STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 06 FOR NORTHERN PLAINS BLIZZARD
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD   
400 AM CDT WED MAR 25 2009
 
...EARLY SPRING BLIZZARD WINDING DOWN ACROSS THE NORTHERN
PLAINS...
 
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.
 
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH
DAKOTA AND NORTHWESTERN 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.
 
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AT 400 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND SURFACE
OBSERVATIONS INDICATED A 993 MB SURFACE LOW LOCATED OVER CENTRAL
MINNESOTA. LIGHT TO LOCALLY MODERATE SNOW CONTINUED TO BE REPORTED
ACROSS PARTS OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND SOUTHEASTERN SOUTH
DAKOTA. THE COVERAGE AND INTENSITY OF THE SNOW CONTINUED TO
DECREASE OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. RAIN HAS CHANGED OVER TO SNOW IN
NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA. A LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IS
MOVING ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY INTO THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 600 AM CDT MON MAR
23 THROUGH 400 AM CDT WED MAR 25...

...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                     

...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                     

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

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

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

...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 NOON ON
WEDNESDAY. WEATHER CONDITIONS SHOULD CONTINUE TO IMPROVE WEDNESDAY
MORNING ACROSS THE 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 WEDNESDAY MORNING BEFORE THE WINDS
AND REMAINING SNOW FURTHER SUBSIDE IN EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA. TRAVEL
IS NOT RECOMMENDED.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 1000 AM CDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.

SCHULZE