Alert archive / Montana / Winter Storm Warnings in 2012
Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Missoula, MT
NWS Missoula, MT issued this winter storm warning at Feb 21, 2012, 3:46 AM MST for 7 counties in Montana; Idaho County, Lemhi County, Idaho. It was in force for 48 hr. 30 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
- Feb 21, 2012, 3:46 AM MST (10:46 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 23, 2012, 3:27 AM MST
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Missoula, MT
Counties Idaho County, ID, Lemhi County, ID, Flathead County, MT, Granite County, MT, Lake County, MT, Mineral County, MT, Missoula County, MT, Ravalli County, MT, Sanders County, MT
The radar
The Missoula radar (KMSX), 40 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:45 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 21, 6:12 AM MST | SNOW 4 | 7 Wnw Saltese, MT | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL TOTAL AT BASE OF LOOKOUT PASS SKI RESORT 4500 FT. |
| Feb 21, 6:25 AM MST | SNOW 3 | 11 N Missoula, MT | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL AT THE BASE OF SNOWBOWL SKI RESORT WHICH IS AT 5000 FT. 4 INCHES FELL AT THE SUMMIT WHICH IS AT 7600 FT. |
| Feb 21, 6:30 AM MST | SNOW 2.5 | 1 Wnw Columbia Falls, MT | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. 0.18 INCHES WATER EQUIVALENT. |
| Feb 21, 6:45 AM MST | SNOW 3.3 | 3 Ene Bigfork, MT | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. 0.22 INCHES WATER EQUIVALENT. SNOW DEPTH WAS 7 INCHES. |
| Feb 21, 7:00 AM MST | SNOW 1.1 | 1 Se Marion, MT | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. 0.04 INCHES WATER EQUIVALENT. SNOW DEPTH WAS 13 INCHES. |
| Feb 21, 7:00 AM MST | SNOW 1.5 | 4 Ne Ronan, MT | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. 0.10 INCHES WATER EQUIVALENT. |
| Feb 21, 7:15 AM MST | SNOW 2 | 1 Ne Missoula, MT | |
| Feb 21, 7:30 AM MST | SNOW 1.3 | 28 Ssw Libby, MT | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. 0.12 INCHES OF WATER EQUIVALENT. SNOW DEPTH WAS 11 INCHES. |
| Feb 21, 7:30 AM MST | SNOW 2.5 | 7 S Columbia Falls, MT | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. 0.19 INCHES WATER EQUIVALENT. SNOW DEPTH WAS 7 INCHES. |
| Feb 21, 7:40 AM MST | SNOW 5 | Seeley Lake, MT | |
| Feb 21, 7:45 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Condon, MT | |
| Feb 21, 7:50 AM MST | SNOW 3 | 1 S Clinton, MT | |
| Feb 21, 7:56 AM MST | SNOW 2 | 4 S Missoula, MT | |
| Feb 21, 8:00 AM MST | SNOW 3 | Olney, MT | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. 0.42 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION. SNOW DEPTH WAS 23 INCHES. ELEVATION 3165 FT. |
| Feb 21, 8:00 AM MST | SNOW 3.5 | 1 Ese Whitefish, MT | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. 0.28 INCHES OF WATER EQUIVALENT. SNOW DEPTH WAS 13 INCHES. |
| Feb 21, 8:00 AM MST | SNOW 4.1 | Swan Lake, MT | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. 0.20 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION. SNOW DEPTH WAS 16 INCHES. ELEVATION 3270 FT. |
| Feb 21, 8:00 AM MST | SNOW 4.3 | Powell, ID | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. 0.63 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION. SNOW DEPTH WAS 37 INCHES. ELEVATION 3530 FT. |
| Feb 21, 8:00 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 10.1 | 1 N Dixie, ID | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. 0.48 INCHES LIQUID EQUIVALENT. SNOW DEPTH WAS 55 INCHES. ELEVATION 5740 FT. |
| Feb 21, 8:15 AM MST | SNOW 2 | 1 Wsw Rollins, MT | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. 0.09 INCHES WATER EQUIVALENT. |
| Feb 21, 8:23 AM MST | SNOW 3 | Lolo, MT | |
| Feb 21, 8:33 AM MST | SNOW 2 | Polson, MT | |
| Feb 21, 9:34 AM MST | SNOW 4 | Evaro, MT | |
| Feb 21, 10:30 AM MST | SNOW 4 | Lolo, MT | |
| Feb 21, 10:40 AM MST | SNOW 7 | 5 N Whitefish, MT | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL FOR WHITEFISH MTN SKI RESORT FOR THE VILLAGE WHICH IS AT 4464 FT. |
| Feb 21, 11:00 AM MST | SNOW 2 | 14 Ne Sula, MT | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. 0.13 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION. SNOW DEPTH WAS 19 INCHES. ELEVATION 5160 FT. |
| Feb 21, 2:00 PM MST | SNOW 1 | Trout Creek, MT | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. 0.30 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION. SNOW DEPTH WAS 8 INCHES. ELEVATION 2356 FT. |
| Feb 21, 2:00 PM MST | SNOW 4.3 | Seeley Lake, MT | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. 0.26 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION. SNOW DEPTH WAS 23 INCHES. ELEVATION 4100 FT. |
| Feb 22, 12:00 AM MST | SNOW 1.9 | 6 Nw Missoula, MT | TOTAL STORM SNOWFALL FOR THE PAST 48 HOURS. SNOW DEPTH WAS 3 INCHES. LOCATION AT THE MISSOULA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. ELEVATION OF 3199 FT. |
| Feb 22, 5:00 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 14 | Lost Trail Pass, MT | LOST TRAIL SKI RESORT 12 HOUR SNOWFALL FOR THE LODGE WHICH IS AT 7000 FT. |
| Feb 22, 7:59 PM MST | SNOW 1.5 | 6 Nw Missoula, MT | SNOW BEGAN AT 320 PM AT MISSOULA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AT 3199 FT. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Spokane, WA (KOTX), launched 00:00Z, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 185 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
- 4 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 583 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 54 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 0 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 125 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
745 WWUS45 KMSO 211046 WSWMSO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 346 AM MST TUE FEB 21 2012 .AN IMPRESSIVE WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL BE IMPACTING THE NORTHERN ROCKIES REGION DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS. INITIALLY...A STEADY INFLUX OF PACIFIC MOISTURE WILL BRING ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL TO THE HIGHER TERRAIN...INCLUDING THE MOUNTAIN PASSES. THEN THE ATMOSPHERE WILL WARM SIGNIFICANTLY...PUSHING THE SNOW LEVELS MUCH HIGHER LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT...WITH SNOW ENDING AND ROAD CONDITIONS IMPROVING OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES. HOWEVER...STRONG WINDS WILL BE DEVELOPING AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH POTENTIAL WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH. ON WEDNESDAY...SNOW LEVELS WILL BE LOWERING ONCE AGAIN. THE COMBINATION OF ACCUMULATING SNOW AND STRONG WEST WINDS OVER THE MOUNTAINS PASSES WILL CREATE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. MTZ002-211900- /O.UPG.KMSO.WS.A.0002.120221T2100Z-120223T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KMSO.WS.W.0002.120221T1046Z-120223T0000Z/ WEST GLACIER REGION- 346 AM MST TUE FEB 21 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST WEDNESDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET FOR...MARIAS PASS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND STRONG WINDS ABOVE 5000 FEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * IMPACTS/TIMING: ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY...BEFORE TEMPERATURES WARM AND SNOW LEVELS RISE BY THIS EVENING. STRONG WEST WINDS WILL BE DEVELOPING TONIGHT WITH POTENTIAL GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH OVER MARIAS PASS. ON WEDNESDAY...SNOW LEVELS WILL BE LOWERING ONCE AGAIN WITH STRONG WEST WINDS CONTINUING...CREATING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS ON WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 10 TO 12 INCHES OVER MARIAS PASS...UP TO 15 INCHES OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. * WINDS: INCREASING 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH LATER TONIGHT AND INTO WEDNESDAY. * VISIBILITY: LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... BLOWING SNOW...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OVER MARIAS PASS. && $$ IDZ006-MTZ006-211900- /O.UPG.KMSO.WS.A.0002.120221T2100Z-120223T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMSO.WS.W.0002.120221T1046Z-120223T1200Z/ SOUTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS-BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS- 346 AM MST TUE FEB 21 2012 /246 AM PST TUE FEB 21 2012/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST /4 AM PST/ THURSDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET...LOLO PASS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND STRONG WINDS ABOVE 5000 FEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST /4 AM PST/ THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * IMPACTS/TIMING: ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY...BEFORE TEMPERATURES WARM AND SNOW LEVELS RISE ABOVE PASS LEVEL BY THIS EVENING. STRONG WEST WINDS WILL BE DEVELOPING TONIGHT WITH POTENTIAL GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. ON WEDNESDAY...SNOW LEVELS WILL BE LOWERING ONCE AGAIN WITH STRONG WEST WINDS CONTINUING...CREATING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET. TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS ON WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 8 TO 12 INCHES OVER LOLO PASS...10 TO 18 INCHES IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN. * WINDS: BECOMING 25 TO 40 MPH WEDNESDAY...GUSTING TO 60 MPH. * VISIBILITY: LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... BLOWING SNOW...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS LEADING UP TO AND OVER LOLO PASS. && $$ MTZ004-211900- /O.UPG.KMSO.WS.A.0002.120221T2100Z-120223T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KMSO.WS.W.0002.120221T1046Z-120223T1200Z/ LOWER CLARK FORK REGION- 346 AM MST TUE FEB 21 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST THURSDAY FOR LOOKOUT PASS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND STRONG WINDS FOR LOOKOUT PASS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * IMPACTS/TIMING: ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY...BEFORE TEMPERATURES WARM AND SNOW LEVELS RISE ABOVE PASS LEVEL LATER THIS AFTERNOON. TONIGHT...SNOW WILL LIKELY CHANGE OVER TO RAIN HOWEVER STRONG WEST WINDS WILL BE DEVELOPING WITH POTENTIAL GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. ON WEDNESDAY...SNOW LEVELS WILL BE LOWERING ONCE AGAIN WITH STRONG WEST WINDS CONTINUING...CREATING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS OVER LOOKOUT PASS. TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 10 TO 15 INCHES...THE BULK OF IT FALLING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * WINDS: BECOMING 25 TO 40 MPH WEDNESDAY...GUSTING TO 60 MPH. * VISIBILITY: LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... BLOWING SNOW...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OVER LOOKOUT PASS. && $$ IDZ010-211900- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.A.0002.120221T2100Z-120223T1200Z/ EASTERN LEMHI COUNTY- 346 AM MST TUE FEB 21 2012 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR LOST TRAIL PASS... A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR LOST TRAIL PASS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS/TIMING: LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TODAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. HOWEVER TRAVEL OVER LOST TRAIL PASS AND THE HIGHER TERRAIN IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED UNTIL STRONG WINDS DEVELOP LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. BLOWING SNOW WILL LIKELY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. TRAVEL CONDITIONS MAY BECOME EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS ON WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: UP TO 12 INCHES. * WINDS: BECOMING 25 TO 40 MPH WEDNESDAY...GUSTING TO UP 55 MPH. * VISIBILITY: LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
11 follow-up statements
421 WWUS45 KMSO 211339 WSWMSO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 639 AM MST TUE FEB 21 2012 .AN IMPRESSIVE WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL BE IMPACTING THE NORTHERN ROCKIES REGION DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS. INITIALLY...A STEADY INFLUX OF PACIFIC MOISTURE WILL BRING ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL TO THE HIGHER TERRAIN...INCLUDING THE MOUNTAIN PASSES. THEN THE ATMOSPHERE WILL WARM SIGNIFICANTLY...PUSHING THE SNOW LEVELS MUCH HIGHER LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT...WITH SNOW ENDING AND ROAD CONDITIONS IMPROVING OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES. HOWEVER...STRONG WINDS WILL BE DEVELOPING AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH POTENTIAL WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH. ON WEDNESDAY...SNOW LEVELS WILL BE LOWERING ONCE AGAIN. THE COMBINATION OF ACCUMULATING SNOW AND STRONG WEST WINDS OVER THE MOUNTAINS PASSES WILL CREATE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. MTZ002-212145- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120223T0000Z/ WEST GLACIER REGION- 639 AM MST TUE FEB 21 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST WEDNESDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET FOR...MARIAS PASS... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY...BEFORE TEMPERATURES WARM AND SNOW LEVELS RISE BY THIS EVENING. STRONG WEST WINDS WILL BE DEVELOPING TONIGHT WITH POTENTIAL GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH OVER MARIAS PASS. ON WEDNESDAY...SNOW LEVELS WILL BE LOWERING ONCE AGAIN WITH STRONG WEST WINDS CONTINUING... CREATING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS ON WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 10 TO 12 INCHES OVER MARIAS PASS...UP TO 15 INCHES OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. * WINDS: INCREASING 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH LATER TONIGHT AND INTO WEDNESDAY. * VISIBILITY: LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... BLOWING SNOW...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OVER MARIAS PASS. && $$ IDZ006-MTZ006-212145- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120223T1200Z/ SOUTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS-BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS- 639 AM MST TUE FEB 21 2012 /539 AM PST TUE FEB 21 2012/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST /4 AM PST/ THURSDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST /4 AM PST/ THURSDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY...BEFORE TEMPERATURES WARM AND SNOW LEVELS RISE ABOVE PASS LEVEL BY THIS EVENING. STRONG WEST WINDS WILL BE DEVELOPING TONIGHT WITH POTENTIAL GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. ON WEDNESDAY...SNOW LEVELS WILL BE LOWERING ONCE AGAIN WITH STRONG WEST WINDS CONTINUING...CREATING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET. TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS ON WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 8 TO 12 INCHES OVER LOLO PASS...10 TO 18 INCHES IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN. * WINDS: BECOMING 25 TO 40 MPH WEDNESDAY...GUSTING TO 60 MPH. * VISIBILITY: LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... BLOWING SNOW...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS LEADING UP TO AND OVER LOLO PASS. && $$ MTZ004-212145- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120223T1200Z/ LOWER CLARK FORK REGION- 639 AM MST TUE FEB 21 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST THURSDAY FOR I-90 LOOKOUT PASS TO HAUGAN... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR I-90 LOOKOUT PASS TO HAUGAN REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST THURSDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY...BEFORE TEMPERATURES WARM AND SNOW LEVELS RISE ABOVE PASS LEVEL LATER THIS AFTERNOON. TONIGHT...SNOW WILL LIKELY CHANGE OVER TO RAIN HOWEVER STRONG WEST WINDS WILL BE DEVELOPING WITH POTENTIAL GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. ON WEDNESDAY... SNOW LEVELS WILL BE LOWERING ONCE AGAIN WITH STRONG WEST WINDS CONTINUING...CREATING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS OVER LOOKOUT PASS. TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 10 TO 15 INCHES...THE BULK OF IT FALLING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * WINDS: BECOMING 25 TO 40 MPH WEDNESDAY...GUSTING TO 60 MPH. * VISIBILITY: LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... BLOWING SNOW...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OVER LOOKOUT PASS. && $$ MTZ005-211800- /O.NEW.KMSO.WW.Y.0016.120221T1339Z-120221T1800Z/ MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS- 639 AM MST TUE FEB 21 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING FOR...MISSOULA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS/TIMING: SNOW...MODERATE AT TIMES THIS MORNING WILL BE CHANGING TO RAIN BY THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW AND SLUSH ON ROADWAYS WAS MAKING FOR SOME SLICK ROAD SURFACES THIS MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 INCHES THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ IDZ010-212145- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.A.0002.120221T2100Z-120223T1200Z/ EASTERN LEMHI COUNTY- 639 AM MST TUE FEB 21 2012 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR LOST TRAIL PASS... A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR LOST TRAIL PASS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS/TIMING: LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TODAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. HOWEVER TRAVEL OVER LOST TRAIL PASS AND THE HIGHER TERRAIN IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED UNTIL STRONG WINDS DEVELOP LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. BLOWING SNOW WILL LIKELY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. TRAVEL CONDITIONS MAY BECOME EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS ON WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: UP TO 12 INCHES. * WINDS: BECOMING 25 TO 40 MPH WEDNESDAY...GUSTING TO UP 55 MPH. * VISIBILITY: LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
067 WWUS45 KMSO 211410 WSWMSO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 710 AM MST TUE FEB 21 2012 MTZ002-212200- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120223T0000Z/ WEST GLACIER REGION- 710 AM MST TUE FEB 21 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST WEDNESDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET FOR...MARIAS PASS... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY...BEFORE TEMPERATURES WARM AND SNOW LEVELS RISE BY THIS EVENING. STRONG WEST WINDS WILL BE DEVELOPING TONIGHT WITH POTENTIAL GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH OVER MARIAS PASS. ON WEDNESDAY...SNOW LEVELS WILL BE LOWERING ONCE AGAIN WITH STRONG WEST WINDS CONTINUING... CREATING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS ON WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 10 TO 12 INCHES OVER MARIAS PASS...UP TO 15 INCHES OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. * WINDS: INCREASING 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH LATER TONIGHT AND INTO WEDNESDAY. * VISIBILITY: LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES WEDNESDAY. && $$ IDZ006-MTZ006-212200- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120223T1200Z/ SOUTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS-BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS- 710 AM MST TUE FEB 21 2012 /610 AM PST TUE FEB 21 2012/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST /4 AM PST/ THURSDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST /4 AM PST/ THURSDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY...BEFORE TEMPERATURES WARM AND SNOW LEVELS RISE ABOVE PASS LEVEL BY THIS EVENING. STRONG WEST WINDS WILL BE DEVELOPING TONIGHT WITH POTENTIAL GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. ON WEDNESDAY...SNOW LEVELS WILL BE LOWERING ONCE AGAIN WITH STRONG WEST WINDS CONTINUING...CREATING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET. TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS ON WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 8 TO 12 INCHES OVER LOLO PASS...10 TO 18 INCHES IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN. * WINDS: BECOMING 25 TO 40 MPH WEDNESDAY...GUSTING TO 60 MPH. * VISIBILITY: LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. && $$ MTZ004-212200- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120223T1200Z/ LOWER CLARK FORK REGION- 710 AM MST TUE FEB 21 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST THURSDAY FOR I-90 LOOKOUT PASS TO HAUGAN... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR I-90 LOOKOUT PASS TO HAUGAN REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST THURSDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY...BEFORE TEMPERATURES WARM AND SNOW LEVELS RISE ABOVE PASS LEVEL LATER THIS AFTERNOON. TONIGHT...SNOW WILL LIKELY CHANGE OVER TO RAIN HOWEVER STRONG WEST WINDS WILL BE DEVELOPING WITH POTENTIAL GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. ON WEDNESDAY... SNOW LEVELS WILL BE LOWERING ONCE AGAIN WITH STRONG WEST WINDS CONTINUING...CREATING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS OVER LOOKOUT PASS. TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 10 TO 15 INCHES...THE BULK OF IT FALLING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * WINDS: BECOMING 25 TO 40 MPH WEDNESDAY...GUSTING TO 60 MPH. * VISIBILITY: LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. && $$ IDZ008-211700- /O.EXB.KMSO.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-120221T1700Z/ LOWER HELLS CANYON/SALMON RIVER REGION- 610 AM PST TUE FEB 21 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS MORNING FOR...WHITE BIRD GRADE... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS/TIMING: SNOW...MODERATE AT TIMES THIS MORNING...WILL BE CHANGING TO RAIN BY THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW AND SLUSH ON ROADWAYS WAS MAKING FOR DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 INCHES THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MTZ005-211800- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-120221T1800Z/ MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS- 710 AM MST TUE FEB 21 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING FOR...MISSOULA... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS/TIMING: SNOW...MODERATE AT TIMES THIS MORNING WILL BE CHANGING TO RAIN BY THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW AND SLUSH ON ROADWAYS WAS MAKING FOR SOME SLICK ROAD SURFACES THIS MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 INCHES THIS MORNING. && $$ IDZ010-212200- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.A.0002.120221T2100Z-120223T1200Z/ EASTERN LEMHI COUNTY- 710 AM MST TUE FEB 21 2012 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR LOST TRAIL PASS... A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR LOST TRAIL PASS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS/TIMING: LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TODAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. HOWEVER TRAVEL OVER LOST TRAIL PASS AND THE HIGHER TERRAIN IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED UNTIL STRONG WINDS DEVELOP LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. BLOWING SNOW WILL LIKELY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. TRAVEL CONDITIONS MAY BECOME EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS ON WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: UP TO 12 INCHES. * WINDS: BECOMING 25 TO 40 MPH WEDNESDAY...GUSTING TO UP 55 MPH. * VISIBILITY: LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. && $$
688 WWUS45 KMSO 211624 AAA WSWMSO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 924 AM MST TUE FEB 21 2012 MTZ005-211730- /O.CAN.KMSO.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-120221T1800Z/ MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS- 924 AM MST TUE FEB 21 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. THREATS FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING HAVE DIMINISHED DUE TO IMPROVING ROAD CONDITIONS AND MUCH LIGHTER SNOW SHOWERS. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ IDZ008-211730- /O.CAN.KMSO.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-120221T1700Z/ LOWER HELLS CANYON/SALMON RIVER REGION- 824 AM PST TUE FEB 21 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. THREATS FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING HAVE DIMINISHED DUE TO IMPROVING ROAD CONDITIONS AND MUCH LIGHTER SNOW SHOWERS. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ MTZ002-212200- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120223T0000Z/ WEST GLACIER REGION- 924 AM MST TUE FEB 21 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST WEDNESDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET FOR...MARIAS PASS... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY...BEFORE TEMPERATURES WARM AND SNOW LEVELS RISE BY THIS EVENING. STRONG WEST WINDS WILL BE DEVELOPING TONIGHT WITH POTENTIAL GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH OVER MARIAS PASS. ON WEDNESDAY...SNOW LEVELS WILL BE LOWERING ONCE AGAIN WITH STRONG WEST WINDS CONTINUING... CREATING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS ON WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 10 TO 12 INCHES OVER MARIAS PASS...UP TO 15 INCHES OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. * WINDS: INCREASING 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH LATER TONIGHT AND INTO WEDNESDAY. * VISIBILITY: LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES WEDNESDAY. && $$ IDZ006-MTZ006-212200- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120223T1200Z/ SOUTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS-BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS- 924 AM MST TUE FEB 21 2012 /824 AM PST TUE FEB 21 2012/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST /4 AM PST/ THURSDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST /4 AM PST/ THURSDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY...BEFORE TEMPERATURES WARM AND SNOW LEVELS RISE ABOVE PASS LEVEL BY THIS EVENING. STRONG WEST WINDS WILL BE DEVELOPING TONIGHT WITH POTENTIAL GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. ON WEDNESDAY...SNOW LEVELS WILL BE LOWERING ONCE AGAIN WITH STRONG WEST WINDS CONTINUING...CREATING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET. TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS ON WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 8 TO 12 INCHES OVER LOLO PASS...10 TO 18 INCHES IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN. * WINDS: BECOMING 25 TO 40 MPH WEDNESDAY...GUSTING TO 60 MPH. * VISIBILITY: LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. && $$ MTZ004-212200- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120223T1200Z/ LOWER CLARK FORK REGION- 924 AM MST TUE FEB 21 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST THURSDAY FOR I-90 LOOKOUT PASS TO HAUGAN... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR I-90 LOOKOUT PASS TO HAUGAN REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST THURSDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY...BEFORE TEMPERATURES WARM AND SNOW LEVELS RISE ABOVE PASS LEVEL LATER THIS AFTERNOON. TONIGHT...SNOW WILL LIKELY CHANGE OVER TO RAIN HOWEVER STRONG WEST WINDS WILL BE DEVELOPING WITH POTENTIAL GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. ON WEDNESDAY... SNOW LEVELS WILL BE LOWERING ONCE AGAIN WITH STRONG WEST WINDS CONTINUING...CREATING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS OVER LOOKOUT PASS. TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 10 TO 15 INCHES...THE BULK OF IT FALLING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * WINDS: BECOMING 25 TO 40 MPH WEDNESDAY...GUSTING TO 60 MPH. * VISIBILITY: LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. && $$ IDZ010-212200- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.A.0002.120221T2100Z-120223T1200Z/ EASTERN LEMHI COUNTY- 924 AM MST TUE FEB 21 2012 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR LOST TRAIL PASS... A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR LOST TRAIL PASS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS/TIMING: LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TODAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. HOWEVER TRAVEL OVER LOST TRAIL PASS AND THE HIGHER TERRAIN IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED UNTIL STRONG WINDS DEVELOP LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. BLOWING SNOW WILL LIKELY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. TRAVEL CONDITIONS MAY BECOME EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS ON WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: UP TO 12 INCHES. * WINDS: BECOMING 25 TO 40 MPH WEDNESDAY...GUSTING TO UP 55 MPH. * VISIBILITY: LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. && $$
000 WWUS45 KMSO 212037 WSWMSO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 137 PM MST TUE FEB 21 2012 IDZ010-221200- /O.UPG.KMSO.WS.A.0002.120221T2100Z-120223T1200Z/ /O.EXB.KMSO.WS.W.0002.120221T2100Z-120223T1200Z/ EASTERN LEMHI COUNTY- 137 PM MST TUE FEB 21 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST THURSDAY FOR LOST TRAIL PASS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND HIGH WINDS FOR LOST TRAIL PASS... WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * IMPACTS/TIMING: PERIODS OF SNOW AND SLICK ROADS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. HOWEVER TRAVEL OVER LOST TRAIL PASS AND THE HIGHER TERRAIN IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED UNTIL STRONG WINDS DEVELOP TONIGHT. BLOWING SNOW WILL LIKELY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: UP TO 12 INCHES. * WINDS: BECOMING 25 TO 40 MPH WEDNESDAY...GUSTING TO UP 55 MPH. * VISIBILITY: LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... BLOWING SNOW...ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO LIKELY. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MTZ002-221200- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120223T0000Z/ WEST GLACIER REGION- 137 PM MST TUE FEB 21 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST WEDNESDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET FOR...MARIAS PASS... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY THIS EVENING...BEFORE TEMPERATURES WARM AND SNOW LEVELS RISE ABOVE PASS LEVEL BEFORE MIDNIGHT. STRONG WEST WINDS WILL BE DEVELOPING TONIGHT WITH POTENTIAL GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH OVER MARIAS PASS. ON WEDNESDAY...SNOW LEVELS WILL BE LOWERING AND TEMPERATURES FALLING WITH STRONG WEST WINDS CONTINUING...CREATING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS ON WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 10 TO 12 INCHES OVER MARIAS PASS...UP TO 15 INCHES OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. * WINDS: INCREASING 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH LATER TONIGHT AND INTO WEDNESDAY. * VISIBILITY: LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES WEDNESDAY. && $$ IDZ006-MTZ006-221200- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120223T1200Z/ SOUTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS-BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS- 137 PM MST TUE FEB 21 2012 /1237 PM PST TUE FEB 21 2012/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST /4 AM PST/ THURSDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST /4 AM PST/ THURSDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY THIS EVENING...BEFORE TEMPERATURES WARM AND SNOW LEVELS RISE ABOVE PASS LEVEL. STRONG WEST WINDS WILL BE DEVELOPING TONIGHT WITH POTENTIAL GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. ON WEDNESDAY...SNOW LEVELS WILL BE LOWERING ONCE AGAIN WITH STRONG WEST WINDS CONTINUING...CREATING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET. TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS ON WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 8 TO 12 INCHES OVER LOLO PASS...10 TO 18 INCHES IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN. * WINDS: BECOMING 25 TO 40 MPH WEDNESDAY...GUSTING TO 60 MPH. * VISIBILITY: LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. && $$ MTZ004-221200- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120223T1200Z/ LOWER CLARK FORK REGION- 137 PM MST TUE FEB 21 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST THURSDAY FOR I-90 LOOKOUT PASS TO HAUGAN... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR I-90 LOOKOUT PASS TO HAUGAN REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST THURSDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY THIS EVENING...BEFORE TEMPERATURES WARM AND SNOW LEVELS RISE ABOVE PASS LEVEL. HOWEVER STRONG WEST WINDS WILL BE DEVELOPING WITH POTENTIAL GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. ON WEDNESDAY... SNOW LEVELS WILL BE LOWERING ONCE AGAIN WITH STRONG WEST WINDS CONTINUING...CREATING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS OVER LOOKOUT PASS. TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 10 TO 15 INCHES...THE BULK OF IT FALLING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * WINDS: BECOMING 25 TO 40 MPH WEDNESDAY...GUSTING TO 60 MPH. * VISIBILITY: LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. && $$
648 WWUS45 KMSO 221028 WSWMSO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 328 AM MST WED FEB 22 2012 MTZ002-222200- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120223T0000Z/ WEST GLACIER REGION- 328 AM MST WED FEB 22 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON ABOVE 5000 FEET FOR...MARIAS PASS... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS/TIMING: STRONG WEST WINDS WILL BE DEVELOPING THIS MORNING WITH POTENTIAL GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH OVER MARIAS PASS. SNOW LEVELS AND TEMPERATURES WILL BE LOWERING AS WEST WINDS INCREASE... CREATING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS TODAY. TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS BY LATE MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 10 TO 12 INCHES OVER MARIAS PASS...UP TO 15 INCHES OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. * WINDS: INCREASING 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * VISIBILITY: LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON. && $$ IDZ006-MTZ006-222200- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120223T1200Z/ SOUTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS-BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS- 328 AM MST WED FEB 22 2012 /228 AM PST WED FEB 22 2012/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST /4 AM PST/ THURSDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST /4 AM PST/ THURSDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: STRONG WEST WINDS WILL BE DEVELOPING THIS MORNING WITH POTENTIAL GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. THE COMBINATION OF WINDS AND LOWERING SNOW LEVELS LOWERING WILL CREATE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET BY THIS AFTERNOON. TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS BY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 8 TO 12 INCHES OVER LOLO PASS...10 TO 18 INCHES IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN. * WINDS: BECOMING 25 TO 40 MPH...GUSTING TO 60 MPH TODAY. * VISIBILITY: LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. && $$ MTZ004-222200- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120223T1200Z/ LOWER CLARK FORK REGION- 328 AM MST WED FEB 22 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST THURSDAY FOR I-90 LOOKOUT PASS TO HAUGAN... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR I-90 LOOKOUT PASS TO HAUGAN REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST THURSDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: STRONG WEST WINDS WILL BE DEVELOPING WITH POTENTIAL GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND LOWERING SNOW LEVELS WILL CREATE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS OVER LOOKOUT PASS BY LATE MORNING. TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS BY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 10 TO 15 INCHES. * WINDS: BECOMING 25 TO 40 MPH...GUSTING TO 60 MPH TODAY. * VISIBILITY: LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES TODAY AND TONIGHT. && $$ IDZ010-222200- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120223T1200Z/ EASTERN LEMHI COUNTY- 328 AM MST WED FEB 22 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST THURSDAY FOR LOST TRAIL PASS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR LOST TRAIL PASS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST THURSDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: PERIODS OF SNOW AND SLICK ROADS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT. STRONG WINDS WILL BE DEVELOPING WITH POTENTIAL GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN TODAY. BLOWING SNOW WILL LIKELY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: UP TO 12 INCHES. * WINDS: BECOMING 25 TO 40 MPH...GUSTING TO UP 55 MPH TODAY. * VISIBILITY: LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... BLOWING SNOW...ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO LIKELY. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$
830 WWUS45 KMSO 222146 WSWMSO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 246 PM MST WED FEB 22 2012 MTZ002-230000- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120223T0000Z/ WEST GLACIER REGION- 246 PM MST WED FEB 22 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON ABOVE 5000 FEET FOR...MARIAS PASS... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS/TIMING: STRONG WEST WINDS AND OCCASIONAL HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER MARIAS PASS THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON...CREATING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BE PRESENT AT TIMES THROUGH THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 10 TO 15 INCHES STORM TOTAL. * WINDS: 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * VISIBILITY: LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. && $$ IDZ006-MTZ006-230600- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120223T1200Z/ SOUTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS-BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS- 246 PM MST WED FEB 22 2012 /146 PM PST WED FEB 22 2012/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST /4 AM PST/ THURSDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST /4 AM PST/ THURSDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: STRONG WEST WINDS AND OCCASIONAL HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER LOLO PASS THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON...CREATING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BE PRESENT AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 8 TO 12 INCHES OVER LOLO PASS...10 TO 18 INCHES IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN. * WINDS: 25 TO 40 MPH...GUSTING TO 60 MPH. * VISIBILITY: LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. && $$ MTZ004-230600- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120223T1200Z/ LOWER CLARK FORK REGION- 246 PM MST WED FEB 22 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST THURSDAY FOR I-90 LOOKOUT PASS TO HAUGAN... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR I-90 LOOKOUT PASS TO HAUGAN REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST THURSDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: STRONG WEST WINDS AND OCCASIONAL HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER LOOKOUT PASS THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON...CREATING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BE PRESENT AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 10 TO 15 INCHES STORM TOTAL OVER LOOKOUT PASS...6 TO 8 INCHES BELOW LOOKOUT PASS. * WINDS: BECOMING 25 TO 40 MPH...GUSTING TO 60 MPH. * VISIBILITY: LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. && $$ IDZ010-230600- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120223T1200Z/ EASTERN LEMHI COUNTY- 246 PM MST WED FEB 22 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST THURSDAY FOR LOST TRAIL PASS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR LOST TRAIL PASS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST THURSDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: STRONG WEST WINDS AND OCCASIONAL HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER LOST TRAIL PASS THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... CREATING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BE PRESENT AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 8 TO 12 INCHES STORM TOTAL OVER LOST TRAIL PASS. * WINDS: BECOMING 25 TO 40 MPH...GUSTING TO 55 MPH. * VISIBILITY: LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... BLOWING SNOW...ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO LIKELY. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$
396 WWUS45 KMSO 222353 WSWMSO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 453 PM MST WED FEB 22 2012 MTZ002-230600- /O.CAN.KMSO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120223T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMSO.WW.Y.0017.120222T2353Z-120223T0600Z/ WEST GLACIER REGION- 453 PM MST WED FEB 22 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING ABOVE 5000 FEET... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ABOVE 5000 FEET... WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. * IMPACTS/TIMING: STRONG WEST WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVER WESTERN MONTANA THROUGH THIS EVENING... CREATING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW AND LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BE PRESENT AT TIMES THROUGH THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 INCHES. * WINDS: 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * VISIBILITY: LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ IDZ006-MTZ006-230800- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120223T1200Z/ SOUTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS-BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS- 453 PM MST WED FEB 22 2012 /353 PM PST WED FEB 22 2012/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST /4 AM PST/ THURSDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST /4 AM PST/ THURSDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: STRONG WEST WINDS AND OCCASIONAL HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER LOLO PASS THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... CREATING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BE PRESENT AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 8 TO 12 INCHES OVER LOLO PASS...10 TO 18 INCHES IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN. * WINDS: 25 TO 40 MPH...GUSTING TO 60 MPH. * VISIBILITY: LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. && $$ MTZ004-230800- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120223T1200Z/ LOWER CLARK FORK REGION- 453 PM MST WED FEB 22 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST THURSDAY FOR I-90 LOOKOUT PASS TO HAUGAN... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR I-90 LOOKOUT PASS TO HAUGAN REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST THURSDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: STRONG WEST WINDS AND OCCASIONAL HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER LOOKOUT PASS THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... CREATING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BE PRESENT AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 10 TO 15 INCHES STORM TOTAL OVER LOOKOUT PASS...6 TO 8 INCHES BELOW LOOKOUT PASS. * WINDS: BECOMING 25 TO 40 MPH...GUSTING TO 60 MPH. * VISIBILITY: LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. && $$ IDZ010-230800- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120223T1200Z/ EASTERN LEMHI COUNTY- 453 PM MST WED FEB 22 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST THURSDAY FOR LOST TRAIL PASS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR LOST TRAIL PASS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST THURSDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: STRONG WEST WINDS AND OCCASIONAL HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER LOST TRAIL PASS THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... CREATING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BE PRESENT AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 8 TO 12 INCHES STORM TOTAL OVER LOST TRAIL PASS. * WINDS: BECOMING 25 TO 40 MPH...GUSTING TO 55 MPH. * VISIBILITY: LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... BLOWING SNOW...ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO LIKELY. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MTZ003-005-007-043-230600- /O.NEW.KMSO.WW.Y.0017.120222T2353Z-120223T0600Z/ FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS-MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS- BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION-POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION- 453 PM MST WED FEB 22 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING ABOVE 5000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ABOVE 5000 FEET... WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS/TIMING: STRONG WEST WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVER WESTERN MONTANA THROUGH THIS EVENING... CREATING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW AND LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BE PRESENT AT TIMES THROUGH THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 INCHES. * WINDS: 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * VISIBILITY: LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...FLATHEAD LAKE...FLATHEAD VALLEY... MISSION VALLEY...POLSON...BITTERROOT VALLEY...MISSOULA... BUTTE... GEORGETOWN LAKE...HIGHWAY 12 GARRISON TO ELLISTON... MACDONALD PASS...HIGHWAY 200 BONNER TO GREENOUGH...HIGHWAY 83 SEELEY LAKE TO CONDON...I-90 EAST MISSOULA TO BEARMOUTH PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$
443 WWUS45 KMSO 230110 WSWMSO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 610 PM MST WED FEB 22 2012 IDZ006-MTZ006-230915- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120223T1200Z/ SOUTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS-BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS- 610 PM MST WED FEB 22 2012 /510 PM PST WED FEB 22 2012/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST /4 AM PST/ THURSDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST /4 AM PST/ THURSDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: STRONG WEST WINDS AND OCCASIONAL HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER LOLO PASS THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... CREATING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BE PRESENT AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 8 TO 12 INCHES OVER LOLO PASS...10 TO 18 INCHES IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN. * WINDS: 25 TO 40 MPH...GUSTING TO 60 MPH. * VISIBILITY: LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. && $$ MTZ004-230915- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120223T1200Z/ LOWER CLARK FORK REGION- 610 PM MST WED FEB 22 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST THURSDAY FOR I-90 LOOKOUT PASS TO HAUGAN... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR I-90 LOOKOUT PASS TO HAUGAN REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST THURSDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: STRONG WEST WINDS AND OCCASIONAL HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER LOOKOUT PASS THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... CREATING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BE PRESENT AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 10 TO 15 INCHES STORM TOTAL OVER LOOKOUT PASS...6 TO 8 INCHES BELOW LOOKOUT PASS. * WINDS: BECOMING 25 TO 40 MPH...GUSTING TO 60 MPH. * VISIBILITY: LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. && $$ IDZ010-230915- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120223T1200Z/ EASTERN LEMHI COUNTY- 610 PM MST WED FEB 22 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST THURSDAY FOR LOST TRAIL PASS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR LOST TRAIL PASS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST THURSDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: STRONG WEST WINDS AND OCCASIONAL HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER LOST TRAIL PASS THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... CREATING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BE PRESENT AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 8 TO 12 INCHES STORM TOTAL OVER LOST TRAIL PASS. * WINDS: BECOMING 25 TO 40 MPH...GUSTING TO 55 MPH. * VISIBILITY: LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... BLOWING SNOW...ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO LIKELY. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MTZ002-003-005-007-043-230600- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-120223T0600Z/ WEST GLACIER REGION-FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS- MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS-BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION- POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION- 610 PM MST WED FEB 22 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING ABOVE 5000 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS/TIMING: STRONG WEST WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVER WESTERN MONTANA THROUGH THIS EVENING... CREATING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW AND LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BE PRESENT AT TIMES THROUGH THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 INCHES. * WINDS: 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * VISIBILITY: LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BAD ROCK CANYON...ESSEX...HIGHWAY 83 BIGFORK TO SWAN LAKE...MARIAS PASS...POLEBRIDGE...FLATHEAD LAKE...FLATHEAD VALLEY...MISSION VALLEY...POLSON...BITTERROOT VALLEY...MISSOULA...BUTTE...GEORGETOWN LAKE...HIGHWAY 12 GARRISON TO ELLISTON...MACDONALD PASS...HIGHWAY 200 BONNER TO GREENOUGH... HIGHWAY 83 SEELEY LAKE TO CONDON...I-90 EAST MISSOULA TO BEARMOUTH PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$
277 WWUS45 KMSO 230127 WSWMSO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 627 PM MST WED FEB 22 2012 IDZ006-MTZ006-230930- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120223T1200Z/ SOUTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS-BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS- 627 PM MST WED FEB 22 2012 /527 PM PST WED FEB 22 2012/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST /4 AM PST/ THURSDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST /4 AM PST/ THURSDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: STRONG WEST WINDS AND OCCASIONAL HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER LOLO PASS THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... CREATING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BE PRESENT AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 8 TO 12 INCHES OVER LOLO PASS...10 TO 18 INCHES IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN. * WINDS: 25 TO 40 MPH...GUSTING TO 60 MPH. * VISIBILITY: LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. && $$ MTZ004-230930- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120223T1200Z/ LOWER CLARK FORK REGION- 627 PM MST WED FEB 22 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST THURSDAY FOR I-90 LOOKOUT PASS TO HAUGAN... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR I-90 LOOKOUT PASS TO HAUGAN REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST THURSDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: STRONG WEST WINDS AND OCCASIONAL HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER LOOKOUT PASS THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... CREATING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BE PRESENT AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 10 TO 15 INCHES STORM TOTAL OVER LOOKOUT PASS...6 TO 8 INCHES BELOW LOOKOUT PASS. * WINDS: BECOMING 25 TO 40 MPH...GUSTING TO 60 MPH. * VISIBILITY: LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. && $$ IDZ010-230930- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120223T1200Z/ EASTERN LEMHI COUNTY- 627 PM MST WED FEB 22 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST THURSDAY FOR LOST TRAIL PASS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR LOST TRAIL PASS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST THURSDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: STRONG WEST WINDS AND OCCASIONAL HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER LOST TRAIL PASS THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... CREATING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BE PRESENT AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 8 TO 12 INCHES STORM TOTAL OVER LOST TRAIL PASS. * WINDS: BECOMING 25 TO 40 MPH...GUSTING TO 55 MPH. * VISIBILITY: LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... BLOWING SNOW...ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO LIKELY. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MTZ002-003-005-007-043-230600- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-120223T0600Z/ WEST GLACIER REGION-FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS- MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS-BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION- POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION- 627 PM MST WED FEB 22 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS/TIMING: STRONG WEST WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVER WESTERN MONTANA THROUGH THIS EVENING... CREATING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW AND LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BE PRESENT AT TIMES THROUGH THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 INCHES. * WINDS: 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * VISIBILITY: LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BAD ROCK CANYON...ESSEX...HIGHWAY 83 BIGFORK TO SWAN LAKE...MARIAS PASS...POLEBRIDGE...FLATHEAD LAKE...FLATHEAD VALLEY...MISSION VALLEY...POLSON...BITTERROOT VALLEY...MISSOULA...BUTTE...GEORGETOWN LAKE...HIGHWAY 12 GARRISON TO ELLISTON...MACDONALD PASS...HIGHWAY 200 BONNER TO GREENOUGH... HIGHWAY 83 SEELEY LAKE TO CONDON...I-90 EAST MISSOULA TO BEARMOUTH PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$
324 WWUS45 KMSO 230406 WSWMSO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 906 PM MST WED FEB 22 2012 IDZ006-MTZ006-231200- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120223T1200Z/ SOUTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS-BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS- 906 PM MST WED FEB 22 2012 /806 PM PST WED FEB 22 2012/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST /4 AM PST/ THURSDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST /4 AM PST/ THURSDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: STRONG WEST WINDS AND OCCASIONAL HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER LOLO PASS THROUGH TONIGHT... CREATING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BE PRESENT AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 8 TO 12 INCHES OVER LOLO PASS...10 TO 18 INCHES IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN. * WINDS: 25 TO 40 MPH...GUSTING TO 60 MPH. * VISIBILITY: LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. && $$ MTZ004-231200- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120223T1200Z/ LOWER CLARK FORK REGION- 906 PM MST WED FEB 22 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST THURSDAY FOR I-90 LOOKOUT PASS TO HAUGAN... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR I-90 LOOKOUT PASS TO HAUGAN REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST THURSDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: STRONG WEST WINDS AND OCCASIONAL HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER LOOKOUT PASS THROUGH TONIGHT... CREATING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BE PRESENT AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 10 TO 15 INCHES STORM TOTAL OVER LOOKOUT PASS...6 TO 8 INCHES BELOW LOOKOUT PASS. * WINDS: BECOMING 25 TO 40 MPH...GUSTING TO 60 MPH. * VISIBILITY: LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. && $$ IDZ010-231200- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120223T1200Z/ EASTERN LEMHI COUNTY- 906 PM MST WED FEB 22 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST THURSDAY FOR LOST TRAIL PASS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR LOST TRAIL PASS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST THURSDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: STRONG WEST WINDS AND OCCASIONAL HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER LOST TRAIL PASS THROUGH TONIGHT...CREATING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BE PRESENT AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 8 TO 12 INCHES STORM TOTAL OVER LOST TRAIL PASS. * WINDS: BECOMING 25 TO 40 MPH...GUSTING TO 55 MPH. * VISIBILITY: LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... BLOWING SNOW...ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO LIKELY. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MTZ002-003-005-007-043-231215- /O.EXT.KMSO.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-120223T1600Z/ WEST GLACIER REGION-FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS- MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS-BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION- POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION- 906 PM MST WED FEB 22 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MST THURSDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MST THURSDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: A BAND OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE MOVE THROUGH SOUTHWEST MONTANA TONIGHT...CREATING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW AND LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. BEHIND THE BAND...ROADS WILL REMAIN ICY AND SNOW COVERED THROUGH THE THURSDAY MORNING COMMUTE CAUSING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 INCHES. * WINDS: 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * VISIBILITY: LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BAD ROCK CANYON...ESSEX...HIGHWAY 83 BIGFORK TO SWAN LAKE...MARIAS PASS...POLEBRIDGE...FLATHEAD LAKE...FLATHEAD VALLEY...MISSION VALLEY...POLSON...BITTERROOT VALLEY...MISSOULA...BUTTE...GEORGETOWN LAKE...HIGHWAY 12 GARRISON TO ELLISTON...MACDONALD PASS...HIGHWAY 200 BONNER TO GREENOUGH... HIGHWAY 83 SEELEY LAKE TO CONDON...I-90 EAST MISSOULA TO BEARMOUTH PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$
126 WWUS45 KMSO 231027 WSWMSO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 327 AM MST THU FEB 23 2012 IDZ006-010-MTZ004-006-231130- /O.CAN.KMSO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120223T1200Z/ SOUTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS-EASTERN LEMHI COUNTY- LOWER CLARK FORK REGION-BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS- 327 AM MST THU FEB 23 2012 /227 AM PST THU FEB 23 2012/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. $$ MTZ002-003-005-007-043-231600- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-120223T1600Z/ WEST GLACIER REGION-FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS- MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS-BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION- POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION- 327 AM MST THU FEB 23 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MST THIS MORNING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MST THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS/TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY. THE MAIN WIDESPREAD CONCERN WILL BE ICY ROADS THROUGH THE MORNING COMMUTE. VISIBILITIES COULD ALSO BE REDUCED AT TIMES WITH THE PASSING SHOWERS. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: UP TO 2 INCHES. * VISIBILITY: LESS THAN A HALF MILE AT TIMES. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED: MOST ROADS THROUGHOUT WESTERN MONTANA. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Missoula, MT issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 21, 3:47 AM MST | Wind Advisory | MSO | Flathead, Lincoln, Sanders | 43 hr |
| Feb 21, 6:39 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | MSO | Missoula, Ravalli | 3 hr |
| Feb 21, 10:28 AM MST | High Wind Warning | MSO | Deer Lodge, Flathead, Granite, Lake, Missoula, Powell and 3 more | 31 hr |
Nearby
Winter Storm Warnings in Montana, 2012Winter Storm Warnings in Idaho, 2012Every winter storm warning in 2012
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.