Alert archive / Idaho / Winter Storm Warnings in 2008
Winter Storm Warning 9, NWS Pocatello, ID
NWS Pocatello, ID issued this winter storm warning at Oct 10, 2008, 2:59 PM MDT. It took effect at Oct 11, 2008, 4:13 AM MDT. It was in force for 33 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
- Oct 10, 2008, 2:59 PM MDT (20:59 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 11, 2008, 4:13 AM MDT
- Expired
- Oct 12, 2008, 1:09 PM MDT
- In force
- 33 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pocatello, ID
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS45 KPIH 102059 WSWPIH URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID 259 PM MDT FRI OCT 10 2008 ...FIRST WINTER STORM OF THE FALL SEASON TO AFFECT EASTERN IDAHO... .A STRONG WINTER STORM HAS BEGUN MOVING THROUGH CENTRAL IDAHO. SNOW HAS ALREADY BEEN FALLING IN THE CHALLIS AREA OF CUSTER COUNTY. SNOW WILL INTENSIFY AND SPREAD SOUTHWARD AND EASTWARD TODAY AND TONIGHT. DUE TO THE SLOW MOVING NATURE OF THE STORM... AMOUNTS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BE HEAVY...MAINLY IN THE MOUNTAINS OF EASTERN IDAHO. IN THE SNAKE RIVER PLAIN...THE IDAHO FALLS VICINITY MAY SEE 3 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW. LOCALLY GUSTY WIND WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW. IDZ018-032-102200- /O.CAN.KPIH.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-081011T1800Z/ SAWTOOTH MOUNTAINS-LOST RIVER/PAHSIMEROI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STANLEY...CLAYTON...ARCO...CHALLIS... MACKAY 259 PM MDT FRI OCT 10 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS CANCELED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. EXPECT LIGHT SNOW TO CONTINUE OFF AND ON THROUGH SATURDAY WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION. $$ IDZ031-102200- /O.CAN.KPIH.WS.A.0009.081011T0600Z-081012T0600Z/ BIG AND LITTLE WOOD RIVER REGION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAILEY...KETCHUM...BELLEVUE 259 PM MDT FRI OCT 10 2008 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS CANCELED THE WINTER STORM WATCH. SNOWFALL IS STILL EXPECTED WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS IN THE 4 TO 8 INCH RANGE THROUGH SATURDAY. $$ IDZ019-023>025-111200- /O.UPG.KPIH.WS.A.0009.081011T0600Z-081012T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KPIH.WS.W.0009.081011T1200Z-081012T1800Z/ UPPER SNAKE HIGHLANDS-CARIBOU HIGHLANDS- CACHE VALLEY/IDAHO PORTION-WASATCH MOUNTAINS/IDAHO PORTION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DRIGGS...DUBOIS...ISLAND PARK... ST. ANTHONY...DOWNEY...LAVA HOT SPRINGS...SODA SPRINGS...WAYAN... PRESTON...DAYTON...MONTPELIER...GEORGETOWN...PARIS 259 PM MDT FRI OCT 10 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO 12 PM MDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO 12 PM MDT SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE NORTH FROM SOUTHERN NEVADA ON SATURDAY. EXPECT HEAVY SNOW TO MOVE INTO THE REGION EARLY SATURDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 6 TO 12 INCH RANGE WITH GUSTY WINDS OVER MOUNTAINS PASSES CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW 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. $$ IDZ022-111200- /O.UPG.KPIH.WS.A.0009.081011T0600Z-081012T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KPIH.WS.W.0009.081011T1200Z-081012T1200Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MALAD CITY...OAKLEY...ROCKLAND 259 PM MDT FRI OCT 10 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO 6 AM MDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO 6 AM MDT SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE NORTH FROM SOUTHERN NEVADA ON SATURDAY. EXPECT HEAVY SNOW TO MOVE INTO THE REGION EARLY SATURDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 6 TO 12 INCH RANGE WITH GUSTY WINDS OVER MOUNTAINS PASSES CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED THAT WILL MAKE TRAVELING HAZARDOUS ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. $$ IDZ020-021-111200- /O.UPG.KPIH.WS.A.0009.081011T0600Z-081012T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KPIH.WW.Y.0004.081011T1800Z-081012T1800Z/ UPPER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN-LOWER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...IDAHO FALLS...REXBURG...RIGBY... POCATELLO...BLACKFOOT...FORT HALL...AMERICAN FALLS 259 PM MDT FRI OCT 10 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM SATURDAY TO 12 PM MDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOWFALL...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM SATURDAY TO 12 PM MDT SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN THE SNAKE RIVER PLAIN EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED OVER THE WEEKEND. EXPECT HAZARDOUS TRAVELING CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP ESPECIALLY SATURDAY NIGHT AS TEMPERATURES DROP BELOW FREEZING. $$ IDZ017-111200- /O.NEW.KPIH.WW.Y.0004.081011T1200Z-081012T1200Z/ EASTERN MAGIC VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURLEY...RUPERT...SHOSHONE...CAREY 259 PM MDT FRI OCT 10 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO 6 AM MDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOWFALL...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO 6 AM MDT SUNDAY. A STORM SYSTEM MOVING NORTH FROM NEVADA ON SATURDAY WILL BERING SNOWFALL TO THE EASTERN MAGIC VALLEY BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED BY SUNDAY MORNING. EXPECT HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY SATURDAY NIGHT AS TEMPERATURES DROP BELOW FREEZING. $$
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000 WWUS45 KPIH 111013 WSWPIH URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID 413 AM MDT SAT OCT 11 2008 ...FIRST WINTER STORM OF THE FALL SEASON TO AFFECT EASTERN IDAHO... .A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT EASTERN IDAHO THIS WEEKEND. AREAS OF SNOW WILL INTENSIFY AND SPREAD ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION TODAY. DUE TO THE SLOW MOVING NATURE OF THE STORM... AMOUNTS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BE HEAVY. LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW. IDZ018-032-112215- /O.EXB.KPIH.WS.W.0009.081011T1013Z-081012T1800Z/ SAWTOOTH MOUNTAINS-LOST RIVER/PAHSIMEROI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STANLEY...CLAYTON...ARCO...CHALLIS... MACKAY 413 AM MDT SAT OCT 11 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM MDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM MDT SUNDAY. A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE NORTH FROM SOUTHERN NEVADA TODAY. EXPECT HEAVY SNOW TO REDEVELOP OVER THE REGION TODAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 6 TO 12 INCH RANGE WITH GUSTY WINDS OVER MOUNTAINS PASSES CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW 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. $$ IDZ019-022>025-112215- /O.EXT.KPIH.WS.W.0009.081011T1013Z-081012T1800Z/ UPPER SNAKE HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-CARIBOU HIGHLANDS- CACHE VALLEY/IDAHO PORTION-WASATCH MOUNTAINS/IDAHO PORTION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DRIGGS...DUBOIS...ISLAND PARK... ST. ANTHONY...MALAD CITY...OAKLEY...ROCKLAND...DOWNEY... LAVA HOT SPRINGS...SODA SPRINGS...WAYAN...PRESTON...DAYTON... MONTPELIER...GEORGETOWN...PARIS 413 AM MDT SAT OCT 11 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM MDT SUNDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM MDT SUNDAY. A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE NORTH FROM SOUTHERN NEVADA TODAY. EXPECT HEAVY SNOW TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION TODAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 6 TO 12 INCH RANGE WITH GUSTY WINDS OVER MOUNTAINS PASSES CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS CURRENTLY FORECAST TO END SUNDAY MORNING...BUT LIGHT SNOWS MAY CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT OVER HIGHER TERRAIN ALONG THE WYOMING BORDER. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ IDZ017-020-021-112215- /O.EXT.KPIH.WW.Y.0004.081011T1013Z-081012T1800Z/ EASTERN MAGIC VALLEY-UPPER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN- LOWER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURLEY...RUPERT...SHOSHONE...CAREY... IDAHO FALLS...REXBURG...RIGBY...POCATELLO...BLACKFOOT... FORT HALL...AMERICAN FALLS 413 AM MDT SAT OCT 11 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM MDT SUNDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM MDT SUNDAY. SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE SNAKE RIVER VALLEY TODAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS...PARTICULARLY THROUGH THE ARCO DESERT REGION...MAY PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING THAT MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE MILE. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
000 WWUS45 KPIH 111601 WSWPIH URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID 1001 AM MDT SAT OCT 11 2008 ...FIRST WINTER STORM OF THE FALL SEASON TO AFFECT EASTERN IDAHO... .A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT EASTERN IDAHO THIS WEEKEND. AREAS OF SNOW WILL INTENSIFY AND SPREAD ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION TODAY. DUE TO THE SLOW MOVING NATURE OF THE STORM... AMOUNTS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BE HEAVY. LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW. IDZ017-020-021-120415- /O.UPG.KPIH.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-081012T1800Z/ /O.EXB.KPIH.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-081012T2100Z/ EASTERN MAGIC VALLEY-UPPER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN- LOWER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURLEY...RUPERT...SHOSHONE...CAREY... IDAHO FALLS...REXBURG...RIGBY...POCATELLO...BLACKFOOT... FORT HALL...AMERICAN FALLS 1001 AM MDT SAT OCT 11 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND WIND WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MDT SUNDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE SNAKE RIVER VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY SUNDAY MORNING. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS...PARTICULARLY THROUGH THE ARCO DESERT REGION...MAY PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING THAT MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE MILE. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ IDZ018-032-120415- /O.CON.KPIH.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-081012T1800Z/ SAWTOOTH MOUNTAINS-LOST RIVER/PAHSIMEROI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STANLEY...CLAYTON...ARCO...CHALLIS... MACKAY 1001 AM MDT SAT OCT 11 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM MDT SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM MDT SUNDAY. A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE NORTH FROM SOUTHERN NEVADA THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING WITH HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 6 TO 12 INCH RANGE WITH GUSTY WINDS OVER MOUNTAINS PASSES CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW 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. $$ IDZ019-022>025-120415- /O.CON.KPIH.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-081012T1800Z/ UPPER SNAKE HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-CARIBOU HIGHLANDS- CACHE VALLEY/IDAHO PORTION-WASATCH MOUNTAINS/IDAHO PORTION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DRIGGS...DUBOIS...ISLAND PARK... ST. ANTHONY...MALAD CITY...OAKLEY...ROCKLAND...DOWNEY... LAVA HOT SPRINGS...SODA SPRINGS...WAYAN...PRESTON...DAYTON... MONTPELIER...GEORGETOWN...PARIS 1001 AM MDT SAT OCT 11 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM MDT SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM MDT SUNDAY. A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE NORTH FROM SOUTHERN NEVADA THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 6 TO 12 INCH RANGE WITH GUSTY WINDS OVER MOUNTAINS PASSES CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS CURRENTLY FORECAST TO END SUNDAY MORNING...BUT LIGHT SNOWS MAY CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT OVER HIGHER TERRAIN ALONG THE WYOMING BORDER. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$
000 WWUS45 KPIH 111959 WSWPIH URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID 159 PM MDT SAT OCT 11 2008 ...FIRST WINTER STORM OF THE FALL SEASON WILL LINGER INTO SUNDAY ACROSS EASTERN IDAHO... .A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT EASTERN IDAHO THROUGH SUNDAY WITH HEAVY SNOWFALL AND GUSTY WINDS. DUE TO THE SLOW MOVING NATURE OF THE STORM... AMOUNTS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BE HEAVY. LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW. IDZ018-032-120800- /O.CON.KPIH.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-081012T1800Z/ SAWTOOTH MOUNTAINS-LOST RIVER/PAHSIMEROI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STANLEY...CLAYTON...ARCO...CHALLIS... MACKAY 159 PM MDT SAT OCT 11 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM MDT SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM MDT SUNDAY. A STRONG STORM SYSTEM MOVING NORTH FROM SOUTHERN NEVADA THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING WILL PRODUCE HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 6 TO 12 INCH RANGE WITH GUSTY WINDS OVER MOUNTAINS PASSES CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW 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. $$ IDZ017-020-021-120800- /O.CON.KPIH.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-081012T2100Z/ EASTERN MAGIC VALLEY-UPPER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN- LOWER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURLEY...RUPERT...SHOSHONE...CAREY... IDAHO FALLS...REXBURG...RIGBY...POCATELLO...BLACKFOOT... FORT HALL...AMERICAN FALLS 159 PM MDT SAT OCT 11 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MDT SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MDT SUNDAY. A STRONG STORM SYSTEM MOVING NORTH FROM SOUTHERN NEVADA THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING WILL PRODUCE HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY SUNDAY MORNING. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS... PARTICULARLY THROUGH THE ARCO DESERT REGION...MAY PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING THAT WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE MILE. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ IDZ019-022>025-120800- /O.CON.KPIH.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-081012T1800Z/ UPPER SNAKE HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-CARIBOU HIGHLANDS- CACHE VALLEY/IDAHO PORTION-WASATCH MOUNTAINS/IDAHO PORTION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DRIGGS...DUBOIS...ISLAND PARK... ST. ANTHONY...MALAD CITY...OAKLEY...ROCKLAND...DOWNEY... LAVA HOT SPRINGS...SODA SPRINGS...WAYAN...PRESTON...DAYTON... MONTPELIER...GEORGETOWN...PARIS 159 PM MDT SAT OCT 11 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM MDT SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM MDT SUNDAY. A STRONG STORM SYSTEM MOVING NORTH FROM SOUTHERN NEVADA THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING WILL PRODUCE HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 6 TO 12 INCH RANGE WITH GUSTY WINDS OVER MOUNTAINS PASSES CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS CURRENTLY FORECAST TO END SUNDAY MORNING...BUT LIGHT SNOWS MAY CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT OVER HIGHER TERRAIN ALONG THE WYOMING BORDER. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW 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. $$
000 WWUS45 KPIH 120742 WSWPIH URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID 142 AM MDT SUN OCT 12 2008 ...EARLY WINTER STORM LEAVES ITS MARK OVER CENTRAL AND EASTERN IDAHO... .SO FAR...EASTERN IDAHOS FIRST WINTER STORM OF THE SEASON STRUCK PARTICULARLY HARD IN THE EASTERN MAGIC VALLEY. STORM TOTALS THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING RANGED FROM 3 INCHES AT CRATERS OF THE MOON NATIONAL MONUMENT TO 14 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE RUPERT AREA. SNOW IS CONTINUING THIS MORNING OVER ALL OF EASTERN IDAHO WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE CENTRAL IDAHO MOUNTAINS...1 TO 4 INCHES IN SOUTH CENTRAL IDAHO IN THE HEAVILY HIT EASTERN MAGIC VALLEY AND SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS...AND 2 TO 8 ADDITIONAL INCHES IN THE SNAKE RIVER PLAIN AND CARIBOU HIGHLANDS. IDZ017-019>025-122115- /O.EXT.KPIH.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-081013T0000Z/ EASTERN MAGIC VALLEY-UPPER SNAKE HIGHLANDS- UPPER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN-LOWER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN- SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-CARIBOU HIGHLANDS- CACHE VALLEY/IDAHO PORTION-WASATCH MOUNTAINS/IDAHO PORTION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURLEY...RUPERT...SHOSHONE...CAREY... DRIGGS...DUBOIS...ISLAND PARK...ST. ANTHONY...IDAHO FALLS... REXBURG...RIGBY...POCATELLO...BLACKFOOT...FORT HALL... AMERICAN FALLS...MALAD CITY...OAKLEY...ROCKLAND...DOWNEY... LAVA HOT SPRINGS...SODA SPRINGS...WAYAN...PRESTON...DAYTON... MONTPELIER...GEORGETOWN...PARIS 142 AM MDT SUN OCT 12 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECT AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 4 INCHES IN THE EASTERN MAGIC VALLEY AND THE SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS...AND AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 6 INCHES IN THE SNAKE RIVER PLAIN. IN THE CARIBOU HIGHLANDS AND IN EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE UPPER SNAKE RIVER HIGHLANDS...ADDITIONAL SNOW FALL SHOULD RANGE FROM 3 TO 8 INCHES. SNOW SHOULD TAPER OFF CONSIDERABLY BY NOON...BUT LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL THE LATE AFTERNOON. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW 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. $$ IDZ018-032-121800- /O.CON.KPIH.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-081012T1800Z/ SAWTOOTH MOUNTAINS-LOST RIVER/PAHSIMEROI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STANLEY...CLAYTON...ARCO...CHALLIS... MACKAY 142 AM MDT SUN OCT 12 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY. EXPECT AN ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IN THE CENTRAL IDAHO MOUNTAINS THIS MORNING. FLURRIES ARE POSSIBLE OVER HIGH ELEVATIONS THIS AFTERNOON...BUT MODERATE ACCUMULATIONS WILL END BY NOON. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW 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. $$ MESSICK
000 WWUS45 KPIH 121751 WSWPIH URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID 1151 AM MDT SUN OCT 12 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER IS SLOWING MOVING OUT OF EASTERN IDAHO... .THE WINTER STORM WHICH PRODUCE AREAS OF HEAVY SNOW IS STARTING TO DIMINISH. SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE EAST OF A LINE FROM LEADORE TO ARCO TO BURLEY...WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 2 INCHES THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS MAY PRODUCE SOME LOCALIZED DRIFTING PROBLEMS. IDZ018-032-121900- /O.CAN.KPIH.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-081012T1800Z/ SAWTOOTH MOUNTAINS-LOST RIVER/PAHSIMEROI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STANLEY...CLAYTON...ARCO...CHALLIS... MACKAY 1151 AM MDT SUN OCT 12 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS CANCELED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. THE WINTER STORM HAS STARTED TO DIMINISH AND CONDITIONS ARE IMPROVING OVER THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. THUS THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED. SOME LIGHT SNOW IS POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...BUT LITTLE TO NO ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED IN VALLEY LOCATIONS. $$ IDZ017-019>025-130000- /O.CON.KPIH.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-081013T0000Z/ EASTERN MAGIC VALLEY-UPPER SNAKE HIGHLANDS- UPPER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN-LOWER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN- SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-CARIBOU HIGHLANDS- CACHE VALLEY/IDAHO PORTION-WASATCH MOUNTAINS/IDAHO PORTION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURLEY...RUPERT...SHOSHONE...CAREY... DRIGGS...DUBOIS...ISLAND PARK...ST. ANTHONY...IDAHO FALLS... REXBURG...RIGBY...POCATELLO...BLACKFOOT...FORT HALL... AMERICAN FALLS...MALAD CITY...OAKLEY...ROCKLAND...DOWNEY... LAVA HOT SPRINGS...SODA SPRINGS...WAYAN...PRESTON...DAYTON... MONTPELIER...GEORGETOWN...PARIS 1151 AM MDT SUN OCT 12 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECT AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES IN THE EASTERN MAGIC VALLEY AND THE SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS...AND AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES IN THE SNAKE RIVER PLAIN TO ISLAND PARK. THE SNOW SHOULD TAPER OFF CONSIDERABLY DURING THIS AFTERNOON...WITH ONLY TRACE ACCUMULATIONS BY 6 PM MDT. THE STORM SHOULD END BY THIS EVENING. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW 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. $$
000 WWUS45 KPIH 121909 WSWPIH URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID 109 PM MDT SUN OCT 12 2008 IDZ017-019>025-122015- /O.CAN.KPIH.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-081013T0000Z/ EASTERN MAGIC VALLEY-UPPER SNAKE HIGHLANDS- UPPER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN-LOWER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN- SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-CARIBOU HIGHLANDS- CACHE VALLEY/IDAHO PORTION-WASATCH MOUNTAINS/IDAHO PORTION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURLEY...RUPERT...SHOSHONE...CAREY... DRIGGS...DUBOIS...ISLAND PARK...ST. ANTHONY...IDAHO FALLS... REXBURG...RIGBY...POCATELLO...BLACKFOOT...FORT HALL... AMERICAN FALLS...MALAD CITY...OAKLEY...ROCKLAND...DOWNEY... LAVA HOT SPRINGS...SODA SPRINGS...WAYAN...PRESTON...DAYTON... MONTPELIER...GEORGETOWN...PARIS 109 PM MDT SUN OCT 12 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS CANCELED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. THE WINTER STORM CONTINUES WEAKEN AND MOVE AWAY FROM THE AREA WITH CONDITIONS IMPROVING OVER EASTERN IDAHO. THUS THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED. SOME LIGHT SNOW IS POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...BUT LITTLE TO NO ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. $$
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 Oct 10, 2:31 PM MDT, 28 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 10, 2:31 PM MDT, 28 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID 231 PM MDT FRI OCT 10 2008 .SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. COMPLEX FORECAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS UPPER LOW IN SOUTHWEST IDAHO CONTINUES TO WEAKEN AND MAIN CIRCULATION DEVELOPS IN SOUTHERN NEVADA. SNOW WITH THE INITIAL UPPER LOW HAS OCCURRED IN CENTRAL MOUNTAINS WITH MAINLY LIGHT AMOUNTS UNDER WARNING CRITERIA. SOME SNOTEL SITES UPWARDS OF 6 INCHES WITH 1 TO 2 INCHES IN STANLEY...CLAYTON AND CHALLIS THIS MORNING. CANCELED THE WARNING FOR THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AS DO NOT THINK WIDESPREAD HEAVY PRECIPITATION WILL OCCUR THERE ESPECIALLY AS THE UPPER CIRCULATION DRIFTS SOUTH. ATTENTION HAS TURNED TO THE SOUTHERN AND EASTERN ZONES FOR SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY AS THE NEVADA LOW STILL FORECAST TO DRIVE NORTHWARD ON SATURDAY INTO NORTHERN UTAH. ALL MODELS FOCUS THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION ON THE SOUTHERN AND EASTERN HIGHLANDS AND SNAKE RIVER PLAIN SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. UPGRADED WATCHES TO WARNINGS IN MOUNTAIN ZONES AND DECIDED TO ISSUE A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN THE SNAKE RIVER PLAIN AND EASTERN MAGIC VALLEY AS THINK AMOUNTS GENERALLY UNDER 6 INCHES. STILL LOTS OF UNCERTAINTY IN PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS AS NAM HAS NOW BECOME THE WETTEST MODEL WHILE THE GFS IS THE DRIEST. STILL THINK THIS WILL BE ALL SNOW EVEN IN THE VALLEYS...AND WENT WITH THIS IN GRIDS. SNOW SHOULD CONTINUE IN SNAKE PLAIN AND EASTERN HIGHLANDS MUCH OF SUNDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF SUNDAY NIGHT WEST TO EAST WITH MOST OVER SUNDAY NIGHT WITH EXCEPTION OF WYOMING BORDER. VERY COLD TEMPERATURES THIS WEEKEND AND CONTINUED FREEZE WARNING IN EASTERN MAGIC VALLEY ONLY TONIGHT AS HARD FREEZES IN UPPER AND LOWER SNAKE PLAIN LAST NIGHT. GK .LONG TERM...MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. UPPER RIDGE BUILDS IN FROM WEST ON MONDAY AND EXPECT MAINLY DRY WEATHER THROUGH NEXT WEEK. EXPECT A WARMING TREND AS WELL AFTER THE EXTREMELY COLD WEEKEND WITH TEMPERATURES GETTING BACK TO NEAR NORMAL READINGS BY THURSDAY. GK && .AVIATION...WIDESPREAD MVFR TO IFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED BEGINNING TONIGHT AND CONTINUING INTO SUNDAY AS LARGE WINTER STORM REMAINS PARKED OVER THE INTERMOUNTAIN REGION. THIS SYSTEM WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT EAST INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS LATE SUNDAY. DSH && .FIRE WEATHER...A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT THE REGION THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION. SIGNIFICANT MOUNTAIN SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED...WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE EASTERN AND SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS. DSH && .PIH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 12 PM SATURDAY TO 12 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR IDZ020-021. WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO 12 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR IDZ019-023>025. WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO 6 AM MDT SUNDAY FOR IDZ022. FREEZE WARNING FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM MDT SATURDAY FOR IDZ017. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO 6 AM MDT SUNDAY FOR IDZ017. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 9, 4:48 PM MDT, 22 hours 11 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID 448 PM MDT THU OCT 9 2008 IDZ017>025-031-032-101200- 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 PM MDT THU OCT 9 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN IDAHO. .DAY ONE...REST OF TODAY AND TONIGHT A FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING FOR THE SNAKE RIVER PLAIN AND EASTERN MAGIC VALLEY WITH TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FREEZING. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST BOINPWPIH FOR DETAILS. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO ACCUMULATE IN THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AFTER MIDNIGHT. A WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH NOON SATURDAY. PLEASE SEE BOIWSWPIH FOR DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY A STORM SYSTEM WILL AFFECT SOUTHEAST IDAHO THROUGH SUNDAY. SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE AT ALL ELEVATIONS BY FRIDAY NIGHT/SATURDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO ACCUMULATE WITH HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE AT TIMES THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING ACROSS THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...WITH SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS ABOVE 7000 FEET. PLEASE SEE BOIWSWPIH FOR DETAILS. BY SATURDAY...PRECIPITATION WILL HAVE SPREAD ACROSS ALL OF EASTERN IDAHO. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE SOUTHERN AND EASTERN HIGHLANDS BEGINNING LATER FRIDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. A WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THESE AREAS. PLEASE SEE BOIWSWPIH FOR DETAILS. SNOWFALL IS ALSO FORECAST IN THE SNAKE PLAIN...ALTHOUGH IT APPEARS THAT A PERIOD OF A RAIN/SNOW MIX IS ANTICIPATED DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. A WINTER STORM WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN POSTED FOR THE SNAKE RIVER PLAIN. PLEASE SEE BOIWSWPIH FOR DETAILS. SNOW SHOULD TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST ON SUNDAY AS THE STORM MOVES ON TO THE NORTH AND EAST. .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.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Oct 10, 10:56 AM MDT, 4 hours 3 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO
1056 AM MDT FRI OCT 10 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0805 AM SNOW 6 N HAILEY 43.60N 114.30W
10/10/2008 M1.5 INCH BLAINE ID TRAINED SPOTTER
SNOW ACCUMULATION SINCE 5AM TO PRESENT
0930 AM SNOW CHALLIS 44.51N 114.22W
10/10/2008 E1.0 INCH CUSTER ID TRAINED SPOTTER
SNOW ACCUMULATION FROM MIDNIGHT TO PRESENT.
0930 AM SNOW CLAYTON 44.26N 114.40W
10/10/2008 E1.5 INCH CUSTER ID TRAINED SPOTTER
SNOW ACCUMLATION SINCE MIDNIGHT TO PRESENT
0935 AM SNOW 4 N CHALLIS 44.57N 114.22W
10/10/2008 E2.0 INCH CUSTER ID TRAINED SPOTTER
SNOW ACCUMULATION SINCE 2AM TO PRESENT
0937 AM SNOW STANLEY 44.22N 114.94W
10/10/2008 E0.5 INCH CUSTER ID TRAINED SPOTTER
SNOW ACCUMULATION SINCE 5AM TO PRESENT
0940 AM SNOW 35 N KETCHUM 44.20N 114.38W
10/10/2008 E0.1 INCH CUSTER ID TRAINED SPOTTER
SNOW ACCUMULATION SINCE APPROX. 5AM TO PRESENT.
0950 AM SNOW E HAILEY 43.51N 114.30W
10/10/2008 E0.0 INCH BLAINE ID TRAINED SPOTTER
NO SNOW ACCUMULATION. LIGHTLY SNOWING SINCE APPROX. 5AM.
0945 AM SNOW 23 N CHALLIS 44.84N 114.22W
10/10/2008 E4.5 INCH CUSTER ID OTHER FEDERAL
MORGAN CREEK SNOTEL, ELEV. 7,600 FT, ESTIMATED SNOW
ACCUMULATION FROM MIDNIGHT UNTIL 8AM.
0945 AM SNOW 13 WSW CHALLIS 44.44N 114.47W
10/10/2008 E6.0 INCH CUSTER ID OTHER FEDERAL
MILL CREEK SUMMIT SNOTEL, ELEV. 8,800 FT, ESTIMATED SNOW
ACCUMULATION FROM MIDNIGHT TO 8AM.
0945 AM SNOW 30 NW CHALLIS 44.81N 114.66W
10/10/2008 E5.0 INCH LEMHI ID OTHER FEDERAL
SCHWARTZ LAKE SNOTEL, ELEV. 8,540 FT, ESTIMATED SNOW
ACUMULATION FROM MIDNIGHT TO 8AM.
0945 AM SNOW 42 ESE CHALLIS 44.27N 113.44W
10/10/2008 E1.5 INCH CUSTER ID OTHER FEDERAL
MOONSHINE SNOTEL, ELEV. 7,440 FT, ESTIMATED SNOW
ACCUMULATION FROM MIDNIGHT TO 8 AM
0945 AM SNOW 28 NNW ARCO 44.01N 113.52W
10/10/2008 E1.5 INCH CUSTER ID OTHER FEDERAL
HILTS CREEK SNOTEL, ELEV. 8,000FT, ESTIMATED SNOW
ACUMULATION FROM MIDNIGHT TO 8AM.
1025 AM SNOW STANLEY 44.22N 114.94W
10/10/2008 E1.0 INCH CUSTER ID TRAINED SPOTTER
ESTIMATED SNOW ACCUMULATION FROM APPROX. 5AM TO PRESENT.
&&
TWYATTLocal storm report, Oct 10, 2:58 PM MDT, 1 minute before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO
258 PM MDT FRI OCT 10 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0225 PM SNOW 23 N CHALLIS 44.84N 114.22W
10/10/2008 E6.0 INCH CUSTER ID OTHER FEDERAL
MORGAN CREEK SNOTEL, 7,600FT, ESTIMATED SNOW ACUMULATION
FROM MIDNIGHT TO NOON.
0225 PM SNOW 30 NW CHALLIS 44.81N 114.66W
10/10/2008 E6.5 INCH LEMHI ID OTHER FEDERAL
SCHWARTZ LAKE SNOTEL, 8,540 FT, ESTIMATED SNOW
ACUMULATION FROM MIDNIGHT TO NOON.
0225 PM SNOW 42 ESE CHALLIS 44.27N 113.44W
10/10/2008 E3.5 INCH CUSTER ID OTHER FEDERAL
MOONSHINE SNOTEL, 7,440FT, ESTIMATED SNOW ACCUMULATION
FROM MIDNIGHT TO NOON.
0225 PM SNOW 28 NNW ARCO 44.01N 113.52W
10/10/2008 E1.5 INCH CUSTER ID OTHER FEDERAL
HILTS CREEK SNOTEL, 8,000 FT, ESTIMATED SNOW ACCUMULATION
FROM MIDNIGHT TO NOON. NO ADDITIONAL SNOW SINCE 8AM.
0225 PM SNOW 22 NW KETCHUM 43.91N 114.69W
10/10/2008 E1.5 INCH BLAINE ID OTHER FEDERAL
GALENA SUMMIT SNOTEL, 8,800FT, ESTIMATED SNOW
ACCUMULATION FROM 8AM TO NOON.
&&
TWYATTThe office that day
Everything else NWS Pocatello, ID issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 10, 2:47 PM MDT | Freeze Warning | PIH | 18 hr | |
| Oct 10, 2:59 PM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | PIH | 19 hr |
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