STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 7 FOR ROCKIES SNOW STORM AND CENTRAL U.S.
HEAVY RAIN
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
4 PM CDT FRI MAR 30 2007

...WINTER WEATHER ASSOCIATED WITH MAJOR SPRING STORM WINDING
DOWN...HEAVY RAINS INCREASING ACROSS SOUTHERN PLAINS...

WINTER STORM WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR A SMALL PORTION OF
NORTHERN WYOMING.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF
NORTHERN NORTH DAKOTA.

A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR COASTAL AREAS OF WESTERN
LAKE SUPERIOR...INCLUDING THE CITY OF DULUTH.

FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FOR A LARGE SECTION OF
THE PLAINS EXTENDING NORTHWARD FROM TEXAS INTO OKLAHOMA...EASTERN
KANSAS...WESTERN MISSOURI...EASTERN NEBRASKA...IOWA...SOUTHEASTERN
SOUTH DAKOTA...EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA...AND MINNESOTA.

FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF
TEXAS...OKLAHOMA...WESTERN ILLINOIS...AND SOUTHERN MISSOURI.

AT 4 PM CDT...THE SLOW-MOVING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM THAT HAD
AFFECTED THE NORTHERN ROCKIES AND THE PLAINS OVER THE PAST SEVERAL
DAYS WAS CENTERED JUST SOUTH OF SIOUX FALLS SOUTH DAKOTA. REGIONAL
RADAR LOOPS SHOWED REMAINING SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS
COLORADO...WYOMING...AND INTO PORTIONS OF NORTHERN NORTH DAKOTA.
OVER THE LAST 6 HOURS...HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH STRONG TO SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS HAS EXPANDED ACROSS TEXAS AND INTO OKLAHOMA. AREAS
OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WERE ALSO OCCURRING ACROSS PORTIONS OF
THE MIDDLE AND UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY.

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

...WYOMING...

HOBBS PARK                       72.0  
HOMESTEAD PARK                   55.0  
CASPER MOUNTAIN                  54.0  
CLOUD PEAK RESERVOIR             53.0  
TOWNSEND CREEK                   46.0  
BONE SPRINGS DIVIDE              46.0  
ST. LAWRENCE ALT                 42.0  
HANSEN SAWMILL                   41.0  
SHELL CREEK                      41.0  
RENO HILL                        41.0  
BEAR TRAP MEADOW                 37.0  
TIMBER CREEK                     37.0  
MARQUETTE                        35.0  
SOUTH PASS                       34.0  
POWDER RIVER PASS                34.0  
LANDER 9 S                       30.0  
BIG TRAILS                       30.0  
BALD MOUNTAIN                    30.0  
DEER PARK                        28.0  
CASPER                           12.0  

...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 

...SOUTH DAKOTA...

BEULAH                           10.0 
BISON                             6.0
MAURINE                           6.0
HETTINGER EX.                     5.0 


...SELECTED STORM RAINFALL WATER EQUIVALENT TOTALS IN INCHES AS OF
3 PM 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 
WACO                             3.02 
BURNET                           3.00 
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                        1.65 
NORTH PLATTE                     1.27
ARTHUR                           1.10 

...SOUTH DAKOTA...

PIERRE                           2.48 
CHAMBERLAIN MUNICIPAL ARPT       1.93 
MOBRIDGE                         1.86 
PHILIP AIRPORT                   1.79  

...MINNESOTA...

MINNEAPOLIS/FLYING CLOUD ARPT    1.69 
REDWOOD FALLS                    1.68 
FAIRMONT                         1.44 
MSP INTL AIRPORT                 1.34 


THE LOW AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE SLOWLY
EASTWARD THROUGH THE CENTRAL PLAINS THIS WEEKEND WITH THE LOW
STRENGTHENING IN TIME. DUE TO ITS SLOW MOVEMENT...HEAVY RAINFALL
IS POSSIBLE FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS NORTHWARD INTO THE NORTHERN
PLAINS. THE THREAT FOR ADDITIONAL HEAVY SNOWFALL HAS DIMINISHED
ACROSS WYOMING. A LARGE AREA OF 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL IS
POSSIBLE OVER THE PLAINS THROUGH SATURDAY...WITH ISOLATED TOTALS
IN EXCESS OF 5 INCHES FROM EASTERN TEXAS INTO LOUISIANA THROUGH
SUNDAY.

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.

FRACASSO