THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 05 FOR ROCKIES INTO NORTHERN PLAINS WINTER
STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
900 AM MDT WED APR 17 2013
...MAINLY LIGHT SNOW FALLING ACROSS THE CENTRAL ROCKIES INTO THE
NORTHERN PLAINS AND PARTS OF THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY...
BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE FRONT RANGE OF
THE ROCKIES.
WINTER STORM WARNINGS ... WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ... AND WINTER
STORM WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL ROCKIES
INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS...UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND UPPER
GREAT LAKES
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 800 AM MDT...A LOW PRESSURE CENTER WITH ESTIMATED SEA-LEVEL
PRESSURE OF 1000 MB... 29.53 INCHES... WAS NEARLY STATIONARY OVER
THE HIGH TERRAIN OF CENTRAL COLORADO. A NEW LOW IS FORECAST TO
DEVELOP OVER EASTERN KANSAS. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER
RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED MOSTLY LIGHT SNOW
FALLING ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL ROCKIES NORTHEASTWARD INTO
THE NORTHERN PLAINS AND WESTERN MINNESOTA.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 1200 PM MDT MON
APR 15 THROUGH 800 AM MDT WED APR 16...
...COLORADO...
GOLDEN 9.4 WNW 24.5
ESTES PARK 1 SSE 23.0
FORT COLLINS 2.8 NE 21.5
JAMESTOWN 3 W 21.0
GREELEY 10.5 SSE 18.6
LOVELAND 12.2 W 18.2
ERIE SW 17.1
BOULDER 4.7 E 16.1
LAFAYETTE 0.4 WSW 16.0
LOUISVILLE 1 NNW 15.7
GENESEE 15.4
FREDERICK 15.0
EVERGREEN 6.5 WSW 14.5
ROLLINSVILLE 1.1 SSW 13.3
WHEAT RIDGE 12.6
DENVER 3 SE 9.5
...MONTANA...
OUTLOOK 5.6 WNW 5.0
RED LODGE 3.0 SW 5.0
HELENA 1.0
...NEBRASKA...
NORTH PLATTE 5.3
SCOTTSBLUFF 5.0
KIMBALL 3.5
...NEVADA...
GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK 16.0
MAJORS PLACE 10 NNW 8.0
MCGILL 10 ESE 8.0
AUSTIN 6.0
...SOUTH DAKOTA...
CLAREMONT 2 SSE 8.0
HOT SPRINGS 6.0
DOWNTOWN CUSTER 1 E 4.0
DOWNTOWN RAPID CITY 7 SW 3.5
...UTAH...
BRIGHTON CREST 13.0
FLAMING GORGE DAM 12.0
ALTAMONT 10.0
...WYOMING...
LANDER 5.7 SW 10.5
DULL CENTER 10.0
CHEYENNE 9.0
SAVERY 28 E 9.0
BILL 8.0
DOUGLAS 8.0
SARATOGA 8.0
PINE BLUFFS 8.2 WSW 7.1
LARAMIE 10 SE 6.0
CENTENNIAL 3.0
...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...
...ARIZONA...
WINSLOW AIRPORT 68
HOUSEROCK VALLEY 63
SHOW LOW AIRPORT 61
...COLORADO...
SILVERTON 2 SE 86
BLENDE 4 NE 66
ROYAL GORGE 11 S 60
...WYOMING...
LARAMIE 57
A NEW AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP OVER EASTERN
KANSAS AND MOVE NORTHEASTWARD INTO THE UPPER GREAT LAKES BY
THURSDAY MORNING. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER PARTS
OF THE CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS WANING TO LIGHT SNOW OVERNIGHT
WEDNESDAY. A NEW AREA OF MODERATE SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER PARTS OF
THE UPPER MIDWEST ON THURSDAY. ADDITIONAL SNOW TOTALS OF FOUR TO
EIGHT PLUS INCHES ARE FORECAST OVER THE CENTRAL ROCKIES WITH
HEAVIER AMOUNTS IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. IN ADDITION ... FOUR TO
EIGHT PLUS INCHES OF SNOW ARE FORECAST TO FALL OVER NEBRASKA INTO
THE ARROWHEAD OF MINNESOTA. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS IN EXCESS OF
12 INCHES... WITH LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS APPROACHING OR
EXCEEDING TWO FEET ARE POSSIBLE IN EASTERN WYOMING AS WELL AS FOR
PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL ROCKIES IN COLORADO.
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.
ZIEGENFELDER
Last Updated: 1153 AM EDT WED APR 17 2013