THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER

CAMP SPRINGS, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 04 FOR ROCKIES AND PLAINS WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD      
900 AM CST TUE DEC 08 2009
 
...A STRONG AND QUICK-MOVING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO
BRING WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ACROSS THE EASTERN TWO-THIRDS
OF THE COUNTRY THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY...
 
BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE FOUR
CORNERS REGION...AS WELL AS PARTS OF SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND
NORTHEASTERN IOWA.
 
WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES COVER AN
EXTENSIVE AREA FROM THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN ROCKIES NORTHEASTWARD
INTO THE GREAT LAKES. IN ADDITION...WINTER STORM WATCHES AND
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FROM THE CENTRAL
APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS NORTHWARD INTO PARTS OF NEW ENGLAND.
 
HIGH WIND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR
WESTERN TEXAS.  HIGH WIND WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FROM PARTS OF THE
OHIO RIVER VALLEY INTO WESTERN NEW YORK.
 
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AT 800 AM CST...A 980 MB...28.94 INCH...LOW PRESSURE CENTER WAS
MOVING EASTWARD ACROSS CENTRAL COLORADO. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
DOPPLER RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED WIDESPREAD
PRECIPITATION FROM THE SOUTHEASTERN U.S. NORTHWARD INTO THE GREAT
LAKES...AS WELL AS FROM EASTERN TEXAS NORTHWARD INTO THE NORTHERN
PLAINS. PRECIPITATION WAS IN THE FORM OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW IN
THE MIDWEST AND THE GREAT LAKES...AS WELL AS FROM KANSAS
NORTHWARD. LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW WAS STILL LINGERING IN THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS OF COLORADO AND NEW MEXICO WHERE SOME OF THE SNOW HAD
BEGUN TO TAPER OFF FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 PM CST SUN DEC
06 THROUGH 900 AM CST TUE DEC 08...

...ARIZONA...
FLAGSTAFF                            11.6                     
WILLIAMS                              8.0                     
BELLEMONT                             7.2                     
GRAND CANYON ARPT                     3.0                     

...COLORADO...
DELTA                                10.2                     

...UTAH...
VERDURE 8 WNW                        25.0                     

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 PM CST SUN DEC
06 THROUGH 900 AM CST TUE DEC 08...

...ARIZONA...
PRESCOTT/ERNEST A LOVE FIELD AP       1.37                     
GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK            1.19                     

...LOUISIANA...
NEW IBERIA/ACADIANA                   6.71                     
BATON ROUGE/RYAN MUNI ARPT            4.79                     
NEW ORLEANS/MOISANT                   3.73                     
SLIDELL                               3.47                     
LAFAYETTE RGNL ARPT                   2.29                     
LAKE CHARLES MUNI ARPT                1.76                     

...MISSISSIPPI...
HATTIESBURG/LAUREL                    1.67                     
NATCHEZ/HARDY                         1.46                     
GULFPORT-BILOXI                       1.27                     
HATTIESBURG/CHAIN MUNI ARPT           1.21                     
KEESLER AFB/BILOXI                    1.12                     

...TEXAS...
GALVESTON/SCHOLES                     1.42                     
BEAUMONT/PORT ARTHUR                  1.04                     

...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...

...NEW MEXICO...
ORGAN                                   91                     

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

...CALIFORNIA...
ALPINE MEADOWS                       42.0                     
KIRKWOOD                             40.0                     
CISCO 5 ENE                          35.0                     
KINGVALE 1.3 WSW                     29.0                     
HOMEWOOD 2 SE                        27.0                     
PROSSER CREEK RESERVOIR              24.0                     
FAIR PLAY 2.8 ESE                    17.0                     
PLACERVILLE 2.9 WNW                  13.0                     
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE                     13.0                     
VOLCANO 5.4 NE                       12.5                     
GRASS VALLEY 5.5 ESE                 11.5                     
COLFAX 3.1 SW                        11.0                     
ALTA SIERRA 0.4 WSW                  10.0                     
SUSANVILLE 3.2 SSW                    8.8                     
LAKE OF THE PINES                     8.0                     
NEVADA CITY 5.4 W                     5.2                     
FOLSOM 3.4 ESE                        0.5                     
CARMICHAEL 1.4 W                      0.3                     
SACRAMENTO 8.0 NE                     0.1                     

...NEVADA...
HEAVENLY VALLEY                      24.0                     
MT ROSE SKI AREA                     23.0                     
CARSON CITY 1.3 NW                   18.0                     
DAYTON 1.7 SW                        13.0                     
RENO 7.1 N                           12.0                     
MINDEN 4.2 WSW                       10.5                     
DAYTON 3.5 NNE                       10.0                     
INDIAN HILLS 0.7 N                   10.0                     
SUN VALLEY 0.9 N                      8.5                     
SPARKS 7.5 N                          6.5                     
FALLON 0.8 WSW                        6.3                     
FERNLEY 1.8 WNW                       6.0                     

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

...CALIFORNIA...
LYTLE CREEK RAWS                      2.77                     
HENSHAW DAM                           2.36                     
JULIAN                                2.36                     
POTRERO                               2.27                     
SANTA YSABEL                          2.17                     
LAKE CUYAMACA                         2.09                     
PATERA RANCH                          2.08                     
SANTA BARBARA MUNI ARPT               1.93                     
SAN DIEGO/BROWN FIELD                 1.79                     


THE STORM SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO REMAIN POTENT AS IT MOVES INTO THE
CENTRAL PLAINS LATER TODAY. SNOWFALL TOTALS WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 3
FEET ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF COLORADO. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL
OF UP TO ONE HALF INCH IS FORECAST IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF
EASTERN ARIZONA AND SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO WITH ISOLATED HIGHER
AMOUNTS. THE PRECIPITATION WILL EXPAND INTO THE PLAINS THROUGHOUT
THE DAY TODAY WITH AN INCREASING CHANCE OF HEAVIER RAIN AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND WIND BLOWN SNOW
ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 300 PM CST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.

KONG




Last Updated: 1011 AM EST TUE DEC 08 2009