STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 01 FOR ROCKIES AND INTERMOUNTAIN WEST WINTER
STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
300 PM MDT THU MAY 18 2017

...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS FALLING ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE
CENTRAL ROCKIES...

WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE CENTRAL ROCKIES IN COLORADO AND
WYOMING.

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 CENTRAL
GREAT BASIN...WITH A SURFACE LOW MOVING INTO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS
INDICATED MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW FALLING ACROSS MUCH OF THE
CENTRAL ROCKIES IN WYOMING AND COLORADO. MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN
WAS ALSO FALLING IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 600 AM MDT WED MAY
17 THROUGH 200 PM MDT THU MAY 18...

...ARIZONA...
PINON                                 6.0                    
WHEATFIELDS                           4.0                    

...COLORADO...
ELDORADO SPRINGS 4 WSW               18.0                    
BRECKENRIDGE 2 SSE                   16.5                    
ROLLINSVILLE 4 SE                    15.5                    
NEDERLAND                            15.0                    
ASPEN SPRINGS NNW                    14.4                    
FOUR CORNERS 9 NE                    13.5                    
ESTES PARK                           12.1                    
EVERGREEN 1 W                        12.0                    
BLACK HAWK 3 N                       11.3                    
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS 2 SSE               8.0                    
TELLURIDE                             8.0                    
LEADVILLE 2 NE                        7.7                    
COLORADO SPRINGS 3 WSW                2.5                    
DENVER 3 SSW                          0.5                    

...UTAH...
MONTICELLO 1 WSW                      6.0                    

...WYOMING...
BURGESS JUNCTION 7 ESE               11.0                    
CHEYENNE 23 W                        11.0                    
BUFORD 4 SE                          10.9                    
LARAMIE 4 SE                         10.5                    
CENTENNIAL 6 SW                      10.2                    
ENCAMPMENT 5 SW                       9.6                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS
ENDED...

...IDAHO...
CARDIFF 3 E                          11.0                    
PIERCE 8 E                           11.0                    
LEMHI 11 W                           10.0                    

...MONTANA...
NYE 14 W                             31.0                    
FISHTAIL 18 SW                       24.0                    
HEART BUTTE 14 SW                    23.0                    
WILSALL 13 ENE                       20.0                    
RED LODGE 5 W                        17.0                    
EAST GLACIER PARK 11 SSW             16.0                    
NEIHART 12 SSE                       16.0                    
WEST VALLEY 6 SW                     15.0                    
EMIGRANT 26 ESE                      14.0                    
BOZEMAN 5 ESE                         9.0                    


AS THE UPPER LEVEL LOW SHIFTS EASTWARD TONIGHT AND ON
FRIDAY...HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL ACROSS THE HIGHER
TERRAIN OF THE CENTRAL ROCKIES. AS MUCH AS 1 TO 2 FEET OF
ADDITIONAL SNOW IS FORECAST ACROSS THE HIGHEST TERRAIN OF NORTHERN
COLORADO AND SOUTHEAST WYOMING...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
POSSIBLE. SOME ACCUMULATING SNOW IS ALSO POSSIBLE IN THE LOWER
ELEVATIONS AND MORE POPULATED CORRIDOR FROM DENVER TO CHEYENNE.
AHEAD OF THIS UPPER LOW...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING IS POSSIBLE ACROSS PARTS OF
THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL PLAINS AND INTO THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

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.

SANTORELLI