THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
CAMP SPRINGS, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 02 FOR CENTRAL U.S. WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
300 PM CST FRI FEB 03 2012
...MID-WINTER BLIZZARD CONTINUES 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.
WINTER STORM WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN
NEBRAKSA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA.
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 200 PM CST...AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF
1009 MB...29.80 INCHES...WAS LOCATED NEAR OKLAHOMA CITY 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 MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WAS FALLING OVER
COLORADO INTO NORTHWEST KANSAS WESTERN NEBRASKA. FARTHER
SOUTH...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVELOPING ACROSS
THE EASTERN HALF OF TEXAS.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 PM CST THU FEB
02 THROUGH 200 PM CST FRI FEB 03...
...COLORADO...
BLACK HAWK 3 N 48.0
EVERGREEN 3 S 36.0
PINECLIFFE 4 SSE 34.5
CONIFER 3 W 28.0
BUCKHORN MOUNTAIN 1 E 27.0
ROLLINSVILLE 27.0
WARD 4.6 NE 26.5
JAMESTOWN 3 W 24.5
LIVERMORE 12 SW 24.5
BELLVUE 4.7 W 24.1
CONIFER 3 WSW 24.0
NEDERLAND 0.5 WNW 23.0
HORSETOOTH MOUNTAIN 3.2 NNW 22.0
NEDERLAND 4.2 E 21.2
EVERGREEN 3.5 W 14.5
BOULDER 6.8 SE 14.0
DENVER INTL ARPT 9.0
...NEBRASKA...
STAPLETON 5 W 8.0
NORTH PLATTE 15 NNE 7.0
SUTHERLAND 0.7 N 5.0
MADRID 6.6 NW 4.3
GRANT 0.5 NE 4.0
MADRID 7.8 SW 3.0
ELSIE 13.7 SE 1.0
...WYOMING...
LARAMIE 27.3 WSW 26.0
SAND CREEK RESERVOIR 18.0
N SAND LAKE 12.0
NORTH SAND LAKE 12.0
ROB ROY RESERVOIR 2 NE 12.0
ARLINGTON 11.0
ELK MOUNTAIN 2.1 S 9.4
CROW CREEK 7.5
LANDER 5.7 SW 7.2
WHEATLAND 20 SW 7.2
CHEYENNE 2.3 ESE 5.0
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 PM CST THU FEB
02 THROUGH 200 PM CST FRI FEB 03...
...KANSAS...
MEDICINE LODGE 4.22
COLWICH 2.1 WNW 2.95
PRETTY PRAIRIE 7.4 ESE 2.73
PRATT 2.6 S 2.72
MURDOCK 4.6 N 2.68
PARK CITY 3 WSW 2.59
WICHITA 2.59
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
WICHITA 9.1 WNW 2.04
PARK CITY 0.5 ENE 2.00
SALINA 1.47
...LOUISIANA...
NATCHITOCHES 0.9 NE 3.89
ALEXANDRIA/ESLER 3.54
FORT POLK 2.42
RUSTON 5.5 NNW 2.25
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
FORT SUPPLY 4.2 SE 4.17
CHEYENNE 18.1 SW 2.55
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 MOVE 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 SOUTHERN NEBRASKA AND NORTHERN KANSAS.
RELATIVELY LIGHTER SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL FALL FARTHER SOUTH INTO
CENTRAL KANSAS AND FARTHER EAST INTO CENTRAL IOWA. NORTHERLY WINDS
15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH WILL CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
OVER PORTIONS OF NORTHEASTERN COLORADO INTO SOUTHWESTERN NEBRASKA.
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
SNOW IS STILL EXPECTED INTO PORTIONS OF THE MIDWEST STATES.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 900 PM CST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.
RYAN
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Last Updated: 344 PM EST FRI FEB 03 2012