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<br />") <br /> <br />seeding. Much of the precipitation in this storm fell at the lower elevations at any rate. <br />The storm moved in on the 6th and 7th, producing up to .50 inches of moisture in the <br />Winter Park area. but managed only one or two tenths in the mountains of the target. <br /> <br />The first opportunity for seeding in the second half of the month developed the <br />evening of the 19th as a system passed southward through Utah and Colorado. Most of <br />the wet weather occurred in Utah with Colorado and the target area experiencing a <br />generally weak stann outbreak. Very little precipitation occurred with this storm and the <br />CNG's were turned off the morning of the 20th. Another precipitation episode developed <br />on the night of the 22nd, however, the next seeded event occurred on the 24th from <br />morning through late afternoon. This system continued the winter's trend of being a <br />light precipitation producer. The night of the 24th experienced a brief but moderate <br />snow episode with more snow occurring on the 25th through the morning of the 26th <br />when the third seeding event in March occurred. Precipitation at the higher elevation <br />SCS sites indicated around .75 inches of moisture fell. Lower elevation sites reported <br />around half an inch by 5 PM on the 25th. The fourth and fmal March seeding episode <br />(8th seeding event of the season) developed close on the heels of the previous one, with <br />seeding occurring from the late afternoon of the 28th through the late evening of the. <br />29th. This period produced a quarter to a third of an inch for the mountains and less <br />than two tenths of an inch in the lower elevations. The fmal two days of the month were <br />dry. <br /> <br />Appendix A lists each storm period that was seeded, showing the date and "on" <br />and "off' times of each CNG unit that was utilized. <br /> <br />4-5 <br />