THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER

CAMP SPRINGS, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 4 FOR CENTRAL PLAINS TO GREAT LAKES WINTER
STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD  
400 PM CDT SAT APR 04 2009
 
...A WINTER STORM WITH POSSIBLE LIFE THREATENING BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS IS MOVING INTO THE CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS...
 
BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FROM NORTHEASTERN COLORADO
NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH MUCH OF NEBRASKA AND INTO PORTIONS OF SOUTH
DAKOTA...MINNESOTA...AND IOWA. WINTER STORM
WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND ADVISORIES COVER MUCH OF THE CENTRAL
ROCKIES...NORTHERN AND CENTRAL GREAT PLAINS...AND INTO THE UPPER
AND MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY.
 
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AT 400 PM CDT...A 988 MB LOW WAS OVER SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO WITH A
WARM FRONTAL BOUNDARY EXTENDING INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS. LIGHT TO
MODERATE SNOW WAS REPORTED ALONG THE ROCKIES...WITH MODERATE TO
HEAVY SNOW FALLING ACROSS CENTRAL NEBRASKA INTO THE DAKOTAS.
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVELOPING FROM SOUTH CENTRAL
NEBRASKA INTO NORTHEASTERN KANSAS...WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN
FURTHER NORTH IN NORTEASTERN NEBRASKA AND SOUTHEASTERN SOUTH
DAKOTA.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 100 PM CDT FRI APR
03 THROUGH 400 PM CDT SUN APR 05...

...COLORADO...
VAIL 0.9 WNW                         15.9                     
EDWARDS 1.3 WNW                      12.0                     
LIVERMORE 10.5 WSW                   11.0                     
MOUNT CRESTED BUTTE 0.3 ENE          10.3                     
VIRGINIA DALE 7.2 SSW                 9.2                     
ST MARYS GLACIER                      9.0                     
SILVERTHORNE 2.1 WSW                  8.9                     
JAMESTOWN 3 W                         8.6                     
WARD 4.6 NE                           8.6                     
CRESCENT VILLAGE 3 SW                 8.0                     
PINECLIFFE 2 W                        8.0                     
RIVERSIDE 2.2 NE                      7.8                     
BOULDER 6.3 NW                        7.6                     
FORT COLLINS 5.4 N                    7.2                     
PINECLIFFE 3.1 ESE                    6.9                     
DILLON 2.3 SE                         6.5                     
CORTEZ 10 WNW                         6.0                     
LOVELAND 8 W                          6.0                     
BELLVUE 1 NW                          5.8                     
EMPIRE .2 E                           5.5                     
BRECKENRIDGE 3.3 SE                   5.4                     
FRISCO 0.5 N                          4.8                     
PAGOSA SPRINGS 13.7 SSE               4.5                     
SOUTH FORK 4.1 SW                     4.2                     
IDAHO SPRINGS 1.7 WSW                 4.0                     
LYONS 1.8 N                           4.0                     

...NEBRASKA...
SCOTTSBLUFF 1 NW                      5.0                     
HARRISON                              3.0                     
RUSHVILLE                             3.0                     
BUSHNELL 15 S                         0.5                     

...SOUTH DAKOTA...
MISSION 8 E                          10.0                     
OPAL                                 10.0                     
RAPID CITY                            9.0                     
BEAR RIDGE                            8.0                     
DEERFIELD                             8.0                     
HOOVER 12 SSE                         8.0                     
BELLE FOURCHE 0.9 SSE                 6.0                     
OKATON 1 NW                           6.0                     
RAPID CITY 5.0 ESE                    5.5                     
NEWELL 2.8 ENE                        5.0                     
SILVER CITY                           4.9                     
KIMBALL 1 W                           4.5                     
LEAD 5.5 SSW                          4.5                     
STURGIS 1.0 S                         4.2                     
MARTIN 19.6 ENE                       4.0                     
MOUND CITY 0.4 ENE                    4.0                     
HEREFORD 12 SW                        2.5                     
MURDO                                 2.0                     
NISLAND                               1.5                     
SPEARFISH                             1.5                     
UNION CENTER 1 SE                     1.0                     
SIOUX FALLS                           0.3                     

...WYOMING...
YODER 6.5 SSE                        10.2                     
ELK MOUNTAIN 2.1 S                    9.2                     
HULETT 33.5 WNW                       8.8                     
ALBIN 0.7 WSW                         8.0                     
BANNER 3.5 E                          7.5                     
CHEYENNE 2.3 W                        7.5                     
BUFFALO 7.3 NE                        6.8                     
RAWLINS 1 NW                          6.7                     
MEDICINE BOW 0.3 NE                   6.0                     
WHEATLAND 20.0 SW                     5.9                     
ROCK RIVER 9.6 WSW                    5.6                     
SHERIDAN 1.7 NW                       5.2                     
CASPER 10.7 ESE                       5.0                     
GREEN RIVER 0.2 WSW                   5.0                     
LARAMIE 27.3 WSW                      4.6                     
AFTON 12.2 S                          4.0                     

...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...

...COLORADO...
KIT CARSON 4 NNE                        55                     

...KANSAS...
MEDICINE LODGE 1 N                      59                     
MOUNDRIDGE                              54                     

...TEXAS...
HEREFORD 5 ENE                          58                     


THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY AND MOVE
NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH KANSAS TOWARDS THE IOWA MISSOURI BORDER BY
SUNDAY MORNING. CONDITIONS OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS WILL RAPIDLY
DETERIORATE AS COLD AIR IS DRAWN INTO THE SYSTEM...CHANGING RAIN
TO ICE AND SNOW. THE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE MOVING EAST NORTHEAST
TOWARD THE OHIO VALLEY BY SUNDAY NIGHT. A SWATH OF HEAVY
SNOW...ALONG WITH STRONG WINDS...WILL CAUSE TREMENDOUS BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW TO THE NORTH OF THE LOW...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR
LIFE THREATENING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THROUGH THE CENTRAL PLAINS.
SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE WITH LOCALLY
HEAVIER AMOUNTS. TRAVEL IN THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PLAINS IS NOT
RECOMMENDED.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 1000 PM CDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.

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Last Updated: 501 PM EDT SAT APR 04 2009