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Winter Storm Watch 3, NWS Pocatello, ID
NWS Pocatello, ID issued this winter storm watch at Dec 28, 2011, 1:55 PM MST. It took effect at Dec 30, 2011, 12:00 AM MST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 28, 2011, 1:55 PM MST (20:55 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 30, 2011, 12:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Dec 29, 2011, 2:00 PM 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 28, 9:00 AM MST, 4 hours 55 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 28, 9:00 AM MST, 4 hours 55 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 28, 3:34 AM MST, 10 hours 21 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID 334 AM MST WED DEC 28 2011 IDZ018-019-023-031-291045- SAWTOOTH MOUNTAINS-UPPER SNAKE HIGHLANDS-CARIBOU HIGHLANDS- BIG AND LITTLE WOOD RIVER REGION- 334 AM MST WED DEC 28 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN IDAHO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT RAIN AND SNOW CONTINUES THROUGH TONIGHT ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. SNOW LEVELS WILL RISE TO THE 6000-7000FT RANGE AND REMAIN STEADY. STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS...AFFECTING TRAVEL ON MOUNTAIN PASSES AND IN THE BACKCOUNTRY. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR AREAS ABOVE 7000FT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR AREAS ABOVE 7000FT WILL BE 10-20 INCHES. AREAS BELOW 7000FT MAY SEE 2-6 INCHES TOTAL BUT A LOT MELTING IS EXPECTED ESPECIALLY DURING THE DAY.THERE WILL BE A BRIEF LULL THURSDAY NIGHT WITH ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY RAIN AND SNOW FRIDAY. ANOTHER 5-10 INCHES IS POSSIBLE ABOVE 7000FT ALONG WITH CONTINUING ISSUES WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING+. ANOTHER WARNING IS LIKELY NEEDED FOR FRIDAY. .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. IDZ022-024-025-032-291045- SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-CACHE VALLEY/IDAHO PORTION- WASATCH MOUNTAINS/IDAHO PORTION-LOST RIVER/PAHSIMEROI- 334 AM MST WED DEC 28 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN IDAHO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT RAIN AND SNOW CONTINUES THROUGH TONIGHT ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. SNOW LEVELS WILL RISE TO THE 6000-7000FT RANGE AND REMAIN STEADY. SNOWFALL WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO WARMER TEMPERATURES AND DOWNSLOPE EFFECTS...HOWEVER SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING IS LIKELY DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND WILL MAINLY AFFECT HIGHER PASSES AND THOSE OUT IN THE BACKCOUNTRY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY RAIN AND SNOW CONTINUES TOMORROW...TAPERING OFF IN THE AFTERNOON. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 2-5 INCHES IS FORECAST IN THE MOUNTAINS WITH RAIN/LITTLE IF ANY SNOW IN THE LOWER VALLEYS. ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW IS EXPECTED FRIDAY WITH ANOTHER 1-3 INCHES. MORE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS LIKELY. .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. IDZ017-020-021-291045- EASTERN MAGIC VALLEY-UPPER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN- LOWER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN- 334 AM MST WED DEC 28 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN IDAHO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THE CHANCE OF RAIN INCREASES ACROSS THE SNAKE PLAIN AND CONTINUES INTO TONIGHT. LITTLE IF ANY SNOW IS FORECAST DUE TO WARMING TEMPERATURES. ALONG THE INTERSTATE CORRIDOR...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST OF 15-30 MPH SUSTAINED ARE LIKELY LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT. THIS WILL HELP KEEP TEMPERATURES ABOVE FREEZING AND ALSO GREATLY LIMITED RAINFALL AMOUNTS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY ESPECIALLY ALONG THE INTERSTATE CORRIDOR. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15-30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE LIKELY. WITH WARMER TEMPERATURES...EVEN AT NIGHT...RAIN WITH LITTLE TO NO SNOW IS FORECAST. TEMPERATURES THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AFTERNOON WILL BE IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S IN MANY AREAS. THIS PUTS BURLEY...IDAHO FALLS AND POCATELLO WITHIN A COUPLE DEGREES OF RECORD HIGHS BOTH DAYS. .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.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Dec 28, 1:24 PM MST, 31 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Pocatello, ID issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 28, 1:55 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | PIH | 20 hr |
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