THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
CAMP SPRINGS, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 08 FOR CENTRAL TO SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS
BLIZZARD
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
1000 PM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009
...EARLY SPRING SNOWSTORM MOVES OUT OF THE PLAINS AND INTO THE
UPPER GREAT LAKES...
WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE CURRENTLY
IN EFFECT ACROSS THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND NORTHEASTWARD
INTO THE UPPER GREAT LAKES REGION.
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 AND EASTERN
AREAS OF THE OHIO VALLEY.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 900 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND SURFACE
OBSERVATIONS INDICATED A 991 MB SURFACE LOW LOCATED ALONG THE
SOUTHERN BORDER OF ILLINOIS AND INDIANA. A COMBINATION OF
SNOW...FREEZING RAIN...AND RAIN WAS REPORTED NORTHWEST OF THE
SURFACE LOW...STRETCHING FROM CENTRAL MISSOURI...NORTHWARD ACROSS
ILLINOIS...AND NORTHEASTWARD INTO THE UPPER GREAT LAKES. AHEAD OF
AN ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT...A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WAS MOVING
THROUGH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...TENNESSEE...AND NORTHERN GEORGIA.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM CDT THU MAR
26 THROUGH 1000 PM CDT SAT MAR 28...
...IOWA...
CEDAR RAPIDS 2 W 4.5
ALBIA 4.0
OSKALOOSA 4.0
CORYDON 3.5
DUBUQUE 4 WNW 3.0
LOWDEN 3.0
MOULTON 6 NE 2.5
MOUNT VERNON 3 NW 2.5
VICTOR 2.5
NNW SPRINGVILLE 2.2
...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
...MISSOURI...
BLUE SPRINGS 5.0
GLADSTONE 3.8
GREENWOOD 3.5
LEES SUMMIT 3.5
GALLATIN 3.0
PLATTSBURG 3.0
CHILLICOTHE 2.8
BARING 3 W 2.0
DOWNING 3 NNE 2.0
TRENTON 2.0
...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 1000 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
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
ANGIE 16.70
PONCHATOULA 4 SE 16.30
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 1000 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
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SLEET IN INCHES FROM 700 AM CDT THU MAR 26
THROUGH 1000 PM CDT SAT MAR 28...
...ILLINOIS...
CORDOVA 0.50
...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
...MISSOURI...
HORTON 4 S 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
BOULDER 3.3 SE 16.6
DENVER 10.3 WNW 13.1
FORT COLLINS 3.7 SW 11.3
...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 QUICKLY TRACK NORTHEASTWARD OVER THE
OHIO VALLEY AND IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO CANADA BY SUNDAY EVENING.
PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD NORTHWARD ACROSS EASTERN
PORTIONS OF THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND INTO THE UPPER GREAT
LAKES. RAIN ACROSS THE AREA WILL GRADUALLY CHANGE OVER TO SNOW
OVERNIGHT ON SATURDAY...AS COLDER AIR MOVES IN ALOFT. AN
ADDITIONAL SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED FOR NORTHERN
PORTIONS OF THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND NORTHEASTWARD INTO
THE UPPER GREAT LAKES. 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...THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SEVERE WEATHER WILL
CONTINUE TO BE A THREAT ACROSS THE EASTERN U.S. AS THIS STORM
SYSTEM MOVES INTO CANADA.
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.
GERHARDT
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Last Updated: 1053 PM EDT SAT MAR 28 2009