THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
CAMP SPRINGS, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 07 FOR CENTRAL TO SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS
BLIZZARD
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
400 PM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009
...EARLY SPRING SNOWSTORM BRINGS A WINTRY MIX OF
SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN TO THE CENTRAL U.S....
WINTER STORM WARNINGS...WATCHES...AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES
ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FROM NORTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA...NORTHEASTWARD
ACROSS THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY...AND INTO THE UPPER GREAT
LAKES.
FLOOD WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND ADVISORIES REMAIN IN EFFECT ACROSS
THE SOUTHEAST AND CENTRAL GULF STATES. FLOOD WARNINGS ARE ALSO IN
EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 300 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND SURFACE
OBSERVATIONS INDICATED A 993 MB SURFACE LOW LOCATED OVER SOUTH
CENTRAL MISSOURI. A COMBINATION OF SNOW...SLEET...FREEZING
RAIN...AND RAIN WAS REPORTED NORTHWEST OF THE SURFACE
LOW...STRETCHING FROM NORTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA... NORTHEASTWARD
ACROSS IOWA...AND EASTWARD INTO SOUTHERN WISCONSIN. AHEAD OF AN
ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT...A LARGE AREA OF LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN
WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WAS MOVING ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN
UNITED STATES AND INTO THE MID ATLANTIC REGION.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM CDT THU MAR
26 THROUGH 400 PM CDT SAT MAR 28...
...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
...NEBRASKA...
PARKS 17 N 4.0
IMPERIAL 3.0
...OKLAHOMA...
ERICK 0.2 NE 28.0
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
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM CDT THU MAR
26 THROUGH 400 PM CDT SAT MAR 28...
...ALABAMA...
MONTGOMERY 2.3 ENE 17.25
THEODORE 2.1 NNW 15.62
CLAYHATCHEE 5.9 E 14.83
GRAND BAY 3.1 NNE 12.85
DAPHNE 1.2 NNW 11.54
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
...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
SHALIMAR 1.0 N 15.40
MOLINO 2.7 SSW 11.80
DE FUNIAK SPRINGS 12.5 NW 10.63
CRESTVIEW 3.0 NE 10.59
...GEORGIA...
BOGART 4.2 SE 6.78
STOCKBRIDGE 3.1 E 5.01
DILLARD 3.5 NE 3.69
EMMA 4.2 WNW 3.48
TALLULAH FALLS 3.47
TERROROA-RABUN LAKE 3.47
ATLANTA 3.38
TUGALO DAM 3.36
LILBURN 0.8 SSE 3.35
CLARKESVILLE 2 N 3.20
...LOUISIANA...
RACELAND 1.8 WSW 18.16
GRETNA 17.36
TERRYTOWN 3.3 S 17.32
MOUNT HERMON 17.04
COVINGTON NMBR 3 16.77
ANGIE 16.70
PONCHATOULA 4 SE 16.30
ABITA SPRINGS 0.8 WSW 16.16
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
GAUTIER 5.1 N 10.61
OCEAN SPRINGS 3.3 E 10.47
...NORTH CAROLINA ...
LAKE TOXAWAY 2 SW 4.44
HIGHLANDS 1 E 3.44
BREVARD 8.2 SE 3.28
MOUNT MITCHELL STATE PARK 3.18
ROSMAN 2.90
EAST FLAT ROCK 3 SE 2.73
NEWFOUND GAP 2.69
CANTON 10.3 2.48
RALEIGH 3.7 NNE 2.48
TRYON 2.44
...SOUTH CAROLINA...
COLUMBIA 10 WNW 6.23
CLEVELAND 8.0 WSW 3.61
SALEM 3.1 WNW 3.50
WALHALLA 5 NW 3.19
TABLE ROCK DAM 2.75
PICKENS 8.0 N 2.71
SENECA 4.9 N 2.55
WEST UNION 1.5 ESE 2.48
JOCASSEE 2 ESE 2.33
KEOWEE 5 N 2.22
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
700 AM CDT THU MAR 26 THROUGH 400 PM CDT SAT MAR 28...
...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
IOLA 0.50
OLPE 3 E 0.50
WSW HARVEYVILLE 0.50
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SLEET IN INCHES FROM 700 AM CDT THU MAR 26
THROUGH 400 PM CDT SAT MAR 28...
...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
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
...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
...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
THE LOW PRESSURE CENTER WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHEASTWARD OVER
THE OHIO VALLEY AND IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE UPPER GREAT LAKES
REGION BY SUNDAY MORNING. PRECIPITATION WILL SPREAD NORTHWARD
ACROSS THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY...OHIO VALLEY...AND INTO THE
UPPER GREAT LAKES. RAIN ACROSS THE AREA WILL GRADUALLY CHANGE
OVER TO SNOW THROUGHOUT SATURDAY EVENING AS COLDER AIR MOVES IN
ALOFT. AN ADDITIONAL SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED FROM
NORTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA...THROUGH THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY...AND INTO THE UPPER GREAT LAKES BY SUNDAY MORNING. A
NARROW BAND OF GREATER THAN EIGHT INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IS
POSSIBLE NORTHWEST OF THE LOW TRACK. PERIODS OF SLEET AND
FREEZING RAIN ARE ALSO POSSIBLE BEFORE PRECIPITATION TRANSITIONS
TO ALL SNOW. IN ADDITION...THE HEAVY RAINS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL
CONTINUE MOVE THROUGH THE SOUTHEAST AND MID ATLANTIC THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING.
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.
GERHARDT
Last Updated: 729 PM EDT SAT MAR 28 2009