STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 7 FOR NORTHERN ROCKIES AND NORTHERN PLAINS
SNOW
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
300 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 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 300 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND
SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED A 999 MB (29.50 IN) LOW PRESSURE
CENTER OVER SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO. AN ADDITIONAL AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE WAS CONTINUING TO ORGANIZE ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN NORTH
DAKOTA. A WARM FRONT EXTENDED FROM NORTHERN MINNESOTA TO
SOUTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA...WITH A COLD FRONT MOVING EASTWARD
THROUGH SOUTH DAKOTA...NEBRASKA...COLORADO...AND NEW MEXICO. LIGHT
TO MODERATE SNOW WAS REPORTED ACROSS WYOMING...MONTANA...AND INTO
NORTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA. LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN AND
THUNDERSTORMS WERE 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 300 PM MDT SUN OCT 12...

...MONTANA...
RED LODGE 2 S                                42.0
PONY                                         36.0
COLE CREEK                                   34.0     
ROSCOE 4 SE                                  32.0 
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 
DEAN 11 SSW                                  16.0
MC LEOD 7 S                                  14.0
CALVERT CREEK                                13.5         
BUTTE 8 S                                    12.5
TENDOY 3 S                                   11.0
MELVILLE 7 WNW                               11.0
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
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   
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...
SOUTH OGDEN 1.4 SSE                           6.0
BOUNTIFUL 1.7 NE                              5.0 
SALT LAKE CITY 8.3 ENE                        4.1


LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF
EASTERN MONTANA AND PORTIONS OF WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH THIS
EVENING. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE FORECAST TO BE UP TO ABOUT
SIX INCHES OVER EASTERN MONTANA AND WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA...WITH
LIGHTER SNOWFALL AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ACROSS WESTERN MONTANA.  THE LOW
PRESSURE CENTER OVER SOUTHEASTERN NORTH 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 900 PM MDT SUN OCT 12 2008. PLEASE REFER TO
YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.

KOST