STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 8 FOR NORTHERN ROCKIES AND NORTHERN PLAINS
SNOW
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
900 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 WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN PLAINS.

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

AT 900 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND
SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED A 1006 MB (29.71 IN) LOW PRESSURE
CENTER OVER SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO. AN ADDITIONAL AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE...AT 1009 MB (29.79 IN)...WAS LOCATED OVER NORTHWESTERN
MINNESOTA. AN ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT IS CONTINUING ITS EASTWARD
MOVEMENT THROUGH NORTH DAKOTA...SOUTH
DAKOTA...NEBRASKA...COLORADO...AND NEW MEXICO. LIGHT TO MODERATE
SNOW WAS REPORTED ACROSS MONTANA AND INTO NORTHWESTERN NORTH
DAKOTA. LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WAS REPORTED IN THE VICINITY OF THE
COLD FRONTAL BOUNDARY FROM NORTHERN TEXAS NORTHEASTWARD INTO
MINNESOTA.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM MDT FRI OCT
10 THROUGH 900 PM MDT SUN OCT 12...

...MONTANA...
LIMESTONE 10 WSW                             49.0
RED LODGE 5 W                                49.0
ROSCOE 4 SE                                  45.0
DEAN 11 SSW                                  44.0
PONY                                         36.0
COLE CREEK                                   34.0      
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 
MC LEOD 7 S                                  14.0
CALVERT CREEK                                13.5         
BUTTE 8 S                                    12.5
HINSDALE 5 SW                                12.0
GLASGOW 2 W                                  12.0
TENDOY 3 S                                   11.0
MELVILLE 7 WNW                               11.0
CARLYLE 5 W                                  10.0
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
WATFORD CITY                                  7.0
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
PACTOLA                                       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...
WEST HAVEN                                   11.0
ROY                                          11.0
SOUTH OGDEN 2 W                              11.0
CLEARFIELD                                    6.8
SUGARHOUSE 2 NE                               6.5
BOUNTIFUL                                     6.0
CENTERVILLE                                   5.0 
SALT LAKE CITY 8.3 ENE                        4.1


SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH ACROSS EASTERN MONTANA AND
PORTIONS OF WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.
ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES ARE
POSSIBLE OVER THIS REGION.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 300 AM MDT MONDAY OCT 12 2008. PLEASE REFER
TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.

KOST