THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
CAMP SPRINGS, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 6 FOR NORTHERN ROCKIES AND NORTHERN PLAINS
SNOW
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
900 AM MDT SUN OCT 12 2008
...EARLY SEASON HEAVY SNOW EVENT STARTS TO DIMINISH OVER THE
U.S...
WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL ROCKIES AND THE
WESTERN PORTION OF THE NORTHERN PLAINS.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST WATCHES AND
WARNINGS...PLEASE VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV.
AT 900 AM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND
SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED A 1001 MB (29.56 IN) LOW PRESSURE
CENTER OVER SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO. ANOTHER AREA OF LOW PRESSURE
WAS ORGANIZING ACROSS SOUTH DAKOTA. A WARM FRONT EXTENDED FROM
NORTHERN MINNESOTA TO CENTRAL NEBRASKA...WITH A COLD FRONT PUSHING
EASTWARD THROUGH COLORADO AND NEW MEXICO. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW
WAS REPORTED ACROSS WYOMING...CENTRAL AND EASTERN MONTANA...AND
INTO NORTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA. LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WAS
REPORTED TO THE SOUTHEAST OF THE FRONTAL BOUNDARIES FROM NORTHERN
TEXAS NORTHEASTWARD INTO MINNESOTA.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM MDT FRI OCT
10 THROUGH 800 AM MDT SUN OCT 12...
...MONTANA...
PONY 36.0
COLE CREEK 34.0
RED LODGE 5W 34.0
ROSCOE 4 SE 32.0
MYSTIC LAKE 30.0
ABSAROKEE 0.6 S 26.0
ENNIS 15 NW 25.1
FISHTAIL 7 SW 22.0
REED POINT 3 SW 22.0
NYE 19.7
SOUTH FORK SHIELDS 17.0
BILLINGS 7.1 W 17.0
EAST BOULDER MINE 16.0
DEAN 11 SSW 16.0
MC LEOD 7 S 14.0
CALVERT CREEK 13.5
BUTTE 8 S 12.5
ROUNDUP 10 SE 12.0
COLUMBUS 15 NW 12.0
ROBERTS 5.9 NNW 12.0
TENDOY 3 S 11.0
MELVILLE 7 WNW 11.0
HELENA 3 SSE 4.0
...WYOMING...
TOWNSEND CREEK 20.0
ST. LAWRENCE 19.0
MARQUETTE 19.0
BALD MOUNTAIN 18.0
HOBBS PARK 18.0
BONE SPRINGS DIVIDE 17.0
LANDER AIRPORT 16.5
TIMBER CREEK 15.0
SOUTH PASS 15.0
THERMOPOLIS 0.2 SSW 14.5
SHELL CREEK 14.0
CASPER 4.3 WSW 12.0
LANDER 5 SW 11.5
DAYTON 11.9 WNW 10.0
GILLETTE 3 NW 10.0
RIVERTON 7.8
...NORTH DAKOTA...
TROTTERS 6.0
WILLISTON 3.1
...SOUTH DAKOTA...
BELLE FOURCHE 0.9 SSE 8.3
LEAD 5.5 SSW 8.2
HANNA 0.1 ESE 7.0
WHITEWOOD 4.2 NNW 6.5
NEWELL 2.8 ENE 6.0
SILVER CITY 5.8
SPEARFISH 0.6 E 4.6
...IDAHO...
RUPERT 15.0
BURLEY 18 SE 10.0
CHALLIS 9.5
ROGERSON 16 E 9.1
MOOSE CREEK 9.0
JEROME 6.0
THREE CREEK 9 ESE 6.0
BENNINGTON 4.0
STANLEY 28 NE 4.0
LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF
EASTERN MONTANA THROUGH THIS EVENING. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE
FORECAST TO BE UP TO ABOUT SIX INCHES...WITH HEAVIER AMOUNTS
POSSIBLE IN HIGHER TERRAIN. LIGHTER SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF AN INCH OR
TWO ARE POSSIBLE IN WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND WYOMING...EXCEPT UP
TO SIX INCHES IN HIGHER TERRAIN. THE LOW PRESSURE CENTER OVER
SOUTH DAKOTA WILL DEEPEN AND BECOME THE DOMINANT CENTER AS THE
SYSTEM MOVES TO THE NORTH AND EAST INTO CANADA OVERNIGHT. ALL
SNOWFALL WILL TAPER OFF BY EARLY MONDAY.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 300 PM MDT SUN OCT 12 2008. PLEASE REFER TO
YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.
FRACASSO
Last Updated: 1048 AM EDT SUN OCT 12 2008