Alert archive / Idaho / High Wind Warnings in 2008
High Wind Warning 1, NWS Missoula, MT
NWS Missoula, MT issued this high wind warning at Jan 4, 2008, 2:43 AM PST for Clearwater County, Idaho County, Idaho. It took effect at Jan 4, 2008, 7:00 AM PST. It was in force for 14 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 4, 2008, 2:43 AM PST (10:43 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 4, 2008, 7:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Jan 4, 2008, 8:36 PM PST
- In force
- 14 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 10:45 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 00:00Z, 10.7 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
- 1431 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 55 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 265 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 359 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 041043 NPWMSO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 343 AM MST FRI JAN 4 2008 .WINDS ALOFT WILL STRENGTHEN AND COMBINE FORCES WITH A SOUTHERLY SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT TO CREATE STRONG WINDS IN PORTIONS OF NORTH-CENTRAL IDAHO AND WEST-CENTRAL MONTANA TODAY AND INTO TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PASS THROUGH THE REGION TONIGHT WITH BOTH WINDS ALOFT AND THE PRESSURE GRADIENT DECREASING. IDZ007-008-041815- /O.UPG.KMSO.HW.A.0001.080104T1800Z-080105T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMSO.HW.W.0001.080104T1500Z-080105T1200Z/ /O.EXT.KMSO.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080104T1500Z/ OROFINO/GRANGEVILLE REGION-LOWER HELLS CANYON/SALMON RIVER REGION- 243 AM PST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST THIS MORNING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY... ...HIGH WIND WATCH NO LONGER IN EFFECT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST THIS MORNING. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING...MAINLY IN THE AREAS SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 12. SOUTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH LATER THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE QUITE STRONG TONIGHT...MAINLY SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 12. THE GRANGEVILLE AREA COULD SEE WINDS GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH DURING THE DAY TODAY AS CONDITIONS FAVOR DOWNSLOPING EFFECTS OFF THE MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF TOWN. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. VERY STRONG WINDS CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SO USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ IDZ010-MTZ007-041815- /O.EXB.KMSO.WI.Y.0001.080104T1800Z-080105T0600Z/ EASTERN LEMHI COUNTY-BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION- 343 AM MST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL BE INCREASING LATER THIS MORNING BECOMING SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH THIS AFTERNOON IN THE ANACONDA AREA OF WEST-CENTRAL MONTANA AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF EASTERN LEMHI COUNTY. GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...BEFORE WINDS DECREASE AGAIN LATE THIS EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SO USE EXTRA CAUTION. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS75 KMSO 041421 NPWMSO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 721 AM MST FRI JAN 4 2008 .WINDS ALOFT WILL STRENGTHEN AND COMBINE FORCES WITH A SOUTHERLY SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT TO CREATE STRONG WINDS IN PORTIONS OF NORTH-CENTRAL IDAHO AND WEST-CENTRAL MONTANA TODAY AND INTO TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PASS THROUGH THE REGION TONIGHT WITH BOTH WINDS ALOFT AND THE PRESSURE GRADIENT DECREASING. IDZ007-008-042200- /O.CAN.KMSO.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080104T1500Z/ /O.CON.KMSO.HW.W.0001.080104T1500Z-080105T1200Z/ OROFINO/GRANGEVILLE REGION-LOWER HELLS CANYON/SALMON RIVER REGION- 621 AM PST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY. SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING...MAINLY IN THE AREAS SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 12. SOUTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH LATER THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE QUITE STRONG TONIGHT... MAINLY SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 12. THE GRANGEVILLE AREA COULD SEE WIND GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH DURING THE DAY TODAY AS CONDITIONS FAVOR DOWNSLOPING EFFECTS OFF THE MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF TOWN. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. VERY STRONG WINDS CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ IDZ010-MTZ007-042200- /O.CON.KMSO.WI.Y.0001.080104T1800Z-080105T0600Z/ EASTERN LEMHI COUNTY-BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION- 721 AM MST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL BE INCREASING LATER THIS MORNING BECOMING SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH THIS AFTERNOON IN THE ANACONDA AREA OF WEST-CENTRAL MONTANA AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF EASTERN LEMHI COUNTY. GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...BEFORE WINDS DECREASE AGAIN LATE THIS EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SO USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
000 WWUS75 KMSO 042100 NPWMSO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 200 PM MST FRI JAN 4 2008 .WINDS ALOFT WILL STRENGTHEN AND COMBINE FORCES WITH A SOUTHERLY SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT TO CREATE STRONG WINDS IN PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL IDAHO AND WEST CENTRAL MONTANA TODAY AND INTO TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PASS THROUGH THE REGION TONIGHT WITH BOTH WINDS ALOFT AND THE PRESSURE GRADIENT DECREASING. IDZ007-008-050500- /O.CON.KMSO.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080105T1200Z/ OROFINO/GRANGEVILLE REGION-LOWER HELLS CANYON/SALMON RIVER REGION- 100 PM PST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY. SOUTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE QUITE STRONG TONIGHT... MAINLY SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 12. THE GRANGEVILLE AREA COULD SEE WIND GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH DURING LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS CONDITIONS FAVOR DOWNSLOPING EFFECTS OFF THE MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF TOWN. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. VERY STRONG WINDS CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ MTZ005-050500- /O.EXB.KMSO.WI.Y.0001.080104T2100Z-080105T0600Z/ MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS- 200 PM MST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH POSSIBLE GUSTS TO 45 MPH IN THE MISSOULA AND BITTERROOT VALLEYS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING. THE WINDS SHOULD BEGIN TO DECREASE BY MIDNIGHT. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SO USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ MTZ006-050500- /O.EXB.KMSO.WI.Y.0001.080104T2100Z-080105T0600Z/ BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS- 200 PM MST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...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. SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH POSSIBLE GUSTS TO 55 MPH IN THE BITTERROOT AND SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING. THE WINDS SHOULD BEGIN TO DECREASE BY MIDNIGHT. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SO USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ IDZ010-MTZ007-050500- /O.CON.KMSO.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080105T0600Z/ EASTERN LEMHI COUNTY-BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION- 200 PM MST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE EVENING FROM AVON SOUTHWARD TO DEER LODGE AND THE ANACONDA AREAS. STRONG SOUTH WINDS CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF EASTERN LEMHI COUNTY. GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...BEFORE WINDS DECREASE BY MIDNIGHT. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SO USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
000 WWUS75 KMSO 050436 NPWMSO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 936 PM MST FRI JAN 4 2008 .WINDS ALOFT WILL COMBINE FORCES WITH A SOUTHERLY SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT TO CREATE STRONG WINDS IN PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL IDAHO TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PASS THROUGH THE REGION TONIGHT WITH BOTH WINDS ALOFT AND THE PRESSURE GRADIENT DECREASING. IDZ007-051200- /O.CAN.KMSO.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080105T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMSO.WI.Y.0002.080105T0436Z-080105T1200Z/ OROFINO/GRANGEVILLE REGION- 836 PM PST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SOUTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH TONIGHT... MAINLY SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 12. THE GRANGEVILLE AREA COULD SEE WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH TONIGHT AS CONDITIONS FAVOR DOWNSLOPING EFFECTS OFF THE MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF TOWN. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SO USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ IDZ008-050545- /O.CAN.KMSO.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080105T1200Z/ LOWER HELLS CANYON/SALMON RIVER REGION- 836 PM PST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. $$ IDZ010-MTZ005>007-050545- /O.CAN.KMSO.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080105T0600Z/ EASTERN LEMHI COUNTY-MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS- BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS-BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION- 936 PM MST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. $$
Nearby
High Wind Warnings in Idaho, 2008Every high wind 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.