THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
CAMP SPRINGS, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 02 FOR CENTRAL TO SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS
BLIZZARD
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
1000 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...WINTER STORM WATCHES AND WARNINGS...AND WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT ACROSS NORTHERN REGIONS
OF THE SOUTHERN PLAINS...NORTHWARD INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS...AND
EASTWARD INTO THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY.
FLOOD WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT ALONG
CENTRAL GULF COAST AND INTO THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND
PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHEAST.
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 999 MB SURFACE LOW LOCATED OVER CENTRAL
TEXAS AND A STATIONARY BOUNDARY STRETCHED ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN
UNITED STATES...CENTRAL TEXAS...AND MEXICO. MODERATE TO HEAVY
SNOW WAS REPORTED IN PORTIONS OF NORTHERN TEXAS AND NORTHWARD INTO
EASTERN COLORADO AND WESTERN KANSAS. LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WAS
REPORTED IN THE SOUTHEAST...ALONG THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE
STATIONARY BOUNDARY. IN ADDITION...A LINE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WAS MOVING ACROSS SOUTHERN GEORGIA AND THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM CDT THU MAR
26 THROUGH 900 AM CDT FRI MAR 27...
...COLORADO...
KASSLER 1.2 SSW 20.0
BUCKHORN MOUNTAIN 19.9
COLORADO CITY 1 WSW 18.0
WHEATRIDGE 0.3 SE 17.8
WESTMINSTER 17.3
BEULAH 17.2
LITTLETON 0.9 S 17.0
BROOMFIELD 2.3 SSW 16.9
BOULDER 3.3 SE 16.6
EVERGREEN 1 S 16.3
ASPEN PARK 5.2 ESE 15.5
ERIE 14.5
MONUMENT 2 E 14.0
RYE 1 SSW 14.0
DENVER 10.3 WNW 13.1
FORT COLLINS 3.7 SW 11.3
...KANSAS...
ULYSSES 8 W 10.0
SYRACUSE 7.2 WSW 7.5
ELKHART 5 NNE 7.0
JOHNSON CITY 7.0
TRIBUNE 5 S 6.0
GOODLAND 13.2 SW 5.5
GARDEN CITY 10.1 S 5.0
DODGE CITY 9.1 WNW 4.0
...NEBRASKA...
IMPERIAL 3.0
...NEW MEXICO...
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
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 900 AM CDT FRI MAR 27...
...ALABAMA...
THEODORE 2.1 NNW 4.60
ELBERTA 8.2 ESE 3.60
RAMER 1.5 SE 3.50
CAMDEN 1.0 NNE 3.40
GROVE HILL 5.4 SSW 3.30
ORANGE BEACH 3.0 ENE 3.30
CLANTON 8.6 E 3.20
PINE HILL 3.6 WSW 3.20
FAIRHOPE 1.4 W 3.10
MOBILE 11.4 WSW 3.10
...FLORIDA...
SHALIMAR 1.0 N 3.67
WRIGHT 0.8 N 3.28
EGLIN AFB 5.6 NE 2.96
MILTON 1.4 NNE 2.91
WEST PENSACOLA 10.9 SW 2.83
...LOUISIANA...
GRAY 0.5 ENE 9.33
RACELAND 1.8 WSW 7.81
TERRYTOWN 3.3 S 5.54
ABITA SPRINGS 0.8 WSW 4.05
GONZALES 3.7 N 3.45
METAIRIE 1.7 NW 3.32
FRENCH SETTLEMENT 0.9 SSE 3.25
...MISSISSIPPI...
WIGGINS 5.5 ENE 7.23
CARRIERE 3.2 SSW 4.24
LIBERTY 1.0 WNW 3.05
PICAYUNE 2.5 E 2.80
SAUCIER 6.6 SW 2.73
AS THE STRONG MID TO UPPER LEVEL LOW MOVES NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS
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...MAKING 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 TO MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST. SEVERE
WEATHER WILL ALSO BE A THREAT FOR THE CENTRAL GULF COAST AND
FURTHER INLAND THROUGHOUT THE DAY FRIDAY.
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: 1056 AM EDT FRI MAR 27 2009