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Winter Storm Warning 3, NWS Pocatello, ID

February 25, 2011

NWS Pocatello, ID issued this winter storm warning at Feb 25, 2011, 3:24 AM MST. It took effect at Feb 25, 2011, 5:00 AM MST. It was in force for 25 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 25, 2011, 3:24 AM MST (10:24 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 25, 2011, 5:00 AM MST
Expired
Feb 26, 2011, 5:57 AM MST
In force
25 hr
Issued by
NWS Pocatello, ID

The text

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

314 
WWUS45 KPIH 251024
WSWPIH

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
324 AM MST FRI FEB 25 2011

IDZ023-025-251830-
/O.UPG.KPIH.WS.A.0001.110225T1900Z-110226T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KPIH.WW.Y.0008.110225T1200Z-110226T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KPIH.WS.W.0003.110225T1200Z-110226T1200Z/
CARIBOU HIGHLANDS-WASATCH MOUNTAINS/IDAHO PORTION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAVA HOT SPRINGS...SODA SPRINGS...
MCCAMMON...FISH CREEK SUMMIT...SWAN VALLEY...GRAYS LAKE NWR...
MONTPELIER...GEORGETOWN...PARIS...GEORGETOWN SUMMIT
324 AM MST FRI FEB 25 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SATURDAY ABOVE
7000 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SATURDAY
BELOW 7000 FEET FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING ABOVE 7000 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING 
SNOW....WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SATURDAY.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY BELOW 7000 FEET HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED.
THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY BELOW 7000 FEET FOR SNOW AND BLOWING
SNOW IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SATURDAY. 


* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ABOVE 7000 FEET ELEVATION...9 TO 14 INCHES.
  BELOW 7000 FEET ELEVATION...2 TO 10 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW HAS ALREADY DEVELOPED BUT WILL BE AT ITS MOST
  INTENSE DURING THE EVENING HOURS TONIGHT.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE...LAVA HOT SPRINGS...SODA SPRINGS...
  MCCAMMON...FISH CREEK SUMMIT...SWAN VALLEY... GRAYS LAKE
  NWR...MONTPELIER...GEORGETOWN...PARIS... GEORGETOWN SUMMIT

* IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW MAY MAKE SOME OF THE HIGHER ELEVATION ROADS
  TEMPORARILY IMPASSABLE. AT LOWER ELEVATIONS...DRIVING WILL BE
  DIFFICULT. PLAN MORE TIME IN REACHING YOUR DESTINATION.  

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL
MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

IDZ022-024-251830-
/O.UPG.KPIH.WS.A.0001.110225T1900Z-110226T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KPIH.WW.Y.0008.110225T1200Z-110226T1200Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-CACHE VALLEY/IDAHO PORTION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MALAD...OAKLEY...CITY OF ROCKS...
CONNOR SUMMIT...SWEETZER SUMMIT...MALAD SUMMIT...PRESTON
324 AM MST FRI FEB 25 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SATURDAY FOR 
SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 5 AM MST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 10 INCHES OF NEW SNOW ARE EXPECTED IN
  THE SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS AND THE IDAHO PORTION OF THE CACHE
  VALLEY.  

* TIMING...SNOW HAS ALREADY DEVELOPED BUT WILL INTENSIFY DURING
  THE EVENING HOURS TONIGHT.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE...MALAD...OAKLEY...CITY OF ROCKS...CONNOR
  SUMMIT...SWEETZER SUMMIT...MALAD SUMMIT...PRESTON

* IMPACTS...SNOW AND LOW VISIBILITY IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW
  WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. CHECK THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS
  BEFORE HEADING OUT BY DIALING 5 1 1.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$

IDZ021-251830-
/O.NEW.KPIH.WW.Y.0008.110225T1200Z-110226T1200Z/
LOWER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...POCATELLO...BLACKFOOT...MASSACRE ROCKS
324 AM MST FRI FEB 25 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SATURDAY FOR 
SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 5 AM MST SATURDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES IN THE LOW ELEVATIONS. 3 TO 6
  INCHES ON THE BENCHES...ESPECIALLY THOSE SURROUNDING POCATELLO.

* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING...THEN INTENSIFY
  DURING THE EVENING HOURS TONIGHT.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE...POCATELLO...BLACKFOOT...MASSACRE ROCKS

* WINDS...WEST WIND OF 10 TO 15 MPH CAN CAUSE DRIFTING SNOW.

* IMPACTS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE DRIVING
  HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY WITH AN ICY ACCUMULATION UNDERNEATH THE
  NEW SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$

MESSICK
6 follow-up statements
316 
WWUS45 KPIH 251034
WSWPIH

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
334 AM MST FRI FEB 25 2011

IDZ023-025-252230-
/O.CON.KPIH.WS.W.0003.110225T1200Z-110226T1200Z/
/O.CON.KPIH.WW.Y.0008.110225T1200Z-110226T1200Z/
CARIBOU HIGHLANDS-WASATCH MOUNTAINS/IDAHO PORTION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAVA HOT SPRINGS...SODA SPRINGS...
MCCAMMON...FISH CREEK SUMMIT...SWAN VALLEY...GRAYS LAKE NWR...
MONTPELIER...GEORGETOWN...PARIS...GEORGETOWN SUMMIT
334 AM MST FRI FEB 25 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SATURDAY
ABOVE 7000 FEET...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST
SATURDAY BELOW 7000 FEET...

A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 7000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
5 AM MST SATURDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY BELOW 7000 FEET
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SATURDAY. 

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY BELOW 7000 FEET HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED.
THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY BELOW 7000 FEET FOR SNOW AND BLOWING
SNOW IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SATURDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ABOVE 7000 FEET ELEVATION...9 TO14 
  INCHES. BELOW 7000 FEET ELEVATION...2 TO 10 INCHES. 

* TIMING...SNOW HAS ALREADY DEVELOPED BUT WILL BE AT ITS MOST 
  INTENSE DURING THE EVENING HOURS TONIGHT.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE...LAVA HOT SPRINGS...SODA SPRINGS... 
  MCCAMMON...FISH CREEK SUMMIT...SWAN VALLEY... GRAYS LAKE 
  NWR... MONTPELIER...GEORGETOWN...PARIS... GEORGETOWN SUMMIT

* IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW MAY MAKE SOME OF THE HIGHER ELEVATION
  ROADS TEMPORARILY IMPASSABLE. AT LOWER ELEVATIONS...DRIVING 
  WILL BE DIFFICULT. PLAN MORE TIME IN REACHING YOUR 
  DESTINATION. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL
MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

IDZ022-024-252230-
/O.CON.KPIH.WW.Y.0008.110225T1200Z-110226T1200Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-CACHE VALLEY/IDAHO PORTION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MALAD...OAKLEY...CITY OF ROCKS...
CONNOR SUMMIT...SWEETZER SUMMIT...MALAD SUMMIT...PRESTON
334 AM MST FRI FEB 25 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST
SATURDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST
SATURDAY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 10 INCHES OF NEW SNOW ARE EXPECTED 
  INTHE SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS AND THE IDAHO PORTION OF THE 
  CACHE VALLEY. 

* TIMING...SNOW HAS ALREADY DEVELOPED BUT WILL INTENSIFY DURING 
  THE EVENING HOURS TONIGHT.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE...MALAD...OAKLEY...CITY OF ROCKS...CONNOR 
  SUMMIT...SWEETZER SUMMIT...MALAD SUMMIT...PRESTON

* IMPACTS...SNOW AND LOW VISIBILITY IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING 
  SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. CHECK THE LATEST ROAD 
  CONDITIONS BEFORE HEADING OUT BY DIALING 5 1 1.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$

IDZ021-252230-
/O.CON.KPIH.WW.Y.0008.110225T1200Z-110226T1200Z/
LOWER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...POCATELLO...BLACKFOOT...MASSACRE ROCKS
334 AM MST FRI FEB 25 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST
SATURDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST
SATURDAY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES IN THE LOW ELEVATIONS. 3 TO 
  6 INCHES ON THE BENCHES...ESPECIALLY THOSE SURROUNDING 
  POCATELLO. 

* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING...THEN 
  INTENSIFY DURING THE EVENING HOURS TONIGHT. 

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE...POCATELLO...BLACKFOOT...MASSACRE ROCKS

* WINDS...WEST WIND OF 10 TO 15 MPH CAN CAUSE DRIFTING SNOW.

* IMPACTS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE DRIVING HAZARDOUS... 
  ESPECIALLY WITH AN ICY ACCUMULATION UNDERNEATH THE NEW SNOW. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$
804 
WWUS45 KPIH 251302
WSWPIH

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
602 AM MST FRI FEB 25 2011

IDZ023-025-252200-
/O.CON.KPIH.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110226T1200Z/
/O.CON.KPIH.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110226T1200Z/
CARIBOU HIGHLANDS-WASATCH MOUNTAINS/IDAHO PORTION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAVA HOT SPRINGS...SODA SPRINGS...
MCCAMMON...FISH CREEK SUMMIT...SWAN VALLEY...GRAYS LAKE NWR...
MONTPELIER...GEORGETOWN...PARIS...GEORGETOWN SUMMIT
602 AM MST FRI FEB 25 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SATURDAY
ABOVE 7000 FEET...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST
SATURDAY BELOW 7000 FEET...

A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 7000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
5 AM MST SATURDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY BELOW 7000 FEET
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SATURDAY. 

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY BELOW 7000 FEET HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED.
THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY BELOW 7000 FEET FOR SNOW AND BLOWING
SNOW IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SATURDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ABOVE 7000 FEET ELEVATION...9 TO14 
  INCHES. BELOW 7000 FEET ELEVATION...2 TO 10 INCHES. 

* TIMING...SNOW HAS ALREADY DEVELOPED BUT WILL BE AT ITS MOST 
  INTENSE DURING THE EVENING HOURS TONIGHT.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE...LAVA HOT SPRINGS...SODA SPRINGS... 
  MCCAMMON...FISH CREEK SUMMIT...SWAN VALLEY... GRAYS LAKE 
  NWR... MONTPELIER...GEORGETOWN...PARIS... GEORGETOWN SUMMIT

* IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW MAY MAKE SOME OF THE HIGHER ELEVATION 
  ROADS TEMPORARILY IMPASSABLE. AT LOWER ELEVATIONS...DRIVING 
  WILL BE DIFFICULT. PLAN MORE TIME IN REACHING YOUR 
  DESTINATION. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL
MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

IDZ017-252200-
/O.EXB.KPIH.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110226T1000Z/
EASTERN MAGIC VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURLEY...RUPERT...SHOSHONE...CAREY
602 AM MST FRI FEB 25 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM MST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW....WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM MST
SATURDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 6 INCHES...WITH HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS
  SOUTH OF THE SNAKE RIVER.

* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING...THEN INTENSIFY
  DURING THE DAY TODAY.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE...BURLEY...RUPERT...SHOSHONE...AND CAREY

* WINDS...WEST WIND OF 10 TO 15 MPH CAN CAUSE DRIFTING SNOW.

* IMPACTS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE DRIVING HAZARDOUS... 
  ESPECIALLY WITH AN ICY ACCUMULATION UNDERNEATH THE NEW SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$

IDZ022-024-252200-
/O.CON.KPIH.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110226T1200Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-CACHE VALLEY/IDAHO PORTION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MALAD...OAKLEY...CITY OF ROCKS...
CONNOR SUMMIT...SWEETZER SUMMIT...MALAD SUMMIT...PRESTON
602 AM MST FRI FEB 25 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST
SATURDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST
SATURDAY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 10 INCHES OF NEW SNOW ARE EXPECTED 
  INTHE SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS AND THE IDAHO PORTION OF THE 
  CACHE VALLEY. 

* TIMING...SNOW HAS ALREADY DEVELOPED BUT WILL INTENSIFY DURING 
  THE EVENING HOURS TONIGHT.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE...MALAD...OAKLEY...CITY OF ROCKS...CONNOR 
  SUMMIT...SWEETZER SUMMIT...MALAD SUMMIT...PRESTON

* IMPACTS...SNOW AND LOW VISIBILITY IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING 
  SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. CHECK THE LATEST ROAD 
  CONDITIONS BEFORE HEADING OUT BY DIALING 5 1 1.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$

IDZ021-252200-
/O.CON.KPIH.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110226T1200Z/
LOWER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...POCATELLO...BLACKFOOT...MASSACRE ROCKS
602 AM MST FRI FEB 25 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST
SATURDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST
SATURDAY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES IN THE LOW ELEVATIONS. 3 TO 
  6 INCHES ON THE BENCHES...ESPECIALLY THOSE SURROUNDING 
  POCATELLO. 

* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING...THEN 
  INTENSIFY DURING THE EVENING HOURS TONIGHT.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE...POCATELLO...BLACKFOOT...MASSACRE ROCKS

* WINDS...WEST WIND OF 10 TO 15 MPH CAN CAUSE DRIFTING SNOW.

* IMPACTS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE DRIVING HAZARDOUS... 
  ESPECIALLY WITH AN ICY ACCUMULATION UNDERNEATH THE NEW SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$
571 
WWUS45 KPIH 252121
WSWPIH

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
221 PM MST FRI FEB 25 2011

IDZ023-025-261000-
/O.CAN.KPIH.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110226T1200Z/
/O.CON.KPIH.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110226T1200Z/
CARIBOU HIGHLANDS-WASATCH MOUNTAINS/IDAHO PORTION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAVA HOT SPRINGS...SODA SPRINGS...
MCCAMMON...FISH CREEK SUMMIT...SWAN VALLEY...GRAYS LAKE NWR...
MONTPELIER...GEORGETOWN...PARIS...GEORGETOWN SUMMIT
221 PM MST FRI FEB 25 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST
SATURDAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS CANCELED THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 5 AM MST SATURDAY. 

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY BELOW 7000 FEET HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED.
THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY BELOW 7000 FEET FOR SNOW AND BLOWING
SNOW IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SATURDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ABOVE 7000 FEET ELEVATION...9 TO 14 INCHES.
  BELOW 7000 FEET ELEVATION...6 TO 10 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW HAS ALREADY DEVELOPED BUT WILL BE AT ITS MOST
  INTENSE AFTER SUNSET.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE...LAVA HOT SPRINGS...SODA SPRINGS... 
  MCCAMMON...FISH CREEK SUMMIT...SWAN VALLEY... GRAYS LAKE 
  NWR... MONTPELIER...GEORGETOWN...PARIS... GEORGETOWN SUMMIT

* IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW MAY MAKE SOME OF THE HIGHER ELEVATION 
  ROADS TEMPORARILY IMPASSABLE. AT LOWER ELEVATIONS...DRIVING 
  WILL BE DIFFICULT. PLAN MORE TIME IN REACHING YOUR 
  DESTINATION. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

IDZ022-024-261000-
/O.UPG.KPIH.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110226T1200Z/
/O.EXA.KPIH.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110226T1200Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-CACHE VALLEY/IDAHO PORTION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MALAD...OAKLEY...CITY OF ROCKS...
CONNOR SUMMIT...SWEETZER SUMMIT...MALAD SUMMIT...PRESTON
221 PM MST FRI FEB 25 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST
SATURDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES OF NEW SNOW ARE EXPECTED
  IN THE SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS AND THE IDAHO PORTION OF THE CACHE
  VALLEY.

* TIMING...SNOW HAS ALREADY DEVELOPED BUT WILL INTENSIFY AFTER
  SUNSET. 

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE...MALAD...OAKLEY...CITY OF ROCKS...CONNOR 
  SUMMIT...SWEETZER SUMMIT...MALAD SUMMIT...PRESTON

* IMPACTS...SNOW AND LOW VISIBILITY IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING 
  SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. CHECK THE LATEST ROAD 
  CONDITIONS BEFORE HEADING OUT BY DIALING 5 1 1.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

IDZ021-261000-
/O.CON.KPIH.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110226T1200Z/
LOWER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...POCATELLO...BLACKFOOT...MASSACRE ROCKS
221 PM MST FRI FEB 25 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST
SATURDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST
SATURDAY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 6 INCHES.

* TIMING...THROUGH TONIGHT.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE...POCATELLO...BLACKFOOT...MASSACRE ROCKS

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.

* IMPACTS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE DRIVING HAZARDOUS... 
  ESPECIALLY WITH AN ICY ACCUMULATION UNDERNEATH THE NEW SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$

IDZ017-261000-
/O.CON.KPIH.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110226T1000Z/
EASTERN MAGIC VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURLEY...RUPERT...SHOSHONE...CAREY
221 PM MST FRI FEB 25 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM MST
SATURDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM MST
SATURDAY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 6 INCHES.

* TIMING...THROUGH 3 AM.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE...BURLEY...RUPERT...SHOSHONE...AND CAREY

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.

* IMPACTS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE DRIVING HAZARDOUS... 
  ESPECIALLY WITH AN ICY ACCUMULATION UNDERNEATH THE NEW SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$
565 
WWUS45 KPIH 260038
WSWPIH

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
538 PM MST FRI FEB 25 2011

IDZ023-025-261000-
/O.CON.KPIH.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110226T1200Z/
CARIBOU HIGHLANDS-WASATCH MOUNTAINS/IDAHO PORTION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAVA HOT SPRINGS...SODA SPRINGS...
MCCAMMON...FISH CREEK SUMMIT...SWAN VALLEY...GRAYS LAKE NWR...
MONTPELIER...GEORGETOWN...PARIS...GEORGETOWN SUMMIT
538 PM MST FRI FEB 25 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST
SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SATURDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ABOVE 7000 FEET ELEVATION...9 TO 14 
  INCHES. BELOW 7000 FEET ELEVATION...6 TO 10 INCHES. 

* TIMING...SNOW HAS ALREADY DEVELOPED BUT WILL BE AT ITS MOST 
  INTENSE AFTER SUNSET.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE...LAVA HOT SPRINGS...SODA SPRINGS... 
  MCCAMMON...FISH CREEK SUMMIT...SWAN VALLEY... GRAYS LAKE 
  NWR... MONTPELIER...GEORGETOWN...PARIS... GEORGETOWN SUMMIT

* IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW MAY MAKE SOME OF THE HIGHER ELEVATION 
  ROADS TEMPORARILY IMPASSABLE. AT LOWER ELEVATIONS...DRIVING 
  WILL BE DIFFICULT. PLAN MORE TIME IN REACHING YOUR 
  DESTINATION. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

IDZ022-024-261000-
/O.CON.KPIH.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110226T1200Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-CACHE VALLEY/IDAHO PORTION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MALAD...OAKLEY...CITY OF ROCKS...
CONNOR SUMMIT...SWEETZER SUMMIT...MALAD SUMMIT...PRESTON
538 PM MST FRI FEB 25 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST
SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SATURDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES OF NEW SNOW ARE EXPECTED 
  IN THE SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS AND THE IDAHO PORTION OF THE 
  CACHE VALLEY. 

* TIMING...SNOW HAS ALREADY DEVELOPED BUT WILL INTENSIFY AFTER 
  SUNSET.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE...MALAD...OAKLEY...CITY OF ROCKS...CONNOR 
  SUMMIT...SWEETZER SUMMIT...MALAD SUMMIT...PRESTON

* IMPACTS...SNOW AND LOW VISIBILITY IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING 
  SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. CHECK THE LATEST ROAD 
  CONDITIONS BEFORE HEADING OUT BY DIALING 5 1 1.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

IDZ021-261000-
/O.CON.KPIH.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110226T1200Z/
LOWER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...POCATELLO...BLACKFOOT...MASSACRE ROCKS
538 PM MST FRI FEB 25 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST
SATURDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST
SATURDAY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 6 INCHES.

* TIMING...THROUGH TONIGHT.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE...POCATELLO...BLACKFOOT...AMERICAN FALLS

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.

* IMPACTS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT AT
  TIMES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$

IDZ017-261000-
/O.CON.KPIH.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110226T1000Z/
EASTERN MAGIC VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURLEY...RUPERT...SHOSHONE...CAREY
538 PM MST FRI FEB 25 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM MST
SATURDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM MST
SATURDAY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 6 INCHES.

* TIMING...THROUGH 3 AM.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE...BURLEY...RUPERT...SHOSHONE...AND CAREY

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.

* IMPACTS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$
033 
WWUS45 KPIH 260942
WSWPIH

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
242 AM MST SAT FEB 26 2011

IDZ021-261045-
/O.CAN.KPIH.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110226T1200Z/
LOWER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...POCATELLO...BLACKFOOT...MASSACRE ROCKS
242 AM MST SAT FEB 26 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. 

LIGHT SNOW AND LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING.
HOWEVER...WIDESPREAD SNOW HAS ENDED. DO EXPECT HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY ON LESS TRAVELLED AND UNTREATED ROADS THIS
MORNING.  

$$

IDZ017-261045-
/O.CAN.KPIH.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110226T1000Z/
EASTERN MAGIC VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURLEY...RUPERT...SHOSHONE...CAREY
242 AM MST SAT FEB 26 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. 

LIGHT SNOW AND LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING.
HOWEVER...WIDESPREAD SNOW HAS ENDED. DO EXPECT HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY ON LESS TRAVELLED AND UNTREATED ROADS THIS
MORNING.  

$$

IDZ023-025-261500-
/O.EXT.KPIH.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110226T1500Z/
CARIBOU HIGHLANDS-WASATCH MOUNTAINS/IDAHO PORTION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTPELIER...GEORGETOWN...PARIS...
GEORGETOWN SUMMIT
242 AM MST SAT FEB 26 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THIS
MORNING...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THIS
MORNING. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES. 

* TIMING...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
  MORNING AND BEGIN TO TAPER OFF HEADING TOWARD LUNCHTIME. 

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE...MONTPELIER...GEORGETOWN...PARIS...
  GEORGETOWN SUMMIT...EMIGRANT SUMMIT AND BEAR LAKE.

* IMPACTS...MANY AREAS HAVE SEE MODERATE TO HIGH ACCUMULATIONS OF
  SNOW WITH THIS STORM ALREADY. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ALONG WITH
  LOCALLY BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING THIS
  MORNING ESPECIALLY ON LESS TRAVELLED AND UNTREATED ROADS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

IDZ022-024-261500-
/O.EXT.KPIH.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110226T1500Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-CACHE VALLEY/IDAHO PORTION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MALAD...SWEETZER SUMMIT...PRESTON
242 AM MST SAT FEB 26 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THIS
MORNING...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THIS
MORNING. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES. 

* TIMING...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
  MORNING AND BEGIN TO TAPER OFF HEADING TOWARD LUNCHTIME.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE...MALAD...CONNOR SUMMIT...SWEETZER
  SUMMIT...MALAD SUMMIT...PRESTON

* IMPACTS...MANY AREAS HAVE SEE MODERATE TO HIGH ACCUMULATIONS OF
  SNOW WITH THIS STORM ALREADY. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ALONG WITH
  LOCALLY BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING THIS
  MORNING ESPECIALLY ON LESS TRAVELLED AND UNTREATED ROADS.
  INTERSTATE 84 FROM NEAR SWEETZER SUMMIT TO THE UTAH BORDER WILL BE
  AN ISSUE DUE TO STRONGER WINDS WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$
835 
WWUS45 KPIH 261257
WSWPIH

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
557 AM MST SAT FEB 26 2011


IDZ022>025-261400-
/O.CAN.KPIH.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110226T1500Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-CARIBOU HIGHLANDS-
CACHE VALLEY/IDAHO PORTION-WASATCH MOUNTAINS/IDAHO PORTION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MALAD...SWEETZER SUMMIT...PRESTON...
MONTPELIER...GEORGETOWN...PARIS...GEORGETOWN SUMMIT
557 AM MST SAT FEB 26 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

SNOW HAS RAPIDLY DECREASED ACROSS SOUTHEAST IDAHO. LIGHT SNOW AND
LOCALLY BREEZY CONDITIONS ARE STILL POSSIBLE...HOWEVER THE
WIDESPREAD SNOW APPEARS TO HAVE ENDED. HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS ARE QUITE LIKELY STILL SO USE CAUTION IF TRAVELLING THIS
MORNING ESPECIALLY ON SECONDARY AND UNTREATED ROADS.  

$$

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 Pocatello, ID wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Feb 25, 3:02 AM MST, 22 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 25, 3:02 AM MST, 22 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
302 AM MST FRI FEB 25 2011

.SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH SUN NIGHT. LEADING EDGE OF UPPER LEVEL
TROUGH CONTINUES TO PUMP MOISTURE RIGHT ALONG THE IDAHO-UTAH
BORDER AND WILL BE SLOW TO MOVE. THUS HAVE ISSUED WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR PARTS OF THE AREA...ABOVE 7000 FT. WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY FOR MODERATE SNOW BELOW 7000 FT AND SPILLING INTO THE
LOWER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN WHERE GOOD UPSLOPE SHOULD ENHANCE SNOW
FALL AMOUNTS. SNOW FALL CONTINUES THROUGH TONIGHT...BUT SHOULD BE
WRAPPING UP SAT MORNING. WEAK UPPER LEVEL RIDGING LEAVES MOST OF
THE MIDDLE PART OF THIS PERIOD DRY...THEN FOR SUN/SUN NIGHT SOME
WEAK SHORTWAVES MOVING THROUGH THE LONGWAVE RIDGE MAY PRODUCE SOME
VERY LIGHT PRECIPITATION OVER THE FORECAST AREA. WITH THE
NORTHWESTERLY FLOW SETTING UP AFTER TODAY...INCOMING AIR WILL BE A
LITTLE COLDER...THEN WITH SOME CLEARING AND FRESH SNOW OVERNIGHT
LOWS WILL TURN MUCH COLDER. WIND MAY PICK UP SUN AFTERNOON WITH
THE WEAK SHORTWAVE EXPECTED THAT DAY.  MESSICK

.LONG TERM...MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. EARLY NEXT WEEK...WE WILL REMAIN
IN WESTERLY FLOW. THIS WILL BRING A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW TO
EASTERN IDAHO...MAINLY IN THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND UPPER SNAKE
HIGHLANDS. FOR THE REST OF PERIOD...MORE ACTIVE WEATHER IS FORECAST
AS THE BIG STORM OFF THE WEST COAST MAKES ROADS INLAND AND ACROSS
THE WEST. IT WILL NOT COME ACROSS AS ONE STORM...BUT IN WAVES.
TRYING TO TIME ALL OF THIS OUT IS REALLY NOT POSSIBLE THIS FAR OUT
DUE TO THE NATURE OF THE PATTERN. WE WILL SEE SNOW IN MOST
AREAS...EXCEPT FOR PORTIONS OF THE LOWER SNAKE PLAIN AND SOUTHERN
HIGHLANDS WHERE VALLEY TEMPERATURES WILL WARM ENOUGH TO PRODUCE A
MIX OR RAIN AND SNOW. IT WILL BE BREEZY THROUGH THE PERIOD...WHICH
MEANS SOME AREAS MAY SEE PROBLEMS DUE TO BLOWING/DRIFTING SNOW
ESPECIALLY IN HIGHER ELEVATIONS.  KEYES

&&

.AVIATION...SNOW WILL CONTINUE MOST OF TODAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT
ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN HALF OF THE FORECAST AREA. THIS WILL IMPACT
KPIH AND KBYI THE MOST. KIDA AND KSUN WILL SEE SNOW...BUT LIKELY
MORE SPORADIC THAN FARTHER SOUTH. DURING PERIODS OF
SNOW...MVFR/IFR CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY WITH ISOLATED POCKETS OF LIFR
POSSIBLE. OTHERWISE VFR CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST WITH SOME MVFR MIXED
IN DUE TO LINGERING LOWER CEILINGS. ACROSS NORTHERN AREAS...SOME SNOW SHOWER
ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED WITH LESS FREQUENT DROPS IN VISIBILITY AND
CEILINGS DUE TO THE SHOWERY NATURE OF THINGS. GUSTY WINDS MAY ALSO
CREATE SOME PROBLEMS WITH BLOWING/DRIFTING SNOW...BUT THIS WOULD
AFFECT NON-TAF AIRPORTS AND BACKCOUNTRY SITES. KEYES

&&

.PIH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 5 AM MST SATURDAY IDZ021.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 5 AM MST SATURDAY BELOW 7000 FEET
FOR THE IDZ023-025.

WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 5 AM MST SATURDAY ABOVE 7000 FEET FOR
THE IDZ023-025.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 5 AM MST SATURDAY IDZ022-024.

&&
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 24, 4:40 AM MST, 22 hours 44 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
440 AM MST THU FEB 24 2011

IDZ017>025-031-032-251145-
EASTERN MAGIC VALLEY-SAWTOOTH MOUNTAINS-UPPER SNAKE HIGHLANDS-
UPPER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN-LOWER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN-
SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-CARIBOU HIGHLANDS-
CACHE VALLEY/IDAHO PORTION-WASATCH MOUNTAINS/IDAHO PORTION-
BIG AND LITTLE WOOD RIVER REGION-LOST RIVER/PAHSIMEROI-
440 AM MST THU FEB 24 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN IDAHO.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE MAJORITY OF
SOUTHEAST IDAHO THROUGH THIS EVENING. GUSTY WINDS WILL
OCCASIONALLY CAUSE BLOWING OF SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITIES ON AREA
ROADWAYS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

COLD AND UNSETTLED WEATHER WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH
ANOTHER CHANCE OF SNOW BY MIDWEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WE ASK TRAINED SPOTTERS AND CITIZENS TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER CONDITIONS WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO. THESE CONDITIONS MAY
INCLUDE HAIL...TORNADOES...STRONG WIND...DUST STORMS...SNOWFALL...
EXTREME COLD TEMPERATURES...FREEZING RAIN OR HEAVY RAIN...DENSE
FOG...AND FLOODING OR ICE JAMS. INFORMATION ABOUT THESE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS SHOULD BE CALLED INTO YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
OFFICE IN POCATELLO USING THE 1-800 SEVERE WEATHER HOTLINE...OR
208-233-0834.

The office that day

Everything else NWS Pocatello, ID issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 24, 7:23 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementPIHBannock, Cassia, Power3 hr
Feb 24, 10:05 PM MSTWinter Storm WatchPIH5 hr
Feb 25, 3:24 AM MSTWinter Weather AdvisoryPIH23 hr

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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.