THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 03 FOR NORTHERN ROCKIES AND NORTHERN HIGH
PLAINS EARLY SEASON WINTER STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
400 AM CDT FRI SEP 12 2014

...RAIN OCCASIONALLY MIXING WITH SNOW EARLY THIS MORNING SNOW FROM
THE CENTRAL ROCKIES INTO THE CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS... 

ALL WINTER WEATHER WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS
SYSTEM HAVE EXPIRED.

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

AT 300 AM CDT...A COLD FRONT EXTENDED FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS
INTO THE CENTRAL ROCKIES...AND WAS USHERING AN UNSEASONABLY COLD
AIR MASS INTO THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PLAINS AND ROCKIES IN ITS
WAKE. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS
INDICATED LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN FALLING ACROSS MUCH OF THE
CENTRAL PLAINS INTO THE COLORADO FRONT RANGE. SNOW WAS
OCCASIONALLY MIXING IN WITH THE RAIN ACROSS PORTIONS OF COLORADO
AND WESTERN NEBRASKA. FOR PORTIONS FOR SOUTH DAKOTA THIS IS THEIR
EARLIEST MEASURABLE SNOWFALL ON RECORD FOR SEPTEMBER.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS
ENDED...

...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...
LITTLE GOOSE                         18.0                    
SHELL CREEK                          14.0                    
STORY 0.8 W                          14.0                    
SHERIDAN 15.7 S                      13.0                    
BIG HORN                             12.0                    
BURGESS JUNCTION 4 NW                12.0                    
SOLDIER PARK                         11.0                    
BUFFALO 1 E                          10.0                    
BANNER                                7.0                    
CODY 5 ESE                            7.0                    
SUNDANCE 1 ENE                        6.0                    
DOUGLAS 6 S                           3.0                    


PRECIPITATION WILL COME TO AN END ACROSS THE CENTRAL ROCKIES AND
CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS THIS MORNING. DURING THE MORNING HOURS...SNOW
MAY CONTINUE TO MIX IN WITH RAIN ACROSS AREAS OF NORTHEASTERN
COLORADO...SOUTHWESTERN NEBRASKA...AND POSSIBLY EXTREME
NORTHWESTERN KANSAS. LITTLE TO NO ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
ARE EXPECTED. 

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

RYAN




Last Updated: 431 AM EDT FRI SEP 12 2014