STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 04 FOR CENTRAL TO SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS
BLIZZARD
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
1000 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 NEW MEXICO...EAST
NORTHEASTWARD INTO THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY.
FLOOD WATCHES AND 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 1000 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND
SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED A 997 MB SURFACE LOW LOCATED OVER
WESTERN ARKANSAS WITH A STATIONARY BOUNDARY STRETCHED ACROSS THE
SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WAS REPORTED
IN NORTHERN OKLAHOMA AND KANSAS. LIGHT SNOW WAS BEING REPORTED IN
THE TEXAS PANHANDLE AND EASTERN NEW MEXICO. LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN
WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WAS REPORTED ACROSS THE LOWER
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND FLORIDA.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM CDT THU MAR
26 THROUGH 1000 PM CDT FRI MAR 27...
...KANSAS...
SYRACUSE 13.0
MONTEZUMA 12.0
SANTANA 12.0
ULYSSES 8 W 10.0
HUTCHINSON 8.0
ELKHART 5 NNE 7.0
JOHNSON CITY 7.0
TRIBUNE 5 S 7.0
KANORADO 6.0
GOODLAND 13.2 SW 5.5
GARDEN CITY 10.1 S 5.0
DODGE CITY 9.1 WNW 4.0
...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...
BUFFALO 9.0
BOISE CITY 8.0
KENTON 8.0
WOODWARD 7.0
FORT SUPPLY 6 N 6.0
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 1000 PM CDT FRI MAR 27...
...ALABAMA...
JACKSON 2 N 4.68
THEODORE 2.1 NNW 4.60
THOMASVILLE 4.44
MELVIN 3.95
TUSCALOOSA 3.66
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
UNIONTOWN 3.20
FAIRHOPE 1.4 W 3.10
MOBILE 11.4 WSW 3.10
JASPER 2.92
HUNTSVILLE 2.53
GAINSVILLE 2.24
...ARKANSAS...
EUDORA 1.40
ROHWER 2 NNE 1.33
...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
...GEORGIA...
FORT OGLETHORPE 2 SW 1.70
SUMMERVILLE 1.67
...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
TALLULAH 2.45
PONCHATOULA 4 SE 2.40
FRENCH SETTLEMENT 2.32
INNISWOLD 4 E 2.17
PORT VINCENT 1.98
BATON ROUGE 1.89
...MISSISSIPPI...
WIGGINS 5.5 ENE 7.23
CARRIERE 3.2 SSW 5.41
MERIDIAN 3.5 NW 4.79
COLLINSVILLE 4.76
FULTON 4.37
VERONA 4.30
TROY 2 SE 4.14
TUPELO 3.65
ENTERPRISE 4 N 3.45
LIBERTY 1.0 WNW 3.05
PICAYUNE 2.5 E 2.80
SAUCIER 6.6 SW 2.73
YAZOO CITY 5 NNE 2.70
STATE UNIVERSITY 2.41
JACKSON 2.25
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SLEET IN INCHES FROM 700 AM CDT THU MAR 26
THROUGH 1000 PM CDT FRI MAR 27...
...KANSAS...
NEWTON 1 ENE 1.50
BURNS 1.50
WELLINGTON 19 W 1.00
...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
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
...WYOMING...
LANDER AIRPORT 15.0
FOSSIL BUTTE 8.0
CASPER 6.0
AS THE STRONG MID TO UPPER LEVEL LOW MOVES NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS
THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AND INTO TO SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI VALLEY OVER
NIGHT...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 400 AM CDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.
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