THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER

CAMP SPRINGS, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 07 FOR CENTRAL U.S. STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD 
400 PM CDT THU OCT 29 2009
 
...SNOW AND WIND CONTINUE IN EASTERN COLORADO WHILE RAIN FALLS
OVER MUCH OF THE EASTERN PLAINS...
 
BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR SEVERAL COUNTIES EAST OF
DENVER. WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES REMAIN
IN EFFECT FROM NORTHERN NEW MEXICO NORTHEASTWARD TO NORTH DAKOTA.
FLOOD WATCHES AND FLASH FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT
FROM EASTERN TEXAS AND WESTERN LOUISIANA NORTHWARD TO ILLINOIS.
 
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AT 300 PM CDT...A 998 MB LOW PRESSURE CENTER WAS LOCATED OVER
SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS WITH A STATIONARY BOUNDARY TO ITS NORTH AND
WEST. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND SURFACE
OBSERVATIONS INDICATED A SWATH OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW OVER
EASTERN COLORADO NORTHWARD INTO SOUTH DAKOTA... WITH WINDS OF 20
TO 25 MPH IN MANY LOCATIONS. LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WAS OBSERVED
ACROSS THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY DOWN TO OKLAHOMA AND ARKANSAS.
SEVERAL AREAS OF THUNDERSTORMS WERE OBSERVED MOVING AHEAD OF A
COLD FRONT MOVING EASTWARD THROUGH TEXAS.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 PM CDT TUE OCT
27 THROUGH 300 PM CDT THU OCT 29...

...COLORADO...
PINECLIFFE 3 SE                      43.8                     
EVERGREEN 1 S                        38.5                     
CONIFER 3 SW                         37.0                     
GENESEE                              35.8                     
BLACK HAWK                           31.8                     
GOLDEN 12 NW                         30.5                     
NEDERLAND 4 ENE                      30.0                     
N KEN CARYL                          27.2                     
IDAHO SPRINGS 2 E                    27.0                     
STOVE PRAIRIE 2 WNW                  26.4                     
LITTLETON                            24.5                     
ASPEN PARK 5.2 ESE                   24.0                     
DENVER 5 NW                          23.0                     
FLORISSANT 4 NE                      22.0                     
BOULDER 5 E                          20.0                     
FORT COLLINS 2 SW                    17.5                     

...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                     

...SOUTH DAKOTA...
DEADWOOD 2 NE                        12.1                     
LEAD 5.5 SSW                          6.7                     
OGLALA 1 S                            5.8                     
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...
SOUTH PASS CITY 4 ENE                29.0                     
HOBBS PARK SNOTEL                    26.0                     
LANDER 18 W                          26.0                     
TOWNSEND CREEK SNOTEL                26.0                     
RENO HILL SNOTEL                     19.0                     
CASPER 8 S                           18.0                     
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                     
LANDER AIRPORT                        5.3                     

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 PM CDT TUE OCT
27 THROUGH 300 PM CDT THU OCT 29...

...IOWA...
AMES                                  2.00                     

...OKLAHOMA...
GUTHRIE MUNI ARPT                     2.60                     
TULSA/LLOYD JONES                     2.07                     

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS
ENDED...

...NEW MEXICO...
CROWNPOINT                            6.0                     
SANDIA PARK 4 WNW                     6.0                     
TRES PIEDRAS                          6.0                     
GALLUP                                5.5                     
FARMINGTON                            5.0                     
TIJERAS 10 S                          5.0                     
CHAMA                                 3.0                     
SANTA FE                              3.0                     
MILAN 2.2 N                           2.5                     
SEDILLO                               2.0                     
ALBUQUERQUE 8 E                       1.0                     


THE SURFACE LOW OVER NORTH CENTRAL OKLAHOMA WILL QUICKLY TRACK
NORTHWARD ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS TONIGHT 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 6 INCHES
ARE POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NEBRASKA INTO SOUTH DAKOTA.
FARTHER SOUTH...FLASH FLOODING IN ASSOCIATION WITH POTENTIALLY
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IS POSSIBLE FROM THE WESTERN GULF COAST
NORTHWARD TO THE WESTERN OHIO RIVER VALLEY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF
2-3 INCHES ARE FORECAST THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... WITH LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS.

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.

FRACASSO




Last Updated: 501 PM EDT THU OCT 29 2009