THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER

CAMP SPRINGS, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 05 FOR CENTRAL ROCKIES AND NORTHERN HIGH
PLAINS SNOWSTORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD 
400 AM CDT THU OCT 29 2009
 
...SNOW CONTINUING ACROSS EASTERN COLORADO AND THE NORTHERN HIGH
PLAINS...
 
WINTER STORM WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND ADVISORIES ARE CURRENTLY IN
EFFECT FROM PORTIONS OF UTAH AND NEW MEXICO...MUCH OF COLORADO
NORTHEASTWARD TO NORTH DAKOTA.
 
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AT 300 AM CDT... A 995 MB LOW PRESSURE CENTER WAS LOCATED IN
SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA AND WAS MOVING EASTWARD WHILE SUB FREEZING
AIR WAS IN PLACE ACROSS EASTERN COLORADO INTO THE WESTERN DAKOTAS.
GENERALLY LIGHT SNOW CONTINUED TO BE REPORTED FROM EASTERN
COLORADO NORTHWARD INTO SOUTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA. LIGHT TO
MODERATE RAIN WAS OBSERVED FARTHER SOUTH AND EAST IN THE CENTRAL
HIGH PLAINS TO THE NORTHWEST OF THE LOW PRESSURE CENTER. A LINE OF
THUNDERSTORMS HAD FORMED ALONG A FRONT ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN PLAINS.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 PM CDT TUE OCT
27 THROUGH 900 PM CDT WED OCT 28...

...COLORADO...
PINECLIFFE 3 SE                      38.6                     
ELDORADO SPRINGS 4 WSW               31.0                     
GOLDEN 12 NW                         30.5                     
NEDERLAND 4 ENE                      30.0                     
GENESEE                              29.8                     
EVERGREEN 3 S                        27.5                     
IDAHO SPRINGS 2 E                    27.0                     
BLACK HAWK 8 N                       26.0                     
NATHROP 7 SSW                        22.4                     
LOUISVILLE 1 NNW                     21.5                     
IDLEDALE 3 NW                        20.1                     
LAFAYETTE                            20.1                     
CONIFER 3 W                          20.0                     
BOULDER 7 W                          17.3                     
ASPEN SPRINGS                        15.0                     
FORT COLLINS 2 NW                    15.0                     
BOULDER NWS                          14.0                     
EMPIRE                               13.0                     
DENVER INTL AIRPORT                  10.0                     

...NEBRASKA...
CHADRON 15 S                         10.0                     
RUSHVILLE                             9.0                     
ALLIANCE 7.4 NW                       8.0                     
WHITECLAY                             8.0                     
GORDON 6 N                            7.0                     
HAY SPRINGS 9.0 ESE                   7.0                     
BUSHNELL 15 S                         5.0                     
HEMINGFORD 10.1 NNE                   4.8                     
KIMBALL 2 NE                          3.0                     
SCOTTSBLUFF 2.7 WNW                   2.0                     

...NEW MEXICO...
SANDIA PARK 4 WNW                     6.0                     
TRES PIEDRAS                          6.0                     
FARMINGTON                            5.0                     
TIJERAS 10 S                          5.0                     
GALLUP 10 S                           4.0                     
CHAMA                                 3.0                     
MILAN 2.2 N                           2.5                     
SEDILLO                               2.0                     
ALBUQUERQUE 8 E                       1.0                     

...SOUTH DAKOTA...
DEADWOOD 2 NE                        12.1                     
LEAD                                  6.1                     
ARDMORE 1 NNW                         4.0                     
HILL CITY                             3.0                     

...WYOMING...
LANDER 18 W                          25.0                     
ATLANTIC CITY 7 NW                   16.0                     
LANDER 10 SW                         16.0                     
LARAMIE 27 WSW                        9.5                     
WARREN 11.7 W                         7.0                     
LA GRANGE 4.4 ESE                     6.4                     
CHEYENNE 17 WNW                       6.0                     
HORSE CREEK 11 SE                     6.0                     
ELK MOUNTAIN 2.1 S                    5.8                     
CHUGWATER 2.7 NNW                     4.5                     
ROCK RIVER 9.6 WSW                    4.3                     
LARAMIE                               4.0                     
TORRINGTON 29 N                       4.0                     


THE LOW PRESSURE CENTER CURRENTLY OVER SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA IS
FORECAST TO INTENSIFY AND MOVE NORTH-NORTHEAST ACROSS THE CENTRAL
PLAINS ON THURSDAY. WITH SUB FREEZING AIR FORECAST TO BE IN PLACE
FROM COLORADO NORTHEASTWARD INTO THE DAKOTAS... LOCATIONS TO THE
NORTHWEST OF THE SURFACE LOW TRACK CAN EXPECT ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS OF FOUR TO EIGHT INCHES.

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.

KONG




Last Updated: 502 AM EDT THU OCT 29 2009