THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
CAMP SPRINGS, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 06 FOR CENTRAL TO SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS
BLIZZARD
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
1000 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009
...EARLY SPRING SNOWSTORM CONTINUES TO BRING SNOW ACROSS THE
CENTRAL PLAINS AND HEAVY RAINS TO THE SOUTHEAST...
BLIZZARD WARNINGS...WINTER STORM WATCHES AND WARNINGS...AND WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FROM NORTHERN
TEXAS...NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY...AND
INTO THE UPPER GREAT LAKES.
FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST
AND CENTRAL GULF STATES.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 900 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND SURFACE
OBSERVATIONS INDICATED A 993 MB SURFACE LOW WAS LOCATED ALONG THE
ARKANSAS AND MISSOURI BORDER. A COMBINATION OF SNOW...FREEZING
RAIN...AND RAIN WAS REPORTED NORTHWEST OF THE SURFACE
LOW...STRETCHING FROM NORTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA NORTHEASTWARD INTO
SOUTHERN IOWA. AHEAD OF AN ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT...A LARGE AREA
OF LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WAS MOVING
ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN UNTIED STATES.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM CDT THU MAR
26 THROUGH 900 AM CDT SAT MAR 28...
...KANSAS...
PRATT 1 W 28.0
STAFFORD 5.9 ESE 20.0
SYLVIA 5 E 20.0
INMAN 18.0
MULLINVILLE 12.5 S 18.0
HUTCHINSON 2.1 NW 17.5
COATS 6.6 WSW 16.0
GARDEN CITY 16.0
STERLING 15.0
SUBLETTE 15.0
CIMARRON 14.0
MEADE 13.0
ASHLAND 13.0
SYRACUSE 13.0
DODGE CITY 1.9 N 11.0
...NEBRASKA...
PARKS 17 N 4.0
IMPERIAL 3.0
...OKLAHOMA...
FORT SUPPLY 6 N 25.0
BUFFALO 9.0
BOISE CITY 8.0
KENTON 8.0
WOODWARD 7.0
FORT SUPPLY 6 N 6.0
TEXHOMA 4.0
FAY 2.4 NE 4.0
POND CREEK 0.5 ENE 4.0
GUYMON 3.5
SAYRE 0.7 NE 3.0
...TEXAS...
AMARILLO 4.6 SSW 10.0
TEXLINE 8.0
STRATFORD 0.5 ESE 7.5
DALHART 6.0
CANYON 0.7 ESE 5.0
VEGA 4.0
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM CDT THU MAR
26 THROUGH 300 AM CDT SAT MAR 28...
...ALABAMA...
THEODORE 2.1 NNW 15.62
DAPHNE 1.2 NNW 11.54
GRAND BAY 0.6 NW 11.00
TILLMANS CORNER 10.74
MOBILE 12 WSW 10.66
GUNTERSVILLE 4.4 SW 10.44
FAIRHOPE 3.1 NNW 9.72
PINE HILL 3.6 WSW 9.45
SUMMERDALE 2.5 ESE 9.06
CAMDEN 1.0 NNE 8.70
...FLORIDA...
CRESTVIEW 3.0 NE 10.59
GONZALEZ 2.5 NNW 9.06
MILTON 1.4 NNE 7.24
PACE 2.4 N 6.67
NAVARRE 2.3 NNW 5.88
SHALIMAR 1.0 N 5.40
FREEPORT 4.0 SSW 4.94
WRIGHT 0.8 N 4.85
NICEVILLE 4.5 SE 4.69
MIRAMAR BEACH 9.5 ESE 4.63
...GEORGIA...
ATLANTA INTL ARPT 2.67
STOCKBRIDGE 3.1 E 2.50
LILBURN 0.8 SSE 2.43
ATLANTA/DEKALB 2.32
COLUMBUS METRO ARPT 2.17
BALDWIN 1.4 ESE 2.16
LOGANVILLE 4.5 SW 2.15
ATHENS MUNI ARPT 2.12
...LOUISIANA...
GRAY 0.5 ENE 9.33
RACELAND 1.8 WSW 7.81
TERRYTOWN 3.3 S 5.54
BOOTHVILLE 4.23
ABITA SPRINGS 0.8 WSW 4.05
GONZALES 3.7 N 3.45
METAIRIE 1.7 NW 3.32
FRENCH SETTLEMENT 0.9 SSE 3.25
TALLULAH 2.45
PONCHATOULA 4 SE 2.40
FRENCH SETTLEMENT 2.32
INNISWOLD 4 E 2.17
...MISSISSIPPI...
BILOXI 11.04
ST. MARTIN 0.7 NNW 10.23
OCEAN SPRINGS 3.3 E 7.65
GAUTIER 5.1 N 7.37
WIGGINS 5.5 ENE 7.23
CARRIERE 3.2 SSW 5.41
MERIDIAN 3.5 NW 4.79
COLLINSVILLE 4.76
FULTON 4.37
VERONA 4.30
TROY 2 SE 4.14
TUPELO 3.65
ENTERPRISE 4 N 3.45
LIBERTY 1.0 WNW 3.05
PICAYUNE 2.5 E 2.80
SAUCIER 6.6 SW 2.73
YAZOO CITY 5 NNE 2.70
STATE UNIVERSITY 2.41
JACKSON 2.25
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SLEET AND ICE IN INCHES FROM 700 AM CDT
THU MAR 26 THROUGH 300 AM CDT SAT MAR 28...
...KANSAS...
AUGUSTA 3.00
CHENEY 2.00
NEWTON 2.00
EL DARADO 1.50
NEWTON 1 ENE 1.50
BURNS 1.50
WELLINGTON 19 W 1.00
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS
ENDED...
...COLORADO...
GOLDEN 2 SW 21.0
SPRINGFIELD 21.0
KASSLER 1.2 SSW 20.0
LAMAR 20.0
BUCKHORN MOUNTAIN 19.9
PINECLIFFE 3 SE 18.1
COLORADO CITY 1 WSW 18.0
WHEATRIDGE 0.3 SE 17.8
WESTMINSTER 17.3
BEULAH 17.2
LITTLETON 0.9 S 17.0
BROOMFIELD 2.3 SSW 16.9
BOULDER 3.3 SE 16.6
EVERGREEN 1 S 16.3
ASPEN PARK 5.2 ESE 15.5
ERIE 14.5
MONUMENT 2 E 14.0
RYE 1 SSW 14.0
DENVER 10.3 WNW 13.1
FORT COLLINS 3.7 SW 11.3
FORT LYON 2 N 11.0
...NEW MEXICO...
CLAYTON 1 WNW 12.0
ALBUQUERQUE 15 NE 8.0
ANGEL FIRE 12 SE 8.0
LOS ALAMOS 7.0
SANTA FE 2.6 SSW 5.7
TAOS PUEBLO 2.8 NW 4.1
COULDCROFT 1.8 SW 3.0
WHITEWATER 10 NE 2.5
...WYOMING...
LANDER AIRPORT 15.0
FOSSIL BUTTE 8.0
CASPER 6.0
THE LOW PRESSURE CENTER WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHEASTWARD OVER
THE OHIO VALLEY AND IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE UPPER GREAT LAKES
REGION BY SUNDAY MORNING. RAIN ACROSS THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI AND
OHIO VALLEY WILL GRADUALLY CHANGE OVER TO SNOW THROUGHOUT SATURDAY
AFTERNOON AS COLDER AIR MOVES IN ALOFT. AN ADDITIONAL SEVERAL
INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED FROM SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS...THROUGH THE
MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY...AND INTO THE UPPER GREAT LAKES BY
SUNDAY MORNING. A NARROW BAND OF GREATER THAN EIGHT INCHES OF
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IS POSSIBLE NORTHWEST OF THE LOW TRACK. SLEET
AND FREEZING RAIN WILL ALSO BE A THREAT FROM EASTERN KANSAS INTO
WESTERN MISSOURI. IN ADDITION...THE HEAVY RAINS AND THUNDERSTORMS
WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST THROUGHOUT THE DAY SATURDAY.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 400 PM CDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.
GERHARDT
Last Updated: 1120 AM EDT SAT MAR 28 2009