THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
CAMP SPRINGS, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 05 FOR ROCKIES AND PLAINS WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
300 PM CST TUE DEC 08 2009
...WIDESPREAD HEAVY SNOWFALL FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS TO THE UPPER
GREAT LAKES...
BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL
ROCKIES...EASTERN NEBRASKA...AND ACROSS IOWA AND SOUTHERN
MINNESOTA.
WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE CURRENTLY
IN EFFECT FROM THE CENTRAL ROCKIES...EASTWARD ACROSS THE CENTRAL
PLAINS...AND NORTHEASTWARD INTO THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND
UPPER GREAT LAKES REGIONS. WINTER STORM WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE ALSO IN EFFECT ALONG THE CENTRAL
APPALACHIANS AND INTO NEW ENGLAND.
HIGH WIND WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND WIND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
FOR PORTIONS THE SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS...OHIO VALLEY...AND LOWER
GREAT LAKES REGIONS.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 200 PM CST...A 989 MB LOW PRESSURE CENTER WAS LOCATED OVER THE
OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND
SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE
CENTRAL AND EASTERN U.S.. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WAS FALLING FROM
CENTRAL COLORADO TO THE UPPER GREAT LAKES. A NARROW BAND OF MIXED
PRECIPITATION WAS OBSERVED ALONG A STATIONARY BOUNDARY DRAPED
ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS AND MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. SCATTERED
SHOWERS WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING ACROSS THE LOWER
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY...TENNESSEE VALLEY...AND SOUTHEAST.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 PM CST SUN DEC
06 THROUGH 300 PM CST TUE DEC 08...
...ARIZONA...
FLAGSTAFF 11.6
WILLIAMS 8.0
BELLEMONT 7.2
GRAND CANYON ARPT 3.0
...COLORADO...
BUENA VISTA 1 SSW 12.0
DELTA 10.2
KIT CARSON 9 NNE 6.5
BURLINGTON 5.5
...IOWA...
COUNCIL BLUFFS 6.5
...KANSAS...
NORTON 7.0
HILL CITY 5.0
GOODLAND 23 SW 3.0
...NEBRASKA...
BEATRICE 8.0
TECUMSEH 8.0
WEEPING WATER 8.0
WILBER 8.0
CALLAWAY 6.5
FAIRBURY 6.0
INDIANOLA 6.0
LYNCH 6.0
OCONTO 6.0
BURWELL 4.5
PURDUM 4.5
MASON CITY 4.0
AMELIA 5 SW 3.5
...UTAH...
VERDURE 8 WNW 25.0
...WYOMING...
SAND LAKE 11.0
DIVIDE PEAK 9.0
NORTH FRENCH CREEK 9.0
SOUTH BRUSH CREEK 7.0
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 PM CST SUN DEC
06 THROUGH 300 PM 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
NEW IBERIA 4 WNW 6.57
JEANERETTE 6.34
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 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 WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN AS IT QUICKLY MOVES
INTO THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY OVERNIGHT ON TUESDAY.
WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS
THE MIDWEST AND GREAT LAKES REGIONS...WITH TOTALS GREATER THAN 12
INCHES POSSIBLE IN ISOLATED AREAS NORTWEST OF THE LOW TRACK. THE
COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND
UPPER GREAT LAKES. AS PRECIPITATION SPREADS NORTHWARD...SLEET AND
FREEZING RAIN WILL BECOME A THREAT ALONG THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS
AND PORTIONS OF THE MID-ATLANTIC. FLOODING WILL ALSO BE A THREAT
FOR THE NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC COASTAL AREAS...WHERE 1 TO 2 INCHES
OF PRECIPITATION ARE EXPECTED BY WEDNESDAY EVENING.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 900 PM CST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.
GERHARDT
Last Updated: 346 PM EST TUE DEC 08 2009