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ACUS45 KWBC 061425
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STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 2 FOR COLORADO AND SOUTHEASTERN WYOMING LATE
SEASON SNOWSTORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
900 AM MDT WED MAY 06 2026
...SNOW WILL CONTINUE AND MOVE SOUTHWARD ACROSS COLORADO AND PARTS
OF THE FRONT RANGE THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF BY THE
EVENING...
WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES REMAIN IN
EFFECT THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON FOR THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT RANGE
OF SOUTHERN WYOMING AND COLORADO.
FREEZE WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE CENTRAL PLAINS
TO THE INTER-MOUNTAIN WEST.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST WATCHES, WARNINGS
AND ADVISORIES, PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 800 AM MDT...A COLD FRONT IS PUSHING FARTHER SOUTH ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN PLAINS WITH A STATIONARY FRONT AND WEAK FRONTAL LOW
BANKED AGAINST THE ROCKIES. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOSAIC RADAR
IS SHOWING LIGHT SNOWFALL ACROSS EASTERN COLORADO AND PARTS OF
WESTERN KANSAS IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS, WHILE POCKETS OF MODERATE
SNOWFALL ARE OCCURRING OVER CENTRAL COLORADO IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN
OF THE ROCKIES. COLD AIR IS FUNNELING INTO THE PLAINS WITH
TEMPERATURES NEAR OR BELOW FREEZING THAT ARE SUPPORTING ANOMALOUS
MAY SNOWFALL ACROSS THE FRONT RANGE.
...SELECTED PRELIMINARY STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM
MDT TUE MAY 05 THROUGH 800 AM MDT TUE MAY 05...
..COLORADO
ESTES PARK 2 SW 27.0
MEEKER PARK 26.1
PINEWOOD SPRINGS 1 NW 23.7
ALLENSPARK 1 W 23.3
BEAR LAKE 20.4 SNOTEL ESTIMATE
TRAIL RIDGE 6 N 20.4 SNOTEL ESTIMATE
PINEWOOD SPRINGS 4 W 19.0
SPICER 9 SSE 14.8 SNOTEL ESTIMATE
CAMERON PASS 9 SSW 14.4 SNOTEL ESTIMATE
PINGREE PARK 3 WNW 14.3 SNOTEL ESTIMATE
RABBIT EARS PASS 1 NNE 13.0 SNOTEL ESTIMATE
BOULDER 2 NW 11.3
DENVER 4 ESE 5.0
DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT 4.7
..WYOMING
VEDAUWOO 6 N 18.0
CENTENNIAL 7 WSW 16.0
ARLINGTON 10 SSW 12.5
BUFORD 6 NNE 10.0
FEDERAL 6 ESE 9.0
HORSE CREEK 12 SSE 7.0
SOUTH GREELEY HIGH 2 S 7.0
LARAMIE 1 E 6.3
WARREN AF BASE 2 ENE 5.5
LANDER 8.7 SSE 5.0
BURNS 6.0 WSW 3.5
ROCK SPRINGS 4.4 NNW 3.0
SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON AND MAY BRING ADDITIONAL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 1-3 INCHES ACROSS EASTERN COLORADO AND THE
ROCKIES FOOTHILLS, INCLUDING THE DENVER METRO. 6-10 INCHES OF
ADDITIONAL SNOW ARE IN THE FORECAST FOR THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE
ROCKIES ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN COLORADO. THE WINTER STORM
INDEX SHOWS MINOR IMPACTS REMAINING ACROSS SOUTHERN COLORADO WITH
HEAVY, WET SNOW MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN THE HIGHER PASSES. SOME
SNOWFALL MAY MOVE SOUTHWARD INTO THE HIGH TERRAIN OF NORTHERN NEW
MEXICO AS WELL. LATER THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING, SNOW SHOULD
BEGIN TO TAPER OFF AS AN MID-LEVEL DISTURBANCE LEAVES THE REGION.
COLD MORNING LOW TEMPERATURES IN THE 20S THURSDAY, PARTICULARLY
FOR MAY, ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS AND THE INTER-MOUNTAIN WEST
WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR THE SPRING GROWING SEASON.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 900 PM MDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.
WILDER
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