Storm Summary Number 1 for Central Rockies to Central Plains
Spring Equinox Snowstorm
NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD
400 PM CDT Thu Mar 19 2020

...Heavy snow and gusty winds are impacting portions of the
Central High Plains...

Blizzard Warnings are in effect for portions of northeast
Colorado, northwest Kansas, southeast Wyoming, and western
Nebraska.

Winter Storm Warnings are in effect for central Colorado and
central Nebraska.

Winter Weather Advisories extend from the Central Rockies to
southeast Minnesota.

For a detailed graphical depiction of the latest watches, warnings
and advisories, please see www.weather.gov

At 300 PM CDT...A low pressure center was located over northwest
Kansas with an estimated central pressure of 996 mb, or 29.42
inches of mercury. A quasi-stationary boundary extended to the
east-northeast until reaching another surface low in central Iowa.
National Weather Service radar and surface observations indicated
light-to-moderate snow across portions of central and northern
Colorado, southeast Wyoming, as well as northern and western
Nebraska. Isolated heavy rain and thunderstorms were also
occurring from the central and southern Plains to the Ohio and
middle Mississippi valleys.

...Selected preliminary Storm Total Snowfall in inches from 700 PM
CDT Wed Mar 18 through 300 PM CDT Thu Mar 19...

...ARIZONA...
KACHINA VILLAGE                      14.0                    
FLAGSTAFF ARPT                       13.7                    
MOUNTAINAIRE                          9.5                    
MUNDS PARK                            9.5                    
ALPINE                                9.0                    
PINETOP-LAKESIDE                      8.5                    
WALKER                                8.0                    

...COLORADO...
DURANGO 10 W                         13.0                    
NEDERLAND 4 NE                       13.0                    
ROCKWOOD 7 NNW                       12.1                    
BREEN 4 NNE                          12.0                    
VALLECITO 3 S                        12.0                    
FALFA 2 NW                           11.0                    
HESPERUS 1 NW                        11.0                    
WOODLAND PARK 1 WSW                   8.0                    
AIR FORCE ACADEMY 4 ENE               6.0                    
COLORADO SPRINGS                      2.8                    

...NEW MEXICO...
BLUEWATER LAKE 11 WSW                 9.0                    
LOS ALMOS 5 WNW                       8.0                    
MOGOLLON 6 ESE                        7.0                    
TERERRO 6 WNW                         6.0                    
RED RIVER 11 ENE                      5.0                    
BONITO 5 SW                           4.0                    

...Selected preliminary Peak Wind gusts in miles per hour earlier
in the event...

...NEW MEXICO...
TECOLOTITO 6 N                         58                    


The low pressure system near the Colorado-Kansas border is
expected to move east-southeast and slowly weaken this evening.
However, moderate snow and gusty winds are forecast to continue
across portions of the central High Plains into central Nebraska
before ending late tonight. Additional snowfall amounts of 2 to 4
inches are possible, with higher amounts likely in the central
Rockies. Meanwhile, a separate low pressure center over the
Midwest is expected to strengthen and become the primary low
tonight. Light snow can be expected across the Upper Midwest and
Upper Great Lakes as a result.

The next Storm Summary will be issued by the Weather Prediction
Center at 1000 PM CDT. Please refer to your local National Weather
Service office for additional information on this event.

Snell