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Winter Storm Warning 21, NWS Pocatello, ID

March 14, 2009

NWS Pocatello, ID issued this winter storm warning at Mar 14, 2009, 2:23 AM MDT. It took effect at Mar 15, 2009, 12:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 51 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
Mar 14, 2009, 2:23 AM MDT (08:23 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 15, 2009, 12:00 AM MDT
Expired
Mar 17, 2009, 3:24 AM MDT
In force
51 hr
Issued by
NWS Pocatello, ID

The text

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

000 
WWUS45 KPIH 140823
WSWPIH

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
223 AM MDT SAT MAR 14 2009

IDZ018-031-141630-
/O.UPG.KPIH.WS.A.0005.090315T0000Z-090316T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KPIH.WS.W.0021.090315T0600Z-090317T0000Z/
SAWTOOTH MOUNTAINS-BIG AND LITTLE WOOD RIVER REGION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STANLEY...CLAYTON...HAILEY...KETCHUM...
BELLEVUE
223 AM MDT SAT MAR 14 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM
MDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WHICH IS
IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM MDT MONDAY. THE WINTER
STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

TWO STORM SYSTEMS WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW TO THE CENTRAL IDAHO
MOUNTAINS SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE FIRST
SYSTEM WILL CAUSE SNOW TO START FALLING BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND
CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE DAY ON SUNDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
FROM THIS SYSTEM ARE EXPECTED TO BE BETWEEN 8 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE
5500 FEET. AS SUNDAY EVENING APPROACHES SNOWFALL WILL BECOME
LIGHTER BUT THEN INCREASE AGAIN LATE SUNDAY NIGHT WITH THE
APPROACH OF THE SECOND SYSTEM. SNOW LEVELS WILL INCREASE TO 6500
FEET WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES POSSIBLE WITH
THE SECOND SYSTEM. WESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY
EACH SYSTEM AND CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$
8 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS45 KPIH 141529
WSWPIH

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
929 AM MDT SAT MAR 14 2009

IDZ018-031-151100-
/O.CON.KPIH.WS.W.0021.090315T0600Z-090317T0000Z/
SAWTOOTH MOUNTAINS-BIG AND LITTLE WOOD RIVER REGION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STANLEY...CLAYTON...HAILEY...KETCHUM...
BELLEVUE
929 AM MDT SAT MAR 14 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO 6 PM MDT MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
6 PM MDT MONDAY. 

TWO STORM SYSTEMS WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW TO THE CENTRAL IDAHO
MOUNTAINS SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE FIRST
SYSTEM WILL CAUSE SNOW TO START FALLING BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND
CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE DAY ON SUNDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
FROM THIS SYSTEM ARE EXPECTED TO BE BETWEEN 8 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE
5500 FEET. AS SUNDAY EVENING APPROACHES SNOWFALL WILL BECOME
LIGHTER BUT THEN INCREASE AGAIN LATE SUNDAY NIGHT WITH THE
APPROACH OF THE SECOND SYSTEM. SNOW LEVELS WILL INCREASE TO
6500 FEET WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES POSSIBLE
WITH THE SECOND SYSTEM. WESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL
ACCOMPANY EACH SYSTEM AND CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF
SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 150626
WSWPIH

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
1226 AM MDT SUN MAR 15 2009

IDZ018-031-151815-
/O.CON.KPIH.WS.W.0021.000000T0000Z-090317T0000Z/
SAWTOOTH MOUNTAINS-BIG AND LITTLE WOOD RIVER REGION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STANLEY...CLAYTON...HAILEY...KETCHUM...
BELLEVUE
1226 AM MDT SUN MAR 15 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT MONDAY. 

TWO STORM SYSTEMS WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW TO THE CENTRAL IDAHO
MOUNTAINS THIS MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE FIRST SYSTEM
WILL CAUSE SNOW TO START FALLING THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE
THROUGHOUT THE DAY TODAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM THIS SYSTEM
ARE EXPECTED TO BE BETWEEN 8 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 5500 FEET. AS EVENING
APPROACHES SNOWFALL WILL BECOME LIGHTER BUT THEN INCREASE AGAIN
LATE TONIGHT WITH THE APPROACH OF THE SECOND SYSTEM. SNOW LEVELS
WILL INCREASE TO 6500 FEET WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8
INCHES POSSIBLE. WESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY
EACH SYSTEM AND CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

IDZ019-151815-
/O.NEW.KPIH.WS.A.0006.090316T0300Z-090317T1800Z/
UPPER SNAKE HIGHLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DRIGGS...DUBOIS...ISLAND PARK...
ST. ANTHONY
1226 AM MDT SUN MAR 15 2009

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY
MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING. 

TWO STORM SYSTEMS WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS TO THE
UPPER SNAKE HIGHLANDS TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL FROM
THE FIRST SYSTEM WILL START THIS MORNING THOUGH ACCUMULATIONS
SHOULD BE ON LIGHT SIDE WITH ONLY A FEW INCHES BY NOON. SNOWFALL
WILL TAPER OFF THIS AFTERNOON BUT THEN PICK UP AGAIN THIS EVENING
AS THE NEXT SYSTEM MOVES OVER THE REGION. THIS SYSTEM HAS VERY
GOOD UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT AND AMPLE MOISTURE THAT WILL CAUSE
HEAVIER SNOWFALL WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 7 TO 10 INCHES POSSIBLE
WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS. SNOW LEVELS WILL BE AROUND 5000 FT
INCREASING TO 6000 FT OVERNIGHT. A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW IS
EXPECTED AT LOWER ELEVATIONS. STRONG SOUTH-WESTERLY WINDS ARE ALSO
EXPECTED WITH THE SECOND SYSTEM WITH WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH.
THESE WINDS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF DRIFTING AND BLOWING SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

$$
000 
WWUS45 KPIH 151757
WSWPIH

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
1157 AM MDT SUN MAR 15 2009

IDZ018-031-152300-
/O.CON.KPIH.WS.W.0021.000000T0000Z-090317T0000Z/
SAWTOOTH MOUNTAINS-BIG AND LITTLE WOOD RIVER REGION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STANLEY...CLAYTON...HAILEY...KETCHUM...
BELLEVUE
1157 AM MDT SUN MAR 15 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT MONDAY. 

TWO STORM SYSTEMS WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW TO THE CENTRAL IDAHO
MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE FIRST
SYSTEM IS JUST BEGINNING AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE DAY
TODAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM THIS SYSTEM ARE EXPECTED TO
BE BETWEEN 8 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 5500 FEET. AS EVENING APPROACHES
SNOWFALL WILL BECOME LIGHTER BUT THEN INCREASE AGAIN LATE TONIGHT
WITH THE APPROACH OF THE SECOND SYSTEM. SNOW LEVELS WILL INCREASE
TO 6500 FEET WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES
POSSIBLE. WESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY EACH
SYSTEM AND CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

IDZ019-152300-
/O.CON.KPIH.WS.A.0006.090316T0300Z-090317T1800Z/
UPPER SNAKE HIGHLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DRIGGS...DUBOIS...ISLAND PARK...
ST. ANTHONY
1157 AM MDT SUN MAR 15 2009

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM MDT THIS
EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING
THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. 

A STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS TO THE
UPPER SNAKE HIGHLANDS TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL
WILL BE LIGHT THIS AFTERNOON. THE MAJORITY OF THE SNOW WILL BE
THIS EVENING. THIS SYSTEM HAS VERY GOOD UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT AND
AMPLE MOISTURE THAT WILL CAUSE HEAVIER SNOWFALL WITH
ACCUMULATIONS OF 7 TO 10 INCHES POSSIBLE WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER
AMOUNTS. SNOW LEVELS WILL BE AROUND 6000 FT. A MIX OF RAIN AND
SNOW IS EXPECTED AT LOWER ELEVATIONS. SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO INCREASE TONIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY WITH
WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH. THESE WINDS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF
DRIFTING AND BLOWING SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

$$
000 
WWUS45 KPIH 152006
WSWPIH

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
206 PM MDT SUN MAR 15 2009

IDZ019-161100-
/O.UPG.KPIH.WS.A.0006.090316T0300Z-090317T1800Z/
/O.EXB.KPIH.WS.W.0021.090316T0300Z-090317T1800Z/
UPPER SNAKE HIGHLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DRIGGS...DUBOIS...ISLAND PARK...
ST. ANTHONY
206 PM MDT SUN MAR 15 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON
MDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND HIGH WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON MDT TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS
NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

A STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS TO THE
UPPER SNAKE HIGHLANDS TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL
WILL BE LIGHT THIS AFTERNOON. THE MAJORITY OF THE SNOW WILL BE
THIS EVENING. THIS SYSTEM HAS VERY GOOD UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT AND
AMPLE MOISTURE THAT WILL CAUSE HEAVIER SNOWFALL WITH ACCUMULATIONS
OF 7 TO 10 INCHES POSSIBLE WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS. SNOW
LEVELS WILL BE AROUND 6000 FT. A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW IS EXPECTED
AT LOWER ELEVATIONS. SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE
TONIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY WITH WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30
MPH. THESE WINDS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF DRIFTING AND BLOWING SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

IDZ018-031-161100-
/O.CON.KPIH.WS.W.0021.000000T0000Z-090317T0000Z/
SAWTOOTH MOUNTAINS-BIG AND LITTLE WOOD RIVER REGION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STANLEY...CLAYTON...HAILEY...KETCHUM...
BELLEVUE
206 PM MDT SUN MAR 15 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT MONDAY. 

TWO STORM SYSTEMS WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW TO THE CENTRAL IDAHO
MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE FIRST
SYSTEM IS JUST BEGINNING AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE DAY
TODAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM THIS SYSTEM ARE EXPECTED TO
BE BETWEEN 8 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 5500 FEET. AS EVENING APPROACHES
SNOWFALL WILL BECOME LIGHTER BUT THEN INCREASE AGAIN LATE TONIGHT
WITH THE APPROACH OF THE SECOND SYSTEM. SNOW LEVELS WILL INCREASE
TO 6500 FEET WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES
POSSIBLE. WESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY EACH
SYSTEM AND CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 160829
WSWPIH

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
229 AM MDT MON MAR 16 2009

IDZ019-162130-
/O.CON.KPIH.WS.W.0021.000000T0000Z-090317T1800Z/
UPPER SNAKE HIGHLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DRIGGS...DUBOIS...ISLAND PARK...
ST. ANTHONY
229 AM MDT MON MAR 16 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT
TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TUESDAY. 

A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS TO
THE UPPER SNAKE HIGHLANDS TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL
WILL PICK UP IN INTENSITY AS THE FRONT APPROACHES AND AS IT MOVES
OVER THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. UPPER
LEVEL SUPPORT COMBINED WITH AMPLE MOISTURE AND FAVORABLE UPSLOPE
FLOW WILL CAUSE 7 TO 10 INCHES OF NEW SNOW WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER
AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. SNOW LEVELS WILL BE AROUND 6000 FT WITH A MIX OF RAIN
AND SNOW EXPECTED AT LOWER ELEVATIONS AND MOSTLY RAIN AT VALLEY
FLOORS. STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGHOUT THE DAY
REACHING SPEEDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND WEAKENING
AFTER THE FRONT HAS PASSED TONIGHT. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS
EXPECTED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

IDZ018-031-162130-
/O.CON.KPIH.WS.W.0021.000000T0000Z-090317T0000Z/
SAWTOOTH MOUNTAINS-BIG AND LITTLE WOOD RIVER REGION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STANLEY...CLAYTON...HAILEY...KETCHUM...
BELLEVUE
229 AM MDT MON MAR 16 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS
EVENING. 

A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT WILL BRING MORE SNOW AND STRONG WINDS TO
THE SAWTOOTHS AND BIG AND LITTLE WOOD RIVER REGION THROUGH
TONIGHT. SNOWFALL WILL PICK UP IN INTENSITY AS THE FRONT APPROACHES
AND MOVES OVER THE AREA LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THE EARLY
EVENING HOURS. UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT COMBINED WITH AMPLE MOISTURE
AND FAVORABLE WIND FLOW ALOFT WILL CAUSE 8 TO 12 INCHES OF NEW
SNOW WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. SNOW LEVELS WILL BE
AROUND 6500 FT WITH A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW EXPECTED AT LOWER
ELEVATIONS AND MOSTLY RAIN AT VALLEY FLOORS. STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY
WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGHOUT THE DAY REACHING SPEEDS OF 25 TO 30
MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND WEAKENING AFTER THE FRONT HAS PASSED
TONIGHT. MOUNTAIN RIDGE TOPS COULD SEE WIND SPEEDS OF 40 MPH WITH
GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL OCCUR WITH
WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 162036
WSWPIH

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
236 PM MDT MON MAR 16 2009

IDZ018-031-170600-
/O.EXT.KPIH.WS.W.0021.000000T0000Z-090317T0600Z/
SAWTOOTH MOUNTAINS-BIG AND LITTLE WOOD RIVER REGION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STANLEY...CLAYTON...HAILEY...KETCHUM...
BELLEVUE
236 PM MDT MON MAR 16 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT
TONIGHT...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT
TONIGHT. 

A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO BRING SNOW AND STRONG
WINDS TO THE SAWTOOTHS AND BIG AND LITTLE WOOD RIVER REGION
THROUGH TONIGHT. UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT COMBINED WITH AMPLE MOISTURE
AND FAVORABLE WIND FLOW ALOFT WILL CAUSE 4 TO 6 INCHES OF NEW
SNOW WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. SNOW LEVELS WILL BE
AROUND 6500 FT WITH A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW EXPECTED AT LOWER
ELEVATIONS AND MOSTLY RAIN AT VALLEY FLOORS. STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY
WINDS WILL OF 25 TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING. MOUNTAIN
RIDGE TOPS COULD SEE WIND SPEEDS OF 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60
MPH. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL OCCUR WITH WINDS OF THIS
MAGNITUDE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

IDZ019-170615-
/O.CON.KPIH.WS.W.0021.000000T0000Z-090317T1800Z/
UPPER SNAKE HIGHLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DRIGGS...DUBOIS...ISLAND PARK...
ST. ANTHONY
236 PM MDT MON MAR 16 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT
TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TUESDAY. 

A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO BRING HEAVY SNOW AND
STRONG WINDS TO THE UPPER SNAKE HIGHLANDS THROUGH TUESDAY
MORNING. SNOWFALL WILL PICK UP IN INTENSITY THIS EVENING. UPPER
LEVEL SUPPORT COMBINED WITH AMPLE MOISTURE AND FAVORABLE UPSLOPE
FLOW WILL CAUSE 7 TO 10 INCHES OF NEW SNOW WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER
AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. SNOW LEVELS WILL BE AROUND 6000 FT WITH A MIX OF
RAIN AND SNOW EXPECTED AT LOWER ELEVATIONS AND MOSTLY RAIN AT
VALLEY FLOORS. STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WILL
CONTINUE TONIGHT. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS EXPECTED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 170208
WSWPIH

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
808 PM MDT MON MAR 16 2009

IDZ018-031-171100-
/O.EXT.KPIH.WS.W.0021.000000T0000Z-090317T1200Z/
SAWTOOTH MOUNTAINS-BIG AND LITTLE WOOD RIVER REGION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STANLEY...CLAYTON...HAILEY...KETCHUM...
BELLEVUE
808 PM MDT MON MAR 16 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT TUESDAY...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT TUESDAY.

RADAR AND SATELLITE IMAGERY WERE INDICATING ADDITIONAL
PRECIPITATION DEVELOPING UPSTREAM OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND
NUMERICAL MODELS CONTINUED TO INDICATE THAT AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4
INCHES OF SNOWFALL IS LIKELY ABOVE 7500 FEET OVERNIGHT. THE
ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL WOULD GIVE A STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 8 TO 15
INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET. THUS THE WARNING HAS
BEEN EXTENDED THROUGH 6 AM MDT TUESDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

IDZ019-171100-
/O.CON.KPIH.WS.W.0021.000000T0000Z-090317T1800Z/
UPPER SNAKE HIGHLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DRIGGS...DUBOIS...ISLAND PARK...
ST. ANTHONY
808 PM MDT MON MAR 16 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT
TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TUESDAY. 

A MOIST WEST FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE EASTERN HIGHLANDS
OVERNIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING. MODEST SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6
INCHES HAVE BEEN RECORDED ABOVE 8000 FEET SINCE YESTERDAY EVENING.
AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 6 INCHES IS EXPECTED FROM ISLAND PARK SOUTH
TO NEAR PALISADES ABOVE 7500 FEET TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY
MORNING. THUS THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL
NOON MDT TUESDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$
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WWUS45 KPIH 170924
WSWPIH

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
324 AM MDT TUE MAR 17 2009


IDZ018-031-171030-
/O.CAN.KPIH.WS.W.0021.000000T0000Z-090317T1200Z/
SAWTOOTH MOUNTAINS-BIG AND LITTLE WOOD RIVER REGION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STANLEY...CLAYTON...HAILEY...KETCHUM...
BELLEVUE
324 AM MDT TUE MAR 17 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER STORM WARNING. 

SNOWFALL INTENSITY HAS DIMINISHED OVER THE LAST FEW HOURS AS
UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT MOVES OFF TO THE EAST. OCCASIONAL SNOWSHOWERS
ARE EXPECTED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY WITH AN INCH OR TWO
STILL POSSIBLE OVER HIGHER ELEVATIONS.  

$$

IDZ019-171030-
/O.CAN.KPIH.WS.W.0021.000000T0000Z-090317T1800Z/
UPPER SNAKE HIGHLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DRIGGS...DUBOIS...ISLAND PARK...
ST. ANTHONY
324 AM MDT TUE MAR 17 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER STORM WARNING. 

SNOWFALL HAS DIED DOWN OVER THE LAST FEW HOURS AS UPPER LEVEL
SUPPORT MOVES OFF TO THE EAST. SNOWSHOWERS ARE EXPECTED FOR THE
REMAINDER OF THE DAY THOUGH LITTLE OR NO ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED.

$$

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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.