THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 05 FOR CENTRAL ROCKIES TO UPPER MIDWEST SNOW
STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
1000 AM CDT THU MAY 02 2013

...LIGHT SNOW FALLING ACROSS PARTS OF THE CENTRAL ROCKIES WITH A
BAND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW CONTINUING ACROSS THE CENTRAL
PLAINS INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST....

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL IOWA AND PARTS
OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHWEST WISCONSIN

WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FROM SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA INTO
NORTHWEST WISCONSIN.

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

AT 900 AM CDT...MOISTURE AHEAD OF AN UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH MOVING
ACROSS THE CENTRAL ROCKIES CONTINUED TO BE LIFTED AND PRECIPITATED
AS SNOW IN THE COLD AIR BEHIND A POLAR FRONT STRETCHED FROM THE
UPPER GREAT LAKES INTO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED THAT A
NARROW BAND OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW... WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER
POCKETS... EXTENDS FROM CENTRAL KANSAS NORTHEASTWARD TO NORTHWEST
WISCONSIN. FARTHER SOUTH AND EAST... A COLD RAIN WITH A FEW
EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WAS FALLING ACROSS CENTRAL OKLAHOMA...
EASTERN KANSAS... AND INTO EASTERN IOWA.  ALL OF THE PRECIPITATION
WAS MOVING IN A GENERAL NORTHEAST DIRECTION.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 1200 AM CDT TUE
APR 30 THROUGH 900 AM CDT WED MAY 02...

...IOWA...
BRITT                                11.0                    
FOREST CITY 2 NNE                    11.0                    
ALGONA 5 NE                          10.5                    
WHITTEMORE 3 NNW                      7.3                    
OSAGE                                 7.0                    
RINGSTED                              6.5                    
SIOUX RAPIDS 4 E                      6.2                    
FOREST CITY 6 N                       6.0                    
SIBLEY 3 E                            6.0                    
FORT DODGE                            5.5                    
HAWARDEN                              5.0                    
MASON CITY                            5.0                    

...KANSAS...
GARDEN CITY                           3.0                    
LAKIN                                 2.0                    
ST. FRANCIS 12 NNW                    2.0                    
ULYSSES                               2.0                    

...MICHIGAN...
BESSEMER                              3.0                    

...MINNESOTA...
OWATONNA 2 E                         15.5                    
DODGE CENTER                         15.4                    
ELLENDALE                            15.0                    
KASSON                               13.5                    
RED WING 4 SE                        13.0                    
CLAREMONT 2 SSE                      12.8                    
NERSTRAND 3 NNW                      12.5                    
CONGER                               11.5                    
WELLS                                11.0                    
ROCHESTER 3 W                        10.8                    
AUSTIN                               10.0                    
OAK CENTER                            9.0                    
ROCHESTER INTL ARPT                   8.0                    

...NEBRASKA...
DALTON 0.4 SE                         5.0                    
GERING 10.1 S                         5.0                    
SCOTTSBLUFF 2.7 WNW                   4.2                    
BAYARD 13.5 NNE                       4.0                    
ELLSWORTH                             4.0                    
OMAHA                                 3.3                    
BELLEVUE                              3.1                    
ARTHUR                                3.0                    
BENKELMAN                             3.0                    
MULLEN                                3.0                    
VALLEY                                3.0                    
ELKHORN                               2.7                    
VALLEY 1 N                            2.4                    
COLERIDGE                             2.0                    

...SOUTH DAKOTA...
BERESFORD 2 S                         6.0                    
SIOUX FALLS 3.4 ESE                   2.0                    

...WISCONSIN...
HAYWARD 8 S                          15.0                    
BALDWIN                              14.7                    
BARRON                               14.0                    
ELLSWORTH                            14.0                    
HAUGEN                               12.0                    
RICE LAKE 5 NE                       12.0                    
WASHBURN                             12.0                    
CLEAR LAKE                           11.5                    
STONE LAKE 2 NW                      11.3                    
BOYCEVILLE                           10.5                    
SPOONER                              10.0                    
ASHLAND                               9.8                    
SHELL LAKE                            8.0                    

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

...COLORADO...
BUCKHORN MOUNTAIN 1 E                28.2                    
PINGREE PARK 3 WNW                   24.0                    
ESTES PARK 1.8 S                     19.4                    
CAMERON PASS 1 NNW                   18.0                    
STOVE PRAIRIE 2 WNW                  17.0                    
FORT COLLINS 2 ENE                   16.0                    
TRAIL RIDGE 5 N                      16.0                    
LIVERMORE 9.9 WSW                    15.5                    
BRECKENRIDGE 2 SSE                   15.3                    
GLEN HAVEN 1.6 NE                    15.0                    
DRAKE 5.3 WNW                        14.5                    
NEDERLAND 4 ENE                      14.5                    
WARD 5 NE                            14.5                    
BOULDER 2 SSW                         8.0                    
DENVER 3 SE                           5.0                    

...WYOMING...
WARREN AFB 20.6 WSW                  18.2                    
CHEYENNE 15 W                        15.0                    
LANDER 5.7 SW                        12.2                    
CARPENTER 3.9 NNE                    10.0                    
WHEATLAND 20.0 SW                     9.1                    
PINE BLUFFS 0.8 SW                    9.0                    
SOUTH GREELEY 6.2 SW                  9.0                    
BURNS 6 WNW                           8.5                    
HILLSDALE 0.1 N                       8.5                    
LA GRANGE 4.4 ESE                     8.1                    
YODER 6.5 SSE                         7.5                    
LARAMIE 1 N                           6.0                    


MOISTURE AHEAD OF THE UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE
SNOW ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS AND THE UPPER MIDWEST TODAY. A
NARROW BAND OF ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED FROM EASTERN
KANSAS NORTHWARD INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST... WITH SNOW ENDING FROM
WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS GRADUALLY THROUGHOUT THE
DAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TONIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF ON
FRIDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST. TOTAL STORM
ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 2 TO 6 INCHES IS EXPECTED FOR PARTS OF THE
CENTRAL PLAINS INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST WITH A NARROW HEAVIER BAND
OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL IOWA AND NORTHEASTWARD INTO
THE WESTERN EDGE OF THE MICHIGAN UPPER PENINSULA.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 400 PM CDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.

KREKELER




Last Updated: 1042 AM EDT THU MAY 02 2013