THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER

CAMP SPRINGS, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 5 FOR ROCKIES SNOW STORM AND CENTRAL U.S.
HEAVY RAIN
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
4 AM CDT FRI MAR 30 2007

...MAJOR SPRING SNOW STORM IS WEAKENING OVER THE ROCKIES...WHILE
GAINING STRENGTH OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS. HEAVY RAINS WILL
INCREASE THROUGH THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL PLAINS TODAY...

WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN
MONTANA...SOUTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA...WESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA AND
CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST WYOMING. 

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN NORTH
DAKOTA...CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST SOUTH DAKOTA...AND EASTERN MONTANA.

FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF
CENTRAL AND NORTHERN TEXAS...MOST OF OKLAHOMA...NORTHWEST
MISSOURI...NORTHEAST KANSAS...EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA...EASTERN NORTH
DAKOTA...NORTHWESTERN IOWA AND WESTERN MINNESOTA.

FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF
NORTHEASTERN TEXAS AND AROUND KANSAS CITY METRO AREA KANSAS UNTIL
430 AM CDT.

AT 4 AM CDT...THE SLOW-MOVING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM THAT HAD
AFFECTED THE NORTHERN ROCKIES AND THE PLAINS OVER THE PAST SEVERAL
DAYS WAS CENTERED IN NORTHERN NEBRASKA. REGIONAL RADAR LOOPS
SHOWED A DECREASE IN COVERAGE OF THE SNOW FROM COLORADO NORTHWARD
INTO SOUTHEASTERN MONTANA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
WERE OVER THE CENTRAL U.S. WITH THE HEAVIER RAINFALL OVER PORTIONS
OF KANSAS...MISSOURI AND IOWA.

...SELECTED STORM SNOW TOTALS IN INCHES AS OF 4 AM CDT FRIDAY...

...WYOMING...

HOBBS PARK                       70.0
HOMESTEAD PARK                   53.0
TOWNSEND CREEK                   44.0
DOME LAKE                        41.9 AS OF 8 AM THU
CLOUD PEAK RESERVOIR             41.0 
BONE SPRINGS DIVIDE              40.0 
SHELL CREEK                      36.0 
ST. LAWRENCE ALT                 36.0 
RENO HILL                        36.0 
TIMBER CREEK                     34.0 
LANDER 9 S                       30.0 
CASPER MOUNTAIN                  30.0 
MARQUETTE                        30.0 
POWDER RIVER PASS                29.0 
BEAR TRAP MEADOW                 29.0 
DEER PARK                        28.0 
BALD MOUNTAIN                    27.0 
SOUTH PASS                       24.0
SHERIDAN 25 E                    20.0 AS OF 9 AM THU
OWL CREEK                        18.0 
SHERIDAN                         14.0

...MONTANA...

LODGE GRASS                      24.0 AS OF 9 AM THU
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 
ERIE 1.6 NE                       8.0 
CENTENNIAL 1.1 NE                 7.8 
WESTMINSTER                       7.0 


...SELECTED STORM RAINFALL WATER EQUIVALENT TOTALS IN INCHES AS OF
4 AM CDT FRIDAY...

...TEXAS...

COX RANCH                        6.40 
TARPLEY                          5.23 
BARNHART 10S                     4.78 
MEDINA                           4.65 
MINERAL WELLS APT                4.01 
JUNCTION                         3.84 
FREDERICKSBURG                   3.24 
FORT HOOD                        3.13 
BURNET                           3.00 
WACO                             2.98
SAN ANTONIO 14 W                 2.88 
FORT WORTH NAS                   2.85 
COLLEGE STATION                  2.30 
LONGVIEW                         2.23 
HUNTSVILLE                       2.06 
AUSTIN CITY                      1.60 

...OKLAHOMA...

SLAPOUT                          3.63 
VANCE AFB                        2.97 
ENID 2 ENE                       2.31 
PONCA CITY APT                   2.17 
GAGE                             1.75 
CLINTON                          1.38 

...KANSAS...

ROZEL 1 NNW                      3.38 
ELLIS 14 SW                      3.02 
WINFIELD                         1.84 
GOODLAND                         1.69 
DODGE CITY                       1.58 
HAYS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT           1.43 


...NEBRASKA...

VALENTINE                        1.53
NORTH PLATTE                     1.27
ARTHUR                           1.10 

...SOUTH DAKOTA...

PHILIP AIRPORT                   1.46 
PIERRE                           1.19 

...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS AS OF 9 PM CDT THURSDAY...

...WYOMING...

CHEYENNE                         54 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 WEEKEND WITH THE LOW
STRENGTHENING TONIGHT. DUE TO ITS SLOW MOVEMENT...HEAVY RAINFALL
IS POSSIBLE FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS NORTHWARD INTO THE NORTHERN
PLAINS. 3 TO 4 FEET OF SNOW...WITH ISOLATED HEAVIER SNOW TOTALS
HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED IN PARTS OF WYOMING. ISOLATED AREAS OF HEAVY
SNOW ARE POSSIBLE TODAY. A LARGE AREA OF 2 TO 4 INCH RAINFALL IS
POSSIBLE OVER THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL PLAINS THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING...WITH ISOLATED TOTALS IN EXCESS OF FIVE INCHES FROM
SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA INTO TEXAS.

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.

KONG/ECKERT





Last Updated: 457 AM EDT FRI MAR 30 2007