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Snow Advisory 17, NWS Missoula, MT

February 7, 20088 counties in Montana; Clearwater County, Idaho County, Idaho

NWS Missoula, MT issued this snow advisory at Feb 7, 2008, 2:50 PM MST for 8 counties in Montana; Clearwater County, Idaho County, Idaho. It was in force for 33 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Feb 7, 2008, 2:50 PM MST (21:50 UTC)
Expired: Feb 8, 2008, 11:24 PM MST
In force: 33 hr
Issued by: NWS Missoula, MT

Counties Clearwater County, ID, Idaho County, ID, Flathead County, MT, Granite County, MT, Lake County, MT, Lincoln County, MT, Missoula County, MT, Powell County, MT, Ravalli County, MT, Sanders County, MT

The radar

The Missoula radar (KMSX), 34 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:56 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 snow advisory 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 snow advisory went out at Feb 7, 2:50 PM MST, 0 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 7, 2:50 PM MST, 0 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Feb 7, 10:41 AM MST, 4 hours 9 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1041 AM MST THU FEB 07 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0304 AM     BLIZZARD         GRANGEVILLE             45.93N 116.12W
02/07/2008                   IDAHO              ID   MESONET

            GRANGEVILLE AIRPORT REPORTED SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH
            WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 60 MPH FROM 204 AM PST TO 849 AM PST.
            PEAK WIND GUSTS OCCURRED AT 728 AM PST AND 828 AM PST UP
            TO 62 MPH. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORATION CLOSED HIGHWAY 95
            ACROSS THE CAMAS PRAIRIE DUE TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS.

0500 AM     HEAVY SNOW       HAUGAN                  47.38N 115.40W
02/07/2008  M9.0 INCH        MINERAL            MT   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            HAUGAN WEIGH STATION REPORTED 8 INCHES NEW SNOW. I-90
            FROM ST. REGIS TO LOOKOUT PASS DECLARED EMERGENCY TRAVEL
            ONLY DUE TO HEAVY SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITY IN BLOWING
            SNOW. LOOKOUT PASS REPORTED 9 INCHES OF NEW SNOW.

&&

FELSSCH

Local storm report, Feb 7, 1:03 PM MST, 1 hour 47 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
103 PM MST THU FEB 07 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1230 PM     BLIZZARD         13 NE ESSEX             48.41N 113.41W
02/07/2008                   FLATHEAD           MT   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            MARIAS PASS CLOSED DUE TO BY THE MONTANA DOT FOR STRONG
            WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW.

1230 PM     BLIZZARD         5 WNW HELMVILLE         46.89N 113.06W
02/07/2008                   POWELL             MT   TRAINED SPOTTER

            3-4 INCHES OF NEW SNOW, SUSTAINED 40 MPH WINDS AND
            WHITEOUT CONDITIONS FROM BLOWING SNOW.

1230 PM     HEAVY SNOW       3 WSW HAMILTON          46.23N 114.21W
02/07/2008  E11.0 INCH       RAVALLI            MT   TRAINED SPOTTER

            REPORT OF 11 INCHES ON THE SOUTHWEST SIDE OF HAMILTON

&&

FOSTER

Local storm report, Feb 7, 1:20 PM MST, 1 hour 30 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
120 PM MST THU FEB 07 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1230 PM     BLIZZARD         5 WNW HELMVILLE         46.89N 113.06W
02/07/2008                   POWELL             MT   TRAINED SPOTTER

            3-4 INCHES OF NEW SNOW, SUSTAINED 40 MPH WINDS AND
            WHITEOUT CONDITIONS FROM BLOWING SNOW.

1230 PM     HEAVY SNOW       3 WSW HAMILTON          46.23N 114.21W
02/07/2008  E11.0 INCH       RAVALLI            MT   TRAINED SPOTTER

            REPORT OF 11 INCHES ON THE SOUTHWEST SIDE OF HAMILTON

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FOSTER

Local storm report, Feb 7, 2:14 PM MST, 36 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
Feb 6, 9:59 PM MST	Blizzard Warning	MSO	Clearwater, Idaho	12 hr
Feb 7, 9:44 AM MST	Blowing Snow Advisory	MSO	Clearwater, Idaho	5 hr
Feb 7, 9:50 AM MST	Wind Advisory	MSO	Clearwater, Idaho	25 hr

Nearby

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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.