THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
CAMP SPRINGS, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 08 FOR CENTRAL U.S. STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
1000 PM CDT THU OCT 29 2009
...SNOW AND WIND CONTINUE OVER EASTERN COLORADO WHILE RAIN SPREADS
INTO THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY...
BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN COLORADO AND
NORTHWESTERN KANSAS. 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 900 PM CDT...A 996 MB LOW PRESSURE CENTER WAS LOCATED OVER
NORTHEASTERN 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 AND PORTIONS OF WESTERN KANSAS AND NEBRASKA.
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WAS ALSO OBSERVED IN MANY OF THESE AREAS
DUE TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 25 MPH. LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WAS
OBSERVED ACROSS THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY SOUTHWARD TO ARKANSAS
AND LOUISIANA. SEVERAL AREAS OF THUNDERSTORMS WERE OBSERVED ALONG
AND AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING EASTWARD INTO WESTERN LOUISIANA
AND THE GULF OF MEXICO.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 PM CDT TUE OCT
27 THROUGH 900 PM CDT THU OCT 29...
...COLORADO...
PINECLIFFE 3 SE 45.8
CONIFER 3 SW 42.0
EVERGREEN 3 S 40.0
GENESEE 38.0
BLACK HAWK 3 N 34.0
GOLDEN 12 NW 32.0
NEDERLAND 4 ENE 30.0
LITTLETON 5 WNW 28.5
N KEN CARYL 27.2
IDAHO SPRINGS 2 E 27.0
STOVE PRAIRIE 2 WNW 26.4
ASPEN PARK 5.2 ESE 24.0
DENVER 5 NW 23.0
FLORISSANT 4 NE 22.0
BOULDER 5 E 20.0
FORT COLLINS 2 SW 17.5
...NEBRASKA...
HARRISBURG 2 SSE 20.0
HARRISON 4 NW 17.0
SCOTTSBLUFF 14.0
CHADRON 12.0
CLINTON 11.0
ALLIANCE 10.0
RUSHVILLE 10.0
GORDON 6 N 8.0
WHITECLAY 8.0
HAY SPRINGS 9.0 ESE 7.0
GERING 7.3 S 6.4
OSHKOSH 10 NE 4.0
...SOUTH DAKOTA...
LEAD 23.4
DEADWOOD 2 NE 18.6
CRAZY HORSE MEMORIAL 10.5
WOUNDED KNEE 3 NE 7.5
OGLALA 1 S 5.8
HOT SPRINGS 3.7 WSW 5.5
RAPID CITY 5.0 ESE 3.2
...WYOMING...
SOUTH PASS CITY 4 ENE 29.0
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 PM CDT TUE OCT
27 THROUGH 900 PM CDT THU OCT 29...
...ARKANSAS...
LITTLE ROCK AFB 2.00
...IOWA...
GENEVA 3.30
WHAT CHEER 4 E 2.30
AMES 2.20
...ILLINOIS...
GILSON 2.29
...MISSOURI...
PACIFIC 4 W 2.20
...TEXAS...
LUFKIN/ANGELINA CO ARPT 3.60
NACOGDOCHES 3.43
...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
...WYOMING...
HOBBS PARK SNOTEL 26.0
LANDER 18 W 26.0
TOWNSEND CREEK SNOTEL 26.0
ELK MOUNTAIN 5 S 20.0
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
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 WHERE THE EVENT HAS
ENDED...
...OKLAHOMA...
GUTHRIE MUNI ARPT 2.62
TULSA/LLOYD JONES 2.26
THE SURFACE LOW OVER NORTHEASTERN KANSAS 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 NORTHWESTERN GULF COAST
NORTHWARD TO THE WESTERN OHIO RIVER VALLEY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2
TO 4 INCHES ARE FORECAST THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... WITH LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 400 AM CDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.
FRACASSO
Last Updated: 1050 PM EDT THU OCT 29 2009