Alert archive / Montana / Wind Chill Warnings in 2013
Wind Chill Warning 1, NWS Missoula, MT
NWS Missoula, MT issued this wind chill warning at Dec 5, 2013, 4:35 AM MST for 11 counties in Montana. It took effect at Dec 5, 2013, 5:00 PM MST. It was in force for 48 hr. 33 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 5, 2013, 4:35 AM MST (11:35 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 5, 2013, 5:00 PM MST
- Expired
- Dec 7, 2013, 5:00 PM MST
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Missoula, MT
Counties Deer Lodge County, MT, Flathead County, MT, Granite County, MT, Lake County, MT, Lincoln County, MT, Mineral County, MT, Missoula County, MT, Powell County, MT, Ravalli County, MT, Sanders County, MT, Silver Bow County, MT
The radar
The Missoula radar (KMSX), 2 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:37 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 6, 1:56 AM MST | EXTR WIND CHILL -29 | 4 Sse Porters Corner, MT | MESONET STATION 2 W GEORGETOWN /MTGTL/ |
| Dec 6, 2:28 AM MST | EXTR WIND CHILL -30 | Essex, MT | MESONET STATION ESSEX /MTESX/ |
| Dec 6, 3:53 AM MST | EXTR WIND CHILL -22 | 1 N Polebridge, MT | MESONET STATION 1 NNE POLEBRIDGE /POEM8/ |
| Dec 6, 4:00 AM MST | EXTR WIND CHILL -38 | 5 Sse Finn, MT | MESONET STATION 5 SSE FINN /MTAVN/ |
| Dec 6, 4:24 AM MST | EXTR WIND CHILL -38 | 7 N Helmville, MT | MESONET STATION 7 N HELMVILLE /MTHLM/ |
| Dec 6, 4:30 AM MST | EXTR WIND CHILL -22 | 2 Ene Bearmouth, MT | MESONET STATION 1 ENE BEARMOUTH /MTBRM/ |
| Dec 6, 5:00 AM MST | EXTR WIND CHILL -29 | 4 Nnw Racetrack, MT | MESONET STATION 4 NNW RACETRACK /DRLM/ |
| Dec 6, 6:11 AM MST | EXTR WIND CHILL -36 | Garrison, MT | MESONET STATION GARRISON /MTGAR/ |
| Dec 6, 6:15 AM MST | EXTR WIND CHILL -25 | 1 Ssw Philipsburg, MT | MESONET STATION 1 SSW PHILIPSBURG /PHGM8/ |
| Dec 6, 6:30 AM MST | EXTR WIND CHILL -23 | 2 Ene Clearwater, MT | MESONET STATION 2 ENE CLEARWATER /TS856/ |
| Dec 6, 6:41 AM MST | EXTR WIND CHILL -32 | 5 Ne Arlee, MT | MESONET STATION PISTOL CREEK RAWS /PSTM8/ |
| Dec 6, 6:42 AM MST | EXTR WIND CHILL -22 | 1 E Blacktail, MT | MESONET STATION FIELDING /FIEM8/ |
| Dec 6, 6:53 AM MST | EXTR WIND CHILL -27 | 3 Sse Butte, MT | ASOS STATION BUTTE-MOONEY AP /BTM/ |
| Dec 6, 6:53 AM MST | EXTR WIND CHILL -19 | 6 Nw Missoula, MT | ASOS STATION MISSOULA, MT /MSO/ |
| Dec 6, 6:55 AM MST | EXTR WIND CHILL -24 | 1 Wsw La Salle, MT | ASOS STATION KALISPELL GLACIER AP /GPI/ |
| Dec 6, 6:59 AM MST | EXTR WIND CHILL -20 | 4 N Kila, MT | MESONET STATION 4 N KILA /DW1223/ |
| Dec 6, 7:00 AM MST | EXTR WIND CHILL -23 | 1 Se Olney, MT | MESONET STATION STILLWATER RAWS /TR543/ |
| Dec 6, 7:15 AM MST | EXTR WIND CHILL -20 | 3 Nw Marion, MT | MESONET STATION BOORMAN RAWS /BOOM8/ |
| Dec 6, 7:53 AM MST | EXTR WIND CHILL -25 | 3 Nw Taft, MT | ASOS STATION MULLAN PASS VOR /MLP/ |
| Dec 6, 8:01 AM MST | EXTR WIND CHILL -24 | 1 Wsw East Missoula, MT | NWS EMPLOYEE MEASURED -24 WIND CHILL. |
| Dec 6, 8:18 AM MST | SNOW 3 | 3 Nw Polson, MT | THE ROAD DEPARTMENT FOR HIGHWAY 93 REPORTS A TRACE TO 3 INCHES OF NEW SNOW OVERNIGHT DUE TO LAKE EFFECT BETWEEN MM 57 AND 69. SNOW DURATION 12 HOURS |
| Dec 6, 12:49 PM MST | EXTR WIND CHILL -40 | 5 Sse Finn, MT | MESONET STATION 5 SSE FINN /MTAVN/ |
| Dec 6, 2:07 PM MST | EXTR WIND CHILL -30 | 3 Sse Butte, MT | ASOS STATION BUTTE-MOONEY AP /BTM/ |
| Dec 6, 3:25 PM MST | EXTR WIND CHILL -26 | 4 Sse Porters Corner, MT | MESONET STATION 2 W GEORGETOWN /MTGTL/ |
| Dec 6, 4:53 PM MST | EXTR WIND CHILL -27 | 3 Nw Taft, MT | ASOS STATION MULLAN PASS VOR /MLP/ |
| Dec 6, 4:59 PM MST | EXTR WIND CHILL -20 | 1 E Keystone, MT | MESONET STATION KEYSTONE /PRDM8/ |
| Dec 7, 2:53 AM MST | EXTR WIND CHILL -28 | 6 Nw Missoula, MT | ASOS STATION MISSOULA, MT /MSO/ |
| Dec 7, 7:46 AM MST | EXTR WIND CHILL -47 | Essex, MT | MESONET STATION ESSEX /MTESX/ |
| Dec 7, 7:49 AM MST | EXTR WIND CHILL -39 | Evergreen, MT | MESONET STATION EVERGREEN /KALIS/ |
| Dec 7, 7:54 AM MST | EXTREME COLD -41 | 5 Ene Blacktail, MT | MARIAS PASS HADS WEATHER SENSOR AT 5233 FT. EXTREME COLD DURATION 9 HOURS 15 MINUTES |
| Dec 7, 9:02 AM MST | EXTR WIND CHILL -23 | 3 Ese Thompson Falls, MT | MESONET STATION 3 ESE THOMPSON FALLS /THAM8/ |
| Dec 7, 9:57 AM MST | EXTREME COLD -40 | 1 Se Blacktail, MT | CURRENT TEMPERATURE IS -36 DEG. F (-37.8 DEG. C). THEIR PIPES FROZE YESTERDAY. EXTREME COLD DURATION 10 HOURS |
| Dec 7, 12:55 PM MST | SNOW 0.3 | Polson, MT | A LAKE EFFECT SNOW BAND BROUGHT LIGHT SNOW TO THE CITY OF POLSON TODAY. VERY FINE GRAINS OF LIGHT SNOW CONTINUES TO FALL. A FEW AUTO ACCIDENTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED DUE TO THE SLICK ROADS. SNOW DURATION 4 HOURS |
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, 11.6 hours before the alert went out and 195 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
- 1311 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 19 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 59 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS45 KMSO 051135 WSWMSO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 435 AM MST THU DEC 5 2013 ...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... MTZ002-007-043-052200- /O.UPG.KMSO.WC.A.0001.131206T0000Z-131207T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KMSO.WC.W.0001.131206T0000Z-131207T1800Z/ WEST GLACIER REGION-BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION- POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION- 435 AM MST THU DEC 5 2013 ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM MST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM MST SATURDAY. THE WIND CHILL WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * IMPACTS/TIMING: A STRONG ARCTIC FRONT WILL BRING WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH STARTING TONIGHT AND LASTING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. EXTREMELY COLD WIND CHILL WILL LEAD TO A DANGER OF FROSTBITE ON UNPROTECTED SKIN IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES * WIND CHILL VALUES: BETWEEN 25 AND 40 DEGREES BELOW ZERO...LOCALLY APPROACHING 50 BELOW ZERO AT TIMES IN GLACIER NATIONAL PARK AND ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE ARE EXPECTED. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BAD ROCK CANYON...ESSEX...HIGHWAY 83 BIGFORK TO SWAN LAKE...MARIAS PASS...POLEBRIDGE...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 WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ MTZ003-005-052200- /O.UPG.KMSO.WC.A.0001.131206T0000Z-131207T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KMSO.WC.W.0001.131206T0000Z-131207T1800Z/ FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS-MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS- 435 AM MST THU DEC 5 2013 ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM MST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM MST SATURDAY. THE WIND CHILL WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * IMPACTS/TIMING: GUSTY WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. EXTREMELY COLD WIND CHILL WILL LEAD TO A DANGER OF FROSTBITE ON UNPROTECTED SKIN IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES * WIND CHILL VALUES: 20 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. COLDER AT TIMES NEAR THE MOUTH OF HELLGATE AND BADROCK CANYONS. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...FLATHEAD LAKE...FLATHEAD VALLEY... MISSION VALLEY...POLSON...BITTERROOT VALLEY...MISSOULA PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ MTZ001-004-006-052200- /O.UPG.KMSO.WC.A.0001.131206T0000Z-131207T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KMSO.WC.W.0001.131206T0000Z-131207T1800Z/ KOOTENAI/CABINET REGION-LOWER CLARK FORK REGION- BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS- 435 AM MST THU DEC 5 2013 ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM MST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM MST SATURDAY. THE WIND CHILL WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * IMPACTS/TIMING: WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH DEVELOPING TONIGHT AND PERSISTING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. EXTREMELY COLD WIND CHILL WILL LEAD TO A DANGER OF FROSTBITE ON UNPROTECTED SKIN IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES * WIND CHILL VALUES: 25 TO 40 DEGREES BELOW ZERO...LOCALLY COLDER POSSIBLE IN MORE WIND PRONE LOCATIONS. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...HIGHWAY 2 KALISPELL TO LIBBY... HIGHWAY 37 EUREKA TO LIBBY...HIGHWAY 56 BULL LAKE ROAD... HIGHWAY 93 EUREKA TO WHITEFISH...EVARO HILL...HIGHWAY 200 THOMPSON FALLS TO PLAINS...HIGHWAY 200 TROUT CREEK TO HERON... I-90 LOOKOUT PASS TO HAUGAN...HIGHWAY 93 SULA TO LOST TRAIL PASS...LOLO PASS PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$
7 follow-up statements
000 WWUS45 KMSO 051907 WSWMSO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 1207 PM MST THU DEC 5 2013 ...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... MTZ003-061800- /O.NEW.KMSO.LE.Y.0001.131205T1907Z-131206T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMSO.WC.W.0001.131206T0000Z-131207T1800Z/ FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS- 1207 PM MST THU DEC 5 2013 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST FRIDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM MST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST FRIDAY. A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM MST SATURDAY. * LAKE EFFECT SNOW: WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT HIGHWAY 35 FROM MILE MARKER 18 TO 22 NEAR WOODS BAY INTO THIS AFTERNOON...THEN YELLOW BAY TO POLSON OVERNIGHT. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO 1/2 MILE AT TIMES WITH ISOLATED ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 6 TO 10 INCHES THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS/TIMING: GUSTY WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. EXTREMELY COLD WIND CHILL WILL LEAD TO A DANGER OF FROSTBITE ON UNPROTECTED SKIN IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES * WIND CHILL VALUES: 20 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. COLDER AT TIMES NEAR THE MOUTH OF HELLGATE AND BADROCK CANYONS. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...FLATHEAD LAKE...FLATHEAD VALLEY... MISSION VALLEY...POLSON PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY MEANS LAKE-EFFECT SNOW IS FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN SOME AREAS. LAKE-EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TYPICALLY ALIGN THEMSELVES IN BANDS AND WILL LIKELY BE INTENSE ENOUGH TO DROP SEVERAL INCHES IN LOCALIZED AREAS. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. && $$ MTZ002-007-043-061800- /O.CON.KMSO.WC.W.0001.131206T0000Z-131207T1800Z/ WEST GLACIER REGION-BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION- POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION- 1207 PM MST THU DEC 5 2013 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM MST SATURDAY... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM MST SATURDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: A STRONG ARCTIC FRONT WILL BRING WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH STARTING TONIGHT AND LASTING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. EXTREMELY COLD WIND CHILL WILL LEAD TO A DANGER OF FROSTBITE ON UNPROTECTED SKIN IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES * WIND CHILL VALUES: BETWEEN 25 AND 40 DEGREES BELOW ZERO... LOCALLY APPROACHING 50 BELOW ZERO AT TIMES IN GLACIER NATIONAL PARK AND ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE ARE EXPECTED. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BAD ROCK CANYON...ESSEX...HIGHWAY 83 BIGFORK TO SWAN LAKE...MARIAS PASS...POLEBRIDGE...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 WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ MTZ005-061800- /O.CON.KMSO.WC.W.0001.131206T0000Z-131207T1800Z/ MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS- 1207 PM MST THU DEC 5 2013 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM MST SATURDAY... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM MST SATURDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: GUSTY WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. EXTREMELY COLD WIND CHILL WILL LEAD TO A DANGER OF FROSTBITE ON UNPROTECTED SKIN IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES * WIND CHILL VALUES: 20 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. COLDER AT TIMES NEAR THE MOUTH OF HELLGATE AND BADROCK CANYONS. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BITTERROOT VALLEY...MISSOULA PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ MTZ001-004-006-061800- /O.CON.KMSO.WC.W.0001.131206T0000Z-131207T1800Z/ KOOTENAI/CABINET REGION-LOWER CLARK FORK REGION- BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS- 1207 PM MST THU DEC 5 2013 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM MST SATURDAY... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM MST SATURDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH DEVELOPING TONIGHT AND PERSISTING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. EXTREMELY COLD WIND CHILL WILL LEAD TO A DANGER OF FROSTBITE ON UNPROTECTED SKIN IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES * WIND CHILL VALUES: 25 TO 40 DEGREES BELOW ZERO...LOCALLY COLDER POSSIBLE IN MORE WIND PRONE LOCATIONS. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...HIGHWAY 2 KALISPELL TO LIBBY... HIGHWAY 37 EUREKA TO LIBBY...HIGHWAY 56 BULL LAKE ROAD... HIGHWAY 93 EUREKA TO WHITEFISH...EVARO HILL...HIGHWAY 200 THOMPSON FALLS TO PLAINS...HIGHWAY 200 TROUT CREEK TO HERON... I-90 LOOKOUT PASS TO HAUGAN...HIGHWAY 93 SULA TO LOST TRAIL PASS...LOLO PASS PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$
000 WWUS45 KMSO 060302 WSWMSO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 802 PM MST THU DEC 5 2013 ...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... MTZ003-061800- /O.CON.KMSO.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-131207T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMSO.LE.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-131206T1800Z/ FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS- 802 PM MST THU DEC 5 2013 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SATURDAY... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST FRIDAY... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SATURDAY. A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST FRIDAY. * LAKE EFFECT SNOW: WILL IMPACT YELLOW BAY TO POLSON OVERNIGHT. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO 1 MILE AT TIMES WITH ISOLATED ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 6 INCHES THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS/TIMING: GUSTY WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. EXTREMELY COLD WIND CHILL WILL LEAD TO A DANGER OF FROSTBITE ON UNPROTECTED SKIN IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES * WIND CHILL VALUES: 20 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. COLDER AT TIMES NEAR THE MOUTH OF HELLGATE AND BADROCK CANYONS. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...FLATHEAD LAKE...FLATHEAD VALLEY... MISSION VALLEY...POLSON PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY MEANS LAKE-EFFECT SNOW IS FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN SOME AREAS. LAKE-EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TYPICALLY ALIGN THEMSELVES IN BANDS AND WILL LIKELY BE INTENSE ENOUGH TO DROP SEVERAL INCHES IN LOCALIZED AREAS. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. && $$ MTZ002-007-043-061800- /O.CON.KMSO.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-131207T1800Z/ WEST GLACIER REGION-BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION- POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION- 802 PM MST THU DEC 5 2013 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SATURDAY... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SATURDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: A STRONG ARCTIC FRONT WILL BRING WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH STARTING TONIGHT AND LASTING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. EXTREMELY COLD WIND CHILL WILL LEAD TO A DANGER OF FROSTBITE ON UNPROTECTED SKIN IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES * WIND CHILL VALUES: BETWEEN 25 AND 40 DEGREES BELOW ZERO... LOCALLY APPROACHING 50 BELOW ZERO AT TIMES IN GLACIER NATIONAL PARK AND ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE ARE EXPECTED. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BAD ROCK CANYON...ESSEX...HIGHWAY 83 BIGFORK TO SWAN LAKE...MARIAS PASS...POLEBRIDGE...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 WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ MTZ005-061800- /O.CON.KMSO.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-131207T1800Z/ MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS- 802 PM MST THU DEC 5 2013 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SATURDAY... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SATURDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: GUSTY WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. EXTREMELY COLD WIND CHILL WILL LEAD TO A DANGER OF FROSTBITE ON UNPROTECTED SKIN IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES * WIND CHILL VALUES: 20 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. COLDER AT TIMES NEAR THE MOUTH OF HELLGATE AND BADROCK CANYONS. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BITTERROOT VALLEY...MISSOULA PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ MTZ001-004-006-061800- /O.CON.KMSO.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-131207T1800Z/ KOOTENAI/CABINET REGION-LOWER CLARK FORK REGION- BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS- 802 PM MST THU DEC 5 2013 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SATURDAY... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SATURDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH DEVELOPING TONIGHT AND PERSISTING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. EXTREMELY COLD WIND CHILL WILL LEAD TO A DANGER OF FROSTBITE ON UNPROTECTED SKIN IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES * WIND CHILL VALUES: 25 TO 40 DEGREES BELOW ZERO...LOCALLY COLDER POSSIBLE IN MORE WIND PRONE LOCATIONS. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...HIGHWAY 2 KALISPELL TO LIBBY... HIGHWAY 37 EUREKA TO LIBBY...HIGHWAY 56 BULL LAKE ROAD... HIGHWAY 93 EUREKA TO WHITEFISH...EVARO HILL...HIGHWAY 200 THOMPSON FALLS TO PLAINS...HIGHWAY 200 TROUT CREEK TO HERON... I-90 LOOKOUT PASS TO HAUGAN...HIGHWAY 93 SULA TO LOST TRAIL PASS...LOLO PASS PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$
000 WWUS45 KMSO 061522 WSWMSO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 822 AM MST FRI DEC 6 2013 ...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... MTZ003-071800- /O.CAN.KMSO.LE.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-131206T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMSO.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-131207T1800Z/ FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS- 822 AM MST FRI DEC 6 2013 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SATURDAY... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS CANCELLED THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY. A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SATURDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: GUSTY WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. EXTREMELY COLD WIND CHILL WILL LEAD TO A DANGER OF FROSTBITE ON UNPROTECTED SKIN IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES * WIND CHILL VALUES: 20 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. COLDER AT TIMES NEAR THE MOUTH OF BADROCK CANYON. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...FLATHEAD LAKE...FLATHEAD VALLEY...MISSION VALLEY...POLSON PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ MTZ002-007-043-071800- /O.CON.KMSO.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-131207T1800Z/ WEST GLACIER REGION-BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION- POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION- 822 AM MST FRI DEC 6 2013 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SATURDAY... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SATURDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: A STRONG ARCTIC FRONT WILL BRING WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. EXTREMELY COLD WIND CHILL WILL LEAD TO A DANGER OF FROSTBITE ON UNPROTECTED SKIN IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES * WIND CHILL VALUES: BETWEEN 25 AND 40 DEGREES BELOW ZERO... LOCALLY APPROACHING 50 BELOW ZERO AT TIMES IN GLACIER NATIONAL PARK AND ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BAD ROCK CANYON...ESSEX...HIGHWAY 83 BIGFORK TO SWAN LAKE...MARIAS PASS...POLEBRIDGE...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 WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ MTZ005-071800- /O.CON.KMSO.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-131207T1800Z/ MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS- 822 AM MST FRI DEC 6 2013 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SATURDAY... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SATURDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: GUSTY WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. EXTREMELY COLD WIND CHILL WILL LEAD TO A DANGER OF FROSTBITE ON UNPROTECTED SKIN IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES * WIND CHILL VALUES: 20 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. COLDER AT TIMES NEAR THE MOUTH OF HELLGATE CANYON. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BITTERROOT VALLEY...MISSOULA PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ MTZ001-004-006-071800- /O.CON.KMSO.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-131207T1800Z/ KOOTENAI/CABINET REGION-LOWER CLARK FORK REGION- BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS- 822 AM MST FRI DEC 6 2013 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SATURDAY... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SATURDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WILL PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. EXTREMELY COLD WIND CHILL WILL LEAD TO A DANGER OF FROSTBITE ON UNPROTECTED SKIN IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES * WIND CHILL VALUES: 25 TO 40 DEGREES BELOW ZERO...LOCALLY COLDER POSSIBLE IN MORE WIND PRONE LOCATIONS. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...HIGHWAY 2 KALISPELL TO LIBBY... HIGHWAY 37 EUREKA TO LIBBY...HIGHWAY 56 BULL LAKE ROAD... HIGHWAY 93 EUREKA TO WHITEFISH...EVARO HILL...HIGHWAY 200 THOMPSON FALLS TO PLAINS...HIGHWAY 200 TROUT CREEK TO HERON... I-90 LOOKOUT PASS TO HAUGAN...HIGHWAY 93 SULA TO LOST TRAIL PASS...LOLO PASS PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$
000 WWUS45 KMSO 062122 WSWMSO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 222 PM MST FRI DEC 6 2013 ...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... MTZ002-007-043-071800- /O.CON.KMSO.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-131207T1800Z/ WEST GLACIER REGION-BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION- POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION- 222 PM MST FRI DEC 6 2013 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SATURDAY... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SATURDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: A STRONG ARCTIC FRONT WILL BRING WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. EXTREMELY COLD WIND CHILL WILL LEAD TO A DANGER OF FROSTBITE ON UNPROTECTED SKIN IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES THE COLDEST WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * WIND CHILL VALUES: BETWEEN 25 AND 40 DEGREES BELOW ZERO... LOCALLY APPROACHING 50 BELOW ZERO AT TIMES IN GLACIER NATIONAL PARK AND ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BAD ROCK CANYON...ESSEX...HIGHWAY 83 BIGFORK TO SWAN LAKE...MARIAS PASS...POLEBRIDGE...BUTTE... GEORGETOWN LAKE...HIGHWAY 12 GARRISON TO ELLISTON...MACDONALD PASS...HIGHWAY 200 BONNER TO GREENOUGH...HIGHWAY 83 SEELEY LAKE TO CONDON...I-90 EAST MISSOULA TO BEARMOUTH PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ MTZ003-005-071800- /O.CON.KMSO.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-131207T1800Z/ FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS-MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS- 222 PM MST FRI DEC 6 2013 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SATURDAY... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SATURDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: GUSTY WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. EXTREMELY COLD WIND CHILL WILL LEAD TO A DANGER OF FROSTBITE ON UNPROTECTED SKIN IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES THE COLDEST WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * WIND CHILL VALUES: 25 TO 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. LOCALLY AS COLD AS 40 DEGREES BELOW ZERO NEAR THE MOUTH OF HELLGATE AND BADROCK CANYON. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...FLATHEAD LAKE...FLATHEAD VALLEY...MISSION VALLEY...POLSON...BITTERROOT VALLEY...MISSOULA PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ MTZ001-004-006-071800- /O.CON.KMSO.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-131207T1800Z/ KOOTENAI/CABINET REGION-LOWER CLARK FORK REGION- BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS- 222 PM MST FRI DEC 6 2013 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SATURDAY... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SATURDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WILL PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. EXTREMELY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL LEAD TO A DANGER OF FROSTBITE ON UNPROTECTED SKIN IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES THE COLDEST WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * WIND CHILL VALUES: 20 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO...LOCALLY COLDER POSSIBLE IN MORE WIND PRONE LOCATIONS. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...LIBBY...EUREKA ...HIGHWAY 56 BULL LAKE ROAD... HIGHWAY 93 EUREKA TO WHITEFISH...EVARO HILL...HIGHWAY 200 THOMPSON FALLS TO PLAINS...HIGHWAY 200 TROUT CREEK TO HERON... I-90 LOOKOUT PASS TO HAUGAN...HIGHWAY 93 SULA TO LOST TRAIL PASS...LOLO PASS PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$
000 WWUS45 KMSO 071149 WSWMSO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 449 AM MST SAT DEC 7 2013 ...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS THROUGH THIS MORNING... MTZ002-007-043-071800- /O.CON.KMSO.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-131207T1800Z/ WEST GLACIER REGION-BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION- POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION- 449 AM MST SAT DEC 7 2013 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS/TIMING: WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH PRESENT THROUGH THIS MORNING. EXTREMELY COLD WIND CHILL WILL LEAD TO A DANGER OF FROSTBITE ON UNPROTECTED SKIN IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES. * WIND CHILL VALUES: 25 TO 40 DEGREES BELOW ZERO...AS LOW AS 50 BELOW ZERO IN GLACIER NATIONAL PARK AND ALONG CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BAD ROCK CANYON...ESSEX...HIGHWAY 83 BIGFORK TO SWAN LAKE...MARIAS PASS...POLEBRIDGE...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 WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ MTZ003-005-071800- /O.CON.KMSO.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-131207T1800Z/ FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS-MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS- 449 AM MST SAT DEC 7 2013 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS/TIMING: WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL BE PRESENT THROUGH THIS MORNING. EXTREMELY COLD WIND CHILL WILL LEAD TO A DANGER OF FROSTBITE ON UNPROTECTED SKIN IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES. * WIND CHILL VALUES: 25 TO 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. LOCALLY AS COLD AS 40 DEGREES BELOW ZERO NEAR THE MOUTH OF HELLGATE AND BADROCK CANYONS. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...FLATHEAD LAKE...FLATHEAD VALLEY... MISSION VALLEY...POLSON...BITTERROOT VALLEY...MISSOULA PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ MTZ001-004-006-071800- /O.CON.KMSO.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-131207T1800Z/ KOOTENAI/CABINET REGION-LOWER CLARK FORK REGION- BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS- 449 AM MST SAT DEC 7 2013 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS/TIMING: WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WILL BE PRESENT THROUGH THIS MORNING. EXTREMELY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL LEAD TO A DANGER OF FROSTBITE ON UNPROTECTED SKIN IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES. * WIND CHILL VALUES: 20 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...HIGHWAY 2 KALISPELL TO LIBBY... HIGHWAY 37 EUREKA TO LIBBY...HIGHWAY 56 BULL LAKE ROAD... HIGHWAY 93 EUREKA TO WHITEFISH...EVARO HILL...HIGHWAY 200 THOMPSON FALLS TO PLAINS...HIGHWAY 200 TROUT CREEK TO HERON... I-90 LOOKOUT PASS TO HAUGAN...HIGHWAY 93 SULA TO LOST TRAIL PASS...LOLO PASS PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$
000 WWUS45 KMSO 071749 WSWMSO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 1049 AM MST SAT DEC 7 2013 ...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS THROUGH THIS MORNING... MTZ001-006-071900- /O.CAN.KMSO.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-131207T1800Z/ KOOTENAI/CABINET REGION-BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS- 1049 AM MST SAT DEC 7 2013 ...WIND CHILL WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS CANCELLED THE WIND CHILL WARNING. WHILE EXTREMELY COLD TEMPERATURES CONTINUE, WINDS HAVE DIED OFF THIS MORNING, ENDING THE WIND CHILL THREAT. $$ MTZ002-007-043-071900- /O.EXP.KMSO.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-131207T1800Z/ WEST GLACIER REGION-BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION- POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION- 1049 AM MST SAT DEC 7 2013 ...WIND CHILL WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... THE WIND CHILL WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. WHILE EXTREMELY COLD TEMPERATURES CONTINUE, WINDS HAVE DIED OFF THIS MORNING, ENDING THE WIND CHILL THREAT. $$ MTZ003-005-080000- /O.EXT.KMSO.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-131208T0000Z/ FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS-MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS- 1049 AM MST SAT DEC 7 2013 ...WIND CHILL WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WIND CHILL WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS/TIMING: WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON, ESPECIALLY THROUGH HELLGATE CANYON INTO DOWNTOWN MISSOULA, BADROCK CANYON NEAR KALISPELL AND THE MISSION VALLEY. EXTREMELY COLD WIND CHILL WILL LEAD TO A DANGER OF FROSTBITE ON UNPROTECTED SKIN IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES. * WIND CHILL VALUES: 20 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO, MAINLY THROUGH HELLGATE CANYON AND DOWNTOWN MISSOULA, BADROCK CANYON NEAR KALISPELL AND THROUGH THE MISSION VALLEY. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...FLATHEAD LAKE...FLATHEAD VALLEY... MISSION VALLEY...POLSON...BITTERROOT VALLEY...MISSOULA PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ MTZ004-080000- /O.EXT.KMSO.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-131208T0000Z/ LOWER CLARK FORK REGION- 1049 AM MST SAT DEC 7 2013 ...WIND CHILL WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WIND CHILL WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS/TIMING: WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WILL BE PRESENT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. EXTREMELY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL LEAD TO A DANGER OF FROSTBITE ON UNPROTECTED SKIN IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES. * WIND CHILL VALUES: 20 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...EVARO HILL...HIGHWAY 200 THOMPSON FALLS TO PLAINS...HIGHWAY 200 TROUT CREEK TO HERON...I-90 LOOKOUT PASS TO HAUGAN PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$
000 WWUS45 KMSO 072339 WSWMSO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 439 PM MST SAT DEC 7 2013 MTZ003-005-080045- /O.EXP.KMSO.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-131208T0000Z/ FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS-MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS- 439 PM MST SAT DEC 7 2013 ...WIND CHILL WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WIND CHILL WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. VERY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL PERSIST FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS...BUT WINDS HAVE DECREASED SO WIND CHILLS ARE NO LONGER AN IMPACT AND THE WARNING WILL EXPIRE. THOSE OUTDOORS SHOULD STILL TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM THE VERY COLD CONDITIONS. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...FLATHEAD LAKE...FLATHEAD VALLEY... MISSION VALLEY...POLSON...BITTERROOT VALLEY...MISSOULA $$ MTZ004-080045- /O.EXP.KMSO.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-131208T0000Z/ LOWER CLARK FORK REGION- 439 PM MST SAT DEC 7 2013 ...WIND CHILL WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WIND CHILL WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. VERY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL PERSIST FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS...BUT WINDS HAVE DECREASED SO WIND CHILLS ARE NO LONGER AN IMPACT AND THE WARNING WILL EXPIRE. THOSE OUTDOORS SHOULD STILL TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM THE VERY COLD CONDITIONS. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...EVARO HILL...HIGHWAY 200 THOMPSON FALLS TO PLAINS...HIGHWAY 200 TROUT CREEK TO HERON...I-90 LOOKOUT PASS TO HAUGAN $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this wind chill warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Missoula, MT wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind chill warning went out at Dec 5, 4:13 AM MST, 22 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 5, 4:13 AM MST, 22 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Missoula MT
413 AM MST Thu Dec 5 2013
...Extreme wind chill readings expected across western Montana
tonight through Saturday morning...
.DISCUSSION...Dangerously cold wind chill readings will begin to
develop later tonight across much of western Montana as a second
arctic front overtakes the region. Believe it or not, the air
behind this front is even colder than that which arrived earlier
this week! In fact, some analytics suggest that conditions over
the next few days could very well rival some of the coldest the
area has seen in several decades (reminiscent of the prolonged,
epic cold of the 1970s). These frigid temperatures will combine
with gusty winds to produce extremely dangerous wind chill
readings, the effects of which could result in frostbite should
skin remain unprotected for as little as 10 minutes! Extremely
dangerous wind chill are expected to persist into at least
Saturday morning and perhaps even longer in wind prone locations
(such as Badrock and Hellgate Canyons). Numerous records (both low
high temperature and low temperature) will be broken during the
next few days as a result of the epic cold snap.
While the extreme cold is assaulting western Montana, central Idaho
will see returning chances for snow as a weather system moving
down the Pacific coast spreads moisture into the region. However
snow ratios will be very high due to extremely cold temperatures
limiting the snow growth region. Combine this with the meager
moisture associated with this weather system and the result will
be light, powdery snowfall. The liquid content should be extremely
low with the snow so few impacts to travel are anticipated at this
time.
Sunday night could be the coldest yet for many valleys, depending
upon the usual suspects of cloud cover and wind. But all models
show dry air over the region for much of the night as high
pressure begins to build, all of which promote maximum overnight
cooling. Thankfully wind chill impacts will be near non existent
due to little, if any surface pressure gradient.
Next week the overall pattern begins to transition to northwest
flow aloft, one which locally we have determined to be often
problematic with weak systems producing persistent light snowfall
across much of the Northern Rockies when models indicate little
should happen. Thus have gone with normal chances for
precipitation with a slow moderation in temperatures. All long
range models continue to show a significant push of moisture
across the region late next week, one which could result in
significant snowfall. Stay tuned...winter appears to have only
just begun!
&&
.AVIATION...The very cold temperatures will continue today and
cloud cover will be on the increase obscuring area terrain at
times. For tonight, another arctic front moving through will bring
breezy East to Northeast winds for KGPI and KMSO.
&&
.CLIMATE...At 9:17pm MST Wednesday night, December 4th Missoula
International Airport recorded a temperature below zero for the
first time since February 26th, 2013 or 1011 days. This shatters
the previous record of 976 days which occurred from March 25th,
1965 until November 25th, 1967.
&&
.MSO WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MT...WIND CHILL WARNING from 5 PM this afternoon to 11 AM MST
Saturday Butte/Blackfoot Region...Potomac/Seeley Lake
Region...West Glacier Region.
WIND CHILL WARNING from 5 PM this afternoon to 11 AM MST
Saturday Bitterroot/Sapphire Mountains...Kootenai/Cabinet
Region...Lower Clark Fork Region.
WIND CHILL WARNING from 5 PM this afternoon to 11 AM MST
Saturday Flathead/Mission Valleys...Missoula/Bitterroot
Valleys.
ID...None.
&&
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Everything else NWS Missoula, MT issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 5, 12:07 PM MST | Lake Effect Snow Advisory | MSO | Flathead, Lake, Sanders | 20 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.