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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Allen" data-source="post: 336439" data-attributes="member: 389">What kind of govt conspiracy/coverup, BS is this?  Near as I can tell, all three NWS offices that operate in our area (Grand Forks, Bismarck, and Aberdeen) routinely put out a list of precip totals after major events on their respective Facebook pages.  I don't think they necessarily do this if they are expecting, and actually receive 1-2 inches of snow, but I know damn well they routinely do if there are forecasts for 4+ inches.For example, back in December we had a pretty good snow event take place just after Christmas.  And here's the FB snow total list the Bismarck office of the National Weather Service put out:  <a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=225661889748577&set=a.187160793598687" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=225661889748577&set=a.187160793598687</a>Oddly enough, just the day before they had this forecast out:  <a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=225055653142534&set=a.187160793598687" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=225055653142534&set=a.187160793598687</a>Just because I don't get the forecasts and end results emailed to me doesn't mean the forecasters are hiding it from me.- - - Updated - - -I'll be honest and tell you that I only casually pay attention to mountain snowpack until around Feb 1st.  That's when they are usually at about the halfway point for their snow accumulation.  That being said, for this early in the season they are roughly on track for a near normal snowpack, with something slightly above normal expectations going forward.  In ND we currently have a slightly above normal snowpack in place if you were to be east of a line drawn from roughly Bowbells down through New Town and then on over to Bismarck.  West of that line they are roughly normal to maybe below normal with the extreme NW and SW corners being the driest.As far as Sak and Oahe, both are expected to be somewhere between 8-12 ft below their desired starting point prior to spring runoff commencement.  This would suggest the big 3 (Peck included) are going to be below normal come time we all want to be heading out to the boat ramps. The plains of MT and western ND would need a lot more snow to really change that.  On the plus side, Feb is looking to be cold and snowy based on the outlooks, so there is at least a glimmer of hope in receiving an above normal runoff that will boost water levels a little closer to normal, but it's really only a glimmer at this point.  Ask me again come mid-Feb.</blockquote>

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