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Wind Chill Warning 1, NWS Missoula, MT
NWS Missoula, MT issued this wind chill warning at Jan 30, 2011, 3:00 PM MST for 8 counties in Montana. It was in force for 22 hr. 8 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 30, 2011, 3:00 PM MST (22:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 31, 2011, 1:00 PM MST
- In force
- 22 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Missoula, MT
Counties Deer Lodge County, MT, Flathead County, MT, Granite County, MT, Lake County, MT, Missoula County, MT, Powell County, MT, Sanders County, MT, Silver Bow County, MT
The radar
The Missoula radar (KMSX), 25 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:01 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 30, 4:00 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 12 | 11 E Essex, MT | 12 INCHES OF SNOW OVER MARIAS PASS. |
| Jan 30, 5:28 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 8 S Condon, MT | |
| Jan 30, 5:28 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | Condon, MT | |
| Jan 30, 5:45 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | Essex, MT | |
| Jan 30, 6:00 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 0 | 3 S Polson, MT | NWS STORM SURVEY NEAR POLSON REVEALED SNOW DRIFTS AS HIGH AS 3 FEET WITH MOST AVERAGING BETWEEN 1 AND 2 FEET. |
| Jan 30, 6:00 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 10 S Woods Bay, MT | |
| Jan 30, 6:00 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | 7 Ne Polson, MT | |
| Jan 30, 6:28 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | 2 Nw Potomac, MT |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Spokane, WA (KOTX), launched 12:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 221 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 774 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 20 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 99 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
637 WWUS45 KMSO 302200 WSWMSO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 300 PM MST SUN JAN 30 2011 MTZ002-310600- /O.CAN.KMSO.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110131T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMSO.WC.W.0001.110130T2200Z-110131T1800Z/ WEST GLACIER REGION- 300 PM MST SUN JAN 30 2011 ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST MONDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * IMPACTS/TIMING: DESPITE SNOW ENDING...STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE AREA THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...CAUSING DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. ANYONE TRAVELING OUTDOORS SHOULD COVER ALL EXPOSED SKIN AND TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT AGAINST THE COLD. * WINDS: NORTHEAST SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. DANGEROUS WIND CHILL READINGS OF 15 BELOW TO 25 BELOW ZERO CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ MTZ003-310600- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110131T1200Z/ FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS- 300 PM MST SUN JAN 30 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST MONDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: SNOWFALL HAS ALL BUT ENDED IN THE FLATHEAD VALLEY AND WILL BE DECREASING IN THE MISSION VALLEY THROUGH THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON. STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE A PROBLEM AS DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 10 BELOW TO 25 BELOW ZERO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION...WINDS ACROSS FLATHEAD LAKE WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE HIGH WAVES AND POTENTIALLY CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE ALONG NORTH- FACING SHORELINES. AS TEMPERATURES DROP INTO THE TEENS...FREEZING SPRAY MAY ALSO BE A PROBLEM THROUGH THIS EVENING. * TOTAL STORM SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 7 INCHES...LOCALLY UP TO 10 INCHES IN COLUMBIA FALLS AND ALONG THE SOUTH AND EAST SHORES OF FLATHEAD LAKE BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS: NORTHEAST SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT IN THE NORTHERN FLATHEAD VALLEY. NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED IN THE MISSION VALLEY. DANGEROUS WIND CHILL READINGS OF AROUND 10 BELOW ZERO TO 25 BELOW ZERO CAN BE ANTICIPATED THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...FLATHEAD LAKE...FLATHEAD VALLEY... MISSION VALLEY...POLSON PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... BLOWING SNOW...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL BE A GROWING CONCERN AS TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO LOWER AND STRONG WINDS CONTINUE. && $$ MTZ043-310000- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110131T0000Z/ POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION- 300 PM MST SUN JAN 30 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS/TIMING: SNOWFALL WILL BECOME LIGHT THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS ALONG THE HIGHWAY 200 CORRIDOR WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND WIND ALONG HIGHWAY 200 WILL PRODUCE LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES AND ALLOW FOR BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL BECOME A CONCERN TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * TOTAL STORM SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 7 TO 12 INCHES BY EARLY THIS EVENING NORTH OF HIGHWAY 200...ELSEWHERE 3 TO 6 INCHES. * WINDS: NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH THROUGH EARLY EVENING ALONG HIGHWAY 200 AND I-90 EAST OF MISSOULA. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...HIGHWAY 200 BONNER TO GREENOUGH... HIGHWAY 83 SEELEY LAKE TO CONDON...I-90 EAST MISSOULA TO BEARMOUTH PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... BLOWING SNOW...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MTZ004-310000- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-110131T0000Z/ LOWER CLARK FORK REGION- 300 PM MST SUN JAN 30 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS/TIMING: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING...CREATING DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. * TOTAL STORM SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 5 INCHES IN LOWER ELEVATIONS AND VALLEYS. UP TO 8 INCHES IN HIGHER ELEVATIONS... INCLUDING LOOKOUT PASS AND EVARO HILL BY EARLY THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...EVARO HILL...HIGHWAY 200 THOMPSON FALLS TO PLAINS...HIGHWAY 200 TROUT CREEK TO HERON...I-90 LOOKOUT PASS TO HAUGAN PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MTZ005-310600- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-110131T0600Z/ MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS- 300 PM MST SUN JAN 30 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS/TIMING: IN THE MISSOULA AND NORTHERN BITTERROOT VALLEY...SNOW WILL BE MODERATE AT TIMES THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. EAST WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW...ESPECIALLY THROUGHOUT DOWNTOWN MISSOULA. BRIEF PERIODS OF LOCALIZED WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED NEAR HELLGATE CANYON AND IN DOWNTOWN MISSOULA. IN THE SOUTHERN BITTERROOT VALLEY...LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED. * TOTAL STORM SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 INCHES BY LATE THIS EVENING...WITH UP TO 5 INCHES OVER THE FOOTHILLS/BENCHES AROUND THE MISSOULA VALLEY. 1 TO 2 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY LATE EVENING DOWN THE BITTERROOT VALLEY. * WINDS: EAST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH THROUGH HELLGATE CANYON INTO DOWNTOWN MISSOULA THROUGH THIS EVENING. WIND CHILL VALUES LOWERING TO AROUND 10 BELOW ZERO THIS EVENING IN DOWNTOWN MISSOULA. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BITTERROOT VALLEY...MISSOULA PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MTZ007-310600- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-110131T1200Z/ BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION- 300 PM MST SUN JAN 30 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST MONDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST MONDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: FOR LOCATIONS MAINLY NORTH OF US HIGHWAY 12...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE. IN ADDITION... GUSTY EAST WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH SNOW TO PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW ON ROADWAYS MAINLY NORTH OF GARRISON JUNCTION...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 90 AND THE HIGHWAY 12 AND HIGHWAY 200 CORRIDORS. DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES OF 10 BELOW TO 25 BELOW ZERO WILL BE DEVELOPING TONIGHT AS TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO FALL THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * TOTAL STORM SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 5 INCHES WITH UP TO 8 INCHES POSSIBLE NORTH OF HIGHWAY 12...AND AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS SUCH AS GEORGETOWN LAKE BY THIS EVENING. 1 TO 3 INCHES SOUTH OF GARRISON JUNCTION...INCLUDING BUTTE AND ANACONDA. * WINDS: EAST 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT... CREATING WIND CHILL VALUES OF 10 BELOW TO 25 BELOW ZERO THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BUTTE...GEORGETOWN LAKE...HIGHWAY 12 GARRISON TO ELLISTON...HOMESTAKE PASS...MACDONALD PASS PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MTZ006-310600- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-110131T0600Z/ BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS- 300 PM MST SUN JAN 30 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS/TIMING: MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER LOLO PASS AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS...WITH LIGHT SNOWFALL IN LOWER ELEVATIONS AND VALLEYS THROUGH THIS EVENING. * TOTAL STORM SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 10 INCHES OVER LOLO PASS AND IN THE BITTERROOT MOUNTAINS BY THIS EVENING. 2 TO 4 INCHES OVER LOST TRAIL PASS AND IN THE LOWER ELEVATION VALLEYS. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...HIGHWAY 93 SULA TO LOST TRAIL PASS...LOLO PASS PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ IDZ005-310600- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-110131T0600Z/ NORTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS- 200 PM PST SUN JAN 30 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS/TIMING: SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER...ALLOWING LOWER ELEVATIONS TO EXPERIENCE ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL BY THIS EVENING. * TOTAL STORM SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 5 INCHES BY TONIGHT IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS...AND UP TO 10 INCHES IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND MOUNTAINS. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...ELK RIVER...HIGHWAY 11 PIERCE TO HEADQUARTERS...PIERCE PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ IDZ007-310600- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0014.110131T0000Z-110131T1200Z/ OROFINO/GRANGEVILLE REGION- 200 PM PST SUN JAN 30 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL BE DEVELOPING LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT...CREATING DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE BY MONDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...CAMAS PRAIRIE...GRANGEVILLE AND VICINITY...GREER GRADE...HIGHWAY 12 OROFINO TO KOOSKIA PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ IDZ006-310600- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-110131T0600Z/ SOUTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS- 200 PM PST SUN JAN 30 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING ABOVE 3000 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 3000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS/TIMING: LIGHT SNOWFALL...MODERATE AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING AND CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. * TOTAL STORM SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 5 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 3000 FEET BY TONIGHT WITH 1 TO 4 INCHES AT LOWER ELEVATIONS. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...DIXIE...ELK CITY...HIGHWAY 12 LOWELL TO LOLO PASS PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ IDZ008-310600- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0014.110131T0000Z-110131T1200Z/ LOWER HELLS CANYON/SALMON RIVER REGION- 200 PM PST SUN JAN 30 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY FOR WHITE BIRD GRADE... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WHITE BIRD GRADE REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL RE-DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT...CREATING DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE BY MONDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
7 follow-up statements
047 WWUS45 KMSO 302349 WSWMSO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 449 PM MST SUN JAN 30 2011 MTZ003-310300- /O.CAN.KMSO.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110131T1200Z/ /O.EXA.KMSO.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110131T1800Z/ FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS- 449 PM MST SUN JAN 30 2011 ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST MONDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * IMPACTS/TIMING: DESPITE SNOW ENDING...STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE AREA THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... CAUSING DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. ANYONE TRAVELING OUTDOORS SHOULD COVER ALL EXPOSED SKIN AND TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT AGAINST THE COLD. * WINDS: NORTH TO NORTHEAST SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT IN THE FLATHEAD AND MISSION VALLEYS. DANGEROUS WIND CHILL READINGS OF AROUND 10 BELOW ZERO TO 25 BELOW ZERO CAN BE ANTICIPATED THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE DRIFTING OF SNOW ACROSS ROADWAYS. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...FLATHEAD LAKE...FLATHEAD VALLEY...MISSION VALLEY...POLSON PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ MTZ043-310300- /O.CAN.KMSO.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110131T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KMSO.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110131T1800Z/ POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION- 449 PM MST SUN JAN 30 2011 ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST MONDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * IMPACTS/TIMING: DESPITE SNOW TAPERING OFF THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE AREA THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... CAUSING DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS...PARTICULARLY ALONG THE HIGHWAY 200 AND INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDORS. ANYONE TRAVELING OUTDOORS SHOULD COVER ALL EXPOSED SKIN AND TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT AGAINST THE COLD. * WINDS: NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT....ESPECIALLY ALONG HIGHWAY 200 AND I-90 EAST OF MISSOULA. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 15 TO 25 BELOW ZERO WILL DEVELOP IN THESE LOCATIONS. IN ADDITION...WINDS WILL CONTINUE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW ACROSS ROADWAYS. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...HIGHWAY 200 BONNER TO GREENOUGH...I-90 EAST MISSOULA TO BEARMOUTH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ MTZ002-310300- /O.CON.KMSO.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110131T1800Z/ WEST GLACIER REGION- 449 PM MST SUN JAN 30 2011 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST MONDAY... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST MONDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: DESPITE SNOW ENDING...STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE AREA THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... CAUSING DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. ANYONE TRAVELING OUTDOORS SHOULD COVER ALL EXPOSED SKIN AND TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT AGAINST THE COLD. * WINDS: NORTHEAST SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. DANGEROUS WIND CHILL READINGS OF 15 BELOW TO 25 BELOW ZERO CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ MTZ004-310300- /O.EXT.KMSO.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-110131T0300Z/ LOWER CLARK FORK REGION- 449 PM MST SUN JAN 30 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS/TIMING: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING FOR LOCATIONS SOUTH OF TARKIO...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 90 FROM TARKIO TO FRENCHTOWN AND HIGHWAY 93 OVER EVARO HILL. THIS WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. LOCATIONS NORTH OF TARKIO HAVE SEEN SNOW COME TO AN END ALTHOUGH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT ROADWAYS. * TOTAL STORM SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 5 INCHES IN LOWER ELEVATIONS AND VALLEYS. UP TO 8 INCHES IN HIGHER ELEVATIONS... INCLUDING LOOKOUT PASS AND EVARO HILL BY EARLY THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...EVARO HILL...HIGHWAY 200 THOMPSON FALLS TO PLAINS...HIGHWAY 200 TROUT CREEK TO HERON...I-90 LOOKOUT PASS TO HAUGAN PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ MTZ005-310300- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-110131T0600Z/ MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS- 449 PM MST SUN JAN 30 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS/TIMING: IN THE MISSOULA AND NORTHERN BITTERROOT VALLEY...SNOW WILL BE MODERATE AT TIMES THROUGH EARLY EVENING. EAST WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW...ESPECIALLY THROUGHOUT DOWNTOWN MISSOULA. BRIEF PERIODS OF LOCALIZED WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED NEAR HELLGATE CANYON AND IN DOWNTOWN MISSOULA. IN THE SOUTHERN BITTERROOT VALLEY...LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED. * TOTAL STORM SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 INCHES BY LATE THIS EVENING...WITH UP TO 5 INCHES OVER THE FOOTHILLS/BENCHES AROUND THE MISSOULA VALLEY. 1 TO 2 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY LATE EVENING DOWN THE BITTERROOT VALLEY. * WINDS: EAST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH THROUGH HELLGATE CANYON INTO DOWNTOWN MISSOULA THROUGH THIS EVENING. WIND CHILL VALUES LOWERING TO AROUND 10 BELOW ZERO THIS EVENING IN DOWNTOWN MISSOULA. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BITTERROOT VALLEY...MISSOULA PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MTZ007-310300- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-110131T1200Z/ BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION- 449 PM MST SUN JAN 30 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST MONDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST MONDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: FOR LOCATIONS MAINLY NORTH OF US HIGHWAY 12... LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE. IN ADDITION... GUSTY EAST WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH SNOW TO PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW ON ROADWAYS MAINLY NORTH OF GARRISON JUNCTION...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 90 AND THE HIGHWAY 12 AND HIGHWAY 200 CORRIDORS. DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES OF 10 BELOW TO 25 BELOW ZERO WILL DEVELOP EARLY THIS EVENING AS TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO FALL THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * TOTAL STORM SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 5 INCHES WITH UP TO 8 INCHES POSSIBLE NORTH OF HIGHWAY 12...AND AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS SUCH AS GEORGETOWN LAKE BY THIS EVENING. 1 TO 3 INCHES SOUTH OF GARRISON JUNCTION...INCLUDING BUTTE AND ANACONDA. * WINDS: EAST 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT... CREATING WIND CHILL VALUES OF 10 BELOW TO 25 BELOW ZERO THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BUTTE...GEORGETOWN LAKE...HIGHWAY 12 GARRISON TO ELLISTON...HOMESTAKE PASS...MACDONALD PASS PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MTZ006-310300- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-110131T0600Z/ BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS- 449 PM MST SUN JAN 30 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS/TIMING: MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER LOLO PASS AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS...WITH LIGHT SNOWFALL IN LOWER ELEVATIONS AND VALLEYS THROUGH THIS EVENING. * TOTAL STORM SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 10 INCHES OVER LOLO PASS AND IN THE BITTERROOT MOUNTAINS BY THIS EVENING. 2 TO 4 INCHES OVER LOST TRAIL PASS AND IN THE LOWER ELEVATION VALLEYS. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...HIGHWAY 93 SULA TO LOST TRAIL PASS...LOLO PASS PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ IDZ005-310300- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-110131T0600Z/ NORTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS- 349 PM PST SUN JAN 30 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS/TIMING: SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER...ALLOWING LOWER ELEVATIONS TO EXPERIENCE ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL BY THIS EVENING. * TOTAL STORM SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 5 INCHES BY TONIGHT IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS...AND UP TO 10 INCHES IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND MOUNTAINS. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...ELK RIVER...HIGHWAY 11 PIERCE TO HEADQUARTERS...PIERCE PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ IDZ007-310300- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0014.110131T0000Z-110131T1200Z/ OROFINO/GRANGEVILLE REGION- 349 PM PST SUN JAN 30 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL BE DEVELOPING LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT...CREATING DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE BY MONDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...CAMAS PRAIRIE...GRANGEVILLE AND VICINITY...GREER GRADE...HIGHWAY 12 OROFINO TO KOOSKIA PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ IDZ006-310300- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-110131T0600Z/ SOUTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS- 349 PM PST SUN JAN 30 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING ABOVE 3000 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 3000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS/TIMING: LIGHT SNOWFALL...MODERATE AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING AND CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. * TOTAL STORM SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 5 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 3000 FEET BY TONIGHT WITH 1 TO 4 INCHES AT LOWER ELEVATIONS. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...DIXIE...ELK CITY...HIGHWAY 12 LOWELL TO LOLO PASS PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ IDZ008-310300- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0014.110131T0000Z-110131T1200Z/ LOWER HELLS CANYON/SALMON RIVER REGION- 349 PM PST SUN JAN 30 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY FOR WHITE BIRD GRADE... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WHITE BIRD GRADE REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL RE-DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT...CREATING DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE BY MONDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
877 WWUS45 KMSO 310256 WSWMSO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 756 PM MST SUN JAN 30 2011 MTZ007-310600- /O.CAN.KMSO.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-110131T1200Z/ /O.EXA.KMSO.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110131T1800Z/ BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION- 756 PM MST SUN JAN 30 2011 ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST MONDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST MONDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * IMPACTS/TIMING: DESPITE SNOW TAPERING OFF THROUGH THE EVENING...STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE AREA THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS...PARTICULARLY ALONG AND NORTH OF THE HIGHWAY 12 CORRIDOR ARE EXPECTED. ANYONE TRAVELING OUTDOORS SHOULD COVER ALL EXPOSED SKIN AND TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT AGAINST THE COLD. LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 12 BUT ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL REMAIN AN INCH OR LESS. * WINDS: NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT... CREATING DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES OF 10 BELOW TO 25 BELOW ZERO THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BUTTE...GEORGETOWN LAKE...HIGHWAY 12 GARRISON TO ELLISTON...HOMESTAKE PASS...MACDONALD PASS PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ MTZ005-310600- /O.CAN.KMSO.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-110131T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KMSO.WC.Y.0001.110131T0256Z-110131T1800Z/ MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS- 756 PM MST SUN JAN 30 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST MONDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST MONDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * IMPACTS/TIMING: DESPITE SNOW TAPERING OFF THROUGH THE EVENING...STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE AREA THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. ANYONE TRAVELING OUTDOORS SHOULD COVER ALL EXPOSED SKIN AND TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT AGAINST THE COLD. LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL THROUGH THE REST OF THIS EVENING BUT ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL REMAIN LESS THAN AN INCH. * WINDS: NORTH TO NORTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH THROUGH HELLGATE CANYON INTO DOWNTOWN MISSOULA THROUGH THIS EVENING. WIND CHILL VALUES LOWERING TO AROUND 10 TO 15 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BITTERROOT VALLEY...MISSOULA PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ IDZ005-310400- /O.CAN.KMSO.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-110131T0600Z/ NORTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS- 656 PM PST SUN JAN 30 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. LIGHT SNOW FALL WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE OVER THE AREA THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH COLD TEMPERATURES SETTLING IN PLACE. $$ MTZ004-310400- /O.EXP.KMSO.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-110131T0300Z/ LOWER CLARK FORK REGION- 756 PM MST SUN JAN 30 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. LIGHT SNOW FALL WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE OVER THE AREA THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH COLD TEMPERATURES SETTLING IN PLACE. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...EVARO HILL...HIGHWAY 200 THOMPSON FALLS TO PLAINS...HIGHWAY 200 TROUT CREEK TO HERON...I-90 LOOKOUT PASS TO HAUGAN $$ MTZ003-310600- /O.CON.KMSO.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110131T1800Z/ FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS- 756 PM MST SUN JAN 30 2011 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST MONDAY... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST MONDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: DESPITE SNOW ENDING...STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE AREA THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... CAUSING DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. ANYONE TRAVELING OUTDOORS SHOULD COVER ALL EXPOSED SKIN AND TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT AGAINST THE COLD. * WINDS: NORTH TO NORTHEAST SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT IN THE FLATHEAD AND MISSION VALLEYS. DANGEROUS WIND CHILL READINGS OF AROUND 10 BELOW ZERO TO 25 BELOW ZERO CAN BE ANTICIPATED THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE DRIFTING OF SNOW ACROSS ROADWAYS. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...FLATHEAD LAKE...FLATHEAD VALLEY... MISSION VALLEY...POLSON PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ MTZ002-310600- /O.CON.KMSO.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110131T1800Z/ WEST GLACIER REGION- 756 PM MST SUN JAN 30 2011 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST MONDAY... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST MONDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: DESPITE SNOW ENDING...STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE AREA THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... CAUSING DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. ANYONE TRAVELING OUTDOORS SHOULD COVER ALL EXPOSED SKIN AND TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT AGAINST THE COLD. * WINDS: NORTHEAST SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. DANGEROUS WIND CHILL READINGS OF 15 BELOW TO 25 BELOW ZERO CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ MTZ043-310600- /O.CON.KMSO.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110131T1800Z/ POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION- 756 PM MST SUN JAN 30 2011 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST MONDAY... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST MONDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: DESPITE SNOW TAPERING OFF THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE AREA THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... CAUSING DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS...PARTICULARLY ALONG THE HIGHWAY 200 AND INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDORS. ANYONE TRAVELING OUTDOORS SHOULD COVER ALL EXPOSED SKIN AND TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT AGAINST THE COLD. * WINDS: NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT....ESPECIALLY ALONG HIGHWAY 200 AND I-90 EAST OF MISSOULA. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 15 TO 25 BELOW ZERO WILL DEVELOP IN THESE LOCATIONS. IN ADDITION...WINDS WILL CONTINUE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW ACROSS ROADWAYS. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...HIGHWAY 200 BONNER TO GREENOUGH... HIGHWAY 83 SEELEY LAKE TO CONDON...I-90 EAST MISSOULA TO BEARMOUTH PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ MTZ006-310600- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-110131T0600Z/ BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS- 756 PM MST SUN JAN 30 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS/TIMING: MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER LOLO PASS AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS...WITH LIGHT SNOWFALL IN LOWER ELEVATIONS AND VALLEYS THROUGH THIS EVENING. * TOTAL STORM SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 10 INCHES OVER LOLO PASS AND IN THE BITTERROOT MOUNTAINS BY THIS EVENING. 2 TO 4 INCHES OVER LOST TRAIL PASS AND IN THE LOWER ELEVATION VALLEYS. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...HIGHWAY 93 SULA TO LOST TRAIL PASS...LOLO PASS PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ IDZ007-310600- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-110131T1200Z/ OROFINO/GRANGEVILLE REGION- 656 PM PST SUN JAN 30 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL BE DEVELOPING LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT...CREATING DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE BY MONDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...CAMAS PRAIRIE...GRANGEVILLE AND VICINITY...GREER GRADE...HIGHWAY 12 OROFINO TO KOOSKIA PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ IDZ006-310600- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-110131T0600Z/ SOUTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS- 656 PM PST SUN JAN 30 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING ABOVE 3000 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 3000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS/TIMING: LIGHT SNOWFALL...MODERATE AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING AND CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. * TOTAL STORM SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 5 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 3000 FEET BY TONIGHT WITH 1 TO 4 INCHES AT LOWER ELEVATIONS. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...DIXIE...ELK CITY...HIGHWAY 12 LOWELL TO LOLO PASS PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ IDZ008-310600- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-110131T1200Z/ LOWER HELLS CANYON/SALMON RIVER REGION- 656 PM PST SUN JAN 30 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY FOR WHITE BIRD GRADE... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WHITE BIRD GRADE REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL RE-DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT...CREATING DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE BY MONDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
637 WWUS45 KMSO 310433 WSWMSO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 933 PM MST SUN JAN 30 2011 IDZ006-MTZ006-310545- /O.CAN.KMSO.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-110131T0600Z/ SOUTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS-BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS- 933 PM MST SUN JAN 30 2011 /833 PM PST SUN JAN 30 2011/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE THIS EVENING WITH LITTLE TO NO ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED. $$ IDZ007-008-310545- /O.CAN.KMSO.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-110131T1200Z/ OROFINO/GRANGEVILLE REGION-LOWER HELLS CANYON/SALMON RIVER REGION- 833 PM PST SUN JAN 30 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE THIS EVENING WITH LITTLE TO NO ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED. $$ MTZ003-311200- /O.CON.KMSO.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110131T1800Z/ FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS- 933 PM MST SUN JAN 30 2011 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST MONDAY... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST MONDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: DESPITE SNOW ENDING...STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE AREA THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...CAUSING DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. ANYONE TRAVELING OUTDOORS SHOULD COVER ALL EXPOSED SKIN AND TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT AGAINST THE COLD. * WINDS: NORTH TO NORTHEAST SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT IN THE FLATHEAD AND MISSION VALLEYS. DANGEROUS WIND CHILL READINGS OF AROUND 10 BELOW ZERO TO 25 BELOW ZERO CAN BE ANTICIPATED THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE DRIFTING OF SNOW ACROSS ROADWAYS. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...FLATHEAD LAKE...FLATHEAD VALLEY...MISSION VALLEY...POLSON PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ MTZ002-311200- /O.CON.KMSO.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110131T1800Z/ WEST GLACIER REGION- 933 PM MST SUN JAN 30 2011 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST MONDAY... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST MONDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: DESPITE SNOW ENDING...STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE AREA THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... CAUSING DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. ANYONE TRAVELING OUTDOORS SHOULD COVER ALL EXPOSED SKIN AND TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT AGAINST THE COLD. * WINDS: NORTHEAST SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. DANGEROUS WIND CHILL READINGS OF 15 BELOW TO 25 BELOW ZERO CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ MTZ043-311200- /O.CON.KMSO.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110131T1800Z/ POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION- 933 PM MST SUN JAN 30 2011 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST MONDAY... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST MONDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: DESPITE SNOW ENDING...STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE AREA THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... CAUSING DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS...PARTICULARLY ALONG THE HIGHWAY 200 AND INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDORS. ANYONE TRAVELING OUTDOORS SHOULD COVER ALL EXPOSED SKIN AND TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT AGAINST THE COLD. * WINDS: NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT....ESPECIALLY ALONG HIGHWAY 200 AND I-90 EAST OF MISSOULA. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 15 TO 25 BELOW ZERO WILL DEVELOP IN THESE LOCATIONS. IN ADDITION...WINDS WILL CONTINUE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW ACROSS ROADWAYS. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...HIGHWAY 200 BONNER TO GREENOUGH... HIGHWAY 83 SEELEY LAKE TO CONDON...I-90 EAST MISSOULA TO BEARMOUTH PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ MTZ007-311200- /O.CON.KMSO.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110131T1800Z/ BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION- 933 PM MST SUN JAN 30 2011 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST MONDAY... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST MONDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: DESPITE SNOW TAPERING OFF TONIGHT...STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE AREA THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS...PARTICULARLY ALONG AND NORTH OF THE HIGHWAY 12 CORRIDOR ARE EXPECTED. ANYONE TRAVELING OUTDOORS SHOULD COVER ALL EXPOSED SKIN AND TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT AGAINST THE COLD. LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 12 BUT ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL REMAIN AN INCH OR LESS. * WINDS: NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT... CREATING DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES OF 10 BELOW TO 25 BELOW ZERO THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BUTTE...GEORGETOWN LAKE...HIGHWAY 12 GARRISON TO ELLISTON...HOMESTAKE PASS...MACDONALD PASS PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ MTZ005-311200- /O.CON.KMSO.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110131T1800Z/ MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS- 933 PM MST SUN JAN 30 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST MONDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST MONDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: DESPITE SNOW TAPERING OFF THROUGH THE EVENING...STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE AREA THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. ANYONE TRAVELING OUTDOORS SHOULD COVER ALL EXPOSED SKIN AND TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT AGAINST THE COLD. LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL THROUGH THE REST OF THIS EVENING BUT ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL REMAIN LESS THAN AN INCH. * WINDS: NORTH TO NORTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH THROUGH HELLGATE CANYON INTO DOWNTOWN MISSOULA THROUGH THIS EVENING. WIND CHILL VALUES LOWERING TO AROUND 10 TO 15 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BITTERROOT VALLEY...MISSOULA PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$
117 WWUS45 KMSO 311015 WSWMSO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 315 AM MST MON JAN 31 2011 MTZ003-311800- /O.CON.KMSO.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110131T1800Z/ FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS- 315 AM MST MON JAN 31 2011 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS/TIMING: STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE AREA THROUGH THIS MORNING... CAUSING DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. ANYONE TRAVELING OUTDOORS SHOULD COVER ALL EXPOSED SKIN AND TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT AGAINST THE COLD. * WINDS: NORTH TO NORTHEAST SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING IN THE FLATHEAD AND MISSION VALLEYS. DANGEROUS WIND CHILL READINGS OF AROUND 10 BELOW ZERO TO 25 BELOW ZERO CAN BE ANTICIPATED THROUGH THIS MORNING. IN ADDITION...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE DRIFTING OF SNOW ACROSS ROADWAYS. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...FLATHEAD LAKE...FLATHEAD VALLEY... MISSION VALLEY...POLSON PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ MTZ002-311800- /O.CON.KMSO.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110131T1800Z/ WEST GLACIER REGION- 315 AM MST MON JAN 31 2011 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS/TIMING: STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE AREA THROUGH THIS MORNING... CAUSING DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. ANYONE TRAVELING OUTDOORS SHOULD COVER ALL EXPOSED SKIN AND TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT AGAINST THE COLD. * WINDS: NORTHEAST SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS MORNING. DANGEROUS WIND CHILL READINGS OF 15 BELOW TO 25 BELOW ZERO CAN BE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ MTZ043-311800- /O.CON.KMSO.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110131T1800Z/ POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION- 315 AM MST MON JAN 31 2011 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS/TIMING: STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE AREA THROUGH THIS MORNING... CAUSING DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS...PARTICULARLY ALONG THE HIGHWAY 200 AND INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDORS. ANYONE TRAVELING OUTDOORS SHOULD COVER ALL EXPOSED SKIN AND TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT AGAINST THE COLD. * WINDS: NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING....ESPECIALLY ALONG HIGHWAY 200 AND I-90 EAST OF MISSOULA. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 15 TO 25 BELOW ZERO WILL DEVELOP IN THESE LOCATIONS. IN ADDITION...WINDS WILL CONTINUE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW ACROSS ROADWAYS. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...HIGHWAY 200 BONNER TO GREENOUGH... HIGHWAY 83 SEELEY LAKE TO CONDON...I-90 EAST MISSOULA TO BEARMOUTH PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ MTZ007-311800- /O.CON.KMSO.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110131T1800Z/ BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION- 315 AM MST MON JAN 31 2011 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS/TIMING: STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE AREA THROUGH THIS MORNING. DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS... PARTICULARLY ALONG AND NORTH OF THE HIGHWAY 12 CORRIDOR ARE EXPECTED. ANYONE TRAVELING OUTDOORS SHOULD COVER ALL EXPOSED SKIN AND TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT AGAINST THE COLD. * WINDS: NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING...CREATING DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES OF 10 BELOW TO 25 BELOW ZERO. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BUTTE...GEORGETOWN LAKE...HIGHWAY 12 GARRISON TO ELLISTON...HOMESTAKE PASS...MACDONALD PASS PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ MTZ005-311800- /O.CON.KMSO.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110131T1800Z/ MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS- 315 AM MST MON JAN 31 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS/TIMING: STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE AREA THROUGH THIS MORNING...PRODUCING DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. ANYONE TRAVELING OUTDOORS SHOULD COVER ALL EXPOSED SKIN AND TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT AGAINST THE COLD. * WINDS: NORTH TO NORTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH THROUGH HELLGATE CANYON INTO DOWNTOWN MISSOULA THROUGH THIS MORNING PRODUCING WIND CHILL VALUES AROUND 10 TO 15 BELOW ZERO. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BITTERROOT VALLEY...MISSOULA PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$
935 WWUS45 KMSO 311705 WSWMSO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 1005 AM MST MON JAN 31 2011 MTZ003-007-311815- /O.CAN.KMSO.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110131T1800Z/ FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS-BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION- 1005 AM MST MON JAN 31 2011 ...WIND CHILL WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS CANCELLED THE WIND CHILL WARNING. WIND SPEEDS HAVE BEEN DECREASING THROUGH THE MORNING. ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL BE LIGHT TODAY...WIND CHILL VALUES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO A FEW DEGREES BELOW ZERO SHOULD BE EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE DAY. $$ MTZ002-311815- /O.CON.KMSO.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110131T1800Z/ WEST GLACIER REGION- 1005 AM MST MON JAN 31 2011 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS/TIMING: STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE AREA THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING...CAUSING DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. ANYONE TRAVELING OUTDOORS SHOULD COVER ALL EXPOSED SKIN AND TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT AGAINST THE COLD. * WINDS: NORTHEAST SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING. DANGEROUS WIND CHILL READINGS OF 15 BELOW TO 25 BELOW ZERO CAN BE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ MTZ043-311815- /O.CON.KMSO.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110131T1800Z/ POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION- 1005 AM MST MON JAN 31 2011 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS/TIMING: STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE AREA THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING...CAUSING DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS...PARTICULARLY ALONG THE HIGHWAY 200. ANYONE TRAVELING OUTDOORS SHOULD COVER ALL EXPOSED SKIN AND TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT AGAINST THE COLD. * WINDS: NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING....ESPECIALLY ALONG THE HIGHWAY 200 TRAVEL CORRIDOR. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 15 TO 25 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...HIGHWAY 200 BONNER TO CLEARWATER JUNCTION PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ MTZ005-311815- /O.CON.KMSO.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110131T1800Z/ MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS- 1005 AM MST MON JAN 31 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING FOR...MISSOULA... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS/TIMING: STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE DOWNTOWN MISSOULA AREA THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING... PRODUCING DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. ANYONE TRAVELING OUTDOORS SHOULD COVER ALL EXPOSED SKIN AND TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT AGAINST THE COLD. * WINDS: NORTH TO NORTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH...ESPECIALLY THROUGH HELLGATE CANYON INTO DOWNTOWN MISSOULA THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING PRODUCING WIND CHILL VALUES AROUND 10 TO 15 BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$
450 WWUS45 KMSO 311759 WSWMSO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 1059 AM MST MON JAN 31 2011 MTZ005-311900- /O.EXP.KMSO.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110131T1800Z/ MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS- 1059 AM MST MON JAN 31 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM MST THIS MORNING FOR...MISSOULA... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. WIND SPEEDS ARE BEGINNING TO DECREASE THROUGH THE MISSOULA VALLEY LATE THIS MORNING. ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL BE LIGHT TODAY...WIND CHILL VALUES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO A FEW DEGREES BELOW ZERO SHOULD BE EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE DAY. $$ MTZ002-312000- /O.EXT.KMSO.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110131T2000Z/ WEST GLACIER REGION- 1059 AM MST MON JAN 31 2011 ...WIND CHILL WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WIND CHILL WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS/TIMING: NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE AREA THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...CAUSING DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. ANYONE TRAVELING OUTDOORS SHOULD COVER ALL EXPOSED SKIN AND TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT AGAINST THE COLD. * WINDS: NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING. DANGEROUS WIND CHILL READINGS OF 15 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO CAN BE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ MTZ043-312000- /O.EXT.KMSO.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110131T2000Z/ POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION- 1059 AM MST MON JAN 31 2011 ...WIND CHILL WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WIND CHILL WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS/TIMING: NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE AREA THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...CAUSING DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS...PARTICULARLY ALONG THE HIGHWAY 200 CORRIDOR. ANYONE TRAVELING OUTDOORS SHOULD COVER ALL EXPOSED SKIN AND TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT AGAINST THE COLD. * WINDS: NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON....ESPECIALLY ALONG THE HIGHWAY 200 TRAVEL CORRIDOR. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 15 TO 25 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...HIGHWAY 200 BONNER TO CLEARWATER JUNCTION PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$
803 WWUS45 KMSO 311950 WSWMSO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 1250 PM MST MON JAN 31 2011 MTZ002-312100- /O.EXP.KMSO.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110131T2000Z/ WEST GLACIER REGION- 1250 PM MST MON JAN 31 2011 ...WIND CHILL WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 1 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WIND CHILL WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 1 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. $$ MTZ043-312100- /O.EXP.KMSO.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110131T2000Z/ POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION- 1250 PM MST MON JAN 31 2011 ...WIND CHILL WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 1 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WIND CHILL WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 1 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this wind chill warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Missoula, MT wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind chill warning went out at Jan 30, 11:36 AM MST, 3 hours 24 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 30, 11:36 AM MST, 3 hours 24 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1136 AM MST SUN JAN 30 2011
.UPDATE...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR KOOTENAI/CABINET REGION
ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 11 AM MST.
&&
.DISCUSSION...LOCATIONS ALONG THE CANADIAN BORDER HAVE STOPPED
SNOWING AND CLEARING SHOULD TAKE PLACE IN THE NEXT FEW HOURS.
SNOWFALL ACROSS THE KOOTENAI/CABINET REGION AND THE REST OF THE
NORTHERN ROCKIES IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON
AS MOISTURE SHIFTS SOUTHWARD AND DRY CANADIAN AIR INFILTRATES THE
REGION FROM THE NORTH.
&&
.AVIATION...MOISTURE FROM A PACIFIC WEATHER SYSTEM WILL COMBINE
WITH COLD AIR ALONG AND BEHIND A COLD FRONT. WIDESPREAD SNOW WILL
BECOME MORE CONVECTIVE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON WITH CEILINGS LIFTING
AND VISIBILITIES IMPROVING IN WESTERN MONTANA AND NORTH CENTRAL
IDAHO TODAY. VERY STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT KGPI
AND KMSO THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE IN
INTENSITY THIS EVENING...ESPECIALLY AFTER 31-0600Z. SNOW AND GUSTY
WINDS WILL IMPACT KBTM AND KSMN LATER TODAY. MANY MOUNTAIN PASSES
WILL BE OBSCURED BY SNOW AND LOW CLOUDS THROUGHOUT THE DAY.
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 834 AM MST SUN JAN 30 2011/
UPDATE...ADDED BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TO KOOTENAI/CABINET
REGION THROUGH THIS MORNING. BITTERROOT VALLEY...ADDED AREAS OF FOG
AND PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE FOR THIS MORNING.
DISCUSSION...SPOTTERS AND DEPT OF TRANSPORTATION HAVE REPORTED
BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW IN THE KOOTENAI/CABINET REGION THIS
MORNING. THESE CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE LATE THIS MORNING AS
SNOWFALL TAPERS OFF AND WIND GUSTS DIMINISH.
AREAS OF FOG HAVE BEEN OBSERVED ON LOCAL WEB CAMS IN THE
BITTERROOT VALLEY THIS MORNING AND FREEZING RAIN HAS ALSO BEEN
REPORTED IN THE STEVENSVILLE AREA. AS FOG LIFTS INTO LOW
STRATUS LATE THIS MORNING...THE THREAT FOR PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE
WILL ALSO DIMINISH.
PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 358 AM MST SUN JAN 30 2011/
.SNOW/STRONG WINDS/VERY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL IMPACT MUCH OF
THE NORTHERN ROCKIES...
DISCUSSION...
TODAY...AN IMPRESSIVE WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT
THE NORTHERN ROCKIES REGION. SNOWFALL...STRONG WINDS...AND COLD
AIR HAVE ALREADY PUSHED INTO PARTS OF NORTHWEST MONTANA. GLACIER
PARK...SEELEY LAKE/POTOMAC REGION...AND THE NORTHERN FLATHEAD
VALLEY HAVE BEEN TAKING THE BRUNT OF THE WIND/COLD/SNOW...THUS
FAR. THE ARCTIC FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS WINTER STORM HAS BEEN
SLOW IN ADVANCING ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF WESTERN MONTANA. IN
CONTRAST...TEMPERATURES IN THE MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS REMAIN IN
THE 30S THIS MORNING WITH MOST OF THE PRECIPITATION FALLING AS RAIN
OVERNIGHT. THIS IS ALL GOING TO CHANGE...AND CHANGE DRAMATICALLY AS
COLD AIR FINALLY ARRIVES DURING THE DAY TODAY. THE MISSOULA VALLEY
WILL LIKELY SEE THE STRONG COLD PUSH EARLY THIS MORNING WITH
HELLGATE EAST WINDS INCREASING 20 TO 25 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS UP
TO 40 MPH AND SNOW DEVELOPING. THE BITTERROOT VALLEY MAY NOT SEE THE
COLD AND SNOW ARRIVE UNTIL LATE MORNING/NOONTIME. SEVERAL WINTER
HIGHLIGHTS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT DETAILING THE IMPACTS DUE TO
SNOW...STRONG WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES ACROSS WESTERN MONTANA.
WINTER HIGHLIGHTS ACROSS CLEARWATER AND IDAHO COUNTIES (IN
NORTH-CENTRAL IDAHO) FOCUS MOSTLY ON ACCUMULATING SNOW.
TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...JUST LIKE PARTS OF NORTHWEST
MONTANA HAVE ALREADY SEEN...THE REST OF WESTERN MONTANA AND
PORTIONS OF NORTH-CENTRAL IDAHO ARE GOING TO GET A LOT COLDER. THE
PASSAGE OF A DEEP UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL DRAG EXTREMELY COLD
CANADIAN AIR INTO THE REGION. TO MAKE CONDITIONS FEEL WORSE...
STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES
ACROSS MUCH OF WESTERN MONTANA TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING. THIS
COLD AIR MASS WILL BE DRY AND SNOW IS EXPECTED TO PRETTY MUCH END
BY MONDAY MORNING. HOWEVER...COLD AIR WILL REMAIN A FIXTURE AS
SKIES CLEAR AND STRONG RADIATIONAL COOLING BECOME A FACTOR MONDAY
NIGHT.
DRIER AIR WILL MOVE IN TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY AS THE SYSTEM
MOVES OFF TO THE EAST. EXPECT SOME VERY COLD NIGHTS WITH FRESH
SNOW AND AMPLE RADIATIONAL COOLING. HIGHS ON TUESDAY WILL BE IN
THE TEENS ACROSS WESTERN MONTANA...TO AROUND 20 IN THE IDAHO
VALLEYS. COULD ALSO SEE SOME FOG DEVELOPING UNDER THIS SCENARIO.
FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...MODELS ARE INDICATING THE UPPER RIDGE
WILL BREAK DOWN AND A MORE PROGRESSIVE WEST TO NORTHWEST FLOW
WITH EMBEDDED WAVES MOVING THROUGH NORTH CENTRAL IDAHO AND WESTERN
MONTANA. SO HAVE INCREASED CHANCES OF PRECIPITATION TO ACCOUNT FOR
THIS PATTERN CHANGE...BUT KEPT THEM NEAR CLIMATOLOGY.
&&
.MSO WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MT...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING
MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS.
WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 5 AM MST MONDAY FLATHEAD/MISSION
VALLEYS.
WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 5 AM MST MONDAY WEST GLACIER REGION.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING
BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS.
WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON
POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 5 AM MST MONDAY BUTTE/BLACKFOOT
REGION.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON LOWER
CLARK FORK REGION.
ID...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST
MONDAY FOR WHITE BIRD GRADE.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST
MONDAY OROFINO/GRANGEVILLE REGION.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING ABOVE 3000
FEET FOR THE SOUTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING NORTHERN
CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS.
&&
UPDATE...DEROSAIn the hours before
Local storm report, Jan 30, 10:52 AM MST, 4 hours 8 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1052 AM MST SUN JAN 30 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0914 PM HEAVY SNOW ESSEX 48.28N 113.61W
01/29/2011 E8.0 INCH FLATHEAD MT DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
MONTANA DEPT OF TRANSPORTATION REPORTED 6 TO 8 INCHES
ALONG HIGHWAY 2 FROM ESSEX TO 7 MILES WEST OF MARIAS
PASS.
0600 AM HEAVY SNOW 1 SW COLUMBIA FALLS 48.36N 114.20W
01/30/2011 M10.0 INCH FLATHEAD MT TRAINED SPOTTER
TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED 10 INCHES OF NEW SNOW AND WIND
GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS HAVE
PRODUCED LARGE DRIFTS. SEVERAL TREE LIMBS HAVE ALSO
BROKEN OFF AROUND THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD.
0801 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 2 W COLUMBIA FALLS 48.37N 114.22W
01/30/2011 M55.00 MPH FLATHEAD MT TRAINED SPOTTER
55 MPH WIND GUSTS WERE OBSERVED OVERNIGHT WITH CURRENT
GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH. 5 INCHES OF NEW SNOW WERE ALSO
REPORTED WITH DRIFTS OF 2 TO 3 FEET.
1000 AM HEAVY SNOW 2 WSW YAAK 48.82N 115.74W
01/30/2011 E7.0 INCH LINCOLN MT TRAINED SPOTTER
1000 AM HEAVY SNOW 8 N EUREKA 48.99N 115.05W
01/30/2011 E6.0 INCH LINCOLN MT TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
MEADLocal storm report, Jan 30, 1:43 PM MST, 1 hour 17 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
143 PM MST SUN JAN 30 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0914 PM HEAVY SNOW ESSEX 48.28N 113.61W
01/29/2011 E8.0 INCH FLATHEAD MT DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
MONTANA DEPT OF TRANSPORTATION REPORTED 6 TO 8 INCHES
ALONG HIGHWAY 2 FROM ESSEX TO 7 MILES WEST OF MARIAS
PASS.
0600 AM HEAVY SNOW 1 SW COLUMBIA FALLS 48.36N 114.20W
01/30/2011 M13.0 INCH FLATHEAD MT TRAINED SPOTTER
TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED 10 INCHES OF NEW SNOW AND WIND
GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS HAVE
PRODUCED LARGE DRIFTS. SEVERAL TREE LIMBS UP TO 6 INCHES
IN DIAMETER HAVE ALSO BROKEN OFF AROUND THEIR
NEIGHBORHOOD.
0801 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 2 W COLUMBIA FALLS 48.37N 114.22W
01/30/2011 M55.00 MPH FLATHEAD MT TRAINED SPOTTER
55 MPH WIND GUSTS WERE OBSERVED OVERNIGHT WITH CURRENT
GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH. 5 INCHES OF NEW SNOW WERE ALSO
REPORTED WITH DRIFTS OF 2 TO 3 FEET.
1000 AM HEAVY SNOW 2 WSW YAAK 48.82N 115.74W
01/30/2011 E7.0 INCH LINCOLN MT TRAINED SPOTTER
1000 AM HEAVY SNOW 8 N EUREKA 48.99N 115.05W
01/30/2011 E6.0 INCH LINCOLN MT TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
LOEFFELBNearby
Wind Chill Warnings in Montana, 2011Every wind chill warning in 2011
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.