THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
CAMP SPRINGS, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 8 FOR NORTHERN ROCKIES AND NORTHERN PLAINS
SNOW
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
900 PM MDT SUN OCT 12 2008
...EARLY SEASON HEAVY SNOW EVENT CONTINUING TO DIMINISH OVER THE
U.S...
WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
ACROSS WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN PLAINS.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST WATCHES AND
WARNINGS...PLEASE VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV.
AT 900 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND
SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED A 1006 MB (29.71 IN) LOW PRESSURE
CENTER OVER SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO. AN ADDITIONAL AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE...AT 1009 MB (29.79 IN)...WAS LOCATED OVER NORTHWESTERN
MINNESOTA. AN ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT IS CONTINUING ITS EASTWARD
MOVEMENT THROUGH NORTH DAKOTA...SOUTH
DAKOTA...NEBRASKA...COLORADO...AND NEW MEXICO. LIGHT TO MODERATE
SNOW WAS REPORTED ACROSS MONTANA AND INTO NORTHWESTERN NORTH
DAKOTA. LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WAS REPORTED IN THE VICINITY OF THE
COLD FRONTAL BOUNDARY FROM NORTHERN TEXAS NORTHEASTWARD INTO
MINNESOTA.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM MDT FRI OCT
10 THROUGH 900 PM MDT SUN OCT 12...
...MONTANA...
LIMESTONE 10 WSW 49.0
RED LODGE 5 W 49.0
ROSCOE 4 SE 45.0
DEAN 11 SSW 44.0
PONY 36.0
COLE CREEK 34.0
MYSTIC LAKE 30.0
ABSAROKEE 0.6 S 26.0
ENNIS 15 NW 25.1
COLUMBUS 7.2 23.3
ROBERTS 5.9 NNW 22.9
FISHTAIL 7 SW 22.0
REED POINT 3 SW 22.0
BILLINGS 22.0
ROUNDUP 10 SE 20.0
NYE 19.7
LIVINGSTON 0.4 SSW 18.0
SOUTH FORK SHIELDS 17.0
EAST BOULDER MINE 16.0
MC LEOD 7 S 14.0
CALVERT CREEK 13.5
BUTTE 8 S 12.5
HINSDALE 5 SW 12.0
GLASGOW 2 W 12.0
TENDOY 3 S 11.0
MELVILLE 7 WNW 11.0
CARLYLE 5 W 10.0
MCCABE 11 NNE 8.0
FLATWILLOW 3 N 6.0
HELENA 3 SSE 4.0
...WYOMING...
HOMESTEAD PARK 33.0
LANDER 28.7
MARQUETTE 22.5
HOBBS PARK 22.2
ST. LAWRENCE 22.0
TIMBER CREEK 21.0
TOWNSEND CREEK 20.0
BALD MOUNTAIN 18.0
BONE SPRINGS DIVIDE 17.0
LANDER AIRPORT 16.5
THERMOPOLIS 4.0 N 15.5
SOUTH PASS 15.0
DAYTON 11.9 WNW 14.0
SHELL CREEK 14.0
GILLETTE 16 N 13.7
CASPER 4.3 WSW 12.0
ROCKYPOINT 2 NE 12.0
RIVERTON 7.8
...NORTH DAKOTA...
BEACH 11.0
WATFORD CITY 7.0
RHAME 27 SW 6.0
TROTTERS 6.0
WILLISTON 3.1
...SOUTH DAKOTA...
HARDING SE 12.0
BELLE FOURCHE 0.9 SSE 8.3
LEAD 5.5 SSW 8.2
LADNER 14 WNW 8.0
SPEARFISH 0.6 E 7.8
HANNA 0.1 ESE 7.0
WHITEWOOD 4.2 NNW 6.5
NEWELL 2.8 ENE 6.0
PACTOLA 6.0
SILVER CITY 5.8
...IDAHO...
RUPERT 15.0
CARIBOU 12.0
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
KIMBERLY 5.0
BENNINGTON 4.0
STANLEY 28 NE 4.0
...UTAH...
WEST HAVEN 11.0
ROY 11.0
SOUTH OGDEN 2 W 11.0
CLEARFIELD 6.8
SUGARHOUSE 2 NE 6.5
BOUNTIFUL 6.0
CENTERVILLE 5.0
SALT LAKE CITY 8.3 ENE 4.1
SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH ACROSS EASTERN MONTANA AND
PORTIONS OF WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.
ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES ARE
POSSIBLE OVER THIS REGION.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 300 AM MDT MONDAY OCT 12 2008. PLEASE REFER
TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.
KOST
Last Updated: 1105 PM EDT SUN OCT 12 2008