Alert archive / Idaho / Winter Storm Warnings in 2012
Winter Storm Warning 4, NWS Spokane, WA
NWS Spokane, WA issued this winter storm warning at Jan 29, 2012, 9:46 AM PST for 6 counties in Idaho. It took effect at Jan 29, 2012, 4:00 PM PST. It was in force for 22 hr. 4 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 29, 2012, 9:46 AM PST (17:46 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 29, 2012, 4:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Jan 30, 2012, 2:07 PM PST
- In force
- 22 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Spokane, WA
Counties Benewah County, ID, Bonner County, ID, Boundary County, ID, Kootenai County, ID, Latah County, ID, Shoshone County, ID
The radar
The Spokane radar (KOTX), 84 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:51 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 30, 2:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 13 | 6 Nw Sandpoint, ID | SNOW MEASURED AT UPPER MOGUL HILL AND SPIRES NEIGHBORHOOD ON SCHWEITZER MTN. ELEVATION 5000 FT. |
| Jan 30, 5:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 11 | 7 Nw Sandpoint, ID | SNOW MEASURED AT SCHWEITZER SKI RESORT. ELEVATION 4700 FEET. |
| Jan 30, 5:30 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 9 | 4 E Mullan, ID | SNOW REPORT FROM LOOKOUT PASS SKI RESORT. ELEVATION 5140 FEET. STILL SNOWING. |
| Jan 30, 5:30 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 10 | S Kellogg, ID | SNOW MEASURED AT SILVER MTN SKI RESORT. ELEVATION 5500 FEET. |
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 12:00Z, 5.8 hours before the alert went out and 8 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1478 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 68 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 407 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 526 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
159 WWUS46 KOTX 291746 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 946 AM PST SUN JAN 29 2012 ...HEAVY SNOW LIKELY FOR THE IDAHO PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL IMPACT THE AREA TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON WITH ONLY LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS SUNDAY... ...FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CASCADES...THE MAIN IMPACT WEATHER WILL BE FREEZING RAIN MAINLY IN THE METHOW VALLEY... .A FETCH OF SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE COMBINED WITH PERSISTENT UPSLOPING FLOW AIMED INTO THE REGION WILL RESULT IN HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FOR IDAHO AND AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN IN THE CASCADE EAST SLOPES. THE HEAVIEST SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR ABOVE 3000 FEET. IDZ001-300200- /O.UPG.KOTX.WS.A.0003.120130T0000Z-120131T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KOTX.WS.W.0004.120130T0000Z-120131T0000Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...EASTPORT... SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD 946 AM PST SUN JAN 29 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST MONDAY ABOVE 3000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 3000 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 4 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE SUNDAY. SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY...12 TO 18 INCHES. * ELEVATION: SNOW LEVELS WILL START OFF NEAR 3500 FEET AND LOWER NEAR TO SLIGHTLY BELOW 3000 FEET EARLY MONDAY. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGHOUT TODAY WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW DEVELOPING TONIGHT AND PERSISTING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ALONG EXPOSED RIDGETOPS. * IMPACTS: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL TREACHEROUS ACROSS MOUNTAIN PASSES. GUSTY WINDS WILL LEAD TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG EXPOSED RIDGETOPS. HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAY LEAD TO SMALL TREE LIMBS BREAKING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IDZ004-300200- /O.UPG.KOTX.WS.A.0003.120130T0000Z-120131T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KOTX.WS.W.0004.120130T0000Z-120131T0000Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN... DOBSON PASS...LOOKOUT PASS 946 AM PST SUN JAN 29 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST MONDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 3500 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 4 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THE DAY SUNDAY. SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY...12 TO 18 INCHES WHICH INCLUDES ALL PASSES EXCEPT FOURTH OF JULY PASS ALONG INTERSTATE 90. THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS ABOVE THE PASSES... WHICH INCLUDES SKI RESORTS...MAY SEE LOCAL AMOUNTS UP TO 24 INCHES ON THE UPPER PEAKS. * ELEVATION: SNOW LEVELS WILL BE 4000 FEET SUNDAY...LOWERING TO 3500 FEET EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW DEVELOPING TONIGHT AND PERSISTING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...LOOKOUT PASS * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ALONG EXPOSED RIDGETOPS. * IMPACTS: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL TREACHEROUS ACROSS MOUNTAIN PASSES. GUSTY WINDS WILL LEAD TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG EXPOSED RIDGETOPS. HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAY LEAD TO SMALL TREE LIMBS BREAKING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ WAZ042-300000- /O.EXT.KOTX.ZR.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120130T0000Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MAZAMA...TWISP...WINTHROP... LOUP LOUP PASS 946 AM PST SUN JAN 29 2012 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON BELOW 4000 FEET... THE FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY BELOW 4000 FEET IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS: UP TO TENTH OF AN INCH OF ADDITIONAL ICE IS POSSIBLE. * ELEVATION: ICING BELOW 3500 FEET. * TIMING: THE FREEZING RAIN THREAT WILL SLOWLY INCREASE THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON AS ADDITIONAL PRECIPITATION CROSSES THE CASCADES. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: MAZAMA...TWISP...WINTHROP...LOUP LOUP PASS * IMPACTS: VERY SLIPPERY AND TREACHEROUS ROADS ARE CERTAIN...A QUARTER INCH OF ICE HAS ALREADY FALLEN IN THE WINTHROP AREA. TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 20 THROUGH THE METHOW VALLEY WILL BE HIGHLY IMPACTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
7 follow-up statements
001 WWUS46 KOTX 292119 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 119 PM PST SUN JAN 29 2012 ...HEAVY SNOW LIKELY FOR THE IDAHO PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL IMPACT THE AREA TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON WITH ONLY LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS SUNDAY... .A FETCH OF SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE COMBINED WITH PERSISTENT UPSLOPING FLOW AIMED INTO THE REGION WILL RESULT IN HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FOR IDAHO. THE HEAVIEST SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR ABOVE 3000 FEET. WAZ042-292230- /O.CAN.KOTX.ZR.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120130T0000Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MAZAMA...TWISP...WINTHROP... LOUP LOUP PASS 119 PM PST SUN JAN 29 2012 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY. TEMPERATURES IN THE METHOW VALLEY HAVE WARMED ABOVE FREEZING AND ONLY LIGHT SHOWERS WILL IMPACT THE AREA THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THE THREAT FOR ACCUMULATING ICE FROM FREEZING RAIN HAS ENDED. $$ IDZ001-300730- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0004.120130T0000Z-120131T0000Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...EASTPORT... SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD 119 PM PST SUN JAN 29 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST MONDAY ABOVE 3000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 3000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST MONDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 4 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE SUNDAY. SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY...12 TO 18 INCHES. * ELEVATION: SNOW LEVELS WILL START OFF NEAR 3500 FEET AND LOWER NEAR TO SLIGHTLY BELOW 3000 FEET EARLY MONDAY. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGHOUT TODAY WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW DEVELOPING TONIGHT AND PERSISTING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ALONG EXPOSED RIDGETOPS. * IMPACTS: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL TREACHEROUS ACROSS MOUNTAIN PASSES. GUSTY WINDS WILL LEAD TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG EXPOSED RIDGETOPS. HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAY LEAD TO SMALL TREE LIMBS BREAKING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IDZ004-300730- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0004.120130T0000Z-120131T0000Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN... DOBSON PASS...LOOKOUT PASS 119 PM PST SUN JAN 29 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST MONDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 3500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST MONDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 4 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THE DAY SUNDAY. SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY...12 TO 18 INCHES WHICH INCLUDES ALL PASSES EXCEPT FOURTH OF JULY PASS ALONG INTERSTATE 90. THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS ABOVE THE PASSES... WHICH INCLUDES SKI RESORTS...MAY SEE LOCAL AMOUNTS UP TO 24 INCHES ON THE UPPER PEAKS. * ELEVATION: SNOW LEVELS WILL BE 4000 FEET SUNDAY...LOWERING TO 3500 FEET EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW DEVELOPING TONIGHT AND PERSISTING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...LOOKOUT PASS * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ALONG EXPOSED RIDGETOPS. * IMPACTS: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL TREACHEROUS ACROSS MOUNTAIN PASSES. GUSTY WINDS WILL LEAD TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG EXPOSED RIDGETOPS. HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAY LEAD TO SMALL TREE LIMBS BREAKING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$
978 WWUS46 KOTX 292307 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 307 PM PST SUN JAN 29 2012 ...WET AND HEAVY SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS OF THE IDAHO PANHANDLE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY... IDZ001-300900- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0004.120130T0000Z-120131T0000Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...EASTPORT... SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD 307 PM PST SUN JAN 29 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST MONDAY ABOVE 3000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 3000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST MONDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 8 TO 12 INCHES TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. * ELEVATION: ABOVE 3000 FEET. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. INTERMITTENT SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD * WINDS: ABOVE 4000 FEET...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ALONG EXPOSED RIDGE TOPS. * IMPACTS: SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT. SNOW WILL BE WET AND HEAVY. TRAVEL ON MOUNTAIN ROADS WILL BECOME DANGEROUS BY THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IDZ004-300900- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0004.120130T0000Z-120131T0000Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN... DOBSON PASS...LOOKOUT PASS 307 PM PST SUN JAN 29 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST MONDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 3500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST MONDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 10 TO 16 INCHES TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * ELEVATION: ABOVE 3500 FEET. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL DECREASE TO SNOW SHOWERS BY MID DAY MONDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: LOOKOUT PASS WITH AN ELEVATION OF 4725 FEET. * WINDS: AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ALONG EXPOSED RIDGE TOPS. * IMPACTS: SNOW WITH THIS STORM WILL BE WET AND HEAVY ESPECIALLY AT ELEVATIONS BETWEEN 3500 FEET AND 4500 FEET. DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY DANGEROUS ON INTERSTATE 90 AT LOOKOUT PASS BY THE MIDDLE OF THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$
324 WWUS46 KOTX 300452 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 852 PM PST SUN JAN 29 2012 ...WET AND HEAVY SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS OF THE IDAHO PANHANDLE INTO MONDAY... IDZ001-301400- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120131T0000Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...EASTPORT... SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD 852 PM PST SUN JAN 29 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST MONDAY ABOVE 3000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 3000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST MONDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 8 TO 12 INCHES TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. * ELEVATION: ABOVE 3000 FEET. * TIMING: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. INTERMITTENT SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD * WINDS: ABOVE 4000 FEET...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ALONG EXPOSED RIDGE TOPS. * IMPACTS: SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT. SNOW WILL BE WET AND HEAVY. TRAVEL ON MOUNTAIN ROADS WILL BECOME DANGEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IDZ004-301400- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120131T0000Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN... DOBSON PASS...LOOKOUT PASS 852 PM PST SUN JAN 29 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST MONDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 3500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST MONDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 10 TO 16 INCHES TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * ELEVATION: ABOVE 3500 FEET. * TIMING: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL DECREASE TO SNOW SHOWERS BY MID DAY MONDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: LOOKOUT PASS WITH AN ELEVATION OF 4725 FEET. * WINDS: AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ALONG EXPOSED RIDGE TOPS. * IMPACTS: SNOW WITH THIS STORM WILL BE WET AND HEAVY ESPECIALLY AT ELEVATIONS BETWEEN 3500 FEET AND 4500 FEET...WITH OCCASIONAL BLOWING SNOW AND VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO A LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES. DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY DANGEROUS ON INTERSTATE 90 AT LOOKOUT PASS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$
614 WWUS46 KOTX 301402 AAA WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 602 AM PST MON JAN 30 2012 ...WET AND HEAVY SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS OF MAINLY THE CENTRAL IDAHO PANHANDLE INTO TODAY... IDZ001-302215- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120131T0000Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE- 602 AM PST MON JAN 30 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON ABOVE 3000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 3000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 8 TO 12 INCHES TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. * ELEVATION: ABOVE 3000 FEET. * TIMING: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. INTERMITTENT SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ALL LOCATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET SOUTH AND EAST OF SANDPOINT SURROUNDING LAKE PEND OREILLE. * WINDS: ABOVE 4000 FEET...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ALONG EXPOSED RIDGE TOPS. * IMPACTS: SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE STILL EXPECTED THE NEXT FEW HOURS BEFORE BECOMING SCATTERED. SNOW WILL BE WET AND HEAVY. TRAVEL ON MOUNTAIN ROADS WILL BECOME DANGEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IDZ004-302215- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120131T0000Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN... DOBSON PASS...LOOKOUT PASS 602 AM PST MON JAN 30 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON ABOVE 3500 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 3500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 10 TO 16 INCHES TODAY. * ELEVATION: ABOVE 3500 FEET. * TIMING: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING. SNOW WILL DECREASE TO SNOW SHOWERS BY LATE MORNING TO MIDDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...DOBSON PASS... LOOKOUT PASS * WINDS: AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ALONG EXPOSED RIDGE TOPS. * IMPACTS: SNOW WITH THIS STORM WILL BE WET AND HEAVY ESPECIALLY AT ELEVATIONS BETWEEN 3500 FEET AND 4500 FEET... WITH OCCASIONAL BLOWING SNOW AND VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO A LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES. DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY DANGEROUS ON INTERSTATE 90 AT LOOKOUT PASS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$
284 WWUS46 KOTX 301628 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 828 AM PST MON JAN 30 2012 ...WET AND HEAVY SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS OF MAINLY THE CENTRAL IDAHO PANHANDLE INTO TODAY... IDZ001-301730- /O.CAN.KOTX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120131T0000Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE- 828 AM PST MON JAN 30 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. STEADY SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE OF IDAHO. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON WITH ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO AN INCH. $$ IDZ004-310000- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120131T0000Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN... DOBSON PASS...LOOKOUT PASS 828 AM PST MON JAN 30 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON ABOVE 3500 FEET... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 5 INCHES TODAY. * ELEVATION: ABOVE 3500 FEET. * TIMING: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING. SNOW WILL DECREASE TO SNOW SHOWERS BY LATE MORNING TO MIDDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...DOBSON PASS... LOOKOUT PASS * WINDS: AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ALONG EXPOSED RIDGE TOPS. * IMPACTS: SNOW WITH THIS STORM WILL BE WET AND HEAVY ESPECIALLY AT ELEVATIONS BETWEEN 3500 FEET AND 4500 FEET... WITH OCCASIONAL BLOWING SNOW AND VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO A LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES. DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY DANGEROUS ON INTERSTATE 90 AT LOOKOUT PASS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$
988 WWUS46 KOTX 301937 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1137 AM PST MON JAN 30 2012 ...WET AND HEAVY SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS OF MAINLY THE CENTRAL IDAHO PANHANDLE INTO TODAY... IDZ004-310000- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120131T0000Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN... DOBSON PASS...LOOKOUT PASS 1137 AM PST MON JAN 30 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON ABOVE 3500 FEET... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES TODAY IN SNOW SHOWERS. * ELEVATION: ABOVE 3500 FEET. * TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS WILL BRING BRIEF PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...DOBSON PASS... LOOKOUT PASS * WINDS: AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ALONG EXPOSED RIDGE TOPS. * IMPACTS: SNOW WITH THIS STORM WILL BE WET AND HEAVY WITH OCCASIONAL BLOWING SNOW AND VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO A LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES. DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL BE DANGEROUS ON INTERSTATE 90 AT LOOKOUT PASS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$
576 WWUS46 KOTX 302207 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 207 PM PST MON JAN 30 2012 IDZ004-302315- /O.CAN.KOTX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120131T0000Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN... DOBSON PASS...LOOKOUT PASS 207 PM PST MON JAN 30 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS OF IDAHO THIS AFTERNOON BUT LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. $$
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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.