THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
CAMP SPRINGS, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 04 FOR CENTRAL U.S. WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
300 AM CST SAT FEB 04 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 200 AM CST...AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF
1015 MB...29.97 INCHES...WAS LOCATED ACROSS NORTHEAST
OKLAHOMA...WITH A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM EASTERN OKLAHOMA INTO
SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS AND A WARM FRONT TO THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE OCCURRING ALONG THE COLD
FRONT AND 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 EXTREME EASTERN COLORADO AND EASTWARD TO
NEBRASKA AND KANSAS...AND SOUTHWESTERN IOWA. THE SNOW WAS
GENERALLY LIGHT TO MODERATE...WITH OCCASIONAL AREAS OF MODERATE TO
HEAVY 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 300 AM CST SAT FEB 04...
...COLORADO...
BLACK HAWK 3 N 48.0
PINECLIFFE 4 SSE 46.0
JAMESTOWN 3 W 45.2
EVERGREEN 3 S 36.0
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
GENESEE 25.0
BELLVUE 4.7 W 24.1
CONIFER 3 WSW 24.0
CALHAN 5 NE 23.5
HORSETOOTH MOUNTAIN 3.2 NNW 22.0
MONUMENT 1 ENE 21.5
NEDERLAND 4.2 E 21.2
BOULDER 20.4
EVERGREEN 4 S 20.4
BOULDER 2 SSE 19.0
DENVER 14.0
AIR FORCE ACADEMY 5 NE 13.0
ESTES PARK 3 S 11.1
...KANSAS...
NORTON 4.5
...NEBRASKA...
TRYON 9 ESE 17.0
RINGGOLD 2 E 13.0
NORTH PLATTE 15 NNE 12.0
STAPLETON 14 NNW 12.0
HERSHEY 8.0
BRANDON 6.0
HASTINGS 4 N 6.0
THEDFORD 5.5
MCCOOL JUNCTION 5.0
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
...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 300 AM CST SAT FEB 04...
...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
GUTHRIE MUNI ARPT 3.39
CHEYENNE 18.1 SW 2.55
STILLWATER MUNI ARPT 2.19
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
CASTLE HILLS 2.25
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 EXTREME 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 900 AM CST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.
FANNING
Last Updated: 338 AM EST SAT FEB 04 2012