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Winter Storm Warning 4, NWS Boise, ID
NWS Boise, ID issued this winter storm warning at Dec 24, 2012, 1:30 PM PST for Harney County, Malheur County, Oregon; Owyhee County, Idaho. It took effect at Dec 25, 2012, 7:00 AM PST. It was in force for 27 hr. 14 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
- Dec 24, 2012, 1:30 PM PST (21:30 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 25, 2012, 7:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Dec 26, 2012, 10:00 AM PST
- In force
- 27 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Boise, ID
Counties Owyhee County, ID, Harney County, OR, Malheur County, OR
The radar
The Boise radar (KCBX), 125 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:32 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 25, 6:00 PM PST | SNOW 4 | 8 Ese Burns, OR | BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. |
| Dec 25, 7:50 PM PST | SNOW 1.5 | 1 Ene Diamond, OR | |
| Dec 25, 7:50 PM PST | SNOW 4 | 2 Wsw Dunnean, OR | |
| Dec 25, 8:09 PM PST | SNOW 1.5 | 4 Ene Ryegrass Butte, OR | |
| Dec 25, 8:09 PM PST | SNOW 1.5 | 4 Se Bully Creek Reserv, OR | STILL SNOWING. |
| Dec 25, 8:29 PM PST | SNOW 2 | 4 Se Brogan, OR | |
| Dec 26, 5:00 AM PST | SNOW 1 | Basque Station, OR | BLOWING AND DRIFT SNOW. |
| Dec 26, 5:00 AM PST | SNOW 1 | Jordan Valley, OR | BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. |
| Dec 26, 7:00 AM PST | SNOW 2 | Owyhee Dam, OR | LAST 24 HOURS. |
| Dec 26, 7:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | Drewsey, OR | TOTAL SNOWFALL ENDING 700 AM PST. |
| Dec 26, 7:30 AM PST | SNOW 2 | 16 Sse Jordan Valley, ID | SOUTH MOUNTAIN SNOTEL AT 6340 FEET. LAST 24 HOURS. |
| Dec 26, 7:30 AM PST | SNOW 3 | 35 Nw Burns, OR | SNOW MOUNTAIN SNOTEL AT 6220 FEET. LAST 24 HOURS. |
| Dec 26, 7:30 AM PST | SNOW 8 | 16 N Andrews, OR | FISH CREEK SNOTEL AT 7900 FEET. LAST 24 HOURS. |
| Dec 26, 8:51 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 5 | 1 Nw Lawen, OR | FROM 8 A.M. DEC. 25 TO 8 A.M. DEC.26 FIVE INCHES OF SNOW. AS OF THIS EXACT TIME A VERY VERY FINE SNOW IS FALLING. |
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, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 132 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
- 14 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -11 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 981 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 51 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -148 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -105 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
319 WWUS45 KBOI 242130 WSWBOI URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID 230 PM MST MON DEC 24 2012 ...WINTER STORM FOR EASTERN OREGON AND SOUTHWESTERN IDAHO... .THE NEXT PACIFIC STORM WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW TO SOUTHEASTERN OREGON CHRISTMAS AFTERNOON AND NIGHT...AND THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHWESTERN IDAHO TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. DURING THAT TIME THE CENTER OF SURFACE LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE FROM HARNEY COUNTY TO EXTREME NORTHERN NEVADA AND HEAVIEST SNOW WILL BE NEAR THAT TRACK. TOTAL SNOWFALL THERE IS EXPECTED TO BE 6 TO 12 INCHES. A MODERATE SNOWFALL OF 3 TO 6 INCHES IS EXPECTED IN THE REST OF EASTERN OREGON AND SOUTHWESTERN IDAHO. THE TREASURE VALLEY SHOULD GET 2 TO 4 INCHES AND THE WESTERN MAGIC VALLEY AROUND TWO INCHES. WITH TEMPERATURES WELL BELOW FREEZING THIS SNOW WILL BE ABLE TO STICK TO THE ROADS. SOUTHEAST WIND GUSTS 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. THESE FACTORS WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL PROBLEMS. IDZ015-250630- /O.UPG.KBOI.WW.Y.0018.121226T0000Z-121226T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KBOI.WS.W.0004.121226T0000Z-121226T1800Z/ /O.UPG.KBOI.WS.A.0004.121226T0600Z-121226T1800Z/ SOUTHWEST HIGHLANDS- 230 PM MST MON DEC 24 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM TUESDAY TO 11 AM MST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BOISE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IN THE SOUTHWEST IDAHO HIGHLANDS... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM TUESDAY TO 11 AM MST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY AND WINTER STORM WATCH ARE NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW AMOUNTS...4 TO 9 INCHES. LARGEST AMOUNTS IN WESTERN OWYHEE COUNTY. * SNOW LEVELS...VALLEY FLOORS. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS TO 30 MPH IN WESTERN OWYHEE COUNTY. * TIMING...TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL PROBLEMS ON IDAHO STATE HIGHWAY 51 DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...AND WILL LIMIT VISIBILITIES. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ORZ061-250630- /O.UPG.KBOI.WW.Y.0018.121225T1800Z-121226T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KBOI.WS.W.0004.121225T1800Z-121226T1200Z/ HARNEY COUNTY- 130 PM PST MON DEC 24 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TUESDAY TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BOISE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW IN HARNEY COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TUESDAY TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW AMOUNTS...6 TO 12 INCHES. HEAVIEST AMOUNTS IN NORTHERN HARNEY COUNTY INCLUDING BURNS. * SNOW LEVELS...VALLEY FLOORS. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH. * TIMING...LATE CHRISTMAS MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL PROBLEMS ON U.S. HIGHWAYS 20 AND 26 AND OREGON STATE HIGHWAY 78. LOCAL BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ IDZ029-250630- /O.UPG.KBOI.WW.Y.0018.121226T0000Z-121226T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KBOI.WS.W.0004.121226T0000Z-121226T1800Z/ OWYHEE MOUNTAINS- 230 PM MST MON DEC 24 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM TUESDAY TO 11 AM MST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BOISE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IN THE OWYHEE MOUNTAINS... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM TUESDAY TO 11 AM MST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW AMOUNTS...6 TO 12 INCHES. * SNOW LEVELS...VALLEY FLOORS. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH...LOCAL GUSTS TO 30 MPH. * TIMING...TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL PROBLEMS ON U.S. HIGHWAY 95 DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...AND WILL LIMIT VISIBILITIES. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ORZ063-250630- /O.UPG.KBOI.WW.Y.0018.121226T0000Z-121226T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KBOI.WS.W.0004.121225T1800Z-121226T1200Z/ MALHEUR COUNTY- 230 PM MST MON DEC 24 2012 /130 PM PST MON DEC 24 2012/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MST /10 AM PST/ TUESDAY TO 5 AM MST /4 AM PST/ WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BOISE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IN MALHEUR COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MST /10 AM PST/ TUESDAY TO 5 AM MST /4 AM PST/ WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW AMOUNTS...6 TO 12 INCHES. * SNOW LEVELS...VALLEY FLOORS. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS TO 30 MPH IN OPEN AREAS. * TIMING...LATE CHRISTMAS MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL PROBLEMS ON U.S. HIGHWAYS 20 26 AND 95. BLOWING AND DRIFTING ESPECIALLY ON U.S. 95. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...AND WILL LIMIT VISIBILITIES. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ IDZ030-250630- /O.UPG.KBOI.WS.A.0004.121226T0600Z-121226T1800Z/ /O.EXB.KBOI.WW.Y.0018.121226T0600Z-121227T0000Z/ SOUTHERN TWIN FALLS COUNTY- 230 PM MST MON DEC 24 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM TUESDAY TO 5 PM MST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BOISE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IN SOUTHERN TWIN FALLS COUNTY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM TUESDAY TO 5 PM MST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW AMOUNTS...2 TO 4 INCHES. * SNOW LEVELS...VALLEY FLOORS. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH...GUSTS TO 30 MPH. * TIMING...LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL PROBLEMS ON U.S. HIGHWAY 93. 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. && $$ IDZ012-014-ORZ064-250630- /O.EXB.KBOI.WW.Y.0018.121226T0300Z-121226T1800Z/ LOWER TREASURE VALLEY ID-UPPER TREASURE VALLEY- LOWER TREASURE VALLEY OR- 230 PM MST MON DEC 24 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM TUESDAY TO 11 AM MST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BOISE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW IN THE TREASURE VALLEY OF IDAHO AND OREGON... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM TUESDAY TO 11 AM MST WEDNESDAY. * SNOW AMOUNTS...2 TO 4 INCHES. * SNOW LEVELS...VALLEY FLOOR. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH IN THE LOWER TREASURE VALLEY. SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH IN THE UPPER TREASURE VALLEY CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. * TIMING...TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL PROBLEMS ON INTERSTATE 84 AND OTHER MAIN ROADWAYS AS THE SNOW WILL STICK TO THE ROADS. WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY...ESPECIALLY EAST OF BOISE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL PRIMARILY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ IDZ016-250630- /O.EXB.KBOI.WW.Y.0018.121226T0600Z-121227T0000Z/ WESTERN MAGIC VALLEY- 230 PM MST MON DEC 24 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM TUESDAY TO 5 PM MST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BOISE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IN THE WESTERN MAGIC VALLEY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM TUESDAY TO 5 PM MST WEDNESDAY. * SNOW AMOUNTS...2 OR 3 INCHES. * SNOW LEVELS...VALLEY FLOORS. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. WINDS WILL BE FROM THE NORTHEAST AROUND JEROME. * TIMING...LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL PROBLEMS INTERSTATE 84 AND OTHER MAIN ROADWAYS. SNOW WILL STICK TO THE ROADS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL PRIMARILY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ ORZ062-250630- /O.EXT.KBOI.WW.Y.0018.121225T2100Z-121226T1200Z/ BAKER COUNTY- 130 PM PST MON DEC 24 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TUESDAY TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW IN THE WESTERN PART OF BAKER COUNTY HAS BEEN EXPANDED TO ALL OF BAKER COUNTY. THE ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CHRISTMAS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY. * SNOW AMOUNTS...2 TO 6 INCHES. * SNOW LEVELS...VALLEY FLOORS. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH. * TIMING...CHRISTMAS AFTERNOON AND TUESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL PROBLEMS ON INTERSTATE 84 DUE TO SNOW-COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$
7 follow-up statements
580 WWUS45 KBOI 250459 WSWBOI URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID 959 PM MST MON DEC 24 2012 ...WINTER STORM FOR SOUTHEAST OREGON AND SOUTHWEST IDAHO CHRISTMAS DAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .A STRONG PACIFIC SYSTEM WILL SPREAD SNOW INTO SOUTHEAST OREGON CHRISTMAS DAY AND SOUTHWEST IDAHO CHRISTMAS NIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW...ALONG WITH AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WILL OCCUR IN HARNEY COUNTY AND MALHEUR COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OREGON...AND THE SOUTHWEST HIGHLANDS AND OWYHEE MOUNTAINS IN SOUTHWEST IDAHO. ORZ061-063-251300- /O.EXT.KBOI.WS.W.0004.121225T1500Z-121226T1800Z/ HARNEY COUNTY-MALHEUR COUNTY- 959 PM MST MON DEC 24 2012 /859 PM PST MON DEC 24 2012/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM MST /7 AM PST/ TUESDAY TO 11 AM MST /10 AM PST/ WEDNESDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW IN HARNEY COUNTY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM MST /7 AM PST/ TUESDAY TO 11 AM MST /10 AM PST/ WEDNESDAY. * SNOW AMOUNTS...6 TO 12 INCHES. HEAVIEST AMOUNTS IN NORTHERN HARNEY COUNTY INCLUDING BURNS. * SNOW LEVELS...VALLEY FLOORS. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH. WINDS WILL DIMINISH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * TIMING...CHRISTMAS MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL PROBLEMS ON U.S. HIGHWAYS 20 AND 26 AND OREGON STATE HIGHWAY 78. LOCAL BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY. 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. && $$ IDZ015-029-251300- /O.CON.KBOI.WS.W.0004.121226T0000Z-121226T1800Z/ SOUTHWEST HIGHLANDS-OWYHEE MOUNTAINS- 959 PM MST MON DEC 24 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM TUESDAY TO 11 AM MST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IN THE SOUTHWEST IDAHO HIGHLANDS... WHICH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM TUESDAY TO 11 AM MST WEDNESDAY. * SNOW AMOUNTS...4 TO 9 INCHES. LARGEST AMOUNTS IN WESTERN OWYHEE COUNTY. * SNOW LEVELS...VALLEY FLOORS. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS TO 30 MPH IN WESTERN OWYHEE COUNTY. WINDS WILL DIMINISH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * TIMING...TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL PROBLEMS ON IDAHO STATE HIGHWAY 51 DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...AND WILL LIMIT VISIBILITIES. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ORZ062-251300- /O.EXT.KBOI.WW.Y.0018.121225T1800Z-121226T1800Z/ BAKER COUNTY- 859 PM PST MON DEC 24 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TUESDAY TO 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW IN BAKER COUNTY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TUESDAY TO 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY. * SNOW AMOUNTS...2 TO 6 INCHES. * SNOW LEVELS...VALLEY FLOORS. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH. WINDS WILL DIMINISH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * TIMING...LATE CHRISTMAS MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL PROBLEMS ON INTERSTATE 84 DUE TO SNOW-COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING 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. && $$ IDZ012-014-ORZ064-251300- /O.EXT.KBOI.WW.Y.0018.121226T0000Z-121226T1800Z/ LOWER TREASURE VALLEY ID-UPPER TREASURE VALLEY- LOWER TREASURE VALLEY OR- 959 PM MST MON DEC 24 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM TUESDAY TO 11 AM MST WEDNESDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW IN THE TREASURE VALLEY OF IDAHO AND OREGON IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM TUESDAY TO 11 AM MST WEDNESDAY. * SNOW AMOUNTS...2 TO 4 INCHES. * SNOW LEVELS...VALLEY FLOOR. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH IN THE LOWER TREASURE VALLEY. SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH IN THE UPPER TREASURE VALLEY CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. WINDS WILL DIMINISH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * TIMING...TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL PROBLEMS ON INTERSTATE 84 AND OTHER MAIN ROADWAYS AS THE SNOW WILL STICK TO THE ROADS. WINDS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL PRIMARILY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ IDZ016-030-251300- /O.CON.KBOI.WW.Y.0018.121226T0600Z-121227T0000Z/ WESTERN MAGIC VALLEY-SOUTHERN TWIN FALLS COUNTY- 959 PM MST MON DEC 24 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM TUESDAY TO 5 PM MST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IN SOUTHERN TWIN FALLS COUNTY... WHICH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM TUESDAY TO 5 PM MST WEDNESDAY. * SNOW AMOUNTS...2 TO 4 INCHES. * SNOW LEVELS...VALLEY FLOORS. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH...GUSTS TO 30 MPH. * TIMING...LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL PROBLEMS ON U.S. HIGHWAY 93. 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. && $$
391 WWUS45 KBOI 251244 WSWBOI URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID 544 AM MST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...WINTER STORM SYSTEM FOR SOUTHEAST OREGON AND SOUTHWEST IDAHO CHRISTMAS DAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL SPREAD SNOW INTO SOUTHEAST OREGON CHRISTMAS DAY AND SOUTHWEST IDAHO CHRISTMAS NIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW...ALONG WITH AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WILL OCCUR IN HARNEY COUNTY AND MALHEUR COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OREGON...AND THE SOUTHWEST HIGHLANDS AND OWYHEE MOUNTAINS IN SOUTHWEST IDAHO. ORZ061-063-252300- /O.CON.KBOI.WS.W.0004.121225T1500Z-121226T1800Z/ HARNEY COUNTY-MALHEUR COUNTY- 544 AM MST TUE DEC 25 2012 /444 AM PST TUE DEC 25 2012/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST /10 AM PST/ WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW IN HARNEY COUNTY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST /10 AM PST/ WEDNESDAY. * SNOW AMOUNTS...6 TO 12 INCHES. HEAVIEST AMOUNTS IN EXTREME NORTHERN HARNEY COUNTY INCLUDING BURNS AND OVER THE STEENS. * SNOW LEVELS...VALLEY FLOORS. * WINDS...EAST TO SOUTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH. WINDS WILL DIMINISH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * TIMING...CHRISTMAS MID MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL PROBLEMS ON U.S. HIGHWAYS 20 AND 26 AND OREGON STATE HIGHWAY 78. LOCAL BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ IDZ015-029-252300- /O.CON.KBOI.WS.W.0004.121226T0000Z-121226T1800Z/ SOUTHWEST HIGHLANDS-OWYHEE MOUNTAINS- 544 AM MST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM MST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IN THE SOUTHWEST IDAHO HIGHLANDS... WHICH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM MST WEDNESDAY. * SNOW AMOUNTS...4 TO 9 INCHES. LARGEST AMOUNTS IN WESTERN OWYHEE COUNTY IN THE OWYHEE MOUNTAINS. * SNOW LEVELS...VALLEY FLOORS. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS TO 30 MPH IN WESTERN OWYHEE COUNTY. WINDS WILL DIMINISH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * TIMING...NIGHTFALL TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL PROBLEMS ON IDAHO STATE HIGHWAY 51 DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...AND WILL LIMIT VISIBILITIES. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ORZ062-252300- /O.CON.KBOI.WW.Y.0018.121225T1800Z-121226T1800Z/ BAKER COUNTY- 444 AM PST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW IN BAKER COUNTY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY. * SNOW AMOUNTS...2 TO 6 INCHES. * SNOW LEVELS...VALLEY FLOORS. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH. WINDS WILL DIMINISH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * TIMING...LATE CHRISTMAS MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL PROBLEMS ON INTERSTATE 84 DUE TO SNOW-COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ IDZ012-014-ORZ064-252300- /O.CON.KBOI.WW.Y.0018.121226T0000Z-121226T1800Z/ LOWER TREASURE VALLEY ID-UPPER TREASURE VALLEY- LOWER TREASURE VALLEY OR- 544 AM MST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM MST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW IN THE TREASURE VALLEY OF IDAHO AND OREGON REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM MST WEDNESDAY. * SNOW AMOUNTS...2 TO 4 INCHES IN THE LOWER TREASURE VALLEY AND NEAR THE SNAKE RIVER. 1 TO 2 INCHES IN THE BOISE METRO AND ALONG THE FOOTHILLS. * SNOW LEVELS...VALLEY FLOOR. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH IN THE LOWER TREASURE VALLEY. SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH IN THE UPPER TREASURE VALLEY CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. WINDS WILL DIMINISH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * TIMING...TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL PROBLEMS ON INTERSTATE 84 AND OTHER MAIN ROADWAYS AS THE SNOW WILL STICK TO THE ROADS. WINDS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL PRIMARILY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ IDZ016-030-252300- /O.CON.KBOI.WW.Y.0018.121226T0600Z-121227T0000Z/ WESTERN MAGIC VALLEY-SOUTHERN TWIN FALLS COUNTY- 544 AM MST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IN SOUTHERN TWIN FALLS COUNTY... WHICH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST WEDNESDAY. * SNOW AMOUNTS...2 TO 4 INCHES WITH MORE AS YOU GO SOUTH TOWARD NEVADA. * SNOW LEVELS...VALLEY FLOORS. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH...GUSTS TO 30 MPH. * TIMING...LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL PROBLEMS ON U.S. HIGHWAY 93 AND THROUGH THE I-84 CORRIDOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$
877 WWUS45 KBOI 251959 WSWBOI URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID 1259 PM MST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...WINTER STORM SYSTEM FOR SOUTHEAST OREGON AND SOUTHWEST IDAHO THROUGH WEDNESDAY... SIX TO TWELVE INCHES TOTAL SNOWFALL EXPECTED IN SOUTHEAST OREGON AND THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHWEST IDAHO THROUGH WEDNESDAY AS A PACIFIC STORM MOVES FROM OREGON TO NEVADA. HIGHEST PEAKS WILL RECEIVE UP TO 18 INCHES. SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL IN THE REST OF EASTERN OREGON AND WESTERN IDAHO WITH LIGHTER AMOUNTS IN THE CENTRAL IDAHO MOUNTAINS. GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING TODAY AND TONIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THEN DECREASE OR END THURSDAY. ORZ061-063-260630- /O.CON.KBOI.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-121226T1800Z/ HARNEY COUNTY-MALHEUR COUNTY- 1259 PM MST TUE DEC 25 2012 /1159 AM PST TUE DEC 25 2012/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST /10 AM PST/ WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW IN HARNEY AND MALHEUR COUNTIES REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST /10 AM PST/ WEDNESDAY. * SNOW AMOUNTS...6 TO 12 INCHES...LARGEST AMOUNTS IN THE SOUTHERN PARTS OF THESE COUNTIES. UP TO 18 INCHES ON STEENS MOUNTAIN. * SNOW LEVELS...VALLEY FLOORS. * WINDS...EAST TO SOUTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH. WINDS WILL DIMINISH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * TIMING...THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL PROBLEMS ON U.S. HIGHWAYS 20 AND 26 AND OREGON STATE HIGHWAY 78. LOCAL BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY. 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. && $$ IDZ015-029-260630- /O.CON.KBOI.WS.W.0004.121226T0000Z-121226T1800Z/ SOUTHWEST HIGHLANDS-OWYHEE MOUNTAINS- 1259 PM MST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM MST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IN THE SOUTHWEST IDAHO HIGHLANDS... WHICH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM MST WEDNESDAY. * SNOW AMOUNTS...6 TO 12 INCHES. LARGEST AMOUNTS IN WESTERN OWYHEE COUNTY IN THE OWYHEE MOUNTAINS. 12 TO 18 INCHES ON WAR EAGLE PEAK. * SNOW LEVELS...VALLEY FLOORS. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS TO 30 MPH IN WESTERN OWYHEE COUNTY CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * TIMING...NIGHTFALL THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL PROBLEMS ON IDAHO STATE HIGHWAY 51 DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...AND WILL LIMIT VISIBILITIES. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ IDZ033-260630- /O.EXA.KBOI.WW.Y.0018.121226T0000Z-121226T1800Z/ UPPER WEISER RIVER- 1259 PM MST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM MST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BOISE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW IN THE UPPER WEISER RIVER AREA...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM MST WEDNESDAY. * SNOW AMOUNTS...4 TO 8 INCHES. * SNOW LEVELS...VALLEY FLOORS. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH. * TIMING...TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL PROBLEMS ON U.S. HIGHWAY 95. LOCAL GUSTY WINDS WITH AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL PRIMARILY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ ORZ062-260630- /O.CON.KBOI.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-121226T1800Z/ BAKER COUNTY- 1159 AM PST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IN BAKER COUNTY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY. * SNOW AMOUNTS...4 TO 8 INCHES. * SNOW LEVELS...VALLEY FLOORS. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH. WINDS WILL DIMINISH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * TIMING...THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL PROBLEMS ON INTERSTATE 84 DUE TO SNOW-COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ IDZ012-014-ORZ064-260630- /O.CON.KBOI.WW.Y.0018.121226T0000Z-121226T1800Z/ LOWER TREASURE VALLEY ID-UPPER TREASURE VALLEY- LOWER TREASURE VALLEY OR- 1259 PM MST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM MST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW IN THE TREASURE VALLEY OF IDAHO AND OREGON REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM MST WEDNESDAY. * SNOW AMOUNTS...3 TO 5 INCHES IN THE LOWER TREASURE VALLEY AND NEAR THE SNAKE RIVER. 2 TO 4 INCHES IN THE BOISE METRO AND ALONG THE FOOTHILLS. * SNOW LEVELS...VALLEY FLOOR. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH IN THE LOWER TREASURE VALLEY. SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH IN THE UPPER TREASURE VALLEY CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. WINDS WILL DIMINISH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * TIMING...TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL PROBLEMS ON INTERSTATE 84 AND OTHER MAIN ROADWAYS AS THE SNOW WILL STICK TO THE ROADS. WINDS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL PRIMARILY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ IDZ016-030-260630- /O.CON.KBOI.WW.Y.0018.121226T0600Z-121227T0000Z/ WESTERN MAGIC VALLEY-SOUTHERN TWIN FALLS COUNTY- 1259 PM MST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IN SOUTHERN TWIN FALLS COUNTY... WHICH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST WEDNESDAY. * SNOW AMOUNTS...2 TO 4 INCHES WITH MORE AS YOU GO SOUTH TOWARD NEVADA. * SNOW LEVELS...VALLEY FLOORS. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH...GUSTS TO 30 MPH. NORTHEAST WINDS NEAR JEROME. * TIMING...LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL PROBLEMS ON U.S. HIGHWAY 93 AND THROUGH THE I-84 CORRIDOR. GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$
489 WWUS45 KBOI 252008 CCA WSWBOI URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID 105 PM MST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...WINTER STORM SYSTEM FOR SOUTHEAST OREGON AND SOUTHWEST IDAHO THROUGH WEDNESDAY... SIX TO TWELVE INCHES TOTAL SNOWFALL EXPECTED IN SOUTHEAST OREGON AND THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHWEST IDAHO THROUGH WEDNESDAY AS A PACIFIC STORM MOVES FROM OREGON TO NEVADA. HIGHEST PEAKS WILL RECEIVE UP TO 18 INCHES. SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL IN THE REST OF EASTERN OREGON AND WESTERN IDAHO WITH LIGHTER AMOUNTS IN THE CENTRAL IDAHO MOUNTAINS. GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING TODAY AND TONIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THEN DECREASE OR END THURSDAY. ORZ061-063-260700- /O.COR.KBOI.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-121226T1800Z/ HARNEY COUNTY-MALHEUR COUNTY- 105 PM MST TUE DEC 25 2012 /1205 PM PST TUE DEC 25 2012/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST /10 AM PST/ WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW IN HARNEY AND MALHEUR COUNTIES REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST /10 AM PST/ WEDNESDAY. * SNOW AMOUNTS...6 TO 12 INCHES...LARGEST AMOUNTS IN THE SOUTHERN PARTS OF THESE COUNTIES. UP TO 18 INCHES ON STEENS MOUNTAIN. * SNOW LEVELS...VALLEY FLOORS. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH...STRONGEST IN SOUTHERN MALHEUR COUNTY. WINDS WILL DIMINISH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * TIMING...THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL PROBLEMS ON U.S. HIGHWAYS 95 20 AND 26 AND OREGON STATE HIGHWAY 78. LOCAL BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY. 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. && $$ IDZ015-029-260700- /O.CON.KBOI.WS.W.0004.121226T0000Z-121226T1800Z/ SOUTHWEST HIGHLANDS-OWYHEE MOUNTAINS- 105 PM MST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM MST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IN THE SOUTHWEST IDAHO HIGHLANDS... WHICH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM MST WEDNESDAY. * SNOW AMOUNTS...6 TO 12 INCHES. LARGEST AMOUNTS IN WESTERN OWYHEE COUNTY IN THE OWYHEE MOUNTAINS. 12 TO 18 INCHES ON WAR EAGLE PEAK. * SNOW LEVELS...VALLEY FLOORS. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS TO 30 MPH IN WESTERN OWYHEE COUNTY CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * TIMING...NIGHTFALL THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL PROBLEMS ON IDAHO STATE HIGHWAY 51 DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...AND WILL LIMIT VISIBILITIES. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ IDZ033-260700- /O.EXA.KBOI.WW.Y.0018.121226T0000Z-121226T1800Z/ UPPER WEISER RIVER- 105 PM MST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM MST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BOISE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW IN THE UPPER WEISER RIVER AREA...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM MST WEDNESDAY. * SNOW AMOUNTS...4 TO 8 INCHES. * SNOW LEVELS...VALLEY FLOORS. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH. * TIMING...TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL PROBLEMS ON U.S. HIGHWAY 95. LOCAL GUSTY WINDS WITH AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL PRIMARILY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ ORZ062-260700- /O.CON.KBOI.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-121226T1800Z/ BAKER COUNTY- 1205 PM PST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IN BAKER COUNTY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY. * SNOW AMOUNTS...4 TO 8 INCHES. * SNOW LEVELS...VALLEY FLOORS. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH. WINDS WILL DIMINISH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * TIMING...THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL PROBLEMS ON INTERSTATE 84 DUE TO SNOW-COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ IDZ012-014-ORZ064-260700- /O.CON.KBOI.WW.Y.0018.121226T0000Z-121226T1800Z/ LOWER TREASURE VALLEY ID-UPPER TREASURE VALLEY- LOWER TREASURE VALLEY OR- 105 PM MST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM MST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW IN THE TREASURE VALLEY OF IDAHO AND OREGON REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM MST WEDNESDAY. * SNOW AMOUNTS...3 TO 5 INCHES IN THE LOWER TREASURE VALLEY AND NEAR THE SNAKE RIVER. 2 TO 4 INCHES IN THE BOISE METRO AND ALONG THE FOOTHILLS. * SNOW LEVELS...VALLEY FLOOR. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH IN THE LOWER TREASURE VALLEY. SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH IN THE UPPER TREASURE VALLEY CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. WINDS WILL DIMINISH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * TIMING...TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL PROBLEMS ON INTERSTATE 84 AND OTHER MAIN ROADWAYS AS THE SNOW WILL STICK TO THE ROADS. WINDS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL PRIMARILY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ IDZ016-030-260700- /O.CON.KBOI.WW.Y.0018.121226T0600Z-121227T0000Z/ WESTERN MAGIC VALLEY-SOUTHERN TWIN FALLS COUNTY- 105 PM MST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IN SOUTHERN TWIN FALLS COUNTY... WHICH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST WEDNESDAY. * SNOW AMOUNTS...2 TO 4 INCHES WITH MORE AS YOU GO SOUTH TOWARD NEVADA. * SNOW LEVELS...VALLEY FLOORS. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH...GUSTS TO 30 MPH. NORTHEAST WINDS NEAR JEROME. * TIMING...LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL PROBLEMS ON U.S. HIGHWAY 93 AND THROUGH THE I-84 CORRIDOR. GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$
174 WWUS45 KBOI 260439 WSWBOI URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID 939 PM MST TUE DEC 25 2012 ORZ061-063-261300- /O.CON.KBOI.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-121226T1800Z/ HARNEY COUNTY-MALHEUR COUNTY- 939 PM MST TUE DEC 25 2012 /839 PM PST TUE DEC 25 2012/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST /10 AM PST/ WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW IN HARNEY AND MALHEUR COUNTIES REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST /10 AM PST/ WEDNESDAY. * SNOW AMOUNTS...ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS AND 3 TO 6 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS...EXCEPT 6 TO 12 INCHES IN THE STEENS. * SNOW LEVELS...VALLEY FLOORS. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH... STRONGEST IN SOUTHERN MALHEUR COUNTY. WINDS WILL DIMINISH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * TIMING...THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL PROBLEMS ON U.S. HIGHWAYS 95 20 AND 26 AND OREGON STATE HIGHWAY 78. LOCAL BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY. 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. && $$ IDZ015-029-261300- /O.CON.KBOI.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-121226T1800Z/ SOUTHWEST HIGHLANDS-OWYHEE MOUNTAINS- 939 PM MST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IN THE SOUTHWEST IDAHO HIGHLANDS AND OWYHEE MOUNTAINS...WHICH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST WEDNESDAY. * SNOW AMOUNTS...ADDITIONAL 3 TO 6 IN THE VALLEYS AND 6 TO 12 IN THE MOUNTAINS. * SNOW LEVELS...VALLEY FLOORS. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS TO 30 MPH IN WESTERN OWYHEE COUNTY CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * TIMING...THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL PROBLEMS ON IDAHO STATE HIGHWAY 51 DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...AND WILL LIMIT VISIBILITIES. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ORZ062-261300- /O.CON.KBOI.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-121226T1800Z/ BAKER COUNTY- 839 PM PST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IN BAKER COUNTY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY. * SNOW AMOUNTS...ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS AND 3 TO 6 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * SNOW LEVELS...VALLEY FLOORS. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH. WINDS WILL DIMINISH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * TIMING...THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL PROBLEMS ON INTERSTATE 84 DUE TO SNOW-COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING 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. && $$ IDZ012-014-033-ORZ064-261300- /O.CON.KBOI.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-121226T1800Z/ LOWER TREASURE VALLEY ID-UPPER TREASURE VALLEY-UPPER WEISER RIVER- LOWER TREASURE VALLEY OR- 939 PM MST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW IN THE UPPER WEISER RIVER AREA AND THE TREASURE VALLEY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST WEDNESDAY. * SNOW AMOUNTS...TOTAL 1 TO 3 INCHES...LOCALLY 4 INCHES POSSIBLE. * SNOW LEVELS...VALLEY FLOORS. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN THE TREASURE VALLEY TONIGHT. * TIMING...THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL PROBLEMS ON U.S. HIGHWAY 95. TRAVEL PROBLEMS ON INTERSTATE 84 AND OTHER MAIN ROADWAYS AS THE SNOW WILL STICK TO THE ROADS. WINDS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL PRIMARILY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ IDZ016-030-261300- /O.CON.KBOI.WW.Y.0018.121226T0600Z-121227T0000Z/ WESTERN MAGIC VALLEY-SOUTHERN TWIN FALLS COUNTY- 939 PM MST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IN THE WESTERN MAGIC VALLEY AND SOUTHERN TWIN FALLS COUNTY...WHICH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST WEDNESDAY. * SNOW AMOUNTS...1 TO 3 INCHES WITH UP TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE NEAR THE NEVADA BORDER. * SNOW LEVELS...VALLEY FLOORS. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH...GUSTS TO 30 MPH. NORTHEAST WINDS NEAR JEROME. * TIMING...THROUGH WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL PROBLEMS ON U.S. HIGHWAY 93 AND THROUGH THE I-84 CORRIDOR. GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. 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. && $$
058 WWUS45 KBOI 261251 WSWBOI URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID 551 AM MST WED DEC 26 2012 ORZ061-063-261800- /O.CON.KBOI.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-121226T1800Z/ HARNEY COUNTY-MALHEUR COUNTY- 551 AM MST WED DEC 26 2012 /451 AM PST WED DEC 26 2012/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST /10 AM PST/ THIS MORNING... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW IN HARNEY AND MALHEUR COUNTIES REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST /10 AM PST/ THIS MORNING. * SNOW AMOUNTS...ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS AND 3 TO 6 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * SNOW LEVELS...VALLEY FLOORS. * WINDS...DIMINISHING WINDS THIS MORNING. EAST TO SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL PROBLEMS ON U.S. HIGHWAYS 95 20 AND 26 AND OREGON STATE HIGHWAY 78. ICE AND SNOW ON ROADS WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ IDZ015-029-261800- /O.CON.KBOI.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-121226T1800Z/ SOUTHWEST HIGHLANDS-OWYHEE MOUNTAINS- 551 AM MST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IN THE SOUTHWEST IDAHO HIGHLANDS AND OWYHEE MOUNTAINS...WHICH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. * SNOW AMOUNTS...ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 IN THE VALLEYS AND UP TO 6 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * SNOW LEVELS...VALLEY FLOORS. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS TO 30 MPH IN WESTERN OWYHEE COUNTY CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH MIDDAY WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL PROBLEMS ON IDAHO STATE HIGHWAY 51 DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...AND WILL LIMIT VISIBILITIES. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ORZ062-261800- /O.CON.KBOI.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-121226T1800Z/ BAKER COUNTY- 451 AM PST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IN BAKER COUNTY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. * SNOW AMOUNTS...ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS AND 2 TO 4 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * SNOW LEVELS...VALLEY FLOORS. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH. WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS MORNING. * TIMING...THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL PROBLEMS ON INTERSTATE 84 DUE TO ICE AND/OR SNOW- COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ IDZ012-014-033-ORZ064-261800- /O.CON.KBOI.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-121226T1800Z/ LOWER TREASURE VALLEY ID-UPPER TREASURE VALLEY-UPPER WEISER RIVER- LOWER TREASURE VALLEY OR- 551 AM MST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR ADDITIONAL SNOW SHOWERS AND SLICK DRIVING CONDITIONS IN THE UPPER WEISER RIVER AREA AND THE TREASURE VALLEY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. * SNOW AMOUNTS...UP TO AN INCH ADDITIONAL. * SNOW LEVELS...VALLEY FLOORS. * WINDS...LIGHT EAST WINDS. * TIMING...THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL PROBLEMS ON U.S. HIGHWAY 95. TRAVEL PROBLEMS ON INTERSTATE 84 AND OTHER MAIN ROADWAYS AS THE SNOW WILL STICK TO THE ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL PRIMARILY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ IDZ016-030-262100- /O.CON.KBOI.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-121227T0000Z/ WESTERN MAGIC VALLEY-SOUTHERN TWIN FALLS COUNTY- 551 AM MST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IN THE WESTERN MAGIC VALLEY AND SOUTHERN TWIN FALLS COUNTY...WHICH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW AMOUNTS...ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES WITH UP TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE NEAR THE NEVADA BORDER. * SNOW LEVELS...VALLEY FLOORS. * WINDS...EAST 10 TO 20 MPH...GUSTS TO 25 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL PROBLEMS ON U.S. HIGHWAY 93 AND THROUGH THE I-84 CORRIDOR. GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$
069 WWUS45 KBOI 261756 WSWBOI URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID 1056 AM MST WED DEC 26 2012 .WINTER STORM CONDITIONS ARE WINDING DOWN ACROSS THE AREA. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL IDAHO AND NEAR THE NEVADA BORDER WITH IDAHO THROUGH THURSDAY AND ACROSS FAR SOUTHEAST OREGON TODAY. ORZ061-063-261900- /O.EXP.KBOI.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-121226T1800Z/ HARNEY COUNTY-MALHEUR COUNTY- 1056 AM MST WED DEC 26 2012 /956 AM PST WED DEC 26 2012/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM MST /10 AM PST/ THIS MORNING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM MST /10 AM PST/ THIS MORNING FOR HARNEY AND MALHEUR COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST OREGON. A WINTER STORM IS WINDING DOWN ACROSS SOUTHEAST OREGON LATE THIS MORNING. ACROSS SOUTHERN MALHEUR COUNTY INCLUDING JORDAN VALLEY EXPECT 1 TO 2 INCHES OF NEW SNOW THROUGH 6 PM PST. ACROSS NORTHERN MALHEUR COUNTY AND HARNEY COUNTY EXCEPT FOR THE STEENS MOUNTAIN ANOTHER INCH OF SNOW IS LIKELY TODAY. FOR THE STEENS MOUNTAIN EXPECT UP TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW TODAY. $$ IDZ015-029-261900- /O.EXP.KBOI.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-121226T1800Z/ SOUTHWEST HIGHLANDS-OWYHEE MOUNTAINS- 1056 AM MST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM MST THIS MORNING AS ONLY LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST HIGHLANDS AND OWYHEE MOUNTAINS. A LOW PRESSURE CENTER WILL CROSS FAR SOUTHWEST IDAHO TODAY. EXPECT 1 TO 2 INCHES OF NEW SNOW TODAY ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST HIGHLANDS AND OWYHEE MOUNTAINS. $$ ORZ062-261900- /O.EXP.KBOI.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-121226T1800Z/ BAKER COUNTY- 956 AM PST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. . $$ IDZ012-014-033-ORZ064-261900- /O.EXP.KBOI.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-121226T1800Z/ LOWER TREASURE VALLEY ID-UPPER TREASURE VALLEY-UPPER WEISER RIVER- LOWER TREASURE VALLEY OR- 1056 AM MST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM MST THIS MORNING ACROSS BAKER COUNTY. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS BAKER COUNTY TODAY WILL BRING UP TO AN INCH OF NEW SNOW MAINLY TO THE MOUNTAINS. $$ IDZ016-030-270000- /O.CON.KBOI.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-121227T0000Z/ WESTERN MAGIC VALLEY-SOUTHERN TWIN FALLS COUNTY- 1056 AM MST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IN THE WESTERN MAGIC VALLEY AND SOUTHERN TWIN FALLS COUNTY...REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW AMOUNTS...ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES WITH UP TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE NEAR THE NEVADA BORDER. * SNOW LEVELS...VALLEY FLOORS. * WINDS...EAST 10 TO 20 MPH...GUSTS TO 25 MPH BECOMING WEST AROUND 10 MPH IN THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. * TIMING...TODAY * IMPACTS...WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH LOCALLY REDUCED VISIBILITY IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ON U.S. HIGHWAY 93 AND THROUGH THE I-84 CORRIDOR. 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. && $$
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 Dec 24, 8:38 AM PST, 4 hours 52 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 24, 8:38 AM PST, 4 hours 52 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
938 AM MST MON DEC 24 2012
.DISCUSSION...COLD UPPER TROUGH WILL CONTINUE SNOW SHOWERS OVER OUR
NORTHERN ZONES THIS AFTERNOON. CLEARING AND COLDER IN ALL ZONES
TONIGHT AS THE TROUGH EXITS EAST AND NWLY FLOW ALOFT COMES IN.
NEXT PACIFIC STORM WILL START SNOW AGAIN IN EASTERN OREGON LATE
CHRISTMAS MORNING. SNOW WILL SPREAD EASTWARD ACROSS THE REST OF
OUR CWA TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY. WE HAVE JUST ISSUED A
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW IN THE ZONES LISTED BELOW.
GREATEST AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED IN HARNEY COUNTY CHRISTMAS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING...THEN SHIFTING SOUTHEAST INTO THE OYHWEE MOUNTAINS AND
SOUTHERN TWIN FALLS COUNTY. THE LATTER ZONES ARE NOW UNDER A WINTER
STORM WATCH FOR LATE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. WE WILL RE-VISIT
THE SITUATION TODAY TO POSSIBLY INCLUDE THE TREASURE AND MAGIC
VALLEYS IN THE SNOW FOR TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.
&&
.AVIATION...SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS AND IFR CONDITIONS OVER THE
EAST-CENTRAL OREGON AND WEST CENTRAL AND BOISE MTNS THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON. VFR ELSEWHERE ACROSS SE OREGON AND SW IDAHO TODAY.
ISOLATED MTN VALLEY FOG TONIGHT OTHERWISE VFR CONDITIONS ALL OF SE
OREGON AND SW IDAHO THROUGH CHRISTMAS MORNING. SNOW AND IFR
CONDITIONS DEVELOP OVER SE OREGON CHRISTMAS AFTERNOON AND INTO SW
IDAHO DURING THE EVENING. EVEN LOWER SNAKE VALLEY WILL DEVELOP
WIDESPREAD IFR IN SNOW CHRISTMAS NIGHT. NW WINDS SURFACE AND ALOFT
TODAY WITH HIGHEST GUSTS OVER THE WESTERN MAGIC VALLEY.
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION...
SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY...A MODERATE STRENGTH SHORT WAVE
ALOFT WITH A SURFACE COLD FRONT IS THE MAIN FEATURE IN THE FORECAST
THIS MORNING. THIS SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE SCATTERED SNOW
SHOWERS MAINLY EAST AND SOUTH OF BOISE AND NORTH OVER THE WEST
CENTRAL AND BOISE MOUNTAINS. LITTLE ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION IS
EXPECTED FROM THIS DEPARTING SYSTEM. WILL NEED TO MONITOR GROUND
TEMPERATURES IN THE NEXT FEW HOURS AS A DRIER AND COLDER AIR MASS
SLOWLY WORKS IN FROM THE WEST BEHIND THE FRONT. TEMPERATURES ALREADY
HAVE FALLEN INTO THE LOW 20S OVER EASTERN OREGON BUT THEY REMAIN IN
THE MID 30S IN THE SNAKE VALLEY OF IDAHO. POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR ICING
OF ROADS AT MORNING COMMUTE IF SKIES BEGIN TO CLEAR ALLOWING
TEMPERATURES TO FALL. A BUILDING RIDGE ALOFT AND AT THE SURFACE WILL
TAKE HOLD LATER TODAY AND REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF
TUESDAY. ALTHOUGH A DRY AND COLD AIR MASS IS LIKELY WITH THIS
FEATURE...WE WILL NEED TO WATCH FOR FOG AND STRATUS DEVELOPMENT
TONIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY OVER A COLDER BUT MOIST BOUNDARY LAYER.
THE NEXT SYSTEM TO AFFECT THE REGION IN THIS PROGRESSIVE PATTERN IS
AN OVERRUNNING PRECIP EVENT DEPICTED BY THE MODELS TO SPREAD SNOW
ACROSS EASTERN OREGON TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND SOUTHWEST IDAHO BY
NIGHTFALL TUESDAY EVENING. AT THIS TIME WE ARE NOT ISSUING ANY
WINTER PRODUCTS WITH THE LIKELIHOOD OF A SPLITTING SYSTEM WHICH WILL
TEND TO DRIVE MOISTURE AND ENERGY SOUTHWARD INTO NEVADA AND THE
SOUTHWEST U.S. NEVERTHELESS...A PERIOD OF ACCUMULATING SNOW IS
LIKELY OVER EASTERN OREGON. HOWEVER...CONFIDENCE IN SNOW AMOUNTS AT
THIS TIME IS NOT HIGH. TEMPERATURES OVER THE NEXT TWO DAYS WILL
LOWER TO NORMAL VALUES.
LONG TERM...TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...THE PROGRESSIVE PATTERN
WILL MAINTAIN UNSETTLED WEATHER THROUGH THE PERIOD...ALTHOUGH
PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE UNUSUALLY LARGE.
TEMPERATURES WILL AVERAGE NEAR NORMAL WITH MINOR DAY TO DAY
VARIATIONS. TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY A RELATIVELY DEEP UPPER
LEVEL TROUGH WILL CROSS THE COAST AND MOVE INLAND OVER THE
INTERMOUNTAIN REGION. THIS SYSTEM WILL MAINLY EFFECT OUR OREGON AND
SOUTHWEST IDAHO HIGHLAND ZONES WHERE 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW COULD
FALL OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. AS MOST OF THE JET ENERGY WILL STAY
WELL TO OUR SOUTH...ONLY LIGHT TO MODERATE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED
FROM THE SNAKE RIVER VALLEY NORTH OVER THE CENTRAL IDAHO MOUNTAINS.
HOWEVER...IN THE SNAKE RIVER VALLEY AROUND AN INCH OF SNOW TUESDAY
NIGHT COMBINED WITH TEMPERATURES BELOW FREEZING COULD RESULT IN
HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR WEDNESDAY MORNING. AS THIS SYSTEM
MOVES EAST OF OUR AREA COOLER AND MAINLY DRY WEATHER WILL FOLLOW FOR
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. FOR THE WEEKEND MODELS SHOW THE NEXT SYSTEM
DROPPING SOUTH OUT OF BRITISH COLUMBIA...BRINGING MORE SNOW TO THE
NORTHEAST OREGON AND CENTRAL IDAHO MOUNTAINS.
&&
.BOI WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ID...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING IDZ015-030.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 5 PM TO 11 PM MST TUESDAY IDZ015-
029.
OR...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 5 PM MST /4 PM PST/ TO 11 PM MST
/10 PM PST/ TUESDAY ORZ063.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST TUESDAY ORZ061-
062.
&&
WEATHER.GOV/BOISE
DISCUSSION...LC
AVIATION.....DG
PREV SHORT TERM...GS
PREV LONG TERM....JTHazardous weather outlook, Dec 24, 4:02 AM PST, 9 hours 28 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID 502 AM MST MON DEC 24 2012 IDZ011-013-015-028>030-033-ORZ061>063-251215- WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-BOISE MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST HIGHLANDS- CAMAS PRAIRIE-OWYHEE MOUNTAINS-SOUTHERN TWIN FALLS COUNTY- UPPER WEISER RIVER-HARNEY COUNTY-BAKER COUNTY-MALHEUR COUNTY- 502 AM MST MON DEC 24 2012 /402 AM PST MON DEC 24 2012/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL IDAHO...SOUTHWEST IDAHO...WEST CENTRAL IDAHO...NORTHEAST OREGON AND SOUTHEAST OREGON. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY ANOTHER STORM MOVING INTO EASTERN OREGON DURING THE AFTERNOON ON CHRISTMAS DAY...AND INTO WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST IDAHO TUESDAY NIGHT...COULD BRING 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW ABOVE 5000 FEET BY WEDNESDAY MORNING...WITH UP TO 3 MORE INCHES POSSIBLE ON WEDNESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. IDZ012-014-016-ORZ064-251215- LOWER TREASURE VALLEY ID-UPPER TREASURE VALLEY- WESTERN MAGIC VALLEY-LOWER TREASURE VALLEY OR- 502 AM MST MON DEC 24 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 ANOTHER STORM MOVING INTO THE AREA TUESDAY NIGHT COULD BRING AROUND AN INCH OF SNOW TO THE VALLEYS BY WEDNESDAY MORNING...WHICH COMBINED WITH FREEZING TEMPERATURES WOULD RESULT IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Boise, ID issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 24, 8:23 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | BOI | Baker, Harney, Malheur | 3 days |
| Dec 24, 8:23 AM PST | Winter Storm Watch | BOI | Owyhee, Twin Falls | 5 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.