STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 01 FOR CENTRAL ROCKIES AND FRONT RANGE
LATE-SEASON WINTER STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
900 AM MDT SUN MAY 11 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM DEVELOPING FOR THE CENTRAL ROCKIES AND
FRONT RANGE...      

WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
FOR MUCH OF THE CENTRAL ROCKIES...FRONT RANGE...AND ADJACENT HIGH
PLAINS...AS WELL AS FOR THE WASATCH RANGE.

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 995
MB...29.38 INCHES...WAS CENTERED OVER SOUTHERN UTAH. A COLD FRONT
EXTENDED SOUTHWARD FROM THE LOW ACROSS ARIZONA. A STATIONARY
FRONTAL BOUNDARY EXTENDED NORTHEASTWARD FROM THE UTAH SURFACE LOW
ACROSS COLORADO...AND INTO THE PLAINS. ANOTHER SURFACE LOW WITH A
CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 995 MB...29.38 INCHES...WAS CENTERED ALONG THE
FRONT OVER WEST CENTRAL KANSAS. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS
AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN FALLING
ACROSS THE COLORADO FRONT RANGE. GENERALLY LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW
WAS FALLING AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE CENTRAL ROCKIES IN
COLORADO AND WYOMING...WITH OCCASIONAL REPORTS OF HEAVY SNOW. A
MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW WAS FALLING ACROSS THE WESTERN HIGH PLAINS IN
NEBRASKA AND NORTHEASTERN COLORADO. LIGHT SNOW WAS ALSO REPORTED
ACROSS THE WASATCH RANGE IN UTAH.      

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 200 PM MDT SAT MAY
10 THROUGH 800 AM MDT SUN MAY 11...

...COLORADO...
BUCKHORN MOUNTAIN 1 E                12.6                    
LIVERMORE                            12.0                    
FOUR CORNERS 8 NE                    11.0                    
PINGREE PARK 3 WNW                    9.0                    
HORSETOOTH MOUNTAIN 3.2 NNW           5.5                    
ESTES PARK 1 SSE                      4.1                    
ELDORADO SPRINGS 4 WSW                4.0                    

...WYOMING...
SAND LAKE                            18.2                    
ENCAMPMENT 11 SSE                    16.0                    
CENTENNIAL 6 SW                      15.5                    
WEBBER SPRINGS                       15.0                    
WARREN AFB 20.6 WSW                  14.5                    
MEDICINE BOW                         14.0                    
BROOKLYN LAKE                         9.5                    
DIVIDE PEAK                           9.5                    
NORTH FRENCH CREEK                    9.5                    
ROCK RIVER 9.6 WSW                    9.4                    
OLD BATTLE                            8.0                    
ELK MOUNTAIN 0.3 SW                   7.0                    
CROW CREEK                            6.0                    
CHEYENNE 2.2 NNE                      4.5                    
LARAMIE 0.8 NNE                       4.5                    


SNOW LEVELS WILL CONTINUE TO LOWER THROUGH THE DAY TODAY AS COLDER
AIR MOVES SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE CENTRAL ROCKIES...FRONT RANGE...AND
WESTERN HIGH PLAINS. SNOW IS FORECAST TO PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY
NIGHT AND INTO EARLY MONDAY BEFORE GRADUALLY TAPERING OFF DURING
THE DAY ON MONDAY. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 FEET ARE
POSSIBLE IN THE ROCKIES IN COLORADO AND WYOMING. TOTAL SNOWFALL
AMOUNTS AT THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS MAY EXCEED 2 FEET. ACROSS THE
FRONT RANGE...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE
EXPECTED. ADDITIONALLY...1 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW ARE FORECAST IN THE
WESTERN HIGH PLAINS OF NORTHEASTERN COLORADO AND WESTERN NEBRASKA.
ACROSS THE WASATCH RANGE...ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 8
INCHES ARE EXPECTED.      

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.

RYAN