STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 05 FOR CENTRAL TO SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS
BLIZZARD
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
400 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 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 TEXAS
PANHANDLE...NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND
THE MIDWEST...INTO THE NORTHERN PART OF LOWER MICHIGAN.
FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT ACROSS PARTS OF THE
MIDWEST AND THE CENTRAL GULF STATES.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 300 AM CDT...A 996 MB SURFACE LOW WAS LOCATED OVER NORTHWESTERN
MISSOURI WITH A STATIONARY BOUNDARY STRETCHED ACROSS THE
SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR
INDICATED AN AREA OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW LOCATED TO THE
NORTHWEST OF THIS LOW ACROSS NORTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA INTO CENTRAL
AND NORTHEASTERN KANSAS. SOME FREEZING RAIN WAS REPORTED ON THE
SOUTHERN EDGE. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WAS REPORTED IN THE TEXAS
PANHANDLE. A LARGE AREA OF LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WITH EMBEDDED
THUNDERSTORMS WAS MOVING ACROSS THE GULF STATES MAINLY TO THE EAST
OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM CDT THU MAR
26 THROUGH 400 AM CDT SAT MAR 28...
...KANSAS...
GARDEN CITY 16.0
SUBLETTE 15.0
CIMARRON 14.0
MEADE 13.0
ASHLAND 13.0
SYRACUSE 13.0
MONTEZUMA 12.0
LIBERAL 12.0
SANTANA 12.0
ULYSSES 8 W 10.0
GREAT BEND 8.0
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 300 AM CDT SAT MAR 28...
...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...
HOT SPRINGS/MEMORIAL FIELD 1.60
FORT SMITH MUNI ARPT 1.60
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...
ATLANTA INTL ARPT 2.67
ATLANTA/DEKALB 2.32
COLUMBUS METRO ARPT 2.17
ATHENS MUNI ARPT 2.12
GAINESVILLE/LEE GILMER ARPT 1.99
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
BOOTHVILLE 4.23
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 300 AM CDT SAT MAR 28...
...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 LOW MOVES NORTHEASTWARD ON SATURDAY...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...BLOWING AND
DRIFTING OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS.
THE THREAT OF HEAVY SNOW WILL SPREAD FARTHER NORTHEAST INTO SUNDAY
ACROSS THE MIDWEST AND INTO 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 AM CDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.
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