THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
CAMP SPRINGS, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 03 FOR CENTRAL TO SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS
BLIZZARD
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
400 PM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009
...EARLY SPRING SNOWSTORM BRINGING HEAVY SNOW AND BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS TO THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS...ALONG WITH
HEAVY RAINS IN THE SOUTHEAST...
BLIZZARD WARNINGS...WINTER STORM WATCHES AND WARNINGS...AND WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FROM THE SOUTHERN
ROCKIES...EASTWARD INTO THE NORTHERN REGIONS OF THE SOUTHERN
PLAINS...NORTHWARD INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS...AND EASTWARD INTO THE
MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY.
FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF STATES.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 400 PM 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 CENTRAL TEXAS AND
THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WAS
REPORTED IN PORTIONS OF NORTHERN TEXAS AND NORTHWARD INTO WESTERN
OKLAHOMA AND KANSAS. LIGHT SNOW IS BEING REPORTED IN THE SOUTHERN
ROCKIES. LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WAS
REPORTED IN THE SOUTHEAST.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM CDT THU MAR
26 THROUGH 400 PM 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
FORT LYON 2 N 11.0
...KANSAS...
SANTANA 12.0
ULYSSES 8 W 10.0
SYRACUSE 7.2 WSW 7.5
ELKHART 5 NNE 7.0
JOHNSON CITY 7.0
TRIBUNE 5 S 7.0
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...
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
CLAYTON 1 WNW 2.0
...OKLAHOMA...
BOISE CITY 8.0
KENTON 8.0
TEXHOMA 4.0
GUYMON 3.5
...TEXAS...
TEXLINE 8.0
DALHART 6.0
VEGA 4.0
AMARILLO 2.3
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM CDT THU MAR
26 THROUGH 400 PM CDT FRI MAR 27...
...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
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SLEET IN INCHES FROM 700 AM CDT THU MAR 26
THROUGH 400 PM CDT FRI MAR 27...
...KANSAS...
WELLINGTON 19 W 1.00
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS
ENDED...
...WYOMING...
LANDER AIRPORT 15.0
FOSSIL BUTTE 8.0
CASPER 6.0
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS
ENDED...
...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
...MISSISSIPPI...
WIGGINS 5.5 ENE 7.23
CARRIERE 3.2 SSW 5.41
MERIDIAN 3.5 NW 4.79
COLLINSVILLE 4.76
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 AND INTO TO SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI VALLEY
TONIGHT...HEAVY SNOWS WILL SPREAD NORTH AND EASTWARD ACROSS THE
CENTRAL PLAINS AND INTO THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. 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 FURTHER NORTHEAST SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY ACROSS
PORTIONS OF THE UPPER MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND THE GREAT
LAKES. MEANWHILE...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS AND HEAVY RAINS WILL
CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 1000 PM CDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.
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Last Updated: 455 PM EDT FRI MAR 27 2009