THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER

CAMP SPRINGS, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 2 FOR CENTRAL U.S. WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
1000 AM CDT SAT MAR 20 2010
 
...LATE SEASON WINTER STORM SPREADING RAIN AND SNOW ACROSS THE
CENTRAL US TODAY...
 
WIND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN TEXAS AS
WELL AS NORTHERN LOUISIANA.
 
WINTER STORM WARNINGS EXTEND FROM THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES INTO THE
SOUTHERN PLAINS...WITH WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES SURROUNDING THE
WARNINGS.
 
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AT 900 AM CDT...A LENGTHY COLD FRONT WAS MOVING ACROSS THE CENTRAL
US...WITH ASSOCIATED LOW PRESSURE CENTERS LOCATED OVER ILLINOIS
AND NORTHERN TEXAS. RADAR AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED THAT
A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WAS MOVING ACROSS TEXAS AND PRODUCING
MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL. TO THE NORTH...THE COLDER AIR BEHIND
THE FRONT WAS CAUSING MOST PRECIPITATION TO FALL AS SNOW. MODERATE
TO HEAVY SNOW WAS OBSERVED ACROSS MOST OF OKLAHOMA AND EASTERN
KANSAS...WITH LIGHTER AMOUNTS FALLING FURTHER NORTH.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM CDT FRI MAR
19 THROUGH 800 AM CDT SAT MAR 20...

...IOWA...
LACONA 3 ENE                          8.0                     
MURRAY                                6.8                     
DES MOINES INTL ARPT                  6.7                     
LEON 6 ESE                            6.5                     
CRESTON 2 SW                          5.5                     
VILLISCA                              5.2                     
ALBIA 3 NNE                           5.1                     
DUBUQUE REGIONAL ARPT                 4.0                     
CEDAR RAPIDS 2 W                      3.5                     
DAVENPORT                             2.5                     

...ILLINOIS...
LINCOLNSHIRE 1 N                      2.5                     
DAVIS 1 N                             2.0                     

...KANSAS...
LAWRENCE 2 ESE                        6.3                     
EMPORIA 6 ESE                         6.2                     
DOVER 2 E                             5.6                     
TOPEKA 5 ESE                          5.2                     
LECOMPTON                             5.0                     
WHITING                               5.0                     
LEAVENWORTH                           4.2                     
BARNARD                               4.0                     
DELIA 3NNE                            4.0                     
VALLEY FALLS 3 SW                     4.0                     

...MICHIGAN...
HOLLAND 4 NNE                         1.5                     

...MISSOURI...
CONCEPTION JUNCTION                   7.0                     
PLATTSBURG 6 S                        5.8                     
PARKVILLE 3 NW                        5.5                     
MARYVILLE                             3.5                     
BETHANY                               3.0                     
ST JOSEPH                             3.0                     
PLEASANT HILL                         2.5                     

...NEW MEXICO...
CHUPADERO 7 ESE                      21.0                     
ROCIADA 8 SW                         15.0                     
TESUQUE 8 E                          15.0                     
GASCON                               13.0                     
UTE PARK 7 SSW                       13.0                     
ELIZABETHTOWN 5 NNW                  12.0                     
RED RIVER 1 SE                       12.0                     
TIJERAS 10 S                          8.0                     
BLACK LAKE 4 ESE                      6.4                     
SANTA FE 1 SW                         3.0                     

...OKLAHOMA...
GRANITE 1 WSW                         3.2                     
HAMMON                                3.0                     

...WISCONSIN...
ARGYLE                                4.2                     
DARLINGTON 2 NE                       4.0                     
MADISON 5 SW                          3.5                     
MCFARLAND 1 E                         3.5                     

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
700 AM CDT FRI MAR 19 THROUGH 800 AM CDT SAT MAR 20...

...OKLAHOMA...
OWASSO 5 E                            0.10                     

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS
ENDED...

...COLORADO...
BOULDER 7SW                          26.0                     
GENESEE                              24.3                     
KITTREDGE 1N                         24.3                     
CONIFER 4ENE                         22.2                     
NEDERLAND 4ENE                       22.0                     
CRESTONE 11NNE                       18.0                     
GOLDEN 13NW                          18.0                     
OURAY                                15.2                     
RED MTN PASS                         14.6                     
BOULDER 2S                           12.6                     

...NEBRASKA...
RULO 2 WSW                            4.6                     
FALLS CITY                            3.5                     
PAWNEE                                3.0                     
OMAHA                                 2.0                     

...WYOMING...
LANDER 12SW                          22.0                     
SINKS CANYON                         20.0                     
ATLANTIC CITY 7NW                    18.0                     
CROWHEART 14W                        17.0                     
CODY 18SW                            12.0                     
BUFFALO 17W                          11.0                     


LOW PRESSURE OVER NORTHERN TEXAS TODAY WILL MOVE INTO ARKANSAS
TONIGHT AND DEEPEN WITH AN EXPANDING AREA OF HEAVY SNOW DEVELOPING
OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS INTO THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE LIKELY FROM EASTERN OKLAHOMA
INTO SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS...NORTHWESTERN ARKANSAS AND SOUTHWESTERN
MISSOURI. ISOLATED TOTALS AROUND ONE FOOT ARE POSSIBLE.

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.

SOLTOW




Last Updated: 1058 AM EDT SAT MAR 20 2010