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Snow Advisory 21, NWS Missoula, MT

April 16, 20064 counties in Montana; Idaho County, Lemhi County, Idaho

NWS Missoula, MT issued this snow advisory at Apr 16, 2006, 2:35 PM MDT for 4 counties in Montana; Idaho County, Lemhi County, Idaho. It took effect at Apr 16, 2006, 3:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 21 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 16, 2006, 2:35 PM MDT (20:35 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 16, 2006, 3:00 PM MDT
Expired
Apr 17, 2006, 12:00 PM MDT
In force
21 hr
Issued by
NWS Missoula, MT

Counties Idaho County, ID, Lemhi County, ID, Granite County, MT, Lake County, MT, Missoula County, MT, Powell County, MT

The radar

The Missoula radar (KMSX), 65 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:37 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Spokane, WA (KOTX), launched 12:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 231 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Spokane, WA at 12:00Z on 2006-04-16Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Spokane, WA at 12:00Z on 2006-04-16The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 33 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1367 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
66 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
33 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
2 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWUS45 KMSO 162035
WSWMSO

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
235 PM MDT SUN APR 16 2006

.A DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM LOCATED OVER NORTHWESTERN
NEVADA WILL STRENGTHEN AND MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN ROCKIES TONIGHT. AS
IT DOES...AN ORGANIZED MID-LEVEL CIRCULATION WILL FORM AND SLOWLY
TRAVEL OVER SOUTHWESTERN MONTANA. ABUNDANT MOISTURE COMBINED WITH
STRONG ATMOSPHERIC LIFTING AND LOWERING SNOW LEVELS WILL CAUSE
SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...TO FALL ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL IDAHO AS
WELL AS WESTERN MONTANA THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT AND INTO MONDAY
MORNING.

MTZ006-007-170300-
/O.UPG.KMSO.WS.A.0018.060417T0000Z-060417T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KMSO.HS.W.0008.060417T0000Z-060417T1800Z/
BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS-BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION-
235 PM MDT SUN APR 16 2006

...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM
MDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A HEAVY SNOW
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM MDT
MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS OF UP
TO 14 INCHES IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN ARE POSSIBLE BY MID-DAY MONDAY.

A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST
THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. CONDITIONS WITH THE HEAVY SNOW
WILL BE ESPECIALLY HAZARDOUS FOR OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS IN THE
HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

$$

MTZ043-170300-
/O.UPG.KMSO.WS.A.0018.060417T0000Z-060417T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KMSO.SN.Y.0021.060416T2100Z-060417T1800Z/
POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION-
235 PM MDT SUN APR 16 2006

...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM MDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A SNOW
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM MDT MONDAY. THE WINTER
STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED BY MID-DAY MONDAY.

A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

IDZ006-170300-
/O.UPG.KMSO.WS.A.0018.060417T0000Z-060417T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KMSO.SN.Y.0021.060416T2100Z-060417T1200Z/
SOUTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS-
135 PM PDT SUN APR 16 2006

...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY ABOVE
4000 FEET...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A SNOW
ADVISORY ABOVE 4000 FEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT
MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS...CAN BE EXPECTED ABOVE 4000 FEET THROUGH TOMORROW
MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO FALL ACROSS
THE SOUTHERN HALF OF IDAHO COUNTY.

A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

IDZ009-010-170300-
/O.NEW.KMSO.SN.Y.0021.060416T2100Z-060417T1800Z/
WESTERN LEMHI COUNTY-EASTERN LEMHI COUNTY-
235 PM MDT SUN APR 16 2006

...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM MDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A SNOW
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM MDT MONDAY. TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...ARE
EXPECTED THROUGH MID-DAY TOMORROW.

A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

DICKERSON
4 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS45 KMSO 162127
WSWMSO

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
327 PM MDT SUN APR 16 2006

.A DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM LOCATED OVER NORTHWESTERN
NEVADA WILL STRENGTHEN AND MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN ROCKIES
TONIGHT. AS IT DOES...AN ORGANIZED MID-LEVEL CIRCULATION WILL
FORM AND SLOWLY TRAVEL OVER SOUTHWESTERN MONTANA. ABUNDANT
MOISTURE COMBINED WITH STRONG ATMOSPHERIC LIFTING AND LOWERING
SNOW LEVELS WILL CAUSE SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...TO FALL ACROSS
MUCH OF CENTRAL IDAHO AS WELL AS WESTERN MONTANA THROUGHOUT THE
NIGHT AND INTO MONDAY MORNING.

MTZ006-007-170315-
/O.CON.KMSO.HS.W.0008.060417T0000Z-060417T1800Z/
BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS-BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION-
327 PM MDT SUN APR 16 2006

...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM MDT MONDAY...

TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS OF
UP TO 14 INCHES IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN ARE POSSIBLE BY MID-DAY
MONDAY.

A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST
THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. CONDITIONS WITH THE HEAVY SNOW
WILL BE ESPECIALLY HAZARDOUS FOR OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS IN THE
HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

$$

IDZ009-010-170315-
/O.EXT.KMSO.SN.Y.0021.060417T0000Z-060417T1800Z/
WESTERN LEMHI COUNTY-EASTERN LEMHI COUNTY-
327 PM MDT SUN APR 16 2006

...SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM MDT MONDAY...

THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM MDT MONDAY. 

TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS...ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MID-DAY TOMORROW.

A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

MTZ043-170315-
/O.EXT.KMSO.SN.Y.0021.060417T0600Z-060417T1800Z/
POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION-
327 PM MDT SUN APR 16 2006

...SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 12 PM MDT
MONDAY...

THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 12 PM
MDT MONDAY. 

TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED BY MID-DAY MONDAY.

A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

IDZ006-170315-
/O.CON.KMSO.SN.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-060417T1200Z/
SOUTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS-
227 PM PDT SUN APR 16 2006

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY ABOVE
4000 FEET...

TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS...CAN BE EXPECTED ABOVE 4000 FEET THROUGH TOMORROW
MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO FALL ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN HALF OF IDAHO COUNTY.

A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$
000 
WWUS45 KMSO 170259
WSWMSO

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
859 PM MDT SUN APR 16 2006

.A DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM LOCATED OVER NORTHWESTERN
NEVADA WILL STRENGTHEN AND MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN ROCKIES
TONIGHT. AS IT DOES...AN ORGANIZED MID-LEVEL CIRCULATION WILL
FORM AND SLOWLY TRAVEL OVER SOUTHWESTERN MONTANA. ABUNDANT
MOISTURE COMBINED WITH STRONG ATMOSPHERIC LIFTING AND LOWERING
SNOW LEVELS WILL CAUSE SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...TO FALL ACROSS
MUCH OF CENTRAL IDAHO AS WELL AS WESTERN MONTANA THROUGHOUT THE
NIGHT AND INTO MONDAY MORNING.

MTZ006-007-171000-
/O.CON.KMSO.HS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-060417T1800Z/
BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS-BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION-
859 PM MDT SUN APR 16 2006

...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM MDT MONDAY...

TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS OF
UP TO 14 INCHES IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN ARE POSSIBLE BY MID-DAY
MONDAY.

A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST
THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. CONDITIONS WITH THE HEAVY SNOW
WILL BE ESPECIALLY HAZARDOUS FOR OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS IN THE
HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

$$

IDZ009-010-171000-
/O.CON.KMSO.SN.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-060417T1800Z/
WESTERN LEMHI COUNTY-EASTERN LEMHI COUNTY-
859 PM MDT SUN APR 16 2006

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM MDT MONDAY...

TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS...ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MID-DAY TOMORROW.

A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

MTZ043-171000-
/O.CON.KMSO.SN.Y.0021.060417T0600Z-060417T1800Z/
POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION-
859 PM MDT SUN APR 16 2006

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 12 PM
MDT MONDAY...

A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 12 PM
MDT MONDAY. 

TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED BY MID-DAY MONDAY.

A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

IDZ006-171000-
/O.CON.KMSO.SN.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-060417T1200Z/
SOUTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS-
759 PM PDT SUN APR 16 2006

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY ABOVE
4000 FEET...

TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS...CAN BE EXPECTED ABOVE 4000 FEET THROUGH TOMORROW
MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO FALL ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN HALF OF IDAHO COUNTY.

A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$
000 
WWUS45 KMSO 170922
WSWMSO

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
322 AM MDT MON APR 17 2006

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO FOCUS THE BULK OF THE
MOISTURE OVER WEST-CENTRAL MONTANA AND SOUTHERN IDAHO COUNTY THIS
MORNING. MOUNTAIN PASSES OVER THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE WILL SEE
ADDITIONAL SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES DURING THE MORNING. CONDITIONS
WILL BE IMPROVING BY THIS AFTERNOON AS STEADY SNOW TAPERS OFF TO
SNOW SHOWERS.


IDZ009-010-171030-
/O.CAN.KMSO.SN.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-060417T1800Z/
WESTERN LEMHI COUNTY-EASTERN LEMHI COUNTY-
322 AM MDT MON APR 17 2006

...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS CANCELED THE SNOW
ADVISORY. LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TODAY BUT ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL
BE CONFINED TO THE HIGHER MOUNTAINS.


$$

MTZ006-007-171800-
/O.CON.KMSO.HS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-060417T1800Z/
BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS-BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION-
322 AM MDT MON APR 17 2006

...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY...

A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY. 

TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY
NOONTIME. HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL BE OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES
MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT.


$$

IDZ006-171800-
/O.EXT.KMSO.SN.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-060417T1800Z/
SOUTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS-
222 AM PDT MON APR 17 2006

...SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING ABOVE
4000 FEET...

THE SNOW ADVISORY ABOVE 4000 FEET IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM
PDT THIS MORNING. 

AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES OF NEW SNOW ACCUMULATION CAN BE
EXPECTED THIS MORNING ABOVE 4000 FEET.

A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

MTZ043-171800-
/O.CON.KMSO.SN.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-060417T1800Z/
POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION-
322 AM MDT MON APR 17 2006

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY...

A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY. 

TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES...LOCALLY UP TO 7
INCHES HIGHER TERRAIN EXPECTED BY MID-DAY MONDAY.


$$
000 
WWUS45 KMSO 171745
WSWMSO

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1145 AM MDT MON APR 17 2006

MTZ006-007-171845-
/O.EXP.KMSO.HS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-060417T1800Z/
BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS-BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION-
1145 AM MDT MON APR 17 2006

...HEAVY SNOW WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON MDT TODAY...

THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WHICH PRODUCED MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW
OVERNIGHT AND THROUGH THIS MORNING HAS MOVED EAST. THUS THE HEAVY
SNOW WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT NOON. SCATTERED LIGHT
SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON
PRODUCING ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO ONE INCH.

$$

MTZ043-171845-
/O.EXP.KMSO.SN.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-060417T1800Z/
POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION-
1145 AM MDT MON APR 17 2006

...SNOW ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON MDT TODAY...

THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WHICH PRODUCED LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW
SHOWERS OVERNIGHT AND THROUGH THIS MORNING HAS MOVED EAST. THUS
THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT NOON.
SCATTERED LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THIS
AFTERNOON PRODUCING ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO ONE INCH.

$$

IDZ006-171845-
/O.EXP.KMSO.SN.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-060417T1800Z/
SOUTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS-
1045 AM PDT MON APR 17 2006

...SNOW ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING ABOVE
4000 FEET...

THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WHICH PRODUCED LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW
SHOWERS OVERNIGHT AND THROUGH THIS MORNING HAS MOVED EAST. THUS
THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT NOON.
SCATTERED LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THIS
AFTERNOON PRODUCING ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO ONE INCH. IN
ADDITIONS...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE THIS
AFTERNOON PRODUCING BRIEF HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS.

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 16, 5:27 AM MDTWinter Storm WatchMSODeer Lodge, Granite, Lake, Missoula, Powell, Ravalli and 1 more9 hr
Apr 16, 2:35 PM MDTHeavy Snow WarningMSODeer Lodge, Granite, Missoula, Powell, Ravalli, Silver Bow21 hr

Nearby

Snow Advisories in Montana, 2006Snow Advisories in Idaho, 2006Every snow advisory in 2006

Sources

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