Save This One For The History Books - This Is Not A Normal Start To May!
Photo Is Courtesy of Justin Gilpin.
Hwy 50 In Western Kansas (Lakin) Sunday.
Visible satellite imagery still shows a band of snow still on the ground today from Southeastern Colorado northeast through Western and Northwestern Kansas into Central Nebraska. Something that you simply will not see very many times to start off the first day of May.
(Ending At 6 AM MDT This Monday, May 1st, Morning).
(As Of Midnight Sunday, April 30, 2017).
(Storm Summary.)
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 13 FOR MAJOR CENTRAL U.S. STORM WITH FLOODING RAIN AND HEAVY SNOW NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD 400 PM CDT MON MAY 01 2017 ...A MAJOR SPRING STORM IS BEGINNING TO WIND DOWN AS IT PUSHES THROUGH THE EASTERN U.S. YET EVEN AFTER THE HEAVY RAIN HAD ENDED SIGNIFICANT FLOOD WATERS REMAINED FROM EASTERN OKLAHOMA THROUGH MISSISSIPPI AND THE LOWER OHIO RIVER VALLEYS. STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL IS WORKING ITS WAY THROUGH THE EASTERN U.S.... WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEAST MINNESOTA. FLASH FLOOD WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF WESTERN NEW YORK AND NORTHERN MAINE... FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR WATER RELEASES FROM DAMS IN PARTS OF NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...SOUTHERN MISSOURI...AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FROM NORTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA NORTHWARD INTO WEST CENTRAL INDIANA...AND PORTIONS OF ARKANSAS...LOUISIANA...MISSISSIPPI...TENNESSEE...AND KENTUCKY. FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV AT 300 PM CDT...A SURFACE LOW WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 992 MB...29.25 INCHES...WAS LOCATED IN WESTERN WISCONSIN AND WAS CONNECTED BY AN OCCLUDED FRONT TO A WARM FRONT THAT WAS LIFTING NORTHWARD INTO THE NORTHEAST. A COLD FRONT EXTENDED SOUTH FROM EASTERN MICHIGAN TO THE APPALACHIANS AND TO THE GULF COAST. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED HEAVY RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT FROM UPSTATE NEW YORK... STRETCHING TO FLORIDA. A BROAD SHIELD OF MODERATE SHOWERS WAS LOCATED OVER MUCH OF THE UPPER MIDWEST. LIGHT CONTINUED TO FALL ACROSS EXTREME NORTHEAST MINNESOTA. ...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 1200 PM CDT FRI APR 28 THROUGH 300 PM CDT MON MAY 01... ...MINNESOTA... RUSSELL 6.0 LAKE WILSON 5.2 EDGERTON 5.0 CURRIE 4 N 4.5 TIJERAS 1 SSW 4.4 PIPESTONE 1 NNW 3.5 MAHTOWA 3 NW 3.0 ...NEBRASKA... NEWPORT 10.0 ONEILL 10.0 LEXINGTON 8.0 CAMBRIDGE 7.0 MONTROSE 12 SE 7.0 MOOREFIELD 6.5 CALLAWAY 8 W 6.0 ELWOOD 6.0 BEAVER CITY 5.0 BRADY 5.0 MILLER 5.0 RIVERDALE 5.0 WILSONVILLE 6 SSE 5.0 ALLIANCE 4.0 EUSTIS 4.0 HOLDREGE 4.0 ...SOUTH DAKOTA... CHESTER 2 N 6.7 MARION 5.2 CLEAR LAKE 4.9 CROOKS 2 NE 4.9 BRIDGEWATER 4.5 TRENT 4.5 TRIPP 4 W 4.5 SIOUX FALLS 3 N 3.5 ...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 1200 PM CDT FRI APR 28 THROUGH 300 PM CDT MON MAY 01... ...ILLINOIS... OWENSVILLE 7.95 RIDGWAY 7.82 CARTERVILLE 7.34 WEST FRANKFURT 5.72 MARION 1 NNE 5.41 CARMI 5.35 ELDORADO 1 E 5.25 GOREVILLE 1 N 5.00 PLEASANT HILL 5 S 5.00 DIX 3 S 4.80 WATERLOO 4.79 CARBONDALE 4.25 CAMPBELL HILL 6 SW 4.20 BECKEMEYER 4.00 HAVANA 3.71 VIRGINIA 3.70 ROMEOVILLE 3.56 CHICAGO-MIDWAY 3SW 3.50 RIDGEWAY 3.50 MOUNT CARMEL 3.45 FREEBURG 3.43 SHELBYVILLE 3.30 CHICAGO-OHARE AIRPORT 3.27 JOLIET 2 N 3.20 WEST PEORIA 2 NNW 3.15 ROXANA 1 SW 3.04 JACKSONVILLE 2 E 3.02 SPRINGFIELD 1.21 ...INDIANA... HUNTINGBURG 9.23 SCHNELLVILLE 3 NNE 8.74 STENDAL 8.32 CELESTINE 8.24 FORT BRANCH 8.10 OWENSVILLE 7.95 HOLLAND 6 NW 7.93 JASPER 2 W 7.92 POSEYVILLE 7.10 GREENVILLE 2 NE 6.82 PALMYRA 1 WNW 6.70 MALTERSVILLE 2 NNW 5.90 EVANSVILLE 6 W 5.87 SAINT JOSEPH 3 WSW 5.87 HAMBURG 1 SSW 5.57 GEORGETOWN 2 W 5.50 CRANDALL 2 ENE 5.34 MOUNT VERNON 5.20 NEW SALISBURY 1 W 4.65 HENRYVILLE 2 NNE 4.56 CHARLESTOWN 4.47 INDIANAPOLIS 2.51 ...KANSAS... WESTPHALIA 4 NE 2.77 ...KENTUCKY... LA GRANGE 5.54 WESTPORT 2 E 4.46 BUCKNER 2 WNW 4.30 PROSPECT 1 WNW 4.02 SMITHFIELD 2 NW 3.91 PARK LAKE 2 NE 3.54 SMITHFIELD 3 WNW 3.48 CAMPBELLSBURG 1 SSE 3.40 HENDERSON 3.00 DEXTER 2 W 2.73 BEDFORD 4 NNW 2.65 SPRINGBORO 5 ENE 2.53 WILMINGTON 3 W 2.34 CARROLLTON 2 ENE 2.30 W COVINGTON 2.05 ...LOUISIANA... BUNKIE 10.00 MARKSVILLE 6.52 FOREST HILL 0.4 SSE 5.39 RUSTON 5 ENE 4.32 JONESVILLE 25 S 3.90 ALEXANDRIA 3 SW 3.67 GOLDONNA 2 N 2.94 SWARTZ 2 SSW 2.73 NATCHITOCHES 1 NE 2.62 NOBLE 2 ESE 2.61 CAMPTI 6 ENE 2.50 DELTA COMMUNITY COLLEGE 2.41 MONROE 6 ENE 2.33 PLEASANT HILL 10 SE 2.21 CHURCH POINT 1 WSW 1.91 CARENCRO 4 ENE 1.73 IOWA 1 ESE 1.58 RAGLEY 5 SE 1.53 ...MICHIGAN... GRAND JUNCTION 1 NNW 2.67 GRAND RAPIDS 1 WNW 2.52 EAST GRAND RAPIDS 2 N 2.48 ROCKFORD 1 SSW 2.32 HOPKINS 1 NNE 2.21 ADA 2 W 1.81 DUTTON 1NNE 1.38 CUTLERVILLE 1.20 OAKLEY 1.20 PORT HOPE 1.11 ...MISSOURI... HOUSTON 4.5 ESE 11.15 MOTAUK 1E 11.05 GRANBY 2 SE 10.47 YUKON 10.38 MOUNTAIN GROVE 9.71 RAYMONDVILLE 9.43 BIXBY 4 ESE 9.40 MANSFIELD 9.19 TECUMSEH 9.18 DORA 9.05 NORWOOD 8.83 BRANSON AIRPORT 7.39 SPRINGFIELD 2SE 6.91 MOSCOW MILLS 6.71 PINEVILLE 6.62 BILLINGS 4 NNW 6.60 SAINT LOUIS 6.58 LAMPE 3 W 6.34 NEOSHO 6.25 BRANSON 5.65 ...MISSISSIPPI... NATCHEZ 9 S 3.35 BUDE 4 S 2.39 VICKSBURG 9 N 2.24 LIBERTY 1.4 W 1.63 LELAND 3.3 NE 1.03 ...NEBRASKA... OSCEOLA 2.04 ...OHIO... MIDDLETON CORNER 1 SSE 3.60 NORTH COLLEGE HILL 2 SE 3.56 LOVELAND 5 NNE 3.00 WILMINGTON 2.96 MADEIRA 2.69 CHEVIOT 2.66 HAMILTON 2.52 DAYTON 2.50 CINCINNATI 2.41 FAIRBORN 2.39 DOWNTOWN CINCINNATI 2 N 2.33 MIAMISBURG 5 ENE 2.00 ENGLEWOOD 6 NNW 1.70 RUSHSYLVANIA 1.46 WESTERVILLE 1.11 ...OKLAHOMA... SAVOY 3 SE 8.50 TAHLEQUAH 2 WSW 8.45 GARFIELD 1S 6.52 HUBERT 4 ENE 6.32 HULBERT 4 ENE 6.32 BERRYVILLE 5.27 MUSKOGEE 4.67 BUNCH 1 N 4.62 WESTVILLE 3 SSW 4.62 SAND SPRINGS WNW 4.27 WEBBERS FALLS 4.25 STIGLER 4.17 BUNCH 1 NW 3.98 JAY 3 NNE 3.80 TALALA 1 W 3.67 BROKEN ARROW 3 SSW 3.62 YUKON 3 S 3.50 EUFAULA 5 ENE 3.47 STILLWATER 2.63 OKLAHOMA CITY 2.22 ...SOUTH DAKOTA... VERMILLION 1.72 ...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS ENDED... ...COLORADO... SAN ISABEL 7 NW 39.0 COLORADO CITY 29.0 GENESEE 25.1 BEULAH 1 NNE 24.4 RYE 1 WSW 23.5 EVERGREEN 19.2 NEDERLAND 4 ENE 18.0 WETMORE 1 WNW 18.0 TINY TOWN 2 S 17.0 IDLEDALE 3 NW 16.7 PINECLIFFE 4 SSE 16.0 CRESCENT VILLAGE 14.5 ROXBOROUGH PARK 3 WSW 14.0 AVONDALE 1 E 13.0 BLACK HAWK 3 N 13.0 SPRINGFIELD 13.0 BLENDE 3 WSW 12.0 CALHAN 12.0 PUEBLO RESERVOIR 7 SSE 12.0 GOLDEN 12 NW 11.1 BLENDE 12 SSW 11.0 BOULDER 8.0 DENVER 3 SE 8.0 ...KANSAS... WALLACE 28.0 COLBY 17.0 JOHNSON CITY 16.0 SCOTT CITY 15.0 ELKHART 14.0 HERNDON 1 SW 14.0 LEOTI 14.0 ULYSSES 14.0 DIGHTON 12.0 WILBURTON 4 NNE 12.0 GARDEN CITY 1 E 11.0 LARKIN 11.0 COLBY 11 NW 10.0 GEM 10.0 HORACE 10.0 OAKLEY 10.0 SHARON SPRINGS 10 S 10.0 SUBLETTE 10.0 DODGE CITY 2 N 5.5 ...MONTANA... FISHTAIL 18 SW 17.0 RED LODGE 1 S 12.5 RED LODGE 5 N 5.0 BURGESS JUNCTION 4.0 ...NEBRASKA... MAYWOOD 21 S 12.0 ...NEW MEXICO... ROCIADA 8 SW 16.0 TRES RITOS 16.0 UTE PARK 16.0 TERERRO 6 WNW 15.0 EAGLE NEST 8 SE 12.0 LAMY 5 N 12.0 TIJAERAS 8 S 12.0 SANDIA PARK 4 E 10.3 CHILILI 5 S 10.0 SEDILLO 10.0 BONITO LAKE 5 SW 9.0 EDGEWOOD 2 S 9.0 MORIARTY 1 N 9.0 LLANO LARGO 5 SSE 8.0 SANTA FE 3 S 8.0 WHITE ROCK 1 ENE 8.0 CANON PLAZA 11 NNW 7.0 FOLSOM 9 ENE 7.0 MANZANO 2 SE 7.0 PONDEROSA 2 WNW 7.0 SAN MIGUEL 8 SSW 6.0 ...OKLAHOMA... FELT 11.0 KEYES 8.0 CIMARRON 7.0 GUYMON 1 E 5.0 TURPIN 5.0 BOISE CITY 4.5 BEAVER 2.0 ...SOUTH DAKOTA... PRINGLE 7.0 ORAL 5.0 HILL CITY 3.0 ...TEXAS... TEXLINE 12.0 STRATFORD 10.0 DALHART 4 E 7.0 VEGA 5.5 DUMAS 5.0 BUSHLAND 2 NNW 3.5 SPEARMAN 3.5 AMARILLO 3.0 PERRYTON 3.0 DAWN 1.5 PANHANDLE 1.5 ...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 WHERE THE EVENT HAS ENDED... ...ARKANSAS... ROGERS 2.4 SSW 10.54 SPRINGDALE 6.4 WSW 9.66 SAVOY 3 SE 8.50 SILOAM SPRINGS 2 N 7.87 GEORGETOWN 7.82 FARMINGTON 1 WSW 7.60 GARFIELD 4 E 7.47 SPRINGDALE 6 WSW 6.96 MOUNTAIN HOME 9 NNW 6.91 BERRYVILLE 1 SSW 6.76 VINEY GROVE 2.4 NNW 6.75 GARFIELD 1 S 6.52 EUREKA SPRINGS 4 NNW 6.29 FAYETTEVILLE 1 E 6.08 NORTH LITTLE ROCK 1 E 5.93 CONWAY 5.79 GRAVETTE 1 W 5.79 MT IDA 5.75 N LITTLE ROCK ARPT 5.45 MARCHE 5.38 THIS LARGE AND INTENSE STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE PUSHING ACROSS THE EASTERN U.S. THIS EVENING. LITTLE ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED. THE EXTREME RAINFALL MAGNITUDE WITH THIS SYSTEM IS WINDING DOWN. LINGERING EFFECTS OF HEAVY RAINS ACROSS OKLAHOMA/ARKANSAS/MISSOURI WILL CONTINUE...WITH RIVER FLOODING ALONG MAJOR RIVERS INCLUDING THE MISSISSIPPI AND LOWER OHIO RIVERS. AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT...THERE IS A RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER AND HEAVY RAIN THIS EVENING ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST STATES...MID ATLANTIC...INTO NEW YORK. THIS WILL BE THE LAST STORM SUMMARY ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER FOR THIS EVENT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. KREKELER
The Truth Is Stranger Than Fiction!
Comments
Post a Comment
Your comments, questions, and feedback on this post/web page are welcome.