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Winter Storm Warning 8, NWS Pocatello, ID

November 16, 2011

NWS Pocatello, ID issued this winter storm warning at Nov 16, 2011, 3:04 AM MST. It took effect at Nov 16, 2011, 5:00 PM MST. It was in force for 42 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
Nov 16, 2011, 3:04 AM MST (10:04 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 16, 2011, 5:00 PM MST
Expired
Nov 18, 2011, 11:00 AM MST
In force
42 hr
Issued by
NWS Pocatello, ID

The text

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

941 
WWUS45 KPIH 161004
WSWPIH

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
304 AM MST WED NOV 16 2011

...SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OVER THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS
TONIGHT THROUGH TOMORROW NIGHT...

.AN UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP OVER WASHINGTON AND OREGON
TONIGHT AS MOISTURE STREAMS INTO THE WESTERN SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL
MOUNTAINS. THIS WILL BRING ABOUT 10 TO 15 INCHES OF NEW SNOW TO
THE AREA THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...MAINLY FOCUSED ON THE EXTREME
WESTERN EXTENTS OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS.

IDZ018-162215-
/O.NEW.KPIH.WS.W.0008.111117T0000Z-111118T0600Z/
SAWTOOTH MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STANLEY...CLAYTON
304 AM MST WED NOV 16 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
11 PM MST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOWFALL...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 11 PM MST THURSDAY.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN EARLY THIS EVENING WITH THE GREATEST
  INTENSITY BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 6AM.

* MAIN IMPACT...VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED AS THE SNOW FALLS AND
  DRIVING WILL BECOME DIFFICULT AS SNOW ACCUMULATES ON THE ROADS.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE...STANLEY AND CLAYTON


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.

&&

$$

IDZ031-162215-
/O.NEW.KPIH.WS.W.0008.111117T0000Z-111118T0600Z/
BIG AND LITTLE WOOD RIVER REGION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAILEY...KETCHUM...SUN VALLEY...
BELLEVUE...CAREY
304 AM MST WED NOV 16 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
11 PM MST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 11 PM MST THURSDAY.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN EARLY THIS EVENING WITH THE GREATEST
  INTENSITY BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 6AM.

* MAIN IMPACT...VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED AS THE SNOW FALLS AND
  DRIVING WILL BECOME DIFFICULT AS SNOW ACCUMULATES ON THE ROADS.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE...HAILEY...KETCHUM...SUN VALLEY...BELLEVUE
  AND CAREY.

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.

&&

$$
6 follow-up statements
013 
WWUS45 KPIH 162031
WSWPIH

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
131 PM MST WED NOV 16 2011

...SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OVER THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS
TONIGHT THROUGH TOMORROW NIGHT AND POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOW IN THE
SOUTHERN AND EASTERN HIGHLANDS THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.AN UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP OVER WASHINGTON AND OREGON
TONIGHT AS MOISTURE STREAMS INTO THE WESTERN SLOPES OF THE
CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. THIS WILL BRING ABOUT 10 TO 15 INCHES OF NEW
SNOW TO THE AREA THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...MAINLY FOCUSED ON THE
EXTREME WESTERN EXTENTS OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. THE MOISTURE
WILL SPREAD EAST OVER THE REST OF THE STATE TO THE EASTERN AND
SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS DURING THE DAY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT WITH
A CHANCE OF 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW IN THOSE REGIONS.  

IDZ018-171100-
/O.CON.KPIH.WS.W.0008.111117T0000Z-111118T0600Z/
SAWTOOTH MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STANLEY...CLAYTON
131 PM MST WED NOV 16 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 11 PM MST THURSDAY...

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN EARLY THIS EVENING WITH THE GREATEST 
  INTENSITY BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 6AM. 

* MAIN IMPACT...VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED AS THE SNOW FALLS 
  AND DRIVING WILL BECOME DIFFICULT AS SNOW ACCUMULATES ON THE 
  ROADS. 

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE...STANLEY AND CLAYTON

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.

&&

$$

IDZ031-171100-
/O.CON.KPIH.WS.W.0008.111117T0000Z-111118T0600Z/
BIG AND LITTLE WOOD RIVER REGION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAILEY...KETCHUM...SUN VALLEY...
BELLEVUE...CAREY
131 PM MST WED NOV 16 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 11 PM MST THURSDAY...

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN EARLY THIS EVENING WITH THE GREATEST 
  INTENSITY BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 6AM. 

* MAIN IMPACT...VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED AS THE SNOW FALLS 
  AND DRIVING WILL BECOME DIFFICULT AS SNOW ACCUMULATES ON THE 
  ROADS. 

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE...HAILEY...KETCHUM...SUN VALLEY...BELLEVUE 
  AND CAREY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

IDZ019-023-171100-
/O.NEW.KPIH.WW.Y.0023.111117T1800Z-111119T0600Z/
UPPER SNAKE HIGHLANDS-CARIBOU HIGHLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DRIGGS...DUBOIS...ISLAND PARK...
ST. ANTHONY...EDIE SCHOOL...DOWNEY...LAVA HOT SPRINGS...
SODA SPRINGS...WAYAN
131 PM MST WED NOV 16 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THURSDAY TO 11 PM
MST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THURSDAY
TO 11 PM MST FRIDAY.

* TIMING...11 AM THURSDAY THROUGH 11 PM FRIDAY.

* MAIN IMPACT...6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW POSSIBLE THROUGH FRIDAY
  NIGHT WITH DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS THURSDAY AFTERNOON
  THROUGH FRIDAY.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE...ISLAND PARK...DUBOIS...DRIGGS AND ST ANTHONY.

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.

&&

$$

IDZ022-025-171100-
/O.NEW.KPIH.WW.Y.0023.111118T0000Z-111119T1200Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-WASATCH MOUNTAINS/IDAHO PORTION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MALAD CITY...OAKLEY...ROCKLAND...
MONTPELIER...GEORGETOWN...PARIS
131 PM MST WED NOV 16 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THURSDAY TO 5 AM
MST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THURSDAY
TO 5 AM MST SATURDAY.

* TIMING...5 PM THURSDAY THROUGH 5 AM SATURDAY.

* MAIN IMPACT...EXPECT AREAS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW FROM
  THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT WITH DIFFICULT DRIVING
  CONDITIONS. 

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE...POMERELLE...MONTPELIER...GEORGETOWN...MALAD
  CITY...OAKLEY.  

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.

&&

$$
279 
WWUS45 KPIH 170944
WSWPIH

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
244 AM MST THU NOV 17 2011

...SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TODAY ALONG THE WESTERN SLOPES
OF THE CENTRAL RANGES WITH MODERATE AMOUNTS IN THE EASTERN AND
SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS TONIGHT THROUGH TOMORROW...

.A STRONG UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
ACROSS THE AREA TODAY BRINGING HEAVY SNOW TO THE WESTERN SLOPES OF
THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE AROUND 10 TO 12 INCHES.
BY TONIGHT...THE SNOW WILL SHIFT TO THE EASTERN AND SOUTHERN
HIGHLANDS WITH 6 TO 10 INCHES EXPECTED IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

IDZ018-172145-
/O.CON.KPIH.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-111118T0600Z/
SAWTOOTH MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STANLEY...CLAYTON
244 AM MST THU NOV 17 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE FALLING THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH
  THE GREATEST INTENSITY FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THE
  AFTERNOON. 

* MAIN IMPACT...VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED AS THE SNOW FALLS 
  AND DRIVING WILL BECOME DIFFICULT AS SNOW ACCUMULATES ON THE 
  ROADS. 

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE...STANLEY AND CLAYTON

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.

&&

$$

IDZ031-172145-
/O.CON.KPIH.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-111118T0600Z/
BIG AND LITTLE WOOD RIVER REGION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAILEY...KETCHUM...SUN VALLEY...
BELLEVUE...CAREY
244 AM MST THU NOV 17 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

* SNOW WILL CONTINUE FALLING THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH
  THE GREATEST INTENSITY FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THE
  AFTERNOON. 

* MAIN IMPACT...VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED AS THE SNOW FALLS 
  AND DRIVING WILL BECOME DIFFICULT AS SNOW ACCUMULATES ON THE 
  ROADS. 

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE...HAILEY...KETCHUM...SUN VALLEY...BELLEVUE 
  AND CAREY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

IDZ019-023-172145-
/O.CON.KPIH.WW.Y.0023.111117T1800Z-111119T0600Z/
UPPER SNAKE HIGHLANDS-CARIBOU HIGHLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DRIGGS...DUBOIS...ISLAND PARK...
ST. ANTHONY...EDIE SCHOOL...DOWNEY...LAVA HOT SPRINGS...
SODA SPRINGS...WAYAN
244 AM MST THU NOV 17 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS
MORNING TO 11 PM MST FRIDAY...

* TIMING...11 AM THURSDAY THROUGH 11 PM FRIDAY.

* MAIN IMPACT...6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW POSSIBLE THROUGH FRIDAY 
  NIGHT WITH DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS THURSDAY AFTERNOON 
  THROUGH FRIDAY. 

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE...ISLAND PARK...DUBOIS...DRIGGS AND ST 
  ANTHONY.

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.

&&

$$

IDZ022-025-172145-
/O.CON.KPIH.WW.Y.0023.111118T0000Z-111119T1200Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-WASATCH MOUNTAINS/IDAHO PORTION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MALAD CITY...OAKLEY...ROCKLAND...
MONTPELIER...GEORGETOWN...PARIS
244 AM MST THU NOV 17 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 5 AM MST SATURDAY...

* TIMING...5 PM THURSDAY THROUGH 5 AM SATURDAY.

* MAIN IMPACT...EXPECT AREAS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW FROM 
  THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT WITH DIFFICULT DRIVING 
  CONDITIONS. 

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE...POMERELLE...MONTPELIER...GEORGETOWN...
  MALAD CITY...OAKLEY. 

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.

&&

$$
634 
WWUS45 KPIH 172106
WSWPIH

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
206 PM MST THU NOV 17 2011

...SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TODAY ALONG THE WESTERN
SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL RANGES WITH MODERATE AMOUNTS IN THE EASTERN
AND SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS TONIGHT THROUGH TOMORROW...

.A STRONG UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
ACROSS THE AREA TODAY BRINGING HEAVY SNOW TO THE WESTERN SLOPES
OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE AROUND 10 TO
12 INCHES. BY TONIGHT...THE SNOW WILL SHIFT TO THE EASTERN AND
SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS WITH 6 TO 10 INCHES EXPECTED IN THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS.

IDZ018-180600-
/O.CON.KPIH.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-111118T0600Z/
SAWTOOTH MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STANLEY...CLAYTON
206 PM MST THU NOV 17 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE FALLING THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH
  THE GREATEST INTENSITY FROM 4 PM THROUGH 10 PM.  

* MAIN IMPACT...VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED AS THE SNOW FALLS 
  AND DRIVING WILL BECOME DIFFICULT AS SNOW ACCUMULATES ON THE 
  ROADS. 

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE...STANLEY AND CLAYTON

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.

&&

$$

IDZ031-180600-
/O.CON.KPIH.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-111118T0600Z/
BIG AND LITTLE WOOD RIVER REGION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAILEY...KETCHUM...SUN VALLEY...
BELLEVUE...CAREY
206 PM MST THU NOV 17 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

* SNOW WILL CONTINUE FALLING THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH THE
  GREATEST INTENSITY FROM 4 PM THROUGH 10 PM.

* MAIN IMPACT...VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED AS THE SNOW FALLS 
  AND DRIVING WILL BECOME DIFFICULT AS SNOW ACCUMULATES ON THE 
  ROADS. 

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE...HAILEY...KETCHUM...SUN VALLEY...BELLEVUE 
  AND CAREY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

IDZ019-023-180600-
/O.CON.KPIH.WW.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-111119T0600Z/
UPPER SNAKE HIGHLANDS-CARIBOU HIGHLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DRIGGS...DUBOIS...ISLAND PARK...
ST. ANTHONY...EDIE SCHOOL...DOWNEY...LAVA HOT SPRINGS...
SODA SPRINGS...WAYAN
206 PM MST THU NOV 17 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST
FRIDAY...

* TIMING...11 AM THURSDAY THROUGH 11 PM FRIDAY.

* MAIN IMPACT...6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW POSSIBLE THROUGH FRIDAY 
  NIGHT WITH DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS THURSDAY AFTERNOON 
  THROUGH FRIDAY. 

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE...ISLAND PARK...DUBOIS...DRIGGS AND ST 
  ANTHONY. 

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.

&&

$$

IDZ022-025-180600-
/O.CON.KPIH.WW.Y.0023.111118T0000Z-111119T1200Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-WASATCH MOUNTAINS/IDAHO PORTION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MALAD CITY...OAKLEY...ROCKLAND...
MONTPELIER...GEORGETOWN...PARIS
206 PM MST THU NOV 17 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 5 AM MST SATURDAY...

* TIMING...5 PM THURSDAY THROUGH 5 AM SATURDAY.

* MAIN IMPACT...EXPECT AREAS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW FROM 
  THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT WITH DIFFICULT DRIVING 
  CONDITIONS. 

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE...POMERELLE...MONTPELIER...GEORGETOWN... 
  MALAD CITY...OAKLEY. 

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.

&&

$$
801 
WWUS45 KPIH 180502
WSWPIH

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
1002 PM MST THU NOV 17 2011

...SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING ALONG
THE WESTERN SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL RANGES WITH MODERATE AMOUNTS IN
THE EASTERN AND SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS TONIGHT THROUGH TOMORROW...

.THREE TO SEVEN INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION IS
EXPECTED ON THE WEST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS TONIGHT AS A STRONG
UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE AREA.
WESTERLY WINDS GUSTING TO 30 MPH WILL CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING
CONDITIONS THROUGH MORNING. LATER TONIGHT...THE SNOW WILL SHIFT
TO THE EASTERN AND SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS WITH 6 TO 10 INCHES EXPECTED
IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

IDZ018-181300-
/O.EXT.KPIH.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-111118T1800Z/
SAWTOOTH MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STANLEY...CLAYTON
1002 PM MST THU NOV 17 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST FRIDAY...

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE FALLING TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY
  MORNING. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 7 INCHES
  ABOVE 7000 FEET OF ELEVATION.

* MAIN IMPACT...VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED AS THE SNOW FALLS 
  AND DRIVING WILL BECOME DIFFICULT AS SNOW ACCUMULATES ON THE 
  ROADS. 

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE...STANLEY AND CLAYTON

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.

&&

$$

IDZ031-181300-
/O.EXT.KPIH.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-111118T1800Z/
BIG AND LITTLE WOOD RIVER REGION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAILEY...KETCHUM...SUN VALLEY...
BELLEVUE...CAREY
1002 PM MST THU NOV 17 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST FRIDAY...

* SNOW WILL CONTINUE FALLING THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH THE 
  GREATEST INTENSITY FROM 4 PM THROUGH 10 PM. 

* MAIN IMPACT...VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED AS THE SNOW FALLS 
  AND DRIVING WILL BECOME DIFFICULT AS SNOW ACCUMULATES ON THE 
  ROADS. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 7 INCHES
  ABOVE 7000 FEET OF ELEVATION.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE...HAILEY...KETCHUM...SUN VALLEY...BELLEVUE 
  AND CAREY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

IDZ019-023-181300-
/O.CON.KPIH.WW.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-111119T0600Z/
UPPER SNAKE HIGHLANDS-CARIBOU HIGHLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DRIGGS...DUBOIS...ISLAND PARK...
ST. ANTHONY...EDIE SCHOOL...DOWNEY...LAVA HOT SPRINGS...
SODA SPRINGS...WAYAN
1002 PM MST THU NOV 17 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST
FRIDAY...

* TIMING...11 AM THURSDAY THROUGH 11 PM FRIDAY.

* MAIN IMPACT...6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW POSSIBLE THROUGH FRIDAY 
  NIGHT WITH DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS THURSDAY AFTERNOON 
  THROUGH FRIDAY. 

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE...ISLAND PARK...DUBOIS...DRIGGS AND ST 
  ANTHONY. 

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.

&&

$$

IDZ022-025-181300-
/O.CON.KPIH.WW.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-111119T1200Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-WASATCH MOUNTAINS/IDAHO PORTION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MALAD CITY...OAKLEY...ROCKLAND...
MONTPELIER...GEORGETOWN...PARIS
1002 PM MST THU NOV 17 2011

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

* TIMING...5 PM THURSDAY THROUGH 5 AM SATURDAY.

* MAIN IMPACT...EXPECT AREAS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW FROM 
  THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT WITH DIFFICULT DRIVING 
  CONDITIONS. 

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE...POMERELLE...MONTPELIER...GEORGETOWN... 
  MALAD CITY...OAKLEY. 

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.

&&

$$
245 
WWUS45 KPIH 181157
WSWPIH

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
457 AM MST FRI NOV 18 2011

...ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS MORNING ALONG THE
WESTERN SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL RANGES...

.TWO TO FOUR INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED ON
THE WESTERN SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS TO BRING STORM TOTALS
TO 12 TO 16 INCHES. WESTERLY WINDS GUSTING TO 30 MPH WILL CREATE
BLOWING AND DRIFTING CONDITIONS THROUGH THE MORNING.

IDZ018-181800-
/O.CON.KPIH.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-111118T1800Z/
SAWTOOTH MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STANLEY...CLAYTON
457 AM MST FRI NOV 18 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS
MORNING...

* TIMING...MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE FALLING THROUGH THIS
  MORNING. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES
  ABOVE 7000 FEET OF ELEVATION.

* MAIN IMPACT...VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED AS THE SNOW FALLS 
  AND DRIVING WILL BECOME DIFFICULT AS SNOW ACCUMULATES ON THE 
  ROADS. 

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE...STANLEY AND CLAYTON

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.

&&

$$

IDZ031-181800-
/O.CON.KPIH.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-111118T1800Z/
BIG AND LITTLE WOOD RIVER REGION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAILEY...KETCHUM...SUN VALLEY...
BELLEVUE...CAREY
457 AM MST FRI NOV 18 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS
MORNING...

* MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE FALLING THROUGH THIS MORNING.

* MAIN IMPACT...VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED AS THE SNOW FALLS 
  AND DRIVING WILL BECOME DIFFICULT AS SNOW ACCUMULATES ON THE 
  ROADS. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES
  ABOVE 7000 FEET OF ELEVATION.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE...HAILEY...KETCHUM...SUN VALLEY...BELLEVUE 
  AND CAREY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

IDZ019-023-182200-
/O.CON.KPIH.WW.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-111119T0600Z/
UPPER SNAKE HIGHLANDS-CARIBOU HIGHLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DRIGGS...DUBOIS...ISLAND PARK...
ST. ANTHONY...EDIE SCHOOL...DOWNEY...LAVA HOT SPRINGS...
SODA SPRINGS...WAYAN
457 AM MST FRI NOV 18 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

* TIMING...TODAY THROUGH 11 PM TONIGHT.

* MAIN IMPACT...6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW POSSIBLE THROUGH FRIDAY 
  NIGHT WITH DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS THURSDAY AFTERNOON 
  THROUGH FRIDAY. 

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE...ISLAND PARK...DUBOIS...DRIGGS AND ST 
  ANTHONY. 

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.

&&

$$

IDZ022-025-182200-
/O.CON.KPIH.WW.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-111119T1200Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-WASATCH MOUNTAINS/IDAHO PORTION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MALAD CITY...OAKLEY...ROCKLAND...
MONTPELIER...GEORGETOWN...PARIS
457 AM MST FRI NOV 18 2011

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

* TIMING...TODAY THROUGH 5 AM SATURDAY.

* MAIN IMPACT...EXPECT AREAS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW FROM 
  THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT WITH DIFFICULT DRIVING 
  CONDITIONS. 

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE...POMERELLE...MONTPELIER...GEORGETOWN... 
  MALAD CITY...OAKLEY. 

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.

&&

$$
972 
WWUS45 KPIH 181805
WSWPIH

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
1105 AM MST FRI NOV 18 2011

...ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS MORNING ALONG THE
WESTERN SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL RANGES...

.TWO TO FOUR INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED
ON THE WESTERN SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS TO BRING STORM
TOTALS TO 12 TO 16 INCHES. WESTERLY WINDS GUSTING TO 30 MPH WILL
CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING CONDITIONS THROUGH THE MORNING.

IDZ018-031-181915-
/O.EXP.KPIH.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-111118T1800Z/
SAWTOOTH MOUNTAINS-BIG AND LITTLE WOOD RIVER REGION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STANLEY...CLAYTON...HAILEY...KETCHUM...
SUN VALLEY...BELLEVUE...CAREY
1105 AM MST FRI NOV 18 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED...


$$

IDZ019-023-182300-
/O.CON.KPIH.WW.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-111119T0600Z/
UPPER SNAKE HIGHLANDS-CARIBOU HIGHLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DRIGGS...DUBOIS...ISLAND PARK...
ST. ANTHONY...EDIE SCHOOL...DOWNEY...LAVA HOT SPRINGS...
SODA SPRINGS...WAYAN
1105 AM MST FRI NOV 18 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

* TIMING...THROUGH 11 PM TONIGHT.

* MAIN IMPACT...ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT
  WITH DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE...ISLAND PARK...DUBOIS...DRIGGS AND ST 
  ANTHONY. 

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.

&&

$$

IDZ022-025-182300-
/O.CON.KPIH.WW.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-111119T1200Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-WASATCH MOUNTAINS/IDAHO PORTION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MALAD CITY...OAKLEY...ROCKLAND...
MONTPELIER...GEORGETOWN...PARIS
1105 AM MST FRI NOV 18 2011

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

* TIMING...THROUGH 5 AM SATURDAY.

* MAIN IMPACT...EXPECT AREAS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW THROUGH TONIGHT
  WITH DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE...POMERELLE...MONTPELIER...GEORGETOWN... 
  MALAD CITY...OAKLEY. 

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.

&&

$$

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 Nov 16, 2:01 AM MST, 1 hour 3 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 16, 2:01 AM MST, 1 hour 3 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
201 AM MST WED NOV 16 2011

SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY. MODELS BRINGING IN PRECIP
ACROSS THE CENTRAL RANGES BEGINNING THIS EVENING. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS
WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO 15 INCHES OVER THE WESTERN SLOPES OF THE
CENTRAL RANGE INDICATING THAT UPSLOPE WILL PLAY THE MAJOR FACTOR IN
ACCUMULATIONS. WEAK RIDGING WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT...BUT
WILL BRING SOME MODERATE WARM AIR ADVECTION TO HELP PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL LIFT. BEHIND THE RIDGE...AN UPPER TROUGH WILL CONTINUE
DROPPING INTO THE WASHINGTON/OREGON COAST THROUGH FRIDAY BEFORE
MOVING INLAND. AS IT DOES...THE JET PATTERN WILL SHIFT FURTHER SOUTH
AND ATTENTION WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTHERN AND EASTERN HIGHLANDS WITH
REGARD TO SNOW ACCUMULATION. SNOW AMOUNTS COULD REACH WARNING
CRITERIA OVER THE NORTHERN WASATCH AND CARIBOU HIGHLANDS...BUT THERE
IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY OVER TIMING AND AMOUNTS. HINSBERGER

.LONG TERM...SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. MEDIUM RANGE MODELS REMAIN
IN VERY GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH THE EXTENDED. UPPER TROUGH IN PLACE
OVER EASTERN IDAHO FOR THE START OF THE WEEKEND WITH SECONDARY
REINFORCING WAVE BEGINNING TO DROP SOUTH ALONG COAST. FAIRLY WET
START TO EXTENDED FORECAST. FLOW IS MAINLY SPLIT ACROSS THE COASTAL
STATES WITH REMNANTS OF NORTHERN STREAM TROUGH WEAKENING AS IT MOVES
THROUGH WYOMING/MONTANA AND NEW LOW DIGGING SOUTH ALONG CALIFORNIA
COAST. RIDGE CONDITIONS BEGIN TO DOMINATE OVER IDAHO THUS TRENDED
POPS DRIER SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. SOUTHERN LOW MOVES EAST INTO THE
PLAINS BY TUESDAY WITH NEXT DEEP TROUGH TAKING SHAPE IN THE PACIFIC.
BOTH GFS AND ECMWF BRING PRECIP CLOSE TO THE STATE TUESDAY NIGHT
THUS NUDGED POPS BACK ABOVE CLIMO TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. DMH
&&

.AVIATION...NEXT SYSTEM NEARING SEATTLE/VANCOUVER EARLY THIS MORNING
AND IS PROGGED TO DROP INTO EASTERN IDAHO BY THURSDAY. MODEL CROSS
SECTIONS INDICATE MOISTURE THICKENING OVER THE REGION MAINLY DURING
THE EVENING HOURS FOR THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS THEN SPREADING EAST OVER
THE REMAINDER OF THE REGION BY THURSDAY MORNING. COULD SEE
CONDITIONS DETERIORATE TO MVFR OR EVEN IFR AT KSUN AFTER MIDNIGHT AS
SNOW MOVES INTO THE AREA. OTHERWISE VFR CONDITIONS WITH POTENTIAL
FOR BREEZY WINDS LATE IN THE DAY INTO THE EVENING AHEAD OF THE COLD
FRONT EXPECTED MOST AREAS TODAY. DMH
&&

.PIH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR
IDZ018-031 TONIGHT THROUGH 11PM THURSDAY ABOVE 6000 FT.
&&
Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 15, 5:06 AM MST, 21 hours 58 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
506 AM MST TUE NOV 15 2011

IDZ017>025-031-032-161215-
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-
506 AM MST TUE NOV 15 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN IDAHO.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

STRONG WINDS WILL BLOW AGAIN ACROSS THE SNAKE PLAIN THIS
AFTERNOON...BUT SHOULD REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL BRING MODERATE SNOWFALL TO THE EASTERN
HIGHLANDS AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.
TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 8 TO 12 INCHES IN THE
CENTRAL MOUNTAINS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER ACCUMULATIONS. IN THE
EASTERN HIGHLANDS...TOTAL ACCUMULATION WILL BE AROUND 6 TO 10
INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS.

.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
Nov 16, 1:31 PM MSTWinter Weather AdvisoryPIH62 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.