THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER

CAMP SPRINGS, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 10 FOR CENTRAL TO SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS
BLIZZARD
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD      
1000 AM CDT SUN MAR 29 2009
 
...EARLY SPRING SNOWSTORM CONTINUES TO BRING A WINTRY MIX TO THE
UPPER GREAT LAKES...
 
WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
FOR PORTIONS OF THE UPPER GREAT LAKES.
 
FLOOD WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT ACROSS THE MIDDLE
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY...AND FLOOD WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THE
CENTRAL GULF COAST.
 
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 988 MB SURFACE LOW LOW LOCATED OVER
EASTERN MICHIGAN...ABOUT 50 MILES NORTH OF DETROIT.  A NARROW BAND
OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WAS REPORTED NORTH AND WEST OF THE
SURFACE LOW...FROM CENTRAL ILLONOIS AND NORTHWARD ACROSS THE UPPER
GREAT LAKES.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM CDT THU MAR
26 THROUGH 1000 AM CDT SUN MAR 29...

...ILLINOIS...
CAMBRIDGE 1 W                         3.5                     
MOLINE QUAD-CITY ARPT                 3.2                     
KEWANEE                               3.0                     
ADAIR                                 2.0                     
GOOD HOPE                             2.0                     
MACOMB                                2.0                     

...WISCONSIN...
PADDOCK LAKE                          7.0                     
CALENDONIA                            6.5                     
KENOSHA 4 SW                          6.3                     
RACINE                                6.0                     
UNION GROVE                           6.0                     
MILWAUKEE 2 N                         3.7                     
PALMYRA                               3.3                     
OREGON                                3.0                     

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM CDT THU MAR
26 THROUGH 1000 AM CDT SUN MAR 29...

...FLORIDA...
GONZALEZ 2.5 NNW                     19.06                     
MILTON/WHITING FIELD NAS             17.64                     
MILLIGAN                             17.52                     
PACE 2.4 N                           16.67                     
BONIFAY 16 NW                        16.39                     
NAVARRE 2.3 NNW                      15.88                     
BAKER 8.2 NE                         12.20                     
CRESTVIEW 3.7 N                      11.83                     
MOLINO 2.7 SSW                       11.80                     
DE FUNIAK SPRINGS 12.5 NW            10.97                     

...NORTH CAROLINA  ...
BREVARD 8.2 SE                        4.55                     
LAKE TOXAWAY 2 SW                     4.44                     
ROSMAN 5.3 W                          3.85                     
HIGHLANDS 1 E                         3.44                     
CANTON 10.3 S                         3.32                     
EAST FLAT ROCK 0.5 NNE                3.18                     
MOUNT MITCHELL STATE PARK             3.18                     
SALISBURY 4.8 W                       2.94                     
FRANKLIN 0.4 W                        2.90                     
TRYON 2.2 ESE                         2.86                     
RALEIGH 3.7 NNE                       2.48                     

...SOUTH CAROLINA...
COLUMBIA 10 WNW                       6.23                     
TRAVELERS REST 2.4 ESE                4.76                     
CLEVELAND 8.0 WSW                     4.70                     
SALEM 3.1 WNW                         4.56                     
WALHALLA 1.5 NW                       4.00                     
PICKENS 8.0 N                         3.66                     
CHAPPELLS 5.0 NNW                     3.39                     
SENECA 4.9 N                          3.37                     
MARIETTA 1.8 SW                       3.25                     
WEST UNION 1.5 ESE                    3.23                     

...TENNESSEE...
GERMANTOWN 0.2 WNW                    5.43                     
TULLAHOMA 1.2 E                       3.90                     
WHITWELL 0.3 SE                       3.80                     
JASPER 1.7 N                          3.54                     
LYNCHBURG 0.7 WNW                     3.49                     
MONTEAGLE 2.0 E                       3.40                     
SHELBYVILLE 9.3 S                     3.19                     
HIXSON 2.0 NW                         3.15                     
FAYETTEVILLE 8.6 SSW                  3.14                     
MANCHESTER 2.9 WSW                    3.06                     

...VIRGINIA...
NORFOLK 2.9 W                         4.08                     
IVOR 2.4 NNE                          2.35                     

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SLEET IN INCHES FROM 700 AM CDT THU MAR 26
THROUGH 1000 AM CDT SUN MAR 29...

...ILLINOIS...
CORDOVA                               0.50                     

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

...COLORADO...
GOLDEN 2 SW                          21.0                     
SPRINGFIELD                          21.0                     
KASSLER 1.2 SSW                      20.0                     
LAMAR                                20.0                     
BUCKHORN MOUNTAIN                    19.9                     
PINECLIFFE 3 SE                      18.1                     
COLORADO CITY 1 WSW                  18.0                     
WHEATRIDGE 0.3 SE                    17.8                     
WESTMINSTER                          17.3                     
BEULAH                               17.2                     
LITTLETON 0.9 S                      17.0                     
BOULDER 3.3 SE                       16.6                     
DENVER 10.3 WNW                      13.1                     
FORT COLLINS 3.7 SW                  11.3                     

...IOWA...
SOUTH AMANA                           6.4                     
CEDAR RAPIDS 2 W                      5.5                     
ALBIA                                 4.0                     
OSKALOOSA                             4.0                     
COGGON                                3.5                     
CORYDON                               3.5                     
OTTUMWA 1 SW                          3.3                     
BARNES CITY                           3.0                     
DUBUQUE 4 WNW                         3.0                     
LOWDEN                                3.0                     

...KANSAS...
COLDWATER 6 NW                       28.0                     
PRATT 1 W                            28.0                     
SAWYER                               24.0                     
TROUSDALE                            22.0                     
STAFFORD 5.9 ESE                     20.0                     
SYLVIA 5 E                           20.0                     
ULYSSES 4 NE                         19.0                     
ASHLAND 13 SE                        18.0                     
INMAN                                18.0                     
MULLINVILLE 12.5 S                   18.0                     

...MISSOURI...
RAYMORE                               6.0                     
BLUE SPRINGS                          5.0                     
GALLATIN                              4.0                     
GLADSTONE                             3.8                     
GREENWOOD                             3.5                     
LEES SUMMIT                           3.5                     
BOWLING GREEN                         3.0                     
GALLATIN                              3.0                     
JAMESPORT                             3.0                     
PLATTSBURG                            3.0                     

...NEBRASKA...
PARKS 17 N                            4.0                     
IMPERIAL                              3.0                     

...NEW MEXICO...
CLAYTON 1 WNW                        12.0                     
ALBUQUERQUE 15 NE                     8.0                     
ANGEL FIRE 12 SE                      8.0                     
LOS ALAMOS                            7.0                     
SANTA FE 2.6 SSW                      5.7                     
TAOS PUEBLO 2.8 NW                    4.1                     
COULDCROFT 1.8 SW                     3.0                     
WHITEWATER 10 NE                      2.5                     

...OKLAHOMA...
FORT SUPPLY 6 N                      25.0                     
HOOKER                               24.0                     
FELT                                 21.0                     
TURPIN                               18.0                     
KENTON                               16.0                     
KNOWLES                              16.0                     
SLAPOUT                              16.0                     
GUYMON                               14.0                     
BEAVER                               13.0                     

...TEXAS...
BOOKER                               15.0                     
CANADIAN                             15.0                     
LIPSCOMB                             15.0                     
DALHART                              14.0                     
HIGGINS                              14.0                     
TEXLINE                              14.0                     
AMARILLO 4 SW                        13.0                     
VEGA                                 13.0                     
PAMPA                                12.4                     
LEFORS                               12.0                     

...WYOMING...
LANDER AIRPORT                       15.0                     
FOSSIL BUTTE                          8.0                     

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

...ALABAMA...
THEODORE 2.1 NNW                     15.72                     
CLAYHATCHEE 5.9 E                    14.83                     
GRAND BAY 3.1 NNE                    12.85                     
DAPHNE 1.2 NNW                       11.55                     
DOTHAN 5.0 WSW                       11.11                     
TILLMANS CORNER                      10.74                     
MOBILE 12 WSW                        10.66                     
GUNTERSVILLE 4.4 SW                  10.44                     
CAMDEN 1.0 NNE                       10.30                     

...ARKANSAS...
MAYFLOWER 0.3 WNW                     2.92                     
WEST MEMPHIS MUNI ARPT                2.13                     

...GEORGIA...
TIFTON 5.5 E                          7.41                     
MOULTRIE 10.0 ESE                     7.12                     
BOGART 4.2 SE                         6.78                     
FORT BENNING/COLUMBUS                 6.33                     
ALBANY MUNI ARPT                      5.98                     
DOUGLAS 2.5 WSW                       5.93                     
PUTNEY 6.8 ESE                        5.86                     
PEARSON 3.5 NE                        5.48                     
ALMA/BACON CO. ARPT                   5.41                     
STOCKBRIDGE 3.1 E                     5.01                     

...LOUISIANA...
RACELAND 1.8 WSW                     18.16                     
GRETNA                               17.36                     
TERRYTOWN 3.3 S                      17.32                     
MOUNT HERMON                         17.04                     
ANGIE                                16.70                     
PONCHATOULA 4 SE                     16.30                     
GRAY 0.5 ENE                         10.73                     
FRANKLINTON 0.4 ENE                  10.11                     

...MISSISSIPPI...
VANCLEAVE 4.1 NNW                    19.86                     
LONG BEACH 0.8 SSE                   19.67                     
GULFPORT 2.0 NE                      19.60                     
HATTIESBURG 8.0 WSW                  19.11                     
WIGGINS 5.5 ENE                      13.71                     
ST. MARTIN 0.7 NNW                   13.03                     
KEESLER AFB/BILOXI                   12.09                     
TYLERTOWN 2 WNW                      11.22                     
KEESLER AFB/BILOXI                   10.69                     
GAUTIER 5.1 N                        10.61                     

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SLEET AMOUNTS IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT
HAS ENDED...

...IOWA...
WATERLOO AIRPORT                      2.00 SNOW/SLEET/ICE      
LEON 9 E                              1.00 SNOW/SLEET          

...KANSAS...
MID CONTINENT AIRPORT                 5.60 SNOW/SLEET/ICE      
EL DORADO                             4.00 SNOW/SLEET          
AUGUSTA                               3.00                     
PARK CITY 3 WSW                       3.00                     
WINFIELD                              3.00 SNOW/SLEET          
CHENEY                                2.00                     
NEWTON                                2.00                     
OKETO 3 W                             2.00                     
BURNS                                 1.50                     
NEWTON 1 ENE                          1.50                     

...MISSOURI...
HORTON 4 S                            1.00                     

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT
HAS ENDED...

...KANSAS...
BLUE MOUND                            1.00                     
N ALLEN                               1.00                     
OSAGE CITY 2 NNW                      0.80                     
DEXTER                                0.75                     
WINFIELD                              0.75                     
AMERICUS 4 N                          0.50                     
CEDAR VALE                            0.50                     
COUNCIL GROVE                         0.50                     
GARNETT 1 NE                          0.50                     
HOWARD                                0.50                     


THE LOW PRESSURE CENTER WILL QUICKLY TRACK NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS
THE UPPER GREAT LAKES...AND IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO CANADA BY
SUNDAY EVENING.  PRECIPITATION SHOULD COME TO AN END ACROSS THE
MIDWEST BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON.  RAIN SHOWERS IN THE OHIO VALLEY AND
GREAT LAKES REGION WILL GRADUALLY CHANGE OVER TO SNOW DURING THE
DAY ON SUNDAY AND WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF BY SUNDAY NIGHT.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 400 PM CDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.

GERHARDT




Last Updated: 1109 AM EDT SUN MAR 29 2009