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Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Pocatello, ID

January 20, 2008

NWS Pocatello, ID issued this winter storm warning at Jan 20, 2008, 8:08 AM MST. It was in force for 30 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 20, 2008, 8:08 AM MST (15:08 UTC)
Expired
Jan 21, 2008, 2:00 PM MST
In force
30 hr
Issued by
NWS Pocatello, ID

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWUS45 KPIH 201508
WSWPIH

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
808 AM MST SUN JAN 20 2008

...WINTER STORM TO IMPACT AREAS ABOVE 6500 FEET THROUGH MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR IDAHO ZONE 19. 4 INCHES OF
SNOW WAS REPORTED OVERNIGHT IN ISLAND PARK. A STORM TOTAL OF UP TO
A FOOT OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE BY THE TIME THIS STORM ENDS ON MONDAY
ABOVE 6500 FEET. ADDITIONALLY...WIND CHILLS TONIGHT ARE EXPECTED
TO DROP BELOW -20 DEGREES. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DEADLY SITUATION
AND TRAVEL ABOVE ISLAND PARK TODAY AND TONIGHT IS NOT ADVISED. A
HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR IDAHO ZONES 23 AND 25 ABOVE
6500 FEET. AS MUCH AS 10 INCHES IS POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS THROUGH
MONDAY. THIS MUCH SNOWFALL COULD MAKE TRAVEL ACROSS THESE AREAS
TREACHEROUS.

IDZ019-210315-
/O.CAN.KPIH.WC.A.0002.080121T0600Z-080121T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KPIH.WS.W.0002.080120T1508Z-080121T1800Z/
UPPER SNAKE HIGHLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DRIGGS...DUBOIS...ISLAND PARK...
ST. ANTHONY
808 AM MST SUN JAN 20 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST MONDAY...
...WIND CHILL WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS REPLACED THE WIND
CHILL WATCH WITH A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL
11 AM MST MONDAY. 

A STORM SYSTEM MOVING SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE STATE IS EXPECTED TO
PRODUCE A STORM TOTAL OF UP TO A FOOT OF SNOW ABOVE 6500 FEET
THROUGH MONDAY. IN ADDITION...BRISK NORTH WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH
ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TONIGHT FROM DUBOIS NORTH TO THE MONTANA
BORDER. THESE WINDS IN COMBINATION WITH TEMPERATURES FROM ZERO TO
10 BELOW ZERO WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS FROM 20 TO 30
BELOW ZERO. TRAVEL NORTH OF MONIDA PASS AND ISLAND PARK TODAY AND
TONIGHT IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED.

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.

$$

IDZ023-025-210315-
/O.NEW.KPIH.HS.W.0002.080120T1508Z-080121T1800Z/
CARIBOU HIGHLANDS-WASATCH MOUNTAINS/IDAHO PORTION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOWNEY...LAVA HOT SPRINGS...
SODA SPRINGS...WAYAN...MONTPELIER...GEORGETOWN...PARIS
808 AM MST SUN JAN 20 2008

...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST MONDAY FOR AREAS ABOVE 6500 FEET...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A HEAVY SNOW
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST MONDAY. 

A STORM SYSTEM MOVING SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE STATE IS EXPECTED TO
PRODUCE A STORM TOTAL OF UP TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW ABOVE 6500 FEET
THROUGH MONDAY.

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 TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

$$
5 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS45 KPIH 202126
WSWPIH

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
226 PM MST SUN JAN 20 2008

...WINTER STORM TO BRING COLD TEMPERATURES AND HEAVY SNOW TO MANY
AREAS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR IDAHO ZONE 19. A
STORM TOTAL OF AROUND A FOOT OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE THROUGH
MONDAY...MAINLY ABOVE 6500 FEET. ADDITIONALLY...WIND CHILLS TONIGHT ARE
EXPECTED TO DROP BELOW -20 DEGREES. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DEADLY
SITUATION AND TRAVEL ABOVE ISLAND PARK AND MONIDA PASS TONIGHT AND
MONDAY IS NOT ADVISED. A HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR
IDAHO ZONES 22...23 AND 25 ABOVE 6500 FEET. AS MUCH AS 10 INCHES IS
LIKELY IN THESE AREAS THROUGH MONDAY. THIS MUCH SNOWFALL COULD MAKE
TRAVEL ACROSS THESE AREAS TREACHEROUS. A CONVERGENCE EVENT IS
EXPECTED ACROSS THE UPPER SNAKE VALLEY FROM POCATELLO TO REXBURG
TONIGHT WITH ADDITIONAL UPSLOPE SNOW EXPECTED ON MONDAY. 3 TO 5
INCHES IS EXPECTED IN THIS CORRIDOR...A SNOW ADVISORY IS IN
EFFECT FOR THESE AREAS. BITTER COLD TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED FOR
MONDAY NIGHT AND WIND SPEEDS NEAR 10 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE
WIND CHILLS BELOW -20 IN IDAHO ZONES 19...20...31 AND 32. A WIND
CHILL WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THESE LOCATIONS.

IDZ022-211115-
/O.EXB.KPIH.HS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080122T0000Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MALAD CITY...OAKLEY...ROCKLAND
226 PM MST SUN JAN 20 2008

...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY FOR AREAS 
ABOVE 6500 FEET...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A HEAVY SNOW
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY. 

A STORM SYSTEM MOVING SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE STATE IS EXPECTED TO
PRODUCE A STORM TOTAL OF UP TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW ABOVE 6500 FEET
THROUGH MONDAY.

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 TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

$$

IDZ023-025-211115-
/O.EXT.KPIH.HS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080122T0000Z/
CARIBOU HIGHLANDS-WASATCH MOUNTAINS/IDAHO PORTION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOWNEY...LAVA HOT SPRINGS...
SODA SPRINGS...WAYAN...MONTPELIER...GEORGETOWN...PARIS
226 PM MST SUN JAN 20 2008

...HEAVY SNOW WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY FOR AREAS 
ABOVE 6500 FEET...

THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY. 

A STORM SYSTEM MOVING SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE STATE IS EXPECTED TO
PRODUCE A STORM TOTAL OF UP TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW ABOVE 6500 FEET
THROUGH MONDAY.

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 TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

$$

IDZ019-211115-
/O.NEW.KPIH.WC.A.0003.080122T0000Z-080122T1200Z/
/O.CON.KPIH.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080121T1800Z/
UPPER SNAKE HIGHLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DRIGGS...DUBOIS...ISLAND PARK...
ST. ANTHONY
226 PM MST SUN JAN 20 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST
MONDAY FOR AREAS ABOVE 6500 FEET...
...WIND CHILL WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
MONDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
MONDAY NIGHT. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
11 AM MST MONDAY. 

A STORM SYSTEM MOVING SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE STATE IS EXPECTED TO
PRODUCE A STORM TOTAL OF AROUND A FOOT OF SNOW ABOVE 6500 FEET
THROUGH MONDAY. IN ADDITION...BRISK NORTH WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH FROM
DUBOIS NORTH TO THE MONTANA BORDER. THESE WINDS IN COMBINATION
WITH TEMPERATURES FROM ZERO TO 10 BELOW ZERO WILL PRODUCE
DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS FROM 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT. TRAVEL
NORTH OF MONIDA PASS AND ISLAND PARK TONIGHT AND MONDAY IS
STRONGLY DISCOURAGED.

DEADLY COLD WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO ARE LIKELY AGAIN
MONDAY NIGHT. THUS...A WIND CHILL WATCH IS IN EFFECT.

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.

A WIND CHILL WATCH MEANS THE THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A
COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS TO CREATE
DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS
AND WARNINGS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.

$$

IDZ020-211115-
/O.NEW.KPIH.SN.Y.0002.080120T2126Z-080122T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KPIH.WC.A.0003.080122T0000Z-080122T1200Z/
UPPER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...IDAHO FALLS...REXBURG...RIGBY
226 PM MST SUN JAN 20 2008

...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY...
...WIND CHILL WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
MONDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A SNOW
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY. A WIND CHILL
WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND CHILL WATCH IS IN EFFECT
FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT. 

A STORM SYSTEM MOVING SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE STATE IS EXPECTED TO
PRODUCE AN AREA OF SNOW TONIGHT WHICH WILL PERSIST INTO MONDAY.
THIS SNOW IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT AREAS NEAR REXBURG THROUGH IDAHO
FALLS TO POCATELLO. SNOW AMOUNTS BY THE END OF MONDAY OF 3 TO 5
INCHES ARE POSSIBLE.

DEADLY COLD WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO ARE LIKELY MONDAY
NIGHT. THUS...A WIND CHILL WATCH IS IN EFFECT.

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.

A WIND CHILL WATCH MEANS THE THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A
COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS TO CREATE
DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS
AND WARNINGS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.

$$

IDZ021-211115-
/O.NEW.KPIH.SN.Y.0002.080120T2126Z-080122T0000Z/
LOWER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...POCATELLO...BLACKFOOT...FORT HALL...
AMERICAN FALLS
226 PM MST SUN JAN 20 2008

...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A SNOW
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY. 

A STORM SYSTEM MOVING SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE STATE IS EXPECTED TO
PRODUCE AN AREA OF SNOW TONIGHT WHICH WILL PERSIST INTO MONDAY.
THIS SNOW IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT AREAS NEAR REXBURG THROUGH IDAHO
FALLS TO POCATELLO. SNOW AMOUNTS BY THE END OF MONDAY OF 3 TO 5
INCHES ARE POSSIBLE.

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.

$$

IDZ031-032-211115-
/O.NEW.KPIH.WC.A.0003.080122T0000Z-080122T1200Z/
BIG AND LITTLE WOOD RIVER REGION-LOST RIVER/PAHSIMEROI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAILEY...KETCHUM...BELLEVUE...ARCO...
CHALLIS...MACKAY
226 PM MST SUN JAN 20 2008

...WIND CHILL WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
MONDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
MONDAY NIGHT. 

DEADLY COLD WIND CHILLS OF AROUND 20 BELOW ZERO ARE LIKELY MONDAY
NIGHT. THUS...A WIND CHILL WATCH IS IN EFFECT..

A WIND CHILL WATCH MEANS THE THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A
COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS TO CREATE
DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS
AND WARNINGS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.

$$
000 
WWUS45 KPIH 211050
WSWPIH

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
350 AM MST MON JAN 21 2008

...WINTER STORM SYSTEM MOVING OUT OF SOUTHEAST IDAHO THIS MORNING...

THE SURFACE COLD FRONT MOVED SOUTH OF THE AREA THIS MORNING
LEAVING AREAS OF SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND SEVERE WIND CHILLS
IN THE UPPER SNAKE HIGHLANDS INCLUDING DUBOIS...ST ANTHONY AND
ISLAND PARK THAT WILL DIMINISH THROUGH NOON TIME TODAY. CLEARING
SKIES ARE EXPECTED OVER NIGHT TONIGHT WITH TEMPERATURES NORTH OF
THE ARCO DESERT RANGING FROM 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO BY TUESDAY
MORNING. NORTH WINDS WILL NOT BE AS STRONG...MAYBE 5 TO 12
MPH...BUT WIND CHILLS CAN STILL APPROACH 40 BELOW ZERO IN COLDER
SPOTS FROM ARCO TO ISLAND PARK.


IDZ022-023-025-211200-
/O.CAN.KPIH.HS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080122T0000Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-CARIBOU HIGHLANDS-
WASATCH MOUNTAINS/IDAHO PORTION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MALAD CITY...OAKLEY...ROCKLAND...
DOWNEY...LAVA HOT SPRINGS...SODA SPRINGS...WAYAN...MONTPELIER...
GEORGETOWN...PARIS
350 AM MST MON JAN 21 2008

...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS CANCELED THE HEAVY
SNOW WARNING. 

SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AS A
LOW PRESSURE DISTURBANCE CROSSES NORTHERN UTAH AND THE EXTREME
SOUTHEAST CORNER OF IDAHO. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION OF UP TO 4
INCHES...PARTICULARLY IN THE NORTHERN WASATCH. HOWEVER...TOTAL
SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL BE BELOW WARNING CRITERIA. 

$$

IDZ020-211800-
/O.CAN.KPIH.SN.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-080122T0000Z/
/O.CON.KPIH.WC.A.0003.080122T0000Z-080122T1200Z/
UPPER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...IDAHO FALLS...REXBURG...RIGBY
350 AM MST MON JAN 21 2008

...WIND CHILL WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE TONIGHT...
...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS CANCELED THE SNOW
ADVISORY. A WIND CHILL WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. 

OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES WILL LINGER IN THE UPPER SNAKE
PLAIN THIS MORNING...THEN END THIS AFTERNOON. 

CLEARING SKIES ARE EXPECTED OVER NIGHT TONIGHT WITH TEMPERATURES
FROM THE ARCO DESERT NORTHWARD TO THE MONTANA LINE WILL RANGE FROM 10
TO 20 BELOW ZERO BY TUESDAY MORNING. NORTH WINDS OF 5 TO 12
MPH CAN PRODUCE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS APPROACHING 40 BELOW IN COLDER
SPOTS FROM ARCO TO ISLAND PARK. TRAVELERS AND PERSONS OUT AND
ABOUT ARE CAUTIONED TO DRESS WARMLY AND STAY INDOORS IF POSSIBLE. 

A WIND CHILL WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A COMBINATION
OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND
CHILL VALUES. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FOR
UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.

$$

IDZ021-211200-
/O.CAN.KPIH.SN.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-080122T0000Z/
LOWER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...POCATELLO...BLACKFOOT...FORT HALL...
AMERICAN FALLS
350 AM MST MON JAN 21 2008

...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS CANCELED THE SNOW
ADVISORY. 

OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES WILL LINGER IN THE LOWER SNAKE
PLAIN THIS MORNING...THEN END THIS AFTERNOON.
 
$$

IDZ019-212245-
/O.CON.KPIH.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080121T1800Z/
/O.CON.KPIH.WC.A.0003.080122T0000Z-080122T1200Z/
UPPER SNAKE HIGHLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DRIGGS...DUBOIS...ISLAND PARK...
ST. ANTHONY
350 AM MST MON JAN 21 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS
MORNING...
...WIND CHILL WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE TONIGHT...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS
MORNING. A WIND CHILL WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. 

AREAS OF SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND SEVERE WIND CHILLS WILL DIMINISH
THROUGH NOON TIME TODAY. CLEARING SKIES ARE EXPECTED OVER NIGHT
TONIGHT WITH TEMPERATURES RANGING FROM 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO BY
TUESDAY MORNING. NORTH WINDS OF 5 TO 12 MPH CAN PRODUCE DANGEROUS WIND
CHILLS APPROACHING 40 BELOW ZERO. 

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.

A WIND CHILL WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A COMBINATION
OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND
CHILL VALUES. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FOR
UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.

$$

IDZ031-032-211800-
/O.CON.KPIH.WC.A.0003.080122T0000Z-080122T1200Z/
BIG AND LITTLE WOOD RIVER REGION-LOST RIVER/PAHSIMEROI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAILEY...KETCHUM...BELLEVUE...ARCO...
CHALLIS...MACKAY
350 AM MST MON JAN 21 2008

...WIND CHILL WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE TONIGHT...

A WIND CHILL WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE TONIGHT. 

CLEARING SKIES ARE EXPECTED OVER NIGHT TONIGHT WITH TEMPERATURES
RANGING FROM 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO BY TUESDAY MORNING. NORTH WINDS
OF 5 TO 12 MPH CAN PRODUCE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS APPROACHING 40
BELOW ZERO.

A WIND CHILL WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A COMBINATION
OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND
CHILL VALUES. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FOR
UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.

$$
000 
WWUS45 KPIH 211339
WSWPIH

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
639 AM MST MON JAN 21 2008

...WINTER STORM SYSTEM MOVING OUT OF SOUTHEAST IDAHO THIS
MORNING...

THE SURFACE COLD FRONT MOVED SOUTH OF THE AREA THIS MORNING
LEAVING AREAS OF NORTH WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH...SNOW...BLOWING SNOW
AND SEVERE WIND CHILLS IN THE UPPER SNAKE HIGHLANDS INCLUDING
DUBOIS...ST ANTHONY AND ISLAND PARK THAT WILL DIMINISH THROUGH 2
PM MST TODAY. CLEARING SKIES ARE EXPECTED OVER NIGHT TONIGHT WITH
TEMPERATURES NORTH OF THE ARCO DESERT RANGING FROM 10 TO 20 BELOW
ZERO BY TUESDAY MORNING. NORTH WINDS WILL NOT BE AS STRONG...MAYBE
5 TO 12 MPH... BUT WIND CHILLS CAN STILL APPROACH 40 BELOW ZERO IN
COLDER SPOTS FROM ARCO TO ISLAND PARK.

IDZ019-212100-
/O.EXT.KPIH.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080121T2100Z/
/O.CON.KPIH.WC.A.0003.080122T0000Z-080122T1200Z/
UPPER SNAKE HIGHLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DRIGGS...DUBOIS...ISLAND PARK...
ST. ANTHONY
639 AM MST MON JAN 21 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...WIND CHILL WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON. A WIND CHILL WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM MST
THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. 

AREAS OF NORTH WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH...SNOW...BLOWING
SNOW AND SEVERE WIND CHILLS WILL DIMINISH THROUGH 2 PM MST TIME
TODAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE ALONG INTERSTATE 15 BETWEEN HAMER
AND MONIDA PASS ON THE MONTANA STATE LINE.

CLEARING SKIES ARE EXPECTED OVER NIGHT TONIGHT WITH TEMPERATURES
RANGING FROM 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO BY TUESDAY MORNING. NORTH WINDS
OF 5 TO 12 MPH CAN PRODUCE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS APPROACHING 40
BELOW ZERO.

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.

A WIND CHILL WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A COMBINATION
OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND
CHILL VALUES. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FOR
UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.

$$

IDZ020-031-032-212100-
/O.CON.KPIH.WC.A.0003.080122T0000Z-080122T1200Z/
UPPER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN-BIG AND LITTLE WOOD RIVER REGION-
LOST RIVER/PAHSIMEROI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...IDAHO FALLS...REXBURG...RIGBY...
HAILEY...KETCHUM...BELLEVUE...ARCO...CHALLIS...MACKAY
639 AM MST MON JAN 21 2008

...WIND CHILL WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

A WIND CHILL WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. 

CLEARING SKIES ARE EXPECTED OVER NIGHT TONIGHT WITH TEMPERATURES
RANGING FROM 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO BY TUESDAY MORNING. NORTH WINDS
OF 5 TO 12 MPH CAN PRODUCE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS APPROACHING
40 BELOW ZERO.

A WIND CHILL WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A COMBINATION
OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND
CHILL VALUES. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FOR
UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.

$$
000 
WWUS45 KPIH 211527
WSWPIH

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
827 AM MST MON JAN 21 2008

...WINTER STORM SYSTEM MOVING OUT OF SOUTHEAST IDAHO THIS
MORNING...

THE SURFACE COLD FRONT MOVED SOUTH OF THE AREA THIS MORNING
LEAVING AREAS OF NORTH WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH...SNOW...BLOWING SNOW
AND SEVERE WIND CHILLS IN THE UPPER SNAKE HIGHLANDS INCLUDING
DUBOIS...ST ANTHONY AND ISLAND PARK THAT WILL DIMINISH THROUGH
2 PM MST TODAY. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF AROUND -20 ARE OCCURRING
OVER THE UPPER SNAKE PLAIN AS WELL THIS MORNING AND ARE EXPECTED
TO PERSIST INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON. CLEARING SKIES ARE EXPECTED
OVERNIGHT TONIGHT WITH TEMPERATURES NORTH OF THE ARCO DESERT
RANGING FROM 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO BY TUESDAY MORNING. NORTH WINDS
WILL NOT BE AS STRONG...MAYBE 5 TO 12 MPH... BUT WIND CHILLS CAN
STILL APPROACH 40 BELOW ZERO IN COLDER SPOTS FROM ARCO TO ISLAND
PARK.

IDZ020-212100-
/O.NEW.KPIH.WC.W.0002.080121T1527Z-080121T2100Z/
/O.CON.KPIH.WC.A.0003.080122T0000Z-080122T1200Z/
UPPER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...IDAHO FALLS...REXBURG...RIGBY
827 AM MST MON JAN 21 2008

...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON...
...WIND CHILL WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. A
WIND CHILL WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. 

WIND CHILL INDICES OF AROUND 20 BELOW ZERO ARE OCCURRING THIS
MORNING. THESE WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST INTO THE EARLY
AFTERNOON. CLEARING SKIES ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT TONIGHT WITH
TEMPERATURES RANGING FROM 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO. NORTH WINDS OF 5
TO 12 MPH CAN PRODUCE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 30 BELOW
ZERO.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

A WIND CHILL WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A COMBINATION
OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND
CHILL VALUES. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FOR
UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.

$$

IDZ019-212100-
/O.CON.KPIH.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080121T2100Z/
/O.CON.KPIH.WC.A.0003.080122T0000Z-080122T1200Z/
UPPER SNAKE HIGHLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DRIGGS...DUBOIS...ISLAND PARK...
ST. ANTHONY
827 AM MST MON JAN 21 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...WIND CHILL WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON. A WIND CHILL WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM MST
THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. 

AREAS OF NORTH WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH...SNOW...
BLOWING SNOW AND SEVERE WIND CHILLS WILL DIMINISH THROUGH 2 PM
MST TIME TODAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE ALONG INTERSTATE
15 BETWEEN HAMER AND MONIDA PASS ON THE MONTANA STATE LINE.

CLEARING SKIES ARE EXPECTED OVER NIGHT TONIGHT WITH TEMPERATURES
RANGING FROM 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO BY TUESDAY MORNING. NORTH WINDS
OF 5 TO 12 MPH CAN PRODUCE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS APPROACHING
40 BELOW ZERO.

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.

A WIND CHILL WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A COMBINATION
OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND
CHILL VALUES. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FOR
UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.

$$

IDZ031-032-212100-
/O.CON.KPIH.WC.A.0003.080122T0000Z-080122T1200Z/
BIG AND LITTLE WOOD RIVER REGION-LOST RIVER/PAHSIMEROI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAILEY...KETCHUM...BELLEVUE...ARCO...
CHALLIS...MACKAY
827 AM MST MON JAN 21 2008

...WIND CHILL WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

A WIND CHILL WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. 

CLEARING SKIES ARE EXPECTED OVER NIGHT TONIGHT WITH TEMPERATURES
RANGING FROM 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO BY TUESDAY MORNING. NORTH WINDS
OF 5 TO 12 MPH CAN PRODUCE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 30 BELOW
ZERO.

A WIND CHILL WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A COMBINATION
OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND
CHILL VALUES. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FOR
UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.

$$
000 
WWUS45 KPIH 212043
WSWPIH

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
143 PM MST MON JAN 21 2008

...VERY COLD NIGHT OVER REGION TONIGHT...

HIGH PRESSURE IS SETTLING OVER THE REGION. AS A RESULT...WIND WILL
LESSEN THROUGHOUT THE EVENING. THUS...THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR
ZONE 19 WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. A WIND CHILL WARNING WILL BE IN
EFFECT FOR ZONES 19...20 AND 32 TONIGHT. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
REMAIN AT LEAST BETWEEN 5 AND 10 MPH TONIGHT. THIS WILL PRODUCE
WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 30 TO 40 BELOW ZERO IN ZONE 19 AND AROUND 20
BELOW ZERO IN ZONES 20 AND 32.

IDZ019-221115-
/O.EXP.KPIH.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080121T2100Z/
/O.UPG.KPIH.WC.A.0003.080122T0000Z-080122T1200Z/
/O.EXB.KPIH.WC.W.0002.080121T2100Z-080122T1800Z/
UPPER SNAKE HIGHLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DRIGGS...DUBOIS...ISLAND PARK...
ST. ANTHONY
143 PM MST MON JAN 21 2008

...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST TUESDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 2 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST TUESDAY. THE WINTER
STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 2 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON.

CLEAR SKIES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT WITH TEMPERATURES RANGING FROM
10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO BY TUESDAY MORNING. NORTH WINDS OF 5 TO 15 MPH
CAN PRODUCE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 30 TO 40 BELOW ZERO.
FROSTBITE CAN OCCUR IN 15 TO 30 MINUTES IN THESE CONDITIONS.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND 
WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL
RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

$$

IDZ031-212145-
/O.CAN.KPIH.WC.A.0003.080122T0000Z-080122T1200Z/
BIG AND LITTLE WOOD RIVER REGION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAILEY...KETCHUM...BELLEVUE
143 PM MST MON JAN 21 2008

...WIND CHILL WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS CANCELED THE WIND
CHILL WATCH. ALTHOUGH A COLD NIGHT IS EXPECTED...BUT WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO REMAIN RELATIVELY LIGHT. THUS THE WIND CHILL WATCH HAS
BEEN CANCELED.

$$

IDZ032-221115-
/O.UPG.KPIH.WC.A.0003.080122T0000Z-080122T1200Z/
/O.EXB.KPIH.WC.W.0002.080121T2100Z-080122T1800Z/
LOST RIVER/PAHSIMEROI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARCO...CHALLIS...MACKAY
143 PM MST MON JAN 21 2008

...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST TUESDAY. 

CLEAR SKIES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT WITH TEMPERATURES RANGING FROM
10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO BY TUESDAY MORNING. NORTH WINDS OF 5 TO 15 MPH
CAN PRODUCE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO.
FROSTBITE CAN OCCUR IN 15 TO 30 MINUTES IN THESE CONDITIONS.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

$$

IDZ020-221115-
/O.UPG.KPIH.WC.A.0003.080122T0000Z-080122T1200Z/
/O.EXT.KPIH.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080122T1800Z/
UPPER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...IDAHO FALLS...REXBURG...RIGBY
143 PM MST MON JAN 21 2008

...WIND CHILL WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST TUESDAY...

THE WIND CHILL WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST TUESDAY.

CLEAR SKIES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT WITH TEMPERATURES RANGING FROM
10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO BY TUESDAY MORNING. NORTH WINDS OF 5 TO 15 MPH
CAN PRODUCE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 30 TO 40 BELOW ZERO.
FROSTBITE CAN OCCUR IN 15 TO 30 MINUTES IN THESE CONDITIONS.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

$$

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 Pocatello, ID wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Jan 20, 3:12 AM MST, 4 hours 56 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 20, 3:12 AM MST, 4 hours 56 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
312 AM MST SUN JAN 20 2008

.SHORT TERM...STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DROPPING SOUTHWARD THROUGH
WASHINGTON AND OREGON TODAY. FORECAST WILL BE QUITE DIFFICULT AS
MODELS SHOW SIGNIFICANT VARIATIONS IN WIND FIELD AT 700 MB
COMPLICATING TERRAIN EFFECTS. BOTH MODELS PINCH OFF A LOW PRESSURE
CIRCULATION OFF THE OREGON AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST. CLOSER
TO HOME NAM DEVELOPS CLOSED 700 MB CIRCULATION AROUND MONIDA PASS
AREA THIS EVENING AND SLOWLY DRIFTS IT TOWARDS WYOMING THROUGH
MONDAY NIGHT WHILE GFS DEVELOPS A CIRCULATION MORE OVER THE
CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND IS LESS PERSISTENT WITH IT. BOTH MODELS
AGREE ON AXIS OF THE UPPER TROUGH SLIPPING THROUGH SOUTHERN IDAHO
MONDAY NIGHT. A STRONG SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT DEVELOPS ALONG
THE UPPER SNAKE HIGHLANDS SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING SETTING
UP POTENTIAL FOR EXTREME WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES. HAVE ISSUED A
WATCH FOR THIS AND A REPEAT EVENT MAY DEVELOP TUESDAY MORNING. SNOW
AMOUNTS GENERALLY LOOK TO BE 4 TO 8 INCHES IN THE UPPER SNAKE
HIGHLANDS AND EASTERN HIGHLANDS AND 1 TO 2 INCHES IN THE UPPER
SNAKE RIVER VALLEY. NAM12 POINTS TO SNOW DEVELOPING ALONG THE EDGE
OF COLD AIR ADVANCING OVER THE DIVIDE THIS EVENING WITH FOCUS
BETWEEN DUBOIS AND IDAHO FALLS THROUGH MIDNIGHT. RAISED POPS IN
THAT AREA TONIGHT. GFS DEVELOPS MORE PRECIPITATION OVER THE
SOUTH CENTRAL AND CARIBOU HIGHLANDS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
WATER VAPOR IMAGERY INDICATED A DISTURBANCE IN THE WEST TO
SOUTHWEST FLOW PASSED THROUGH THE ISLAND PARK AREA WHERE .29 INCH
LIQUID PRECIPITATION WAS REPORTED THE LAST 6 HOURS. THAT
DISTURBANCE IS ROTATING INTO MONTANA SO PRECIPITATION OF THAT
INTENSITY PROBABLY WILL NOT CONTINUE. NO HIGHLIGHTS ISSUED FOR
SNOW AT THIS TIME BUT ADJUSTMENTS COULD BE NEEDED AS THINGS
UNFOLD. RS

.LONG TERM...TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...BOTH ECMWF AND GFS
HAVE ID STUCK IN THE COL BETWEEN THE ARCTIC NRN STREAM FLOW EAST
OF THE DIVIDE AND THE UPPER CLOSED LOW OFF THE CA COAST ON WED
MORN. THIS WILL RESULT IN DRY CONDITIONS EXCEPT FOR ISOLD SNOW
SHOWERS IN THE ERN HIGHLANDS CLOSER TO THE NRN STREAM FLOW. BY THU
MORNING...BOTH MODELS PUT THE FCST AREA UNDER SW FLOW...WITH THE
UPPER LOW NEAR THE SF BAY AREA. THIS FLOW MAY BRING LIMITED MSTR
INTO THE SRN HIGHLANDS ...THUS ISOLD SNOW SHOWERS. BOTH MODELS
BRING NRN STREAM ENERGY INTO THE NRN ROCKIES ON FRIDAY...WHILE THE
SRN STREAM SOLUTIONS DIVERGE. IN EITHER CASE...THIS WILL INCREASE
THE CHANCES FOR PRECIP ON FRI/SAT...BUT NOT MUCH ORGANIZATION SEE
AT THIS TIME. WILL KEEP THE POPS ON THE LOW SIDE...AND PRIMARILY
IN THE MTNS UNTIL THE PICURE BECOMES A LITTLE CLEARER. BOTH MODELS
DO AGREE IN BRINGING A DEEP UPPER LOW INTO THE BC COAST ON SUNDAY.
THIS INTENSIFIES THE SW FLOW OVER THE PAC NW IN PREPARATION FOR
WHAT MAY BE AN ACTIVE WX PATTERN. HEDGES

&&

.AVIATION...AS THE MAJOR UPPER LOW MOVES SE THRU THE PAC NW...LIGHT
SNOW IS BEGINNING TO MOVE INTO THE CEN MTNS AND THE ERN MAGIC
VALLEY. THE SNOW WILL REDUCE CIGS/VIS TO MVFR AND OCCASIONALLY IFR.
THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD ACROSS ALL OF ERN ID TODAY...AND
TAPER OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS TONIGHT. MVFR AND OCNL IFR CIG/VIS
CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED TO PREVAIL INTO THE EVENING HOURS. HEDGES

.LONG TERM...TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...BOTH ECMWF AND GFS HAVE
ID STUCK IN THE COL BETWEEN THE ARCTIC NRN STREAM FLOW EAST OF THE
DIVIDE AND THE UPPER CLOSED LOW OFF THE CA COAST ON WED MORN. THIS
WILL RESULT IN DRY CONDITIONS EXCEPT FOR ISOLD SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
ERN HIGHLANDS CLOSER TO THE NRN STREAM FLOW. BY THU MORNING...BOTH
MODELS PUT THE FCST AREA UNDER SW FLOW...WITH THE UPPER LOW NEAR THE
SF BAY AREA. THIS FLOW MAY BRING LIMITED MSTR INTO THE SRN HIGHLANDS
...THUS ISOLD SNOW SHOWERS. BOTH MODELS BRING NRN STREAM ENERGY INTO
THE NRN ROCKIES ON FRIDAY...WHILE THE SRN STREAM SOLUTIONS DIVERGE.
IN EITHER CASE...THIS WILL INCREASE THE CHANCES FOR PRECIP ON
FRI/SAT...BUT NOT MUCH ORGANIZATION SEE AT THIS TIME. WILL KEEP THE
POPS ON THE LOW SIDE...AND PRIMARILY IN THE MTNS UNTIL THE PICURE
BECOMES A LITTLE CLEARER. BOTH MODELS  DO AGREE IN BRINGING A DEEP
UPPER LOW INTO THE BC COAST ON SUNDAY. THIS INTENSIFIES THE SW FLOW
OVER THE PAC NW IN PREPARATION FOR WHAT MAY BE AN ACTIVE WX PATTERN.
HEDGES

&&

.AVIATION...AS THE MAJOR UPPER LOW MOVES SE THRU THE PAC NW...LIGHT
SNOW IS BEGINNING TO MOVE INTO THE CEN MTNS AND THE ERN MAGIC
VALLEY. THE SNOW WILL REDUCE CIGS/VIS TO MVFR AND OCCASIONALLY IFR.
THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD ACROSS ALL OF ERN ID TODAY...AND
TAPER OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS TONIGHT. MVFR AND OCNL IFR CIG/VIS
CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED TO PREVAIL INTO THE EVENING HOURS. HEDGES

&&

.PIH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WIND CHILL WATCH FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING FOR
IDZ019.

&&
Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 20, 4:48 AM MST, 3 hours 20 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
448 AM MST SUN JAN 20 2008

IDZ017>025-031-032-211300-
EASTERN MAGIC VALLEY-SAWTOOTH MOUNTAINS-UPPER SNAKE HIGHLANDS-
UPPER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN-LOWER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN-
SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-CARIBOU HIGHLANDS-
CACHE VALLEY/IDAHO PORTION-WASATCH MOUNTAINS/IDAHO PORTION-
BIG AND LITTLE WOOD RIVER REGION-LOST RIVER/PAHSIMEROI-
448 AM MST SUN JAN 20 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN IDAHO.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER EASTERN WASHINGTON WILL CONTINUE
ON A SOUTHWARD TREK TODAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 5 TO 10
INCHES IS EXPECTED IN THE UPPER SNAKE HIGHLANDS AND EASTERN
HIGHLANDS THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATION IN THE
CENTRAL MOUNTAINS WILL BE AROUND 3 TO 7 INCHES AND IN THE LOWER
VALLEYS UP TO 3 INCHES. IN THE UPPER SNAKE HIGHLANDS
TONIGHT...A WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS. PLEASE
REFER TO BOIWSWPIH FOR DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS MAY REDEVELOP IN THE UPPER SNAKE HIGHLANDS
AGAIN ON TUESDAY MORNING. THE NEXT CHANCE FOR WIDESPREAD SNOW IS
NOT UNTIL LATE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WE ASK TRAINED SPOTTERS AND CITIZENS TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER CONDITIONS WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO. THESE CONDITIONS MAY
INCLUDE HAIL...TORNADOES...STRONG WIND...DUST STORMS...SNOWFALL...
EXTREME COLD TEMPERATURES...FREEZING RAIN OR HEAVY RAIN...DENSE
FOG...AND FLOODING OR ICE JAMS. INFORMATION ABOUT THESE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS SHOULD BE CALLED INTO YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
OFFICE IN POCATELLO USING THE 1-800 SEVERE WEATHER HOTLINE...OR
208-233-0834.

The office that day

Everything else NWS Pocatello, ID issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 20, 3:39 AM MSTWind Chill WatchPIH4 hr
Jan 20, 8:08 AM MSTHeavy Snow WarningPIH20 hr
Jan 20, 2:26 PM MSTSnow AdvisoryPIH13 hr
Jan 20, 2:26 PM MSTWind Chill WatchPIH23 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.