Storm Summary Number 11 for Northern Rockies to Northern Plains
Snowstorm
NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD
300 AM MDT Sat Oct 12 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 as well as parts of western Minnesota. 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 200 AM MDT...Surface observations indicated sharply colder air
spilling south and east behind a well defined front extending from
Ontario through the Ohio/Tennessee Valleys and into the Southeast
and Gulf of Mexico. A surface low with a central pressure of 990
mb, or 29.23 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 200 AM 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...
ARTHUR 2 NE                            66                    
JAMESTOWN 3 NE                         64                    
ROLLA 2 N                              63                    
HAMPDEN 2 SW                           61                    
ADAMS 5 N                              60                    
DEVILS LAKE 2 W                        56                    

...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 2-4 inches are
expected for northern North Dakota. Blowing snow and blizzard
conditions can be life-threatening and make roads impassable,
especially in central/northern 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 on Sunday as the low begins its
departure into Ontario. 

The next Storm Summary will be issued by the Weather Prediction
Center at 900 AM MDT. Please refer to your local National Weather
Service office for additional information on this event.

Kebede