THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER

CAMP SPRINGS, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



 
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 2 FOR MAJOR WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
3 PM CST SUN MAR 19 2006

...WINTER STORM DEVELOPING OVER THE PLAINS...

WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN AFFECT FOR A LARGE PORTION
OF THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PLAINS...INCLUDING PORTIONS OF EASTERN
MONTANA...SOUTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA...SOUTH
DAKOTA...NEBRASKA...EASTERN WYOMING...EASTERN
COLORADO...KANSAS...SOUTHWESTERN IOWA...AND NORTHWESTERN MISSOURI.
WINTER STORM WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN
IOWA...NORTHERN MISSOURI...EXTREME WESTERN ILLINOIS...AND
SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS.

SNOW ADVISORIES ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH
DAKOTA...EASTERN NEBRASKA...WYOMING...AND MONTANA. WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORIES ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH
DAKOTA...NORTHEASTERN NEBRASKA...AND EASTERN WYOMING.

A VERY SLOW MOVING LATE SEASON WINTER STORM...CURRENTLY IN THE
FORMATIVE STATE...IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS
TONIGHT AND MOVE EAST-NORTHEASTWARD OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. AS
THIS OCCURS WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO
EXPAND WELL TO THE NORTH OF THE LOW...IMPACTING A LARGE PORTION OF
THE CENTRAL PLAINS INTO PARTS OF THE MIDWEST THROUGH TUESDAY.
AREAS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW ARE CURRENTLY FALLING ACROSS
PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PLAINS.

...SELECTED SNOWFALL TOTALS IN INCHES AS OF 7 AM CST UNLESS
OTHERWISE NOTED...

NEBRASKA...

KILGORE........................9.0
ST. PAUL.......................8.0
ASHTON.........................6.5
VALENTINE......................6.0...THROUGH 800 AM
WILBER.........................4.0...THROUGH 1230 PM
HASTINGS NWS OFFICE............2.4...THROUGH 1130 AM
GRAND ISLAND...................1.9
 
SOUTH DAKOTA...

MURDO..........................7.7...THROUGH 1010 AM
YANKTON........................4.0...THROUGH 100 PM
LEMMON.........................3.0...THROUGH 948 AM

THE NEXT STATEMENT ON THIS STORM WILL BE ISSUED BY THE
HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER AT 9 PM CST. PLEASE REFER TO
YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR DETAILS ON THIS
STORM...INCLUDING ALL WARNINGS...WATCHES...AND ADVISORIES.

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Last Updated: 345 PM EST SUN MAR 19 2006