THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER

CAMP SPRINGS, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 4 FOR CENTRAL U.S. WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
1000 PM CDT SAT MAR 20 2010
 
...LATE SEASON WINTER STORM CONTINUES TO BRING SNOW FROM THE
CENTRAL PLAINS NORTHEASTWARD INTO THE LOWER GREAT LAKES...
 
WIND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF EASTERN TEXAS AND
NORTHERN LOUISIANA.
 
WINTER STORM WARNINGS COVER MUCH OF OKLAHOMA AND INTO PARTS OF THE
NEIGHBORING STATES...WITH WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES SURROUNDING
THE WARNING AREA.
 
FLASH FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE NOW IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN
MISSOURI.
 
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AT 900 PM CDT...A PAIR OF 1009 MB...29.79 INCHES...LOW PRESSURE
CENTERS WERE LOCATED IN NORTHERN AND CENTRAL ARKANSAS ON A
WELL-DEFINED COLD FRONT. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS
AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED THAT LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW
EXTENDED FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE MIDWEST
AND INTO LOWER MICHIGAN. THE HEAVIEST SNOW APPEARED TO BE OVER
WEST-CENTRAL MISSOURI. IN ADDITION...LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN APPEARED
TO BE SOUTH OF SPRINGFIELD MISSOURI WHERE FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS ARE
IN EFFECT. MEANWHILE...A BATCH OF MODERATE RAIN WAS MOVING ONSHORE
ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF COAST.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM CDT FRI MAR
19 THROUGH 900 PM 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...
ABINGDON                              3.0                     
DE KALB                               2.5                     
DOWNERS GROVE                         2.5                     
LINCOLNSHIRE 1 N                      2.5                     
GALESBURG                             2.3                     
DAVIS 1 N                             2.0                     

...KANSAS...
BASEHOR                               9.0                     
FAIRWAY                               8.7                     
EUDORA                                7.0                     
LAWRENCE                              7.0                     
EMPORIA 6 ESE                         6.2                     
IOLA                                  6.0                     
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                     
DORADO                                4.0                     
EUREKA                                4.0                     
VALLEY FALLS 3 SW                     4.0                     

...MICHIGAN...
COMSTOCK PARK                         2.2                     
HOLLAND 4 NNE                         1.5                     

...MISSOURI...
CONCEPTION JUNCTION                   7.0                     
FREEMAN                               7.0                     
PECULIAR                              6.5                     
BUTLER                                6.0                     
PLATTSBURG 6 S                        5.8                     
PARKVILLE 3 NW                        5.5                     
FLEMINGTON                            4.0                     
MARYVILLE                             3.5                     
BETHANY                               3.0                     
ST JOSEPH                             3.0                     
PLEASANT HILL                         2.5                     
SEDALIA                               2.0                     
WARSAW                                2.0                     

...OKLAHOMA...
BRAMAN                                7.0                     
PRYOR                                 7.0                     
STILLWATER                            6.0                     
BILLINGS                              5.0                     
BROKEN ARROW                          5.0                     
PERKINS                               5.0                     
BUFFALO                               4.0                     
GRANITE 1 WSW                         3.2                     
HAMMON                                3.0                     

...TEXAS...
AMARILLO NWS                          5.0                     
WHEELER                               5.0                     
WASHBURN                              4.5                     
CANYON                                4.0                     
PAMPA                                 4.0                     
PANHANDLE                             4.0                     
SHAMROCK                              4.0                     
VEGA                                  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 900 PM 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                     

...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                     

...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                     


THE LOW PRESSURE CENTERS OVER ARKANSAS WILL DEEPEN TONIGHT AND
WILL MOVE SLOWLY INTO THE TENNESSEE VALLEY ON SUNDAY. THE HIGHEST
PROBABILITY OF HEAVY SNOW OVERNIGHT IS EXPECTED TO BE OVER EASTERN
OKLAHOMA. TOTAL 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 AM CDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.

KONG




Last Updated: 1041 PM EDT SAT MAR 20 2010