THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
CAMP SPRINGS, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 1 FOR ROCKIES SNOW STORM AND CENTRAL U.S.
HEAVY RAIN
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
4 AM CDT THU MAR 29 2007
...MAJOR SPRING STORM IS BRINGING HEAVY SNOW TO THE
ROCKIES...WHILE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND HEAVY RAIN DEVELOPS OVER
THE CENTRAL PLAINS...
WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF
UTAH...WYOMING...WESTERN COLORADO AND SOUTHEASTERN MONTANA. WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND
WESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA.
A HEAVY SNOW WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR A PORTION OF SOUTHERN
MONTANA. IN ADDITION...A BLIZZARD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR PARTS
OF SOUTHERN MONTANA AS WELL AS NORTHERN WYOMING.
A SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SOUTHWESTERN WYOMING AND A
SMALL AREA OF CENTRAL WYOMING.
FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF KANSAS
INTO CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND EASTERN SOUTH
DAKOTA.
FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR SEVERAL COUNTIES IN WESTERN
KANSAS...A SMALL PORTION OF THE TEXAS PANHANDLE...AND AN AREA OF
WEST TEXAS.
...TORNADO WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING
FROM WESTERN OKLAHOMA SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE TEXAS PANHANDLE AND
INTO WEST TEXAS.
AT 4 AM CDT...A STRENGTHENING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WAS OVER SOUTH
DAKOTA WITH A COLD FRONT EXTENDING THROUGH THE SOUTHERN HIGH
PLAINS TO NORTHERN MEXICO. REGIONAL RADAR LOOPS AND SURFACE
OBSERVATIONS INDICATE HEAVY SNOW FALLING THROUGH THE NORTHERN
ROCKIES...WHILE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN...HAIL...HIGH
WINDS AND TORNADOES WERE IN PROGRESS THROUGH THE PLAINS.
...SELECTED STORM SNOW TOTALS IN INCHES AS OF 4 AM CDT THURSDAY...
...WYOMING...
HOBBS PARK 24.0
ST. LAWRENCE ALT 20.0
LANDER 7 SW 18.0
CLOUD PEAK RESERVOIR 17.0
CASPER MOUNTAIN 16.0
TIMBER CREEK 16.0
MEADOWLARK LAKE 16.0
POWDER RIVER PASS 16.0
BEAR TRAP MEADOW 15.0
MARQUETTE 15.0
HANSEN SAWMILL 15.0
DEER PARK 14.0
RENO HILL 14.0
SOUTH PASS 14.0
SHERIDAN 14.0
BONE SPRINGS DIVIDE 12.0
BALD MOUNTAIN 12.0
SHERIDAN 14S 12.0
STORY 12.0
...MONTANA...
BUSBY 12.0
RED LODGE 12.0
LODGE GRASS 10.0
SONNETTE 8.0
BILLINGS 15 SSW 6.0
WYOLA 6.0
BIG HORN 9 SSE 6.0
...UTAH...
BRIAN HEAD 27.0
COVE FT 12.0
FILLMORE 9.0
...COLORADO...
OAK CREEK 7 SW 9.0
LAKE CITY 1.0
...SELECTED STORM RAINFALL TOTALS IN INCHES AS OF 4 AM CDT
THURSDAY...
...KANSAS...
GOODLAND 1.69
...SOUTH DAKOTA...
PHILIP AIRPORT 1.16
...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS AS OF 4 AM CDT THURSDAY...
...UTAH...
OGDEN PEAK 85 MPH
SOUTHERN WASATCH PEAKS 77 MPH
TOOELE 73 MPH
CAMEL BACK MTN DUGWAY 72 MPH
BULLFROG MARINA 72 MPH
THIS LOW AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE SLOWLY
EASTWARD TODAY INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS...THEREBY SUPPORTING A RATHER LARGE REGION OF HEAVY
SNOWS...UP TO 3 FEET IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...IN THE ROCKIES AND
NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS...WHILE DUMPING 3 TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN THROUGH
A LARGE PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL PLAINS.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 10 AM CDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.
ECKERT/RUBIN-OSTER
Last Updated: 454 AM EDT THU MAR 29 2007