THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 6 FOR MAJOR CENTRAL U.S. STORM WITH FLOODING
RAIN AND HEAVY SNOW
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
1000 PM CDT SAT APR 29 2017
...MAJOR SPRING STORM TO PRODUCE FLOODING RAINS FROM OKLAHOMA TO
OHIO AND SIGNIFICANT SNOW IN THE ROCKIES AND WESTERN HIGH
PLAINS...
FLASH FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN AND
EASTERN OKLAHOMA...ARKANSAS...CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN MISSOURI...EASTERN AND SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...SOUTHERN AND
NORTHWEST INDIANA...CENTRAL LOWER MICHIGAN.
BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN KANSAS AND
ADJACENT PARTS OF FAR EASTERN COLORADO AND SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA.
WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN NEW
MEXICO...SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO...AND ADJACENT AREAS OF THE TEXAS
AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES...WESTERN KANSAS...AND SOUTHWESTERN
NEBRASKA.
WINTER STORM WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
NEBRASKA...EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA...AND NORTHERN MINNESOTA.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 900 PM CDT...A SURFACE LOW WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 998
MB...29.47 INCHES...WAS LOCATED OVER NORTHEASTERN TEXAS WITH A
SECONDARY LOW FURTHER NORTH IN EASTERN OKLAHOMA WITH A CENTRAL
PRESSURE OF 999 MB...29.50 INCHES. LOW PRESSURE WAS CONSOLIDATING
OVER EASTERN OKLAHOMA WITH A COLD FRONT DRAPING SOUTH ACROSS
EASTERN TEXAS AND WAS CONNECTED BY LENGTHY FRONTAL BOUNDARY THAT
STRETCHED FROM NORTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA ACROSS CENTRAL MISSOURI TO
CENTRAL INDIANA AND OHIO. SOUTH AND EAST OF THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY
BROAD SOUTHERLY WINDS FROM THE GULF ARE DRAWING VERY MOIST AND
UNSTABLE AIR RAPIDLY NORTHWARD TOWARD THE DEVELOPING STORM SYSTEM
OVER THE MIDDLE OF THE NATION. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER
RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO
HEAVY RAIN FROM EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS ACROSS THE OZARKS AND
CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY TO NORTHERN OHIO RIVER VALLEY
WITH EMBEDDED CLUSTERS OF STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS. AN EXPANDING
AREA OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WAS FALLING FROM SOUTHWESTERN
NEBRASKA THROUGH EASTERN COLORADO/WESTERN KANSAS TO EASTERN NEW
MEXICO AND THE NORTH TEXAS PANHANDLE.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 1200 PM CDT FRI
APR 28 THROUGH 900 PM CDT SAT APR 29...
...COLORADO...
GENESEE 25.1
COLORADO CITY 6 NNW 24.0
RYE 1 WSW 23.5
BEULAH 21.0
EVERGREEN 19.2
NEDERLAND 4 ENE 18.0
WETMORE 1 WNW 18.0
ROXBOROUGH PARK 3 WSW 14.0
SPRINGFIELD 13.0
CALHAN 12.0
GOLDEN 12 NW 11.1
BLENDE 12 SSW 11.0
MANZANOLA 4 SSE 10.0
MONUMENT 9.5
PUEBLO 4 SW 9.0
MAYSVILLE 8.0
AURORA 5 SE 5.0
AIR FORCE ACADEMY 4 ENE 2.8
DENVER 5 ENE 2.7
...KANSAS...
JOHNSON CITY 6.0
TRIBUNE 6.0
WESKAN 5.0
SHARON SPRINGS 4.0
...MONTANA...
FISHTAIL 18 SW 17.0
RED LODGE 1 S 12.5
RED LODGE 5 N 5.0
BURGESS JUNCTION 4.0
...NEBRASKA...
MONTROSE 12 SE 7.0
ALLIANCE 4.0
LISCO 3.5
SCOTTSBLUFF 10 NE 3.0
ANGORA 3 E 2.5
STAPLETON 5 W 2.4
BAYARD 2.0
OSHKOSH 10 NE 1.0
...NEW MEXICO...
ROCIADA 8 SW 16.0
UTE PARK 16.0
TERERRO 6 WNW 15.0
EAGLE NEST 8 SE 12.0
SANDIA PARK 4 E 10.3
CHILILI 5 S 10.0
LAMY 1 NNW 10.0
TIJAERAS 8 S 10.0
EDGEWOOD 2 S 9.0
SANDIA PARK 8.0
FOLSOM 9 ENE 7.0
MANZANO 2 SE 7.0
SANTA FE 7.0
...OKLAHOMA...
KEYES 8.0
CIMARRON 7.0
...SOUTH DAKOTA...
PRINGLE 7.0
ORAL 5.0
HILL CITY 3.0
...TEXAS...
TEXLINE 9.0
VEGA 2.0
...WYOMING...
LANDER 12 SW 33.0
ALTA 6 ENE 29.0
ATLANTIC CITY 7 NW 29.0
CODY 18 SW 25.0
JACKSON HOLE 10 NNW 23.0
COMMISSARY RIDGE 21.0
MEETEETSE 30 SW 19.0
YELLOWSTONE SOUTH ENTRANCE 8 W 19.0
CASPER 8 S 14.0
GILLETTE 5 SSW 13.0
MOOSE 11.0
RIVERTON 9.9
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 1200 PM CDT FRI
APR 28 THROUGH 900 PM CDT SAT APR 29...
...ARKANSAS...
SILOAM SPRINGS 2 N 7.87
MAYSVILLE 4.61
FAYETTEVILLE 4.54
HIWASSE 4.42
BENTONVILLE 4.21
...ILLINOIS...
OWENSVILLE 7.95
CARTERVILLE 7.34
WEST FRANKFURT 5.72
MARION 1 NNE 5.41
RIDGWAY 5.36
CARBONDALE 4.25
CAMPBELL HILL 6 SW 4.20
BECKEMEYER 4.00
HAVANA 2.71
ASTORIA 2.64
HARRISBURG 1.69
...INDIANA...
STENDAL 8.32
HUNTINGBURG 8.11
HOLLAND 6 NW 7.93
CELESTINE 7.90
POSEYVILLE 7.10
EVANSVILLE 5.62
INDIANAPOLIS 2.51
SHELBYVILLE 1.83
...KENTUCKY...
LA GRANGE 2 NNE 4.85
WESTPORT 1 NNE 4.34
PARK LAKE 2 NE 3.54
SMITHFIELD 3 WNW 3.48
...MISSOURI...
GRANBY 2 SE 8.22
MOTAUK 1E 7.85
MOUNTAIN GROVE 6.95
PINEVILLE 6.62
WEST PLAINS 1 NW 6.54
LAMPE 3 W 6.33
SPRINGFIELD 2SE 5.67
NEOSHO 5.38
HOUSTON 5.02
BRANSON 4.93
BOWLING GREEN 4.85
CHERRYVILLE 4 WNW 4.72
NOEL 4 NNW 4.30
CUBA 4.00
ROLLA 1 WSW 3.33
FLORIDA 3.30
HIGBEE 4 S 2.95
WARRENSBURG 2.94
FARMINGTON 2.67
ST. LOUIS 1.55
...OHIO...
WILMINGTON 2.96
HAMILTON 2.52
DAYTON 2.50
CINCINNATI 2.41
...OKLAHOMA...
TAHLEQUAH 2 WSW 8.45
GARFIELD 1S 6.52
HUBERT 4 ENE 6.32
BERRYVILLE 5.27
WEBBERS FALLS 4.25
BUNCH 1 NW 3.98
YUKON 3 S 3.50
STILLWATER 2.63
OKLAHOMA CITY 2.22
THIS LARGE AND INTENSE STORM SYSTEM ONGOING OVER THE MIDDLE OF THE
NATION WILL PRODUCE HEAVY SNOW FOR THE FRONT RANGE OF THE SOUTHERN
ROCKIES AND ADJACENT WESTERN HIGH PLAINS...WITH A WIDESPREAD HEAVY
RAIN EVENT DOWNSTREAM ACROSS MUCH OF THE CENTRAL UNITED STATES
FROM SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MOST OF SUNDAY. ADDITIONAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE LIKELY THROUGH TONIGHT OVER THE
FRONT RANGE OF THE ROCKIES AND THE ADJACENT WESTERN PLAINS. GUSTY
WINDS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITY. THIS SAME
EVENT WILL CONTINUE TO BRING FLASH FLOODING...RIVER FLOODING...AND
SEVERE WEATHER TO PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN PLAINS...MIDDLE AND
LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEYS...AND EASTWARD INTO PORTIONS OF THE OHIO
AND TENNESSEE VALLEYS. HEAVIER CONVECTIVE RAINS IS EXPECTED EAST
OF THE COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO ADVANCE ACROSS ARKANSAS/SOUTHERN
MISSOURI AND LOUISIANA TONIGHT AS WELL AS ALONG THE STATIONARY
FRONTAL BOUNDARY STRETCHED EASTWARD THE NORTHERN OHIO VALLEY
THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY. THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING THE FOCUS OF HEAVIER
RAINFALL WILL SHIFT EAST OF THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER AS WELL AS
ACROSS THE LOWER PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN...OHIO AND TENNESSEE RIVER
VALLEYS. THIS SLOW MOVING STORM WILL BRING COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF
RAIN... ADDITIONAL WIDESPREAD 2 TO 4 INCH AMOUNTS AND ISOLATED
AMOUNTS OVER 6 INCHES WITH STORM TOTALS AROUND 10 INCHES. FLASH
FLOODING IS EXPECTED...INCLUDING SOME AREAS THAT DO NOT USUALLY
FLOOD. THE OZARKS AND AREAS BORDERING THE OZARKS IN MISSOURI AND
ARKANSAS REMAIN AT A PARTICULARLY HIGH RISK FROM FLOODING.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 400 AM CDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.
GALLINA
Last Updated: 1105 PM EDT SAT APR 29 2017