Alert archive / Idaho / High Wind Warnings in 2007
High Wind Warning 3, NWS Missoula, MT
NWS Missoula, MT issued this high wind warning at Dec 1, 2007, 12:22 PM PST for Clearwater County, Idaho County, Idaho. It took effect at Dec 2, 2007, 4:00 AM PST. It was in force for 11 hr. 7 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 1, 2007, 12:22 PM PST (20:22 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 2, 2007, 4:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Dec 2, 2007, 3:08 PM PST
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Missoula, MT
Counties Clearwater County, ID, Idaho County, ID
The radar
The Missoula radar (KMSX), 148 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:20 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2, 12:10 PM PST | HIGH SUST WINDS 20 | Slate Creek, ID | 20 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS TO 56 MPH. |
| Dec 2, 1:30 PM PST | BLIZZARD | Grangeville, ID | GRANGEVILLE PUBLIC WORKS REPORTED BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER GRANGEVILLE AND THE CAMAS PRAIRIE FROM 130PM TO 530PM PST. SNOW DRIFTS OF 4 TO 5 FEET CAUSED THE CLOSURE OF OAK AND EAST SOUTH 7TH STREETS. |
| Dec 2, 1:36 PM PST | SNOW 2 | 11 E Orofino, ID | |
| Dec 2, 1:47 PM PST | HIGH SUST WINDS 44 | 3 Se Grangeville, ID | 44 MPH SUSTAINED AND GUSTS TO 66 MPH AT MT. IDAHO. |
| Dec 2, 1:54 PM PST | HIGH SUST WINDS 35 | Grangeville, ID | 35 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS TO 54 MPH. |
| Dec 2, 2:30 PM PST | BLIZZARD | 5 Se Grangeville, ID | WEATHER SPOTTER REPORTED STRONG WINDS CAUSING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS SOUTH OF GRANGEVILLE AT 4000 FEET ELEVATION FROM 230PM TO 530 PM PST. |
| Dec 2, 3:00 PM PST | BLIZZARD | Cottonwood, ID | HIGH WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN SNOW BEGAN AROUND 2PM PST. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Spokane, WA (KOTX), launched 12:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 172 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 999 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 35 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 138 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS75 KMSO 012022 NPWMSO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 122 PM MST SAT DEC 1 2007 .A VERY TIGHT SOUTHERLY SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT COUPLED WITH HIGH MOMENTUM WINDS JUST ABOVE RIDGETOP LEVEL WILL CREATE VERY WINDY CONDITIONS FOR THE LOWER VALLEYS OF WESTERN IDAHO COUNTY BEGINNING SUNDAY MORNING AND LASTING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR DOWNSLOPING WINDS IN THE GRANGEVILLE AREA WHERE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR. IDZ007-008-020400- /O.UPG.KMSO.WI.Y.0018.071202T1800Z-071204T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMSO.HW.W.0003.071202T1200Z-071204T0600Z/ OROFINO/GRANGEVILLE REGION-LOWER HELLS CANYON/SALMON RIVER REGION- 1222 PM PST SAT DEC 1 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SUNDAY TO 10 PM PST MONDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY NO LONGER IN EFFECT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SUNDAY TO 10 PM PST MONDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SUSTAINED SOUTHERLY WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 65 MPH ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY AND MONDAY. AREAS IMPACTED BY THIS EVENT WILL BE THE CAMAS PRAIRIE AND AREAS ALONG THE US HIGHWAY 95 CORRIDOR BETWEEN GRANGEVILLE AND RIGGINS. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. VERY STRONG WINDS CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$
5 follow-up statements
000 WWUS75 KMSO 020359 NPWMSO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 859 PM MST SAT DEC 1 2007 .A VERY TIGHT SOUTHERLY SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT COUPLED WITH HIGH MOMENTUM WINDS JUST ABOVE RIDGETOP LEVEL WILL CREATE VERY WINDY CONDITIONS FOR THE LOWER VALLEYS OF WESTERN IDAHO COUNTY BEGINNING SUNDAY MORNING AND LASTING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR DOWNSLOPING WINDS IN THE GRANGEVILLE AREA WHERE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR. IDZ007-008-021300- /O.CON.KMSO.HW.W.0003.071202T1200Z-071204T0600Z/ OROFINO/GRANGEVILLE REGION-LOWER HELLS CANYON/SALMON RIVER REGION- 759 PM PST SAT DEC 1 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SUNDAY TO 10 PM PST MONDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SUNDAY TO 10 PM PST MONDAY. SUSTAINED SOUTHERLY WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 65 MPH ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY AND MONDAY. AREAS IMPACTED BY THIS EVENT WILL BE THE CAMAS PRAIRIE AND AREAS ALONG THE US HIGHWAY 95 CORRIDOR BETWEEN GRANGEVILLE AND RIGGINS. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. VERY STRONG WINDS CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$
000 WWUS75 KMSO 021012 NPWMSO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 312 AM MST SUN DEC 2 2007 .A PROLONGED PERIOD OF STRONG WINDS IS EXPECTED FOR THE GRANGEVILLE AREA AND SOUTH TO NORTH ORIENTED VALLEYS OF WESTERN IDAHO COUNTY. A VERY TIGHT SOUTHERLY SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT COUPLED WITH HIGH MOMENTUM WINDS JUST ABOVE RIDGETOP LEVEL WILL CREATE VERY WINDY CONDITIONS TODAY AND CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. IDZ007-008-022200- /O.CON.KMSO.HW.W.0003.071202T1200Z-071204T0600Z/ OROFINO/GRANGEVILLE REGION-LOWER HELLS CANYON/SALMON RIVER REGION- 212 AM PST SUN DEC 2 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST MONDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST MONDAY. SUSTAINED SOUTHERLY WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED TODAY THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. AREAS IMPACTED BY THIS EVENT WILL BE THE CAMAS PRAIRIE AND AREAS ALONG THE US HIGHWAY 95 CORRIDOR BETWEEN GRANGEVILLE AND RIGGINS. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. VERY STRONG WINDS CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$
000 WWUS75 KMSO 021742 NPWMSO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 1042 AM MST SUN DEC 2 2007 .A PROLONGED PERIOD OF STRONG WINDS IS EXPECTED FOR THE GRANGEVILLE AREA AND SOUTH TO NORTH ORIENTED VALLEYS OF WESTERN IDAHO COUNTY. A VERY TIGHT SOUTHERLY SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT COUPLED WITH HIGH MOMENTUM WINDS JUST ABOVE RIDGETOP LEVEL WILL CREATE VERY WINDY CONDITIONS TODAY AND CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. IDZ007-008-030600- /O.CON.KMSO.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-071204T0600Z/ OROFINO/GRANGEVILLE REGION-LOWER HELLS CANYON/SALMON RIVER REGION- 942 AM PST SUN DEC 2 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST MONDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST MONDAY. SUSTAINED SOUTHERLY WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED TODAY THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. AREAS IMPACTED BY THIS EVENT WILL BE THE CAMAS PRAIRIE AND AREAS ALONG THE US HIGHWAY 95 CORRIDOR BETWEEN GRANGEVILLE AND RIGGINS. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. VERY STRONG WINDS CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ MTZ007-030600- /O.NEW.KMSO.WI.Y.0019.071202T1742Z-071203T0600Z/ BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION- 1042 AM MST SUN DEC 2 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. SUSTAINED SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDOR BETWEEN ROCKER AND DEER LODGE...AND ALSO ALONG THE US HIGHWAY 12 CORRIDOR BETWEEN GARRISON JUNCTION AND MCDONALD PASS. ANACONDA WILL ALSO BE IMPACTED BY THIS EVENT. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SO USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
000 WWUS75 KMSO 022032 NPWMSO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 132 PM MST SUN DEC 2 2007 .A PROLONGED PERIOD OF STRONG WINDS IS EXPECTED FOR THE GRANGEVILLE AREA AND SOUTH TO NORTH ORIENTED VALLEYS OF WESTERN IDAHO COUNTY. A VERY TIGHT SOUTHERLY SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT COUPLED WITH HIGH MOMENTUM WINDS JUST ABOVE RIDGETOP LEVEL WILL CREATE VERY WINDY CONDITIONS TODAY AND CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. MTZ007-022145- /O.CAN.KMSO.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-071203T0600Z/ BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION- 132 PM MST SUN DEC 2 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS ACROSS THE AREA HAVE DIMINISHED TO BE BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS. HOWEVER...BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS TONIGHTS. $$ IDZ007-008-030600- /O.CON.KMSO.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-071204T0600Z/ OROFINO/GRANGEVILLE REGION-LOWER HELLS CANYON/SALMON RIVER REGION- 1232 PM PST SUN DEC 2 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST MONDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST MONDAY. SUSTAINED SOUTHERLY WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED TODAY THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. AREAS IMPACTED BY THIS EVENT WILL BE THE CAMAS PRAIRIE AND AREAS ALONG THE US HIGHWAY 95 CORRIDOR BETWEEN GRANGEVILLE AND RIGGINS. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. VERY STRONG WINDS CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$
000 WWUS75 KMSO 022308 NPWMSO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 408 PM MST SUN DEC 2 2007 IDZ007-008-030000- /O.CAN.KMSO.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-071204T0600Z/ OROFINO/GRANGEVILLE REGION-LOWER HELLS CANYON/SALMON RIVER REGION- 258 PM PST SUN DEC 2 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS CONVERTED THE HIGH WIND WARNING THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT TO A BLIZZARD WARNING. . $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Missoula, MT issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1, 2:15 AM PST | Wind Advisory | MSO | Clearwater, Idaho | 10 hr |
| Dec 1, 12:58 PM PST | Heavy Snow Warning | MSO | Clearwater, Idaho | 48 hr |
Nearby
High Wind Warnings in Idaho, 2007Every high wind warning in 2007
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.