STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 6 FOR ROCKIES AND HIGH PLAINS SPRING SNOW
STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD  
900 AM MDT SAT APR 18 2009
 
...HEAVY WET SNOW CONTINUES ACROSS THE CENTRAL ROCKIES...
 
WINTER STORM WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE
CENTRAL ROCKIES.
 
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AT 900 AM MDT...A 1012 MB SURFACE LOW WAS LOCATED IN SOUTHWESTERN
KANSAS. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND SURFACE
OBSERVATIONS INDICATED A BAND OF MIXED PRECIPITATION NORTH OF THE
LOW...STRETCHING ACROSS MUCH OF THE CENTRAL PLAINS.  LIGHT TO
MODERATE SNOW WAS FALLING ALONG THE FRONT RANGE AND INTO THE
FOOTHILLS OF THE COLORADO ROCKIES...WHILE PRECIPITATION WAS MOSTLY
RAIN OVER THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PLAINS.  IN ADDITION...ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING THROUGH THE MIDDLE AND LOWER
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY...AHEAD OF THE ASSOCIATED FRONTAL SYSTEM.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 800 AM MDT THU APR
16 THROUGH 900 AM MDT SAT APR 18...

...COLORADO...
PINECLIFFE 3 SE                      42.6                     
BLACK HAWK 3 N                       36.0                     
NEDERLAND 4 ENE                      34.0                     
GENESEE                              33.0                     
ELDORADO SPRINGS 4 WSW               32.0                     
S EVERGREEN                          31.0                     
TABERNASH 2 SSE                      28.0                     
HORSETOOTH MOUNTAIN 3.2 NNW          27.5                     
VIRGINIA DALE 7 E                    27.0                     
BUCKHORN MOUNTAIN 1 E                25.1                     
GOLDEN 2 SW                          24.0                     
GUNNINSON 21 E                       21.0                     
ASPEN PARK 5 ESE                     20.0                     
ELDORA                               20.0                     
BAILEY 3 NNE                         18.0                     
BERGEN PARK 2 ENE                    18.0                     
LIVERMORE 12 SW                      17.0                     
CRESTONE 1 SSE                       16.0                     
LA VETA 15.2 NW                      15.5                     
IDAHO SPRINGS 4.7 SSE                15.3                     
BAKERVILLE                           15.0                     
WOODLAND PARK 1 WSW                  15.0                     
NW DENVER                             9.0                     

...NEW MEXICO...
GASCON                               12.0                     
TAOS 1.6 SSE                          6.2                     
CHAMA                                 5.0                     
SANDIA PARK 5 ESE                     4.5                     
ANGEL FIRE                            4.0                     
LOS ALAMOS                            4.0                     
SEDILLO 2 NW                          4.0                     
TESQUE 3 NE                           4.0                     
SANTA FE                              2.5                     

...WYOMING...
ROCK RIVER 9.6 WSW                   18.0                     
AFTON 17 E                           17.0                     
JACKSON 9.9 NNW                      17.0                     
LANDER 3.5 SW                        15.0                     
CROWHEART 14 W                       14.0                     
DUBOIS 6 WSW                         14.0                     
KEMMERER 36 N                        14.0                     
MEETEETSE 30 SW                      13.5                     
CHEYENNE                             12.3                     
THAYNE 17.2 E                        12.0                     
RIVERTON 2 W                         11.5                     
BONDURANT 19 SW                      11.0                     
SOUTH ENTRANCE 8 W                   11.0                     
WAPITI 19 WSW                        11.0                     
LARAMIE 1.3 SE                       10.4                     


THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN ROCKIES WILL
SLOWLY PROGRESS EASTWARD INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS DURING THE DAY
SATURDAY.  ALTHOUGH THE PRECIPITATION IS WINDING DOWN ACROSS THE
FOOTHILLS AND FRONT RANGE OF THE ROCKIES...PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW
ARE EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.  THIS LATE SPRING STORM HAS
ALREADY BROUGHT A WIDESPREAD 2 TO 3 FEET OF SNOW TO THE CENTRAL
ROCKIES...AND ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL ROCKIES BEFORE THIS STORM EXITS INTO THE
PLAINS.  FURTHER EAST...IN THE LOWER TERRAIN OF THE CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN PLAINS...RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE LIKELY.

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

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