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