THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER

CAMP SPRINGS, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 1 FOR CENTRAL U.S. WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
400 AM CDT SAT MAR 20 2010
 
...LATE SEASON WINTER STORM EXITING THE ROCKIES WILL SPREAD HEAVY
SNOW INTO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS TODAY...
 
WINTER STORM WARNINGS EXTEND FROM THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES INTO THE
SOUTHERN PLAINS...WITH WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES SURROUNDING THE
WARNINGS.
 
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AT 300 AM CDT...A COLD FRONT THAT WAS PUSHING THROUGH THE MIDDLE
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND SOUTHERN PLAINS WILL HELP TO DEVELOP A LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM THIS AFTERNOON OVER NORTHERN TEXAS. THIS LOW IS
FORECAST TO MOVE INTO ARKANSAS TONIGHT AND DEEPEN WITH AN
INCREASING AREA OF HEAVY SNOW TO THE WEST AND NORTH OF THE LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM. COLD AIR FILTERING SOUTH FROM THE NORTHERN PLAINS
HAS ALREADY CHANGED RAIN TO SNOW OVER MUCH OF KANSAS INTO NORTHERN
MISSOURI...WITH RAIN EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO SNOW OVER MUCH OF
OKLAHOMA TODAY AND INTO SOUTHWEST MISSOURI AND NORTHWESTERN
ARKANSAS TONIGHT. HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE
LIKELY WITH ISOLATED TOTALS AROUND ONE FOOT POSSIBLE.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM CDT FRI MAR
19 THROUGH 300 AM CDT SAT MAR 20...

...IOWA...
DES MOINES 5 WNW                      5.4                     
CLIVE 1 E                             4.9                     
OSCEOLA                               3.5                     
CRESTON                               2.5                     
KNOXVILLE                             2.5                     

...KANSAS...
LEAVENWORTH                           4.2                     
DELIA 3 NNE                           4.0                     
LAWRENCE                              3.5                     
SALINA                                3.0                     
SYLVAN GROVE                          3.0                     
BASEHOR 4 E                           2.5                     
TOPEKA 7 WSW                          2.3                     
BURR OAK                              2.0                     
ELMDALE                               2.0                     
HUTCHINSON                            1.0                     
MCPHERSON                             1.0                     

...MISSOURI...
ST JOSEPH                             3.0                     

...NEBRASKA...
OMAHA                                 2.0                     

...NEW MEXICO...
GASCON                               13.0                     
UTE PARK 7 SSW                       13.0                     
ELIZABETHTOWN 5 NNW                  12.0                     
RED RIVER 1 SE                       12.0                     
TIJERAS 10 S                          7.0                     
BLACK LAKE 4 ESE                      6.4                     
SEDILLO                               6.0                     
CANON PLAZA 11 NNW                    5.0                     
CHUPADERO 7 ESE                       5.0                     
TESUQUE 8 E                           5.0                     

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS
ENDED...

...COLORADO...
BOULDER 7 SW                         26.0                     
GENESEE                              24.3                     
KITTREDGE 1 N                        24.3                     
CONIFER 4 ENE                        22.2                     
NEDERLAND 4 ENE                      22.0                     
CRESTONE 11 NNE                      18.0                     
GOLDEN 13 NW                         18.0                     
OURAY                                15.2                     
RYE 1 SSW                            14.3                     
COLORADO CITY 1 WSW                  13.0                     
BOULDER 2 S                          12.6                     
MAYSVILLE                            12.5                     
FOUNTAIN 9 WSW                       11.0                     

...WYOMING...
LANDER 12 SW                         22.0                     
SINKS CANYON                         20.0                     
LANDER 26 W                          19.0                     
ATLANTIC CITY 7 NW                   18.0                     
CROWHEART 14 W                       17.0                     
LANDER 5.7 SW                        13.5                     
CODY 18 SW                           12.0                     
LANDER 1 W                           12.0                     
LANDER 1 S                           11.9                     
BUFFALO 17 W                         11.0                     


LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING OVER NORTHERN TEXAS TODAY WILL MOVE INTO
ARKANSAS TONIGHT AND DEEPEN WITH AN EXPANDING AREA OF HEAVY SNOW
OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS INTO THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE LIKELY FROM CENTRAL 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 AM CDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.

ECKERT/HAMRICK




Last Updated: 452 AM EDT SAT MAR 20 2010