STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 01 FOR CENTRAL ROCKIES AND NORTHERN HIGH
PLAINS SNOWSTORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD 
400 AM CDT WED OCT 28 2009
 
...WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL EXPECTED IN THE CENTRAL ROCKIES AND
ADJACENT HIGH PLAINS...
 
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AT 300 AM CDT... A 989 MB LOW PRESSURE CENTER IS LOCATED IN
NORTHERN NEW MEXICO WHILE COLD AIR IS INFILTRATING SOUTHEASTWARD
ACROSS THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST AND ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS INDICATED LIGHT TO LOCALLY
MODERATE SNOW BEHIND A COLD FRONT OVER PARTS OF THE CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN ROCKIES AND THE NORTHERN PLAINS.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 PM CDT TUE OCT
27 THROUGH 300 AM CDT WED OCT 28...

...COLORADO...
ST MARYS GLACIER                     12.0                     
PINECLIFFE                            8.5                     
GOLDEN                                7.0                     
BLACK HAWK                            6.5                     
ELDORADO SPRINGS                      6.0                     
NEDERLAND                             5.5                     
WESTMINSTER                           3.5                     


THE LOW PRESSURE CURRENTLY OVER NEW MEXICO IS FORECAST TO
INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES NORTHEASTWARD INTO NORTHERN PLAINS BY
THURSDAY EVENING. COLD AIR WARPED AROUND THIS LOW COMBINED WITH A
DEEPENING COLD UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH IS FORECAST TO PRODUCE
WIDESPREAD SNOW INITIALLY OVER MUCH OF THE CENTRAL ROCKIES...AND
LATER SPREADING INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS. SNOW WILL BE ESPECIALLY
HEAVY IN HIGHER TERRAINS AND WIND-FACING SLOPES WHERE AMOUNTS OF
UP TO A FOOT OR MORE ARE POSSIBLE NEAR THE CENTRAL ROCKY
FOOTHILLS.

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

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