Storm Summary Number 3 for Central U.S. Winter Storm NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD 400 AM CDT Thu Mar 14 2019 ...Blizzard conditions continue across the Northern and Central Plains as a powerful surface low spins in southeast Nebraska... Blizzard Warnings are in effect for parts of the North/Central Plains, Central Rockies, and Upper Midwest. High Wind Warnings are in effect from the Southern Plains to the Southern/Central Rockies. Flood and Flash Flood Warnings/Watches are in effect for the Central Plains, Middle Mississippi Valley, and Great Lakes. For a detailed graphical depiction of the latest watches, warnings and advisories, please see www.weather.gov At 300 AM CDT...A strong low pressure system with an estimated central pressure of 980 mb was located over southeast Nebraska and was moving northeastward. A cold front extended southward across the Central Plains and curved westward into the Southern Rockies. Another cold front was located across eastern Texas. A quasi-stationary front extended northward from the low into western Ontario, Canada. National Weather Service radars and surface observations indicated moderate to heavy snowfall with blizzard conditions in some places across the Northern/Central Plains. Light snow and blowing snow was found across the Central Rockies. Moderate to heavy rainfall spread into the Mississippi and Ohio Valleys with some thunderstorm activity reported in the Lower Mississippi Valley and into southeast Texas. High winds gusting near 80 mph were observed across the Central Plains. ...Selected preliminary Storm Total Snowfall in inches from 700 AM CDT Tue Mar 12 through 300 AM CDT Thu Mar 14... ...COLORADO... WOLF CREEK PASS 1 SE 45.0 PLACERVILLE 9 NE 29.8 TELLURIDE SKI RESORT 24.0 SKYWAY 6 E 20.5 NEDERLAND 4 NE 20.0 OURAY 20.0 ASPEN SPRINGS 3 NE 19.0 SHAFFERS CROSSING 3 N 19.0 IRWIN SKI LODGE 17.0 JAMESTOWN 3 W 16.5 PINGREE PARK 3 WNW 16.0 RED FEATHER LAKES 1 NNE 16.0 BROOKVALE 4 S 15.0 GENESEE 1 N 14.5 DENVER INTL ARPT 7.1 ...KANSAS... NORTON 1.0 ...MINNESOTA... WARREN 2.0 ...NEBRASKA... SCOTTSBLUFF 12.0 MELBETA 9.0 OSHKOSH 10 NE 4.5 GORDON 6 N 4.0 VALENTINE 1 S 3.0 NORTH PLATTE 15 NNE 2.0 ...NORTH DAKOTA... ELLENDALE 12.0 GRAND FORKS 1.9 ...SOUTH DAKOTA... NORRIS 5 ESE 14.7 DEERFIELD 4 SE 10.0 DOWNTOWN SPEARFISH 1 S 6.0 PINE RIDGE 5.0 DOWNTOWN RAPID CITY 1 E 4.5 LEOLA 1 NNE 4.0 ABERDEEN 3 ESE 3.5 ...WYOMING... CASPER 8 S 16.0 EVANSVILLE 2 E 15.0 NWS CHEYENNE 13.2 FOUR CORNERS 13.0 LANDER 12 SW 6.0 ...Selected preliminary Storm Total Freezing Rain ice amounts in inches from 700 AM CDT Tue Mar 12 through 300 AM CDT Thu Mar 14... ...SOUTH DAKOTA... WATERTOWN 4 N 0.10 ...Selected preliminary Peak Wind gusts in miles per hour earlier in the event... ...COLORADO... PETERSON AFB 1 SSW 97 GLEN HAVEN 4 S 92 CHERAW 4 S 89 TRUCKTON 6 SW 85 BLACK FOREST 4 S 84 LAMAR 4 WSW 82 DENVER INTL ARPT 80 BLENDE 4 NE 78 LIMON 1 ENE 77 MANILA VILLAGE 5 S 77 CARR 6 SW 76 WESTON 6 ESE 71 AGUILAR 2 NE 69 BURLINGTON 5 S 60 ...KANSAS... WESKAN 85 ELKHART 5 WNW 75 LEOTI 69 COOLIDGE 1 S 68 WALLACE 2 S 68 WILBURTON 9 NW 65 HAYNE 4 NE 64 SHARON SPRINGS 9 SSE 64 BREWSTER 6 N 63 EL DORADO 8 NE 63 HUTCHINSON ARPT 63 LIBERAL 1 W 62 RUSSELL ARPT 62 MEDICINE LODGE 2 E 61 ...MISSOURI... AIRPORT DRIVE 1 NE 56 SCOTT CITY 2 W 52 PIERCE CITY 3 SSW 51 ...NEBRASKA... HEMINGFORD 5 E 89 SIDNEY 2 SSW 78 SCOTTSBLUFF 3 E 64 ALLIANCE 4 SE 59 ...NEVADA... RUBY VALLEY 5 SW 91 RUBY LAKE 2 S 61 ...NEW MEXICO... SAN AUGUSTIN PASS 104 CLOUDCROFT 100 CANNON AFB 1 N 79 CLINES CORNERS 1 SSE 79 MCDONALD OBSERVATORY 79 WAGON MOUND 6 N 78 TUCUMCARI 7 ENE 71 ARTESIA 67 LAS VEGAS 6 NE 67 SANTA ROSA 2 ESE 67 CARLSBAD 64 MILLS 4 WSW 64 ...OKLAHOMA... GAGE 74 GUYMON 2 W 69 WOODWORD 2 WSW 68 BEAVER 1 SSW 66 GOODWELL 2 E 66 FREEDOM 3 SSW 65 PUTNAM 3 N 65 SLAPOUT 8 W 65 GOULD 3 W 64 WEATHERFORD 4 WSW 64 ...SOUTH DAKOTA... JEWEL CAVE 64 RAPID CITY ARPT 63 FAIRBURN 4 NNW 61 PRINGLE 60 PHILIP 3 E 59 WALL 8 S 59 FAITH 1 NNE 58 SCENIC 3 NNW 53 ...TEXAS... PINE SPRINGS 103 SOUTH FRANKLIN PEAK 90 FRITCH 1 WNW 84 BOOTLEG 11 WNW 81 AMARILLO 6 ENE 80 CLAUDE 12 SW 80 ADRIAN 6 WSW 79 HEREFORD 2 WNW 78 PALO DURO RESERVOIR 1 NW 78 ROMERO 11 SSW 78 DUMAS 3 W 77 STINNETT 1 NNW 77 ...UTAH... RICHFIELD 76 WENDOVER 72 BLUFFDALE 60 ...WYOMING... DIXON 19 N 76 SIBLEY PEAK 8 S 66 CHEYENNE 1 WNW 61 BUFORD 2 WNW 60 TORRINGTON 60 VEDAUWOO 4 NNW 60 ...Selected preliminary Storm Total Snowfall in inches where the event has ended... ...ARIZONA... FOREST LAKES 1 E 10.0 FLAGSTAFF ARPT 9.0 MCNARY 4 NW 9.0 UPPER WHEATFIELDS 8.0 BELLEMONT 7.5 MUNDS PARK 7.5 ...NEW MEXICO... RED RIVER 8 SSW 17.0 CHUPADERO 7 ESE 15.0 ROCIADA 8 SW 15.0 ARROYO 8 NE 14.0 TERERRO 6 WNW 13.0 CHAMA 12.0 ANGEL FIRE 3 ESE 11.0 CUBA 9 E 11.0 LLANO LARGO 5 SSE 11.0 TOADLENA 5 SSW 11.0 ...UTAH... ALTA 16.0 ALPINE 14.0 BRIGHTON 12.0 KANOSH 12.0 SANDY 10.8 The surface low will move northeastward across the Central Great Plains and Middle Mississippi Valley before arriving in the Great Lakes by tonight. Additional snowfall between 3 to 6 inches are expected across the Northern Plains through Friday morning. Although much of the precipitation will be coming to an end late this morning across the Plains, wind gusts will remain a hazard in the 30-50 mph range throughout most of the day today. The next storm summary will be issued by the Weather Prediction Center at 1000 AM CDT. Please refer to your local National Weather Service office for additional information on this event. Snell