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Snow Advisory 26, NWS Missoula, MT

December 28, 200511 counties in Montana; Clearwater County, Idaho County, Lemhi County, Idaho

NWS Missoula, MT issued this snow advisory at Dec 28, 2005, 3:51 AM MST for 11 counties in Montana; Clearwater County, Idaho County, Lemhi County, Idaho. It took effect at Dec 28, 2005, 6:00 PM MST. It was in force for 10 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Dec 28, 2005, 3:51 AM MST (10:51 UTC)
In effect from: Dec 28, 2005, 6:00 PM MST
Expired: Dec 29, 2005, 3:46 AM MST
In force: 10 hr
Issued by: NWS Missoula, MT

Counties Clearwater County, ID, Idaho County, ID, Lemhi County, ID, Deer Lodge County, MT, Flathead County, MT, Granite County, MT, Lake County, MT, Lincoln County, MT, Mineral County, MT, Missoula County, MT, Powell County, MT, Ravalli County, MT, Sanders County, MT, Silver Bow County, MT

The radar

The Missoula radar (KMSX), 32 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:54 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this snow advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Missoula, MT wrote its last area forecast discussion before this snow advisory went out at Dec 28, 2:58 AM MST, 53 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 28, 2:58 AM MST, 53 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 28, 3:46 AM MST, 5 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
346 AM MST WED DEC 28 2005

IDZ005-006-009-010-MTZ001>007-043-291200-
NORTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS-SOUTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS-
WESTERN LEMHI COUNTY-EASTERN LEMHI COUNTY-KOOTENAI/CABINET REGION-
WEST GLACIER REGION-FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS-
LOWER CLARK FORK REGION-MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS-
BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS-BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION-
POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION-
246 AM PST WED DEC 28 2005 /346 AM MST WED DEC 28 2005/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL
IDAHO...NORTHWEST MONTANA AND WEST CENTRAL MONTANA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A WET AND WINTERY WEATHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TODAY
AND TONIGHT. RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW THIS
EVENING AS THE COLD FRONT PASSES THROUGH AND SNOW LEVELS LOWER FROM
HIGH ELEVATIONS TO THE VALLEY FLOORS OVERNIGHT. WINTER WEATHER
HIGHLIGHTS ARE IN EFFECT. PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR FORECASTS AND
THE GTFWSWMSO BULLETIN FOR DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

A SERIES OF WINTER WEATHER SYSTEMS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE
AREA. THE NEXT SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA FRIDAY NIGHT AND
SATURDAY. WINTER WEATHER HIGHLIGHTS ARE POSSIBLE DURING THIS
PERIOD AND THEN AGAIN IN THE MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT PERIOD AS YET
ANOTHER SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

The office that day

Everything else NWS Missoula, MT issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Dec 28, 6:23 AM MST	Freezing Rain Advisory	MSO	Granite, Mineral, Missoula, Ravalli, Sanders	3 hr
Dec 28, 1:16 PM MST	Heavy Snow Warning	MSO	Granite, Missoula, Ravalli	15 hr
Dec 28, 1:16 PM MST	Snow and Blowing Snow Advisory	MSO	Deer Lodge, Flathead, Granite, Lake, Lincoln, Missoula and 3 more	15 hr
Dec 28, 1:16 PM MST	Winter Storm Warning	MSO	Mineral, Missoula, Sanders	15 hr

Nearby

Snow Advisories in Montana, 2005 Snow Advisories in Idaho, 2005 Every snow advisory in 2005

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.