Alert archive / Montana / Winter Storm Warnings in 2011
Winter Storm Warning 10, NWS Missoula, MT
NWS Missoula, MT issued this winter storm warning at Feb 26, 2011, 1:58 PM MST for 8 counties in Montana; Clearwater County, Idaho County, Idaho. It took effect at Feb 27, 2011, 5:00 AM MST. It was in force for 66 hr. 28 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
- Feb 26, 2011, 1:58 PM MST (20:58 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 27, 2011, 5:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Mar 1, 2011, 11:00 PM MST
- In force
- 66 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Missoula, MT
Counties Clearwater County, ID, Idaho County, ID, Flathead County, MT, Granite County, MT, Lake County, MT, Lincoln County, MT, Mineral County, MT, Missoula County, MT, Ravalli County, MT, Sanders County, MT
The radar
The Missoula radar (KMSX), 50 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:03 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 27, 1:00 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | 12 Sw Yaak, MT | SPOTTER REPORTED 8 INCHES NEW SNOWFALL STARTING AFTER MIDNIGHT. STILL SNOWING AT TIME OF CALL. |
| Feb 27, 10:30 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | 4 Nw Noxon, MT | SPOTTER REPORTED 8 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE PAST 24 HOURS. 3.4 INCHES FELL BETWEEN 1 PM AND 1030 PM. |
| Feb 28, 7:00 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | 6 N Whitefish, MT | BIG MOUNTAIN SKI AREA REPORTING 8 INCHES NEW SNOWFALL IN THE LAST 24 HOURS. ELEVATION 4464 FT. |
| Feb 28, 7:00 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 17 | 12 Wnw Haugan, MT | LOOKOUT PASS SKI AREA AT MT/ID STATE LINE AND INTERSTATE 90 REPORTS 17 INCHES NEW SNOWFALL OVERNIGHT. 27 INCHES NEW SNOW OVER THE LAST 24 HOURS. |
| Feb 28, 9:08 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 11 | 4 Nw Noxon, MT | UPDATE AT 900 AM MONDAY - SPOTTER REPORTS 11 INCHES NEW SNOW IN THE LAST 24 HOURS. THREE NEW INCHES OVERNIGHT FROM PREVIOUS REPORT. PREVIOUS REPORT 900 PM SUNDAY - SPOTTER REPORTED 8 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE PAST 24 HOURS. 3.4 INCHES FELL BETWEEN 1 PM AND 1030 PM |
| Feb 28, 9:30 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | Essex, MT | SPOTTERS AT IZAAK WALTON INN REPORT 8 INCHES SNOW OVERNIGHT. |
| Feb 28, 9:30 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 12 | 2 Nnw De Borgia, MT | SPOTTERS REPORTED 12 INCHES NEW SNOWFALL. |
| Feb 28, 9:30 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 12 | 2 Wsw Yaak, MT | SPOTTERS AT THE YAAK RIVER LODGE REPORT 12 INCHES NEW SNOWFALL WITH SNOW STILL FALLING. |
| Feb 28, 11:00 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 21 | 7 Nnw Libby, MT | SPOTTERS REPORTED 21 INCHES NEW WET SNOWFALL SINCE 10 PM MST SUNDAY. STILL SNOWING MODERATE TO HEAVY. |
| Feb 28, 4:00 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 11 | Thompson Falls, MT | SPOTTER IN THOMPSON FALLS REPORTED 11 INCHES NEW SNOWFALL AS OF 4PM MONDAY AFTN. SNOW STARTED AT 10PM SAT...REPORTED TOTAL IN 18 HOURS WAS 11 INCHES. |
| Feb 28, 6:30 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 13.8 | 2 Nw Heron, MT | COOPERATIVE OBSERVER REPORTING 13.8 INCHES IN 24 HOURS FROM SUNDAY 6PM THROUGH MONDAY 6PM. PREVIOUS OB...INCLUDING SATURDAY 6PM THROUGH SUNDAY 6PM WAS 5.9 INCHES. |
| Feb 28, 8:35 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 23 | 9 Nne Libby, MT | SPOTTER REPORTED 12 INCHES OF SNOW LAST NIGHT WITH AN ADDITIONAL 10 TO 12 INCHES DURING THE DAY. STORM TOTAL OF 22-24 INCHES.SPOTTER REPORTS SNOW HAS ENDED AT THIS TIME. |
| Feb 28, 9:30 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 10 | 9 Nne Yaak, MT | COOPERATIVE OBSERVER REPORT OF 10 INCHES NEW SNOW IN 24 HOURS FROM SUNDAY PM THROUGH MONDAY PM. ALSO...PREVIOUS 24 HOUR OB REPORTED 6.4 INCHES NEW SNOW FROM SATURDAY PM THROUGH SUNDAY PM. |
| Mar 1, 1:00 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 7.5 | 5 Se Orofino, ID | SPOTTER REPORTED 7.5 INCHES NEW SNOW IN 8 HOURS SOUTHEAST OF OROFINO. SNOW STARTED AT 5 PM AND WAS REPORTED AT 1 AM. |
| Mar 1, 6:05 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 12 | Weippe, ID | SPOTTER REPOTED 12 INCHES NEW SNOWFALL OVERNIGHT STARTING AROUND 5 PM PST/6 PM MST. STILL SNOWING AT TIME OF CALL. ELEVATION 3100 FT. |
| Mar 1, 6:30 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 0 | Trout Creek, MT | SCHOOLS CLOSED IN TROUT CREEK TODAY. |
| Mar 1, 7:00 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 8.8 | 9 Nw Thompson Falls, MT | 8.8 INCHES IN 24 HOURS FROM 7AM MONDAY THROUGH 7AM TUESDAY. |
| Mar 1, 7:00 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 15 | 12 Wnw Haugan, MT | LOOKOUT PASS SKI AREA REPORTED AN ADDITIONAL 15 INCHES NEW SNOWFALL FROM MONDAY 7AM THROUGH TUESDAY 7AM. COMBINED WITH YESTERDAYS 27 INCH REPORT - 42 INCHES RECEIVED AT THE SKI AREA IN THE LAST 48 HOURS. |
| Mar 1, 8:00 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 9.4 | 6 N Kooskia, ID | COCORAHS OBSERVER REPORTED 9.4 INCHES NEW SNOWFALL IN 24 HOURS. ELEVATION 3156 FEET. |
| Mar 1, 8:00 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 16.4 | Powell, ID | STORM TOTAL OF 16.4 INCHES REPORTED AT POWELL FOREST SERVICE RANGER STATION. BY MONDAY MORNING...2.9 INCHES NEW SNOWFALL RECEIVED. BY THIS MORNING...14.5 INCHES NEW SNOWFALL WAS RECORDED. |
| Mar 1, 8:00 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 17.4 | Powell, ID | STORM TOTAL OF 17.4 INCHES REPORTED AT POWELL FOREST SERVICE RANGER STATION. BY MONDAY MORNING...2.9 INCHES NEW SNOWFALL RECEIVED. BY THIS MORNING...14.5 INCHES NEW SNOWFALL WAS RECORDED. |
| Mar 1, 8:45 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 9.5 | 3 Sw Weippe, ID | SPOTTERS REPORTED 9.5 INCHES NEW SNOW OVERNIGHT. |
| Mar 1, 9:00 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Orofino, ID | CLEARWATER COUNTY DISPATCH AND OTHER SPOTTERS REPORT SEVERAL POWER OUTAGES DUE TO LINES DOWN FROM THE WEIGHT OF SNOWFALL OVERNIGHT. DISPATCH REPORTED ESTIMATED 6 INCHES OF SNOWFALL ACROSS TOWN. |
| Mar 1, 9:00 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | Lolo, MT | NWS EMPLOYEE REPORTED 6 TO 8 INCHES NEW SNOWFALL SINCE LAST NIGHT AT RESIDENCE IN LOLO. |
| Mar 1, 9:00 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 15 | 5 Nw Orofino, ID | SPOTTER REPORTED 13 TO 15 INCHES NEW SNOWFALL SINCE 6 PM PST LAST NIGHT. |
| Mar 1, 10:00 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 15 | Pierce, ID | PIERCE COOPERATIVE OBSERVER REPORTED 15 INCHES SNOWFALL IN 24 HOURS. |
| Mar 1, 10:00 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 16 | 7 Ssw Lolo Hot Springs, MT | AT LEAST 16 INCHES NEW SNOWFALL REPORTED AND THE LOLO PASS SNOTEL AND CONFIRMED WITH LOLO PASS WEBCAM. |
| Mar 1, 2:00 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 22 | Elk River, ID | USPS IN ELK RIVER REPORTS 22 TO 24 INCHES NEW SNOWFALL SINCE SUNDAY NIGHT. 10 TO 11 INCHES FELL BETWEEN 1030 PM PST MONDAY THROUGH 7AM PST TUESDAY. ELEVATION 2851 FEET. |
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, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 147 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
- 1170 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 64 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 68 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 234 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
105 WWUS45 KMSO 262058 WSWMSO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 158 PM MST SAT FEB 26 2011 MTZ001-002-270600- /O.UPG.KMSO.WS.A.0006.110227T1200Z-110301T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMSO.WS.W.0010.110227T1200Z-110301T1200Z/ KOOTENAI/CABINET REGION-WEST GLACIER REGION- 158 PM MST SAT FEB 26 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SUNDAY TO 5 AM MST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SUNDAY TO 5 AM MST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * IMPACTS/TIMING: SNOW...LIGHT SNOW SUNDAY MORNING WILL BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES BY AFTERNOON...CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL CREATE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO TRAVELERS. GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 8 TO 15 INCHES FOR VALLEYS...AND ONE TO TWO FEET FOR THE MOUNTAINS BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * WINDS: WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...HIGHWAY 2 KALISPELL TO LIBBY... HIGHWAY 37 EUREKA TO LIBBY...HIGHWAY 56 BULL LAKE ROAD... HIGHWAY 93 EUREKA TO WHITEFISH...BAD ROCK CANYON...ESSEX... HIGHWAY 83 BIGFORK TO SWAN LAKE...MARIAS PASS...POLEBRIDGE 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. && $$ IDZ005-270600- /O.UPG.KMSO.WS.A.0006.110227T1200Z-110301T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMSO.WS.W.0010.110227T1200Z-110301T1200Z/ NORTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS- 1258 PM PST SAT FEB 26 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SUNDAY TO 4 AM PST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SUNDAY TO 4 AM PST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * IMPACTS/TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL CREATE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO TRAVELERS. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 8 TO 12 INCHES FOR THE LOWER ELEVATIONS... AND ONE TO TWO FEET FOR THE MOUNTAINS BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...ELK RIVER...HIGHWAY 11 PIERCE TO HEADQUARTERS...PIERCE PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... BLOWING SNOW...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IDZ006-270600- /O.UPG.KMSO.WS.A.0006.110227T1200Z-110301T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMSO.WS.W.0010.110228T0000Z-110301T1200Z/ SOUTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS- 1258 PM PST SAT FEB 26 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SUNDAY TO 4 AM PST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SUNDAY TO 4 AM PST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * IMPACTS/TIMING: LIGHT SNOW SUNDAY MORNING WILL BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL CREATE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO TRAVELERS. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 8 TO 12 INCHES FOR THE LOWER ELEVATIONS...ONE TO TWO FEET FOR THE MOUNTAINS BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. 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. && $$ MTZ004-270600- /O.UPG.KMSO.WS.A.0006.110227T1200Z-110301T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMSO.WS.W.0010.110227T1200Z-110301T1200Z/ LOWER CLARK FORK REGION- 158 PM MST SAT FEB 26 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SUNDAY TO 5 AM MST TUESDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET FOR...LOOKOUT PASS AND EVARO HILL... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ABOVE 4000 FEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SUNDAY TO 5 AM MST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * IMPACTS/TIMING: LIGHT SNOW SUNDAY MORNING WILL BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL CREATE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO TRAVELERS. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ONE TO TWO FEET OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED OVER LOOKOUT PASS BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. LOWER ELEVATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES. * WINDS: WEST 15 TO 25 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS 35 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED SUNDAY AND MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... BLOWING SNOW...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MTZ006-270600- /O.UPG.KMSO.WS.A.0006.110227T1200Z-110301T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMSO.WS.W.0010.110228T0000Z-110301T1200Z/ BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS- 158 PM MST SAT FEB 26 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM SUNDAY TO 5 AM MST TUESDAY FOR...LOLO PASS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW FOR LOLO PASS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM SUNDAY TO 5 AM MST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * IMPACTS/TIMING: LIGHT SNOW SUNDAY WILL BECOMING MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL CREATE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO TRAVELERS... PARTICULARLY OVER LOLO PASS. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ONE TO TWO FEET EXPECTED BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * WINDS: WEST 15 TO 25 MPH SUSTAINED WITH HIGHER GUSTS SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY. 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. && $$ IDZ007-270600- /O.NEW.KMSO.WW.Y.0023.110228T0000Z-110301T1200Z/ OROFINO/GRANGEVILLE REGION- 1258 PM PST SAT FEB 26 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SUNDAY TO 4 AM PST TUESDAY NORTH OF HIGHWAY 12 ABOVE 2000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW ABOVE 2000 FEET... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SUNDAY TO 4 AM PST TUESDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: LIGHT SNOW SUNDAY WILL BECOMING MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL CREATE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO TRAVELERS... PARTICULARLY OVER GREER GRADE. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES...POSSIBLY UP TO 9 INCHES OVER GREER GRADE BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MTZ043-270600- /O.NEW.KMSO.WW.Y.0023.110227T1800Z-110301T1200Z/ POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION- 158 PM MST SAT FEB 26 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SUNDAY TO 5 AM MST TUESDAY FOR HIGHWAY 83 SEELEY LAKE TO CONDON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW FOR HIGHWAY 83 SEELEY LAKE TO CONDON...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SUNDAY TO 5 AM MST TUESDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: LIGHT SNOW SUNDAY WILL BECOMING MODERATE AT TIMES SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL CREATE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO TRAVELERS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES...LOCALLY UP TO 9 INCHES BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. 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. && $$
15 follow-up statements
825 WWUS45 KMSO 270534 WSWMSO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 1034 PM MST SAT FEB 26 2011 MTZ001-002-271345- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0010.110227T1200Z-110301T1200Z/ KOOTENAI/CABINET REGION-WEST GLACIER REGION- 1034 PM MST SAT FEB 26 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SUNDAY TO 5 AM MST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SUNDAY TO 5 AM MST TUESDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: SNOW...LIGHT SNOW SUNDAY MORNING WILL BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES BY AFTERNOON...CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL CREATE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO TRAVELERS. GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 8 TO 15 INCHES FOR VALLEYS...AND ONE TO TWO FEET FOR THE MOUNTAINS BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * WINDS: WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...HIGHWAY 2 KALISPELL TO LIBBY... HIGHWAY 37 EUREKA TO LIBBY...HIGHWAY 56 BULL LAKE ROAD... HIGHWAY 93 EUREKA TO WHITEFISH...BAD ROCK CANYON...ESSEX... HIGHWAY 83 BIGFORK TO SWAN LAKE...MARIAS PASS...POLEBRIDGE PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... BLOWING SNOW...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IDZ005-271345- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0010.110227T1200Z-110301T1200Z/ NORTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS- 934 PM PST SAT FEB 26 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SUNDAY TO 4 AM PST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SUNDAY TO 4 AM PST TUESDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL CREATE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO TRAVELERS. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 8 TO 12 INCHES FOR THE LOWER ELEVATIONS... AND ONE TO TWO FEET FOR THE MOUNTAINS BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...ELK RIVER...HIGHWAY 11 PIERCE TO HEADQUARTERS...PIERCE 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. && $$ IDZ006-271345- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0010.110228T0000Z-110301T1200Z/ SOUTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS- 934 PM PST SAT FEB 26 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SUNDAY TO 4 AM PST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SUNDAY TO 4 AM PST TUESDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: LIGHT SNOW SUNDAY MORNING WILL BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL CREATE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO TRAVELERS. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 8 TO 12 INCHES FOR THE LOWER ELEVATIONS...ONE TO TWO FEET FOR THE MOUNTAINS BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... BLOWING SNOW...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MTZ004-271345- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0010.110227T1200Z-110301T1200Z/ LOWER CLARK FORK REGION- 1034 PM MST SAT FEB 26 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SUNDAY TO 5 AM MST TUESDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET FOR...EVARO HILL... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 4000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SUNDAY TO 5 AM MST TUESDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: LIGHT SNOW SUNDAY MORNING WILL BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL CREATE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO TRAVELERS. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ONE TO TWO FEET OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED OVER LOOKOUT PASS BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. LOWER ELEVATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES. * WINDS: WEST 15 TO 25 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS 35 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED SUNDAY AND MONDAY. 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. && $$ MTZ006-271345- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0010.110228T0000Z-110301T1200Z/ BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS- 1034 PM MST SAT FEB 26 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM SUNDAY TO 5 AM MST TUESDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET FOR...LOLO PASS... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM SUNDAY TO 5 AM MST TUESDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: LIGHT SNOW SUNDAY WILL BECOMING MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL CREATE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO TRAVELERS... PARTICULARLY OVER LOLO PASS. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ONE TO TWO FEET EXPECTED BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * WINDS: WEST 15 TO 25 MPH SUSTAINED WITH HIGHER GUSTS SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... BLOWING SNOW...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IDZ007-271345- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0023.110228T0000Z-110301T1200Z/ OROFINO/GRANGEVILLE REGION- 934 PM PST SAT FEB 26 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SUNDAY TO 4 AM PST TUESDAY ABOVE 2000 FEET FOR...GREER GRADE... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 2000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SUNDAY TO 4 AM PST TUESDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: LIGHT SNOW SUNDAY WILL BECOMING MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL CREATE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO TRAVELERS... PARTICULARLY OVER GREER GRADE. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES...POSSIBLY UP TO 9 INCHES OVER GREER GRADE BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. 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. && $$ MTZ043-271345- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0023.110227T1800Z-110301T1200Z/ POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION- 1034 PM MST SAT FEB 26 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SUNDAY TO 5 AM MST TUESDAY FOR HIGHWAY 83 SEELEY LAKE TO CONDON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HIGHWAY 83 SEELEY LAKE TO CONDON REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SUNDAY TO 5 AM MST TUESDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: LIGHT SNOW SUNDAY WILL BECOMING MODERATE AT TIMES SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL CREATE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO TRAVELERS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES...LOCALLY UP TO 9 INCHES BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
673 WWUS45 KMSO 271253 WSWMSO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 553 AM MST SUN FEB 27 2011 MTZ001-002-272200- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-110301T1200Z/ KOOTENAI/CABINET REGION-WEST GLACIER REGION- 553 AM MST SUN FEB 27 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: SNOW...LIGHT SNOW THIS MORNING WILL BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES BY AFTERNOON...CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL CREATE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO TRAVELERS. GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 8 TO 15 INCHES FOR VALLEYS...AND ONE TO TWO FEET FOR THE MOUNTAINS BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * WINDS: WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...HIGHWAY 2 KALISPELL TO LIBBY... HIGHWAY 37 EUREKA TO LIBBY...HIGHWAY 56 BULL LAKE ROAD... HIGHWAY 93 EUREKA TO WHITEFISH...BAD ROCK CANYON...ESSEX... HIGHWAY 83 BIGFORK TO SWAN LAKE...MARIAS PASS...POLEBRIDGE 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. && $$ IDZ005-272200- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-110301T1200Z/ NORTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS- 453 AM PST SUN FEB 27 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST TUESDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL CREATE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO TRAVELERS. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 8 TO 12 INCHES FOR THE LOWER ELEVATIONS... AND ONE TO TWO FEET FOR THE MOUNTAINS BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...ELK RIVER...HIGHWAY 11 PIERCE TO HEADQUARTERS...PIERCE PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... BLOWING SNOW...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IDZ006-272200- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0010.110228T0000Z-110301T1200Z/ SOUTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS- 453 AM PST SUN FEB 27 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST TUESDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: LIGHT SNOW THIS MORNING WILL BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL CREATE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO TRAVELERS. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 8 TO 12 INCHES FOR THE LOWER ELEVATIONS...ONE TO TWO FEET FOR THE MOUNTAINS BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. 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. && $$ MTZ004-272200- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-110301T1200Z/ LOWER CLARK FORK REGION- 553 AM MST SUN FEB 27 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET FOR...EVARO HILL... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 4000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: LIGHT SNOW THIS MORNING WILL BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL CREATE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO TRAVELERS. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ONE TO TWO FEET OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED OVER LOOKOUT PASS BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. LOWER ELEVATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES. * WINDS: WEST 15 TO 25 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS 35 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED SUNDAY AND MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... BLOWING SNOW...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MTZ006-272200- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0010.110228T0000Z-110301T1200Z/ BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS- 553 AM MST SUN FEB 27 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM MST TUESDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET FOR...LOLO PASS... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM MST TUESDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: LIGHT SNOW TODAY WILL BECOMING MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL CREATE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO TRAVELERS... PARTICULARLY OVER LOLO PASS. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ONE TO TWO FEET EXPECTED BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * WINDS: WEST 15 TO 25 MPH SUSTAINED WITH HIGHER GUSTS SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY. 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. && $$ IDZ007-272200- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0023.110228T0000Z-110301T1200Z/ OROFINO/GRANGEVILLE REGION- 453 AM PST SUN FEB 27 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST TUESDAY ABOVE 2000 FEET FOR...GREER GRADE... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 2000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST TUESDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: LIGHT SNOW TODAY WILL BECOMING MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL CREATE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO TRAVELERS... PARTICULARLY OVER GREER GRADE. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES...POSSIBLY UP TO 9 INCHES OVER GREER GRADE BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MTZ043-272200- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0023.110227T1800Z-110301T1200Z/ POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION- 553 AM MST SUN FEB 27 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 AM MST TUESDAY FOR HIGHWAY 83 SEELEY LAKE TO CONDON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HIGHWAY 83 SEELEY LAKE TO CONDON REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 AM MST TUESDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: LIGHT SNOW TODAY WILL BECOMING MODERATE AT TIMES TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL CREATE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO TRAVELERS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES...LOCALLY UP TO 9 INCHES BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. 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. && $$
943 WWUS45 KMSO 272124 WSWMSO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 224 PM MST SUN FEB 27 2011 MTZ001-002-280600- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-110301T1200Z/ KOOTENAI/CABINET REGION-WEST GLACIER REGION- 224 PM MST SUN FEB 27 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL CREATE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO TRAVELERS. GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 8 TO 15 INCHES FOR VALLEYS...AND ONE TO TWO FEET FOR THE MOUNTAINS BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * WINDS: WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...HIGHWAY 2 KALISPELL TO LIBBY... HIGHWAY 37 EUREKA TO LIBBY...HIGHWAY 56 BULL LAKE ROAD... HIGHWAY 93 EUREKA TO WHITEFISH...BAD ROCK CANYON...ESSEX... HIGHWAY 83 BIGFORK TO SWAN LAKE...MARIAS PASS...POLEBRIDGE PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... BLOWING SNOW...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IDZ005-280600- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-110301T1200Z/ NORTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS- 124 PM PST SUN FEB 27 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST TUESDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL CREATE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO TRAVELERS. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 8 TO 12 INCHES FOR THE LOWER ELEVATIONS...AND ONE TO TWO FEET FOR THE MOUNTAINS BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...ELK RIVER...HIGHWAY 11 PIERCE TO HEADQUARTERS...PIERCE 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. && $$ IDZ006-280600- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0010.110228T0000Z-110301T1200Z/ SOUTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS- 124 PM PST SUN FEB 27 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST TUESDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL BE DEVELOPING THIS AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL CREATE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO TRAVELERS. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 8 TO 12 INCHES FOR THE LOWER ELEVATIONS...ONE TO TWO FEET FOR THE MOUNTAINS BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... BLOWING SNOW...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MTZ004-280600- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-110301T1200Z/ LOWER CLARK FORK REGION- 224 PM MST SUN FEB 27 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET FOR THE LOWER CLARK FORK REGION INCLUDING LOOKOUT PASS AND EVARO HILL... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 4000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL CREATE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO TRAVELERS. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 12 TO 20 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED OVER LOOKOUT PASS BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING WITH 8 TO 12 INCHES OVER EVARO HILL. LOWER ELEVATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES. * WINDS: WEST 15 TO 25 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS 35 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE: LOOKOUT PASS...EVARO HILL 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. && $$ MTZ006-280600- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0010.110228T0000Z-110301T1200Z/ BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS- 224 PM MST SUN FEB 27 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM MST TUESDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET FOR...LOLO PASS... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM MST TUESDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL CREATE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO TRAVELERS...PARTICULARLY OVER LOLO PASS. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 12 TO 20 INCHES EXPECTED BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * WINDS: WEST 15 TO 25 MPH SUSTAINED WITH HIGHER GUSTS SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... BLOWING SNOW...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IDZ007-280600- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0023.110228T0000Z-110301T1200Z/ OROFINO/GRANGEVILLE REGION- 124 PM PST SUN FEB 27 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST TUESDAY ABOVE 2000 FEET FOR...GREER GRADE... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 2000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST TUESDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: SNOW...MODERATE AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT ABOVE 2000 FEET. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL CREATE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO TRAVELERS...PARTICULARLY OVER GREER GRADE. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES...POSSIBLY UP TO 9 INCHES OVER GREER GRADE BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. 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. && $$ MTZ043-280600- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-110301T1200Z/ POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION- 224 PM MST SUN FEB 27 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY FOR HIGHWAY 83 SEELEY LAKE TO CONDON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HIGHWAY 83 SEELEY LAKE TO CONDON REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: SNOW...MODERATE AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL CREATE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO TRAVELERS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES...LOCALLY UP TO 9 INCHES BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
887 WWUS45 KMSO 280542 WSWMSO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 1042 PM MST SUN FEB 27 2011 MTZ001-002-281345- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-110301T1200Z/ KOOTENAI/CABINET REGION-WEST GLACIER REGION- 1042 PM MST SUN FEB 27 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL CREATE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO TRAVELERS. GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 8 TO 15 INCHES FOR VALLEYS...AND ONE TO TWO FEET FOR THE MOUNTAINS BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * WINDS: WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...HIGHWAY 2 KALISPELL TO LIBBY... HIGHWAY 37 EUREKA TO LIBBY...HIGHWAY 56 BULL LAKE ROAD... HIGHWAY 93 EUREKA TO WHITEFISH...BAD ROCK CANYON...ESSEX... HIGHWAY 83 BIGFORK TO SWAN LAKE...MARIAS PASS...POLEBRIDGE 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. && $$ MTZ004-281345- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-110301T1200Z/ LOWER CLARK FORK REGION- 1042 PM MST SUN FEB 27 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL CREATE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO TRAVELERS. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 8 TO 15 INCHES FOR VALLEYS...AND ONE TO TWO FEET FOR THE MOUNTAINS BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * WINDS: WEST 15 TO 25 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS 35 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...EVARO HILL...HIGHWAY 200 THOMPSON FALLS TO PLAINS...HIGHWAY 200 TROUT CREEK TO HERON...I-90 LOOKOUT PASS TO HAUGAN PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... BLOWING SNOW...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IDZ005-281345- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-110301T1200Z/ NORTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS- 942 PM PST SUN FEB 27 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST TUESDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL CREATE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO TRAVELERS. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 8 TO 12 INCHES FOR THE LOWER ELEVATIONS...AND ONE TO TWO FEET FOR THE MOUNTAINS BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...ELK RIVER...HIGHWAY 11 PIERCE TO HEADQUARTERS...PIERCE 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. && $$ IDZ006-281345- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-110301T1200Z/ SOUTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS- 942 PM PST SUN FEB 27 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST TUESDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL BE DEVELOPING THIS AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL CREATE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO TRAVELERS. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 8 TO 12 INCHES FOR THE LOWER ELEVATIONS...ONE TO TWO FEET FOR THE MOUNTAINS BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... BLOWING SNOW...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MTZ006-281345- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-110301T1200Z/ BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS- 1042 PM MST SUN FEB 27 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET FOR...LOLO PASS... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL CREATE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO TRAVELERS...PARTICULARLY OVER LOLO PASS. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 12 TO 20 INCHES EXPECTED BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * WINDS: WEST 15 TO 25 MPH SUSTAINED WITH HIGHER GUSTS SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY. 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. && $$ IDZ007-281345- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-110301T1200Z/ OROFINO/GRANGEVILLE REGION- 942 PM PST SUN FEB 27 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST TUESDAY ABOVE 2000 FEET FOR...GREER GRADE... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 2000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST TUESDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: SNOW...MODERATE AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT ABOVE 2000 FEET. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL CREATE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO TRAVELERS...PARTICULARLY OVER GREER GRADE. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES...POSSIBLY UP TO 9 INCHES OVER GREER GRADE BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MTZ043-281345- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-110301T1200Z/ POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION- 1042 PM MST SUN FEB 27 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY FOR HIGHWAY 83 SEELEY LAKE TO CONDON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HIGHWAY 83 SEELEY LAKE TO CONDON REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: SNOW...MODERATE AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL CREATE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO TRAVELERS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES...LOCALLY UP TO 9 INCHES BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. 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. && $$
427 WWUS45 KMSO 281217 WSWMSO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 517 AM MST MON FEB 28 2011 MTZ001-002-282200- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-110301T1200Z/ KOOTENAI/CABINET REGION-WEST GLACIER REGION- 517 AM MST MON FEB 28 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL CREATE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO TRAVELERS. GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 8 TO 15 INCHES FOR VALLEYS...AND ONE TO TWO FEET FOR THE MOUNTAINS BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * WINDS: WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...LIBBY... HIGHWAY 37 EUREKA TO LIBBY...HIGHWAY 56 BULL LAKE ROAD... HIGHWAY 93 EUREKA TO WHITEFISH...BAD ROCK CANYON...ESSEX... HIGHWAY 83 BIGFORK TO SWAN LAKE...MARIAS PASS...POLEBRIDGE PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... BLOWING SNOW...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MTZ004-282200- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-110301T1200Z/ LOWER CLARK FORK REGION- 517 AM MST MON FEB 28 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL CREATE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO TRAVELERS. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 8 TO 15 INCHES FOR VALLEYS...AND ONE TO TWO FEET FOR THE MOUNTAINS BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * WINDS: WEST 15 TO 25 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS 35 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY. * 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 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. && $$ IDZ005-282200- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-110301T1200Z/ NORTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS- 417 AM PST MON FEB 28 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST TUESDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL CREATE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO TRAVELERS. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 8 TO 12 INCHES FOR THE LOWER ELEVATIONS...AND ONE TO TWO FEET FOR THE MOUNTAINS BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...ELK RIVER...HIGHWAY 11 PIERCE TO HEADQUARTERS...PIERCE PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... BLOWING SNOW...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IDZ006-282200- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-110301T1200Z/ SOUTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS- 417 AM PST MON FEB 28 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST TUESDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUING THROUGH TONIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL CREATE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO TRAVELERS. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 8 TO 12 INCHES FOR THE LOWER ELEVATIONS...ONE TO TWO FEET FOR THE MOUNTAINS BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. 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. && $$ MTZ006-282200- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-110301T1200Z/ BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS- 517 AM MST MON FEB 28 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET FOR...LOLO PASS... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL CREATE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO TRAVELERS...PARTICULARLY OVER LOLO PASS. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 12 TO 20 INCHES EXPECTED BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * WINDS: WEST 15 TO 25 MPH SUSTAINED WITH HIGHER GUSTS SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... BLOWING SNOW...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IDZ007-282200- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-110301T1200Z/ OROFINO/GRANGEVILLE REGION- 417 AM PST MON FEB 28 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST TUESDAY ABOVE 2000 FEET FOR...GREER GRADE... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 2000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST TUESDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: SNOW...MODERATE AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT ABOVE 2000 FEET. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL CREATE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO TRAVELERS...PARTICULARLY OVER GREER GRADE. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES...POSSIBLY UP TO 9 INCHES OVER GREER GRADE BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. 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. && $$ MTZ043-282200- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-110301T1200Z/ POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION- 517 AM MST MON FEB 28 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY FOR HIGHWAY 83 SEELEY LAKE TO CONDON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HIGHWAY 83 SEELEY LAKE TO CONDON REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: SNOW...MODERATE AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL CREATE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO TRAVELERS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES...LOCALLY UP TO 9 INCHES BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
478 WWUS45 KMSO 282021 WSWMSO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 121 PM MST MON FEB 28 2011 IDZ005-010500- /O.CAN.KMSO.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-110301T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMSO.WS.W.0011.110228T2100Z-110301T2200Z/ NORTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS- 1221 PM PST MON FEB 28 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST TUESDAY ABOVE 3000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW ABOVE 3000 FEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST TUESDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: MODERATE SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON..THEN CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY AFTERNOON. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL TAKE PLACE PRIMARILY ABOVE 3000 FEET...AND WILL CREATE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO TRAVELERS. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 8 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 3000 FEET...AND 3 TO 6 INCHES AT THE LOWER ELEVATIONS BY EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...HIGHWAY 11 PIERCE TO HEADQUARTERS...PIERCE 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. && $$ IDZ006-010500- /O.CAN.KMSO.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-110301T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMSO.WS.W.0011.110301T0000Z-110301T2200Z/ SOUTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS- 1221 PM PST MON FEB 28 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 2 PM PST TUESDAY ABOVE 3000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW ABOVE 3000 FEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 2 PM PST TUESDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: MODERATE SNOW WILL BE DEVELOPING LATER THIS AFTERNOON...THEN CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL CREATE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO TRAVELERS. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 8 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 3000 FEET EXPECTED BY EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. LESSER ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED AT LOWER ELEVATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... BLOWING SNOW...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IDZ007-010500- /O.CAN.KMSO.WW.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-110301T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMSO.WW.Y.0024.110301T0000Z-110301T1800Z/ OROFINO/GRANGEVILLE REGION- 1221 PM PST MON FEB 28 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST TUESDAY ABOVE 3000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW ABOVE 3000 FEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST TUESDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL BE DEVELOPING LATER THIS AFTERNOON...THEN CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY MORNING. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 3000 FEET...CREATING A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO TRAVELERS...PARTICULARLY OVER GREER GRADE. ALSO...INCREASED WINDS WILL SUPPORT PERIODS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 3000 FEET BY LATE TUESDAY MORNING. LESSER CAN BE EXPECTED AT THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. * WINDS: GENERALLY SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20...GUSTS UP TO 25. 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. && $$ MTZ004-010500- /O.EXT.KMSO.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-110301T2200Z/ LOWER CLARK FORK REGION- 121 PM MST MON FEB 28 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MST TUESDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MST TUESDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AND INTO TUESDAY AFTERNOON. STRONG WESTERLY WINDS OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL CREATE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO TRAVELERS. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 10 TO 15 INCHES OVER LOOKOUT PASS...AND 4 TO 8 INCHES IN THE VALLEY BY MID-AFTERNOON TUESDAY. DE BORGIA AND SALTESE COULD SEE 8 TO 10 ADDITIONAL INCHES BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS: WEST 20 TO 25 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING HOURS. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...EVARO HILL...HIGHWAY 200 THOMPSON FALLS TO PLAINS...HIGHWAY 200 TROUT CREEK TO HERON...I-90 LOOKOUT PASS TO HAUGAN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... BLOWING SNOW...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MTZ006-010500- /O.EXT.KMSO.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-110301T2200Z/ BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS- 121 PM MST MON FEB 28 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MST TUESDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET FOR...LOLO PASS... THE WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 5000 FEET IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MST TUESDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: MODERATE SNOW WILL BE DEVELOPING THIS AFTERNOON...THEN CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY AFTERNOON. GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL CREATE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO TRAVELERS... PARTICULARLY OVER LOLO PASS. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 8 TO 14 INCHES EXPECTED BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS: WEST 15 TO 25 MPH SUSTAINED WITH HIGHER GUSTS THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING HOURS. 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. && $$ MTZ001-002-010500- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-110301T1200Z/ KOOTENAI/CABINET REGION-WEST GLACIER REGION- 121 PM MST MON FEB 28 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL CREATE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO TRAVELERS. GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 10 INCHES FOR VALLEYS...AND UP TO A FOOT OVER THE MOUNTAINS BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * WINDS: WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...HIGHWAY 2 KALISPELL TO LIBBY... HIGHWAY 37 EUREKA TO LIBBY...HIGHWAY 56 BULL LAKE ROAD... HIGHWAY 93 EUREKA TO WHITEFISH...BAD ROCK CANYON...ESSEX... HIGHWAY 83 BIGFORK TO SWAN LAKE...MARIAS PASS...POLEBRIDGE PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... BLOWING SNOW...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MTZ043-010500- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-110301T1200Z/ POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION- 121 PM MST MON FEB 28 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY FOR HIGHWAY 83 SEELEY LAKE TO CONDON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HIGHWAY 83 SEELEY LAKE TO CONDON REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATER THIS AFTERNOON...THEN CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL CREATE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO TRAVELERS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. 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. && $$
808 WWUS45 KMSO 010416 WSWMSO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 916 PM MST MON FEB 28 2011 MTZ001-002-011200- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-110301T1200Z/ KOOTENAI/CABINET REGION-WEST GLACIER REGION- 916 PM MST MON FEB 28 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL CREATE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO TRAVELERS. GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 10 INCHES FOR VALLEYS... AND UP TO A FOOT OVER THE MOUNTAINS BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...HIGHWAY 2 KALISPELL TO LIBBY... HIGHWAY 37 EUREKA TO LIBBY...HIGHWAY 56 BULL LAKE ROAD... HIGHWAY 93 EUREKA TO WHITEFISH...BAD ROCK CANYON...ESSEX... HIGHWAY 83 BIGFORK TO SWAN LAKE...MARIAS PASS...POLEBRIDGE PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... BLOWING SNOW...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MTZ004-011230- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-110301T2200Z/ LOWER CLARK FORK REGION- 916 PM MST MON FEB 28 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MST TUESDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AND INTO TUESDAY AFTERNOON. STRONG WESTERLY WINDS OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL CREATE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO TRAVELERS. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 10 TO 15 INCHES OVER LOOKOUT PASS...AND 4 TO 8 INCHES IN THE VALLEY BY MID-AFTERNOON TUESDAY. DE BORGIA AND SALTESE COULD SEE 8 TO 10 ADDITIONAL INCHES BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * 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 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. && $$ IDZ005-011230- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0011.000000T0000Z-110301T2200Z/ NORTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS- 816 PM PST MON FEB 28 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST TUESDAY ABOVE 3000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 3000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST TUESDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY AFTERNOON. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL TAKE PLACE PRIMARILY ABOVE 3000 FEET... AND WILL CREATE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO TRAVELERS. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 8 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 3000 FEET...AND 3 TO 6 INCHES AT THE LOWER ELEVATIONS BY EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...HIGHWAY 11 PIERCE TO HEADQUARTERS...PIERCE PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... BLOWING SNOW...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IDZ006-011230- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0011.000000T0000Z-110301T2200Z/ SOUTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS- 816 PM PST MON FEB 28 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST TUESDAY ABOVE 3000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 3000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST TUESDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL CREATE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO TRAVELERS. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 8 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 3000 FEET EXPECTED BY EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. LESSER ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED AT LOWER ELEVATIONS. 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. && $$ MTZ006-011230- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-110301T2200Z/ BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS- 916 PM MST MON FEB 28 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MST TUESDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET FOR...LOLO PASS... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MST TUESDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY AFTERNOON. GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL CREATE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO TRAVELERS... PARTICULARLY OVER LOLO PASS. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 8 TO 14 INCHES EXPECTED BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS: WEST 10 TO 20 MPH SUSTAINED WITH HIGHER GUSTS THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING HOURS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... BLOWING SNOW...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MTZ003-011230- /O.EXA.KMSO.WW.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-110301T1800Z/ FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS- 916 PM MST MON FEB 28 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST TUESDAY FOR MISSION VALLEY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST TUESDAY FOR MISSION VALLEY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL CREATE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO TRAVELERS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 5 INCHES BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. 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. && $$ MTZ005-011230- /O.EXA.KMSO.WW.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-110301T1800Z/ MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS- 916 PM MST MON FEB 28 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST TUESDAY FOR LOLO TO MISSOULA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW FOR LOLO TO MISSOULA...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST TUESDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL CREATE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO TRAVELERS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 5 INCHES BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MTZ043-011230- /O.EXT.KMSO.WW.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-110301T1800Z/ POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION- 916 PM MST MON FEB 28 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST TUESDAY FOR HIGHWAY 83 SEELEY LAKE TO CONDON... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HIGHWAY 83 SEELEY LAKE TO CONDON IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST TUESDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL CREATE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO TRAVELERS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. 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. && $$ IDZ007-011230- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-110301T1800Z/ OROFINO/GRANGEVILLE REGION- 816 PM PST MON FEB 28 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST TUESDAY ABOVE 3000 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 3000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST TUESDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY MORNING. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 3000 FEET... CREATING A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO TRAVELERS...PARTICULARLY OVER GREER GRADE. ALSO...INCREASED WINDS WILL SUPPORT PERIODS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 3000 FEET BY LATE TUESDAY MORNING. LESSER CAN BE EXPECTED AT THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. * WINDS: GENERALLY SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20...GUSTS UP TO 25. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
212 WWUS45 KMSO 011056 WSWMSO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 356 AM MST TUE MAR 1 2011 MTZ001-002-011900- /O.EXT.KMSO.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-110302T0600Z/ KOOTENAI/CABINET REGION-WEST GLACIER REGION- 356 AM MST TUE MAR 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS/TIMING: MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL CREATE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO TRAVELERS. *WIND AND WIND CHILL: SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ALONG WITH VERY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING ON HIGHWAY 2 FROM MARIAS PASS THROUGH ESSEX. WINDS CHILLS OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO WILL BE COMMON THROUGH MID-MORNING. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 10 INCHES FOR VALLEYS... AND ANOTHER 10 TO 14 INCHES OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND IN THE WEST GLACIER REGION BY THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...HIGHWAY 2 KALISPELL TO LIBBY... HIGHWAY 37 EUREKA TO LIBBY...HIGHWAY 56 BULL LAKE ROAD... HIGHWAY 93 EUREKA TO WHITEFISH...BAD ROCK CANYON...ESSEX... HIGHWAY 83 BIGFORK TO SWAN LAKE...MARIAS PASS...POLEBRIDGE 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. && $$ MTZ004-011900- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-110301T2200Z/ LOWER CLARK FORK REGION- 356 AM MST TUE MAR 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS/TIMING: MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS AFTERNOON. PERSISTENT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO TRAVELERS. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 10 TO 15 INCHES OVER LOOKOUT PASS...AND 4 TO 8 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS BY MID-AFTERNOON. DE BORGIA AND SALTESE COULD SEE 8 TO 10 ADDITIONAL INCHES BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...EVARO HILL...HIGHWAY 200 THOMPSON FALLS TO PLAINS...HIGHWAY 200 TROUT CREEK TO HERON...I-90 LOOKOUT PASS TO HAUGAN PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... BLOWING SNOW...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IDZ005-011900- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0011.000000T0000Z-110301T2200Z/ NORTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS- 256 AM PST TUE MAR 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON ABOVE 3000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 3000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS/TIMING: MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS AFTERNOON. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL TAKE PLACE PRIMARILY ABOVE 3000 FEET... AND WILL CREATE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO TRAVELERS. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 8 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 3000 FEET...AND 3 TO 6 INCHES AT THE LOWER ELEVATIONS BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...HIGHWAY 11 PIERCE TO HEADQUARTERS...PIERCE 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. && $$ IDZ006-011900- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0011.000000T0000Z-110301T2200Z/ SOUTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS- 256 AM PST TUE MAR 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON ABOVE 3000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 3000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS/TIMING: MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL CREATE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO TRAVELERS. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 8 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 3000 FEET EXPECTED BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. LESSER ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED AT LOWER ELEVATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... BLOWING SNOW...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MTZ006-011900- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-110301T2200Z/ BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS- 356 AM MST TUE MAR 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON ABOVE 5000 FEET FOR...LOLO PASS... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS/TIMING: MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL CREATE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO TRAVELERS... PARTICULARLY OVER LOLO PASS. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 12 TO 16 INCHES EXPECTED BY THIS AFTERNOON. 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. && $$ MTZ003-011800- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-110301T1800Z/ FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS- 356 AM MST TUE MAR 1 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS/TIMING: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS MORNING MAINLY IN THE MISSION VALLEY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL CREATE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO TRAVELERS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 5 INCHES BY MID-MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ IDZ007-011800- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-110301T1800Z/ OROFINO/GRANGEVILLE REGION- 256 AM PST TUE MAR 1 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING ABOVE 2000 FEET FOR...GREER GRADE... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 2000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS/TIMING: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY MORNING. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 2000 FEET... CREATING A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO TRAVELERS... PARTICULARLY OVER GREER GRADE. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 2000 FEET BY LATE TUESDAY MORNING. LESSER CAN BE EXPECTED AT THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. 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. && $$ MTZ005-011800- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-110301T1800Z/ MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS- 356 AM MST TUE MAR 1 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING FOR MISSOULA AND THE NORTHERN BITTERROOT VALLEY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MISSOULA AND THE NORTHERN BITTERROOT VALLEY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS/TIMING: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL CREATE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO TRAVELERS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 5 INCHES BY MID-MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MTZ043-011800- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-110301T1800Z/ POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION- 356 AM MST TUE MAR 1 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING FOR HIGHWAY 83 SEELEY LAKE TO CONDON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HIGHWAY 83 SEELEY LAKE TO CONDON REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS/TIMING: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL CREATE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO TRAVELERS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES BY MID-MORNING. 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. && $$
415 WWUS45 KMSO 011137 AAA WSWMSO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 437 AM MST TUE MAR 1 2011 MTZ001-011945- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-110302T0600Z/ KOOTENAI/CABINET REGION- 437 AM MST TUE MAR 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS/TIMING: MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL CREATE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO TRAVELERS. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 10 INCHES FOR VALLEYS... AND ANOTHER 10 TO 14 INCHES OVER THE MOUNTAINS BY THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...HIGHWAY 2 KALISPELL TO LIBBY... HIGHWAY 37 EUREKA TO LIBBY...HIGHWAY 56 BULL LAKE ROAD... HIGHWAY 93 EUREKA TO WHITEFISH PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... BLOWING SNOW...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MTZ002-011945- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-110302T0600Z/ WEST GLACIER REGION- 437 AM MST TUE MAR 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS/TIMING: MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND WILL CREATE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO TRAVELERS. * WIND AND WIND CHILL: SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ALONG WITH VERY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING ON HIGHWAY 2 FROM MARIAS PASS THROUGH ESSEX. WINDS CHILLS OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO WILL BE COMMON THROUGH MID-MORNING. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 10 INCHES FOR VALLEYS... AND ANOTHER 10 TO 14 INCHES OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND FROM ESSEX TO MARIAS PASS. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BAD ROCK CANYON...ESSEX...HIGHWAY 83 BIGFORK TO SWAN LAKE...MARIAS PASS...POLEBRIDGE 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. && $$ MTZ004-011945- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-110301T2200Z/ LOWER CLARK FORK REGION- 437 AM MST TUE MAR 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS/TIMING: MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS AFTERNOON. PERSISTENT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO TRAVELERS. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 10 TO 15 INCHES OVER LOOKOUT PASS...AND 4 TO 8 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS BY MID-AFTERNOON. DE BORGIA AND SALTESE COULD SEE 8 TO 10 ADDITIONAL INCHES BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...EVARO HILL...HIGHWAY 200 THOMPSON FALLS TO PLAINS...HIGHWAY 200 TROUT CREEK TO HERON...I-90 LOOKOUT PASS TO HAUGAN PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... BLOWING SNOW...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IDZ005-011945- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0011.000000T0000Z-110301T2200Z/ NORTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS- 337 AM PST TUE MAR 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON ABOVE 3000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 3000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS/TIMING: MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS AFTERNOON. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL TAKE PLACE PRIMARILY ABOVE 3000 FEET... AND WILL CREATE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO TRAVELERS. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 8 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 3000 FEET...AND 3 TO 6 INCHES AT THE LOWER ELEVATIONS BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...HIGHWAY 11 PIERCE TO HEADQUARTERS...PIERCE 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. && $$ IDZ006-011945- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0011.000000T0000Z-110301T2200Z/ SOUTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS- 337 AM PST TUE MAR 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON ABOVE 3000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 3000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS/TIMING: MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL CREATE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO TRAVELERS. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 8 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 3000 FEET EXPECTED BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. LESSER ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED AT LOWER ELEVATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... BLOWING SNOW...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MTZ006-011945- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-110301T2200Z/ BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS- 437 AM MST TUE MAR 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON ABOVE 5000 FEET FOR...LOLO PASS... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS/TIMING: MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL CREATE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO TRAVELERS... PARTICULARLY OVER LOLO PASS. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 12 TO 16 INCHES EXPECTED BY THIS AFTERNOON. 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. && $$ MTZ003-011800- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-110301T1800Z/ FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS- 437 AM MST TUE MAR 1 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS/TIMING: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS MORNING MAINLY IN THE MISSION VALLEY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL CREATE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO TRAVELERS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 5 INCHES BY MID-MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ IDZ007-011800- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-110301T1800Z/ OROFINO/GRANGEVILLE REGION- 337 AM PST TUE MAR 1 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING ABOVE 2000 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 2000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS/TIMING: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY MORNING. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 2000 FEET... CREATING A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO TRAVELERS... PARTICULARLY OVER GREER GRADE. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 2000 FEET BY LATE TUESDAY MORNING. LESSER CAN BE EXPECTED AT THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. 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. && $$ MTZ005-011800- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-110301T1800Z/ MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS- 437 AM MST TUE MAR 1 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING FOR MISSOULA... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MISSOULA REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS/TIMING: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL CREATE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO TRAVELERS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 5 INCHES BY MID-MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MTZ043-011800- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-110301T1800Z/ POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION- 437 AM MST TUE MAR 1 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING FOR HIGHWAY 83 SEELEY LAKE TO CONDON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HIGHWAY 83 SEELEY LAKE TO CONDON REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS/TIMING: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL CREATE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO TRAVELERS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES BY MID-MORNING. 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. && $$
015 WWUS45 KMSO 011327 AAA WSWMSO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 627 AM MST TUE MAR 1 2011 MTZ005-011800- /O.UPG.KMSO.WW.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-110301T1800Z/ /O.EXB.KMSO.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-110301T1800Z/ MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS- 627 AM MST TUE MAR 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING FOR MISSOULA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW FOR MISSOULA AND THE NORTHERN BITTERROOT VALLEY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * IMPACTS/TIMING: DENSE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL AND PACK ON ROADWAYS THIS MORNING CREATING VERY SLICK AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. POOR DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL LAST THROUGH MID- MORNING WITH SNOW DECREASING BY LATE MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 6 INCHES BY MID-MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. && $$ MTZ001-012130- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-110302T0600Z/ KOOTENAI/CABINET REGION- 627 AM MST TUE MAR 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS/TIMING: MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL CREATE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO TRAVELERS. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 10 INCHES FOR VALLEYS... AND ANOTHER 10 TO 14 INCHES OVER THE MOUNTAINS BY THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...HIGHWAY 2 KALISPELL TO LIBBY... HIGHWAY 37 EUREKA TO LIBBY...HIGHWAY 56 BULL LAKE ROAD... HIGHWAY 93 EUREKA TO WHITEFISH 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. && $$ MTZ002-012130- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-110302T0600Z/ WEST GLACIER REGION- 627 AM MST TUE MAR 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS/TIMING: MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND WILL CREATE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO TRAVELERS. * WIND AND WIND CHILL: SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ALONG WITH VERY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING ON HIGHWAY 2 FROM MARIAS PASS THROUGH ESSEX. WINDS CHILLS OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO WILL BE COMMON THROUGH MID-MORNING. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 10 INCHES FOR VALLEYS... AND ANOTHER 10 TO 14 INCHES OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND FROM ESSEX TO MARIAS PASS. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BAD ROCK CANYON...ESSEX...HIGHWAY 83 BIGFORK TO SWAN LAKE...MARIAS PASS...POLEBRIDGE PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... BLOWING SNOW...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MTZ004-012130- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-110301T2200Z/ LOWER CLARK FORK REGION- 627 AM MST TUE MAR 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS/TIMING: MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS AFTERNOON. PERSISTENT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO TRAVELERS. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 10 TO 15 INCHES OVER LOOKOUT PASS...AND 4 TO 8 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS BY MID-AFTERNOON. DE BORGIA AND SALTESE COULD SEE 8 TO 10 ADDITIONAL INCHES BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * 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 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. && $$ IDZ005-012130- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0011.000000T0000Z-110301T2200Z/ NORTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS- 527 AM PST TUE MAR 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON ABOVE 3000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 3000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS/TIMING: MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS AFTERNOON. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL TAKE PLACE PRIMARILY ABOVE 3000 FEET... AND WILL CREATE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO TRAVELERS. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 8 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 3000 FEET...AND 3 TO 6 INCHES AT THE LOWER ELEVATIONS BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...HIGHWAY 11 PIERCE TO HEADQUARTERS...PIERCE PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... BLOWING SNOW...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IDZ006-012130- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0011.000000T0000Z-110301T2200Z/ SOUTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS- 527 AM PST TUE MAR 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON ABOVE 3000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 3000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS/TIMING: MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL CREATE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO TRAVELERS. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 8 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 3000 FEET EXPECTED BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. LESSER ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED AT LOWER ELEVATIONS. 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. && $$ MTZ006-012130- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-110301T2200Z/ BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS- 627 AM MST TUE MAR 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON ABOVE 5000 FEET FOR...LOLO PASS... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS/TIMING: MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL CREATE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO TRAVELERS... PARTICULARLY OVER LOLO PASS. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 20 TO 28 INCHES EXPECTED BY THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... BLOWING SNOW...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MTZ003-011800- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-110301T1800Z/ FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS- 627 AM MST TUE MAR 1 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS/TIMING: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS MORNING MAINLY IN THE MISSION VALLEY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL CREATE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO TRAVELERS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 5 INCHES BY MID-MORNING. 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. && $$ IDZ007-011800- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-110301T1800Z/ OROFINO/GRANGEVILLE REGION- 527 AM PST TUE MAR 1 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING ABOVE 2000 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 2000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS/TIMING: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY MORNING. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 2000 FEET... CREATING A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO TRAVELERS... PARTICULARLY OVER GREER GRADE. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 2000 FEET BY LATE TUESDAY MORNING. LESSER CAN BE EXPECTED AT THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MTZ043-011800- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-110301T1800Z/ POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION- 627 AM MST TUE MAR 1 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING FOR HIGHWAY 83 SEELEY LAKE TO CONDON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HIGHWAY 83 SEELEY LAKE TO CONDON REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS/TIMING: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL CREATE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO TRAVELERS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES BY MID-MORNING. 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. && $$
692 WWUS45 KMSO 011432 WSWMSO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 732 AM MST TUE MAR 1 2011 MTZ001-011815- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-110302T0600Z/ KOOTENAI/CABINET REGION- 732 AM MST TUE MAR 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS/TIMING: MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL CREATE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO TRAVELERS. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 10 INCHES FOR VALLEYS... AND ANOTHER 10 TO 14 INCHES OVER THE MOUNTAINS BY THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...HIGHWAY 2 KALISPELL TO LIBBY... HIGHWAY 37 EUREKA TO LIBBY...HIGHWAY 56 BULL LAKE ROAD... HIGHWAY 93 EUREKA TO WHITEFISH && $$ MTZ002-011815- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-110302T0600Z/ WEST GLACIER REGION- 732 AM MST TUE MAR 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS/TIMING: MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND WILL CREATE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO TRAVELERS. * WIND AND WIND CHILL: SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ALONG WITH VERY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING ON HIGHWAY 2 FROM MARIAS PASS THROUGH ESSEX. WINDS CHILLS OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO WILL BE COMMON THROUGH MID-MORNING. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 10 INCHES FOR VALLEYS... AND ANOTHER 10 TO 14 INCHES OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND FROM ESSEX TO MARIAS PASS. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BAD ROCK CANYON...ESSEX...HIGHWAY 83 BIGFORK TO SWAN LAKE...MARIAS PASS...POLEBRIDGE && $$ MTZ004-011815- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-110301T2200Z/ LOWER CLARK FORK REGION- 732 AM MST TUE MAR 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS/TIMING: MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS AFTERNOON. PERSISTENT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO TRAVELERS. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 10 TO 15 INCHES OVER LOOKOUT PASS...AND 4 TO 8 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS BY MID-AFTERNOON. DE BORGIA AND SALTESE COULD SEE 8 TO 10 ADDITIONAL INCHES BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...EVARO HILL...HIGHWAY 200 THOMPSON FALLS TO PLAINS...HIGHWAY 200 TROUT CREEK TO HERON...I-90 LOOKOUT PASS TO HAUGAN && $$ IDZ005-011815- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0011.000000T0000Z-110301T2200Z/ NORTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS- 632 AM PST TUE MAR 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON ABOVE 3000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 3000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS/TIMING: MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS AFTERNOON. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL TAKE PLACE PRIMARILY ABOVE 3000 FEET... AND WILL CREATE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO TRAVELERS. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 8 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 3000 FEET...AND 3 TO 6 INCHES AT THE LOWER ELEVATIONS BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...HIGHWAY 11 PIERCE TO HEADQUARTERS...PIERCE && $$ IDZ006-011815- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0011.000000T0000Z-110301T2200Z/ SOUTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS- 632 AM PST TUE MAR 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON ABOVE 3000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 3000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS/TIMING: MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL CREATE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO TRAVELERS. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 8 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 3000 FEET EXPECTED BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. LESSER ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED AT LOWER ELEVATIONS. && $$ MTZ006-011815- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-110301T2200Z/ BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS- 732 AM MST TUE MAR 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON ABOVE 5000 FEET FOR...LOLO PASS... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS/TIMING: MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL CREATE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO TRAVELERS... PARTICULARLY OVER LOLO PASS. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 20 TO 28 INCHES EXPECTED BY THIS AFTERNOON. && $$ MTZ005-011800- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-110301T1800Z/ MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS- 732 AM MST TUE MAR 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING FOR MISSOULA... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR MISSOULA REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS/TIMING: DENSE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL AND PACK ON ROADWAYS THIS MORNING CREATING VERY SLICK AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. POOR DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL LAST THROUGH MID- MORNING WITH SNOW DECREASING BY LATE MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 6 INCHES BY MID-MORNING. && $$ MTZ043-011800- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-110301T1800Z/ POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION- 732 AM MST TUE MAR 1 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS/TIMING: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL CREATE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO TRAVELERS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES BY MID-MORNING. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...POTOMAC...SEELEY LAKE...HIGHWAY 200...CLEARWATER...GREENOUGH...CONDON && $$ MTZ003-011800- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-110301T1800Z/ FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS- 732 AM MST TUE MAR 1 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS/TIMING: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS MORNING MAINLY IN THE MISSION VALLEY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL CREATE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO TRAVELERS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 5 INCHES BY MID-MORNING. && $$ IDZ007-011800- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-110301T1800Z/ OROFINO/GRANGEVILLE REGION- 632 AM PST TUE MAR 1 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING ABOVE 2000 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 2000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS/TIMING: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY MORNING. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 2000 FEET... CREATING A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO TRAVELERS... PARTICULARLY OVER GREER GRADE. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 2000 FEET BY LATE TUESDAY MORNING. LESSER CAN BE EXPECTED AT THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. && $$
520 WWUS45 KMSO 011620 AAA WSWMSO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 920 AM MST TUE MAR 1 2011 MTZ005-011730- /O.CAN.KMSO.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-110301T1800Z/ MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS- 920 AM MST TUE MAR 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...HOWEVER THE THREAT FOR DANGEROUS ROAD CONDITIONS HAS DIMINISHED. $$ MTZ001-011800- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-110302T0600Z/ KOOTENAI/CABINET REGION- 920 AM MST TUE MAR 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS/TIMING: MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL CREATE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO TRAVELERS. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 10 INCHES FOR VALLEYS... AND ANOTHER 10 TO 14 INCHES OVER THE MOUNTAINS BY THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...HIGHWAY 2 KALISPELL TO LIBBY... HIGHWAY 37 EUREKA TO LIBBY...HIGHWAY 56 BULL LAKE ROAD... HIGHWAY 93 EUREKA TO WHITEFISH $$ MTZ002-011800- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-110302T0600Z/ WEST GLACIER REGION- 920 AM MST TUE MAR 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS/TIMING: MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND WILL CREATE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO TRAVELERS. * WIND AND WIND CHILL: SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ALONG WITH VERY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING ON HIGHWAY 2 FROM MARIAS PASS THROUGH ESSEX. WINDS CHILLS OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO WILL BE COMMON. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 10 INCHES FOR VALLEYS... AND ANOTHER 10 TO 14 INCHES OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND FROM ESSEX TO MARIAS PASS. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BAD ROCK CANYON...ESSEX...HIGHWAY 83 BIGFORK TO SWAN LAKE...MARIAS PASS...POLEBRIDGE $$ MTZ004-011800- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-110301T2200Z/ LOWER CLARK FORK REGION- 920 AM MST TUE MAR 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS/TIMING: MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS AFTERNOON. PERSISTENT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO TRAVELERS. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 10 TO 15 INCHES OVER LOOKOUT PASS...AND 4 TO 8 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS BY MID-AFTERNOON. DE BORGIA AND SALTESE COULD SEE 8 TO 10 ADDITIONAL INCHES BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...EVARO HILL...HIGHWAY 200 THOMPSON FALLS TO PLAINS...HIGHWAY 200 TROUT CREEK TO HERON...I-90 LOOKOUT PASS TO HAUGAN $$ IDZ005-011800- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0011.000000T0000Z-110301T2200Z/ NORTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS- 820 AM PST TUE MAR 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON ABOVE 3000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 3000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS/TIMING: MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS AFTERNOON. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL TAKE PLACE PRIMARILY ABOVE 3000 FEET... AND WILL CREATE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO TRAVELERS. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 8 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 3000 FEET...AND 3 TO 6 INCHES AT THE LOWER ELEVATIONS BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...HIGHWAY 11 PIERCE TO HEADQUARTERS...PIERCE $$ IDZ006-011800- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0011.000000T0000Z-110301T2200Z/ SOUTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS- 820 AM PST TUE MAR 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON ABOVE 3000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 3000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS/TIMING: MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL CREATE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO TRAVELERS. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 8 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 3000 FEET EXPECTED BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. LESSER ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED AT LOWER ELEVATIONS. && $$ MTZ006-011800- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-110301T2200Z/ BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS- 920 AM MST TUE MAR 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON ABOVE 5000 FEET FOR...LOLO PASS... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS/TIMING: MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL CREATE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO TRAVELERS... PARTICULARLY OVER LOLO PASS. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 20 TO 28 INCHES EXPECTED BY THIS AFTERNOON. && $$ MTZ043-011800- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-110301T1800Z/ POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION- 920 AM MST TUE MAR 1 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS/TIMING: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL CREATE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO TRAVELERS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES BY MID-MORNING. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...HIGHWAY 200 BONNER TO GREENOUGH... HIGHWAY 83 SEELEY LAKE TO CONDON...I-90 EAST MISSOULA TO BEARMOUTH $$ MTZ003-011800- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-110301T1800Z/ FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS- 920 AM MST TUE MAR 1 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS/TIMING: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS MORNING MAINLY IN THE MISSION VALLEY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL CREATE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO TRAVELERS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 5 INCHES BY MID-MORNING. && $$ IDZ007-011800- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-110301T1800Z/ OROFINO/GRANGEVILLE REGION- 820 AM PST TUE MAR 1 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING ABOVE 2000 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 2000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS/TIMING: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY MORNING. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 2000 FEET... CREATING A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO TRAVELERS... PARTICULARLY OVER GREER GRADE. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 2000 FEET BY LATE TUESDAY MORNING. LESSER CAN BE EXPECTED AT THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. && $$
596 WWUS45 KMSO 011742 WSWMSO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 1042 AM MST TUE MAR 1 2011 MTZ006-011845- /O.CAN.KMSO.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-110301T2200Z/ BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS- 1042 AM MST TUE MAR 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. $$ IDZ005-006-011845- /O.CAN.KMSO.WS.W.0011.000000T0000Z-110301T2200Z/ NORTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS-SOUTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS- 942 AM PST TUE MAR 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. $$ MTZ043-011845- /O.EXP.KMSO.WW.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-110301T1800Z/ POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION- 1042 AM MST TUE MAR 1 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. $$ MTZ003-011845- /O.EXP.KMSO.WW.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-110301T1800Z/ FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS- 1042 AM MST TUE MAR 1 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. $$ IDZ007-011845- /O.EXP.KMSO.WW.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-110301T1800Z/ OROFINO/GRANGEVILLE REGION- 942 AM PST TUE MAR 1 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM PST THIS MORNING ABOVE 2000 FEET... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 2000 FEET WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. $$ MTZ004-020000- /O.EXT.KMSO.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-110302T0000Z/ LOWER CLARK FORK REGION- 1042 AM MST TUE MAR 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS/TIMING: MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS AFTERNOON. PERSISTENT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL CREATE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO TRAVELERS. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 5 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS...WITH AN ADDITIONAL 6 TO 8 INCHES AT LOOKOUT PASS. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...EVARO HILL...HIGHWAY 200 THOMPSON FALLS TO PLAINS...HIGHWAY 200 TROUT CREEK TO HERON...I-90 LOOKOUT PASS TO HAUGAN $$ MTZ001-020000- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-110302T0600Z/ KOOTENAI/CABINET REGION- 1042 AM MST TUE MAR 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS/TIMING: MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL CREATE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO TRAVELERS. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 10 INCHES FOR VALLEYS... AND ANOTHER 10 TO 14 INCHES OVER THE MOUNTAINS BY THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...HIGHWAY 2 KALISPELL TO LIBBY... HIGHWAY 37 EUREKA TO LIBBY...HIGHWAY 56 BULL LAKE ROAD... HIGHWAY 93 EUREKA TO WHITEFISH $$ MTZ002-020000- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-110302T0600Z/ WEST GLACIER REGION- 1042 AM MST TUE MAR 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS/TIMING: MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND WILL CREATE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO TRAVELERS. * WIND AND WIND CHILL: SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ALONG WITH VERY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE ON HIGHWAY 2 FROM MARIAS PASS THROUGH ESSEX. WIND CHILLS OF 10 TO 15 BELOW ZERO CAN BE EXPECTED. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 10 INCHES FOR VALLEYS... AND ANOTHER 10 TO 14 INCHES OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND FROM ESSEX TO MARIAS PASS. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BAD ROCK CANYON...ESSEX...HIGHWAY 83 BIGFORK TO SWAN LAKE...MARIAS PASS...POLEBRIDGE $$
217 WWUS45 KMSO 012345 WSWMSO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 445 PM MST TUE MAR 1 2011 MTZ004-020045- /O.EXP.KMSO.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-110302T0000Z/ LOWER CLARK FORK REGION- 445 PM MST TUE MAR 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING...BECOMING LESS INTENSE AND TAPERING OFF COMPLETELY AROUND MIDNIGHT. SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROAD SURFACES COULD STILL CREATE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY OVER LOOKOUT PASS. MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ MTZ001-020600- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-110302T0600Z/ KOOTENAI/CABINET REGION- 445 PM MST TUE MAR 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS/TIMING: MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL CREATE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO TRAVELERS. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 10 INCHES FOR VALLEYS... AND ANOTHER 10 TO 14 INCHES OVER THE MOUNTAINS BY THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...HIGHWAY 2 KILA TO LIBBY... HIGHWAY 37 EUREKA TO LIBBY...HIGHWAY 56 BULL LAKE ROAD... HIGHWAY 93 EUREKA TO OLNEY $$ MTZ002-020600- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-110302T0600Z/ WEST GLACIER REGION- 445 PM MST TUE MAR 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS/TIMING: MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL CREATE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO TRAVELERS. * WIND AND WIND CHILL: SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ALONG WITH VERY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE ON HIGHWAY 2 FROM MARIAS PASS THROUGH ESSEX. WIND CHILLS OF 10 TO 15 BELOW ZERO CAN BE EXPECTED. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 10 INCHES FOR VALLEYS... AND ANOTHER 10 TO 14 INCHES OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND FROM ESSEX TO MARIAS PASS. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BAD ROCK CANYON...ESSEX...HIGHWAY 83 BIGFORK TO SWAN LAKE...MARIAS PASS...POLEBRIDGE $$
782 WWUS45 KMSO 020535 WSWMSO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 1035 PM MST TUE MAR 1 2011 MTZ001-020645- /O.EXP.KMSO.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-110302T0600Z/ KOOTENAI/CABINET REGION- 1035 PM MST TUE MAR 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. THE WIDESPREAD HEAVY SNOWFALL HAS SHIFTED NORTH LATE THIS EVENING. THEREFORE THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 11 PM MST. LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE PAST MIDNIGHT BUT ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LIGHT. TRAVELERS ARE REMINDED ROADS WILL REMAIN SNOW COVERED AND SLICK THROUGH THE NIGHT. $$ MTZ002-020645- /O.EXP.KMSO.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-110302T0600Z/ WEST GLACIER REGION- 1035 PM MST TUE MAR 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. THE WIDESPREAD HEAVY SNOWFALL HAS SHIFTED NORTH LATE THIS EVENING. THEREFORE THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 11 PM MST. LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE PAST MIDNIGHT BUT ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LIGHT. TRAVELERS ARE REMINDED ROADS WILL REMAIN SNOW COVERED AND SLICK THROUGH THE NIGHT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Missoula, MT wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Feb 26, 10:51 AM MST, 3 hours 7 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 26, 10:51 AM MST, 3 hours 7 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1051 AM MST SAT FEB 26 2011
.UPDATE...A JET STREAM DEVELOPING INTO NORTHWEST MONTANA HAS
SPREAD CLOUDS AND LIGHT SNOW TO AREAS NEAR THE CANADIAN BORDER
THIS MORNING. ISSUED A MID-MORNING UPDATE TO SKY AND WEATHER AS
WELL AS SNOW AMOUNT FOR THE TODAY PERIOD. WINDS WERE ALSO
INCREASED NEAR THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE.
&&
.AVIATION...PATCHY LOW STRATUS HAS FORMED OVER NORTH CENTRAL
IDAHO AND WESTERN MONTANA THIS MORNING. KGPI WILL CONTINUE TO
EXPERIENCE PERIODIC FUEL ALTERNATE CEILINGS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON
AS VICINITY SHOWERS AND OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW IMPACT THE AIRFIELD.
CURRENT SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOW HIGH LEVEL CLOUD COVER MOVING
SOUTHWARD OUT OF CANADA AND THIS MAY BE ENOUGH TO LIFT AND
DISSIPATE THE LOW CLOUDS. MODEL CROSS SECTIONS HAVE THE ATMOSPHERE
MOISTENING FROM THE HIGH LEVELS DOWN THROUGH TODAY...WHICH WILL
PROMOTE A LOWERING OF THE CLOUD COVER AND INCREASED CHANCES FOR
SNOW ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAINS AND THROUGH NORTHWEST MONTANA.
THE CLOUDS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THE NEXT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER SYSTEM
THAT WILL BRING LARGE AMOUNTS OF SNOW TO THE MOUNTAINS STARTING
TONIGHT AND LASTING INTO THE BEGINNING OF THE WEEK.
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 416 AM MST SAT FEB 26 2011/
DISCUSSION...SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...COLD AIR IN PLACE WILL BEGIN
TO MODERATE TODAY AND ESPECIALLY SUNDAY AS A JET MOVES OVER THE
REGION FROM THE NORTH. THE NORTHWESTERLY ORIENTED JET WILL
MOVE SOUTHWARD THROUGH TODAY AND CLOUD COVER WILL INCREASE.
HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS HAVE ALREADY REACHED THE MONTANA BORDER FROM
CANADA THIS MORNING. MODEL CROSS SECTIONS AGREE THAT MOISTURE WILL
INCREASE AT THE HIGH LEVELS THROUGH THIS MORNING AND THE PROFILE
WILL BECOME SATURATED BY THIS EVENING. MODEL GUIDANCE HAVE NOT
EVALUATED A SATURATED LAYER AT 6000 FT MSL WHERE STATUS IS
OCCURRING IN NORTHERN IDAHO AND WESTERN MONTANA. THE INCOMING HIGH
CLOUD COVER WILL LIKELY DISSIPATE THIS LAYER...BUT IF IT DOES
NOT...VERY LIGHT SNOW COULD BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE MORNING. IN
ANY CASE...LIGHT SNOW WILL INCREASE STARTING IN NORTHWEST MONTANA
AND THE HIGH TERRAIN THIS AFTERNOON. MOISTURE WILL FURTHER
INCREASE OVERNIGHT WITH EVEN BETTER CHANCES FOR SNOW. THE FLOW
WILL THEN TURN WESTERLY ON SUNDAY WITH AN INFLUX OF MOISTURE AND
LIFT THAT WILL MARK THE BEGINNING OF THE NEXT WINTER STORM.
SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...MODEL GUIDANCE CONTINUES TO DEPICT
INTENSE WEST TO EAST FLOW ALOFT OVER THE NORTHERN ROCKIES DURING
THIS TIME. A SOLID PACIFIC MOISTURE TAP IS STILL EXPECTED TO
ACCOMPANY THE INTENSE FLOW ALOFT. ONE NUANCED CHANGE IN THE MODELS
DURING THE PAST 24 HOURS IS THE JET STREAM SINKING FURTHER SOUTH
THAN PREVIOUSLY. THIS NEW SOLUTION INCREASES THE THREAT OF
SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL SOUTHWARD TO LOCALES SUCH AS LOST TRAIL PASS
AND DIXIE IN IDAHO. THEREFORE...THE PREVIOUS WINTER STORM WATCH HAS
BEEN EXPANDED TO INCLUDE BOTH LOST TRAIL PASS AND THE SOUTHERN
CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS. THE LARGER VALLEYS OF WESTERN MONTANA ARE
ANTICIPATED TO REMAIN IN A DRIER DOWNSLOPE FLOW SCENARIO COMPARED TO
THE SURROUNDING HIGH ELEVATIONS FOR MUCH OF THE UPCOMING SNOW EVENT.
THE SURFACE PRESSURE PATTERN OVER CENTRAL IDAHO CONTINUES TO FAVOR
STRONG SOUTH WINDS OVER THE CAMAS PRAIRIE...PARTICULARLY NEAR
GRANGEVILLE. WIND HIGHLIGHTS CONTINUE TO BE A GOOD POSSIBILITY
DURING THIS TIME.
WEDNESDAY THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY...A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE
CONTINUES TO BE DEPICTED BY THE VARIOUS MODEL GUIDANCES OVER THE
NORTHERN ROCKIES DURING WEDNESDAY...AHEAD OF STRONG PACIFIC STORM
SYSTEM DURING THURSDAY. TEMPERATURES ARE ANTICIPATED TO SPIKE
BRIEFLY AHEAD OF A SURFACE COLD FRONT CURRENTLY TIMED FOR THURSDAY
MORNING. THE AIRMASS CHANGE WILL BE FAIRLY MINIMAL AFTER THIS FRONT
PASSES.
THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY...MODEL GUIDANCE CONTINUES TO SHOW
A NEARLY ENDLESS SUPPLY OF PACIFIC MOISTURE MOVING OVER THE NORTHERN
ROCKIES DURING THIS TIME. PRECIPITATION CHANCE REMAIN FAIRLY HIGH
DURING THIS TIME...WITH MOSTLY SEASONAL TEMPERATURES. ONE EXCEPTION
TO THE TEMPERATURES WILL BE FOUND NEAR KALISPELL AND GLACIER PARK
REGION...WHERE AN ARCTIC AIRMASS WILL INFLUENCING SOMEWHAT. THE
AMOUNT OF COOLING WILL BE MUCH LESS SIGNIFICANT THAN THE CURRENT
DEEP FREEZE HOWEVER.
&&
.MSO WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MT...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT
FOR I-90 LOOKOUT PASS TO HAUGAN.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT
KOOTENAI/CABINET REGION...WEST GLACIER REGION.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT
FOR LOLO PASS.
ID...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT
ABOVE 2500 FEET FOR THE NORTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT
ABOVE 2500 FEET FOR THE SOUTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS.
&&
SHORT TERM...GIBSON
LONG TERM....ZUMPFE
AVIATION...KITSMILLER/NOLTEIn the hours before
Local storm report, Feb 26, 9:11 AM MST, 4 hours 47 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
911 AM MST SAT FEB 26 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0613 AM HEAVY SNOW TROY 48.46N 115.89W
02/22/2011 M6.6 INCH LINCOLN MT TRAINED SPOTTER
DELAYED REPORT.
0700 AM HEAVY SNOW TROY 48.46N 115.89W
02/22/2011 E6.0 INCH LINCOLN MT UNKNOWN
0843 AM HEAVY SNOW NE ESSEX 48.28N 113.61W
02/22/2011 M9.0 INCH FLATHEAD MT TRAINED SPOTTER
SNOWFALL WAS SINCE 10PM LAST NIGHT, SNOWFALL RATE AT TIME
OF CALL 1 INCH PER HOUR.
0843 AM BLIZZARD GRANGEVILLE 45.93N 116.12W
02/22/2011 IDAHO ID COUNTY OFFICIAL
SNOW AND STRONG WINDS REPORTED, VISIBILITY OF 300-500
FEET. GRANGEVILLE SCHOOLS WERE CLOSED. CARS WERE SLIDING
OFF THE ROADS.
0947 AM HEAVY SNOW 5 SE YAAK 48.78N 115.63W
02/22/2011 M8.0 INCH LINCOLN MT TRAINED SPOTTER
1002 AM HEAVY SNOW LIBBY 48.39N 115.56W
02/22/2011 E5.0 INCH LINCOLN MT FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
LIBBY DISPATCH REPORTS OF ACCIDENTS ACROSS THE TOWN.
0208 PM HEAVY SNOW 9 NNE YAAK 48.95N 115.63W
02/22/2011 M7.0 INCH LINCOLN MT CO-OP OBSERVER
24 HOUR TOTAL. DELAYED REPORT.
0225 PM HEAVY SNOW ELK RIVER 46.78N 116.18W
02/22/2011 M14.0 INCH CLEARWATER ID POST OFFICE
MEASURED AT THE POST OFFICE.
0225 PM BLIZZARD 2 SW CLEARWATER 46.00N 115.92W
02/22/2011 IDAHO ID TRAINED SPOTTER
42 MPH WINDS WITH HEAVY SNOW FALLING PRODUCING BLIZZARD
LIKE CONDITIONS
0225 PM HEAVY SNOW PIERCE 46.49N 115.80W
02/22/2011 M8.0 INCH CLEARWATER ID COUNTY OFFICIAL
REPORTED AT THE CITY HALL.
0600 PM HEAVY SNOW 2 NW HERON 48.08N 115.99W
02/22/2011 M11.4 INCH SANDERS MT CO-OP OBSERVER
24 HOUR TOTAL. 10 INCHES FELL BETWEEN 9 PM 02/21/11 TILL
730 AM 02/22/2011. DELAYED REPORT.
0700 PM HEAVY SNOW EUREKA 48.88N 115.05W
02/22/2011 U13.0 INCH LINCOLN MT BROADCAST MEDIA
A LISTENER CALLED THIS REPORT INTO A LOCAL TV STATION.
0700 PM HEAVY SNOW 5 NNW EUREKA 48.94N 115.09W
02/22/2011 M11.0 INCH LINCOLN MT TRAINED SPOTTER
0700 PM HEAVY SNOW EUREKA 48.88N 115.05W
02/22/2011 E8.0 INCH LINCOLN MT FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
MEASURED AT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT
0700 PM HEAVY SNOW 6 SSW EUREKA 48.80N 115.11W
02/22/2011 M13.0 INCH LINCOLN MT TRAINED SPOTTER
0600 AM HEAVY SNOW AHSAHKA 46.50N 116.32W
02/23/2011 M10.0 INCH CLEARWATER ID TRAINED SPOTTER
0700 AM HEAVY SNOW POWELL 46.58N 114.72W
02/23/2011 M8.8 INCH IDAHO ID CO-OP OBSERVER
24 HOUR TOTAL. STORM TOTAL 11.8 INCHES.
0700 AM HEAVY SNOW POWELL 46.58N 114.72W
02/23/2011 E9.0 INCH IDAHO ID CO-OP OBSERVER
0743 AM HEAVY SNOW WEIPPE 46.38N 115.94W
02/23/2011 M6.0 INCH CLEARWATER ID TRAINED SPOTTER
OVERNIGHT TOTAL. STORM TOTAL 11 INCHES.
0600 AM BLIZZARD 2 N FLORENCE 46.66N 114.08W
02/24/2011 MISSOULA MT NWS EMPLOYEE
SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW CREATING WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS ALONG
HIGHWAY 93 BETWEEN FLORENCE AND LOLO.
0600 AM EXTR WIND CHILL HOT SPRINGS 47.61N 114.67W
02/24/2011 E0.00 F SANDERS MT BROADCAST MEDIA
WINTER WEATHER DELAYS SCHOOL BUSES IN HOT SPRINGS
0600 AM EXTR WIND CHILL MISSOULA 46.87N 113.99W
02/24/2011 E0.00 F MISSOULA MT PUBLIC
LOCAL SKI AREA CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WINDS TODAY.
0600 AM EXTR WIND CHILL ESSEX 48.28N 113.61W
02/24/2011 M-24.00 F FLATHEAD MT OFFICIAL NWS OBS
0600 AM EXTR WIND CHILL GARRISON 46.52N 112.81W
02/24/2011 M-30.00 F POWELL MT MESONET
0600 AM EXTR WIND CHILL HELMVILLE 46.87N 112.96W
02/24/2011 M-32.00 F POWELL MT MESONET
0600 AM EXTR WIND CHILL WHITEFISH 48.41N 114.34W
02/24/2011 E0.00 F FLATHEAD MT BROADCAST MEDIA
WHITEFISH SCHOOLS CLOSED DUE TO WINTER WEATHER.
1100 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG MISSOULA 46.87N 113.99W
02/24/2011 MISSOULA MT PUBLIC
18-22 INCH SPRUCE TREE WAS UPROOTED AND BLOWN ONTO AN
APARTMENT COMPLEX.
0100 PM HEAVY SNOW COLUMBIA FALLS 48.37N 114.18W
02/24/2011 M8.0 INCH FLATHEAD MT TRAINED SPOTTER
0245 PM EXTR WIND CHILL GEORGETOWN 46.20N 113.25W
02/24/2011 M-22.00 F DEER LODGE MT MESONET
0300 PM EXTR WIND CHILL 9 SE BUTTE 45.91N 112.40W
02/24/2011 M-24.00 F JEFFERSON MT MESONET
HOMESTAKE PASS MDOT SENSOR
0430 PM EXTR WIND CHILL ESSEX 48.28N 113.61W
02/24/2011 M-30.00 F FLATHEAD MT MESONET
0453 PM EXTR WIND CHILL BUTTE 46.00N 112.53W
02/24/2011 M-22.00 F SILVER BOW MT ASOS
BERT MOONEY AIRPORT
0455 PM EXTR WIND CHILL 8 N AVON 46.71N 112.60W
02/24/2011 M-25.00 F POWELL MT MESONET
MDOT SENSOR
0547 PM EXTR WIND CHILL POLEBRIDGE 48.77N 114.28W
02/24/2011 M-20.00 F FLATHEAD MT MESONET
0615 PM EXTR WIND CHILL HELMVILLE 46.87N 112.96W
02/24/2011 M-33.00 F POWELL MT MESONET
0619 PM EXTR WIND CHILL GARRISON 46.52N 112.81W
02/24/2011 M-29.00 F POWELL MT MESONET
0659 PM EXTR WIND CHILL CLEARWATER 47.00N 113.38W
02/24/2011 M-20.00 F MISSOULA MT MESONET
0700 PM EXTR WIND CHILL DEER LODGE 46.40N 112.73W
02/24/2011 M-24.00 F POWELL MT MESONET
0755 PM EXTR WIND CHILL 8 NE KALISPELL 48.28N 114.19W
02/24/2011 M-20.00 F FLATHEAD MT ASOS
GLACIER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
0755 PM EXTR WIND CHILL 8 NE KALISPELL 48.28N 114.19W
02/24/2011 M-20.00 F FLATHEAD MT ASOS
1050 PM EXTR WIND CHILL MISSOULA 46.87N 113.99W
02/24/2011 M-20.00 F MISSOULA MT MESONET
OBSERVATION FROM CWOP STATION DOWNTOWN
MISSOULA...READINGS OF 20 BELOW ZERO STARTED RIGHT BEFORE
ELEVEN PM MST. PEAK WIND CHILL REPORTED WAS -24.
0236 AM EXTR WIND CHILL 7 E KALISPELL 48.20N 114.16W
02/25/2011 M-22.00 F FLATHEAD MT DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
MDOT WEATHER OBSERVATION FROM HWY 35 EAST OF KALISPELL.
0553 AM EXTR WIND CHILL MISSOULA 46.87N 113.99W
02/25/2011 M-20.00 F MISSOULA MT ASOS
MISSOULA ASOS REPORTED WIND CHILL OF -20 RIGHT BEFORE SIX
AM MST.
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LOCAL STORM REPORT SUMMARY FROM TUESDAY 22/1200Z THROUGH FRIDAY
25/1800Z.
NOLTEThe office that day
Everything else NWS Missoula, MT issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 26, 1:57 PM MST | Wind Advisory | MSO | Deer Lodge, Granite, Lake, Missoula, Powell, Silver Bow | 56 hr |
| Feb 26, 1:58 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | MSO | Granite, Lake, Missoula, Powell | 69 hr |
| Feb 26, 4:28 PM MST | Flood Watch | MSO | Missoula | 21 hr |
Nearby
Winter Storm Warnings in Montana, 2011Winter Storm Warnings in Idaho, 2011Every winter storm 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.