Alert archive / Idaho / Winter Storm Warnings in 2009
Winter Storm Warning 21, NWS Pocatello, ID
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 THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.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. && $$
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000 WWUS45 KPIH 141529 WSWPIH URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID 929 AM MDT SAT MAR 14 2009 IDZ018-031-151100- /O.CON.KPIH.WS.W.0021.090315T0600Z-090317T0000Z/ SAWTOOTH MOUNTAINS-BIG AND LITTLE WOOD RIVER REGION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STANLEY...CLAYTON...HAILEY...KETCHUM... BELLEVUE 929 AM MDT SAT MAR 14 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM MDT MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM MDT MONDAY. TWO STORM SYSTEMS WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW TO THE CENTRAL IDAHO MOUNTAINS SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE FIRST SYSTEM WILL CAUSE SNOW TO START FALLING BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE DAY ON SUNDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM THIS SYSTEM ARE EXPECTED TO BE BETWEEN 8 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 5500 FEET. AS SUNDAY EVENING APPROACHES SNOWFALL WILL BECOME LIGHTER BUT THEN INCREASE AGAIN LATE SUNDAY NIGHT WITH THE APPROACH OF THE SECOND SYSTEM. SNOW LEVELS WILL INCREASE TO 6500 FEET WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES POSSIBLE WITH THE SECOND SYSTEM. WESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY EACH SYSTEM AND CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$
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. && $$ IDZ019-171100- /O.CON.KPIH.WS.W.0021.000000T0000Z-090317T1800Z/ UPPER SNAKE HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DRIGGS...DUBOIS...ISLAND PARK... ST. ANTHONY 808 PM MDT MON MAR 16 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TUESDAY. A MOIST WEST FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE EASTERN HIGHLANDS OVERNIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING. MODEST SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES HAVE BEEN RECORDED ABOVE 8000 FEET SINCE YESTERDAY EVENING. AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 6 INCHES IS EXPECTED FROM ISLAND PARK SOUTH TO NEAR PALISADES ABOVE 7500 FEET TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. THUS THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TUESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$
000 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.