STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 06 FOR CENTRAL ROCKIES AND NORTHERN HIGH
PLAINS SNOWSTORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD 
1000 AM CDT THU OCT 29 2009
 
...GUSTY WINDS AND MODERATE SNOW CONTINUES TO IMPACT EASTERN
COLORADO AND THE NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS...
 
WINTER STORM WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND ADVISORIES REMAIN IN EFFECT
FROM NORTHERN UTAH...NORTHWARD THROUGH COLORADO..AND EXTENDING
INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS.
 
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AT 900 AM CDT...A 1000 MB LOW PRESSURE CENTER WAS LOCATED OVER
NORTH CENTRAL OKLAHOMA. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS
AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED A SWATH OF LIGHT TO MODERATE
SNOW WAS FALLING NORTH OF A FRONTAL BOUNDARY DRAPED OVER THE
SURFACE LOW. SNOW WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WAS
REPORTED IN EASTERN COLORADO AND NORTHWARD INTO THE NORTHERN HIGH
PLAINS. LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WAS OBSERVED ACROSS THE CENTRAL
PLAINS AND LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY...NORTH OF A WARM FRONT
EXTENDING FROM THE SURFACE LOW OVER OKLAHOMA. IN ADDITION...A LINE
OF SHOWERS WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WAS MOVING ALONG A COLD
FRONT PASSING EASTWARD THROUGH THE SOUTHERN PLAINS.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 PM CDT TUE OCT
27 THROUGH 900 AM CDT THU OCT 29...

...COLORADO...
PINECLIFFE 3 SE                      38.6                     
GENESEE                              35.8                     
BLACK HAWK                           31.8                     
ELDORADO SPRINGS 4 WSW               31.0                     
GOLDEN 12 NW                         30.5                     
CONIFER 5 W                          30.0                     
NEDERLAND 4 ENE                      30.0                     
EVERGREEN 3 S                        27.5                     
N KEN CARYL                          27.2                     
IDAHO SPRINGS 2 E                    27.0                     
STOVE PRAIRIE 2 WNW                  26.4                     
ASPEN PARK 5.2 ESE                   24.0                     
LITTLETON 5 WNW                      24.0                     
BOULDER 5 E                          20.0                     
DENVER 2.0 SSE                       18.5                     
FORT COLLINS 2 NW                    15.0                     

...NEBRASKA...
CLINTON                              11.0                     
CHADRON 15 S                         10.0                     
RUSHVILLE                            10.0                     
ALLIANCE 7.4 NW                       8.0                     
WHITECLAY                             8.0                     
GORDON 6 N                            7.0                     
HAY SPRINGS 9.0 ESE                   7.0                     
GERING 7.3 S                          6.4                     
BUSHNELL 15 S                         5.0                     
SCOTTSBLUFF 6.6 NE                    5.0                     
HEMINGFORD 10.1 NNE                   4.8                     
BROADWATER 8.4 S                      4.6                     
KIMBALL 2 NE                          3.0                     

...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 5.5 SSW                          6.7                     
HOT SPRINGS 3.7 WSW                   5.5                     
WHITEWOOD 4.2 NNW                     5.2                     
ARDMORE 1 NNW                         4.0                     
RAPID CITY 5.0 ESE                    3.2                     
HILL CITY                             3.0                     

...WYOMING...
LANDER 18 W                          25.0                     
ATLANTIC CITY 7 NW                   16.0                     
ROCK RIVER 9.6 WSW                   12.7                     
YODER 6.5 SSE                        12.5                     
CHEYENNE 17.4 WNW                    12.0                     
ELK MOUNTAIN 2.1 S                   11.9                     
WHEATLAND                            10.0                     
LARAMIE 27 WSW                        9.5                     
LA GRANGE 4.4 ESE                     8.1                     
WARREN 11.7 W                         7.0                     
LUSK 7.8 N                            6.4                     
GLENDO 6.1 ENE                        6.0                     


THE SURFACE LOW OVER NORTH CENTRAL OKLAHOMA WILL QUICKLY TRACK
NORTHWARD ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS DURING THE DAY THURSDAY AND IS
EXPECTED TO BE OVER CENTRAL MINNESOTA BY FRIDAY MORNING. AS THIS
SYSTEM MOVES NORTH...IT WILL CONTINUE TO BE A MAJOR WEATHER MAKER
ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4
TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF THE NORTH CENTRAL TO
NORTHERN PLAINS.  FURTHER SOUTH...FLASH FLOODING WILL BE A THREAT
FROM THE WESTERN GULF COAST AND PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN
PLAINS...NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE LOWER AND MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 400 PM CDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.

GERHARDT