THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER

CAMP SPRINGS, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 5 FOR CENTRAL U.S. WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
400 AM CDT SUN MAR 21 2010
 
...LATE SEASON WINTER STORM CONTINUES TO PRODUCE SNOW OVER THE
SOUTHERN PLAINS...
 
WINTER STORM WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF EASTERN
OKLAHOMA AND EXTREME NORTHEAST TEXAS...WESTERN ARKANSAS INTO
SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND SOUTHWEST MISSOURI. SURROUNDING THIS AREA ARE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES FOR PARTS OF NORTHEAST TEXAS AND
NORTHERN MISSOURI.
 
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AT 300 AM CDT...A DEEPENING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE...1007 MB...29.73
INCHES...WAS OVER CENTRAL ARKANSAS WITH A STRONG COLD FRONT
EXTENDING ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY INTO THE CENTRAL GULF
OF MEXICO. A SECOND COLD FRONT EXTENDED NORTHEAST INTO THE OHIO
VALLEY AND THE NORTHERN MID ATLANTIC. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
DOPPLER RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS ARE SHOWING LIGHT TO
MODERATE SNOW FALLING OVER NORTHERN TEXAS...EASTERN
OKLAHOMA...NORTHWEST ARKANSAS...MISSOURI...AND ILLINOIS. MODERATE
TO HEAVY RAIN WAS FALLING OVER CENTRAL ARKANSAS AND EXTENDING
THROUGH MUCH OF THE DEEP SOUTH AND THE CENTRAL GULF COAST.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM CDT FRI MAR
19 THROUGH 400 AM CDT SUN MAR 21...

...ARKANSAS...
PRAIRIE GROVE                         5.5                     
BELLA VISTA                           5.0                     
PEA RIDGE 1 W                         5.0                     
ROGERS                                4.5                     
FAYETTEVILLE                          4.0                     
GRAVETTE                              4.0                     

...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                     

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

...MISSOURI...
LEES SUMMIT                           9.0                     
BUTLER                                8.0                     
CLINTON                               8.0                     
LAMAR                                 8.0                     
CONCEPTION JUNCTION                   7.0                     
FREEMAN                               7.0                     
NOMETT 1 NW                           6.5                     
PECULIAR                              6.5                     
ASH GROVE 5 S                         6.0  
DADEVILLE                             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                     
TULSA                                 4.5                     
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                     
PLANO                                 3.0                     
VEGA                                  3.0                     
SOUTHLAKE                             2.5                     
RICHARDSON                            1.0                     

...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                     

...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                     

...KANSAS...
BASEHOR                               9.0                     
FAIRWAY                               8.7                    
EUDORA                                7.0                     
KANSAS CITY 3 W                       7.0                     
LAWRENCE                              7.0                     
ARKANSAS CITY                         6.5                     
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                     

...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                     

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

...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                     

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT
HAS ENDED...

...OKLAHOMA...
OWASSO 5 E                            0.10                     


THE LOW PRESSURE CENTER OVER ARKANSAS IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE TO
SLOWLY DEEPEN TODAY AND THEN LIFT SLOWLY NORTHEAST AND BEGIN TO
WEAKEN BY MONDAY MORNING. ADDITIONAL HEAVY SNOWS WILL BE
RESTRICTED TO PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AND THE OZARK REGION
THROUGH THIS MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS WITH ADDITIONAL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY OVER EASTERN
OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN ARKANSAS.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 1000 AM CDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.

ECKERT/HAMRICK




Last Updated: 459 AM EDT SUN MAR 21 2010