STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 05 FOR NORTHERN PLAINS BLIZZARD
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD  
1000 PM CDT TUE MAR 24 2009
 
...EARLY SPRING BLIZZARD CONTINUES ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS...
 
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE NOW IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH
DAKOTA AND NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTA. WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE IN
EFFECT FOR PARTS OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND NORTHWESTERN
MINNESOTA. ICE STORM WARNINGS ARE ALSO IN EFFECT FOR FAR
NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTA.
 
FLOOD WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES REMAIN IN EFFECT ACROSS MUCH OF
NORTH DAKOTA...PARTS OF MINNESOTA AND SOUTH DAKOTA...AS WELL AS
PARTS OF THE MIDWEST.
 
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AT 900 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND SURFACE
OBSERVATIONS INDICATED A 995 MB SURFACE LOW LOCATED OVER CENTRAL
MINNESOTA. LIGHT TO LOCALLY MODERATE SNOW CONTINUED TO BE REPORTED
ACROSS PARTS OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. THE COVERAGE AND INTENSITY
OF THE SNOW HAD CONTINUED TO DECREASE OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS.
RAIN HAD CHANGED OVER TO SNOW IN NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA. A LINE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WAS MOVING ACROSS THE MIDWEST AND THE
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 600 AM CDT MON MAR
23 THROUGH 1000 PM CDT TUE MAR 24...

...COLORADO...
CRESTED BUTTE                         8.0                     
VAIL 0.9 WNW                          7.0                     
FRISCO 0.5 N                          3.8                     

...NORTH DAKOTA...
MARMARTH                             22.5                     
DICKINSON                            18.0 
GLEN ULLIN                           13.5
RICHARDSON                           12.0                     
VALLEY CITY                          10.0                     
MAYVILLE                              9.0                     
ASHLEY                                8.0                     
LINTON 5 NW                           8.0                     
DRAKE 9 NE                            7.0                     
FORT YATES                            7.0                     
STARK                                 6.5                     
JAMESTOWN                             6.0                     
GRAND FORKS                           5.0                     
BISMARCK 2.4 NNW                      3.8                     
FARGO                                 3.6                     

...NEBRASKA...
GERING 0.4 E                          9.9                     
CHADRON                               8.0                     
SCOTTSBLUFF 6.6 NE                    7.0                     
ALLIANCE                              4.0                     

...SOUTH DAKOTA...
DEADWOOD 2 NE                        30.7                     
DOWNTOWN SPEAR 8 W                   25.0                     
WHITEWOOD 4.2 NNW                    18.0                     
RECLUSE                              16.0                     
LEAD                                 13.5                     
RAPID CITY 9.8 SW                    12.0                     
CAMP CROOK                           10.0                     
HOT SPRINGS 3.7 WSW                   8.0                     
SPOTTED HORSE                         8.0                     
BEULAH                                7.0                     
OELRICHS 7.4 SW                       7.0                     

...WYOMING...
RECLUSE                              16.0                     
ROCKYPOINT 2 NE                      14.0                     
COLONY                               12.0                     
SHADEHILL RESERVOIR                  12.0                     
YODER 6.5 SSE                        12.0                     
CASPER 2.1 NNE                       11.0                     
BILL                                 10.0                     
GLENROCK                             10.0                     
KAYCEE 17 NNW                         9.5                     
ALBIN 0.7 WSW                         8.1                     
CLEARMONT 5.1 NNE                     8.1                     
DOUGLAS                               8.0                     
FOUR CORNERS 4 E                      8.0                     
SPOTTED HORSE 5 W                     8.0                     


THE LOW OVER MINNESOTA IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY WEAKEN
AND TRAVEL NORTHEASTWARD TO NEAR THE CANADIAN BORDER BY WEDNESDAY
MORNING. WEATHER CONDITIONS SHOULD CONTINUE TO IMPROVE TUESDAY
EVENING ACROSS THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL PARTS OF THE DAKOTAS.
WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES HAVE ALREADY FALLEN
IN THESE AREAS...WITH ISOLATED TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 2 TO 3 FEET IN
THE BLACK HILLS OF SOUTH DAKOTA. SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW
AND LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS CAN BE EXPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT BEFORE THE
WINDS AND REMAINING SNOW FURTHER SUBSIDE IN CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA.
NEVERTHELESS...ONE MORE PIECE OF ENERGY IS EXPECTED TO ROTATE
AROUND THE LOW AND DELIVER A PERIOD OF SNOW NEAR THE NORTHEASTERN
NORTH DAKOTA-MINNESOTA BORDER OVERNIGHT. TRAVEL IS NOT
RECOMMENDED.

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.

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