Alert archive / Idaho / Winter Storm Warnings in 2008
Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Pocatello, ID
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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 20, 3:39 AM MST | Wind Chill Watch | PIH | 4 hr | |
| Jan 20, 8:08 AM MST | Heavy Snow Warning | PIH | 20 hr | |
| Jan 20, 2:26 PM MST | Snow Advisory | PIH | 13 hr | |
| Jan 20, 2:26 PM MST | Wind Chill Watch | PIH | 23 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.