STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 8 FOR ROCKIES SNOW STORM AND CENTRAL U.S.
HEAVY RAIN
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
10 PM CDT FRI MAR 30 2007

...WINTER WEATHER ASSOCIATED WITH MAJOR SPRING STORM WINDING
DOWN...HEAVY RAINS AND SEVERE STORMS AFFECTING SOUTHERN PLAINS...

A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
AND EXTREME NORTHERN WISCONSIN.

A SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWESTERN WYOMING.

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...AND MINNESOTA.

FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF
TEXAS...OKLAHOMA...KANSAS...AND CENTRAL MISSOURI.

AT 10 PM CDT...THE SLOW-MOVING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM THAT HAD
AFFECTED THE NORTHERN ROCKIES AND THE PLAINS OVER THE PAST SEVERAL
DAYS WAS CENTERED OVER WESTERN IOWA. REGIONAL RADAR LOOPS SHOWED
AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS WYOMING AND INTO PORTIONS OF
EASTERN MONTANA. OVER THE LAST 6 HOURS...HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH
STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS HAS TRAVERSED ACROSS
TEXAS...OKLAHOMA...AND KANSAS...AND WAS ENTERING NEBRASKA.
SCATTERED 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 10 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...

BUSBY 1 N                        36.0 
LODGE GRASS                      24.0 
LAME DEER                        17.0 
VOLBORG                          12.0 
BILLINGS                          5.0 

...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...

DEADWOOD 2 ENE                   13.8 
CAMP CROOK 1 N                   13.0 
WHITEWOOD 1 N                    12.0 
BEULAH 3 SE                      10.0 
NEMO 1 N                         10.0 
COLONY 11 ENE                    10.0 
LADNER                           10.0 

...NORTH DAKOTA...

BOWMAN                            6.0 


...SELECTED STORM RAINFALL WATER EQUIVALENT TOTALS IN INCHES AS OF
9 PM CDT FRIDAY...

...TEXAS...

COX RANCH                        6.40 
MINERAL WELLS                    6.33 
TARPLEY                          5.23 
BARNHART 10S                     4.78 
MEDINA                           4.65 
WACO-MADISON COOPER              4.61 
JUNCTION                         3.84 
FREDERICKSBURG                   3.24 
FORT HOOD                        3.13 
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...

OKLAHOMA CITY                    4.68 
OKLAHOMA CITY/WILEY              4.26 
VANCE AFB                        3.76 
FORT SILL AFB                    3.36 
LAWTON                           3.04 
PONCA CITY ARPT                  2.75 
GUTHRIE                          2.20 

...KANSAS...

ROCK 5 S                         5.00 
ROZEL 1 NNW                      3.38 
ELLIS 14 SW                      3.02
WINFIELD                         2.80 
WICHITA                          2.19 
MCCONNELL AFB                    2.17 
GOODLAND                         1.69 
DODGE CITY                       1.58 


...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    1.76  
REDWOOD FALLS                    1.71 
FAIRMONT                         1.46  
MSP INTL AIRPORT                 1.37 

...SELECTED FREEZING RAIN ICE ACCUMULATIONS IN INCHES AS OF 9PM
CDT FRIDAY...

...MINNESOTA...

ESKO 4 E                         0.15 
DULUTH                           0.25 


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 UPPER
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. 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 4 AM CDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.

FRACASSO