Winter weather advisory upgraded to winter storm warning

By Robert On October 3, 2012 · 2 Comments

Heavy snowfall reported over northern rocky mountain front in Montana.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
620 AM MDT WED OCT 3 2012

.UPDATE…

WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT AS A RESULT OF HEAVY SNOWFALL REPORTED BY OBSERVERS AND AUTOMATED SYSTEMS. LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE FOR A WHILE AND MAY ADD TO CURRENT ACCUMULATIONS UNTIL TEMPERATURES WARM UP LATER THIS MORNING.

So much for children not knowing what snow will look like.

http://1.usa.gov/T10Vt4

Thanks to Josh for this link

2 Responses to Winter weather advisory upgraded to winter storm warning

Brian D says:

October 3, 2012 at 9:25 am

N MN also coming under the gun of winter weather.
http://forecast.weather.gov/wwamap/wwatxtget.php?cwa=dlh&wwa=winter%20storm%20watch

http://www.crh.noaa.gov/wxstory.php?site=dlh
C. Peter Davis says:

October 3, 2012 at 11:47 am

Why are they referring to these systems as; “Early winter storms?” They should instead be referring to them as; “Early Fall snowtorms,” or as; “Significant early Fall snow events.” Winter doesn’t officially begin until December 21 and THAT is still a looong way off.