COAST REGION AND IS DRAWING MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR RAPIDLY
NORTHWARD INTO THE DEVELOPING STORM SYSTEM OVER THE MIDDLE OF THE
NATION. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND SURFACE
OBSERVATIONS INDICATED WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN FROM
OKLAHOMA TO THE OHIO VALLEY, WITH EMBEDDED CLUSTERS OF STRONGER
THUNDERSTORMS. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WAS FALLING FROM CENTRAL
COLORADO TO THE TEXAS PANHANDLE.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 1200 PM CDT FRI
APR 28 THROUGH 300 PM CDT SAT APR 29...
...COLORADO...
COLORADO CITY 6 NNW 24.0
BEULAH 18.0
WETMORE 1 WNW 18.0
RYE 1 WSW 16.9
SPRINGFIELD 13.0
GOLDEN 12 NW 11.1
BLENDE 12 SSW 11.0
MANZANOLA 4 SSE 10.0
MONUMENT 9.5
PUEBLO 4 SW 9.0
MAYSVILLE 8.0
AURORA 5 SE 5.0
AIR FORCE ACADEMY 4 ENE 2.8
DENVER 5 ENE 2.7
GREELEY 3 W 2.0
WESTCLIFFE 5 W 2.0
DIVIDE 1.5
...KANSAS...
JOHNSON CITY 6.0
TRIBUNE 6.0
SHARON SPRINGS 2.0
...MONTANA...
FISHTAIL 18 SW 17.0
RED LODGE 1 S 12.5
RED LODGE 5 N 5.0
BURGESS JUNCTION 4.0
...NEBRASKA...
MONTROSE 12 SE 7.0
ALLIANCE 4.0
LISCO 3.5
SCOTTSBLUFF 10 NE 3.0
ANGORA 3 E 2.5
STAPLETON 5 W 2.4
BAYARD 2.0
OSHKOSH 10 NE 1.0
...NEW MEXICO...
LAMY 1 NNW 10.0
EDGEWOOD 2 S 9.0
SANDIA PARK 8.0
MANZANO 2 SE 7.0
SANTA FE 7.0
UTE PARK 1 SW 7.0
...OKLAHOMA...
KEYES 8.0
CIMARRON 7.0
...SOUTH DAKOTA...
PRINGLE 7.0
ORAL 5.0
HILL CITY 3.0
...TEXAS...
TEXLINE 9.0
VEGA 2.0
...WYOMING...
LANDER 12 SW 33.0
ALTA 6 ENE 29.0
ATLANTIC CITY 7 NW 29.0
CODY 18 SW 25.0
JACKSON HOLE 10 NNW 23.0
COMMISSARY RIDGE 21.0
MEETEETSE 30 SW 19.0
YELLOWSTONE SOUTH ENTRANCE 8 W 19.0
CASPER 8 S 14.0
GILLETTE 5 SSW 13.0
MOOSE 11.0
RIVERTON 9.9
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 1200 PM CDT FRI
APR 28 THROUGH 300 PM CDT SAT APR 29...
...ARKANSAS...
SILOAM SPRINGS 2N 7.87
FAYETTEVILLE 4.54
BENTONVILLE 4.21
SILOAM SPRINGS 3.44
...ILLINOIS...
OWENSVILLE 7.95
CARTERVILLE 7.34
WEST FRANKFURT 5.72
MARION 1 NNE 5.41
RIDGWAY 5.36
CARBONDALE 4.25
HARRISBURG 1.69
...INDIANA...
STENDAL 8.32
HUNTINGBURG 8.11
HOLLAND 6 NW 7.93
HOLLAND PIKE 6 W 7.93
CELESTINE 7.90
POSEYVILLE 7.10
EVANSVILLE 5.62
INDIANAPOLIS 2.51
SHELBYVILLE 1.83
...KENTUCKY...
LA GRANGE 2 NNE 4.85
WESTPORT 1 NNE 4.34
PARK LAKE 2 NE 3.54
SMITHFIELD 3 WNW 3.48
...MISSOURI...
GRANBY 2 SE 7.06
MONTAUK 1 E 6.10
HOUSTON 5.02
NOEL 4 NNW 4.30
FARMINGTON 2.67
ST. LOUIS 1.55
...OHIO...
WILMINGTON 2.96
HAMILTON 2.52
DAYTON 2.50
CINCINNATI 2.41
...OKLAHOMA...
TAHLEQUAH 9 WSW 6.93
HUBERT 4 ENE 6.32
STILLWATER 2.63
OKLAHOMA CITY 2.22
A LARGE AND INTENSE STORM SYSTEM ONGOING OVER THE MIDDLE OF THE
NATION WILL PRODUCE HEAVY SNOW FOR THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES AND
ADJACENT WESTERN HIGH PLAINS...AND A WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAIN EVENT
DOWNSTREAM ACROSS MUCH OF THE CENTRAL UNITED STATES FROM SATURDAY
MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8
INCHES ARE LIKELY THROUGH TONIGHT OVER THE FRONT RANGE OF THE
ROCKIES AND THE ADJACENT WESTERN PLAINS. GUSTY WINDS WILL
PRODUCE AREAS OF GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITY. THIS SAME EVENT WILL
BRING FLASH FLOODING...RIVER FLOODING...AND SEVERE WEATHER TO
PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN PLAINS...MIDDLE AND LOWER MISSISSIPPI
VALLEYS...AND EASTWARD INTO PORTIONS OF THE OHIO AND TENNESSEE
VALLEYS. THE INITIAL FOCUS OF HEAVIER CONVECTIVE RAINS IS EXPECTED
ALONG THE STATIONARY FRONTAL BOUNDARY THAT WILL SET UP FROM
OKLAHOMA EAST-NORTHEASTWARD INTO THE OHIO VALLEY THROUGH EARLY
SATURDAY. STORMS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE AND EXPAND BOTH NORTHWARD
INTO THE GREAT LAKES AND SOUTHWARD INTO MORE OF THE SOUTHERN
PLAINS LATER ON SATURDAY AND INTO SUNDAY. THIS SLOW MOVING STORM
WILL BRING COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF RAIN...WITH WIDESPREAD 3 TO 6 INCH
AMOUNTS...AND ISOLATED AMOUNTS OVER 8 INCHES. FLASH FLOODING IS
EXPECTED...INCLUDING SOME AREAS THAT DO NOT USUALLY FLOOD. THE
OZARKS AND AREAS BORDERING THE OZARKS IN MISSOURI AND ARKANSAS ARE
AT A PARTICULARLY HIGH RISK FROM FLOODING.
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.
HAMRICK
Last Updated: 527 PM EDT SAT APR 29 2017