Monday, April 21, 2008

KTFX [211538]: Preliminary Local Storm Report...summary

NWUS55 KTFX 211538
LSRTFX

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
937 AM MDT MON APR 21 2008

..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..

0600 PM SNOW 6 SW GREAT FALLS 47.44N 111.38W
04/19/2008 M3.2 INCH CASCADE MT OFFICIAL NWS OBS

A TOTAL OF 3 INCHES OF SNOW MEASURED AT THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN GREAT FALLS THROUGH
600 PM MDT TODAY.

0718 PM SNOW 9 NE BABB 48.95N 113.30W
04/19/2008 U0.0 INCH GLACIER MT TRAINED SPOTTER

SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES OF ONE HALF TO THREE QUARTERS MILE
AND TWO-FOOT DRIFTS REPORTED AT PORT OF PIEGAN. SNOWING
SINCE APPROXIMATELY 400 PM MDT.

0830 PM SNOW CONRAD 48.17N 111.95W
04/19/2008 E4.0 INCH PONDERA MT LAW ENFORCEMENT

SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH
VISIBILITIES OF A FEW HUNDRED FEET. SNOWING SINCE
APPROXIMATELY 500 PM MDT.

0830 PM HEAVY SNOW SHELBY 48.51N 111.86W
04/19/2008 E6.0 INCH TOOLE MT LAW ENFORCEMENT

SUSTAINED WEST-NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 30 MPH WITH
VISIBILITIES UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE AND SNOW DRIFTS FROM
8 INCHES TO 1 FOOT. SNOWING SINCE APPROXIMATELY 600 PM
MDT.

0830 PM SNOW CHOTEAU 47.81N 112.18W
04/19/2008 E4.0 INCH TETON MT LAW ENFORCEMENT

SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH
VISIBILITIES UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE. WORST CONDITIONS
BETWEEN 400 PM AND 600 PM MDT.

0915 PM SNOW WHITEHALL 45.87N 112.10W
04/19/2008 E5.0 INCH JEFFERSON MT TRAINED SPOTTER

A TOTAL OF 4 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW REPORTED THROUGH 915 PM
MDT...WITH LIGHT SNOW CONTINUING.

1000 PM HEAVY SNOW LINCOLN 46.96N 112.68W
04/19/2008 E10.0 INCH LEWIS AND CLARK MT DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

ESTIMATED 8 TO 10 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IN THE LINCOLN AREA.


1200 AM HEAVY SNOW 6 SW GREAT FALLS 47.44N 111.38W
04/20/2008 M6.8 INCH CASCADE MT OFFICIAL NWS OBS

6.8 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IN THE PAST 12 HOURS. CURRENT SNOW
DEPTH IS 6 INCHES. LOCATION IS THE NWS OFFICE IN GREAT
FALLS.

0300 AM HEAVY SNOW ULM 47.43N 111.51W
04/20/2008 E12.0 INCH CASCADE MT DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

ESTIMATED 12 INCHES OF NEW SNOW.

0600 AM HEAVY SNOW 6 SW GREAT FALLS 47.44N 111.38W
04/20/2008 M12.6 INCH CASCADE MT OFFICIAL NWS OBS

12.6 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IN GREAT FALLS SINCE NOON ON
SATURDAY. CURRENT SNOW DEPTH IS 11 INCHES. LOCATION IS
THE NWS OFFICE IN GREAT FALLS.

0733 AM HEAVY SNOW 7 N GOLD BUTTE 48.95N 111.37W
04/20/2008 E16.0 INCH TOOLE MT TRAINED SPOTTER

TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 12 TO 16 INCHES...WITH DRIFTS
UP TO 7 FEET. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OCCURRING...WITH
SNOW CONTINUING.

0755 AM HEAVY SNOW HELENA 46.60N 112.02W
04/20/2008 E6.5 INCH LEWIS AND CLARK MT TRAINED SPOTTER

TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6.5 INCHES SINCE 9 PM MDT IN
DOWNTOWN HELENA.

0755 AM HEAVY SNOW CHESTER 48.51N 110.97W
04/20/2008 E10.0 INCH LIBERTY MT LAW ENFORCEMENT

TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 10 INCHES THROUGH 755 AM MDT.

0800 AM HEAVY SNOW 19 NNE DUNKIRK 48.73N 111.50W
04/20/2008 E6.0 INCH TOOLE MT TRAINED SPOTTER

TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 INCHES THROUGH 8 AM MDT.

0800 AM HEAVY SNOW 9 NNE ROGERS PASS 47.20N 112.30W
04/20/2008 E8.0 INCH LEWIS AND CLARK MT TRAINED SPOTTER

TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 8 INCHES THROUGH 8 AM
MDT...ELEVATION IS 4200 FEET.

0815 AM HEAVY SNOW 5 S CASCADE 47.20N 111.70W
04/20/2008 E9.0 INCH CASCADE MT TRAINED SPOTTER

TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 9 INCHES THROUGH 815 AM MDT.

0840 AM HEAVY SNOW 3 N GREAT FALLS 47.55N 111.29W
04/20/2008 E12.0 INCH CASCADE MT NWS EMPLOYEE

TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 12 INCHES THROUGH 840 AM MDT.

0900 AM HEAVY SNOW HAVRE 48.54N 109.68W
04/20/2008 E6.0 INCH HILL MT TRAINED SPOTTER

TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 INCHES THROUGH 9 AM MDT.

0912 AM SNOW 3 N DILLON 45.26N 112.63W
04/20/2008 E2.0 INCH BEAVERHEAD MT TRAINED SPOTTER

TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 INCHES THROUGH 912 AM MDT.

0925 AM HEAVY SNOW RUSSELL 48.03N 111.00W
04/20/2008 E12.0 INCH CHOUTEAU MT TRAINED SPOTTER

TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 12 INCHES THROUGH 925 AM MDT.

0925 AM HEAVY SNOW 15 W RUSSELL 48.03N 111.33W
04/20/2008 E15.0 INCH CHOUTEAU MT TRAINED SPOTTER

TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 15 INCHES THROUGH 925 AM MDT.

1005 AM HEAVY SNOW 9 N GLEN 45.61N 112.69W
04/20/2008 E12.0 INCH BEAVERHEAD MT TRAINED SPOTTER

TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION THROUGH 1005 AM MDT OF 12 INCHES.
LIGHT SNOW OCCURRING.

1021 AM HEAVY SNOW 5 N THE KNEES 48.09N 111.28W
04/20/2008 M11.0 INCH CHOUTEAU MT CO-OP OBSERVER

0.81 OF LIQUID

1021 AM HEAVY SNOW 15 NW NORRIS 45.72N 111.91W
04/20/2008 M8.0 INCH MADISON MT TRAINED SPOTTER

LIGHT SNOW CONTINUES TO FALL.

1038 AM SNOW 13 W WHITEHALL 45.87N 112.37W
04/20/2008 E6.0 INCH JEFFERSON MT TRAINED SPOTTER

TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 INCHES SINCE 9 PM MDT
SATURDAY AT ELEVATION 6200 FEET. STILL SNOWING.

1059 AM HEAVY SNOW 13 SSE ULM 47.26N 111.40W
04/20/2008 M12.0 INCH CASCADE MT TRAINED SPOTTER

LIGHT SNOW CONTINUING ALONG THE SMITH RIVER.

1113 AM HEAVY SNOW 10 E TOWNSEND 46.32N 111.31W
04/20/2008 M6.0 INCH BROADWATER MT CO-OP OBSERVER

THUNDER SNOW WAS OBSERVED OVERNIGHT.

1211 PM HEAVY SNOW 9 S STANFORD 47.02N 110.22W
04/20/2008 E6.0 INCH JUDITH BASIN MT NWS EMPLOYEE

TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 INCHES THROUGH 1211 PM MDT.

1224 PM HEAVY SNOW RAYNESFORD 47.27N 110.73W
04/20/2008 E9.0 INCH JUDITH BASIN MT TRAINED SPOTTER

TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION THROUGH 1224 PM MDT OF 8 TO 9
INCHES.

0200 PM HEAVY SNOW BOULDER 46.24N 112.12W
04/20/2008 E8.0 INCH JEFFERSON MT TRAINED SPOTTER

TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 8 INCHES FROM 11 PM MDT
SATURDAY THROUGH 200 PM MDT SUNDAY.

0418 PM SNOW 13 W WHITEHALL 45.87N 112.37W
04/20/2008 E10.0 INCH JEFFERSON MT TRAINED SPOTTER

TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION FROM 9 PM SATURDAY UNTIL 418 PM
MDT SUNDAY. ELEVATION IS 6200 FEET.

0608 PM HEAVY SNOW 6 SW GREAT FALLS 47.44N 111.38W
04/20/2008 M14.8 INCH CASCADE MT OFFICIAL NWS OBS

STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 14.8 INCHES SINCE
SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT THE NWS OFFICE IN GREAT FALLS.

0800 AM HEAVY SNOW CASCADE 47.27N 111.70W
04/21/2008 E6.0 INCH CASCADE MT CO-OP OBSERVER

RIVER GAUGE READER ON THE MISSOURI RIVER AT THE TOWN OF
CASCADE REPORTED APPROXIMATELY 5-6 INCHES OF SNOWFALL
OVER THE WEEKEND. BULK OF THE SNOW MOST LIKELY FELL
SATURDAY NIGHT THRU SUNDAY MORNING.


&&
A MAJOR WINTER STORM IMPACTED THE WESTERN HALF OF MONTANA THIS
WEEKEND. BANDS OF SNOW AFFECTED PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...NORTH
CENTRAL...AND SOUTHWEST MONTANA FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOW OCCURRED SATURDAY NIGHT AND
SUNDAY MORNING...RESULTING IN NUMEROUS REPORTS OF SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
FROM 6 INCHES TO OVER A FOOT. NEAR WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AND SNOW
DRIFTS SEVERAL FEET DEEP IN SPOTS WERE REPORTED ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL
MONTANA DUE TO GUSTY NORTHWESTERLY WINDS. ABOVE IS A SUMMARY OF
REPORTS RECEIVED THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. MOST ACCUMULATIONS LISTED
OCCURRED WITHIN A 12-HOUR PERIOD SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING.

$$

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