THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
CAMP SPRINGS, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 6 FOR NORTHERN ROCKIES TO UPPER MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
1000 PM CDT MON MAR 30 2009
...HEAVY SNOW CONTINUES TO FALL ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTH AND SOUTH
DAKOTA WITH LIFE THREATENING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN SOME AREAS...
BLIZZARD WARNINGS...WINTER STORM WARNINGS...AND WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORIES ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FROM PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN
HIGH PLAINS INTO THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY AND WESTERN
GREAT LAKES.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 1000 PM CDT...A 995 MB SURFACE LOW WAS OVER NORTHEASTERN
NEBRASKA. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS SHOWED A BAND OF
MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW OVER WESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA INTO SOUTHERN
NORTH DAKOTA AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35
MPH ARE CAUSING WHITEOUT AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN SOME AREAS.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 600 AM CDT SUN MAR
29 THROUGH 1000 PM CDT MON MAR 30...
...COLORADO...
OURAY .23 NNW 9.5
NATURITA 6.9 W 8.0
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS 1.1 E 7.7
...NORTH DAKOTA...
GLEN ULLIN 22.0
STRASBURG 20.0
HAZELTON 4 NW 17.2
HAGUE 17.0
RALEIGH 19 S 17.0
BISMARCK 16.5
FORT YATES 16.0
ELGIN 15.0
KINTYRE 15.0
BISMARCK 0.5 S 14.5
FLASHER 14.5
REGENT 14.0
BOWMAN 13.0
DICKINSON 12.5
BEACH 12.0
EDGELEY 11 N 12.0
MEDORA 12.0
...SOUTH DAKOTA...
SPEARFISH 9 SW 24.0
DEADWOOD 2 NE 15.7
MCLAUGHLIN 12.0
REDIG 9 NNW 12.0
EAST LONG LAKE 23 E 10.0
WETONKA 18 N 10.0
...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...
...COLORADO...
MONARCH PASS 55
AKRON-WASHINGTON CO. ARPT 48
FT COLLINS-LOVELAND MUNI ARPT 43
...MONTANA...
CARLYLE 9 NW 52
...NEBRASKA...
HARRISBURG 6 SE 58
DALTON 1 S 52
...NEW MEXICO...
LAS VEGAS 6 NE 67
...SOUTH DAKOTA...
BUFFALO 58
MOBRIDGE 44
...WYOMING...
BUFFALO/JOHNSON CO. ARPT 54
TORRINGTON 52
LARAMIE/GENERAL BREES FIELD 44
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS
ENDED...
...IDAHO...
PRESTON 14 E 24.5
MACKS INN 9 E 24.0
ISLAND PARK 8 NW 22.0
SPENCER 11 NE 14.5
MONTPELIER 14 N 11.5
LAVA HOT SPRINGS 10 SEE 10.5
INKOM 10.0
BLACKFOOT 32 E 9.5
IDAHO FALLS 38 E 9.0
WAYAN 2 NE 9.0
...MONTANA...
HEART BUTTE 14 SW 24.0
HIGHWOOD 12 ESE 19.0
ENNIS 18.0
STANFORD 18.0
TOWNSEND 16 NE 17.3
HELENA 8 S 15.0
HOBSON 15.0
LEWISTOWN 23 E 15.0
PENDROY 20 2 15.0
ANACONDA 7 NW 14.5
BABB 14.0
BOULDER 14.0
HELENA 3 S 14.0
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS 19 NW 14.0
BIG SKY 20 S 13.0
FORESTGROVE 12.0
VALIER 12.0
...WYOMING...
JACKSON HOLE - RAYMER 19.0
JACKSON HOLE - MID 17.0
MORAN JUNCTION 25 NE 14.5
CODY 18 SW 13.5
DUBOIS 25 NW 13.5
GRAND TARGHEE 13.0
JACKSON 8 WNW 13.0
MEETEETSE 30 SW 13.0
MOOSE 13.0
PAHASKA 13.0
BUFFALO 17 W 12.0
SHELL 18 E 12.0
THE SURFACE LOW OVER SOUTHEASTERN NEBRASKA WILL SLOWLY MAKE A TURN
TOWARD THE NORTHEAST MONDAY NIGHT AND MOVE INTO SOUTHERN MINNESOTA
BY TUESDAY EVENING. HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO THE
NORTHWEST OF THE SURFACE LOW ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS INTO THE
UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY. STRONG WINDS OF 30 TO 50 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE...WHICH WILL CAUSE LIFE THREATENING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.
WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE LIKELY...WITH
ISOLATED 18 TO 24 INCH AMOUNTS...ARE EXPECTED OVER THE NORTHERN
PLAINS BY TUESDAY EVENING.
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.
PEREIRA
Last Updated: 1046 PM EDT MON MAR 30 2009