Alert archive / Idaho / Winter Storm Warnings in 2012
Winter Storm Warning 1, NWS Boise, ID
NWS Boise, ID issued this winter storm warning at Jan 16, 2012, 2:51 PM MST for 14 counties in Idaho; Baker County, Malheur County, Oregon. It took effect at Jan 17, 2012, 6:46 PM MST. It was in force for 49 hr. 53 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 16, 2012, 2:51 PM MST (21:51 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 17, 2012, 6:46 PM MST
- Expired
- Jan 19, 2012, 8:00 PM MST
- In force
- 49 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Boise, ID
Counties Ada County, ID, Adams County, ID, Boise County, ID, Camas County, ID, Canyon County, ID, Elmore County, ID, Gem County, ID, Gooding County, ID, Jerome County, ID, Owyhee County, ID, Payette County, ID, Twin Falls County, ID, Valley County, ID, Washington County, ID, Baker County, OR, Malheur County, OR
The radar
The Boise radar (KCBX), 26 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:54 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 17, 8:03 PM MST | SNOW 5 | 5 Nnw Glendale, ID | 5 INCHES OF SNOWFALL...LIQUID EQUIVALENT OF 0.39 INCHES...FROM 3 AM TO 3 PM MST TODAY. |
| Jan 18, 7:56 AM MST | SNOW 1.6 | Boise, ID | MEASURED ON WFO SNOW BOARD. ASOS 0.08 IN THE HOUR ENDING AT 8AM. |
| Jan 18, 7:57 AM MST | SNOW 2 | Sumpter, OR | OREGON 7 MP 25-36 |
| Jan 18, 8:00 AM MST | SNOW 8 | 9 Sse Mccall, ID | SNOW DEPTH 10 INCHES. |
| Jan 18, 8:13 AM MST | SNOW 2 | 3 Ne Horseshoe Bend, ID | SNOWED 2 INCHES/2 HOURS SINCE 6 AM. |
| Jan 18, 8:45 AM MST | SNOW 3 | 9 S Boise, ID | STILL SNOWING. VISIBILITY LESS THAN 1/4 MILE. |
| Jan 18, 8:45 AM MST | SNOW 3.5 | 4 Nne Halfway, OR | NEW SNOW TODAY. |
| Jan 18, 9:00 AM MST | SNOW 3 | 5 Ese Boise, ID | STILL SNOWING. |
| Jan 18, 9:04 AM MST | SNOW 2.5 | Boise, ID | SNOWFALL SINCE SNOW BEGAN AROUND 7 AM AT NWS WFO ON OFFICIAL SNOW BOARD. ASOS 0.09 INCHES IN THE LAST HOUR. |
| Jan 18, 9:28 AM MST | SNOW 4 | W Boise, ID | |
| Jan 18, 9:30 AM MST | SNOW 3.3 | Boise, ID | SNOWFALL THIS MORNING AS OF 930 AM STILL SNOWING. |
| Jan 18, 9:35 AM MST | SNOW 3 | 4 S Baker, OR | 2-3 INCHES AND STILL SNOWING. |
| Jan 18, 10:00 AM MST | SNOW 4.7 | 5 Ene Aldape Summit, ID | SINCE 3 AM. 31 DEGREES. |
| Jan 18, 10:02 AM MST | SNOW 4 | Boise, ID | AVERAGE SNOWFALL BSU CAMPUS. |
| Jan 18, 10:10 AM MST | SNOW 4 | 2 Sw Boise, ID | ESTIMATED 4 INCHES. |
| Jan 18, 10:11 AM MST | SNOW 3 | Meridian, ID | SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IN MERIDIAN AT CHERRY/LINDER. STILL SNOWING. |
| Jan 18, 10:26 AM MST | SNOW 4.5 | 5 Se Boise, ID | |
| Jan 18, 10:30 AM MST | SNOW 4.5 | Se Boise, ID | STILL SNOWING. |
| Jan 18, 10:30 AM MST | SNOW 7 | 9 S Boise, ID | |
| Jan 18, 10:38 AM MST | SNOW 4 | 4 S Baker, OR | 3 TO 4 INCHES AND STILL SNOWING. |
| Jan 18, 10:51 AM MST | SNOW 5 | 10 N Council, ID | 10 INCHES SNOW DEPTH 5 INCHES NEW SNOWFALL SINCE 7AM. AT 3500 FEET. |
| Jan 18, 10:51 AM MST | SNOW 6 | 7 Sw Boise, ID | NEW SNOW TODAY. |
| Jan 18, 11:10 AM MST | SNOW 6 | Boise, ID | COLE/FAIRVIEW. STILL SNOWING. |
| Jan 18, 11:10 AM MST | SNOW 6.5 | N Meridian, ID | STILL SNOWING. 33.5 DEG F. |
| Jan 18, 11:30 AM MST | SNOW 1 | 6 Nnw Caldwell, ID | 1.25 INCHES NEW SNOW. 0.17 SWE. BEGAN AFTER 6 AM. |
| Jan 18, 11:30 AM MST | SNOW 1.5 | Caldwell, ID | |
| Jan 18, 11:30 AM MST | SNOW 5 | 2 Sse Eagle, ID | 4.75 INCHES...AT 10 AM 3.5 INCHES...NEW SNOW TODAY. |
| Jan 18, 11:30 AM MST | SNOW 7 | Meridian, ID | NEW SNOW TODAY...CAME DOWN AT ABOUT AN INCH PER HOUR. |
| Jan 18, 11:54 AM MST | SNOW 4.5 | 2 Sse Eagle, ID | SPOTTER REPORT FROM HP |
| Jan 18, 11:54 AM MST | SNOW 6 | 2 N Pine, ID | SINCE 530 AM. SPOTTER REPORTED SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT OF 0.38 INCHES. |
| Jan 18, 12:08 PM MST | SNOW 5 | 5 E Boise, ID | STILL SNOWING. |
| Jan 18, 1:00 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 8.1 | 30 Wsw Burley, ID | 20 HOUR STORM TOTAL FOR MAGIC MOUNTAIN SNOTEL - 6833FT |
| Jan 18, 1:00 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 11.3 | 16 Sw Ketchum, ID | 20 HOUR STORM TOTAL FOR DOLLARHIDE SUMMIT SNOTEL - 8421FT |
| Jan 18, 1:10 PM MST | SNOW 8 | Boise, ID | NEAR COLE/FAIRVIEW. |
| Jan 18, 1:17 PM MST | SNOW 4.5 | Meridian, ID | NEAR MCMILLAN/LINDER. NOW MIXED PRECIPITATION. |
| Jan 18, 4:40 PM MST | SNOW 1 | 1 Se Buhl, ID | |
| Jan 18, 4:40 PM MST | SNOW 3.5 | 2 Wnw Jerome, ID | |
| Jan 18, 4:40 PM MST | SNOW 4 | 3 Ssw Twin Falls, ID | |
| Jan 18, 4:40 PM MST | SNOW 6 | 2 Nw Jerome, ID | |
| Jan 18, 4:40 PM MST | SNOW 7 | 1 Sw Gooding, ID | |
| Jan 18, 4:40 PM MST | SNOW 8 | Ne Gooding, ID | |
| Jan 18, 4:52 PM MST | SNOW 8 | 1 Se Idaho City, ID | STILL SNOWING. HAS NOT LET UP ALL DAY. |
| Jan 18, 4:52 PM MST | SNOW 8 | Ese Mountain Home, ID | HAS CHANGED OVER TO RAIN. |
| Jan 18, 4:52 PM MST | SNOW 8 | Se Mccall, ID | |
| Jan 18, 4:52 PM MST | SNOW 8.5 | 3 Ssw Mountain Home, ID | HAS CHANGED OVER TO RAIN. |
| Jan 18, 4:52 PM MST | SNOW 10 | 1 Sw Mccall, ID | SNOW FROM LAST NIGHT AND TODAY. |
| Jan 18, 5:18 PM MST | SNOW 8 | 1 Se Hill City, ID | |
| Jan 18, 5:18 PM MST | SNOW 11 | 3 Wsw Corral, ID | |
| Jan 18, 5:18 PM MST | SNOW 11 | Nne Fairfield, ID | |
| Jan 18, 5:25 PM MST | SNOW 7.3 | 4 Sw Boise, ID | |
| Jan 18, 5:40 PM MST | SNOW 14 | 12 Ne Boise, ID | WILDERNESS RANCH |
| Jan 18, 6:37 PM MST | SNOW 7 | Nw Glenns Ferry, ID | SNOWED ALL DAY. STOPPED SNOWING AT 630 PM MST. |
| Jan 18, 9:00 PM MST | SNOW 16.5 | Pine, ID | SINCE 5 AM MST. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Boise Airport, ID (KBOI), launched 12:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 18 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
- 1053 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -35 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 3 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
408 WWUS45 KBOI 162151 WSWBOI URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID 251 PM MST MON JAN 16 2012 ...MAJOR SNOW EVENT DEVELOPING LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... .A STRONG AND MOIST MID-PACIFIC WARM FRONT WILL MOVE INLAND TUESDAY NIGHT...AND INTO EASTERN OREGON AND WESTERN IDAHO WEDNESDAY ABOVE COLD AIR ALREADY IN PLACE. SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IS POSSIBLE EVEN IN THE LOW VALLEYS BEFORE CHANGING TO RAIN LATE WEDNESDAY OR WEDNESDAY EVENING. IN THE IDAHO MOUNTAINS SNOW MAY LAST ALL THE WAY UNTIL SATURDAY. IDZ029-ORZ062-171000- /O.UPG.KBOI.WS.A.0001.120118T0600Z-120119T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KBOI.WS.W.0001.120118T0600Z-120119T0600Z/ OWYHEE MOUNTAINS-BAKER COUNTY- 251 PM MST MON JAN 16 2012 /151 PM PST MON JAN 16 2012/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM MST /10 PM PST/ TUESDAY TO 11 PM MST /10 PM PST/ WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BOISE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW IN THE OWYHEE MOUNTAINS OF IDAHO AND BAKER COUNTY IN OREGON...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM MST /10 PM PST/ TUESDAY TO 11 PM MST /10 PM PST/ WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW AMOUNTS...6 TO 12 INCHES POSSIBLE. * SNOW LEVELS...VALLEY FLOORS AT FIRST...THEN RISING TO 4000 FEET IN BAKER COUNTY AND 5000 FEET IN THE OWYHEE MOUNTAINS WEDNESDAY EVENING. SNOW WILL CHANGE TO RAIN BELOW THESE LEVELS WEDNESDAY EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH IN THE VALLEYS. SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH IN THE HIGHER MOUNTAINS. * TIMING...LATE TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL PROBLEMS...ESPECIALLY DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY WHEN SNOW WILL BE HEAVIEST. CONDITIONS MAY IMPROVE LATE WEDNESDAY WHEN TEMPERATURES RISE ABOVE FREEZING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW 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. && $$ IDZ011-013-028-033-171000- /O.UPG.KBOI.WS.A.0001.120118T1200Z-120120T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KBOI.WS.W.0001.120118T1200Z-120120T0000Z/ WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-BOISE MOUNTAINS-CAMAS PRAIRIE- UPPER WEISER RIVER- 251 PM MST MON JAN 16 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM WEDNESDAY TO 5 PM MST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BOISE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE WEST CENTRAL IDAHO MOUNTAINS...BOISE MOUNTAINS... CAMAS PRAIRIE...AND UPPER WEISER RIVER AREA...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM MST WEDNESDAY TO 5 PM MST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW AMOUNTS..10 TO 20 INCHES POSSIBLE AT LOWER ELEVATIONS... AND UP TO THREE FEET ON HIGHER SOUTHERN AND WESTERN SLOPES. * SNOW LEVELS...VALLEY FLOORS INITIALLY...RISING TO 5000 FEET WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND 5500 FEET THURSDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH IN WIDER BASINS AND VALLEYS... SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH ON HIGHER MOUNTAINS. * TIMING...WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH PASSAGE OF A WARM FRONT. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL PROBLEMS ON ALL AREA ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ IDZ012-014-016-030-ORZ064-171000- /O.NEW.KBOI.WS.A.0002.120118T1600Z-120119T0100Z/ LOWER TREASURE VALLEY ID-UPPER TREASURE VALLEY- WESTERN MAGIC VALLEY-SOUTHERN TWIN FALLS COUNTY- LOWER TREASURE VALLEY OR- 251 PM MST MON JAN 16 2012 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BOISE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR THE ENTIRE TREASURE VALLEY...WESTERN MAGIC VALLEY...AND SOUTHERN TWIN FALLS COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW AMOUNTS...4 TO 8 INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE WESTERN MAGIC VALLEY AND SOUTHERN TWIN FALLS COUNTY...3 TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE UPPER TREASURE VALLEY...AND UP TO 4 INCHES IN THE LOWER TREASURE VALLEY. * SNOW LEVELS...VALLEY FLOORS INITIALLY...RISING TO 3000 FEET FROM WEST TO EAST LATE WEDNESDAY AND 3500 FEET WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL CHANGE TO RAIN BELOW THESE LEVELS AND LIMIT ACCUMULATION. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH...LOCALLY 25 MPH. * TIMING...WEDNESDAY IN THE LOWER TREASURE VALLEY...LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING IN THE UPPER TREASURE VALLEY...AND WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING IN THE WESTERN MAGIC VALLEY AND SOUTHERN TWIN FALLS COUNTY. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. AFTERNOON COMMUTING PERIOD IN THE BOISE AREA MAY BE AFFECTED BY FALLING AND ACCUMULATING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
14 follow-up statements
526 WWUS45 KBOI 162325 CCA WSWBOI URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID 422 PM MST MON JAN 16 2012 ...MAJOR SNOW EVENT DEVELOPING LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... .A STRONG AND MOIST MID-PACIFIC WARM FRONT WILL MOVE INLAND TUESDAY NIGHT...AND INTO EASTERN OREGON AND WESTERN IDAHO WEDNESDAY ABOVE COLD AIR ALREADY IN PLACE. SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IS POSSIBLE EVEN IN THE LOW VALLEYS BEFORE CHANGING TO RAIN LATE WEDNESDAY OR WEDNESDAY EVENING. IN THE IDAHO MOUNTAINS...SNOW MAY LAST ALL THE WAY UNTIL SATURDAY. IDZ029-ORZ062-171145- /O.UPG.KBOI.WS.A.0001.120118T0600Z-120119T0600Z/ /O.COR.KBOI.WS.W.0001.120118T0600Z-120119T0600Z/ OWYHEE MOUNTAINS-BAKER COUNTY- 422 PM MST MON JAN 16 2012 /322 PM PST MON JAN 16 2012/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM MST /10 PM PST/ TUESDAY TO 11 PM MST /10 PM PST/ WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BOISE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW IN THE OWYHEE MOUNTAINS OF IDAHO AND BAKER COUNTY IN OREGON...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM MST /10 PM PST/ TUESDAY TO 11 PM MST /10 PM PST/ WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW AMOUNTS...6 TO 12 INCHES. * SNOW LEVELS...VALLEY FLOORS AT FIRST...THEN RISING TO 4000 FEET IN BAKER COUNTY AND 5000 FEET IN THE OWYHEE MOUNTAINS WEDNESDAY EVENING. SNOW WILL CHANGE TO RAIN BELOW THESE LEVELS WEDNESDAY EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH IN THE VALLEYS. SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH IN THE HIGHER MOUNTAINS. * TIMING...LATE TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL PROBLEMS...ESPECIALLY DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY WHEN SNOW WILL BE HEAVIEST. CONDITIONS MAY IMPROVE LATE WEDNESDAY WHEN TEMPERATURES RISE ABOVE FREEZING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW 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. && $$ IDZ011-013-028-033-171145- /O.UPG.KBOI.WS.A.0001.120118T1200Z-120120T0000Z/ /O.COR.KBOI.WS.W.0001.120118T1200Z-120120T0000Z/ WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-BOISE MOUNTAINS-CAMAS PRAIRIE- UPPER WEISER RIVER- 422 PM MST MON JAN 16 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM WEDNESDAY TO 5 PM MST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BOISE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE WEST CENTRAL IDAHO MOUNTAINS...BOISE MOUNTAINS... CAMAS PRAIRIE...AND UPPER WEISER RIVER AREA...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM MST WEDNESDAY TO 5 PM MST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW AMOUNTS..10 TO 20 INCHES AT LOWER ELEVATIONS...AND UP TO THREE FEET ON HIGHER SOUTHERN AND WESTERN SLOPES. * SNOW LEVELS...VALLEY FLOORS INITIALLY...RISING TO 5000 FEET WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND 5500 FEET THURSDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH IN WIDER BASINS AND VALLEYS... SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH ON HIGHER MOUNTAINS. * TIMING...WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH PASSAGE OF A WARM FRONT. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL PROBLEMS ON ALL AREA ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW 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. && $$ IDZ012-014-016-030-ORZ064-171145- /O.NEW.KBOI.WS.A.0002.120118T1600Z-120119T0100Z/ LOWER TREASURE VALLEY ID-UPPER TREASURE VALLEY- WESTERN MAGIC VALLEY-SOUTHERN TWIN FALLS COUNTY- LOWER TREASURE VALLEY OR- 422 PM MST MON JAN 16 2012 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BOISE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR THE ENTIRE TREASURE VALLEY...WESTERN MAGIC VALLEY...AND SOUTHERN TWIN FALLS COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW AMOUNTS...4 TO 8 INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE WESTERN MAGIC VALLEY AND SOUTHERN TWIN FALLS COUNTY...3 TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE UPPER TREASURE VALLEY...AND UP TO 4 INCHES IN THE LOWER TREASURE VALLEY. * SNOW LEVELS...VALLEY FLOORS INITIALLY...RISING TO 3000 FEET FROM WEST TO EAST LATE WEDNESDAY AND 3500 FEET WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL CHANGE TO RAIN BELOW THESE LEVELS AND LIMIT ACCUMULATION. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH...LOCALLY 25 MPH. * TIMING...WEDNESDAY IN THE LOWER TREASURE VALLEY...LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING IN THE UPPER TREASURE VALLEY...AND WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING IN THE WESTERN MAGIC VALLEY AND SOUTHERN TWIN FALLS COUNTY. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. AFTERNOON COMMUTING PERIOD IN THE BOISE AREA MAY BE AFFECTED BY FALLING AND ACCUMULATING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
571 WWUS45 KBOI 171116 WSWBOI URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID 416 AM MST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...MAJOR SNOW EVENT WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY... .A STRONG AND MOIST MID-PACIFIC WARM FRONT WILL MOVE INTO EASTERN OREGON AND WESTERN IDAHO WEDNESDAY ABOVE COLD AIR ALREADY IN PLACE. SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IS POSSIBLE EVEN IN THE LOW VALLEYS BEFORE CHANGING TO RAIN WEDNESDAY EVENING. IN THE IDAHO MOUNTAINS...SNOW MAY LAST ALL THE WAY UNTIL SATURDAY. THIS STORM WILL ALSO BRING GUSTY WINDS ESPECIALLY TO AREAS CLOSEST TO THE NEVADA BORDER. IDZ012-014-016-030-ORZ064-171930- /O.UPG.KBOI.WS.A.0002.120118T1600Z-120119T0100Z/ /O.EXB.KBOI.WS.W.0001.120118T1500Z-120119T0600Z/ LOWER TREASURE VALLEY ID-UPPER TREASURE VALLEY- WESTERN MAGIC VALLEY-SOUTHERN TWIN FALLS COUNTY- LOWER TREASURE VALLEY OR- 416 AM MST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 11 PM MST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BOISE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW IN THE TREASURE VALLEY AND MAGIC VALLEY. THIS WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 11 PM MST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN UPGRADED AND IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW AMOUNTS...6 TO 12 INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE WESTERN MAGIC VALLEY AND SOUTHERN TWIN FALLS COUNTY...5 TO 10 INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE UPPER TREASURE VALLEY...AND 3 TO 6 INCHES IN THE LOWER TREASURE VALLEY. * SNOW LEVELS...VALLEY FLOORS INITIALLY...RISING TO 3500 FEET WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL CHANGE TO RAIN OVERNIGHT. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH...LOCALLY GUSTING TO 25 MPH. * TIMING...WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. AFTERNOON COMMUTING PERIOD ALONG THE I-84 CORRIDOR MAY BE AFFECTED BY FALLING AND ACCUMULATING SNOW. * PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW 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. && $$ IDZ029-ORZ062-171930- /O.EXT.KBOI.WS.W.0001.120118T1200Z-120119T0000Z/ OWYHEE MOUNTAINS-BAKER COUNTY- 416 AM MST TUE JAN 17 2012 /316 AM PST TUE JAN 17 2012/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM MST /4 AM PST/ TO 5 PM MST /4 PM PST/ WEDNESDAY... * SNOW AMOUNTS...4 TO 6 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS...WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * SNOW LEVELS...VALLEY FLOORS AT FIRST...THEN RISING TO 4000 FEET IN BAKER COUNTY AND 5000 FEET IN THE OWYHEE MOUNTAINS LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS TO 30 MPH. * TIMING...EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL PROBLEMS...ESPECIALLY DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY WHEN SNOW WILL BE HEAVIEST. CONDITIONS MAY IMPROVE LATE WEDNESDAY WHEN TEMPERATURES RISE ABOVE FREEZING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD ...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ IDZ011-013-028-033-171930- /O.CON.KBOI.WS.W.0001.120118T1200Z-120120T0000Z/ WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-BOISE MOUNTAINS-CAMAS PRAIRIE- UPPER WEISER RIVER- 416 AM MST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM WEDNESDAY TO 5 PM MST THURSDAY... * SNOW AMOUNTS..10 TO 20 INCHES AT LOWER ELEVATIONS...AND UP TO THREE FEET ON HIGHER SOUTHERN AND WESTERN SLOPES. * SNOW LEVELS...VALLEY FLOORS INITIALLY...RISING TO 4000 FEET WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND 5000 FEET THURSDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH IN WIDER BASINS AND VALLEYS... SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH ON HIGHER MOUNTAINS. * TIMING...WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH PASSAGE OF A WARM FRONT. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL PROBLEMS ON ALL AREA ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW 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. && $$ IDZ015-ORZ061-063-171930- /O.NEW.KBOI.WW.Y.0001.120118T0900Z-120119T0000Z/ SOUTHWEST HIGHLANDS-HARNEY COUNTY-MALHEUR COUNTY- 416 AM MST TUE JAN 17 2012 /316 AM PST TUE JAN 17 2012/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM MST /1 AM PST/ TO 5 PM MST /4 PM PST/ WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BOISE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IN HARNEY COUNTY AND MALHEUR COUNTY OREGON AS WELL AS THE SOUTHWEST HIGHLANDS OF OWYHEE COUNTY IDAHO. THIS ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM MST /1 AM PST/ TO 5 PM MST /4 PM PST/ WEDNESDAY. * SNOW AMOUNTS...2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW. * SNOW LEVELS...INITIALLY 2500 FEET...RISING TO 4500 FEET WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH. LOCALLY HIGHER ALONG THE NEVADA BORDER UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...VERY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL PROBLEMS ON ALL AREA ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ CDECKER
617 WWUS45 KBOI 171920 WSWBOI URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID 1220 PM MST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM ... .LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE WEST CENTRAL AND BOISE MOUNTAINS AND BAKER COUNTY THEN INCREASE TO HEAVY SNOW. HEAVY SNOW AT TIMES WEDNESDAY ACROSS THE WEST CENTRAL AND BOISE MOUNTAINS...CAMAS PRAIRIE AND UPPER WEISER BASIN...WILL CONTINUE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. THE SYSTEM FOR WEDNESDAY WILL ALSO BRING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ACROSS THE TREASURE AND MAGIC VALLEYS AND SOUTHERN TWIN FALLS COUNTY...SOME RAIN SHADOWING IS EXPECTED ALONG THE SNAKE RIVER FROM NYSSA THROUGH SWAN FALLS. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL OCCUR ACROSS HARNEY AND MALHEUR COUNTIES WHERE A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT. IDZ012-014-016-030-ORZ064-180630- /O.CON.KBOI.WS.W.0001.120118T1500Z-120119T0600Z/ LOWER TREASURE VALLEY ID-UPPER TREASURE VALLEY- WESTERN MAGIC VALLEY-SOUTHERN TWIN FALLS COUNTY- LOWER TREASURE VALLEY OR- 1220 PM MST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 11 PM MST WEDNESDAY... * SNOW AMOUNTS...7 TO 12 INCHES IN THE WESTERN MAGIC VALLEY AND SOUTHERN TWIN FALLS COUNTY...5 TO 9 INCHES IN THE UPPER TREASURE VALLEY...AND 3 TO 6 INCHES IN THE LOWER TREASURE VALLEY. * SNOW LEVELS...VALLEY FLOORS INITIALLY...RISING TO 3500 FEET WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL MIX WITH AND GRADUALLY CHANGE TO RAIN EARLY THURSDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH...LOCALLY GUSTING TO 25 MPH. * TIMING...WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WEDNESDAY MORNING AND ROADWAYS DURING AFTERNOON COMMUTING PERIOD ALONG THE I-84 CORRIDOR MAY BE AFFECTED BY FALLING AND ACCUMULATING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW 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. && $$ IDZ029-ORZ062-180630- /O.CON.KBOI.WS.W.0001.120118T1200Z-120119T0000Z/ OWYHEE MOUNTAINS-BAKER COUNTY- 1220 PM MST TUE JAN 17 2012 /1120 AM PST TUE JAN 17 2012/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM MST /4 AM PST/ TO 5 PM MST /4 PM PST/ WEDNESDAY... * SNOW AMOUNTS...4 TO 6 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS...WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * SNOW LEVELS...VALLEY FLOORS AT FIRST...THEN RISING TO 4000 FEET IN BAKER COUNTY AND 5000 FEET IN THE OWYHEE MOUNTAINS LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS TO 30 MPH. * TIMING...MODERATE SNOW THROUGH TONIGHT THEN HEAVY SNOW WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL PROBLEMS...ESPECIALLY DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY WHEN SNOW WILL BE HEAVIEST. BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES MAY BECOME ICED UP THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD ...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ IDZ011-013-028-033-180630- /O.CON.KBOI.WS.W.0001.120118T1200Z-120120T0000Z/ WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-BOISE MOUNTAINS-CAMAS PRAIRIE- UPPER WEISER RIVER- 1220 PM MST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM WEDNESDAY TO 5 PM MST THURSDAY... * SNOW AMOUNTS..10 TO 20 INCHES BELOW 4000 FEET AND 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE 5500 FEET. * SNOW LEVELS...VALLEY FLOORS INITIALLY...RISING TO 4000 FEET WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND 5000 FEET THURSDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH IN WIDER BASINS AND VALLEYS... SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH ON HIGHER MOUNTAINS. * TIMING...WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH PASSAGE OF A WARM FRONT. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL PROBLEMS ON ALL AREA ROADWAYS. BLOWING SNOW AT TIMES WEDNESDAY AND IN THE MOUNTAINS THURSDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW 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. && $$ IDZ015-ORZ061-063-180630- /O.CON.KBOI.WW.Y.0001.120118T0900Z-120119T0000Z/ SOUTHWEST HIGHLANDS-HARNEY COUNTY-MALHEUR COUNTY- 1220 PM MST TUE JAN 17 2012 /1120 AM PST TUE JAN 17 2012/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM MST /1 AM PST/ TO 5 PM MST /4 PM PST/ WEDNESDAY... * SNOW AMOUNTS...2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW. * SNOW LEVELS...INITIALLY 2500 FEET...RISING TO 4500 FEET WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH. LOCALLY HIGHER ALONG THE NEVADA BORDER UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ALL AREA ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$
566 WWUS45 KBOI 180146 WSWBOI URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID 646 PM MST TUE JAN 17 2012 IDZ011-013-028-033-181300- /O.EXT.KBOI.WS.W.0001.120118T0146Z-120120T0000Z/ WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-BOISE MOUNTAINS-CAMAS PRAIRIE- UPPER WEISER RIVER- 646 PM MST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THURSDAY... * SNOW AMOUNTS..10 TO 20 INCHES BELOW 5500 FEET AND 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE 5500 FEET. * SNOW LEVELS...VALLEY FLOORS...RISING TO 4000 FEET ON THURSDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH IN WIDER BASINS AND VALLEYS... SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH ON HIGHER MOUNTAINS. * TIMING...THROUGH THURSDAY. HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL ON WEDNESDAY WITH THE PASSAGE OF A WARM FRONT. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL PROBLEMS ON ALL AREA ROADWAYS. BLOWING SNOW AT TIMES WEDNESDAY AND IN THE MOUNTAINS THURSDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW 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. && $$ ORZ062-181300- /O.EXT.KBOI.WS.W.0001.120118T0146Z-120119T0000Z/ BAKER COUNTY- 546 PM PST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... * SNOW AMOUNTS...4 TO 8 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS...WITH 8 TO 16 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * SNOW LEVELS...VALLEY FLOORS. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS TO 30 MPH. * TIMING...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...THROUGH WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL PROBLEMS...ESPECIALLY DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY WHEN SNOW WILL BE HEAVIEST. BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES MAY BECOME ICED UP THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD ...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ IDZ029-181300- /O.CON.KBOI.WS.W.0001.120118T1200Z-120119T0000Z/ OWYHEE MOUNTAINS- 646 PM MST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM MST WEDNESDAY... * SNOW AMOUNTS...3 TO 6 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS...WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * SNOW LEVELS...VALLEY FLOORS. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...ON WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL PROBLEMS ON ALL AREA ROADS WITH BLOWING SNOW AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW 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. && $$ IDZ012-014-016-030-ORZ064-181300- /O.CON.KBOI.WS.W.0001.120118T1500Z-120119T0600Z/ LOWER TREASURE VALLEY ID-UPPER TREASURE VALLEY- WESTERN MAGIC VALLEY-SOUTHERN TWIN FALLS COUNTY- LOWER TREASURE VALLEY OR- 646 PM MST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 11 PM MST WEDNESDAY... * SNOW AMOUNTS...3 TO 5 INCHES IN THE LOWER TREASURE VALLEY...4 TO 8 INCHES IN THE UPPER TREASURE VALLEY...5 TO 10 INCHES IN THE WESTERN MAGIC VALLEY...AND 2 TO 6 INCHES IN SOUTHERN TWIN FALLS COUNTY. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF UP TO A FOOT ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE FOOTHILLS. * SNOW LEVELS...VALLEY FLOORS...RISING TO 3500 FEET WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH...LOCALLY GUSTING TO 25 MPH. * TIMING...WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WEDNESDAY MORNING AND ROADWAYS DURING AFTERNOON COMMUTING PERIOD ALONG THE I-84 CORRIDOR MAY BE AFFECTED BY FALLING AND ACCUMULATING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD ...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ IDZ015-ORZ061-063-181300- /O.EXT.KBOI.WW.Y.0001.120118T1200Z-120119T0000Z/ SOUTHWEST HIGHLANDS-HARNEY COUNTY-MALHEUR COUNTY- 646 PM MST TUE JAN 17 2012 /546 PM PST TUE JAN 17 2012/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM MST /4 AM PST/ TO 5 PM MST /4 PM PST/ WEDNESDAY... * SNOW AMOUNTS...2 TO 4 INCHES. * SNOW LEVELS...VALLEY FLOORS...RISING TO 4500 FEET WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...WINDY WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 MPH. * TIMING...WEDNESDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ALL AREA ROADWAYS. BLOWING SNOW AT TIMES WILL CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW 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. && $$
134 WWUS45 KBOI 181142 WSWBOI URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID 442 AM MST WED JAN 18 2012 IDZ011-013-028-033-182200- /O.CON.KBOI.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120120T0000Z/ WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-BOISE MOUNTAINS-CAMAS PRAIRIE- UPPER WEISER RIVER- 442 AM MST WED JAN 18 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THURSDAY... * SNOW AMOUNTS..10 TO 20 INCHES BELOW 5500 FEET AND 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE 5500 FEET. * SNOW LEVELS...VALLEY FLOORS...RISING TO 4000 FEET ON THURSDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH IN WIDER BASINS AND VALLEYS... SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH ON HIGHER MOUNTAINS. * TIMING...THROUGH THURSDAY. HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH THE PASSAGE OF A WARM FRONT. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL PROBLEMS ON ALL AREA ROADWAYS. BLOWING SNOW AT TIMES WEDNESDAY AND IN THE MOUNTAINS THURSDAY MAY PRODUCE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ IDZ029-182200- /O.CON.KBOI.WS.W.0001.120118T1200Z-120119T0000Z/ OWYHEE MOUNTAINS- 442 AM MST WED JAN 18 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * SNOW AMOUNTS...3 TO 6 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS...WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * SNOW LEVELS...VALLEY FLOORS. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...ON WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL PROBLEMS ON ALL AREA ROADS WITH BLOWING SNOW AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES . PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW 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. && $$ ORZ062-182200- /O.CON.KBOI.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120119T0000Z/ BAKER COUNTY- 342 AM PST WED JAN 18 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * SNOW AMOUNTS...4 TO 8 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS...WITH 8 TO 16 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * SNOW LEVELS...VALLEY FLOORS. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...THROUGH WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL PROBLEMS...ESPECIALLY DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY WHEN SNOW WILL BE HEAVIEST. BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES MAY BECOME ICED UP THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD ...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ IDZ012-014-016-030-ORZ064-182200- /O.CON.KBOI.WS.W.0001.120118T1500Z-120119T0600Z/ LOWER TREASURE VALLEY ID-UPPER TREASURE VALLEY- WESTERN MAGIC VALLEY-SOUTHERN TWIN FALLS COUNTY- LOWER TREASURE VALLEY OR- 442 AM MST WED JAN 18 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... * SNOW AMOUNTS...3 TO 5 INCHES IN THE LOWER TREASURE VALLEY... 4 TO 8 INCHES IN THE UPPER TREASURE VALLEY...5 TO 10 INCHES IN THE WESTERN MAGIC VALLEY...AND 2 TO 6 INCHES IN SOUTHERN TWIN FALLS COUNTY. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF UP TO A FOOT ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE FOOTHILLS. * SNOW LEVELS...VALLEY FLOORS...RISING TO 3500 FEET WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH...LOCALLY GUSTING TO 25 MPH. * TIMING...WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WEDNESDAY MORNING AND ROADWAYS DURING AFTERNOON COMMUTING PERIOD ALONG THE I-84 CORRIDOR MAY BE AFFECTED BY FALLING AND ACCUMULATING SNOW. LIGHT SNOW FOR THE MORNING COMMUTE BUT HEAVIER SNOW MIDDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW 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. && $$ IDZ015-ORZ061-063-182200- /O.CON.KBOI.WW.Y.0001.120118T1200Z-120119T0000Z/ SOUTHWEST HIGHLANDS-HARNEY COUNTY-MALHEUR COUNTY- 442 AM MST WED JAN 18 2012 /342 AM PST WED JAN 18 2012/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST /4 PM PST/ THIS AFTERNOON... * SNOW AMOUNTS...2 TO 4 INCHES. * SNOW LEVELS...VALLEY FLOORS...RISING TO 4500 FEET WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...WINDY WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 50 MPH. * TIMING...WEDNESDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ALL AREA ROADWAYS. BLOWING SNOW AT TIMES WILL CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN SNOW. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES NEED TO USE CAUTION IN HIGH WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$
758 WWUS45 KBOI 181943 WSWBOI URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID 1243 PM MST WED JAN 18 2012 ...SNOW LEVELS UPDATED WARMER IN FAR SE OREGON...SNOW AMOUNTS UPDATED FOR ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL... .WARM AIR HAS WORKED NORTH INTO SOUTHERN HARNEY AND MALHEUR COUNTIES AND LIGHT RAIN WITH SNOW ABOVE 4500 FEET HAS MOVED INTO SOUTHEAST OREGON SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 20 AS WELL. THIS IS DUE TO A WARM FRONTAL PASSAGE...THE BACK EDGE EXTENDED FROM JUST SOUTH OF BURNS TOWARD THE OWYHEE MOUNTAINS AT NOON. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS BAKER COUNTY PARTS OF THE TREASURE VALLEY...MOST OF THE MAGIC VALLEY...AND CAMAS PRAIRIE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. HEAVY SNOW WILL PERSIST IN THE WEST CENTRAL AND BOISE MOUNTAINS THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. AFTER A BRIEF LULL WITH LIGHT SNOW AND RAIN IN THE UPPER WEISER BASIN TODAY...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOULD REDEVELOP FOR TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. IDZ011-013-028-033-190600- /O.CON.KBOI.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120120T0000Z/ WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-BOISE MOUNTAINS-CAMAS PRAIRIE- UPPER WEISER RIVER- 1243 PM MST WED JAN 18 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THURSDAY... * SNOW AMOUNTS..ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL...UPPER WEISER BASIN 2 TO 4 INCHES...CAMAS PRAIRIE AND MOUNTAINS BELOW 5500 FEET...AROUND 10 INCHES AND 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE 5500 FEET. * SNOW LEVELS...3000 FEET THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...RISING TO 4000 FEET ON THURSDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH IN WIDER BASINS AND VALLEYS... SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH ON HIGHER MOUNTAINS. * TIMING...THROUGH THURSDAY. HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL THROUGH TONIGHT WITH THE PASSAGE OF A WARM FRONT. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL PROBLEMS ON ALL AREA ROADWAYS. BLOWING SNOW AT TIMES TODAY AND IN THE MOUNTAINS THURSDAY MAY PRODUCE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW 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. && $$ IDZ012-014-016-030-ORZ064-190600- /O.CON.KBOI.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120119T0600Z/ LOWER TREASURE VALLEY ID-UPPER TREASURE VALLEY- WESTERN MAGIC VALLEY-SOUTHERN TWIN FALLS COUNTY- LOWER TREASURE VALLEY OR- 1243 PM MST WED JAN 18 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... * SNOW AMOUNTS...ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL THROUGH 11 PM...1 TO 2 INCHES BELOW 3000 FEET. REMAINDER OF THE TREASURE VALLEY 3 TO 4 INCHES EXCEPT UP TO 6 INCHES IN THE FOOTHILLS. MAGIC VALLEY AND SOUTHERN TWIN FALLS COUNTY...3 TO 5 INCHES VALLEYS AND 6 TO 12 INCHES IN THE FOOTHILLS. * SNOW LEVELS...3500 FEET. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH...LOCALLY GUSTING TO 25 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. ROADWAYS DURING AFTERNOON COMMUTING PERIOD ALONG THE I-84 CORRIDOR MAY BE AFFECTED BY FALLING AND ACCUMULATING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD ...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ IDZ029-ORZ062-190000- /O.CON.KBOI.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120119T0000Z/ OWYHEE MOUNTAINS-BAKER COUNTY- 1243 PM MST WED JAN 18 2012 /1143 AM PST WED JAN 18 2012/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST /4 PM PST/ THIS AFTERNOON... * SNOW AMOUNTS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION 1 TO 3 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS...WITH 4 TO 7 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * SNOW LEVELS...3000 FEET. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES TODAY. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL PROBLEMS ON ALL AREA ROADS WITH BLOWING SNOW AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW 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. && $$ IDZ015-ORZ061-063-190000- /O.CON.KBOI.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120119T0000Z/ SOUTHWEST HIGHLANDS-HARNEY COUNTY-MALHEUR COUNTY- 1243 PM MST WED JAN 18 2012 /1143 AM PST WED JAN 18 2012/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST /4 PM PST/ THIS AFTERNOON... * SNOW AMOUNTS...ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES. * SNOW LEVELS...3000 FEET FROM HIGHWAY 20 NORTH...RISING TO 4500 FEET NEAR THE NEVADA BORDER. * WINDS...WINDY WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 50 MPH. * TIMING...TODAY. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ALL AREA ROADWAYS. BLOWING SNOW AT TIMES WILL CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN SNOW. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES NEED TO USE CAUTION IN HIGH WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$
824 WWUS45 KBOI 182215 WSWBOI URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID 315 PM MST WED JAN 18 2012 ...SNOW LEVELS UPDATED WARMER IN FAR SE OREGON...SNOW AMOUNTS UPDATED FOR ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL... .WARM AIR HAS WORKED NORTH INTO SOUTHERN HARNEY AND MALHEUR COUNTIES AND LIGHT RAIN WITH SNOW ABOVE 4500 FEET HAS MOVED INTO SOUTHEAST OREGON SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 20 AS WELL. THIS IS DUE TO A WARM FRONTAL PASSAGE...THE BACK EDGE EXTENDED FROM JUST SOUTH OF BURNS TOWARD THE OWYHEE MOUNTAINS AT NOON. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS BAKER COUNTY PARTS OF THE TREASURE VALLEY... MOST OF THE MAGIC VALLEY...AND CAMAS PRAIRIE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. HEAVY SNOW WILL PERSIST IN THE WEST CENTRAL AND BOISE MOUNTAINS THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. AFTER A BRIEF LULL WITH LIGHT SNOW AND RAIN IN THE UPPER WEISER BASIN TODAY...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOULD REDEVELOP FOR TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. IDZ012-ORZ064-182315- /O.CAN.KBOI.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120119T0600Z/ LOWER TREASURE VALLEY ID-LOWER TREASURE VALLEY OR- 315 PM MST WED JAN 18 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BOISE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. HEAVY SNOW HAS MOVED EAST. WARM AIR HAS FILTERED IN BELOW AROUND 3000 FEET. EXPECT A RAIN AND SNOW MIX TONIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY WITH 1 TO 2 INCHES OF NEW SNOW...EXCEPT UP TO 5 INCHES IN THE FOOTHILLS. $$ IDZ033-190615- /O.EXB.KBOI.WW.Y.0001.120119T0000Z-120120T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KBOI.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120119T0000Z/ UPPER WEISER RIVER- 315 PM MST WED JAN 18 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BOISE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NOW IN UPPER WEISER BASIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM. * SNOW AMOUNTS...ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES BY 6 PM AND ANOTHER 4 TO 8 INCHES THURSDAY. * SNOW LEVELS...3500 FEET TONIGHT AND 4000 FEET THURSDAY. * WINDS...BREEZY SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ALL AREA ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ IDZ029-190600- /O.EXB.KBOI.WW.Y.0001.120119T0000Z-120119T0600Z/ /O.CON.KBOI.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120119T0000Z/ OWYHEE MOUNTAINS- 315 PM MST WED JAN 18 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BOISE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW IN OWYHEE MOUNTAINS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM. * SNOW AMOUNTS...3 TO 7 INCHES. * SNOW LEVELS...3500 FEET TONIGHT AND 4500 FEET THURSDAY. * WINDS...WINDY WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 50 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ALL AREA ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW 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. && $$ IDZ014-016-030-190600- /O.CON.KBOI.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120119T0600Z/ UPPER TREASURE VALLEY-WESTERN MAGIC VALLEY- SOUTHERN TWIN FALLS COUNTY- 315 PM MST WED JAN 18 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... * SNOW AMOUNTS...ADA COUNTY 1 TO 3 INCHES ABOVE 3000 FEET...REMAINDER OF THE TREASURE VALLEY 3 TO 4 INCHES EXCEPT UP TO 6 INCHES IN THE FOOTHILLS. MAGIC VALLEY AND SOUTHERN TWIN FALLS COUNTY...3 TO 5 INCHES VALLEYS AND 6 TO 12 INCHES IN THE FOOTHILLS. * SNOW LEVELS...3500 FEET. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH...LOCALLY GUSTING TO 25 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD ...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ IDZ011-013-028-190615- /O.CON.KBOI.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120120T0000Z/ WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-BOISE MOUNTAINS-CAMAS PRAIRIE- 315 PM MST WED JAN 18 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THURSDAY... * SNOW AMOUNTS..BELOW 5500 FEET...5 TO 9 INCHES WITH 10 TO 20 INCHES ABOVE 5500 FEET. * SNOW LEVELS...3500 FEET THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...RISING TO 4500 FEET ON THURSDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH IN WIDER BASINS AND VALLEYS... SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH ON HIGHER MOUNTAINS. * TIMING...THROUGH THURSDAY. HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL THROUGH TONIGHT WITH THE PASSAGE OF A WARM FRONT. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL PROBLEMS ON ALL AREA ROADWAYS. BLOWING SNOW AT TIMES TODAY AND IN THE MOUNTAINS THURSDAY MAY PRODUCE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW 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. && $$ ORZ062-190000- /O.CON.KBOI.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120119T0000Z/ BAKER COUNTY- 215 PM PST WED JAN 18 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * SNOW AMOUNTS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION UP TO AN INCH VALLEYS...2 TO 3 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * SNOW LEVELS...3000 FEET. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...SNOW DECREASING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL PROBLEMS ON ALL AREA ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD ...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ IDZ015-190600- /O.EXT.KBOI.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120119T0600Z/ SOUTHWEST HIGHLANDS- 315 PM MST WED JAN 18 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... * SNOW AMOUNTS...2 TO 5 INCHES. * SNOW LEVELS...3500 FEET. * WINDS...WINDY WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 50 MPH. * TIMING...TODAY. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ALL AREA ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW 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. && $$ ORZ061-063-190000- /O.CON.KBOI.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120119T0000Z/ HARNEY COUNTY-MALHEUR COUNTY- 315 PM MST WED JAN 18 2012 /215 PM PST WED JAN 18 2012/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST /4 PM PST/ THIS AFTERNOON... * SNOW AMOUNTS...ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES. * SNOW LEVELS...3000 FEET FROM HIGHWAY 20 NORTH... 4500 FEET NEAR THE NEVADA BORDER. * WINDS...WINDY WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 MPH. * TIMING...TODAY. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ALL AREA ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$
579 WWUS45 KBOI 182358 WSWBOI URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID 458 PM MST WED JAN 18 2012 IDZ029-190600- /O.EXP.KBOI.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120119T0000Z/ /O.CON.KBOI.WW.Y.0001.120119T0000Z-120119T0600Z/ OWYHEE MOUNTAINS- 458 PM MST WED JAN 18 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * SNOW AMOUNTS...ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES. * SNOW LEVELS...3500 FEET. * WINDS...WINDY WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 50 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ALL AREA ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW 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. && $$ IDZ033-190800- /O.EXP.KBOI.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120119T0000Z/ /O.CON.KBOI.WW.Y.0001.120119T0000Z-120120T0000Z/ UPPER WEISER RIVER- 458 PM MST WED JAN 18 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THURSDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * SNOW AMOUNTS...ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS AND 6 TO 10 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * SNOW LEVELS...3500 FEET TONIGHT AND 4000 FEET THURSDAY. * WINDS...SOUTH 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ALL AREA ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ORZ062-190100- /O.EXP.KBOI.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120119T0000Z/ BAKER COUNTY- 358 PM PST WED JAN 18 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... RISING SNOW LEVELS HAVE RESULTED IN SNOW CHANGING TO RAIN AT LOWER ELEVATIONS. A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT...WITH AN INCH OR TWO EXPECTED IN THE VALLEYS AND SEVERAL ADDITIONAL INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. $$ ORZ061-063-190100- /O.EXP.KBOI.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120119T0000Z/ HARNEY COUNTY-MALHEUR COUNTY- 458 PM MST WED JAN 18 2012 /358 PM PST WED JAN 18 2012/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM MST /4 PM PST/ THIS AFTERNOON... RISING SNOW LEVELS HAVE RESULTED IN SNOW CHANGING TO RAIN AT LOWER ELEVATIONS. A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT...WITH AN INCH OR TWO EXPECTED ABOVE 4500 FEET. $$ IDZ014-016-030-190600- /O.CON.KBOI.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120119T0600Z/ UPPER TREASURE VALLEY-WESTERN MAGIC VALLEY- SOUTHERN TWIN FALLS COUNTY- 458 PM MST WED JAN 18 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... * SNOW AMOUNTS...1 TO 3 INCHES ABOVE 3000 FEET...REMAINDER OF THE TREASURE VALLEY A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION. MAGIC VALLEY AND SOUTHERN TWIN FALLS COUNTY...1 TO 4 INCHES VALLEYS AND 4 TO 9 INCHES IN THE FOOTHILLS. * SNOW LEVELS...RISING TO 3500 FEET. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH...LOCALLY GUSTING TO 25 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW 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. && $$ IDZ011-013-028-190800- /O.CON.KBOI.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120120T0000Z/ WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-BOISE MOUNTAINS-CAMAS PRAIRIE- 458 PM MST WED JAN 18 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THURSDAY... * SNOW AMOUNTS..BELOW 5500 FEET...5 TO 9 INCHES WITH 10 TO 20 INCHES ABOVE 5500 FEET. * SNOW LEVELS...3500 FEET THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...RISING TO 4500 FEET ON THURSDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH IN WIDER BASINS AND VALLEYS... SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH ON HIGHER MOUNTAINS. * TIMING...THROUGH THURSDAY. HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL THROUGH TONIGHT WITH THE PASSAGE OF A WARM FRONT. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL PROBLEMS ON ALL AREA ROADWAYS. BLOWING SNOW AT TIMES TODAY AND IN THE MOUNTAINS THURSDAY MAY PRODUCE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ IDZ015-190600- /O.CON.KBOI.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120119T0600Z/ SOUTHWEST HIGHLANDS- 458 PM MST WED JAN 18 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... * SNOW AMOUNTS...ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES. * SNOW LEVELS...3500 FEET. * WINDS...WINDY WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 50 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ALL AREA ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW 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. && $$
622 WWUS45 KBOI 190417 WSWBOI URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID 917 PM MST WED JAN 18 2012 IDZ014-016-030-190530- /O.CAN.KBOI.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120119T0600Z/ UPPER TREASURE VALLEY-WESTERN MAGIC VALLEY- SOUTHERN TWIN FALLS COUNTY- 917 PM MST WED JAN 18 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BOISE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE UPPER TREASURE VALLEY...THE WESTERN MAGIC VALLEY...AND SOUTHERN TWIN FALLS COUNTY. SNOW LEVELS HAVE RISEN ABOVE VALLEY FLOORS AS SNOW HAS CHANGED OVER TO RAIN IN MOST AREAS. SNOW MAY STILL MIX WITH RAIN AT TIMES OVERNIGHT...BUT ANY ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LIGHT. $$ IDZ015-029-190530- /O.CAN.KBOI.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120119T0600Z/ SOUTHWEST HIGHLANDS-OWYHEE MOUNTAINS- 917 PM MST WED JAN 18 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BOISE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE SOUTHWEST HIGHLANDS AND OWYHEE MOUNTAINS. SNOW LEVELS HAVE RISEN ABOVE VALLEY FLOORS AS SNOW HAS CHANGED OVER TO RAIN IN MOST AREAS. SNOW MAY STILL MIX WITH RAIN AT TIMES OVERNIGHT...BUT ANY ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LIGHT. HOWEVER...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS. $$ IDZ011-013-028-191300- /O.CON.KBOI.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120120T0000Z/ WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-BOISE MOUNTAINS-CAMAS PRAIRIE- 917 PM MST WED JAN 18 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THURSDAY... * SNOW AMOUNTS...BELOW 5500 FEET...5 TO 10 INCHES WITH 10 TO 20 INCHES ABOVE 5500 FEET. * SNOW LEVELS...3500 FEET...RISING TO 4500 FEET ON THURSDAY. * WINDS...SOUTH 5 TO 15 MPH IN WIDER BASINS AND VALLEYS... SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH ON HIGHER MOUNTAINS. * TIMING...THROUGH THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL PROBLEMS ON ALL ROADWAYS WITH AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ IDZ033-191300- /O.CON.KBOI.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120120T0000Z/ UPPER WEISER RIVER- 917 PM MST WED JAN 18 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THURSDAY... * SNOW AMOUNTS...ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS AND 4 TO 10 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * SNOW LEVELS...3500 FEET TONIGHT AND 4000 FEET THURSDAY. * WINDS...SOUTH 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL PROBLEMS ON ALL AREA ROADWAYS WITH LOCALLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW 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. && $$
208 WWUS45 KBOI 191227 WSWBOI URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID 527 AM MST THU JAN 19 2012 IDZ011-013-028-192200- /O.CON.KBOI.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120120T0000Z/ WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-BOISE MOUNTAINS-CAMAS PRAIRIE- 527 AM MST THU JAN 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * SNOW AMOUNTS...BELOW 5500 FEET...5 TO 10 INCHES WITH 10 TO 20 INCHES ABOVE 5500 FEET. * SNOW LEVELS...3500 FEET...RISING TO 4500 FEET ON THURSDAY. * WINDS...SOUTH 5 TO 15 MPH IN WIDER BASINS AND VALLEYS... SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH ON HIGHER MOUNTAINS. * TIMING...THROUGH THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL PROBLEMS ON ALL ROADWAYS WITH AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ IDZ033-192200- /O.CON.KBOI.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120120T0000Z/ UPPER WEISER RIVER- 527 AM MST THU JAN 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * SNOW AMOUNTS...ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS AND 4 TO 10 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * SNOW LEVELS...3500 FEET TONIGHT AND 4000 FEET THURSDAY. * WINDS...SOUTH 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL PROBLEMS ON ALL AREA ROADWAYS WITH LOCALLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW 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. && $$
629 WWUS45 KBOI 191747 WSWBOI URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID 1047 AM MST THU JAN 19 2012 IDZ033-191900- /O.CAN.KBOI.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120120T0000Z/ UPPER WEISER RIVER- 1047 AM MST THU JAN 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BOISE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SNOW HAS CHANGED TO RAIN. SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS WILL RISE DUE TO MELTING SNOW AND CONTINUING RAIN THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. $$ IDZ011-013-028-200000- /O.CON.KBOI.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120120T0000Z/ WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-BOISE MOUNTAINS-CAMAS PRAIRIE- 1047 AM MST THU JAN 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * SNOW AMOUNTS...NEW SNOW THROUGH 5 PM...4500 TO 5500 FEET...2 TO 6 INCHES...ABOVE 5500 FEET 6 TO 12 INCHES. * SNOW LEVELS...4500 FEET. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST UP TO 15 MPH VALLEYS AND SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH RIDGES. * TIMING...THROUGH THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL PROBLEMS ON ALL ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW 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. && $$
707 WWUS45 KBOI 192137 WSWBOI URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID 237 PM MST THU JAN 19 2012 ...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW OVERNIGHT BUT HEAVY SNOW ENDING... IDZ011-013-028-200000- /O.CON.KBOI.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120120T0000Z/ WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-BOISE MOUNTAINS-CAMAS PRAIRIE- 237 PM MST THU JAN 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * SNOW AMOUNTS...WILL BE AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 3 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS ABOVE 5000 FEET WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS...THROUGH 6 AM FRIDAY. * SNOW LEVELS...5000 FEET. * WINDS...SOUTH AROUND 15 MPH VALLEYS AND SOUTHWEST UP TO 30 MPH RIDGES. * TIMING...HEAVY SNOW ENDING THIS AFTERNOON AND LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL PROBLEMS ON ALL ROADWAYS WILL GRADUALLY IMPROVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$
428 WWUS45 KBOI 192341 WSWBOI URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID 441 PM MST THU JAN 19 2012 IDZ011-013-028-200300- /O.EXT.KBOI.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120120T0300Z/ WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-BOISE MOUNTAINS-CAMAS PRAIRIE- 441 PM MST THU JAN 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... * SNOW AMOUNTS...ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS ABOVE 5000 FEET WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * SNOW LEVELS...5000 FEET. * WINDS...SOUTH AROUND 15 MPH VALLEYS AND SOUTHWEST UP TO 30 MPH RIDGES. * TIMING...HEAVY SNOW ENDING LATER THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL PROBLEMS ON ALL ROADWAYS WILL GRADUALLY IMPROVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW 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. && $$
425 WWUS45 KBOI 200239 WSWBOI URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID 739 PM MST THU JAN 19 2012 IDZ011-013-028-200345- /O.EXP.KBOI.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120120T0300Z/ WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-BOISE MOUNTAINS-CAMAS PRAIRIE- 739 PM MST THU JAN 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...BOISE MOUNTAINS...AND CAMAS PRAIRIE WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. THE MAJOR WINTER STORM THAT HIT THE AREA IS WINDING DOWN AS THE HEAVIER SNOWS HAVE ENDED. LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAINS. $$
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 Boise, ID wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Jan 16, 9:04 AM MST, 5 hours 47 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 16, 9:04 AM MST, 5 hours 47 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
904 AM MST MON JAN 16 2012
.DISCUSSION...12Z BOI RAOB WAS MUCH COLDER THAN 12Z YESTERDAY ABOVE
THE BOUNDARY LAYER BUT CLOUDS HELD TEMPS UP DURING THE NIGHT. MAX
TEMPS TODAY WILL BE NOTICEABLY COLDER THOUGH. WITH COLD AIR NOW IN
PLACE ATTENTION TURNS TO THE MOISTURE HEADED OUR WAY FROM THE
MID-LATITUDES IN THE PACIFIC...DUE INTO OUR ZONES TUESDAY NIGHT
THROUGH FRIDAY. PROGS INDICATE A LOT OF PCPN WILL COME IN WEDNESDAY
BUT THE SNOW LEVEL WILL ALSO BE RISING AS A STRONG WARM FRONT MOVES
THROUGH. FOR NOW WE CAN SAFELY SAY THAT SNOW WILL FALL THE WHOLE
TIME THROUGH FRIDAY IN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 6000 FEET IN THE NORTH AND
7000 FEET SOUTH. LOWER ELEVATIONS...INCLUDING THE VALLEYS...WILL
START AS SNOW WHICH AND IT MAY BE SIGNIFICANT WEDNESDAY. 12Z MODEL
DATA WILL GIVE US A BETTER IDEA. HEAVIEST PCPN SHOULD COME WITH THE
WARM FRONT...NOW EXPECTED IN SWRN IDAHO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. WINTER
STORM WATCH WILL BE ISSUED SHORTLY FOR ZONES LISTED BELOW...OTHER
ZONES MAY BE ADDED IN AFTERNOON PACKAGE.
&&
.AVIATION...ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS WITH LOCAL MVFR CEILINGS AND
TERRAIN OBSCURATION WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY...MAINLY OVER THE
MOUNTAINS...AS AN UPPER TROUGH CROSSES THE REGION. WESTERLY SURFACE
WINDS 10-20 KTS BECOMING MORE SOUTHERLY AFTER 00Z. WINDS ALOFT WILL
BE WEST TO NORTHWEST UP TO 25 KTS AT 12K FEET MSL.
WIDESPREAD MVFR/IFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY
THURSDAY WITH HEAVY SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS AND A RAIN/SNOW MIX IN THE
VALLEYS.
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION...
SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...THE BLUE MOUNTAINS IN
OREGON...AND WEST CENTRAL AND BOISE MOUNTAINS IN IDAHO WILL SEE
SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS TODAY THANKS TO A WEAK SHORTWAVE TROUGH
EMBEDDED WITHIN A BROAD UPPER TROUGH ENCOMPASING THE ENTIRE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST. ANOTHER IMPULSE CURRENTLY POSITIONED NEAR 140W LAT IS
EXPECTED TO BRUSH OUR NORTHERN MOUNTAIN ZONES ON TUESDAY FOR
ADDITIONAL LIGHT PRECIPITATION. BY WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WILL BE SET
FOR A MUCH DEEPER MOISTURE FETCH. A WET UPSLOPE PATTERN WILL BEGIN
WEDNESDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST FRIDAY. LATEST MODELS
CONTINUE TO FAVOR THE BOISE MOUNTAINS FOR THE BULK OF THE
PRECIPITATION...THOUGH THE ENTIRE CWFA STANDS TO GET IN ON THE
ACTION WITH MODELS CONSISTENTLY ADVERTIZING WINDS AND MOISTURE AT 3
TO 4 STANDARD DEVIATIONS ABOVE NORMAL ACCORDING TO THE GEFS ANOMALY
TABLES. THE GFS HAS NOW SLOWED THE TIMING OF A WARM AIR INTRUSION TO
FOR LATER ON WEDNESDAY THAN PREVIOUS RUNS WHICH COULD MAKE FOR A
SNOWY AFTERNOON COMMUTE IN THE TREASURE VALLEY METRO AREA. THE
COMBINATION OF WINTER PRECIPITATION AND STRONG WINDS MAY NECESSITATE
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY AND/OR WATCH DEPENDING ON WHAT THE DAY
SHIFT DEEMS NECESSARY WITH THE AFTERNOON FORECAST PACKAGE.
.LONG TERM...WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY...THE WET PATTERN
CONTINUES AS TEMPS AND SNOW LEVELS GRADUALLY RISE THROUGH THE WEEK
BEFORE AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH BRINGS A COLDER AIRMASS BACK INTO THE
AREA BEGINNING SATURDAY. PRECIP THROUGH THE END OF THE WORK WILL BE
ALL RAIN IN THE VALLEYS BUT STILL SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS. ONLY THE
HIGHER PEAKS WILL SEE SNOW FRIDAY EVENING AS SNOW LEVELS RISE
DRAMATICALLY TO NEAR 6200 FEET MSL NORTH OF A KBNO-KBOI LINE AND
NEAR 7500 FEET MSL SOUTH. FRIDAY LOOKS TO BE THE WARMEST DAY OF THE
WEEK AS WARM ADVECTION SETS IN UNDER RISING HEIGHTS AHEAD OF THE
DIGGING UPPER LEVEL TROUGH THAT WILL AFFECT THE AREA OVER THE
WEEKEND. SOME NUMERICAL GUIDANCE IS EVEN SUGGESTING TEMPS UP INTO
THE 50/S IN THE LOWER VALLEYS ON FRIDAY. HAVE INCREASED THOSE TEMPS
A BIT TO BE 10-12 DEGREES F ABOVE NORMAL. A STRONG SURFACE PRESSURE
GRADIENT ACROSS HARNEY...MALHEUR...AND OWYEE COUNTIES CONTINUES
THROUGH FRIDAY WITH GUSTY AFTERNOON WINDS IN THOSE AREAS. MODELS
STRUGGLE TO PINPOINT THE DETAILS OF THE COLDER TROUGH FOR THE
WEEKEND AND INTO MONDAY...THOUGH THE PATTERN LOOKS TO REMAIN
RELATIVELY WET AND UNSETTLED THROUGH THE END OF THE FORECAST PERIOD.
&&
.BOI WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ID...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY
AFTERNOON IDZ011-013-028-033.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING IDZ029.
OR...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING ORZ062.
&&
WEATHER.GOV/BOISE
DISCUSSION...LC
AVIATION.....JDS
PREV SHORT TERM...CD
PREV LONG TERM....CBHazardous weather outlook, Jan 16, 9:29 AM MST, 5 hours 22 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID 929 AM MST MON JAN 16 2012 IDZ012-014>016-030-ORZ061-063-064-171245- LOWER TREASURE VALLEY ID-UPPER TREASURE VALLEY- SOUTHWEST HIGHLANDS-WESTERN MAGIC VALLEY- SOUTHERN TWIN FALLS COUNTY-HARNEY COUNTY-MALHEUR COUNTY- LOWER TREASURE VALLEY OR- 929 AM MST MON JAN 16 2012 /829 AM PST MON JAN 16 2012/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL IDAHO...SOUTHWEST IDAHO AND SOUTHEAST OREGON. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY A VERY MOIST WEST FLOW FROM ACROSS THE PACIFIC WILL BRING A VERY WET WEEK TO THE AREA WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF LIGHT WET SNOW IN THE VALLEYS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE TURNING TO RAIN LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. THIS COULD CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH SLICK ROADS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... REPORTS OF SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL AND ANY ADVERSE DRIVING CONDITIONS WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. IDZ011-013-028-029-033-ORZ062-171245- WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-BOISE MOUNTAINS-CAMAS PRAIRIE- OWYHEE MOUNTAINS-UPPER WEISER RIVER-BAKER COUNTY- 929 AM MST MON JAN 16 2012 /829 AM PST MON JAN 16 2012/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST IDAHO...WEST CENTRAL IDAHO AND NORTHEAST OREGON. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR THE POTENTIAL OF HEAVY SNOW. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST WINTER STORM STATEMENT /WSWBOI/ FOR FURTHER DETAILS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... REPORTS OF SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL AND ANY ADVERSE DRIVING CONDITIONS WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Boise, ID issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 16, 9:27 AM MST | Winter Storm Watch | BOI | Adams, Boise, Camas, Elmore, Gem, Owyhee and 2 more | 7 hr |
| Jan 16, 2:51 PM MST | Winter Storm Watch | BOI | Ada, Canyon, Elmore, Gem, Gooding, Jerome and 4 more | 13 hr |
Nearby
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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.