THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER

CAMP SPRINGS, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



 
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 5 FOR MAJOR WINTER STORM...CORRECTED
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
9 AM CST MON MAR 20 2006

...WINTER STORM GOING STRONG IN THE PLAINS...

WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR A LARGE PORTION
OF THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PLAINS RIGHT INTO THE OHIO VALLEY. 
THESE WARNINGS INCLUDE PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN WYOMING...EASTERN
COLORADO...THE PAHNHANDLES OF TEXAS AND
OKLAHOMA...KANSAS...NEBRASKA...SOUTH DAKOTA...SOUTHWESTERN
IOWA...MISSOURI...ILLINOIS...INDIANA...OHIO...AND KENTUCKY.  A
HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST
MISSOURI.  WINTER STORM WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF EAST
CENTRAL ILLINOIS...NORTHEASTERN MISSOURI...SOUTHEASTERN IOWA...AND
THE MOUNTAINS OF WEST VIRGINIA.

SNOW ADVISORIES ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN
WYOMING...SOUTH DAKOTA...IOWA...INDIANA...AND OHIO. WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORIES ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN
WYOMING...CENTRAL NEW MEXICO...WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA...EASTERN
SOUTH DAKOTA...NORTHEASTERN NEBRASKA...WESTERN IOWA...SOUTHERN
KANSAS...CENTRAL MISSOURI...SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...SOUTHERN
INDIANA...WESTERN OKLAHOMA...AND PORTIONS OF THE TEXAS PANHANDLE.

A VERY SLOW MOVING LATE SEASON WINTER STORM IS CURRENTLY MOVING
INTO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. THIS STORM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE EASTWARD
OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. WIDESPREAD LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW IS
BEGINNING TO EXPAND WELL TO THE NORTH OF THIS SYSTEM. AREAS OF
HEAVY SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO IMPACT A LARGE PORTION OF THE CENTRAL
PLAINS INTO PARTS OF THE MIDWEST THROUGH TUESDAY. SNOWFALL RATES
AND COVERAGE ARE LIKELY TO INCREASE ACROSS THE AFFECTED AREAS
TODAY WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR THUNDER SNOW. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL
AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO FEET ARE POSSIBLE. 

...SELECTED SNOWFALL TOTALS IN INCHES AS OF 900 AM CST...


COLORADO...

CUCHARA........................16.0
KIOWA..........................11.5
ELIZABETH.......................9.0
ROLLINSVILLE....................7.7
GENESEE.........................6.5
WELLINGTON......................6.4

WYOMING...

TORRINGTON.....................12.0
CHEYENNE........................8.0
SCOTTS BLUFF....................8.0
LUSK............................7.0

NEBRASKA...

NORFOLK.........................8.5
ALBION..........................8.0
KEARNEY.........................8.0
ELKHORN.........................6.2
OMAHA...........................6.0
WILBER..........................4.2
OMAHA-EPPLEY....................4.0

SOUTH DAKOTA...

ORAL...........................14.0
RAPID CITY.....................13.5
BURKE..........................13.0
IDEAL..........................12.0
USTA...........................12.0
DEADWOOD.......................11.5
BONESTEEL......................11.0

NORTH DAKOTA...

HALLIDAY........................8.2

KANSAS...

GOODLAND........................5.0


THE NEXT STATEMENT ON THIS STORM WILL BE ISSUED BY THE
HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER AT 3 PM CST. PLEASE REFER TO
YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR DETAILS ON THIS
STORM...INCLUDING ALL WARNINGS...WATCHES...AND ADVISORIES.

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Last Updated: 950 AM EST MON MAR 20 2006