THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER

CAMP SPRINGS, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 07 FOR NORTHERN PLAINS BLIZZARD
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD    
1000 AM CDT WED MAR 25 2009
 
...EARLY SPRING BLIZZARD WINDING DOWN ACROSS THE NORTHERN
PLAINS...
 
WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES REMAIN IN
EFFECT ACROSS EASTERN PORTIONS OF NORTH DAKOTA AND INTO
NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA.
 
FLOOD WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT ACROSS MUCH OF THE
NORTHERN PLAINS AND THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY.
 
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AT 900 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND SURFACE
OBSERVATIONS INDICATED A 993 MB SURFACE LOW LOCATED OVER NORTH
CENTRAL MINNESOTA. LIGHT SNOW CONTINUED TO BE REPORTED OVER
EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND ACROSS NORTHERN MINNESOTA.  ALONG AN
ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT...A LINE OF SHOWERS WITH EMBEDDED
THUNDERSTORMS WAS MOVING ACROSS THE TENNESSEE AND LOWER
MISSISSIPPI VALLEYS.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 600 AM CDT MON MAR
23 THROUGH 900 AM CDT WED MAR 25...

...NORTH DAKOTA...
MARMARTH                             22.5                     
DICKINSON                            18.0                     
BOWMAN                               13.8                     
GLEN ULLIN                           13.5                     
BEULAH 2 NW                          12.3                     
RICHARDSON                           12.0                     
TAYLOR                               12.0                     
RUSO                                 10.0                     
VALLEY CITY                          10.0                     
DES LACS                              9.0                     
FLAHSER                               9.0                     
MAYVILLE                              9.0                     
BISMARCK                              8.1                     
GRAND FORKS                           5.0                     
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                     
LEMMON 12.5 WSW                      12.0                     
RAPID CITY 9.8 SW                    12.0                     
CAMP CROOK                           10.0                     
HOT SPRINGS 3.7 WSW                   8.0                     
OELRICHS 7.4 SW                       7.0                     
TIMBER LAKE 2 WSW                     5.2                     

...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 SURFACE LOW OVER NORTHERN MINNESOTA WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN
AND TRACK NORTHEASTWARD INTO ONTARIO BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. 
CONDITIONS OVER THE DAKOTAS AND MINNESOTA WILL CONTINUE TO IMPROVE
AS WINDS DIMINISH AND THE HEAVY SNOW MOVES NORTHWARD.  RECENT
RAINFALL AND RAPID SNOW MELT WILL CAUSE FLOODING TO REMAIN A
THREAT ACROSS THE AREA.

THIS WILL BE THE LAST STORM SUMMARY ISSUED BY THE
HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER FOR THIS EVENT. PLEASE REFER
TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION.

GERHARDT




Last Updated: 1048 AM EDT WED MAR 25 2009