4 feet deep: Historic 'winter' storm means September snow day for kids in Browning, Montana - USA TODAY
4 feet deep: Historic 'winter' storm means September snow day for kids in Browning, Montana - USA TODAY |
| Posted: 30 Sep 2019 05:05 AM PDT CLOSE  Record-setting September snowstorm hits northcentral Montana. Mason Callejas, Wochit Kids in Browning, Montana, were gifted with that rare September snow day Monday after a historically early winter storm pounding parts of the West dumped four feet of snow on the town in the heart of the Blackfeet Reservation. Barely a week after the end of summer, snow swept across parts of California, Oregon, Washington, Montana, Idaho, Nevada and Utah. The National Weather Service said temperatures in some areas were dropping as much as 30 degrees below normal. A combination of factors contributed to the wintry blast, AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Alex Sosnowski said. "A storm from the Pacific Ocean, a fresh injection of cold air from northern Canada, moisture from the Gulf of Mexico and a northeast-ascending flow that squeezed extra moisture from the atmosphere produced the amazing snowfall," Sosnowski said. Montana got the worst of it, and Gov. Steve Bullock declared a winter storm emergency. Great Falls, which normally sees less than 2 inches of snow in September, was blasted with a two-day snow total of 19.3 inches – the second-highest two-day snow total ever for any time of year. Near-record cold was forecast for Monday night. Dupuyer, 40 miles southeast of Browning, saw 37 inches of snow. Browning took the dubious top honors, although AccuWeather senior meteorologist Dan Pydynowski told USA TODAY less populated areas doubtlessly were slammed with more than 4 feet, but it just won't ever be measured. "Browning Schools has cancelled all classes for tomorrow 9/30/19 to dig out from the storm," the school tweeted Sunday. It was not immediately clear whether one day of digging would be enough. Snow drifts as high as 7 feet were reported. Sosnowski also warned that unseasonably cold conditions will delay snowmelt in some areas and halt the growing season for some farmers. The hard freeze could bring added pain to farmers already dealing snow-covered fields, he said. Sosnowski said September snow in parts of the U.S. isn't that unusual, but the amount of snow at relatively low elevations is. The cold was also a surprising feature. "Many daily record low maximum temperature records are possible through Monday, especially across the Northern Great Basin, Rockies and Northern California," the weather service said. More than a foot of snow fell in parts of northeastern Washington. Spokane got the city's first recorded September snow since 1926. The National Weather Service said Sunday was a record-breaking day in Oregon and Washington. For some locations, it was the coldest September day since 1948. Portland International Airport tied its coldest September high temperature on Sunday, matching a temperature from 1948. The winter of 1948-49 was one of the coldest on record for the Portland area – and the airport had 22 inches of snow that winter. "Correlation or coincidence...?" tweeted the National Weather Service office in Portland. "Probably coincidence, but I guess we'll find out." Read or Share this story: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/09/30/montana-4-feet-snow-fell-week-after-summer/3817235002/  |
| By the Numbers: Breaking down the Browns win over the Ravens - Browns Wire Posted: 30 Sep 2019 06:47 PM PDT The final score reads 40-25 in favor of the good guys in orange and white (and brown trim!). How did the Browns get to the 40 and the Ravens to the 25? Here's the story of the game as told By the Numbers… 1 – sack allowed by the Browns offense, and it came on the first drive 3 – straight Ravens drives in the fourth quarter that resulted in Browns takeaways. There was a 4th down hold followed by two INTs 5 – consecutive scoring drives engineered by the Browns offense, spanning the 2nd quarter through the early 4th 17 – tackles by LB Joe Schobert 40 – points posted by the Browns, the most they've ever scored against the Ravens 102.4 – QB Rating for Baker Mayfield, his first time above 100 in 2019 165 – rushing yards for Nick Chubb 167 – receiving yards for Jarvis Landry, the most for any Browns WR this year 530 – yards of offense for the Browns, the first time breaking the 500-yard barrier since Week 5 of 2015…which happened to be the last time the Browns beat the Ravens in Baltimore  |
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