THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 04 FOR NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PLAINS WINTER
STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
900 AM MDT TUE APR 09 2013
...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW FALLING ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN
AND CENTRAL ROCKIES AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN AND
CENTRAL PLAINS....
BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST COLORADO
AND NORTHEAST UTAH...AS WELL AS ALONG THE FRONT RANGE IN SOUTH
CENTRAL COLORADO.
WINTER STORM WARNINGS...WATCHES...AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES
ARE IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE CENTRAL ROCKIES EXTENDING EASTWARD
INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS AND PARTS OF THE UPPER MIDWEST.
HIGH WIND WARNINGS AND WIND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS
OF THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL ROCKIES...AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF THE
CENTRAL GREAT BASIN.
FLOOD WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHERN HALF OF WISCONSIN.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 800 AM MDT...A SURFACE LOW WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 1001
MB...29.56 INCHES...WAS CENTERED APPROXIMATELY 100 MILES NORTHEAST
OF DODGE CITY KANSAS AND WAS MOVING NORTHEAST. A PACIFIC COLD
FRONT EXTENDED SOUTH FROM THE SURFACE LOW INTO THE TEXAS PANHANDLE
AND NORTHEASTERN COLORADO. NORTH OF THE LOW...AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT
WAS PUSHING RAPIDLY SOUTHWARD...WITH FRIGID TEMPERATURES SPILLING
SOUTHWARD INTO MUCH OF THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL ROCKIES INTO THE
PLAINS. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS
INDICATED AN AREA OF PRECIPITATION ALONG AND NORTH OF THE ARCTIC
FRONT. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW...WITH OCCASIONAL HEAVY SNOW...WAS
FALLING ACROSS WESTERN NEBRASKA AND SOUTH DAKOTA. THERE WAS ALSO
LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW FALLING IN EASTERN IDAHO...WYOMING...AND
SOUTHWARD INTO THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF NEW MEXICO AND ARIZONA.
FARTHER EAST...SLEET...FREEZING RAIN AND RAIN WERE REPORTED ACROSS
EASTERN NEBRASKA INTO WESTERN IOWA. CLOSE TO THE FRONTAL
BOUNDARY...THUNDERSTORMS...SOME STRONG TO SEVERE...WERE OCCURRING
IN CENTRAL IOWA. STRONG WINDS OF 30 TO 50 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS
WERE REPORTED ACROSS THE FRONT RANGE OF COLORADO AND PORTIONS OF
WESTERN NEBRASKA.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM MDT SUN APR
07 THROUGH 800 AM MDT TUE APR 09...
...COLORADO...
RED MOUNTAIN PASS 10.0
GOLDEN 0.7 NW 6.9
LITTLETON 6.6 W 6.0
DENVER INTL ARPT 4 W 3.5
BLACK HAWK 3 N 3.0
BREEN 3.0
GOTHIC 3.0
PAGOSA SPRINGS 5 W 3.0
BOULDER 2 WSW 2.8
DENVER 3.6 WSW 2.5
VAIL 0.9 WNW 2.1
ESTES PARK 2.0
...IDAHO...
BURLEY 18 SE 10.3
KETCHUM 22 NW 9.3
PRESTON 20 NE 9.2
DRIGGS 10 ENE 5.6
...MONTANA...
MARTINSDALE 13 SSW 12.0
PONY 5 SW 11.0
ISLAND PARK 25 WNW 9.9
DUPUYER 15 SW 9.0
ROUNDUP 4 SSE 9.0
WIBAUX 9.0
KINSEY 2 W 8.8
RED LODGE 2 W 8.0
SAINT PHILLIP 10 SW 8.0
KLEIN 1 S 7.4
CRAIG 8 NE 6.0
...NEBRASKA...
CHADRON 12.0
ALLIANCE 7.4 NW 10.0
HAY SPRINGS 7.5 WSW 10.0
SCOTTSBLUFF 6.6 NE 8.0
GERING 0.4 E 5.4
KIMBALL 5.0
DIX 4.0
GURLEY 1.3 W 4.0
...SOUTH DAKOTA...
SPEARFISH 0.1 WSW 11.0
DUPREE 8.0
HAYES 6 SE 7.5
OPAL 7.0
MURDO 11.8 S 6.0
CHAMBERLAIN 5.0
HERMOSA 7 W 5.0
HILL CITY 5.0
NEWELL 2.8 ENE 5.0
PIERRE 4.8
CUSTER 5.9 SW 4.2
WOONSOCKET 4.0
GREGORY 1 WNW 2.8
PICKSTOWN 2.8
HERMOSA 5 W 2.5
PLATTE NE 2.5
...UTAH...
PARK CITY 16.0
THE CANYONS 16.0
ALTA 13.0
BIG COTTONWOOD SPRUCES 12.0
BRIGHTON 12.0
SOLITUDE 11.0
SNYDERVILLE 10.0
LAKETOWN 9.0
...WYOMING...
LANDER AIRPORT 18.6
INDIAN CREEK SNOTEL 18.0
TOWNSEND CREEK SNOTEL 14.0
CASPER MOUNTAIN 12.0
THERMOPOLIS 9 NE 11.6
HAMS FORK SNOTEL 11.0
RIVERTON 10.1
SNIDER BASIN 10.0
WILLOW CREEK SNOTEL 10.0
LANCE CREEK 8.0
SARATOGA 6.0
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SLEET IN INCHES FROM 700 AM MDT SUN APR 07
THROUGH 800 AM MDT TUE APR 09...
...NEBRASKA...
AINSWORTH 0.50
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
700 AM MDT SUN APR 07 THROUGH 800 AM MDT TUE APR 09...
...NEBRASKA...
ANSELMO 2 W 1.75
NORTH PLATTE 15 NNE 0.25
...SOUTH DAKOTA...
PLATTE 13 NNW 0.20
...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...
...ARIZONA...
FORT HUACHUCA 1 ESE 61
...CALIFORNIA...
CASTAIC LAKE 6 SSW 84
LANCASTER 12 WNW 67
SAN FERNANDO 5 NNE 66
...COLORADO...
MOUNT ABRAMS 69
HOEHNE 3 ESE 68
BLENDE 4 NE 67
SILVERTON 2 SE 63
PINON 5 NNW 62
CAMPO 4 SW 61
FALCON 3 ENE 59
...KANSAS...
GOODLAND 55
...NEBRASKA...
NORTH PLATTE 3 E 60
...NEW MEXICO...
ENCINOSO 18 NNE 61
GALLUP 3 WNW 61
RED HILL 1 N 61
FRUITLAND 6 NW 60
FARMINGTON 2 W 58
...NEVADA...
RUBY VALLEY 5 SW 74
...UTAH...
CENTERVILLE 70
DIDDLE KNOLL 63
UPPER CEDAR MTN 63
OGDEN PEAK 61
BOUNTIFUL 4 NNW 59
WEBER CANYON POWER PLANT 57
WEST GRANITE 57
GUNNISON ISLAND 56
THE ARCTIC FRONTAL BOUNDARY OVER THE ROCKIES AND CENTRAL PLAINS
WILL CONTINUE TO SURGE SOUTHWARD THROUGH TUESDAY AS THE WAVE OF
LOW PRESSURE MOVES NORTHEASTWARD INTO THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
VALLEY BY TUESDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL CONTINUE SPREAD ACROSS MUCH OF
THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PLAINS THROUGH TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT.
THE SNOW WILL BE MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES. AREAS OF SLEET AND
FREEZING RAIN WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE TRANSITION ZONE FROM
RAIN TO SNOW. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE
POSSIBLE ACROSS MUCH OF THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PLAINS INTO THE
UPPER MIDWEST...WITH 12 TO 20 INCHES POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF
SOUTH DAKOTA. ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF LESS THAN A QUARTER INCH ARE
ALSO POSSIBLE ON TUESDAY FOR THE CENTRAL PLAINS AND PORTIONS OF
THE SOUTHERN PLAINS...AND NORTHWARD INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST. SNOW
SHOULD BEGIN TO TAPER OFF ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PLAINS
ON WEDNESDAY...ALTHOUGH LIGHT SNOW WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE INTO
WEDNESDAY NIGHT ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 300 PM MDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.
FANNING
Last Updated: 1058 AM EDT TUE APR 09 2013