THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 01 FOR NORTHERN ROCKIES AND NORTHERN HIGH
PLAINS EARLY SEASON WINTER STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
500 PM EDT THU SEP 11 2014

...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW FALLING ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN
ROCKIES AND NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS..

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

AT 400 PM EDT...A STATIONARY BOUNDARY WAS BANKED UP AGAINST THE
HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN ROCKIES. NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE RADAR AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATE LIGHT TO
MODERATE SNOW SHOWERS FALLING ACROSS MOST OF NORTHERN
WYOMING...WESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA....AND SOUTHERN MONTANA. THE MOST
CONSISTENT SNOWFALL BANDS WERE OBSERVED DOWNWIND OF THE WIND RIVER
RANGE IN WYOMING AND THE BLACK HILLS OF SOUTH DAKOTA. NORTH TO
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS WERE ESTABLISHING AN UPSLOPE
ENHANCEMENT ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN IN THE REGION.  FOR PORTIONS
FOR SOUTH DAKOTA, THIS IS THEIR EARLIEST MEASURABLE SNOWFALL ON
RECORD FOR SEPTEMBER.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 400 PM EDT TUE SEP
10 THROUGH 400 PM EDT WED SEP 11...

...MONTANA...
HEART BUTTE                           8.0                    
MELVILLE 4.7 W                        7.5                    
RED LODGE 4.2 W                       6.0                    
WYOLA 17.3 WSW                        6.0                    
ZORTMAN                               6.0                    
LIVINGSTON 6.6 ESE                    3.5                    

...SOUTH DAKOTA...
DOWNTOWN CUSTER                       8.0                    
MOUNT RUSHMORE                        7.0                    
HILL CITY 5 S                         6.0                    
RAPID CITY 7 SW                       3.0                    

...WYOMING...
STORY 0.8 W                          14.0                    
SHERIDAN 15.7 S                      13.0                    
BIG HORN                             12.0                    
BURGESS JUNCTION 0.3 NNW             11.0                    
BANNER                                7.0                    
SUNDANCE 1 ENE                        6.0                    


SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON ACROSS THE REGION BEFORE
WINDING DOWN OVERNIGHT. TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 5 TO 10 INCHES IS
EXPECTED IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF NORTHERN WYOMING WITH 1 TO 3
INCHES IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CENTRAL AND NORTHERN WYOMING AND
WESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 1100 PM EDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.

KREKELER




Last Updated: 419 PM EDT THU SEP 11 2014