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Winter Storm Watch 7, NWS Missoula, MT

January 31, 20069 counties in Montana; Clearwater County, Idaho County, Idaho

NWS Missoula, MT issued this winter storm watch at Jan 31, 2006, 3:55 AM MST for 9 counties in Montana; Clearwater County, Idaho County, Idaho. It took effect at Jan 31, 2006, 8:00 PM MST. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jan 31, 2006, 3:55 AM MST (10:55 UTC)
In effect from: Jan 31, 2006, 8:00 PM MST
Expired: Jan 31, 2006, 2:32 PM MST
In force
Issued by: NWS Missoula, MT

Counties Clearwater County, ID, Idaho County, ID, 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

The radar

The Missoula radar (KMSX), 38 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:01 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 winter storm watch 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 winter storm watch went out at Jan 31, 2:24 AM MST, 1 hour 31 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 31, 2:24 AM MST, 1 hour 31 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 30, 9:47 PM MST, 6 hours 8 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jan 31, 2:22 PM MST	Winter Storm Warning	MSO	Flathead, Granite, Lake, Lincoln, Mineral, Missoula and 3 more	24 hr
Jan 31, 2:02 PM MST	Wind Advisory	MSO	Clearwater, Idaho	16 hr
Jan 31, 2:22 PM MST	Snow Advisory	MSO	Lemhi	18 hr

Nearby

Winter Storm Watches in Montana, 2006 Winter Storm Watches in Idaho, 2006 Every winter storm watch 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.