STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 02 FOR NORTHERN ROCKIES AND NORTHERN PLAINS
WINTER STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
400 PM CDT FRI OCT 04 2013

...EARLY SEASON WINTER STORM BRINGING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN THE
NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS...       

BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN PORTIONS OF
WYOMING...NORTHWESTERN PORTIONS OF THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE...AND
WESTERN PORTIONS OF SOUTH DAKOTA.

WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF
COLORADO...NORTHEASTERN UTAH...MONTANA...NORTH DAKOTA...SOUTH
DAKOTA...THE PANHANDLE OF NEBRASKA...AND THE MAJORITY OF WYOMING.

HIGH WIND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN
COLORADO...NORTHWESTERN KANSAS...AND EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN NEBRASKA.

FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AT 300 PM CDT...A SURFACE LOW WITH CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 1000
MB...29.54 IN...WAS CENTERED JUST NORTHWEST OF ORD IN CENTRAL
NEBRASKA.  A STRONG TRAILING COLD FRONT WAS EXTENDING TO THE SOUTH
AND WEST OF THE SURFACE LOW ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS INTO THE
DESERT SOUTHWEST WHILE A WELL-DEFINED WARM FRONT WAS EXTENDING TO
THE EAST OF THE LOW ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES AND INTO NEW ENGLAND.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS SHOWED AN
AREA OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW...WITH OCCASIONAL HEAVY
SNOW...REMAINED ANCHORED IN THE NORTHERN PLAINS TO THE NORTH AND
WEST OF THE LOW PRESSURE CENTER. THE HEAVIEST SNOW AND STRONGEST
WINDS WERE LOCATED IN THE WESTERN PART OF SOUTH DAKOTA WHERE
DOWNTOWN RAPID CITY REPORTED NORTH-NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING UP TO
68 MPH WITH MODERATE SNOW!

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 400 AM CDT THU OCT
03 THROUGH 300 PM CDT FRI OCT 04...

...COLORADO...
COLLBRAN 4 S                         12.5                    
MESA 6 S                             11.0                    
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS 2 E                10.9                    
YAMPA                                 8.0                    
OAK CREEK                             7.3                    
CARBONDALE 7 NNE                      6.0                    
MEEKER 2 WSW                          6.0                    
VAIL 2 W                              6.0                    
RIDGWAY 2 NW                          5.0                    
WOLCOTT 2 N                           4.5                    
FOUR CORNERS 8 NE                     3.5                    
VIMMSTON 22 S                         3.5                    

...MONTANA...
PONY 5 SW                            32.0                    
MCALLISTER 10 WNW                    24.0                    
MELVILLE 0.3 W                       18.0                    
RED LODGE 1.9 S                      18.0                    
BIG SKY 21 S                         17.0                    
JACKSON 14 SSW                       16.0                    
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS 18 W           14.0                    
LIVINGSTON 6.6 ESE                   13.3                    
GRANT 18 W                           12.0                    
ABSAROKEE 0.1 ENE                    11.0                    
BIG TIMBER 8.2 SSE                   10.0                    

...NORTH DAKOTA...
FLASHER                               3.5                    

...SOUTH DAKOTA...
LEAD 5 SSW                           33.0                    
BELLE FOURCHE DOWNTOWN               13.0                    
RAPID CITY DOWNTOWN                  12.0                    
DOWNTOWN SPEARFISH 8 W               11.0                    
SHAMBO RANCH 3 W                      6.0                    
WHITEWOOD 4 NNW                       5.4                    

...WYOMING...
RAWLINS                              14.1                    
LANDER 5.7 SW                        13.8                    
CASPER 2.6 E                         12.0                    
HULETT 4 N                           11.0                    
UPTON 5 N                            10.0                    
ROCK RIVER 9.6 WSW                    8.8                    
GILLETTE 13.9 NNW                     8.5                    
SHIRLEY BASIN                         8.0                    
SARATOGA                              5.0                    
LARAMIE                               4.0                    
CHEYENNE                              3.3                    

...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...

...SOUTH DAKOTA...
RAPID CITY DOWNTOWN                   68                    
BRIDGER 2 SW                          64                    
PENNINGTON                            59                    


THIS STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE EAST-NORTHEAST TOWARDS THE
GREAT LAKES. UP TO 2 FEET OF SNOW WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE
EXPECTED OVER THE PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS BY SATURDAY
MORNING...WITH LESSER AMOUNTS IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE
NORTHERN PLAINS. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF BY SATURDAY
AFTERNOON.  

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 1000 PM CDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.

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