Storm Summary Number 3 for Central U.S. Winter Storm
NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD
900 PM CST Tue Mar 04 2025

...A large area of low pressure across the central U.S. is
bringing winter weather impacts, high winds, severe weather, and
the potential for flooding... 

Blizzard Warnings are in effect across portions of the Central
Plains and Midwest.

Winter Storm Warnings and Winter Weather Advisories are in effect
over the Upper Midwest.

Flood Watches are in effect for portions of upstate New York.

Red Flag Warnings are active across Texas.

High Wind Warnings are active over much of the Central and
Southern Plains, the Gulf Coast, and the Appalachians.

For a detailed graphical depiction of the latest watches, warnings
and advisories, please see www.weather.gov

At 800 PM CST...Surface observations depict a cyclone continuing
to slowly deepen and move northeastward across Missouri. An
occluded area of low pressure was analyzed at 984 mb (29.06 in Hg)
near Kansas City. A cold front and warm front extended southward
towards the Gulf Coast. The Tennessee and Ohio Valleys were seeing
moderate rainfall, while the Southeast and Gulf Coast were seeing
bands of heavy rain and severe weather along a squall line in the
warm sector of the system. Moisture wrapping around the backside
of the cyclone is interacting with a colder air mass and strong
winds, and blizzard conditions are occurring for areas in the
Central Plains and Midwest. 

...Selected preliminary Storm Total Snowfall in inches from 700 AM
CST Mon Mar 03 through 800 PM CST Tue Mar 04...

...COLORADO...
COPPER MOUNTAIN 1 SSW                13.0                    
VAIL                                 10.0                    
BRECKENRIDGE                          9.0                    

...MINNESOTA...
ARTICHOKE                             4.1                    

...NEBRASKA...
ANSELMO                               5.0                    
ATKINSON                              4.0                    

...SOUTH DAKOTA...
WATERTOWN                             4.0                    
WESSINGTON SPRINGS                    4.0                    
PLATTE                                3.5                    

...Selected preliminary Peak Wind gusts in miles per hour earlier
in the event...

...COLORADO...
AROYA                                  61                    
LA JUNTA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT             53                    
PUEBLO AIRPORT                         49                    
LIMON AIRPORT                          48                    
RAMAH                                  44                    

...KANSAS...
SHARON SPRINGS                         68                    
ULYSSES 2 NNW                          63                    
GREAT BEND AIRPORT                     60                    
WINONA 9 WSW                           60                    
MANHATTAN                              58                    
MEDICINE LODGE                         43                    
WICHITA AIRPORT                        43                    
GUTHRIE AIRPORT                        41                    

...NEBRASKA...
BROKEN BOW                             68                    
LINCOLN                                64                    
HASTINGS                               62                    

...NEW MEXICO...
SALINAS PEAK                           90                    
CLAYTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT              82                    
ROSWELL AIR CENTER                     77                    
SAN AUGUSTIN PASS                      74                    
NORTH OSCURA PEAK                      69                    
DORA                                   68                    
MINE                                   68                    

...OKLAHOMA...
INDIAN CITY                            43                    
GUTHRIE AIRPORT                        41                    

...TEXAS...
PINE SPRINGS                           85                    
SNYDER                                 72                    
WHITES CITY                            70                    
DALHART 12 SW                          69                    
ROMERO S                               66                    
AMARILLO                               64                    
FRITCH                                 60                    


The cyclone will continue to slowly lower in pressure over the
next 12 hours as it moves across the Midwest and towards the Great
Lakes region on Wednesday. A band of locally heavy rain and strong
to severe thunderstorms are likely across the Southeast and the
Mid-Atlantic on Wednesday ahead of a cold front. Flooding,
damaging winds, and isolated tornadoes are possible. A shield of
rain will then progress northwards towards New England late
Wednesday and Thursday, which combined with lingering snow pack in
New England, will support the potential for run-off flooding. As
for the cold side of the spring storm, blizzard conditions ongoing
across the Plains will shift northeastward towards the upper
Midwest and Great Lakes for Wednesday.

The next Storm Summary will be issued by the Weather Prediction
Center at 900 AM CST. Please refer to your local National Weather
Service office for additional information on this event.

Wilder