Post Christmas Snowstorm in Northeast Montana: An Ideal Case for the Weather Event Simulator

摘要

Intense winter storms are rare in northeast Montana; however, on the last weekend in 2003, 26-28 December, a significant snowstorm left over a foot of snow in numerous locations in northeast Montana. Numerical guidance was inconsistent until nearly the onset of the storm. Therefore, this is a good case for the Weather Event Simulator to help the forecasters with an illustration of numerical weather prediction challenges.