THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
CAMP SPRINGS, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 3 FOR CENTRAL U.S. WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
400 PM CDT SAT MAR 20 2010
...LATE SEASON WINTER STORM CONTINUES TO BRING SNOW FROM THE
CENTRAL PLAINS NORTHEASTWARD INTO THE LOWER GREAT LAKES...
WINTER STORM WARNINGS COVER MUCH OF OKLAHOMA AND INTO PARTS OF THE
NEIGHBORING STATES...WITH WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES SURROUNDING
THE WARNING AREA.
WIND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS...MUCH OF
CENTRAL...SOUTHERN AND EASTERN TEXAS AS WELL AS NORTHERN
LOUISIANA.
FLOOD WATCHES ARE NOW IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN MISSOURI.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 300 PM CDT...A 1010 MB...29.82 INCHES...LOW PRESSURE CENTER WAS
DEVELOPING IN CENTRAL ARKANSAS ON A WELL-DEFINED COLD FRONT.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS
INDICATED THAT LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW...LOCALLY HEAVY...EXTENDED
FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE MIDWEST AND INTO
LOWER MICHIGAN. A LINE OF MODERATE RAIN WAS MOVING EASTWARD
ACROSS WESTERN ARKANSAS AND WESTERN LOUISIANA AHEAD OF THE COLD
FRONT.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM CDT FRI MAR
19 THROUGH 300 PM CDT SAT MAR 20...
...IOWA...
LACONA 3 ENE 8.0
MURRAY 6.8
DES MOINES INTL ARPT 6.7
LEON 6 ESE 6.5
CRESTON 2 SW 5.5
VILLISCA 5.2
ALBIA 3 NNE 5.1
DUBUQUE REGIONAL ARPT 4.0
CEDAR RAPIDS 2 W 3.5
DAVENPORT 2.5
...ILLINOIS...
ABINGDON 3.0
DE KALB 2.5
LINCOLNSHIRE 1 N 2.5
GALESBURG 2.3
DAVIS 1 N 2.0
...KANSAS...
EUDORA 7.0
LAWRENCE 7.0
EMPORIA 6 ESE 6.2
IOLA 6.0
DOVER 2 E 5.6
TOPEKA 5 ESE 5.2
LECOMPTON 5.0
WHITING 5.0
LEAVENWORTH 4.2
BARNARD 4.0
DELIA 3NNE 4.0
EUREKA 4.0
VALLEY FALLS 3 SW 4.0
...MICHIGAN...
HOLLAND 4 NNE 1.5
...MISSOURI...
CONCEPTION JUNCTION 7.0
FREEMAN 7.0
PECULIAR 6.5
BUTLER 6.0
PLATTSBURG 6 S 5.8
PARKVILLE 3 NW 5.5
FLEMINGTON 4.0
MARYVILLE 3.5
BETHANY 3.0
ST JOSEPH 3.0
PLEASANT HILL 2.5
SEDALIA 2.0
WARSAW 2.0
...NORTH CAROLINA...
MOUNT OLIVE 6 SE 5.5
...OKLAHOMA...
BROKEN ARROW 5.0
BUFFALO 4.0
GRANITE 1 WSW 3.2
HAMMON 3.0
...TEXAS...
AMARILLO NWS 5.0
WHEELER 5.0
...WISCONSIN...
ARGYLE 4.2
DARLINGTON 2 NE 4.0
MADISON 5 SW 3.5
MCFARLAND 1 E 3.5
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
700 AM CDT FRI MAR 19 THROUGH 300 PM CDT SAT MAR 20...
...OKLAHOMA...
OWASSO 5 E 0.10
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS
ENDED...
...COLORADO...
BOULDER 7SW 26.0
GENESEE 24.3
KITTREDGE 1N 24.3
CONIFER 4ENE 22.2
NEDERLAND 4ENE 22.0
CRESTONE 11NNE 18.0
GOLDEN 13NW 18.0
OURAY 15.2
RED MTN PASS 14.6
BOULDER 2S 12.6
...NEBRASKA...
RULO 2 WSW 4.6
FALLS CITY 3.5
PAWNEE 3.0
OMAHA 2.0
...NEW MEXICO...
CHUPADERO 7 ESE 21.0
ROCIADA 8 SW 15.0
TESUQUE 8 E 15.0
GASCON 13.0
UTE PARK 7 SSW 13.0
ELIZABETHTOWN 5 NNW 12.0
RED RIVER 1 SE 12.0
TIJERAS 10 S 8.0
BLACK LAKE 4 ESE 6.4
SANTA FE 1 SW 3.0
...WYOMING...
LANDER 12SW 22.0
SINKS CANYON 20.0
ATLANTIC CITY 7NW 18.0
CROWHEART 14W 17.0
CODY 18SW 12.0
BUFFALO 17W 11.0
THE LOW PRESSURE CENTER OVER ARKANSAS WILL DEEPEN TONIGHT AND WILL
MOVE SLOWLY INTO THE TENNESSEE VALLEY ON SUNDAY. THE HIGHEST
POSSIBILITY OF HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE OVER EASTERN OKLAHOMA
TONIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE LIKELY FROM
EASTERN OKLAHOMA INTO SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS...NORTHWESTERN ARKANSAS
AND SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI. ISOLATED TOTALS AROUND ONE FOOT ARE
POSSIBLE.
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.
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Last Updated: 748 PM EDT SAT MAR 20 2010