The Weather Prediction Center
College Park, MD
Storm Summary Message
Storm Summary Number 10 for Northern Rockies to Northern Plains
Snowstorm
NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD
900 PM MDT Fri Oct 11 2019
...A powerful early-season snowstorm is bringing strong winds and
heavy snow to the Northern Plains...
Blizzard Warnings are in effect for much of central and eastern
North Dakota. Winter Storm Warnings and Winter Weather Advisories
are in effect for much of North Dakota, northeast South Dakota,
and northwestern Minnesota.
Freeze Warnings and Watches as well as Frost Advisories are in
effect for portions of the Mississippi River Valley and the
Central and Southern Plains.
Flood Warnings are in effect for counties adjacent to the Red
River along the North Dakota/Minnesota border.
For a detailed graphical depiction of the latest watches, warnings
and advisories, please see www.weather.gov
At 800 PM MDT...Surface observations indicated sharply colder air
spilling south and east behind a well defined front extending from
Lake Superior through the Ohio/Tennessee Valleys and into the
Southeast and Gulf of Mexico. A surface low with a central
pressure of 993 mb, or 29.32 inches of mercury, was identified
along an occluded front in northwestern Minnesota. National
Weather Service radar and surface observations showed moderate
snow, with embedded heavy snow bands, falling across eastern and
central North Dakota as well as western Minnesota. Gusty winds
behind the front continued across the Plains which was also
causing blowing and drifting snow in the Dakotas and Minnesota.
...Selected preliminary Storm Total Snowfall in inches from 800 AM
MDT Tue Oct 08 through 800 PM MDT Thu Oct 10...
...MINNESOTA...
KIMBALL 1.0
...NORTH DAKOTA...
LANGDON 27.0
DEVILS LAKE 8 NW 24.0
HARVEY 24.0
ADAMS 20.0
MAZA 20.0
LAKOTA 8 N 18.0
LEEDS 18.0
CRYSTAL 3 SW 17.0
MCCANNA 17.0
PARK RIVER 17.0
WALES 5 S 15.0
JAMESTOWN 14.0
HATTON 13 W 13.4
BISMARCK ARPT/NWS 13.2
ARTHUR 13.0
LARIMORE 2 W 13.0
PISEK 4 WNW 13.0
...SOUTH DAKOTA...
LEAD 5.5 SSW 14.5
RAPID CITY 4.9 ESE 14.3
DURPEE 14 SSE 12.9
JAVA 11.5 NNE 11.6
EUREKA 11 SW 10.0
HERREID 3.6 ESE 10.0
LEMMON 11.2 SW 9.0
WHITEWOOD 3 NE 9.0
EUREKA 1 NNW 8.8
SPEARFISH 0.1 WSW 8.5
PIERRE 3 NNE 8.0
...Selected preliminary Peak Wind gusts in miles per hour earlier
in the event...
...COLORADO...
BUCKLEY AFB 1 N 66
BLENDE 5 NE/PUEBLO ARPT 62
CHERAW 4 S/LA JUNTA ARPT 62
LIMON 1 E 62
LAMAR ARPT 60
BUFORD 13 ENE 58
CRAIG-MOFFAT CO ARPT 58
DOUGLAS PASS 57
...IDAHO...
ROVER 57
MOBURG CANYON 55
...NORTH DAKOTA...
JAMESTOWN 3 NE 64
ROLLA 2 N 63
ADAMS 5 N 60
DEVILS LAKE 2 W 56
HAMPDEN 3 SE 53
...SOUTH DAKOTA...
REVA 13 SSW 56
...UTAH...
EAGLE MOUNTAIN 57
WINDY PEAK 57
OGDEN PEAK 56
WEST GRANITE 55
FREMONT ISLAND - MILLER HILL 54
...Selected preliminary Storm Total Snowfall in inches where the
event has ended...
...COLORADO...
ESTES PARK 1.7 WNW 8.0
BRECKENRIDGE 1.9 SSE 7.8
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS 1.9 E 6.6
DENVER 4.7 SW 5.7
BOULDER 1.5 SSW 4.9
MILNER 4 NE 4.5
MOUNTAIN VIEW 4.3
PUEBLO WEST 1 SE 4.2
EVERGREEN 1 S 4.0
FORT COLLINS 5.4 WSW 3.0
...IDAHO...
GIBBONSVILLE 10 NNW 8.0
RATHDRUM 4 NNE 7.7
LEADORE 1 NW 7.0
HAYDEN 1 SE 6.0
CAREYWOOD 5.0
RED RIVER HOT SPRING 5.0
AMERICAN FALLS 1 SE 4.0
...MONTANA...
PONY 24.0
HELENA 7 SW 18.0
CLANCY 3 W 16.5
FISHTAIL 18.1 SW 16.0
HOMESTAKE PASS 13.5
WHITEHALL 14 W 13.5
MCLEOD 5.9 WSW 13.0
RAPELJE 13.0
JANEY 8 S 12.0
MARIAS PASS 12.0
GREAT FALLS 5 SSW 11.5
LEWISTON 10.0
...NEBRASKA...
CRAWFORD 0.5 S 12.0
CHADRON 11.6 S 10.5
CRAWFORD 7.0
CHADRON 0.5 W 5.5
GERING 0.4 E 4.3
...WASHINGTON...
SPOKANE 1 S/SOUTH HILL 5.2
FOUR LAKES 2 NE 4.0
MARSHALL 4.0
...WYOMING...
TEN SLEEP 16 SSE 7.5
CASPER 5 SSW 5.0
DOUGLAS 4.3 WSW 4.2
CODY 2.4 WSW 4.0
STORY 2.1 WSW 4.0
CHEYENNE 2 E 2.2
CHEYENNE NWS 0.7
The storm is forecast to remain quasi-staionary over northern
Minnesota through Saturday. Heavy snow will persist across the
Northern Plains and Upper Mississippi Valley on the backside of
the storm. Additional snow accumulations of over a foot are likely
across north-central North Dakota while 6 to 10 inches are
expected for parts of western Minnesota. Blowing snow and blizzard
conditions can be life-threatening and make roads impassable,
especially in central North Dakota. Some mixed precipitation is
also possible for portions of the eastern Dakotas and Minnesota
along the transition zone between snow and rain. Conditions should
begin to improve Saturday night into Sunday morning as the low
begins its departure into southern Ontario.
The next Storm Summary will be issued by the Weather Prediction
Center at 300 AM MDT. Please refer to your local National Weather
Service office for additional information on this event.
Kebede
Last Updated: 1034 PM EDT FRI OCT 11 2019