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Early season snowstorm Oct 4-5th


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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD

546 AM MDT WED OCT 2 2013

...STRONG FALL STORM TO BRING EARLY SNOW TO THE AREA...

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE CENTRAL TO NORTHERN

PLAINS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY....BRINGING WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION

TO THE AREA. AS COLDER AIR PUSHES INTO THE REGION...RAIN WILL MIX

WITH OR CHANGE TO SNOW THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. THERE IS A

POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOWFALL ACROSS NORTHEAST

WYOMING AND THE BLACK HILLS THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT.

SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF SIX INCHES OR MORE WILL BE POSSIBLE.

SDZ024-028-029-WYZ054>058-022000-

/O.CON.KUNR.WS.A.0008.131004T0000Z-131005T1200Z/

NORTHERN BLACK HILLS-CENTRAL BLACK HILLS-SOUTHERN BLACK HILLS-

NORTHERN CAMPBELL-SOUTHERN CAMPBELL-WESTERN CROOK-

WYOMING BLACK HILLS-WESTON-

INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEAD...DEADWOOD...HILL CITY...

MT RUSHMORE...CUSTER...GILLETTE...WRIGHT...MOORCROFT...HULETT...

SUNDANCE...FOUR CORNERS...NEWCASTLE

546 AM MDT WED OCT 2 2013

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING

THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING

THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT.

* TIMING...SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN THURSDAY NIGHT...

  CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY...THEN TAPER OFF FRIDAY NIGHT.

* MAIN HAZARD...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF SIX OR MORE INCHES ARE

  POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHEAST WYOMING AND THE BLACK HILLS.

 

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between all the output available on the 12z runs and what the trend has been, i'm thinking winter storm watches across all of SD near and west of the Missouri river right now, and maybe a special weather statement for southwestern and south-central north dakota.

 

qpfs across the board are hinting as much as 1-2" liquid equivalent in central SD and 2-4" liquid equivalent in western SD. some areas above 4500-5000 ft, i wouldn't be surprised in 2+ foot accumulations, despite the time of year we are in.

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You mean coming down the slopes?

 

 

With boundary layer mixing, sometimes you can get wind gusts up to the wind speed at about 5000ft above ground. This may be true for any flat location. For us, 700mb is 5000ft above ground for the high plains. With mountain effects, I have sometimes experienced a few wind gusts above the 700mb wind of that day. (like 35mph, as opposed to 30mph) Now, of course, we may not have full mixing to 5000ft above ground on that day, and we may not have any specialized mountain effects right here. (There are always windy mountain passes that are going to have 50mph when the 700mb wind is 30mph)

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The fiance and I bought our first house at 8,500' a couple months ago. We had our first snow this last Friday and have a Winter Storm Watch Thursday night through Friday for 6-12". This winter is going to be fun. :)

 

 

 

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO
1157 AM MDT WED OCT 2 2013

...HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE IN THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND NORTHERN
FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY...

.A STORM SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST THIS
AFTERNOON...IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN COLORADO THURSDAY
NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. THIS SYSTEM MAY BRING HEAVY SNOW TO THE
MOUNTAINS NORTH OF INTERSTATE 70 AND ACROSS THE NORTHERN FRONT
RANGE FOOTHILLS.

COZ035-030200-
/O.CON.KBOU.WS.A.0010.131004T0600Z-131005T0000Z/
LARIMER AND BOULDER COUNTIES BETWEEN 6000 AND 9000 FEET-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTES PARK...GLENDEVEY...NEDERLAND...
RED FEATHER LAKES
1157 AM MDT WED OCT 2 2013

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT
THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

* TIMING...SNOW WILL INCREASE LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE
ON FRIDAY. THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES.

* WIND/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. VISIBILITIES
WILL BE REDUCED TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES DUE TO SNOW
AND BLOWING SNOW.

* IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOWPACKED. TRAVEL WILL
BECOME HAZARDOUS WITH WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.
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These systems are always tricky as moist convection is going to play a large role across the warm sector. I don't for one second remotely believe the NAM precip amounts in this neutral tilt wave configuration.

It's true 3-5" liquid equivalent is a little much for the cold sector. The GFS only has some spots of 2.5" with the cold sector, which is still pretty insane, considering that this could mean 25" of snow for higher elevations. The NAM and GFS seem to be disagreeing with total QPF for northern Colorado border. I guess it is to be expected with such a dynamic system, and the edge of precipitation.

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Just for sh*ts and giggles, the 18z NAM had over seventy six inches of snow for areas west of Rapid City 

 

141 PM MDT THU OCT 3 2013

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM FRIDAY TO 9 AM MDT
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RAPID CITY HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM FRIDAY TO 9 AM MDT
SATURDAY.

* TIMING...RAIN WILL SWITCH OVER TO SNOW FROM WEST TO EAST
  FRIDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT
  BEFORE TAPERING OFF EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.

* MAIN HAZARD...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 7 TO 15 INCHES ARE EXPECTED
  WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. VERY STRONG NORTHERLY
  WINDS OF 35 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 70 MPH WILL COMBINE
  WITH THE SNOW TO BRING NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES.

* IMPACT...THE SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS DRIVING
  CONDITIONS. THE HEAVY WET SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE
  DAMAGE TO TREES BRANCHES THAT STILL CONTAIN FOLIAGE. POWER
  OUTAGES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE.

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That blizzard warning for Rapid City is probably too low on snow accumulation, although with those winds it is going to be hell to measure.

I'll have to search for the Lead SD or Sturgis webcam for this one. I remember seeing some web cams from the Black Hills before. Very impressive drifts for Main St.

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Here's a high quality webcam from Deadwood South Dakota.  Looks great even on full screen.

http://rapidcityjournal.com/webcams/deadwood/

 

Another high quality cam from Sturgis..

http://rapidcityjournal.com/webcams/sturgis-street/

 

 

EDIT:  Think I just saw Al Swearengen walk by lol.

 

Sweet. Was looking for the Deadwood one.

 

Another one in Spearfish.

 

http://weather.weatherbug.com/SD/Deadwood-weather/weather-cams/local-cams.html?zcode=z6286&camera_id=SPRFH

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