Alert archive / Idaho / Winter Storm Warnings in 2012
Winter Storm Warning 5, NWS Pocatello, ID
NWS Pocatello, ID issued this winter storm warning at Feb 28, 2012, 2:00 PM MST. It took effect at Feb 28, 2012, 11:00 PM MST. It was in force for 24 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 28, 2012, 2:00 PM MST (21:00 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 28, 2012, 11:00 PM MST
- Expired
- Feb 29, 2012, 10:41 PM MST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pocatello, ID
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
211 WWUS45 KPIH 282100 WSWPIH URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID 200 PM MST TUE FEB 28 2012 IDZ018-031-291200- /O.UPG.KPIH.WS.A.0004.120229T0600Z-120301T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KPIH.WS.W.0005.120229T0600Z-120301T0000Z/ SAWTOOTH MOUNTAINS-BIG AND LITTLE WOOD RIVER REGION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STANLEY...CLAYTON...HAILEY...KETCHUM... SUN VALLEY...BELLEVUE 200 PM MST TUE FEB 28 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SNOW FROM A SIGNIFICANT STORM SYSTEM WILL ARRIVE AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD FROM MIDNIGHT THROUGH NOON WEDNESDAY. * MAIN IMPACT...6 TO 12 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IS THE VALLEYS WITH 18 INCHES POSSIBLE ON THE MOUNTAINS AND NEAR GALENA SUMMIT. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...STANLEY...GALENA SUMMIT...KETCHUM...SUN VALLEY...HAILEY...BELLEVUE. * OTHER IMPACTS...SOME ISOLATED AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT 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. && $$ IDZ019-023-025-291200- /O.UPG.KPIH.WS.A.0004.120229T0600Z-120301T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KPIH.WS.W.0005.120229T1200Z-120301T0600Z/ UPPER SNAKE HIGHLANDS-CARIBOU HIGHLANDS- WASATCH MOUNTAINS/IDAHO PORTION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DRIGGS...DUBOIS...ISLAND PARK... ST. ANTHONY...LAVA HOT SPRINGS...SODA SPRINGS...MONTPELIER... GEORGETOWN...PARIS 200 PM MST TUE FEB 28 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 11 PM MST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 11 PM MST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SNOW WILL ARRIVE ON WEDNESDAY MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * MAIN IMPACT...5 TO 10 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IS EXPECTED. 15 TO 25 MPH WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS LIKELY. ROAD CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...DRIGGS...ISLAND PARK...WAYAN...LAVA HOT SPRINGS...SODA SPRINGS...MONTPELIER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ IDZ017-291200- /O.UPG.KPIH.WS.A.0004.120229T0600Z-120301T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KPIH.WW.Y.0007.120229T1200Z-120301T0000Z/ EASTERN MAGIC VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURLEY...RUPERT...SHOSHONE...CAREY 200 PM MST TUE FEB 28 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM MST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM MST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SNOW WILL ARRIVE BY WEDNESDAY MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY. GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP WEDNESDAY MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * MAIN IMPACT...1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED AROUND BURLEY. 3 TO 6 INCHES IS LIKELY FROM SHOSHONE TO CAREY. 15 TO 25 MPH WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW ON AREA ROADS IS POSSIBLE. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...BURLEY...SHOSHONE...CAREY. * OTHER IMPACTS...ROAD CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE. 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. && $$ IDZ020-021-291200- /O.UPG.KPIH.WS.A.0004.120229T0600Z-120301T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KPIH.WW.Y.0007.120229T1200Z-120301T0000Z/ UPPER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN-LOWER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...IDAHO FALLS...REXBURG...RIGBY... POCATELLO...BLACKFOOT 200 PM MST TUE FEB 28 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM MST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR |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197 WWUS45 KPIH 291049 WSWPIH URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID 349 AM MST WED FEB 29 2012 IDZ018-031-292300- /O.EXT.KPIH.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120301T1200Z/ SAWTOOTH MOUNTAINS-BIG AND LITTLE WOOD RIVER REGION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STANLEY...CLAYTON...HAILEY...KETCHUM... SUN VALLEY...BELLEVUE 349 AM MST WED FEB 29 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST THURSDAY FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW... * TIMING...SNOW DEVELOPED IN THE SAWTOOTH MOUNTAINS AND THE BIG AND LITTLE WOOD RIVER REGION TUESDAY NIGHT AND WILL INTENSIFY THIS MORNING. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION RATES WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING. STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO DEVELOP TODAY AND CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING. * MAIN IMPACT...6 TO 12 INCHES WILL ACCUMULATE IN THE WOOD RIVER VALLEY FROM BELLEVUE TO KETCHUM. EXPECT 10 TO 16 INCHES IN THE STANLEY BASIN. AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 7500 FEET...SUCH AS THE ROAD OVER GALENA SUMMIT...12 TO 26 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE DURING THE 24 HOUR PERIOD. INTENSE EMBEDDED SNOW SHOWERS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE AND COULD PUSH SNOW ACCUMULATION RATES BRIEFLY TO MORE THAN 2 INCHES AN HOUR. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...STANLEY...GALENA SUMMIT...KETCHUM...SUN VALLEY...HAILEY...BELLEVUE. * OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ARE LIKELY...SLOWING TRAFFIC AND CAUSING TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURES AS SNOW CREWS BATTLE TO KEEP HIGHWAYS CLEAR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT 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. && $$ IDZ019-023-025-292300- /O.EXT.KPIH.WS.W.0005.120229T1200Z-120301T1200Z/ UPPER SNAKE HIGHLANDS-CARIBOU HIGHLANDS- WASATCH MOUNTAINS/IDAHO PORTION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DRIGGS...DUBOIS...ISLAND PARK... ST. ANTHONY...LAVA HOT SPRINGS...SODA SPRINGS...MONTPELIER... GEORGETOWN...PARIS 349 AM MST WED FEB 29 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST THURSDAY FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW... * TIMING...SNOW ARRIVED WEDNESDAY MORNING IN THE UPPER SNAKE HIGHLANDS...THE CARIBOU HIGHLANDS...AND THE IDAHO PORTION OF THE WASATCH RANGE. SNOW ACCUMULATION RATES WILL INTENSIFY THIS AFTERNOON AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THURSDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON. * MAIN IMPACT...5 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE WIDESPREAD BELOW 7500 FEET ELEVATION. 10 TO 16 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 7500 FEET IN THE IDAHO WASATCH AND THE TETON AND SNAKE RIVER RANGES OF MOUNTAINS. IN ADDITION...MODERATE TO STRONG WIND WILL CAUSE LOW VISIBILITIES WITH BLOWING AND HEAVY DRIFTING OF SNOW. ALL OF THESE FACTORS WILL COMBINE TO MAKE TRAVEL IN THE HIGHLANDS OF EASTERN IDAHO VERY DIFFICULT WITH TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURES HIGHLY LIKELY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...DRIGGS...ISLAND PARK...WAYAN...LAVA HOT SPRINGS...SODA SPRINGS...MONTPELIER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT 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. && $$ IDZ017-292300- /O.EXT.KPIH.WW.Y.0007.120229T1200Z-120301T1200Z/ EASTERN MAGIC VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURLEY...RUPERT...SHOSHONE...CAREY 349 AM MST WED FEB 29 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST THURSDAY FOR BLOWING SNOW AND NEW SNOW ACCUMULATION... * TIMING...SNOW HAS ALREADY DEVELOPED IN THE EASTERN MAGIC VALLEY AND WILL SPREAD EASTWARD INTO THE SNAKE RIVER PLAIN BY MID MORNING TODAY. DURING THE AFTERNOON...SNOWFALL WILL DECREASE AS THE PRECIPITATION BECOMES A RAIN AND SNOW MIXTURE. THIS RAIN AND SNOW MIXTURE WILL BECOME ALL SNOW AGAIN EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING WITH MORE SNOW ACCUMULATING TONIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT...WIDESPREAD ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES ARE LIKELY ALONG THE INTERSTATE 84 AND INTERSTATE 86 CORRIDORS. THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF PLACES LIKE CAREY WILL ACCUMULATE 4 TO 8 INCHES BEFORE SNOW SLACKENS THURSDAY MORNING. LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. THE SNOW WILL COMBINE WITH MODERATE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOWER VISIBILITY. THE HEAVY DRIFTING AND THE BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT AND HAZARDOUS. TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURE ARE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING AND TONIGHT AS ROADS TURN ICY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...BURLEY...SHOSHONE...CAREY. * OTHER IMPACTS...ROAD CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ IDZ020-021-292300- /O.EXT.KPIH.WW.Y.0007.120229T1200Z-120301T1200Z/ UPPER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN-LOWER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...IDAHO FALLS...REXBURG...RIGBY... POCATELLO...BLACKFOOT 349 AM MST WED FEB 29 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST THURSDAY FOR BLOWING SNOW AND NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS... * TIMING...SNOW ARRIVED IN THE SNAKE RIVER PLAIN THIS MORNING AND WILL CHANGE TO A RAIN AND SNOW MIXTURE DURING THE AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL WILL INTENSIFY AGAIN THIS EVENING AS THE RAIN AND SNOW MIX CHANGES BACK OVER TO SNOW. LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE FOR MOST OF THURSDAY AND INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT...2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED OVER MOST OF THE SNAKE RIVER PLAIN. THE BENCH AREAS AROUND THE CITY OF POCATELLO SHOULD RECEIVE 3 TO 7 INCHES BY THE TIME SNOWFALL SLACKENS THURSDAY MORNING. WIND OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL CREATE LOW VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW. HEAVY DRIFTING OF SNOW WILL MEAN TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURES AS ROAD CREWS BATTLE THE WIND AND SNOW. AS THE RAIN AND MELTED SNOW FREEZE OVER...ROAD CONDITIONS WILL BECOME ICY...MAINLY IN AREAS SOUTH OF BLACKFOOT. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...AMERICAN FALLS...POCATELLO...BLACKFOOT... IDAHO FALLS AND REXBURG. 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. && $$ IDZ022-024-292300- /O.EXT.KPIH.WW.Y.0007.120229T1200Z-120301T1200Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-CACHE VALLEY/IDAHO PORTION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OAKLEY...PRESTON 349 AM MST WED FEB 29 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST THURSDAY... * TIMING...SNOW HAS ARRIVED IN THE SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS. AT LOWER ELEVATIONS THE SNOW WILL CHANGE OVER TO RAIN...THEN CHANGE BACK OVER TO SNOW THIS EVENING. * MAIN IMPACT...1 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED...WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 6500 FEET ELEVATION. WINDS AROUND 30 MPH WILL CAUSE LOW VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW AND HEAVY DRIFTING OF SNOW. THIS COMBINATION WILL LIKELY CAUSE TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURES. SNOW AND RAIN THIS AFTERNOON WILL TURN TO ICE DURING THE EVENING AND MAKE TRAVEL ON LOCAL ROADS ESPECIALLY HAZARDOUS. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...OAKLEY AND PRESTON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ IDZ032-292300- /O.EXT.KPIH.WW.Y.0007.120229T1200Z-120301T1200Z/ LOST RIVER/PAHSIMEROI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARCO...CHALLIS...MACKAY 349 AM MST WED FEB 29 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST THURSDAY... * TIMING...SNOW HAS DEVELOPED IN THE LOST RIVER AND PAHSIMEROI BASINS THIS MORNING. SNOW WILL INTENSIFY THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE UNTIL LATE NIGHT TONIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT...1 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW IS LIKELY AT THE LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE LITTLE LOST RIVER VALLEY AND THE U S ROUTE 93 CORRIDOR. WIND OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CAUSE LOW VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW AND HEAVY DRIFING OF SNOW. THIS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURES. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...ARCO...CHALLIS AND MACKAY. 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. && $$ MESSICK
225 WWUS45 KPIH 292107 WSWPIH URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID 207 PM MST WED FEB 29 2012 IDZ018-031-010600- /O.CAN.KPIH.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120301T1200Z/ /O.EXA.KPIH.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120301T1200Z/ SAWTOOTH MOUNTAINS-BIG AND LITTLE WOOD RIVER REGION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STANLEY...CLAYTON...HAILEY...KETCHUM... SUN VALLEY...BELLEVUE 207 PM MST WED FEB 29 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST THURSDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE INTO THE EVENING. ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW WILL ARRIVE THIS EVENING AND LINGER INTO THURSDAY. * MAIN IMPACT...AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING. AN ADDITIONAL 4 TO 8 INCHES WILL FALL OVERNIGHT FROM GALENA LODGE TO STANLEY. 1 TO 4 INCHES IS LIKELY SOUTH OF GALENA LODGE. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...STANLEY...GALENA SUMMIT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ IDZ019-023-025-010600- /O.EXT.KPIH.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120301T0600Z/ UPPER SNAKE HIGHLANDS-CARIBOU HIGHLANDS- WASATCH MOUNTAINS/IDAHO PORTION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DRIGGS...DUBOIS...ISLAND PARK... ST. ANTHONY...LAVA HOT SPRINGS...SODA SPRINGS...MONTPELIER... GEORGETOWN...PARIS 207 PM MST WED FEB 29 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. * MAIN IMPACT...AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 6 INCHES IS LIKELY THIS EVENING. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS LIKELY. ROAD CLOSURES REMAIN POSSIBLE. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...DRIGGS...ISLAND PARK...WAYAN...LAVA HOT SPRINGS...SODA SPRINGS...MONTPELIER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT 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. && $$ IDZ017-010300- /O.EXT.KPIH.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120301T0300Z/ EASTERN MAGIC VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURLEY...RUPERT...SHOSHONE...CAREY 207 PM MST WED FEB 29 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...GUSTY WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING. * MAIN IMPACT...AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...BURLEY...SHOSHONE...CAREY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ IDZ020-021-010300- /O.EXT.KPIH.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120301T0300Z/ UPPER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN-LOWER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...IDAHO FALLS...REXBURG...RIGBY... POCATELLO...BLACKFOOT 207 PM MST WED FEB 29 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...GUSTY WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING. * MAIN IMPACT...AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...AMERICAN FALLS...POCATELLO...BLACKFOOT... IDAHO FALLS AND REXBURG. 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. && $$ IDZ022-024-010600- /O.EXT.KPIH.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120301T0600Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-CACHE VALLEY/IDAHO PORTION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OAKLEY...PRESTON 207 PM MST WED FEB 29 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES IS POSSIBLE THIS EVENING. GUSTY WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING. * MAIN IMPACT...AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...OAKLEY AND PRESTON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ IDZ032-010300- /O.EXT.KPIH.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120301T0300Z/ LOST RIVER/PAHSIMEROI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARCO...CHALLIS...MACKAY 207 PM MST WED FEB 29 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...GUSTY WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING. * MAIN IMPACT...AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...ARCO...CHALLIS AND MACKAY. 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. && $$ VALLE
375 WWUS45 KPIH 292341 WSWPIH URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID 441 PM MST WED FEB 29 2012 IDZ017-021-032-010045- /O.CAN.KPIH.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120301T0300Z/ EASTERN MAGIC VALLEY-LOWER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN- LOST RIVER/PAHSIMEROI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURLEY...RUPERT...SHOSHONE...CAREY... POCATELLO...BLACKFOOT...ARCO...CHALLIS...MACKAY 441 PM MST WED FEB 29 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. $$ IDZ019-023-025-010600- /O.CON.KPIH.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120301T0600Z/ UPPER SNAKE HIGHLANDS-CARIBOU HIGHLANDS- WASATCH MOUNTAINS/IDAHO PORTION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DRIGGS...DUBOIS...ISLAND PARK... ST. ANTHONY...LAVA HOT SPRINGS...SODA SPRINGS...MONTPELIER... GEORGETOWN...PARIS 441 PM MST WED FEB 29 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. * MAIN IMPACT...AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 6 INCHES IS LIKELY THIS EVENING. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS LIKELY. ROAD CLOSURES REMAIN POSSIBLE. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...DRIGGS...ISLAND PARK...WAYAN...LAVA HOT SPRINGS...SODA SPRINGS...MONTPELIER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT 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. && $$ IDZ018-031-010600- /O.CON.KPIH.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120301T1200Z/ SAWTOOTH MOUNTAINS-BIG AND LITTLE WOOD RIVER REGION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STANLEY...CLAYTON...HAILEY...KETCHUM... SUN VALLEY...BELLEVUE 441 PM MST WED FEB 29 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST THURSDAY. * TIMING...AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE INTO THE EVENING. ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW WILL ARRIVE THIS EVENING AND LINGER INTO THURSDAY. * MAIN IMPACT...AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING. AN ADDITIONAL 4 TO 8 INCHES WILL FALL OVERNIGHT FROM GALENA LODGE TO STANLEY. 1 TO 4 INCHES IS LIKELY SOUTH OF GALENA LODGE. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...STANLEY...GALENA SUMMIT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ IDZ020-010300- /O.CON.KPIH.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120301T0300Z/ UPPER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...IDAHO FALLS...REXBURG...RIGBY 441 PM MST WED FEB 29 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...GUSTY WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING. * MAIN IMPACT...AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...AMERICAN FALLS...POCATELLO...BLACKFOOT... IDAHO FALLS AND REXBURG. 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. && $$ IDZ022-024-010600- /O.CON.KPIH.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120301T0600Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-CACHE VALLEY/IDAHO PORTION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OAKLEY...PRESTON 441 PM MST WED FEB 29 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES IS POSSIBLE THIS EVENING. GUSTY WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING. * MAIN IMPACT...AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...OAKLEY AND PRESTON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$
346 WWUS45 KPIH 010323 WSWPIH URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID 823 PM MST WED FEB 29 2012 IDZ020-010430- /O.EXP.KPIH.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120301T0300Z/ UPPER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...IDAHO FALLS...REXBURG...RIGBY 823 PM MST WED FEB 29 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... $$ IDZ019-023-025-010600- /O.CON.KPIH.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120301T0600Z/ UPPER SNAKE HIGHLANDS-CARIBOU HIGHLANDS- WASATCH MOUNTAINS/IDAHO PORTION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DRIGGS...DUBOIS...ISLAND PARK... ST. ANTHONY...LAVA HOT SPRINGS...SODA SPRINGS...MONTPELIER... GEORGETOWN...PARIS 823 PM MST WED FEB 29 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. * MAIN IMPACT...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS LIKELY. ROAD CLOSURES REMAIN POSSIBLE. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...DRIGGS...ISLAND PARK...WAYAN...LAVA HOT SPRINGS...SODA SPRINGS...MONTPELIER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ IDZ018-031-011130- /O.CON.KPIH.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120301T1200Z/ SAWTOOTH MOUNTAINS-BIG AND LITTLE WOOD RIVER REGION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STANLEY...CLAYTON...HAILEY...KETCHUM... SUN VALLEY...BELLEVUE 823 PM MST WED FEB 29 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST THURSDAY. * TIMING...AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE INTO THE EVENING. ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW WILL ARRIVE THIS EVENING AND LINGER INTO THURSDAY. * MAIN IMPACT...AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING. AN ADDITIONAL 4 TO 8 INCHES WILL FALL OVERNIGHT FROM GALENA LODGE TO STANLEY. 1 TO 4 INCHES IS LIKELY SOUTH OF GALENA LODGE. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...STANLEY...GALENA SUMMIT. 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. 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. && $$ IDZ022-024-010600- /O.CON.KPIH.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120301T0600Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-CACHE VALLEY/IDAHO PORTION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OAKLEY...PRESTON 823 PM MST WED FEB 29 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...GUSTY WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING. * MAIN IMPACT...AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...OAKLEY AND PRESTON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$
697 WWUS45 KPIH 010541 WSWPIH URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID 1041 PM MST WED FEB 29 2012 IDZ019-023-025-010645- /O.CAN.KPIH.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120301T0600Z/ UPPER SNAKE HIGHLANDS-CARIBOU HIGHLANDS- WASATCH MOUNTAINS/IDAHO PORTION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DRIGGS...DUBOIS...ISLAND PARK... ST. ANTHONY...LAVA HOT SPRINGS...SODA SPRINGS...MONTPELIER... GEORGETOWN...PARIS 1041 PM MST WED FEB 29 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. $$ IDZ018-031-010645- /O.CAN.KPIH.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120301T1200Z/ SAWTOOTH MOUNTAINS-BIG AND LITTLE WOOD RIVER REGION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STANLEY...CLAYTON...HAILEY...KETCHUM... SUN VALLEY...BELLEVUE 1041 PM MST WED FEB 29 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. $$ IDZ022-024-010645- /O.CAN.KPIH.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120301T0600Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-CACHE VALLEY/IDAHO PORTION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OAKLEY...PRESTON 1041 PM MST WED FEB 29 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. $$
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 Pocatello, ID wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Feb 28, 1:39 PM MST, 21 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 28, 1:39 PM MST, 21 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID 139 PM MST TUE FEB 28 2012 .SHORT TERM...EXCELLENT MODEL AGREEMENT LEADING TO HIGH CONFIDENCE IN THE SHORT TERM FORECAST. A POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM IS MOVING ONTO THE PACIFIC COAST THIS AFTERNOON. HEAVY SNOW FROM THIS SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE SAWTOOTHS AND BIG AND LITTLE WOOD RIVER AREAS AFTER MIDNIGHT. THIS SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION ON WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH GUSTY WINDS DEVELOPING BY MID MORNING IN THE SNAKE PLAIN...SOUTHERN AND EASTERN HIGHLANDS. 15 TO 25 MPH SUSTAINED WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 35 OR 40 MPH ARE LIKELY. THE HEAVY SNOW WILL MOVE AWAY FROM THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS DURING THE AFTERNOON. PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS ALONG HIGHWAY 75 TO THE STANLEY AREA WILL SEE 6 TO 12 INCHES OF NEW SNOW WITH 18 INCHES POSSIBLE NEAR GALENA SUMMIT AND ALONG RIDGETOPS. FROM MACKAY TO CHALLIS...1 TO 5 INCHES IS POSSIBLE AT LOWER ELEVATIONS WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES LIKELY NEAR RIDGETOPS. SOME AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ARE POSSIBLE. THE SNAKE PLAIN WILL MAINLY SEE 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW...HOWEVER AREAS AROUND SHOSHONE AND RICHFIELD COULD SEE UP TO 6 INCHES. WINDS MAY NOT BE AS STRONG AROUND THE SHOSHONE AND RICHFIELD AREAS...BUT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW COULD BE PROBLEMATIC FOR THE REST OF THE SNAKE PLAIN COMMUNITIES. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO WARM IN THE SNAKE PLAIN INTO THE MID AND UPPER 30S WHICH WILL PREVENT MUCH OF THE AFTERNOON SNOW FROM STICKING...A CHANGEOVER TO RAIN IS NOT LIKELY DUE TO THE SHALLOW DEPTH OF THE WARM AIR. THE EASTERN HIGHLANDS MAY HAVE THE MOST SIGNIFICANT IMPACT. EXPECT THESE AREAS TO REMAIN AT OR BELOW FREEZING THROUGH THE DAY AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW PROBLEMS. ROAD CLOSURES IN THESE AREAS ARE POSSIBLE ON WEDNESDAY. THE MAIN BATCH OF SNOW WILL MOVE AWAY FROM THE AREA WEDNESDAY NIGHT. HOWEVER...SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY AS AN UPPER LOW MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. HEAVIES SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM 06Z THURSDAY THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON WILL OCCUR FROM GALENA SUMMIT TO STANLEY WHERE AN ADDITIONAL 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE DURING THIS TIME. ELSEWHERE...SNOW AMOUNTS WILL REMAIN LIGHT...GENERALLY AROUND AN INCH OR TWO. VALLE .LONG TERM...THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. MODELS CONTINUE TO BRING NW FLOW ACROSS THE AREA BEHIND AN EXITING SYSTEM ON THURSDAY NIGHT. LOOK FOR LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS AND BREEZY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND EASTERN HIGHLANDS THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. SUNDAY THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL MOVE OVER THE AREA BRINGING DRY CONDITIONS AND LIGHT WINDS. EXPECT WEAK TROUGHING WITH LIGHT MOUNTAIN SNOW SHOWERS MONDAY AHEAD OF A STRONGER SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. EXPECT COOLER THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURES EARLY IN THE PERIOD BECOMING NEAR NORMAL TO SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL BY THE END OF THE PERIOD. WYATT && .AVIATION...EXPECT VFR CONDITIONS AND BREEZY WINDS THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING WITH WEAK HIGH PRESSURE RIDGING OVERHEAD. EXPECT A SYSTEM TO MOVE THROUGH TONIGHT BRINGING MVFR/IFR CONDITIONS AND INCREASED WINDS. EXPECT IFR CONDITIONS FOR KSUN SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT AS SNOW SHOWERS MOVE IN. KBYI...KPIH AND KIDA WILL GET SNOW SHOWERS BY EARLY TO MID TOMORROW MORNING BRINGING MVFR/IFR CONDITIONS. WINDS WILL INCREASE BY MID TOMORROW MORNING BECOMING EVEN STRONGER IN THE AFTERNOON. KSUN WILL BECOME VFR BY EARLY TO MID TOMORROW AFTERNOON. KBYI...KPIH AND KIDA WILL BECOME VFR BY MID AFTERNOON AS STRONG WINDS MOVE THROUGH THE SNAKE RIVER PLAIN. WYATT && .PIH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM MST WEDNESDAY IDZ020-021. WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 5 AM TO 11 PM MST WEDNESDAY IDZ019-023-025. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 5 AM TO 11 PM MST WEDNESDAY IDZ022-024. WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST WEDNESDAY IDZ018-031. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM MST WEDNESDAY IDZ017. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM MST WEDNESDAY IDZ032. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 28, 1:40 PM MST, 20 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID 140 PM MST TUE FEB 28 2012 IDZ017>025-031-032-292045- EASTERN MAGIC VALLEY-SAWTOOTH MOUNTAINS-UPPER SNAKE HIGHLANDS- UPPER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN-LOWER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN- SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-CARIBOU HIGHLANDS- CACHE VALLEY/IDAHO PORTION-WASATCH MOUNTAINS/IDAHO PORTION- BIG AND LITTLE WOOD RIVER REGION-LOST RIVER/PAHSIMEROI- 140 PM MST TUE FEB 28 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN IDAHO. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT LIGHT SNOW WILL DIMINISH OVER THE EASTERN HIGHLANDS THIS AFTERNOON. A POWERFUL WINTER STORM WILL ARRIVE LATE TONIGHT. SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH 3 TO 5 INCHES POSSIBLE BY MORNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION WEDNESDAY. 6 TO 12 INCHES MAY FALL IN THE MOUNTAINS WITH 2 TO 4 POSSIBLE IN THE SNAKE RIVER PLAIN AND EASTERN MAGIC VALLEY. STRONG WINDS MAY CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AS WELL. LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ON THURSDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WE ASK TRAINED SPOTTERS AND CITIZENS TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO. THESE CONDITIONS MAY INCLUDE HAIL...TORNADOES...STRONG WIND...DUST STORMS...SNOWFALL... EXTREME COLD TEMPERATURES...FREEZING RAIN OR HEAVY RAIN...DENSE FOG...AND FLOODING OR ICE JAMS. INFORMATION ABOUT THESE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS SHOULD BE CALLED INTO YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN POCATELLO USING THE 1-800 SEVERE WEATHER HOTLINE...OR 208-233-0834.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pocatello, ID issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 28, 2:00 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | PIH | 33 hr |
Nearby
Winter 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.