THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER

CAMP SPRINGS, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 03 FOR CENTRAL U.S. WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
900 PM CST FRI FEB 03 2012
 
...MID-WINTER BLIZZARD CONTINUES OVER THE CENTRAL U.S...
 
BLIZZARD AND WINTER STORM WARNINGS EXTEND FROM NORTHEAST COLORADO
INTO PORTIONS OF NEBRASKA...KANSAS...AND IOWA...WITH WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORIES SURROUNDING THE WARNINGS.
 
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS.
 
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AT 800 PM CST...AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF
1011 MB...29.85 INCHES...WAS LOCATED ACROSS EAST CENTRAL
OKLAHOMA...WITH A COLD FRONT EXTENDING INTO CENTRAL TEXAS AND A
WARM FRONT TO THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WERE OCCURRING IN THE WARMER AIR AHEAD OF THE
SYSTEM...FROM TEXAS AND LOUISIANA NORTHWARD TO MISSOURI AND
ILLINOIS. FARTHER WEST...AS COLD AIR IS PULLED SOUTHWARD BEHIND
THE SYSTEM...SNOW WAS FALLING ACROSS AREAS FROM COLORADO AND
WYOMING EASTWARD TO NEBRASKA AND KANSAS. THE SNOW WAS GENERALLY
LIGHT...WITH OCCASIONAL AREAS OF MODERATE SNOW. GUSTY WINDS WERE
ALSO OCCURRING ACROSS THE SAME AREAS...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20
TO 30 MPH COMMON...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.   

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 PM CST THU FEB
02 THROUGH 800 PM CST FRI FEB 03...

...COLORADO...
BLACK HAWK 3 N                       48.0                     
PINECLIFFE 4 SSE                     38.4                     
EVERGREEN 3 S                        36.0                     
JAMESTOWN 3 W                        35.1                     
CONIFER 3 W                          31.0                     
NEDERLAND 4 ENE                      30.8                     
BUCKHORN MOUNTAIN 1 E                27.0                     
LIVERMORE 8 W                        27.0                     
ROLLINSVILLE                         27.0                     
WARD 4.6 NE                          26.5                     
BELLVUE 4.7 W                        24.1                     
CONIFER 3 WSW                        24.0                     
CALHAN 5 NE                          23.5                     
HORSETOOTH MOUNTAIN 3.2 NNW          22.0                     
NEDERLAND 4.2 E                      21.2                     
EVERGREEN 4 S                        20.4                     
BOULDER 6.8 SE                       14.0                     
DENVER                               14.0                     

...NEBRASKA...
TRYON 9 ESE                          17.0                     
RINGGOLD 2 E                         13.0                     
STAPLETON 14 NNW                     12.0                     
HERSHEY                               8.0                     
NORTH PLATTE 15 NNE                   8.0                     
BRANDON                               6.0                     
THEDFORD                              5.5                     
SUTHERLAND 0.7 N                      5.0                     
SUTHERLAND 1 W                        5.0                     
MADRID 6.6 NW                         4.3                     
ELSMERE 9 ENE                         4.0                     
GRANT 0.5 NE                          4.0                     
MADRID 7.8 SW                         3.0                     

...WYOMING...
LARAMIE 27.3 WSW                     26.0                     
CASPER 7 S                           24.0                     
SAND CREEK RESERVOIR                 18.0                     
LANDER 9.5 SW                        13.0                     
ATLANTIC CITY 7 NW                   12.0                     
N SAND LAKE                          12.0                     
NORTH SAND LAKE                      12.0                     
ROB ROY RESERVOIR 2 NE               12.0                     
ARLINGTON                            11.0                     
ELK MOUNTAIN 2.1 S                    9.4                     
CROW CREEK                            7.5                     
LANDER 5.7 SW                         7.2                     
WHEATLAND 20 SW                       7.2                     
CHEYENNE 2.3 ESE                      5.0                     

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 PM CST THU FEB
02 THROUGH 800 PM CST FRI FEB 03...

...KANSAS...
MEDICINE LODGE                        4.24                     
COLWICH 2.1 WNW                       2.95                     
WICHITA                               2.75                     
PRETTY PRAIRIE 7.4 ESE                2.73                     
PRATT 2.6 S                           2.72                     
MURDOCK 4.6 N                         2.68                     
PARK CITY 3 WSW                       2.59                     
WILMORE 12.1 SE                       2.41                     
WICHITA 7.4 NNW                       2.24                     
PENALOSA 0.4 N                        2.16                     
VALLEY CENTER 0.1 NE                  2.15                     
HESSTON 7 SW                          2.10                     
WICHITA 9.1 WNW                       2.04                     
PARK CITY 0.5 ENE                     2.00                     
SALINA                                1.47                     

...LOUISIANA...
NATCHITOCHES 0.9 NE                   3.89                     
ALEXANDRIA/ESLER                      3.65                     
FORT POLK                             2.48                     
RUSTON 5.5 NNW                        2.25                     
CALHOUN 4.3 SSE                       1.76                     
FERRIDAY 1.1 NNW                      1.65                     
ROCKY BRANCH 1.3 W                    1.48                     
SWARTZ 2.0 SSW                        1.25                     
BUNKIE 0.3 WSW                        1.21                     
BASTROP 1.0 SSE                       1.07                     
MONROE 3.2 SSE                        1.06                     
MONROE 3.2 NW                         1.04                     
WELSH 0.7 W                           1.00                     

...MISSISSIPPI...
JACKSON                               2.73                     
VICKSBURG 2.2 NE                      1.32                     
MADISON 5.7 WNW                       1.07                     

...NEBRASKA...
BYRON 0.2 ESE                         1.21                     
HUMBOLDT 2.2 SW                       1.07                     
DAVENPORT 0.5 E                       1.04                     
DILLER 5.6 S                          1.01                     
RUSKIN 3.4 W                          1.01                     
HARDY 4.3 E                           1.00                     

...OKLAHOMA...
SHATTUCK 0.7 SSW                      4.28                     
FORT SUPPLY 4.2 SE                    4.17                     
CHEYENNE 18.1 SW                      2.55                     
STILLWATER MUNI ARPT                  2.19                     
GUTHRIE MUNI ARPT                     2.12                     
QUINLAN 0.3 SW                        1.64                     

...TEXAS...
ROMAYOR 6 N                           9.30                     
OAKWOOD 4.2 NE                        4.40                     
CLEVELAND 0.9 SW                      3.33                     
KINGWOOD 3.9 S                        2.49                     
KIRBYVILLE 1.5 SE                     1.61                     
LIVINGSTON 0.7 WNW                    1.35                     
BULLARD 3.7 E                         1.28                     
ONALASKA 0.6 WSW                      1.09                     
BEAUMONT/PORT ARTHUR                  0.64                     

...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...

...KANSAS...
CHANUTE MARTIN JOHNSON ARPT           42                     


THE SURFACE LOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO EASTERN KANSAS AND
SOUTHERN MISSOURI BY SATURDAY MORNING. TO THE NORTHWEST OF THE LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM...COLD AIR WILL CONTINUE FILTERING INTO THE PLAINS
WITH A SWATH OF VERY HEAVY SNOW FROM COLORADO INTO
NEBRASKA...KANSAS AND WESTERN IOWA BY SATURDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL
AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 FEET ARE EXPECTED OVER EASTERN COLORADO INTO
SOUTHERN NEBRASKA AND NORTHERN KANSAS. RELATIVELY LIGHTER SNOWFALL
AMOUNTS WILL FALL FARTHER SOUTH INTO CENTRAL KANSAS AND FARTHER
EAST INTO CENTRAL IOWA. NORTHERLY WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS
OVER 40 MPH WILL CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER PORTIONS OF
WESTERN NEBRASKA. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE AND
EXTREMELY DANGEROUS THROUGH THESE REGIONS INTO SATURDAY. BEYOND
SATURDAY...THE STORM IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN...BUT A SWATH OF
MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS STILL EXPECTED INTO PORTIONS OF THE
MIDWEST STATES.     

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 300 AM CST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.

RYAN




Last Updated: 943 PM EST FRI FEB 03 2012