THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
CAMP SPRINGS, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 2 FOR CENTRAL U.S. ROCKIES SNOW STORM AND
CENTRAL U.S. HEAVY RAIN
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
10 AM CDT THU MAR 29 2007
...MAJOR SPRING STORM IS BRINGING HEAVY SNOW TO THE
ROCKIES...WHILE HEAVY RAIN FALLS OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS...
A BLIZZARD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF SOUTHERN MONTANA AS
WELL AS NORTHERN WYOMING.
WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF UTAH...MUCH OF
WYOMING...WESTERN COLORADO...SOUTHEASTERN MONTANA...AND WESTERN
SOUTH DAKOTA.
A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SOUTHEASTERN
WYOMING.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN NORTH
DAKOTA AND PORTIONS OF WESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA.
A SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN WYOMING.
FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL KANSAS AND
CENTRAL NEBRASKA...EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA AND EASTERN NORTH
DAKOTA...AND PORTIONS OF WESTERN IOWA AND WESTERN MINNESOTA.
AT 10 AM CDT...AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WAS OVER SOUTHERN SOUTH
DAKOTA WITH A SLOWLY MOVING COLD FRONT EXTENDING THROUGH THE
SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS TO NORTHERN MEXICO. REGIONAL RADAR LOOPS AND
SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED HEAVY SNOW FALLING THROUGH THE
NORTHERN ROCKIES...WHILE MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN AND SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM SOUTH TEXAS NORTHWARD THROUGH THE
PLAINS.
...SELECTED STORM SNOW TOTALS IN INCHES AS OF 10 AM CDT
THURSDAY...
...WYOMING...
HOBBS PARK 58.0
TOWNSEND CREEK 42.0
ST. LAWRENCE ALT 32.0
CLOUD PEAK RESERVOIR 26.0
CLOUD PEAK RESERVOIR 26.0
DEER PARK 26.0
CASPER MOUNTAIN 20.0
TIMBER CREEK 20.0
LANDER 7 SW 18.0
MARQUETTE 18.0
BEAR TRAP MEADOW 17.0
MEADOWLARK LAKE 16.0
POWDER RIVER PASS 16.0
HANSEN SAWMILL 15.0
RENO HILL 14.0
SOUTH PASS 14.0
SHERIDAN 14.0
...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...
HIGHLANDS RANCH 2 SE 9.0
OAK CREEK 7 SW 9.0
ERIE 1 S 7.0
LITTLETON 6.0
WESTMINSTER 5.5
DENVER 4 NNE 4.1
...SELECTED STORM RAINFALL TOTALS IN INCHES AS OF 10 AM CDT
THURSDAY...
...TEXAS...
LONGVIEW/GREGG CO. ARPT 1.98
...OKLAHOMA...
GAGE/SHATTUCK 1.43
CLINTON-SHERMAN 1.05
VANCE AFB 1.02
...KANSAS...
GOODLAND 1.69
HAYS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT 1.23
DODGE CITY 1.07
...NEBRASKA...
NORTH PLATTE 1.25
VALENTINE 1.19
ARTHUR 1.10
...SOUTH DAKOTA...
PHILIP AIRPORT 1.46
PIERRE 1.16
...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS AS OF 10 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 AND THROUGH THE CENTRAL PLAINS OVER THE NEXT COUPLE
OF DAYS. DUE TO ITS SLOW MOVEMENT...HEAVY PRECIPITATION IS
POSSIBLE OVER A LARGE AREA. UP TO 3 FEET OF SNOW HAS ALREADY
OCCURRED IN PARTS OF WYOMING...WITH UP TO 12 MORE INCHES POSSIBLE
BEFORE ENDING BY SATURDAY. 3 TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE OVER
A LARGE PORTION OF THE CENTRAL PLAINS...FROM NORTHERN TEXAS TO
MINNESOTA...THROUGH SATURDAY.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 4 PM CDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.
FRACASSO
Last Updated: 1100 AM EDT THU MAR 29 2007