Alert archive / Idaho / Winter Storm Warnings in 2013
Winter Storm Warning 4, NWS Pocatello, ID
NWS Pocatello, ID issued this winter storm warning at Feb 22, 2013, 3:20 AM MST. It took effect at Feb 22, 2013, 6:00 PM MST. It was in force for 23 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 22, 2013, 3:20 AM MST (10:20 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 22, 2013, 6:00 PM MST
- Expired
- Feb 23, 2013, 5:00 PM MST
- In force
- 23 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pocatello, ID
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
595 WWUS45 KPIH 221020 WSWPIH URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID 320 AM MST FRI FEB 22 2013 IDZ018-031-231030- /O.UPG.KPIH.WS.A.0002.130223T0100Z-130224T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KPIH.WS.W.0004.130223T0100Z-130223T1800Z/ SAWTOOTH MOUNTAINS-BIG AND LITTLE WOOD RIVER REGION- INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF...STANLEY...BANNER CREEK SUMMIT... GALENA SUMMIT...SMILEY CREEK LODGE 320 AM MST FRI FEB 22 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM MST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM MST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY MORNING. * SNOW AMOUNTS...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION OF 9 TO 13 INCHES GENERALLY ABOVE 6500 FEET MSL WITH 2 TO 6 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS BELOW. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN AFTER 9 PM FRIDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE UNTIL 6 AM SATURDAY MORNING. * WINDS...INCREASING RIDGE TOP WINDS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY EVENING WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH POSSIBLE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...STANLEY...BANNER CREEK SUMMIT...GALENA SUMMIT AND SMILEY CREEK. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FORECASTS FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. 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. && $$ IDZ019-022>025-231030- /O.UPG.KPIH.WS.A.0002.130223T0100Z-130224T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KPIH.WS.W.0004.130223T0100Z-130224T0000Z/ UPPER SNAKE HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-CARIBOU HIGHLANDS- CACHE VALLEY/IDAHO PORTION-WASATCH MOUNTAINS/IDAHO PORTION- INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF...DRIGGS...DUBOIS...ISLAND PARK... ST. ANTHONY...EDIE RANCH...MONIDA PASS...ASHTON HILL... TARGHEE PASS...PINE CREEK PASS...MALAD...OAKLEY...CITY OF ROCKS... CONNOR SUMMIT...SWEETZER SUMMIT...MALAD SUMMIT... LAVA HOT SPRINGS...SODA SPRINGS...MCCAMMON...FISH CREEK SUMMIT... SWAN VALLEY...GRAYS LAKE NWR...PRESTON...MONTPELIER... GEORGETOWN...PARIS...GEORGETOWN SUMMIT 320 AM MST FRI FEB 22 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW AMOUNTS...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES IS EXPECTED GENERALLY ABOVE 6500 FEET MSL WITH 2 TO 6 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS BELOW. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN BEFORE MIDNIGHT FRIDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH 9 AM SATURDAY MORNING. * WINDS...INCREASING RIDGE TOP WINDS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY EVENING WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...DRIGGS...DUBOIS...ISLAND PARK...ST. ANTHONY...MONIDA PASS...ASHTON HILL...TARGHEE PASS...PINE CREEK PASS...LAVA HOT SPRINGS...SODA SPRINGS...MCCAMMON... FISH CREEK SUMMIT...SWAN VALLEY...PRESTON...MONTPELIER... PARIS AND GEORGETOWN SUMMIT. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES AND ACROSS OPEN FLATS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FORECASTS FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. 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. && $$ IDZ017-021-231030- /O.UPG.KPIH.WS.A.0002.130223T0100Z-130224T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KPIH.WW.Y.0007.130223T0100Z-130224T0000Z/ EASTERN MAGIC VALLEY-LOWER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN- INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF...BURLEY...RUPERT...SHOSHONE...CAREY... POCATELLO...BLACKFOOT...MASSACRE ROCKS 320 AM MST FRI FEB 22 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW AMOUNTS...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES IN THE SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS GENERALLY ABOVE 6000 FEET MSL WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES EXPECTED TO THE VALLEYS BELOW. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN AFTER MIDNIGHT FRIDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH 9 AM SATURDAY MORNING. * WINDS...INCREASING RIDGE TOP WINDS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY EVENING WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. STRONG SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH DEVELOPING IN THE VALLEYS EARLY SATURDAY MORNING AND CONTINUING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...BURLEY...RUPERT...SHOSHONE...CAREY... POCATELLO...BLACKFOOT...MASSACRE ROCKS...MALAD...OAKLEY... CITY OF ROCKS...CONNOR SUMMIT...SWEETZER SUMMIT AND MALAD SUMMIT. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 84 FROM THE UTAH BORDER TO NEAR RUPERT. 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. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/POCATELLO
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335 WWUS45 KPIH 221520 CCA WSWPIH URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID 814 AM MST FRI FEB 22 2013 ...CORRECTED WORDING FOR LOWER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN AND EASTERN MAGIC VALLEY... IDZ018-031-231515- /O.UPG.KPIH.WS.A.0002.130223T0100Z-130224T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KPIH.WS.W.0004.130223T0100Z-130223T1800Z/ SAWTOOTH MOUNTAINS-BIG AND LITTLE WOOD RIVER REGION- INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF...STANLEY...BANNER CREEK SUMMIT... GALENA SUMMIT...SMILEY CREEK LODGE 814 AM MST FRI FEB 22 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM MST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM MST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY MORNING. * SNOW AMOUNTS...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION OF 9 TO 13 INCHES GENERALLY ABOVE 6500 FEET MSL WITH 2 TO 6 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS BELOW. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN AFTER 9 PM FRIDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE UNTIL 6 AM SATURDAY MORNING. * WINDS...INCREASING RIDGE TOP WINDS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY EVENING WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH POSSIBLE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...STANLEY...BANNER CREEK SUMMIT...GALENA SUMMIT AND SMILEY CREEK. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FORECASTS FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. 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. && $$ IDZ019-022>025-231515- /O.UPG.KPIH.WS.A.0002.130223T0100Z-130224T0000Z/ /O.COR.KPIH.WS.W.0004.130223T0100Z-130224T0000Z/ UPPER SNAKE HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-CARIBOU HIGHLANDS- CACHE VALLEY/IDAHO PORTION-WASATCH MOUNTAINS/IDAHO PORTION- INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF...DRIGGS...DUBOIS...ISLAND PARK... ST. ANTHONY...EDIE RANCH...MONIDA PASS...ASHTON HILL... TARGHEE PASS...PINE CREEK PASS...MALAD...OAKLEY...CITY OF ROCKS... CONNOR SUMMIT...SWEETZER SUMMIT...MALAD SUMMIT... LAVA HOT SPRINGS...SODA SPRINGS...MCCAMMON...FISH CREEK SUMMIT... SWAN VALLEY...GRAYS LAKE NWR...PRESTON...MONTPELIER... GEORGETOWN...PARIS...GEORGETOWN SUMMIT 814 AM MST FRI FEB 22 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW AMOUNTS...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES IS EXPECTED GENERALLY ABOVE 6500 FEET MSL WITH 2 TO 6 INCHES BELOW 6500 FEET. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN BEFORE MIDNIGHT FRIDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH 9 AM SATURDAY MORNING. * WINDS...INCREASING RIDGE TOP WINDS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY EVENING WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...DRIGGS...DUBOIS...ISLAND PARK...ST. ANTHONY...MONIDA PASS...ASHTON HILL...TARGHEE PASS...PINE CREEK PASS...LAVA HOT SPRINGS...SODA SPRINGS...MCCAMMON... FISH CREEK SUMMIT...SWAN VALLEY...PRESTON...MONTPELIER... PARIS AND GEORGETOWN SUMMIT. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES AND ACROSS OPEN FLATS...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 84 FROM THE UTAH BORDER TO THE SNAKE RIVER PLAIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FORECASTS FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. 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. && $$ IDZ017-021-231515- /O.UPG.KPIH.WS.A.0002.130223T0100Z-130224T0000Z/ /O.COR.KPIH.WW.Y.0007.130223T0100Z-130224T0000Z/ EASTERN MAGIC VALLEY-LOWER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN- INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF...BURLEY...RUPERT...SHOSHONE...CAREY... POCATELLO...BLACKFOOT...MASSACRE ROCKS 814 AM MST FRI FEB 22 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW AMOUNTS...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES EXPECTED TO THE VALLEYS. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN AFTER MIDNIGHT FRIDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH 9 AM SATURDAY MORNING. * WINDS...STRONG SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH DEVELOPING IN THE VALLEYS EARLY SATURDAY MORNING AND CONTINUING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...BURLEY...RUPERT...SHOSHONE...CAREY... POCATELLO...BLACKFOOT...MASSACRE ROCKS...MALAD...OAKLEY... CITY OF ROCKS...CONNOR SUMMIT...SWEETZER SUMMIT AND MALAD SUMMIT. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/POCATELLO
036 WWUS45 KPIH 222108 WSWPIH URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID 208 PM MST FRI FEB 22 2013 IDZ018-031-231300- /O.CON.KPIH.WS.W.0004.130223T0100Z-130223T1800Z/ SAWTOOTH MOUNTAINS-BIG AND LITTLE WOOD RIVER REGION- INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF...STANLEY...BANNER CREEK SUMMIT... GALENA SUMMIT...SMILEY CREEK LODGE 208 PM MST FRI FEB 22 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM MST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM MST SATURDAY. * TIMING...FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY MORNING. * SNOW AMOUNTS...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION OF 9 TO 12 INCHES GENERALLY ABOVE 6500 FEET MSL WITH 2 TO 6 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS BELOW. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN AFTER 9 PM FRIDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE UNTIL 6 AM SATURDAY MORNING. * WINDS...INCREASING RIDGE TOP WINDS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY EVENING WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH POSSIBLE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...STANLEY...BANNER CREEK SUMMIT...GALENA SUMMIT AND SMILEY CREEK. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. 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. && $$ IDZ019-022>025-231300- /O.CON.KPIH.WS.W.0004.130223T0100Z-130224T0000Z/ UPPER SNAKE HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-CARIBOU HIGHLANDS- CACHE VALLEY/IDAHO PORTION-WASATCH MOUNTAINS/IDAHO PORTION- INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF...DRIGGS...DUBOIS...ISLAND PARK... ST. ANTHONY...EDIE RANCH...MONIDA PASS...ASHTON HILL... TARGHEE PASS...PINE CREEK PASS...MALAD...OAKLEY...CITY OF ROCKS... CONNOR SUMMIT...SWEETZER SUMMIT...MALAD SUMMIT... LAVA HOT SPRINGS...SODA SPRINGS...MCCAMMON...FISH CREEK SUMMIT... SWAN VALLEY...GRAYS LAKE NWR...PRESTON...MONTPELIER... GEORGETOWN...PARIS...GEORGETOWN SUMMIT 208 PM MST FRI FEB 22 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST SATURDAY. * TIMING...FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW AMOUNTS...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES IS EXPECTED GENERALLY ABOVE 6500 FEET MSL WITH 2 TO 6 INCHES BELOW 6500 FEET. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN BEFORE MIDNIGHT FRIDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH 9 AM SATURDAY MORNING. * WINDS...INCREASING RIDGE TOP WINDS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY EVENING WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...DRIGGS...DUBOIS...ISLAND PARK...ST. ANTHONY...MONIDA PASS...ASHTON HILL...TARGHEE PASS...PINE CREEK PASS...LAVA HOT SPRINGS...SODA SPRINGS...MCCAMMON... FISH CREEK SUMMIT...SWAN VALLEY...PRESTON...MONTPELIER... PARIS AND GEORGETOWN SUMMIT. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES AND ACROSS OPEN FLATS...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 84 FROM THE UTAH BORDER TO THE SNAKE RIVER PLAIN. 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. && $$ IDZ017-021-231300- /O.CON.KPIH.WW.Y.0007.130223T0100Z-130224T0000Z/ EASTERN MAGIC VALLEY-LOWER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN- INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF...BURLEY...RUPERT...SHOSHONE...CAREY... POCATELLO...BLACKFOOT...MASSACRE ROCKS 208 PM MST FRI FEB 22 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST SATURDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST SATURDAY. * TIMING...FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW AMOUNTS...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES EXPECTED TO THE VALLEYS. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN AFTER MIDNIGHT FRIDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH 9 AM SATURDAY MORNING. * WINDS...STRONG SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH DEVELOPING IN THE VALLEYS EARLY SATURDAY MORNING AND CONTINUING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...BURLEY...RUPERT...SHOSHONE...CAREY... POCATELLO...BLACKFOOT...MASSACRE ROCKS...MALAD...OAKLEY...AND MALAD SUMMIT. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS 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. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/POCATELLO
620 WWUS45 KPIH 231009 WSWPIH URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID 309 AM MST SAT FEB 23 2013 IDZ018-031-231800- /O.CON.KPIH.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130223T1800Z/ SAWTOOTH MOUNTAINS-BIG AND LITTLE WOOD RIVER REGION- INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF...STANLEY...BANNER CREEK SUMMIT... GALENA SUMMIT...SMILEY CREEK LODGE 309 AM MST SAT FEB 23 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. * TIMING...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING. * SNOW AMOUNTS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 5 INCHES THIS MORNING ABOVE 6500 FT...1 TO 3 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS. * WINDS...INCREASING RIDGE TOP WINDS ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE THIS MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...STANLEY...BANNER CREEK SUMMIT...GALENA SUMMIT AND SMILEY CREEK. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ IDZ019-022>025-240000- /O.CON.KPIH.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130224T0000Z/ UPPER SNAKE HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-CARIBOU HIGHLANDS- CACHE VALLEY/IDAHO PORTION-WASATCH MOUNTAINS/IDAHO PORTION- INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF...DRIGGS...DUBOIS...ISLAND PARK... ST. ANTHONY...EDIE RANCH...MONIDA PASS...ASHTON HILL... TARGHEE PASS...PINE CREEK PASS...MALAD...OAKLEY...CITY OF ROCKS... CONNOR SUMMIT...SWEETZER SUMMIT...MALAD SUMMIT... LAVA HOT SPRINGS...SODA SPRINGS...MCCAMMON...FISH CREEK SUMMIT... SWAN VALLEY...GRAYS LAKE NWR...PRESTON...MONTPELIER... GEORGETOWN...PARIS...GEORGETOWN SUMMIT 309 AM MST SAT FEB 23 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...SNOW CONTINUING THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW AMOUNTS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES EXPECTED ABOVE 6500 FEET MSL WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS. * WINDS...RIDGE TOP WINDS MAY GUST TO 40 TO 45 MPH THROUGH LATER THIS MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...DRIGGS...DUBOIS...ISLAND PARK...ST. ANTHONY...MONIDA PASS...ASHTON HILL...TARGHEE PASS...PINE CREEK PASS...LAVA HOT SPRINGS...SODA SPRINGS...MCCAMMON... FISH CREEK SUMMIT...SWAN VALLEY...PRESTON...MONTPELIER... PARIS AND GEORGETOWN SUMMIT. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES AND ACROSS OPEN FLATS...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 84 FROM THE UTAH BORDER TO THE SNAKE RIVER PLAIN. 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. && $$ IDZ017-021-240000- /O.CON.KPIH.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-130224T0000Z/ EASTERN MAGIC VALLEY-LOWER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN- INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF...BURLEY...RUPERT...SHOSHONE...CAREY... POCATELLO...BLACKFOOT...MASSACRE ROCKS 309 AM MST SAT FEB 23 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW AMOUNTS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 3 INCHES EXPECTED TO THE VALLEYS. * WINDS...STRONG SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH IN THE VALLEYS THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...BURLEY...RUPERT...SHOSHONE...CAREY... POCATELLO...BLACKFOOT AND MASSACRE ROCKS. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/POCATELLO
689 WWUS45 KPIH 231801 WSWPIH URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID 1101 AM MST SAT FEB 23 2013 IDZ018-031-231915- /O.EXP.KPIH.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130223T1800Z/ SAWTOOTH MOUNTAINS-BIG AND LITTLE WOOD RIVER REGION- INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF...STANLEY...BANNER CREEK SUMMIT... GALENA SUMMIT...SMILEY CREEK LODGE 1101 AM MST SAT FEB 23 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. THE STORM SYSTEM CONTINUES TO MOVE EAST OF THE IDAHO CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. SIGNIFICANT SNOW HAS DECREASED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS. BREEZY NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH GUST 30 MPH WILL CONTRIBUTE TO DRIFTING OF SNOW ON ROAD WAYS FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS...THEN WINDS WILL SLOWLY DECREASE THIS AFTERNOON. $$ IDZ019-022>025-240000- /O.CON.KPIH.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130224T0000Z/ UPPER SNAKE HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-CARIBOU HIGHLANDS- CACHE VALLEY/IDAHO PORTION-WASATCH MOUNTAINS/IDAHO PORTION- INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF...DRIGGS...DUBOIS...ISLAND PARK... ST. ANTHONY...EDIE RANCH...MONIDA PASS...ASHTON HILL... TARGHEE PASS...PINE CREEK PASS...MALAD...OAKLEY...CITY OF ROCKS... CONNOR SUMMIT...SWEETZER SUMMIT...MALAD SUMMIT... LAVA HOT SPRINGS...SODA SPRINGS...MCCAMMON...FISH CREEK SUMMIT... SWAN VALLEY...GRAYS LAKE NWR...PRESTON...MONTPELIER... GEORGETOWN...PARIS...GEORGETOWN SUMMIT 1101 AM MST SAT FEB 23 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...SNOW CONTINUING THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW AMOUNTS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES EXPECTED ABOVE 6500 FEET MSL WITH 1 TO 2 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS. * WINDS...RIDGE TOP WINDS WILL GUST TO 40 TO 45 MPH THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING...THEN GRADUALLY DECREASE DURING THE AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...DRIGGS...DUBOIS...ISLAND PARK...ST. ANTHONY...MONIDA PASS...ASHTON HILL...TARGHEE PASS...PINE CREEK PASS...LAVA HOT SPRINGS...SODA SPRINGS...MCCAMMON... FISH CREEK SUMMIT...SWAN VALLEY...PRESTON...MONTPELIER... PARIS AND GEORGETOWN SUMMIT. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES AND ACROSS OPEN FLATS...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 84 FROM THE UTAH BORDER TO THE SNAKE RIVER PLAIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ IDZ017-021-240000- /O.CON.KPIH.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-130224T0000Z/ EASTERN MAGIC VALLEY-LOWER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN- INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF...BURLEY...RUPERT...SHOSHONE...CAREY... POCATELLO...BLACKFOOT...MASSACRE ROCKS 1101 AM MST SAT FEB 23 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW AMOUNTS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION OF UP TO 2 INCHES EXPECTED IN THE VALLEYS. * WINDS...STRONG SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH IN THE VALLEYS THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...BURLEY...RUPERT...SHOSHONE...CAREY... POCATELLO...BLACKFOOT AND MASSACRE ROCKS. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS 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. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/POCATELLO
919 WWUS45 KPIH 232358 WSWPIH URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID 458 PM MST SAT FEB 23 2013 IDZ019-022>025-240100- /O.EXP.KPIH.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130224T0000Z/ UPPER SNAKE HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-CARIBOU HIGHLANDS- CACHE VALLEY/IDAHO PORTION-WASATCH MOUNTAINS/IDAHO PORTION- INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF...DRIGGS...DUBOIS...ISLAND PARK... ST. ANTHONY...EDIE RANCH...MONIDA PASS...ASHTON HILL... TARGHEE PASS...PINE CREEK PASS...MALAD...OAKLEY...CITY OF ROCKS... CONNOR SUMMIT...SWEETZER SUMMIT...MALAD SUMMIT... LAVA HOT SPRINGS...SODA SPRINGS...MCCAMMON...FISH CREEK SUMMIT... SWAN VALLEY...GRAYS LAKE NWR...PRESTON...MONTPELIER... GEORGETOWN...PARIS...GEORGETOWN SUMMIT 458 PM MST SAT FEB 23 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. WIDESPREAD HEAVY SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS HAVE TAPERED ACROSS MOST OF EASTERN IDAHO LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THEREFORE THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. POCKETS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT WITH MINOR ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED. WINDS REMAIN BREEZY IN MOST LOCATIONS SO SOME DRIFTING OF SNOW ACROSS ROADWAYS CAN STILL BE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO MAINTAIN CAUTION WHILE DRIVING THROUGH THE REGION THIS EVENING. $$ IDZ017-021-240100- /O.EXP.KPIH.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-130224T0000Z/ EASTERN MAGIC VALLEY-LOWER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN- INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF...BURLEY...RUPERT...SHOSHONE...CAREY... POCATELLO...BLACKFOOT...MASSACRE ROCKS 458 PM MST SAT FEB 23 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. WIDESPREAD HEAVY SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS HAVE TAPERED ACROSS THE EASTERN MAGIC VALLEY AND LOWER SNAKE PLAIN. THEREFORE THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. 20 TO 30 MPH WINDS REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH MID EVENING...PRODUCING POCKETS OF DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO MAINTAIN CAUTION WHILE DRIVING THROUGH THE REGION THIS EVENING. $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/POCATELLO
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 22, 2:23 AM MST, 57 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 22, 2:23 AM MST, 57 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID 223 AM MST FRI FEB 22 2013 .SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY. EASTERN IDAHO CURRENTLY UNDER A MOIST NORTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WITH AN UPPER RIDGE OVER VANCOUVER ISLAND. RIDGING WILL SHIFT EASTWARD THROUGH TOMORROW WHILE AN UPPER TROUGH ADVANCES INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST BY SATURDAY MORNING. THIS TROUGH WILL PRODUCE SNOW AND STRONG WINDS FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. AT THE SURFACE...MODELS DEPICT A COLD FRONT PASSING THROUGH THE AREA AROUND 12Z SATURDAY. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST BEHIND THE FRONT SATURDAY AFTERNOON. NAM AND GFS BOTH PRODUCE A BAND OF HEAVIER PRECIP ACROSS THE EASTERN MAGIC VALLEY. TIMING FOR THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL BE BETWEEN 06Z AND 12Z SATURDAY ALONG THAT BAND AS THE FRONT PROGRESSES ACROSS THE AREA. BETWEEN 12Z AND 00Z SATURDAY...FOCUS SHIFTS TO THE EASTERN HIGHLANDS WITH SNOW AMOUNTS AND STRONG WINDS. UPDATING THE WINTER WEATHER WATCH THIS MORNING TO A WARNING FOR THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND WILL LEAN TOWARDS ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS/SNOW ACCUMULATION FOR EASTERN MAGIC VALLEY AND LOWER SNAKE PLAIN WITH CONDITIONS IMPROVING LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. HINSBERGER .LONG TERM...SUNDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. RESIDUAL SNOW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE ON SUNDAY WITH ONLY MINOR ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE. VERY COLD AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA FOR SUNDAY. ANOTHER SYSTEM ARRIVES FROM THE WEST MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY. MUCH OF THE AREA HAS A GOOD CHANCE OF SOME SNOW...ALTHOUGH AMOUNTS ARE HARD TO SAY BECAUSE MODELS DO NOT HAVE A HANDLE ON THE AMOUNT OF MOISTURE. INITIAL GUESS IS AMOUNTS WILL BE LIGHT...GENERALLY 1 TO 3 INCHES MAYBE LESS. NORTHWEST FLOW WILL PREVAIL OVER THE AREA FOR TUESDAY ONWARD. THIS WILL PUSH MINOR SYSTEMS THROUGH THE AREA WITH ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS AND EASTERN HIGHLANDS. NO SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS LIKELY DURING THIS TIME. TEMPS WILL REMAIN BELOW NORMAL. THERE IS SOME HINTS OF A RIDGE DEVELOPING LATE WEEK WHICH COULD PUSH TEMPS CLOSER TO NORMAL. VALLE && .AVIATION...A FEW SNOW SHOWERS COULD PRODUCE RESTRICTIONS AROUND THE KPIH AREA EARLY THIS MORNING. EXPECT THESE SHOWERS TO MOVE OFF BY AFTERNOON. GUSTY CONDITIONS LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE NEXT SYSTEM WILL ARRIVE TONIGHT AND WILL PRODUCE RESTRICTIONS TO MANY AREAS. MOST NOTABLY AROUND KSUN AND KBYI...BUT POSSIBLY AT KPIH AND KIDA AS WELL. VALLE && .PIH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST SATURDAY IDZ017-021. WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST SATURDAY IDZ019-022>025. WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM MST SATURDAY IDZ018-031. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 21, 3:52 AM MST, 23 hours 28 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID 352 AM MST THU FEB 21 2013 IDZ017>025-031-032-221100- 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- 352 AM MST THU FEB 21 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN IDAHO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. A BAND OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING ACROSS THE LOWER SNAKE PLAIN AND MAGIC VALLEY. ADDITIONAL LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS CAN BE EXPECTED. LOCALY BREEZY WINDS ARE EXPECTED AS WELL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY A QUICK HITTING BUT POTENT STORM ARRIVES FRIDAY EVENING AND LASTS INTO SATURDAY. UP TO 4 INCHES IN MANY VALLEY LOCATIONS IS FORECAST WITH UP TO 8 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL BE ACROSS THE SAWTOOTHS AND EASTERN HIGHLANDS. THE WINDS WILL LIKELY BE THE BIGGER IMPACT AS THEY WILL BE STRONG ENOUGH TO PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...EVEN FOR A WHILE AFTER THE SNOW BEGINS TO WIND DOWN. WINTER STORM WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FROM 5PM FRIDAY TO 5PM SATURDAY...FOR ALL ZONES EXCEPT THE UPPER SNAKE PLAIN...LOST RIVER/PAHSIMEROI REGION AND THE WOOD RIVER VALLEY SOUTH OF SUN VALLEY. THESE OTHER AREAS COULD LIKELY SEE 1-3 INCHES OF SNOW BUT RELATIVELY WEAKER WINDS WILL PRODUCE LOWER IMPACT ISSUES RELATED TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. .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 22, 3:20 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | PIH | 38 hr |
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