STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 01 FOR CENTRAL TO SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS
BLIZZARD
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
400 AM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009
 
...EARLY SPRING SNOWSTORM BRINGING HEAVY SNOW AND BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS TO THE CENTRAL TO SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS AND HEAVY RAINS
ALONG THE GULF COAST...

BLIZZARD WARNINGS AND WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN
EFFECT FROM EASTERN COLORADO...NORTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO...ACROSS
THE TEXAS/OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND INTO WESTERN TO CENTRAL KANSAS.  
WINTER STORM WATCHES EXTEND EASTWARD INTO EASTERN
KANSAS...NORTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA AND CENTRAL TO NORTHERN MISSOURI.  
TORNADO WATCHES AND WARNINGS ALONG WITH FLASH FLOOD WATCHES AND
WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF COASTAL REGION. FOR
A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST WATCHES...WARNINGS
AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AT 400 AM CDT...THE COMBINATION OF A STRONG MID TO UPPER LEVEL LOW
MOVING INTO THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES AND COLD SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE
NOSING SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE CENTRAL TO SOUTHERN PLAINS IS
RESULTING IN A MAJOR WINTER STORM ACROSS THE CENTRAL TO SOUTHERN
HIGH PLAINS. AT 400 AM CDT..NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER
RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS SHOWED A LARGE REGION OF MODERATE
TO HEAVY SNOWS FALLING ACROSS NORTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO...THE
PANHANDLE REGION OF TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA...SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO AND
WESTERN KANSAS.  MEANWHILE...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE PRODUCING
HEAVY RAINS AND REPORTS OF SEVERE WEATHER ALONG THE CENTRAL GULF
COAST FROM EASTERN LOUISIANA...SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI...CENTRAL TO
SOUTHERN ALABAMA AND INTO THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM CDT THU MAR
26 THROUGH 100 AM CDT FRI MAR 27...

...COLORADO...
BUCKHORN MOUNTAIN                    19.9                     
WESTMINSTER                          17.3                     
BEULAH                               17.2                     
EVERGREEN 1 S                        16.3                     
BOULDER                              16.2                     
ERIE                                 14.5                     
EVERGREEN 6 SW                       12.8                     
LONGMONT 1 N                         10.3                     
DENVER                                7.6                     
FORT COLLINS                          7.0                     

...KANSAS...
GOODLAND 12 N                         2.5                     

...NEBRASKA...
IMPERIAL                              3.0 

...NEW MEXICO...

WHITEWATER 10 NE                      2.5
CLAYTON 1 WNW                         2.0

...WYOMING...

LANDER AIRPORT                       15.0
FOSSIL BUTTE                          8.0
CASPER                                6.0

                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM CDT THU MAR
26 THROUGH 100 AM CDT FRI MAR 27...
 
 ALABAMA                  
  
MUSCLE SHOALS RGNL ARPT               1.83
CAIRNS AAF/OZARK                      1.78
DECATUR-PRYOR FIELD                   1.56
MOBILE/BATES FIELD                    1.53
HUNTSVILLE/MADISON CO. ARPT           1.40
MOBILE DOWNTOWN AIRPORT               1.30
MAXWELL AFB/MONTGOMERY                1.24

  
 FLORIDA                  
  
APALACHICOLA MUNI ARPT                2.31
VALPARAISO/EGLIN AFB                  2.09
TALLAHASSEE RGNL ARPT                 1.59
TYNDALL AFB/PANAMA CITY               1.57
CRESTVIEW/BOB SIKES                   1.53
PANAMA CITY/BAY CO. ARPT              1.51
MARIANNA MUNI ARPT                    1.31
PENSACOLA RGNL ARPT                   1.15
  
 LOUISIANA                
  
NEW IBERIA/ACADIANA                   3.94
NEW ORLEANS/LAKEFRONT                 3.50
SALT POINT 20SSW                      3.43
NEW ORLEANS/MOISANT                   3.26
SLIDELL                               2.67
BATON ROUGE/RYAN MUNI ARPT            2.66
LAFAYETTE RGNL ARPT                   1.69
PATTERSON MEMORIAL ARPT               1.60
LAKE CHARLES MUNI ARPT                1.27
  
 MISSISSIPPI              
  
MCCOMB/LEWIS FIELD                    3.18
HATTIESBURG/CHAIN MUNI ARPT           1.94
KEESLER AFB/BILOXI                    1.86
MERIDIAN/KEY FIELD                    1.65
HATTIESBURG/LAUREL                    1.41
GULFPORT-BILOXI                       1.37
MERIDIAN NAS/MCCAIN                   1.37
JACKSON WFO                           1.36
TUPELO/C.D. LEMONS                    1.21
COLUMBUS AFB                          1.14
  


AS THE STRONG MID TO UPPER LEVEL LOW MOVES EASTWARD INTO THE
SOUTHERN PLAINS TODAY...HEAVY SNOWS WILL SPREAD EASTWARD FROM THE
TEXAS-OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE REGION AND INTO SOUTHERN TO CENTRAL
KANSAS. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF A FOOT ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS
THESE AREAS.  IN ADDITION..SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO OVER 50 MPH WILL PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND
DRIFTING OF SNOW AND MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS.  THE THREAT
OF HEAVY SNOW WILL SPREAD FARTHER TO THE NORTHEAST SATURDAY NIGHT
INTO SUNDAY ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND
TOWARD THE GREAT LAKES.  MEANWHILE...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS AND
HEAVY RAINS WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY MORNING ALONG THE CENTRAL TO
EASTERN GULF COAST. THESE HEAVY RAINS WILL MOVE EASTWARD BY FRIDAY
AFTERNOON INTO THE SOUTHEASTERN U.S.  HOWEVER...ANOTHER ROUND OF
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...HEAVY RAINS AND POSSIBLE FLASH FLOODING MAY
MOVE ACROSS THE GULF COAST AGAIN FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY
MORNING.

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.

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