STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 03 FOR ROCKIES AND INTERMOUNTAIN WEST HEAVY
SNOW
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
300 AM MDT FRI MAY 19 2017

...MODERATE SNOW CONTINUES 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 200 AM MDT...AN UPPER-LEVEL LOW WAS POSITIONED OVER THE CENTRAL
GREAT BASIN. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND SURFACE
OBSERVATIONS INDICATED MODERATE SNOW FALLING ACROSS PORTIONS OF
THE CENTRAL ROCKIES AND CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS...INCLUDING
WYOMING...COLORADO...AND FAR WESTERN NEBRASKA. LIGHT TO MODERATE
RAIN SHOWERS WERE OCCURRING FOR THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF EASTERN
COLORADO...AS WELL AS ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST
AND SOUTHWEST.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 600 AM MDT WED MAY
17 THROUGH 200 AM MDT FRI MAY 19...

...ARIZONA...
PINON                                 6.0                    
WHEATFIELDS                           4.0                    

...COLORADO...
WARD 5 NE                            38.2                    
ALLENSPARK 2 ESE                     36.0                    
ESTES PARK                           31.0                    
PINECLIFFE 4 SSE                     30.3                    
ELDORADO SPRINGS 4 WSW               30.0                    
NEDERLAND 4 ENE                      28.0                    
ROLLINSVILLE 4 SE                    26.3                    
ASPEN SPRINGS                        23.1                    
BROOKVALE                            19.0                    
BRECKENRIDGE 2 SSE                   16.5                    
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                    
BOULDER 5 E                           6.5                    
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...
ESTERBROOK 12 SW                     17.0                    
LARAMIE 10 SE                        17.0                    
SAVERY 28 E                          15.6                    
CENTENNIAL 6 SW                      15.0                    
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                    
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...SNOW WILL CONTINUE
TO FALL ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE CENTRAL ROCKIES ON
FRIDAY...AND IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF FRIDAY NIGHT. ADDITIONAL
SNOWFALL OF A FOOT OR SO IS FORECAST ACROSS HIGHER TERRAIN OF
NORTHERN COLORADO AND SOUTHEASTERN WYOMING...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. ACCUMULATING SNOW IS ALSO POSSIBLE IN THE
CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS...WITH THE MORE POPULATED CORRIDOR FROM
COLORADO SPRINGS TO CHEYENNE RECEIVING ADDITIONAL SNOW.
FURTHERMORE...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 900 AM MDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.

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