STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 02 FOR ROCKIES AND INTERMOUNTAIN WEST HEAVY
SNOW
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
900 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
FOR THE CENTRAL ROCKIES AND CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS....AS WELL AS
SMALL PORTIONS OF NORTHEASTERN UTAH AND NORTHWESTERN NEBRASKA.

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

AT 800 PM MDT...AN UPPER-LEVEL LOW WAS POSITIONED OVER THE CENTRAL
GREAT BASIN...WHILE ITS PRIMARY ASSOCIATED SURFACE LOW WAS LOCATED
IN THE TEXAS PANHANDLE. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS
AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW FALLING
ACROSS MUCH OF THE CENTRAL ROCKIES IN WYOMING AND COLORADO. SOME
MODERATE SNOW ALSO CONTINUED ACROSS NORTHERN ARIZONA. MODERATE TO
HEAVY RAIN WAS FALLING IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF WYOMING AND
EASTERN COLORADO.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 600 AM MDT WED MAY
17 THROUGH 800 PM MDT THU MAY 18...

...ARIZONA...
PINON                                 6.0                    
WHEATFIELDS                           4.0                    

...COLORADO...
WARD 5 NE                            38.2                    
ALLENSPARK 2 ESE                     30.0                    
PINECLIFFE 4 SSE                     26.7                    
ELDORADO SPRINGS 4 WSW               26.0                    
NEDERLAND 4 ENE                      26.0                    
ASPEN SPRINGS                        21.5                    
N ESTES PARK                         21.0                    
BROOKVALE                            19.0                    
BRECKENRIDGE 2 SSE                   16.5                    
ROLLINSVILLE 4 SE                    15.5                    
FOUR CORNERS 9 NE                    13.5                    
VAIL 2.6 E                           12.1                    
EVERGREEN 1 W                        12.0                    
BLACK HAWK 3 N                       11.3                    
TELLURIDE                            10.0                    
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS 2 SSE               8.0                    
LEADVILLE 2 NE                        7.7                    
COLORADO SPRINGS 3 WSW                2.5                    
DENVER 3 SSW                          0.5                    

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

...UTAH...
MONTICELLO 1 WSW                      6.0                    

...WYOMING...
DOUGLAS 4 WSW                        12.0                    
BURGESS JUNCTION 7 ESE               11.0                    
CHEYENNE 23 W                        11.0                    
BUFORD 4 SE                          10.9                    
CHUGWATER 11 NE                      10.5                    
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...

...MONTANA...
FISHTAIL 18 SW                       36.0                    
NYE 14 W                             31.0                    
BADGER PASS                          23.0                    
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                    

...NEVADA...
RUBY VALLEY 6 SW                     22.0                    
TUSCARORA 18 NE                      19.0                    
JARBIDGE 4 SSW                       16.0                    
JIGGS 8 ESE                          15.0                    
RUBY LAKE 6 NNW                      14.0                    


AS THE UPPER-LEVEL LOW SHIFTS SLOWLY EASTWARD...HEAVY SNOW WILL
CONTINUE TO FALL ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE CENTRAL ROCKIES
TONIGHT AND ON FRIDAY. 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 CENTRAL HIGH
PLAINS...WITH THE MORE POPULATED CORRIDOR FROM COLORADO SPRINGS TO
CHEYENNE RECEIVING SNOW. ADDITIONALLY...AHEAD OF THIS UPPER
LOW...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS PARTS OF THE SOUTHERN
AND CENTRAL PLAINS AND INTO THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY OVER THE
NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 300 AM MDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.

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