STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 01 FOR CENTRAL U.S. WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
900 AM CST FRI FEB 03 2012
 
...MID-WINTER BLIZZARD IS RAMPING UP OVER THE CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS
AND WILL MOVE INTO THE PLAINS TONIGHT...
 
BLIZZARD AND WINTER STORM WARNINGS EXTEND FROM NORTHEAST COLORADO
INTO PORTIONS OF NEBRASKA AND KANSAS...WITH ADVISORIES SURROUNDING
THE WARNINGS
 
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WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AT 800 AM CST...A DEEPENING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WAS OVER
NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA WITH A COLD FRONT EXTENDING INTO WESTERN TEXAS
AND A WARM FRONT TO THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. A LARGE AREA OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...WITH HEAVY RAINFALL...COVERED MUCH OF
OKLAHOMA INTO EASTERN KANSAS AS WELL AS THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY...WHILE A SWATH OF HEAVY SNOW WAS FALLING OVER COLORADO
INTO NORTHWEST KANSAS AND WESTERN NEBRASKA.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 PM CST THU FEB
02 THROUGH 800 AM CST FRI FEB 03...

...COLORADO...
WARD 4.6 NE                          26.5                     
JAMESTOWN 3 W                        24.5                     
PINECLIFFE 4 SSE                     24.0                     
NEDERLAND .5 WNW                     23.0                     
BLACK HAWK 3 N                       22.8                     
EVERGREEN 3.5 W                      14.5                     
BOULDER 6.8 SE                       14.0                     
EVERGREEN 1.1 ENE                    14.0                     
KEN CARYL 0.6 WSW                    13.0                     
BROOMFIELD 1.1 NE                    12.6                     
LAFAYETTE 2.5 NW                     12.5                     
DENVER 2.0 SSE                       12.0                     
LOVELAND 5.0 SW                      11.8                     
ROXBOROUGH PARK 1.7 NNW              11.7                     
ERIE 1.9 WNW                         11.0                     
ESTES PARK 10.5 SE                   11.0                     

...NEBRASKA...
GRANT 0.5 NE                          4.0                     
MADRID 7.8 SW                         3.0                     
ELSIE 13.7 SE                         1.0                     

...WYOMING...
SAND CREEK RESERVOIR                 18.0                     
NORTH SAND LAKE                      12.0                     
ROB ROY RESERVOIR 2 NE               12.0                     

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 PM CST THU FEB
02 THROUGH 800 AM CST FRI FEB 03...

...KANSAS...
MEDICINE LODGE                        3.08                     
PRATT 2.6 S                           2.72                     
MURDOCK 4.6 N                         2.68                     
WILMORE 12.1 SE                       2.41                     
WICHITA 7.4 NNW                       2.24                     
PENALOSA 0.4 N                        2.16                     
VALLEY CENTER 0.1 NE                  2.15                     
HESSTON 7 SW                          2.10                     
COATS 6.6 WSW                         2.08                     
MAIZE 3.4 S                           2.06                     
WICHITA 9.1 WNW                       2.04                     
PARK CITY 0.5 ENE                     2.00                     
SALINA                                1.47                     
WICHITA                               1.25                     

...LOUISIANA...
NATCHITOCHES 0.9 NE                   3.89                     
CALHOUN 4.3 SSE                       1.76                     
FERRIDAY 1.1 NNW                      1.65                     
ROCKY BRANCH 1.3 W                    1.48                     
SWARTZ 2.0 SSW                        1.25                     
BUNKIE 0.3 WSW                        1.21                     
BASTROP 1.0 SSE                       1.07                     
MONROE 3.2 SSE                        1.06                     
MONROE 3.2 NW                         1.04                     
WELSH 0.7 W                           1.00                     

...MISSISSIPPI...
VICKSBURG 2.2 NE                      1.32                     
MADISON 5.7 WNW                       1.07                     

...NEBRASKA...
BYRON 0.2 ESE                         1.21                     
HUMBOLDT 2.2 SW                       1.07                     
DAVENPORT 0.5 E                       1.04                     
DILLER 5.6 S                          1.01                     
RUSKIN 3.4 W                          1.01                     
HARDY 4.3 E                           1.00                     

...OKLAHOMA...
SHATTUCK 0.7 SSW                      4.28                     
QUINLAN 0.3 SW                        1.64                     

...TEXAS...
ROMAYOR 6 N                           9.30                     
OAKWOOD 4.2 NE                        4.40                     
CLEVELAND 0.9 SW                      3.33                     
KINGWOOD 3.9 S                        2.49                     
KIRBYVILLE 1.5 SE                     1.61                     
LIVINGSTON 0.7 WNW                    1.35                     
BULLARD 3.7 E                         1.28                     
ONALASKA 0.6 WSW                      1.09                     
BEAUMONT/PORT ARTHUR                  0.64                     


THE SURFACE LOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO DEEPEN TODAY AND MOVE
ACROSS NORTHERN OKLAHOMA INTO EASTERN KANSAS AND SOUTHERN MISSOURI
BY SATURDAY MORNING. THE COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP SOUTHEAST INTO
SOUTHERN TEXAS...WHILE THE WARM FRONT PUSHES INTO THE GULF STATES.
A LARGE REGION OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...WILL MOVE THROUGH
THE SOUTHERN PLAINS INTO THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY...WITH HEAVY
RAINFALL...HAIL...HIGH WINDS AND POSSIBLE TORNADOES. TO THE
NORTHWEST OF THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM...COLD AIR WILL CONTINUE
FILTERING INTO THE PLAINS WITH A SWATH OF VERY HEAVY SNOW FROM
COLORADO INTO NEBRASKA...KANSAS AND WESTERN IOWA BY SATURDAY
MORNING. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 FEET ARE EXPECTED OVER EASTERN
COLORADO INTO SOUTHWESTERN NEBRASKA AND NORTHWEST KANSAS...WITH
SOMEWHAT LIGHTER AMOUNTS INTO EASTERN NEBRASKA...NORTHERN KANSAS
AND WESTERN IOWA. NORTHERLY WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 40
MPH WILL CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER PORTIONS OF NORTHEASTERN
COLORADO INTO SOUTHWESTERN NEBRASKA AND NORTHWEST KANSAS. TRAVEL
WILL BE DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS
THROUGH THESE REGIONS INTO SATURDAY. THE STRONG WINDS COMBINED
WITH ACTUAL AIR TEMPERATURES IN THE 20S WILL SUPPORT WIND CHILL
TEMPERATURES AROUND ZERO. BEYOND SATURDAY...THE STORM IS EXPECTED
TO BEGIN TO WEAKEN...BUT A SWATH OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWS IS
STILL EXPECTED INTO PORTIONS OF THE MIDWEST STATES.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 300 PM CST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.

KREKELER/ECKERT/ROTH
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