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Winter Storm Warning 9, NWS Missoula, MT
NWS Missoula, MT issued this winter storm warning at Feb 8, 2008, 1:48 PM PST for Clearwater County, Idaho County, Idaho; Flathead County, Lake County, Montana. It took effect at Feb 8, 2008, 4:00 PM PST. It was in force for 21 hr. 3 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
- Feb 8, 2008, 1:48 PM PST (21:48 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 8, 2008, 4:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Feb 9, 2008, 1:22 PM PST
- In force
- 21 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Missoula, MT
Counties Clearwater County, ID, Idaho County, ID, Flathead County, MT, Lake County, MT
The radar
The Missoula radar (KMSX), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:49 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 9, 7:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 14 | 1 Ne Elk City, ID | 14 INCHES OF SNOW IN 24 HOURS. |
| Feb 9, 7:15 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 12 | Elk City, ID | 12 INCHES OF SNOW IN 12 HOURS. |
| Feb 9, 8:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 10 | 21 S Elk City, ID | DIXIE REPORTED 10 INCHES OF SNOW IN 24 HOURS. |
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, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 136 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
- 773 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 99 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 428 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 481 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 082148 WSWMSO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 248 PM MST FRI FEB 8 2008 IDZ005-006-MTZ004-006-090500- /O.CAN.KMSO.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-080209T1200Z/ /O.EXA.KMSO.HS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080209T1200Z/ NORTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS-SOUTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS- LOWER CLARK FORK REGION-BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS- 248 PM MST FRI FEB 8 2008 /148 PM PST FRI FEB 8 2008/ ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST /4 AM PST/ SATURDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A HEAVY SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST /4 AM PST/ SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS UP TO 12 INCHES IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN ARE EXPECTED BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. BOTH LOLO PASS AND LOOKOUT PASS WILL BE AMONG THE AREAS THAT CONTINUE TO BE IMPACTED BY THIS EVENT. A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ MTZ001-082300- /O.CAN.KMSO.SN.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-080209T0000Z/ KOOTENAI/CABINET REGION- 248 PM MST FRI FEB 8 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS CANCELED THE SNOW ADVISORY. LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. $$ MTZ002-090500- /O.UPG.KMSO.WS.A.0010.080209T0600Z-080211T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMSO.WS.W.0009.080209T0600Z-080210T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KMSO.SB.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-080209T0600Z/ WEST GLACIER REGION- 248 PM MST FRI FEB 8 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST SATURDAY. THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING. ALONG WITH THE SNOW...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH OVER MARIAS PASS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. AN ARCTIC FRONT WILL MOVE WEST ACROSS THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE LATER TONIGHT. 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS TO 8 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY. IN ADDITION...WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE EAST AND INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH CAUSING SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ IDZ010-090500- /O.CON.KMSO.HS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080209T1200Z/ EASTERN LEMHI COUNTY- 248 PM MST FRI FEB 8 2008 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SATURDAY FROM GIBBONSVILLE TO LOST TRAIL PASS... A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SATURDAY FROM GIBBONSVILLE TO LOST TRAIL PASS. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY SATURDAY MORNING. A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ IDZ007-008-090500- /O.EXB.KMSO.SN.Y.0017.080209T0000Z-080209T1200Z/ OROFINO/GRANGEVILLE REGION-LOWER HELLS CANYON/SALMON RIVER REGION- 148 PM PST FRI FEB 8 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY OVER WHITEBIRD GRADE... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY...OVER THE WHITEBIRD GRADE. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY SATURDAY MORNING ALONG HIGHWAY 95 OVER THE WHITEBIRD GRADE. $$ MTZ043-090500- /O.EXT.KMSO.SN.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-080209T1200Z/ POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION- 248 PM MST FRI FEB 8 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SATURDAY... THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SATURDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY SATURDAY MORNING. $$ MTZ007-090200- /O.EXT.KMSO.BS.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-080209T0200Z/ BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION- 248 PM MST FRI FEB 8 2008 ...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. SUSTAINED WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS WHICH HAVE RECEIVED RECENT SNOWFALL. AREAS IMPACTED INCLUDE THE HIGHWAY 1 CORRIDOR FROM PHILIPSBURG TO ANACONDA...HIGHWAY 12 GARRISON TO MCDONALD PASS AND THE HIGHWAY 200 CORRIDOR BETWEEN OVANDO AND HELMVILLE. A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ MTZ005-090500- /O.CON.KMSO.SN.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-080209T1200Z/ MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS- 248 PM MST FRI FEB 8 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SATURDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SATURDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH LOCAL HEAVIER AMOUNTS TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE MISSOULA AND BITTERROOT VALLEYS FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH THIS EVENING MAY CREATE LOCAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW IN THE BITTERROOT VALLEY. $$
9 follow-up statements
000 WWUS45 KMSO 090000 WSWMSO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 500 PM MST FRI FEB 8 2008 IDZ007-008-090800- /O.UPG.KMSO.SN.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-080209T1200Z/ /O.EXB.KMSO.WS.W.0009.080209T0000Z-080209T1200Z/ OROFINO/GRANGEVILLE REGION-LOWER HELLS CANYON/SALMON RIVER REGION- 400 PM PST FRI FEB 8 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY FOR WHITEBIRD GRADE... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY FOR THE WHITEBIRD GRADE. THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY SATURDAY MORNING ALONG HIGHWAY 95 OVER THE WHITEBIRD GRADE...INCLUDING COTTONWOOD. SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES WITH LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. $$ MTZ002-090800- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0009.080209T0600Z-080210T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMSO.SB.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-080209T0600Z/ WEST GLACIER REGION- 500 PM MST FRI FEB 8 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST SATURDAY. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING. ALONG WITH THE SNOW...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH OVER MARIAS PASS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. AN ARCTIC FRONT WILL MOVE WEST ACROSS THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE LATER TONIGHT. 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS TO 8 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY. IN ADDITION...WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE EAST AND INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH CAUSING SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED AND STRONG WINDS ARE POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. $$ IDZ010-090800- /O.CON.KMSO.HS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080209T1200Z/ EASTERN LEMHI COUNTY- 500 PM MST FRI FEB 8 2008 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SATURDAY FROM GIBBONSVILLE TO LOST TRAIL PASS... A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SATURDAY FROM GIBBONSVILLE TO LOST TRAIL PASS. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY SATURDAY MORNING. A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. $$ IDZ005-006-MTZ004-006-090800- /O.CON.KMSO.HS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080209T1200Z/ NORTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS-SOUTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS- LOWER CLARK FORK REGION-BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS- 500 PM MST FRI FEB 8 2008 /400 PM PST FRI FEB 8 2008/ ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST /4 AM PST/ SATURDAY... A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST /4 AM PST/ SATURDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS UP TO 12 INCHES IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN ARE EXPECTED BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. BOTH LOLO PASS AND LOOKOUT PASS WILL BE AMONG THE AREAS THAT CONTINUE TO BE IMPACTED BY THIS EVENT. A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. $$ MTZ005-090800- /O.CON.KMSO.SN.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-080209T1200Z/ MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS- 500 PM MST FRI FEB 8 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SATURDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SATURDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH LOCAL HEAVIER AMOUNTS TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE MISSOULA AND BITTERROOT VALLEYS FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH THIS EVENING MAY CREATE LOCAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW IN THE BITTERROOT VALLEY. $$ MTZ043-090800- /O.CON.KMSO.SN.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-080209T1200Z/ POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION- 500 PM MST FRI FEB 8 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SATURDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SATURDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY SATURDAY MORNING. $$ MTZ007-090200- /O.CON.KMSO.BS.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-080209T0200Z/ BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION- 500 PM MST FRI FEB 8 2008 ...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING... A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. SUSTAINED WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS WHICH HAVE RECEIVED RECENT SNOWFALL. AREAS IMPACTED INCLUDE THE HIGHWAY 1 CORRIDOR FROM PHILIPSBURG TO ANACONDA...HIGHWAY 12 GARRISON TO MCDONALD PASS AND THE HIGHWAY 200 CORRIDOR BETWEEN OVANDO AND HELMVILLE. A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$
000 WWUS45 KMSO 090148 WSWMSO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 648 PM MST FRI FEB 8 2008 MTZ002-091000- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0009.080209T0600Z-080210T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMSO.SB.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-080209T0600Z/ WEST GLACIER REGION- 648 PM MST FRI FEB 8 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST SATURDAY. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING. ALONG WITH THE SNOW...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH OVER MARIAS PASS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. AN ARCTIC FRONT WILL MOVE WEST ACROSS THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE LATER TONIGHT. 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS TO 8 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY. IN ADDITION...WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE EAST AND INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH CAUSING SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED AND STRONG WINDS ARE POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. $$ IDZ010-091000- /O.CON.KMSO.HS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080209T1200Z/ EASTERN LEMHI COUNTY- 648 PM MST FRI FEB 8 2008 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SATURDAY FROM GIBBONSVILLE TO LOST TRAIL PASS... A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SATURDAY FROM GIBBONSVILLE TO LOST TRAIL PASS. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY SATURDAY MORNING. A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. $$ IDZ005-006-MTZ004-006-091000- /O.CON.KMSO.HS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080209T1200Z/ NORTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS-SOUTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS- LOWER CLARK FORK REGION-BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS- 648 PM MST FRI FEB 8 2008 /548 PM PST FRI FEB 8 2008/ ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST /4 AM PST/ SATURDAY... A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST /4 AM PST/ SATURDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS UP TO 12 INCHES IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN ARE EXPECTED BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. BOTH LOLO PASS AND LOOKOUT PASS WILL BE AMONG THE AREAS THAT CONTINUE TO BE IMPACTED BY THIS EVENT. A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. $$ IDZ007-008-091000- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080209T1200Z/ OROFINO/GRANGEVILLE REGION-LOWER HELLS CANYON/SALMON RIVER REGION- 548 PM PST FRI FEB 8 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY FOR THE WHITEBIRD GRADE... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY FOR THE WHITEBIRD GRADE. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY SATURDAY MORNING ALONG HIGHWAY 95 OVER THE WHITEBIRD GRADE... INCLUDING COTTONWOOD. SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES WITH LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. $$ MTZ007-090500- /O.EXT.KMSO.BS.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-080209T0500Z/ BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION- 648 PM MST FRI FEB 8 2008 ...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MST THIS EVENING. SUSTAINED WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS WHICH HAVE RECEIVED RECENT SNOWFALL. AREAS IMPACTED INCLUDE THE INTERSTATE 90...HIGHWAY 1 CORRIDOR FROM PHILIPSBURG TO ANACONDA...HIGHWAY 12 GARRISON TO MCDONALD PASS AND THE HIGHWAY 200 CORRIDOR BETWEEN OVANDO AND HELMVILLE. A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ MTZ005-091000- /O.CON.KMSO.SN.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-080209T1200Z/ MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS- 648 PM MST FRI FEB 8 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SATURDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SATURDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH LOCAL HEAVIER AMOUNTS TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE MISSOULA AND BITTERROOT VALLEYS FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH THIS EVENING MAY CREATE LOCAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW IN THE BITTERROOT VALLEY. $$ MTZ043-091000- /O.CON.KMSO.SN.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-080209T1200Z/ POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION- 648 PM MST FRI FEB 8 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SATURDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SATURDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY SATURDAY MORNING. $$
000 WWUS45 KMSO 090503 WSWMSO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 1003 PM MST FRI FEB 8 2008 IDZ010-MTZ004-090615- /O.CAN.KMSO.HS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080209T1200Z/ EASTERN LEMHI COUNTY-LOWER CLARK FORK REGION- 1003 PM MST FRI FEB 8 2008 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS CANCELLED THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING. SNOWFALL HAS DECREASED ACROSS THE AREA THEREFORE THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ MTZ007-090615- /O.EXP.KMSO.BS.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-080209T0500Z/ BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION- 1003 PM MST FRI FEB 8 2008 ...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM MST THIS EVENING. WINDS HAVE DECREASED ACROSS THE AREA...THEREFORE THE BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ MTZ002-091315- /O.UPG.KMSO.SB.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-080209T0600Z/ /O.EXT.KMSO.WS.W.0009.080209T0503Z-080210T0000Z/ WEST GLACIER REGION- 1003 PM MST FRI FEB 8 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST SATURDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST SATURDAY. THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. AN ARCTIC FRONT WILL MOVE WEST ACROSS THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE OVERNIGHT. 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS TO 8 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY. IN ADDITION...WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE EAST AND INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH CAUSING SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED AND STRONG WINDS ARE POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. $$ IDZ005-006-MTZ006-091200- /O.CON.KMSO.HS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080209T1200Z/ NORTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS-SOUTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS- BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS- 1003 PM MST FRI FEB 8 2008 /903 PM PST FRI FEB 8 2008/ ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST /4 AM PST/ SATURDAY... A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST /4 AM PST/ SATURDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS UP TO 10 INCHES IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN ARE EXPECTED BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. LOLO PASS WILL ONCE AGAIN BE IMPACTED BY THIS EVENT. A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. $$ IDZ007-008-091200- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080209T1200Z/ OROFINO/GRANGEVILLE REGION-LOWER HELLS CANYON/SALMON RIVER REGION- 903 PM PST FRI FEB 8 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY FOR THE WHITEBIRD GRADE... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY FOR THE WHITEBIRD GRADE. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY SATURDAY MORNING ALONG HIGHWAY 95 OVER THE WHITEBIRD GRADE... INCLUDING COTTONWOOD. SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES WITH LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. $$ MTZ005-091200- /O.CON.KMSO.SN.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-080209T1200Z/ MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS- 1003 PM MST FRI FEB 8 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SATURDAY FOR THE MISSOULA VALLEY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SATURDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE MISSOULA VALLEY THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. $$ MTZ043-091200- /O.CON.KMSO.SN.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-080209T1200Z/ POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION- 1003 PM MST FRI FEB 8 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SATURDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SATURDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY SATURDAY MORNING. $$
000 WWUS45 KMSO 090507 WSWMSO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 1007 PM MST FRI FEB 8 2008 MTZ043-090615- /O.CAN.KMSO.SN.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-080209T1200Z/ POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION- 1007 PM MST FRI FEB 8 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW ADVISORY. SNOWFALL HAS DECREASED ACROSS THE AREA THEREFORE THE SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ IDZ005-006-MTZ006-091200- /O.CON.KMSO.HS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080209T1200Z/ NORTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS-SOUTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS- BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS- 1007 PM MST FRI FEB 8 2008 /907 PM PST FRI FEB 8 2008/ ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST /4 AM PST/ SATURDAY... A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST /4 AM PST/ SATURDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS UP TO 10 INCHES IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN ARE EXPECTED BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. LOLO PASS WILL ONCE AGAIN BE IMPACTED BY THIS EVENT. A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. $$ IDZ007-008-091200- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080209T1200Z/ OROFINO/GRANGEVILLE REGION-LOWER HELLS CANYON/SALMON RIVER REGION- 907 PM PST FRI FEB 8 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY SATURDAY MORNING ALONG HIGHWAY 95 OVER THE WHITEBIRD GRADE... INCLUDING COTTONWOOD. SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES WITH LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. $$ MTZ002-091200- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080210T0000Z/ WEST GLACIER REGION- 1007 PM MST FRI FEB 8 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST SATURDAY. AN ARCTIC FRONT WILL MOVE WEST ACROSS THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE OVERNIGHT. 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS TO 8 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY. IN ADDITION...WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE EAST AND INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH CAUSING SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED AND STRONG WINDS ARE POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. $$ MTZ005-091200- /O.CON.KMSO.SN.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-080209T1200Z/ MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS- 1007 PM MST FRI FEB 8 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SATURDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SATURDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE MISSOULA VALLEY THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. $$
000 WWUS45 KMSO 090522 CCA WSWMSO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 1019 PM MST FRI FEB 8 2008 MTZ043-090630- /O.CAN.KMSO.SN.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-080209T1200Z/ POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION- 1019 PM MST FRI FEB 8 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW ADVISORY. SNOWFALL HAS DECREASED ACROSS THE AREA THEREFORE THE SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ IDZ005-006-MTZ006-091200- /O.CON.KMSO.HS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080209T1200Z/ NORTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS-SOUTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS- BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS- 1019 PM MST FRI FEB 8 2008 /919 PM PST FRI FEB 8 2008/ ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST /4 AM PST/ SATURDAY... A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST /4 AM PST/ SATURDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS UP TO 10 INCHES IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN ARE EXPECTED BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. LOLO PASS WILL ONCE AGAIN BE IMPACTED BY THIS EVENT. A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. $$ IDZ007-008-091200- /O.COR.KMSO.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080209T1200Z/ OROFINO/GRANGEVILLE REGION-LOWER HELLS CANYON/SALMON RIVER REGION- 919 PM PST FRI FEB 8 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY FOR THE WHITEBIRD GRADE INCLUDING COTTONWOOD... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY SATURDAY MORNING ALONG HIGHWAY 95 OVER THE WHITEBIRD GRADE... INCLUDING COTTONWOOD. SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES WITH LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. $$ MTZ002-091230- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080210T0000Z/ WEST GLACIER REGION- 1019 PM MST FRI FEB 8 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST SATURDAY. AN ARCTIC FRONT WILL MOVE WEST ACROSS THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE OVERNIGHT. 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS TO 8 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY. IN ADDITION...WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE EAST AND INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH CAUSING SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED AND STRONG WINDS ARE POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. $$ MTZ005-091200- /O.COR.KMSO.SN.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-080209T1200Z/ MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS- 1019 PM MST FRI FEB 8 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SATURDAY FOR THE MISSOULA VALLEY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SATURDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE MISSOULA VALLEY THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. $$
000 WWUS45 KMSO 090624 WSWMSO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 1124 PM MST FRI FEB 8 2008 MTZ005-090730- /O.CAN.KMSO.SN.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-080209T1200Z/ MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS- 1124 PM MST FRI FEB 8 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED FOR THE MISSOULA VALLEY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW ADVISORY FOR THE MISSOULA VALLEY. $$ IDZ005-006-MTZ006-091200- /O.CON.KMSO.HS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080209T1200Z/ NORTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS-SOUTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS- BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS- 1124 PM MST FRI FEB 8 2008 /1024 PM PST FRI FEB 8 2008/ ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST /4 AM PST/ SATURDAY... A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST /4 AM PST/ SATURDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS UP TO 10 INCHES IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN ARE EXPECTED BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. LOLO PASS WILL ONCE AGAIN BE IMPACTED BY THIS EVENT. A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. $$ IDZ007-008-091200- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080209T1200Z/ OROFINO/GRANGEVILLE REGION-LOWER HELLS CANYON/SALMON RIVER REGION- 1024 PM PST FRI FEB 8 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY FOR THE WHITE BIRD GRADE INCLUDING COTTONWOOD... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY SATURDAY MORNING ALONG HIGHWAY 95 OVER THE WHITE BIRD GRADE... INCLUDING COTTONWOOD. SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES WITH LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. $$ MTZ002-091430- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080210T0000Z/ WEST GLACIER REGION- 1124 PM MST FRI FEB 8 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST SATURDAY. AN ARCTIC FRONT WILL MOVE WEST ACROSS THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE OVERNIGHT. 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS TO 8 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY. IN ADDITION...WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE EAST AND INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH CAUSING SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED AND STRONG WINDS ARE POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. $$
000 WWUS45 KMSO 091044 WSWMSO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 344 AM MST SAT FEB 9 2008 IDZ005-006-091700- /O.CAN.KMSO.HS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080209T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMSO.SN.Y.0018.080209T1044Z-080209T1700Z/ NORTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS-SOUTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS- 244 AM PST SAT FEB 9 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS MORNING... ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS MORNING. THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SNOW CONTINUES ACROSS THE CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS THIS MORNING WITH AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES EXPECTED BY MID-MORNING. LOCATIONS LIKE HEADQUARTERS...LOWELL AND PIERCE WILL BE IMPACTED. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ MTZ006-091700- /O.CAN.KMSO.HS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080209T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMSO.SN.Y.0018.080209T1044Z-080210T0000Z/ BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS- 344 AM MST SAT FEB 9 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON FOR LOLO PASS ABOVE 4000 FEET... ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY ABOVE 4000 FEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS LOLO PASS TODAY WITH AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 5 INCHES EXPECTED ABOVE 4000 FEET. 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. $$ IDZ007-091700- /O.CAN.KMSO.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080209T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMSO.SN.Y.0018.080209T1044Z-080209T1700Z/ OROFINO/GRANGEVILLE REGION- 244 AM PST SAT FEB 9 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS MORNING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS MORNING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SNOW CONTINUES ACROSS NORTH-CENTRAL IDAHO THIS MORNING WITH AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES EXPECTED BY MID-MORNING. THE FOOTHILL AND BENCHES OF IN THE OROFINO TO KOOSKIA WILL BE MOST IMPACTED. ELSEWHERE...THERE WILL SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW IN THE GRANGEVILLE AREA WHERE SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH CONTINUE TO BLOW. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ IDZ008-091145- /O.CAN.KMSO.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080209T1200Z/ LOWER HELLS CANYON/SALMON RIVER REGION- 244 AM PST SAT FEB 9 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. $$ MTZ002-091700- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080210T0000Z/ WEST GLACIER REGION- 344 AM MST SAT FEB 9 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. AN ARCTIC FRONT WILL MOVE WEST ACROSS THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE AND POSITION ITSELF RIGHT OVER THE WEST GLACIER REGION TODAY. 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS TO 10 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY. IN ADDITION...WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE EAST AND INCREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH CAUSING SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED AND STRONG WINDS ARE POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. $$ MTZ043-091700- /O.NEW.KMSO.SN.Y.0018.080209T1044Z-080210T0000Z/ POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION- 344 AM MST SAT FEB 9 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY. AREAS MOST IMPACTED WILL BE THE SEELEY-SWAN CORRIDOR. 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. $$ MTZ004-091700- /O.NEW.KMSO.SN.Y.0018.080209T1044Z-080210T0000Z/ LOWER CLARK FORK REGION- 344 AM MST SAT FEB 9 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON FOR LOOKOUT PASS ABOVE 3500 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY ABOVE 3500 FEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED OVER LOOKOUT PASS ABOVE 3500 FEET TODAY. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
000 WWUS45 KMSO 091546 WSWMSO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 846 AM MST SAT FEB 9 2008 MTZ004-006-091700- /O.CAN.KMSO.SN.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-080210T0000Z/ LOWER CLARK FORK REGION-BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS- 846 AM MST SAT FEB 9 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW ADVISORY. WITH TEMPERATURES RISING TO BE NEAR OR JUST ABOVE FREEZING AND WITH SNOWFALL RATES DECREASING THROUGH THE DAY...ONLY LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING. $$ IDZ005>007-091700- /O.CAN.KMSO.SN.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-080209T1700Z/ NORTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS-SOUTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS- OROFINO/GRANGEVILLE REGION- 746 AM PST SAT FEB 9 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW ADVISORY. WITH TEMPERATURES RISING TO BE NEAR OR JUST ABOVE FREEZING AND WITH SNOWFALL RATES DECREASING THROUGH THE DAY...ONLY LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING. $$ MTZ002-092215- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080210T0000Z/ WEST GLACIER REGION- 846 AM MST SAT FEB 9 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE US HIGHWAY 2 CORRIDOR BETWEEN ESSEX AND MARIAS PASS... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE US HIGHWAY 2 CORRIDOR BETWEEN ESSEX AND MARIAS PASS. AN ARCTIC FRONT HAS MOVED ACROSS THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE AND HAS STALLED NEAR WEST GLACIER. AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW WITH STORM TOTAL AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...EAST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG THE US HIGHWAY 2 CORRIDOR BETWEEN ESSEX AND MARIAS PASS. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED AND STRONG WINDS ARE POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. $$ MTZ043-092215- /O.CON.KMSO.SN.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-080210T0000Z/ POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION- 846 AM MST SAT FEB 9 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY. AREAS MOST IMPACTED WILL BE THE SEELEY-SWAN CORRIDOR. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
000 WWUS45 KMSO 092122 WSWMSO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 222 PM MST SAT FEB 9 2008 MTZ002-092230- /O.CAN.KMSO.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080210T0000Z/ WEST GLACIER REGION- 222 PM MST SAT FEB 9 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. HOWEVER...LIGHT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS EVENING AS THE ARCTIC AIRMASS BEGINS TO RETREAT TO THE EAST. $$ MTZ043-092230- /O.CAN.KMSO.SN.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-080210T0000Z/ POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION- 222 PM MST SAT FEB 9 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW ADVISORY. HOWEVER...LIGHT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS EVENING. $$ MTZ004-100500- /O.NEW.KMSO.HS.W.0010.080210T1200Z-080211T1200Z/ LOWER CLARK FORK REGION- 222 PM MST SAT FEB 9 2008 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SUNDAY TO 5 AM MST MONDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET FOR AREAS ALONG INTERSTATE 90 BETWEEN SALTESE AND LOOKOUT PASS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A HEAVY SNOW WARNING ABOVE 3500 FEET ABOVE 3500 FEET FOR AREAS ALONG INTERSTATE 90 BETWEEN SALTESE AND LOOKOUT PASS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SUNDAY TO 5 AM MST MONDAY. 7 TO 12 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED IN AREAS ALONG INTERSTATE 90 BETWEEN SALTESE AND LOOKOUT PASS BETWEEN SUNDAY MORNING AND MONDAY MORNING. OTHER LOCATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET ELEVATION CAN EXPECT TO RECEIVE 3 TO 6 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL. A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. $$ IDZ006-MTZ006-100500- /O.NEW.KMSO.SN.Y.0019.080210T1800Z-080211T1200Z/ SOUTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS-BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS- 222 PM MST SAT FEB 9 2008 /122 PM PST SAT FEB 9 2008/ ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MST /10 AM PST/ SUNDAY TO 5 AM MST /4 AM PST/ MONDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY ABOVE 4000 FEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MST /10 AM PST/ SUNDAY TO 5 AM MST /4 AM PST/ MONDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 7 INCHES WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS UP TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FROM LATE SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. AREAS IMPACTED INCLUDE HIGHWAY 12 BETWEEN POWELL AND LOLO HOT SPRINGS...INCLUDING LOLO PASS AND ALSO ELK CITY. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm warning 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 warning went out at Feb 8, 1:33 PM PST, 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 8, 1:33 PM PST, 15 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
233 PM MST FRI FEB 8 2008
.DISCUSSION...VERY ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN WITH HEAVY MOUNTAIN
SNOWS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. STRONG WEST TO
NORTHWEST FLOW AND ABUNDANT MOISTURE WITH GOOD ISENTROPIC LIFT
WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT MOUNTAIN SNOWS IN CENTRAL
IDAHO AND PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL MONTANA. LOLO...LOOKOUT AND LOST
TRAIL PASSES WILL BE MOST EFFECTED BY THIS STORM. STRONG GUSTY
SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL TAPER OFF IN CENTRAL IDAHO AND SOUTHWEST
MONTANA DURING THE EVENING HOURS AS PRESSURE GRADIENTS BEGIN TO
RELAX. STRONG STABLE NORTHWEST FLOW AT THE MID LEVELS WITH
UNSTABLE AIR NEAR THE SURFACE WILL INCREASE SNOW BANDING POTENTIAL
THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT IN WEST CENTRAL MONTANA. LOCAL
SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS...2 TO 4 INCHES...ARE POSSIBLE
WHERE THESE SNOW BANDS SET UP.
AN ARCTIC AIR MASS WILL MOVE THROUGH PARTS OF THE GLACIER REGION
TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. THIS IS NOT A DEEP ARCTIC AIRMASS SO THE
EXTENT OF THE ARCTIC AIR AND NORTHEAST WINDS WILL STRUGGLE TO
REACH THE NORTHERN FLATHEAD VALLEY...AND ONLY FOR A BRIEF PERIOD
LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. THE ARCTIC BOUNARY THAT DEVELOPS
WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR SNOWFALL IN THE WEST GLACIER PARK AREA. THE
SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS ALONG THE DIVIDE WILL PRODUCE SNOW AND
BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AT
TIMES...ESPECIALLY ALONG HIGHWAY 2 FROM ESSEX TO WEST GLACIER.
WARMER AIR WILL SHIFT NORTHWARD ON SATURDAY AS A RIDGE OF HIGH
PRESSURE BEGINS TO DEVELOP OVER THE REGION. MOUNTAIN SNOWS WILL
CONTINUE IN NORTHWEST MONTANA THROUGHOUT THE DAY...ESPECIALLY IN
THE WEST GLACIER REGION. EXPECT RAIN IN THE VALLEYS WITH MANY
VALLEY LOCATIONS IN CENTRAL IDAHO AND WEST CENTRAL MONTANA WILL
APPROACH THE 40 DEGREE MARK.
SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY...IT IS EXPECTED TO BE AN UNSETTLED
WET START TO THE WEEK WITH A WEATHER SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE
NORTHERN ROCKIES SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND SUNDAY NIGHT. AHEAD OF
THIS... TEMPERATURES SHOULD WARM ENOUGH IN THE VALLEYS FOR SOME
RAIN SHOWERS TO MIX IN WITH WET SNOW. THIS SYSTEM SHOULD QUICKLY
EXIT BY LATE MONDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE TAKES OVER THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST FOR A DRYING TREND ACROSS THE REGION. THE NEXT PACIFIC
COLD FRONT AND ASSOCIATED MOISTURE COULD MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN
ROCKIES BY TUESDAY NIGHT...BUT WEAKENING OF THIS FRONT IS A
DEFINITE POSSIBILITY AS ANOTHER RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BEGINS TO
DEVELOP. DEPENDING ON HOW MUCH WARM AIR PUSHES IN UNDER THE
RIDGE...THE NORTHERN ROCKIES COULD SEE MORE UNSEASONABLY MILD
TEMPERATURES BY THE END OF NEXT WEEK.
&&
.AVIATION...WIDESPREAD SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS WESTERN MONTANA
AND NORTH CENTRAL IDAHO OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. LOW
CEILINGS...MOUNTAIN OBSCURATIONS AND GUSTY WINDS AT TIMES WILL
AFFECT ALL TERMINALS IN THE AREA THROUGHOUT THE TIME PERIOD. AN
ARCTIC PUSH WILL RESULT IN STRONG NORTHEASTERLY WINDS AT KGPI
SATURDAY. OTHER TERMINALS WILL CONTINUE TO SEE LIGHTER SOUTH TO
SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS.
&&
.MSO WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MT...HEAVY SNOW WARNING UNTIL 5 AM MST SATURDAY FOR
BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS-LOWER CLARK FORK REGION.
SNOW ADVISORY UNTIL 5 AM MST SATURDAY FOR MISSOULA/BITTERROOT
VALLEYS.
SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR
WEST GLACIER REGION.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST
SATURDAY FOR WEST GLACIER REGION.
SNOW ADVISORY UNTIL 5 AM MST SATURDAY FOR POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE
REGION.
BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR
BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION.
ID...HEAVY SNOW WARNING UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY FOR NORTHERN
CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS-SOUTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS.
SNOW ADVISORY FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY FOR
LOWER HELLS CANYON/SALMON RIVER REGION-OROFINO/GRANGEVILLE
REGION.
HEAVY SNOW WARNING UNTIL 5 AM MST SATURDAY FOR EASTERN LEMHI
COUNTY.
&&
SHORT TERM...RPN
LONG TERM....SIGLER
AVIATION...FOSTERHazardous weather outlook, Feb 8, 3:03 AM PST, 10 hours 45 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 403 AM MST FRI FEB 8 2008 IDZ005>007-MTZ001-004-090000- NORTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS-SOUTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS- OROFINO/GRANGEVILLE REGION-KOOTENAI/CABINET REGION- LOWER CLARK FORK REGION- 403 AM MST FRI FEB 8 2008 /303 AM PST FRI FEB 8 2008/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL IDAHO...NORTHWEST MONTANA AND WEST CENTRAL MONTANA. FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...GO TO WEATHER.GOV/MISSOULA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT LOWER ELEVATION SITES...MAINLY IN NORTH CENTRAL IDAHO...MAY SEE AFTERNOON RAIN TODAY. THIS WILL ADD ADDITIONAL WEIGHT TO SNOW ATOP BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY SOUTHERLY WINDS ON SUNDAY WILL BRING WARMER AIR INTO THE AREA. SNOW LEVELS WILL RISE CREATING THE POTENTIAL FOR RAIN THROUGH THE BEGINNING OF THE WEEK. RAINFALL ON SNOW MAY OCCUR WITH SNOW LOADING BEING THE MAIN CONCERN. ADDITIONAL WEIGHT WILL ADD STRESS TO BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES. ALSO...MOUNTAIN SNOWPACK MAY BECOME UNSTABLE WITH THE ADDITIONAL WEIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. IDZ008>010-MTZ002-003-005>007-043-090000- LOWER HELLS CANYON/SALMON RIVER REGION-WESTERN LEMHI COUNTY- EASTERN LEMHI COUNTY-WEST GLACIER REGION-FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS- MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS-BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS- BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION-POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION- 403 AM MST FRI FEB 8 2008 /303 AM PST FRI FEB 8 2008/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL IDAHO...NORTHWEST MONTANA AND WEST CENTRAL MONTANA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT MOIST WESTERLY FLOW WILL BRING MAINLY MOUNTAIN SNOW TO THE REGION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY ENERGETIC WESTERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO BRING MAINLY MOUNTAIN SNOW TO THE REGION INTO NEXT WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Missoula, MT issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 8, 8:47 AM PST | Heavy Snow Warning | MSO | Clearwater, Idaho, Lemhi | 18 hr |
| Feb 8, 7:32 AM PST | Blowing Snow Advisory | MSO | Deer Lodge, Granite, Powell, Silver Bow | 13 hr |
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.