Alert archive / Idaho / Winter Storm Warnings in 2011
Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Spokane, WA
NWS Spokane, WA issued this winter storm warning at Jan 12, 2011, 3:13 PM PST for Bonner County, Boundary County, Kootenai County, Idaho. It took effect at Jan 13, 2011, 4:00 AM PST. It was in force for 10 hr. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 12, 2011, 3:13 PM PST (23:13 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 13, 2011, 4:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Jan 13, 2011, 2:06 PM PST
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Spokane, WA
Counties Bonner County, ID, Boundary County, ID, Kootenai County, ID
The radar
The Spokane radar (KOTX), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:12 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 13, 9:50 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 5 | 5 Ene Bonners Ferry, ID | STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL FROM OVERNIGHT THROUGH THIS MORNING |
| Jan 13, 10:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 3 Nw Naples, ID | STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL FROM OVERNIGHT THROUGH THIS MORNING |
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, 11.2 hours before the alert went out and 62 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
- 541 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 57 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 517 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 684 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
290 WWUS46 KOTX 122313 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 313 PM PST WED JAN 12 2011 ...ANOTHER ROUND OF PRECIPITATION ARRIVES TOMORROW AND WILL PRODUCE HEAVY SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS... IDZ001-130715- /O.CAN.KOTX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110113T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KOTX.WS.W.0002.110113T1200Z-110114T0300Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM... BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD 313 PM PST WED JAN 12 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM PST THURSDAY ABOVE 3000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 3000 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM PST THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 3000 FEET...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ABOVE 4000 FEET. * TIMING: SNOW WILL DEVELOP AND BECOME VERY HEAVY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID-AFTERNOON THEN TAPER OFF BY EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD * WINDS: WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 15 MPH IN THE VALLEYS INCLUDING SANDPOINT AND BONNERS FERRY. RIDGE TOP WINDS EXCEEDING 45 MPH ARE LIKELY ABOVE 4500 FEET. * IMPACTS: THOSE DRIVING THROUGH HIGHER ELEVATION ROADWAYS IN THE NORTH IDAHO MOUNTAINS WILL EXPERIENCE HEAVY SNOW...REDUCED VISIBILITIES...AND GREATLY DETERIORATED ROAD CONDITIONS THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY THURSDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IDZ002-WAZ036-130015- /O.CAN.KOTX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110113T0000Z/ COEUR D'ALENE AREA-SPOKANE AREA- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COEUR D'ALENE...POST FALLS... HAYDEN...WORLEY...SPOKANE...ROCKFORD 313 PM PST WED JAN 12 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. THE THREAT OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION HAS ENDED IN THE SPOKANE AND COEUR D'ALENE AREAS. ANY ADDITIONAL SNOW OR FREEZING RAIN ACCUMULATIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WILL BE MINOR AS WARMER AIR MOVES INTO THE METRO AREA. $$ WAZ037-130715- /O.EXB.KOTX.WS.W.0001.110113T1200Z-110114T0300Z/ NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD... ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD 313 PM PST WED JAN 12 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM PST THURSDAY ABOVE 3000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 3000 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM PST THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 3000 FEET...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ABOVE 4000 FEET. * TIMING: SNOW WILL DEVELOP AND BECOME VERY HEAVY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID-AFTERNOON THEN TAPER OFF BY EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD...ORIN-RICE ROAD... FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD * WINDS: WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE LESS THAN 15 MPH IN THE VALLEYS. RIDGE TOP WINDS EXCEEDING 45 MPH ARE LIKELY ABOVE 4500 FEET. * IMPACTS: THOSE DRIVING THROUGH HIGHER ELEVATION ROADWAYS IN THE NORTHEAST WASHINGTON MOUNTAINS WILL EXPERIENCE HEAVY SNOW...REDUCED VISIBILITIES...AND GREATLY DETERIORATED ROAD CONDITIONS THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY THURSDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IDZ004-130715- /O.EXT.KOTX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110113T1800Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN... DOBSON PASS...LOOKOUT PASS 313 PM PST WED JAN 12 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET... THE WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 3500 FEET IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 5 TO 10 INCHES OF WET SNOW IS EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 3500 FEET. THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE ABOVE 4000 FEET...INCLUDING LOOKOUT PASS. * ELEVATIONS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT WILL BE WET AND LESS THAN AN INCH BELOW ELEVATIONS OF 3000 FEET. SNOW LEVELS WILL CONTINUE TO RISE THROUGH THE NIGHT AND INTO TOMORROW. * TIMING: PERIODS OF HEAVY WET SNOW ARE EXPECTED FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING. SNOW LEVELS WILL RISE ABOVE 4000 FEET TOMORROW. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: FOURTH OF JULY PASS...MULLAN...DOBSON PASS... LOOKOUT PASS * WINDS: WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 15 MPH IN THE VALLEYS IN THE VALLEYS OF THE CENTRAL IDAHO PANHANDLE. RIDGE TOP WINDS EXCEEDING 45 MPH ARE LIKELY ABOVE 4500 FEET THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. GUSTY RIDGE TOP WINDS WILL REDEVELOP TOMORROW. * IMPACTS: MOTORISTS TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE 90 OVER LOOKOUT PASS SHOULD ANTICIPATE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ WAZ038-130715- /O.NEW.KOTX.WW.Y.0004.110113T1200Z-110114T0000Z/ OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM... WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD...HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT... BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS 313 PM PST WED JAN 12 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 3 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS...MAINLY AROUND REPUBLIC. * ELEVATION: ALL ELEVATIONS EXCEPT THE LOWEST ELEVATIONS NEAR THE COLUMBIA RIVER AND SOUTHERN LAKE ROOSEVELT. * TIMING: SNOW WILL DEVELOP VERY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM...WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD...HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT...BOULDER CREEK ROAD... SHERMAN PASS * WINDS: LIGHT SOUTH WINDS IN THE VALLEYS...WITH SOUTH WINDS AT 10 TO 20 MPH AND GUSTS TO 40 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS. * IMPACTS: ROADWAYS AROUND REPUBLIC ARE LIKELY TO BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY...AND TRAVEL ACROSS SHERMAN PASS WILL BE CHALLENGING THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY THURSDAY. 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. && $$
4 follow-up statements
836 WWUS46 KOTX 130502 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 902 PM PST WED JAN 12 2011 ...ANOTHER ROUND OF PRECIPITATION ARRIVES TONIGHT AND TOMORROW AND WILL PRODUCE HEAVY SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS... IDZ001-131315- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0002.110113T1200Z-110114T0300Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD 902 PM PST WED JAN 12 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM PST THURSDAY ABOVE 3000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 3000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM PST THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 3000 FEET...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ABOVE 4000 FEET. SNOW WILL ALSO FALL IN THE VALLEYS THURSDAY MORNING...WITH 1 TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE EXCEPT 2 TO 4 INCHES NEAR THE IMMEDIATE CANADIAN BORDER. VALLEY SNOW WILL CHANGE TO RAIN BY AFTERNOON. * TIMING: SNOW WILL DEVELOP AND BECOME VERY HEAVY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID-AFTERNOON THEN TAPER OFF BY EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD * WINDS: WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 15 MPH IN THE VALLEYS INCLUDING SANDPOINT AND BONNERS FERRY. RIDGE TOP WINDS EXCEEDING 45 MPH ARE LIKELY ABOVE 4500 FEET. * IMPACTS: THOSE DRIVING THROUGH HIGHER ELEVATION ROADWAYS IN THE NORTH IDAHO MOUNTAINS WILL EXPERIENCE HEAVY SNOW... REDUCED VISIBILITIES...AND GREATLY DETERIORATED ROAD CONDITIONS THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY THURSDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ WAZ037-131315- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0001.110113T1200Z-110114T0300Z/ NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD... ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD 902 PM PST WED JAN 12 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM PST THURSDAY ABOVE 3000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 3000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM PST THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 3000 FEET...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ABOVE 4000 FEET. VALLEY SNOW IS ALSO EXPECTED THURSDAY MORNING ESPECIALLY NORTH OF DEER PARK. UP TO AN INCH IS EXPECTED IN DEER PARK WITH AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE NEAR THE CANADIAN BORDER. VALLEY SNOW WILL CHANGE TO RAIN BY AFTERNOON. * TIMING: SNOW WILL DEVELOP AND BECOME VERY HEAVY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID-AFTERNOON THEN TAPER OFF BY EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD...ORIN-RICE ROAD... FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD * WINDS: WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE LESS THAN 15 MPH IN THE VALLEYS. RIDGE TOP WINDS EXCEEDING 45 MPH ARE LIKELY ABOVE 4500 FEET. * IMPACTS: THOSE DRIVING THROUGH HIGHER ELEVATION ROADWAYS IN THE NORTHEAST WASHINGTON MOUNTAINS WILL EXPERIENCE HEAVY SNOW... REDUCED VISIBILITIES...AND GREATLY DETERIORATED ROAD CONDITIONS THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY THURSDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IDZ004-131315- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110113T1800Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN... DOBSON PASS...LOOKOUT PASS 902 PM PST WED JAN 12 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 3500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 5 TO 10 INCHES OF WET SNOW IS EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 3500 FEET. THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE ABOVE 4000 FEET...INCLUDING LOOKOUT PASS. * ELEVATIONS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT WILL BE WET AND LESS THAN AN INCH BELOW ELEVATIONS OF 3000 FEET. SNOW LEVELS WILL CONTINUE TO RISE THROUGH THE NIGHT AND INTO TOMORROW. * TIMING: PERIODS OF HEAVY WET SNOW ARE EXPECTED FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING. SNOW LEVELS WILL RISE ABOVE 4000 FEET TOMORROW. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: FOURTH OF JULY PASS...MULLAN...DOBSON PASS...LOOKOUT PASS * WINDS: WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 15 MPH IN THE VALLEYS IN THE VALLEYS OF THE CENTRAL IDAHO PANHANDLE. RIDGE TOP WINDS EXCEEDING 45 MPH ARE LIKELY ABOVE 4500 FEET THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. GUSTY RIDGE TOP WINDS WILL REDEVELOP TOMORROW. * IMPACTS: MOTORISTS TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE 90 OVER LOOKOUT PASS SHOULD ANTICIPATE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ WAZ034-131315- /O.NEW.KOTX.ZR.Y.0001.110113T0800Z-110113T1800Z/ MOSES LAKE AREA- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MOSES LAKE...EPHRATA... OTHELLO...QUINCY 902 PM PST WED JAN 12 2011 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM PST THURSDAY. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS: A TENTH OF AN INCH OR LESS. * TIMING: FREEZING RAIN WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT...CHANGING TO A MIX OF RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN THURSDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: MOSES LAKE...EPHRATA...OTHELLO...QUINCY * IMPACTS: ROADWAYS WILL BECOME EXTREMELY ICY AS FREEZING RAIN DEVELOPS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ WAZ038-131315- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0004.110113T1200Z-110114T0000Z/ OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM... WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD...HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT... BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS 902 PM PST WED JAN 12 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 3 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS...MAINLY AROUND REPUBLIC. * ELEVATION: ALL ELEVATIONS EXCEPT THE LOWEST ELEVATIONS NEAR THE COLUMBIA RIVER AND SOUTHERN LAKE ROOSEVELT. * TIMING: SNOW WILL DEVELOP VERY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM...WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD...HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT...BOULDER CREEK ROAD... SHERMAN PASS * WINDS: LIGHT SOUTH WINDS IN THE VALLEYS...WITH SOUTH WINDS AT 10 TO 20 MPH AND GUSTS TO 40 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS. * IMPACTS: ROADWAYS AROUND REPUBLIC ARE LIKELY TO BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY...AND TRAVEL ACROSS SHERMAN PASS WILL BE CHALLENGING THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY THURSDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
568 WWUS46 KOTX 131221 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 421 AM PST THU JAN 13 2011 IDZ001-132030- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110114T0300Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM... BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD 421 AM PST THU JAN 13 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 3000 FEET...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ABOVE 4000 FEET. SNOW WILL ALSO FALL IN THE VALLEYS THIS MORNING...WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES FOR TOWNS NORTH OF SANDPOINT TO THE BC BORDER. IN ADDITION...FREEZING RAIN WILL FALL AND PRODUCE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS SURFACES. THE HIGHEST FREEZING RAIN THREAT WILL BE SOUTH OF SANDPOINT THIS MORNING...THEN CLOSER TO THE BC BORDER BY AFTERNOON AS WARM AIR MOVES UP FRO THE SOUTH. * TIMING: SNOW WILL DEVELOP AND BECOME VERY HEAVY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID- AFTERNOON THEN TAPER OFF BY EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM...BONNERS FERRY... PRIEST RIVER...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD * WINDS: WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 15 MPH IN THE VALLEYS INCLUDING SANDPOINT AND BONNERS FERRY. RIDGE TOP WINDS EXCEEDING 45 MPH ARE LIKELY ABOVE 4500 FEET. * IMPACTS: THOSE DRIVING THROUGH HIGHER ELEVATION ROADWAYS IN THE NORTH IDAHO MOUNTAINS WILL EXPERIENCE HEAVY SNOW... REDUCED VISIBILITIES...AND GREATLY DETERIORATED ROAD CONDITIONS THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY THURSDAY. POCKETS OF FREEZING RAIN WILL PRODUCE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS SURFACES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ WAZ037-132030- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110114T0300Z/ NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COLVILLE...DEER PARK... CHEWELAH...NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD... ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD 421 AM PST THU JAN 13 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 3000 FEET...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ABOVE 4000 FEET. VALLEY SNOW IS ALSO EXPECTED THIS MORNING ESPECIALLY NORTH OF DEER PARK. UP TO AN INCH IS EXPECTED IN DEER PARK WITH AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE NEAR THE CANADIAN BORDER. ALL VALLEYS WILL CHANGE TO RAIN BY AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...FREEZING RAIN WILL FALL AND PRODUCE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS SURFACES THIS MORNING. THE HIGHEST FREEZING RAIN THREAT WILL BE ACROSS THE SOUTH PART OF BOTH PEND OREILLE AND STEVENS COUNTY THIS MORNING...THEN CLOSER TO THE BC BORDER BY AFTERNOON AS WARM AIR MOVES UP FRO THE SOUTH. * TIMING: SNOW WILL DEVELOP AND BECOME VERY HEAVY EARLY THIS MORNING. HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID- AFTERNOON THEN TAPER OFF BY EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH... NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD... ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD * WINDS: WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE LESS THAN 15 MPH IN THE VALLEYS. RIDGE TOP WINDS EXCEEDING 45 MPH ARE LIKELY ABOVE 4500 FEET. * IMPACTS: THOSE DRIVING THROUGH HIGHER ELEVATION ROADWAYS IN THE NORTHEAST WASHINGTON MOUNTAINS WILL EXPERIENCE HEAVY SNOW... REDUCED VISIBILITIES...AND GREATLY DETERIORATED ROAD CONDITIONS THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY THURSDAY. POCKETS OF FREEZING RAIN WILL PRODUCE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS SURFACES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IDZ004-132030- /O.EXT.KOTX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110114T0000Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN... DOBSON PASS...LOOKOUT PASS 421 AM PST THU JAN 13 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON ABOVE 3500 FEET... THE WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 3500 FEET IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 6 INCHES OF WET SNOW IS EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 3500 FEET. DUE TO RISING SNOW LEVELS...THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE ABOVE 4500 FEET TODAY WHERE AN ADDITIONAL 6 TO 9 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. THIS INCLUDES LOOKOUT PASS. * ELEVATIONS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT WILL BE WET AND LESS THAN AN INCH BELOW ELEVATIONS OF 3000 FEET. SNOW LEVELS WILL CONTINUE TO RISE THROUGH THE DAY. * TIMING: PERIODS OF HEAVY WET SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY...WITH SNOW LEVELS RISING ABOVE 4000 FEET TOMORROW. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...DOBSON PASS... LOOKOUT PASS * WINDS: WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 15 MPH IN THE VALLEYS IN THE VALLEYS OF THE CENTRAL IDAHO PANHANDLE. RIDGE TOP WINDS EXCEEDING 45 MPH ARE LIKELY ABOVE 4500 FEET THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. GUSTY RIDGE TOP WINDS WILL REDEVELOP TOMORROW. * IMPACTS: MOTORISTS TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE 90 OVER LOOKOUT PASS SHOULD ANTICIPATE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ WAZ035-044-131800- /O.EXA.KOTX.ZR.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110113T1800Z/ UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN-WATERVILLE PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...GRAND COULEE...WILBUR... COULEE CITY...WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD...BADGER MOUNTAIN ROAD 421 AM PST THU JAN 13 2011 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS: A TENTH OF AN INCH OR LESS. * TIMING: FREEZING RAIN EARLY THIS MORNING WILL CHANGE TO RAIN BY MID TO LATE MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD...BADGER MOUNTAIN ROAD...GRAND COULEE...WILBUR...COULEE CITY * IMPACTS: ROADWAYS WILL BECOME EXTREMELY ICY AS FREEZING RAIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ WAZ038-131800- /O.EXT.KOTX.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110113T1800Z/ OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM... WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD...HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT... BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS 421 AM PST THU JAN 13 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 3 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS...MAINLY AROUND REPUBLIC. FREEZING RAIN WILL ALSO FALL THIS MORNING GENERALLY SOUTH OF A LINE FROM INCHELIUM TO NEAR OMAK. * ELEVATION: ALL ELEVATIONS. * TIMING: SNOW WILL DEVELOP VERY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM...WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD...HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT... BOULDER CREEK ROAD... SHERMAN PASS * WINDS: LIGHT SOUTH WINDS IN THE VALLEYS...WITH SOUTH WINDS AT 10 TO 20 MPH AND GUSTS TO 40 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS. * IMPACTS: ROADWAYS AROUND REPUBLIC ARE LIKELY TO BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY...AND TRAVEL ACROSS SHERMAN PASS WILL BE CHALLENGING THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY TODAY. FREEZING RAIN WILL MAKE SURFACES EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF A LINE FROM INCHELIUM TO NEAR OMAK. 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. && $$ WAZ034-131800- /O.CON.KOTX.ZR.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110113T1800Z/ MOSES LAKE AREA- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MOSES LAKE...EPHRATA...QUINCY 421 AM PST THU JAN 13 2011 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS: A TENTH OF AN INCH OR LESS. * TIMING: FREEZING RAIN EARLY THIS MORNING WILL CHANGE TO RAIN BY MID TO LATE MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: MOSES LAKE...EPHRATA...QUINCY * IMPACTS: ROADWAYS WILL BECOME EXTREMELY ICY AS FREEZING RAIN DEVELOPS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
230 WWUS46 KOTX 131439 AAA WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 639 AM PST THU JAN 13 2011 WAZ034-035-044-131545- /O.CAN.KOTX.ZR.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110113T1800Z/ MOSES LAKE AREA-UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN-WATERVILLE PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MOSES LAKE...EPHRATA... QUINCY...GRAND COULEE...WILBUR...COULEE CITY...WATERVILLE... MANSFIELD...BADGER MOUNTAIN ROAD 639 AM PST THU JAN 13 2011 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY. THOUGH THE WIDESPREAD FREEZING RAIN THREAT HAS ENDED...SCATTERED SHOWERS OF SNOW AND POCKETS OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY. SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED. $$ WAZ038-131545- /O.CAN.KOTX.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110113T1800Z/ OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM... WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD...HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT... BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS 639 AM PST THU JAN 13 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. THOUGH THE WIDESPREAD HEAVY SNOW THREAT HAS ENDED...SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL PRODUCE ADDITIONAL LOCALIZED ACCUMULATIONS LESS THAN AN INCH. THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE IN THE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 3500 FEET. POCKETS OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE...THOUGH SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED. $$ IDZ001-132245- /O.EXT.KOTX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110114T0000Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM... BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD 639 AM PST THU JAN 13 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 3000 FEET...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ABOVE 4000 FEET. SNOW WILL ALSO FALL IN THE VALLEYS THIS MORNING...WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES FOR TOWNS NORTH OF SANDPOINT TO THE BC BORDER. IN ADDITION...FREEZING RAIN WILL FALL AND PRODUCE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS SURFACES. THE HIGHEST FREEZING RAIN THREAT WILL BE SOUTH OF SANDPOINT THIS MORNING...THEN CLOSER TO THE BC BORDER BY AFTERNOON AS WARM AIR MOVES UP FROM THE SOUTH. * TIMING: HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID- AFTERNOON THEN TAPER OFF BY EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM...BONNERS FERRY... PRIEST RIVER...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD * WINDS: WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 15 MPH IN THE VALLEYS INCLUDING SANDPOINT AND BONNERS FERRY. RIDGE TOP WINDS EXCEEDING 45 MPH ARE LIKELY ABOVE 4500 FEET. * IMPACTS: THOSE DRIVING THROUGH HIGHER ELEVATION ROADWAYS IN THE NORTH IDAHO MOUNTAINS WILL EXPERIENCE HEAVY SNOW... REDUCED VISIBILITIES...AND GREATLY DETERIORATED ROAD CONDITIONS THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY THURSDAY. POCKETS OF FREEZING RAIN WILL PRODUCE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS SURFACES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ WAZ037-132245- /O.EXT.KOTX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110114T0000Z/ NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COLVILLE...DEER PARK... CHEWELAH...NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD... ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD 639 AM PST THU JAN 13 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 3000 FEET...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ABOVE 4000 FEET. VALLEY SNOW IS ALSO EXPECTED THIS MORNING ESPECIALLY NORTH OF DEER PARK. UP TO AN INCH IS EXPECTED IN DEER PARK WITH AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE NEAR THE CANADIAN BORDER. ALL VALLEYS WILL CHANGE TO RAIN BY AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...FREEZING RAIN WILL FALL AND PRODUCE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS SURFACES THIS MORNING. THE HIGHEST FREEZING RAIN THREAT WILL BE ACROSS THE SOUTH PART OF BOTH PEND OREILLE AND STEVENS COUNTY THIS MORNING...THEN CLOSER TO THE BC BORDER BY AFTERNOON AS WARM AIR MOVES UP FROM THE SOUTH. * TIMING: HEAVY SNOWFALL IN THE MOUNTAINS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID- AFTERNOON THEN TAPER OFF BY EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH... NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD... ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD * WINDS: WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE LESS THAN 15 MPH IN THE VALLEYS. RIDGE TOP WINDS EXCEEDING 45 MPH ARE LIKELY ABOVE 4500 FEET. * IMPACTS: THOSE DRIVING THROUGH HIGHER ELEVATION ROADWAYS IN THE NORTHEAST WASHINGTON MOUNTAINS WILL EXPERIENCE HEAVY SNOW... REDUCED VISIBILITIES...AND GREATLY DETERIORATED ROAD CONDITIONS THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY THURSDAY. POCKETS OF FREEZING RAIN WILL PRODUCE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS SURFACES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IDZ004-132245- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110114T0000Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN... DOBSON PASS...LOOKOUT PASS 639 AM PST THU JAN 13 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON ABOVE 3500 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 3500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 6 INCHES OF WET SNOW IS EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 3500 FEET. DUE TO RISING SNOW LEVELS...THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE ABOVE 4500 FEET TODAY WHERE AN ADDITIONAL 6 TO 9 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. THIS INCLUDES LOOKOUT PASS. * ELEVATIONS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT WILL BE WET AND LESS THAN AN INCH BELOW ELEVATIONS OF 3000 FEET. SNOW LEVELS WILL CONTINUE TO RISE THROUGH THE DAY. * TIMING: PERIODS OF HEAVY WET SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY...WITH SNOW LEVELS RISING ABOVE 4000 FEET TOMORROW. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...DOBSON PASS... LOOKOUT PASS * WINDS: WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 15 MPH IN THE VALLEYS IN THE VALLEYS OF THE CENTRAL IDAHO PANHANDLE. RIDGE TOP WINDS EXCEEDING 45 MPH ARE LIKELY ABOVE 4500 FEET THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. GUSTY RIDGE TOP WINDS WILL REDEVELOP TOMORROW. * IMPACTS: MOTORISTS TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE 90 OVER LOOKOUT PASS SHOULD ANTICIPATE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$
076 WWUS46 KOTX 132206 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 206 PM PST THU JAN 13 2011 IDZ001-132315- /O.CAN.KOTX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110114T0000Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM... BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD 206 PM PST THU JAN 13 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. TEMPERATURES HAVE INCREASED AND SNOWFALL HAS DIMINISHED OVER THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE...SO THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED. $$ IDZ004-WAZ037-132315- /O.CAN.KOTX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110114T0000Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN... DOBSON PASS...LOOKOUT PASS...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH... NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD... ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD 206 PM PST THU JAN 13 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. TEMPERATURES HAVE INCREASED AND SNOWFALL HAS DIMINISHED OVER THE NORTHEAST WASHINGTON MOUNTAINS AND THE CENTRAL IDAHO PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS...SO THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED. $$
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.