STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 6 FOR MAJOR WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
3 PM CST MON MAR 20 2006

...WINTER STORM CONTINUES TO IMPACT 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 EASTERN COLORADO...THE
PANHANDLES OF TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA...KANSAS...NEBRASKA...WESTERN
SOUTH DAKOTA...SOUTHWESTERN IOWA...NORTHERN MISSOURI...CENTRAL
ILLINOIS...CENTRAL INDIANA...SOUTHWESTERN OHIO...AND NORTHERN
KENTUCKY.  A HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF
NORTHEAST MISSOURI AND WESTERN ILLINOIS. 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
IOWA...INDIANA...AND OHIO. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE CURRENTLY
IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA...SOUTHEASTERN
SOUTH DAKOTA...NORTHEASTERN NEBRASKA...WESTERN IOWA...THE CENTRAL
PANHANDLE OF TEXAS...NORTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA...SOUTHERN AND EASTERN
KANSAS...CENTRAL MISSOURI...SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...SOUTHERN
INDIANA...AND NORTHERN KENTUCKY.

A VERY SLOW MOVING LATE SEASON WINTER STORM IS CURRENTLY MOVING
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. AT 2PM CST...THE STORM WAS LOCATED
NEAR 36.1N 100.5W WHICH IS ABOUT 90 MILES NORTHEAST OF AMARILLO
TEXAS. THIS STORM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE EASTWARD OVER THE NEXT FEW
DAYS. WIDESPREAD LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW CAN BE FOUND 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 AND TONIGHT WITH THE
POTENTIAL FOR THUNDER SNOW. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO
TWO FEET ARE POSSIBLE. 

...LATEST AVAILABLE SELECTED SNOWFALL TOTALS IN INCHES...


COLORADO...

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

WYOMING...

LUSK...........................18.0
TORRINGTON.....................12.0
PINE BLUFFS.....................9.0
CHEYENNE........................8.0
SCOTTS BLUFF....................8.0

NEBRASKA...

CHAMBERS.......................17.0
BALTON.........................12.0
VALENTINE......................10.8
MCCOOL JUNCTION.................9.0
ONEILL..........................9.0
NORFOLK.........................8.5
ALBION..........................8.0
KEARNEY.........................8.0
OMAHA...........................6.3
ELKHORN.........................6.2
NORTH PLATTE ARPT...............6.0
WILBER..........................4.2
CONCORD.........................3.5

SOUTH DAKOTA...

MURDO..........................16.0
GREGORY........................14.5
FAIRFAX........................14.0
ORAL...........................14.0
RAPID CITY.....................13.5
BURKE..........................13.0
IDEAL..........................12.0
USTA...........................12.0
DEADWOOD.......................11.5
BONESTEEL......................11.0
FORT PIERRE....................11.0
WAGNER.........................10.0
ONIDA...........................8.0  


NORTH DAKOTA...

MOTT...........................10.0
HALLIDAY........................8.2
GLEN ULLIN......................7.0
BOWMAN..........................4.5

KANSAS...

GOODLAND.......................11.0 
SUBLETTE.......................10.0 



THE NEXT STATEMENT ON THIS STORM WILL BE ISSUED BY THE
HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER AT 9 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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