THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
CAMP SPRINGS, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 3 FOR CENTRAL U.S. ROCKIES SNOW STORM AND
CENTRAL U.S. HEAVY RAIN
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
4 PM CDT THU MAR 29 2007
...MAJOR SPRING STORM BRINGING HEAVY SNOW TO THE ROCKIES...HEAVY
RAINS TO SOUTHERN AND 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 IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN
WYOMING.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF SOUTHWESTERN
NORTH DAKOTA AS WELL AS NORTHERN AND WESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA.
A SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN WYOMING.
FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH
CENTRAL KANSAS...CENTRAL NEBRASKA...EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA...EASTERN
NORTH DAKOTA...NORTHWESTERN IOWA AND WESTERN MINNESOTA.
AT 4 PM CDT...AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE CENTERED OVER WESTERN
NEBRASKA WAS ASSOCIATED WITH A SLOWLY MOVING COLD FRONT THAT
EXTENDED SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE GREAT 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 3 PM CDT THURSDAY...
...WYOMING...
HOBBS PARK 58.0
TOWNSEND CREEK 42.0
DOME LAKE 41.9
ST. LAWRENCE ALT 34.0
CLOUD PEAK RESERVOIR 30.0
DEER PARK 26.0
LANDER 9 S 24.0
BALD MOUNTAIN 24.0
CASPER MOUNTAIN 23.0
SHERIDAN 25 E 20.0
TIMBER CREEK 20.0
MARQUETTE 18.0
RENO HILL 18.0
POWDER RIVER PASS 18.0
BEAR TRAP MEADOW 17.0
MEADOWLARK LAKE 16.0
HANSEN SAWMILL 15.0
SOUTH PASS 14.0
SHERIDAN 14.0
OWL CREEK 13.0
...MONTANA...
LODGE GRASS 24.0
BUSBY 12.0
RED LODGE 12.0
YELLOWTAIL DAM 9.0
SONNETTE 8.0
BILLINGS 15 SSW 6.0
WYOLA 6.0
BIG HORN 9 SSE 6.0
...UTAH...
BRIAN HEAD 27.0
ALTA COLLINS 18.0
IBAPAH 15.0
SNOWBIRD 15.0
COVE FT 12.0
FILLMORE 9.0
...COLORADO...
GLENDEVEY 10 NNW 9.5
DENVER 2 SSE 9.0
HIGHLANDS RANCH 2 SE 9.0
OAK CREEK 7 SW 9.0
LITTLETON 7.7 ESE 8.0
CENTENNIAL 1.1 NE 7.8
ERIE 1.6 NE 8.0
WESTMINSTER 7.0
...SELECTED STORM RAINFALL TOTALS IN INCHES AS OF 3 PM CDT
THURSDAY...
...TEXAS...
BURNET 2.69
FORT HOOD 2.47
COLLEGE STATION 2.30
LONGVIEW 2.23
FORT WORTH NAS 2.14
SAN ANTONIO 2.09
HUNTSVILLE 1.95
AUSTIN CITY 1.45
...OKLAHOMA...
VANCE AFB 2.96
GAGE 1.75
PONCA CITY APT 1.50
CLINTON 1.38
...KANSAS...
GOODLAND 1.69
DODGE CITY 1.58
WINFIELD 1.53
HAYS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT 1.42
...NEBRASKA...
BURNET 2.69
NORTH PLATTE 1.27
VALENTINE 1.45
ARTHUR 1.10
...SOUTH DAKOTA...
PHILIP AIRPORT 1.46
PIERRE 1.19
...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS AS OF 3 PM CDT THURSDAY...
...WYOMING...
CHEYENNE 53 MPH
GILLETTE 44 MPH
LARAMIE 39 MPH
CONVERSE CNTY APT 39 MPH
THE LOW AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE SLOWLY
EASTWARD THROUGH THE CENTRAL PLAINS THIS EVENING AND OVER THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS. DUE TO ITS SLOW MOVEMENT...HEAVY PRECIPITATION IS
POSSIBLE OVER A LARGE AREA EXTENDING FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS
NORTHWARD INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS AND WESTWARD INTO PORTIONS OF
THE ROCKIES. UP TO 3 FEET OF SNOW HAS ALREADY OCCURRED IN PARTS OF
WYOMING...AND UP TO 12 MORE INCHES IS POSSIBLE BEFORE THE SNOW
TAPERS OFF THIS WEEKEND. 3 TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE OVER A
LARGE PORTION OF THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL PLAINS...FROM NORTHERN
TEXAS TO MINNESOTA...THROUGH SATURDAY.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 10 PM CDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.
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Last Updated: 502 PM EDT THU MAR 29 2007