Alert archive / Montana / Blizzard Warnings in 2008
Blizzard Warning 2, NWS Missoula, MT
NWS Missoula, MT issued this blizzard warning at Jan 28, 2008, 5:44 AM MST for Flathead County, Lake County, Sanders County, Montana. It was in force for 3 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 28, 2008, 5:44 AM MST (12:44 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 28, 2008, 9:00 AM MST
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Missoula, MT
Counties Flathead County, MT, Lake County, MT, Sanders County, MT
The radar
The Missoula radar (KMSX), 98 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:42 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, 0.7 hours before the alert went out and 149 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
- 1048 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 78 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -88 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -110 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS45 KMSO 281244 WSWMSO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 544 AM MST MON JAN 28 2008 MTZ002-003-281600- /O.CAN.KMSO.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080128T1600Z/ /O.NEW.KMSO.BZ.W.0002.080128T1244Z-080128T1600Z/ WEST GLACIER REGION-FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS- 544 AM MST MON JAN 28 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MST THIS MORNING NORTH OF FLATHEAD LAKE... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MST THIS MORNING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS THROUGH 9 AM IN THE WEST GLACIER AND FLATHEAD VALLEY. EMERGENCY TRAVEL ONLY HAS BEEN DECLARED THROUGHOUT FLATHEAD COUNTY. IN ADDITION ALL PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN FLATHEAD COUNTY HAVE BEEN CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 MPH GUSTING TO NEAR 40 MPH WILL CAUSE DRIFTING SNOW AS WELL NORTH OF FLATHEAD LAKE. THE MISSION VALLEY CAN EXPECT TO SEE 1 TO 3 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ALONG WITH OCCASIONAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ MTZ005-281345- /O.CAN.KMSO.SN.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-080128T1500Z/ MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS- 544 AM MST MON JAN 28 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW ADVISORY. $$ IDZ007-281500- /O.CON.KMSO.HS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080128T1500Z/ OROFINO/GRANGEVILLE REGION- 444 AM PST MON JAN 28 2008 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST THIS MORNING... A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST THIS MORNING. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ON THE CAMAS PRAIRIE NEAR GRANGEVILLE AND THE WHITE BIRD GRADE BY EARLY MORNING. 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED NEAR OROFINO. IN ADDITION BREEZY WINDS WILL OCCASIONALLY CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ON THE CAMAS PRAIRIE. A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. $$ IDZ010-281800- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080128T1800Z/ EASTERN LEMHI COUNTY- 544 AM MST MON JAN 28 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS AND OVER LOST TRAIL PASS. THE VALLEYS WILL SEE 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW BY MORNING. IN ADDITION SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. $$ IDZ009-281800- /O.CON.KMSO.SN.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-080128T1800Z/ WESTERN LEMHI COUNTY- 544 AM MST MON JAN 28 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED BY MORNING AS A COLD FRONT PASSES THE AREA. 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. $$ MTZ043-281500- /O.CON.KMSO.SN.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-080128T1500Z/ POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION- 544 AM MST MON JAN 28 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THIS MORNING... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THIS MORNING. 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED IN THE SEELEY/SWAN VALLEY BY EARLY THIS MORNING. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ IDZ005-281500- /O.CON.KMSO.SN.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-080128T1500Z/ NORTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS- 444 AM PST MON JAN 28 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST THIS MORNING... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST THIS MORNING. 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED BY EARLY MORNING. LOCATIONS NEAR ELK RIVER...HEADQUARTERS AND THE WEIPPE PRAIRIE WILL BE IMPACTED BY THIS EVENT. 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. $$ IDZ006-MTZ006-281800- /O.CON.KMSO.SN.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-080128T1800Z/ SOUTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS-BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS- 544 AM MST MON JAN 28 2008 /444 AM PST MON JAN 28 2008/ ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST /10 AM PST/ THIS MORNING BELOW 1000 FEET... A SNOW ADVISORY BELOW 1000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST /10 AM PST/ THIS MORNING. 3 TO 6 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA BY MID MORNING. LOLO PASS...ELK CITY...DIXIE... AND SULA WILL BE AMONG THE AREAS IMPACTED BY THIS EVENT A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS45 KMSO 281456 WSWMSO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 756 AM MST MON JAN 28 2008 IDZ007-281600- /O.EXP.KMSO.HS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080128T1500Z/ OROFINO/GRANGEVILLE REGION- 656 AM PST MON JAN 28 2008 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 AM PST THIS MORNING... THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 AM PST THIS MORNING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO TAPER OFF THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. HOWEVER...ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND IN THE FOOTHILLS SURROUNDING GRANGEVILLE AND OROFINO. $$ MTZ043-281600- /O.EXP.KMSO.SN.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-080128T1500Z/ POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION- 756 AM MST MON JAN 28 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 AM MST THIS MORNING... THE SNOW ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 AM MST THIS MORNING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO TAPER OFF THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. HOWEVER...ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. $$ IDZ005-281600- /O.EXP.KMSO.SN.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-080128T1500Z/ NORTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS- 656 AM PST MON JAN 28 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 AM PST THIS MORNING... THE SNOW ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 AM PST THIS MORNING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO TAPER OFF THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. HOWEVER...ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. $$ MTZ002-003-281600- /O.CON.KMSO.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080128T1600Z/ WEST GLACIER REGION-FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS- 756 AM MST MON JAN 28 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MST THIS MORNING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MST THIS MORNING. STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS THROUGH 9 AM IN THE WEST GLACIER AND FLATHEAD VALLEY. EMERGENCY TRAVEL ONLY HAS BEEN DECLARED THROUGHOUT FLATHEAD COUNTY. IN ADDITION ALL PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN FLATHEAD COUNTY HAVE BEEN CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 MPH GUSTING TO NEAR 40 MPH WILL CAUSE DRIFTING SNOW AS WELL NORTH OF FLATHEAD LAKE. THE MISSION VALLEY CAN EXPECT TO SEE 1 TO 3 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ALONG WITH OCCASIONAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ IDZ010-281600- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080128T1800Z/ EASTERN LEMHI COUNTY- 756 AM MST MON JAN 28 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS AND OVER LOST TRAIL PASS. THE VALLEYS WILL SEE 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW BY MORNING. IN ADDITION SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. $$ IDZ009-281600- /O.CON.KMSO.SN.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-080128T1800Z/ WESTERN LEMHI COUNTY- 756 AM MST MON JAN 28 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED BY MORNING AS A COLD FRONT PASSES THE AREA. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ IDZ006-MTZ006-281600- /O.CON.KMSO.SN.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-080128T1800Z/ SOUTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS-BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS- 756 AM MST MON JAN 28 2008 /656 AM PST MON JAN 28 2008/ ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST /10 AM PST/ THIS MORNING BELOW 1000 FEET... A SNOW ADVISORY BELOW 1000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST /10 AM PST/ THIS MORNING. 3 TO 6 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA BY MID MORNING. LOLO PASS...ELK CITY...DIXIE... AND SULA WILL BE AMONG THE AREAS IMPACTED BY THIS EVENT 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. $$
000 WWUS45 KMSO 281603 AAA WSWMSO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 903 AM MST MON JAN 28 2008 IDZ010-281715- /O.CAN.KMSO.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080128T1800Z/ EASTERN LEMHI COUNTY- 903 AM MST MON JAN 28 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO TAPER OFF THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. HOWEVER...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. $$ MTZ002-003-281800- /O.EXP.KMSO.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080128T1600Z/ /O.NEW.KMSO.WW.Y.0004.080128T1603Z-080129T0000Z/ WEST GLACIER REGION-FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS- 903 AM MST MON JAN 28 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... ...BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM MST THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. THE BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM MST THIS MORNING. NORTHEAST WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS TODAY IN THE WEST GLACIER AND FLATHEAD VALLEY. ADDITIONALLY...WITH COLDER AIR SPILLING INTO THE REGION...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 10 TO 20 BELOW WILL OCCUR THROUGH THE DAY. EMERGENCY TRAVEL ONLY HAS BEEN DECLARED THROUGHOUT FLATHEAD COUNTY. IN ADDITION ALL PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN FLATHEAD COUNTY HAVE BEEN CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ IDZ009-281715- /O.CAN.KMSO.SN.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-080128T1800Z/ WESTERN LEMHI COUNTY- 903 AM MST MON JAN 28 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW ADVISORY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO TAPER OFF THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. HOWEVER...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. $$ IDZ006-MTZ006-281800- /O.CON.KMSO.SN.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-080128T1800Z/ SOUTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS-BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS- 903 AM MST MON JAN 28 2008 /803 AM PST MON JAN 28 2008/ ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST /10 AM PST/ THIS MORNING... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST /10 AM PST/ THIS MORNING. 3 TO 6 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA BY MID MORNING. LOLO PASS...ELK CITY...DIXIE... AND SULA WILL BE AMONG THE AREAS IMPACTED BY THIS EVENT 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. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Missoula, MT issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 28, 9:03 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | MSO | Deer Lodge, Flathead, Granite, Lake, Missoula, Powell and 2 more | 12 hr |
| Jan 28, 2:49 PM MST | Heavy Snow Warning | MSO | Flathead, Lake, Mineral, Missoula, Sanders | 37 hr |
| Jan 28, 2:49 PM MST | Snow Advisory | MSO | Flathead, Granite, Lake, Lincoln, Missoula, Powell and 2 more | 37 hr |
Nearby
Blizzard Warnings in Montana, 2008Every blizzard warning in 2008
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.