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Winter Storm Watch 2, NWS Pocatello, ID

December 26, 2011

NWS Pocatello, ID issued this winter storm watch at Dec 26, 2011, 1:53 PM MST. It took effect at Dec 28, 2011, 6:00 AM MST. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 26, 2011, 1:53 PM MST (20:53 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 28, 2011, 6:00 AM MST
Expired
Dec 27, 2011, 3:48 AM MST
In force
Issued by
NWS Pocatello, ID

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this winter storm watch 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 watch went out at Dec 26, 3:17 AM MST, 10 hours 36 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 26, 3:17 AM MST, 10 hours 36 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 26, 1:53 PM MST, 0 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
153 PM MST MON DEC 26 2011

IDZ018-019-023-031-271115-
SAWTOOTH MOUNTAINS-UPPER SNAKE HIGHLANDS-CARIBOU HIGHLANDS-
BIG AND LITTLE WOOD RIVER REGION-
153 PM MST MON DEC 26 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN IDAHO.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

INCREASING CLOUDS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

A SERIES OF PACIFIC STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO TRACK ACROSS THE REGION
BEGINNING WEDNESDAY AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE WEEK. A WINTER
STORM WATCH HAS BEEN POSTED FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 7000 FEET MSL FOR
THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND EASTERN HIGHLANDS BEGINNING WEDNESDAY
MORNING AND CONTINUING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. STORM TOTAL
SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO EXCEED 10 INCHES BY THURSDAY MORNING ABOVE
7000 FEET. ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS WILL LIKELY FOLLOW FRIDAY INTO
SATURDAY.

.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.

IDZ022-024-025-032-271115-
SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-CACHE VALLEY/IDAHO PORTION-
WASATCH MOUNTAINS/IDAHO PORTION-LOST RIVER/PAHSIMEROI-
153 PM MST MON DEC 26 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN IDAHO.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. INCREASING CLOUDS
ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. A SERIES
OF PACIFIC STORMS WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION BEGINNING WEDNESDAY
AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEK. SNOWFALL ACROSS MOUNTAIN PASSES IS
EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 6 TO 10 INCHES AT TIMES. INDIVIDUALS
WITH TRAVEL PLANS SHOULD MONITOR FORECASTS FOR POTENTIAL WARNINGS
AND HIGHLIGHTS THROUGHOUT THE COMING WEEK.

.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.

IDZ017-020-021-271115-
EASTERN MAGIC VALLEY-UPPER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN-
LOWER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN-
153 PM MST MON DEC 26 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN IDAHO.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. INCREASING CLOUDS
ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.  A SERIES
OF PACIFIC STORMS WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION BEGINNING WEDNESDAY
AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEK. SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO RISE
ABOVE VALLEY FLOORS OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. LIGHT
ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE FROM TIME TO TIME WITH UP TO 1 TO 3
INCHES POSSIBLE ALONG THE BENCHES LEADING INTO THE CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS. INDIVIDUALS WITH TRAVEL PLANS SHOULD MONITOR
FORECASTS FOR POTENTIAL WARNINGS OR HIGHLIGHTS THROUGHOUT THE
COMING WEEK.

.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.

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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.