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High Wind Warning 1, NWS Missoula, MT

January 10, 2014Clearwater County, Idaho County, Idaho; 6 counties in Montana

NWS Missoula, MT issued this high wind warning at Jan 10, 2014, 11:09 AM PST for Clearwater County, Idaho County, Idaho; 6 counties in Montana. It took effect at Jan 11, 2014, 4:00 AM PST. It was in force for 17 hr. 14 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Jan 10, 2014, 11:09 AM PST (19:09 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 11, 2014, 4:00 AM PST
Expired
Jan 11, 2014, 8:57 PM PST
In force
17 hr
Issued by
NWS Missoula, MT

Counties Clearwater County, ID, Idaho County, ID, Deer Lodge County, MT, Granite County, MT, Missoula County, MT, Powell County, MT, Ravalli County, MT, Silver Bow County, MT

The radar

The Missoula radar (KMSX), 76 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:07 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jan 11, 9:28 AM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 886 S Lolo, MTMEASURED IN CARLTON CREEK WITH HOME ANEMOMTER. WIND DAMAGE TO ROOF
Jan 11, 12:59 PM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 515 Nnw Condon, MTMT DOT SENSOR ON MT-83 AT MILEPOST 47. GUST COULD HAVE OCCURRED BETWEEN 1:49 AND 1:59 PM MST.
Jan 11, 1:00 PM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 60Hall, MTA PERSON FROM THE PUBLIC REPORTED STRONG GUSTY WINDS IN HALL. THERE WERE A FEW TREES DOWN, MAINLY DEAD LODGEPOLE WITH DIAMETERS AROUND 16 INCHES AT THE BASE.
Jan 11, 1:27 PM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 442 E Hamilton, MTHAMILTON AIRPORT WIND SENSOR.
Jan 11, 1:30 PM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 886 Ssw Lolo, MTMEASURED IN CARLTON CREEK WITH HOME ANEMOMETER. WIND DAMAGE TO ROOF. TIME IS ESTIMATED.
Jan 11, 1:45 PM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 522 Sw Florence, MTMEASURED. TIME IS ESTIMATED.
Jan 11, 1:55 PM PSTNON-TSTM WND DMG2 Wnw Stevensville, MTTRAINED SPOTTER 2 WNW OF STEVENSVILLE REPORTED SHINGLES BLOWN OFF THEIR ROOF. ALSO THE TOP OF A TREE BLEW OFF AS WELL. STRONG GUSTY WINDS WITH RAIN AND SNOW IS OCCURRING NOW. ESTIMATED WIND GUST OF 60 MPH.
Jan 11, 2:00 PM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 545 Sse Finn, MTMT DOT WEATHER SENSOR LOCATED ON MT-141 AT MILEPOST 8.1. 12 MILES NNW OF AVON. AT 3:41 PM MST IT REPORTED A GUST TO 47 MPH. ELEVATION 5085 FT.
Jan 11, 2:09 PM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 524 Wnw Darby, MTLITTLE ROCK CREEK RAWS AT 5507 FT.
Jan 11, 2:26 PM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 532 Wsw Deer Lodge, MTDEER LODGE AIRPORT REPORTED 0.25 MILE VISIBILITY FROM 3:20 TO LATEST OB. AT 3:40 PM MST. A CALL TO A WEATHER SPOTTER CONFIRMED THAT THE VISIBILITY WAS BEING REDUCED DUE TO BLOWING SNOW.
Jan 11, 3:11 PM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 595 Sse Finn, MT12 MILES NORTH OF AVON AT MILE MARKER 8.1 ON MT-141. SUSTAINED WIND SPEED WAS 45 MPH. WEB CAMS SHOWED POSSIBLE SLICK ROADS, BUT NO PRECIPITATION WAS OCCURRING.
Jan 11, 3:32 PM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 583 Nnw Racetrack, MT7 MILES SOUTH OF DEER LODGE. 43 MPH WITH THE COLD FRONT, SO THIS WIND GUST OCCURRED BEHIND THE FRONT.
Jan 11, 3:45 PM PSTSNOW 1.5Anaconda, MTTEMP= 27 DEG. F SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WITH 100 YARD VISIBILITY. WIND SPEED ON THEIR SENSOR SHOWED 17 MPH. THE SNOW BEGAN TO FALL AROUND 2 PM MST.
Jan 11, 5:00 PM PSTSNOW 3.5Anaconda, MTSNOW FELL FROM 2 TO 6 PM MST. WHEN THE COLD FRONT WENT THROUGH THE WINDS PICKED UP AND PRODUCED BLOWING SNOW FROM 445 TO 6 PM WITH VISIBILITIES AROUND 100 YARDS. ROADS ARE SLICK. SNOW DURATION 4 HOURS OBSERVER LOCATION ANACONDA

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Spokane, WA (KOTX), launched 12:00Z, 7.2 hours before the alert went out and 241 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Spokane, WA at 12:00Z on 2014-01-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Spokane, WA at 12:00Z on 2014-01-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 572 square meters per square second.1939587897117136156175Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
525 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
115 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
572 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
491 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

631 
WWUS75 KMSO 101909
NPWMSO

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1209 PM MST FRI JAN 10 2014

...A STRONG COLD FRONT AND SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL
POTENTIALLY PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS THIS WEEKEND...

MTZ007-111200-
/O.UPG.KMSO.HW.A.0001.140111T1200Z-140112T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KMSO.HW.W.0001.140111T1200Z-140112T1200Z/
BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION-
1209 PM MST FRI JAN 10 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SATURDAY TO 5 AM MST
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SATURDAY TO 5 AM MST
SUNDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* * IMPACTS/TIMING: STARTING EARLY SATURDAY MORNING GUSTY WINDS
  WILL BEGIN TO DEVELOP AROUND THE AREA... A COLD FRONT WILL
  APPROACH THE REGION IN THE AFTERNOON WITH VERY GUSTY WINDS.
  THESE WINDS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO CREATE WIDESPREAD POWER
  OUTAGES AND DOWNED TREES. HIGH WINDS COULD ALSO PRODUCE
  DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO REDUCED VISIBILITY FROM
  BLOWING SNOW/RAIN... AS WELL AS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

* WINDS: SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 30 MPH AHEAD OF THE
  FRONT...WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH ALONG AND BEHIND THE FRONT... WITH GUSTS
  APPROACHING 60 MPH...WITH THE COLD FRONT.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...FROM ANACONDA TO DEERLODGE...MACDONALD
  PASS

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 50 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

IDZ007-008-111200-
/O.UPG.KMSO.HW.A.0001.140111T1200Z-140112T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KMSO.HW.W.0001.140111T1200Z-140112T1200Z/
OROFINO/GRANGEVILLE REGION-LOWER HELLS CANYON/SALMON RIVER REGION-
1109 AM PST FRI JAN 10 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SATURDAY TO 4 AM PST
SUNDAY FOR THE CAMAS PRAIRIE...GRANGEVILLE AND HIGHWAY 95...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING FOR THE CAMAS PRAIRIE...GRANGEVILLE AND HIGHWAY 95...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SATURDAY TO 4 AM PST SUNDAY. THE
HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* * IMPACTS/TIMING: STARTING EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... A COLD
  FRONT WILL APPROACH THE REGION WITH VERY GUSTY WINDS. THESE
  WINDS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO CREATE WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES
  AND DOWNED TREES. HIGH WINDS WILL POSE AN ISSUE FOR HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES.

* WINDS: SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 50 MPH... WITH GUSTS 
  APPROACHING 60 MPH...GRANGEVILLE SHOULD SEE THE HIGHEST 
  WINDS... WITH GUSTS REACHING AND EXCEEDING 60 MPH FOR A 
  PROLONGED PERIOD. 

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...CAMAS PRAIRIE...GRANGEVILLE AND 
  VICINITY...HIGHWAY 95 SLATE CREEK TO RIGGINS...WHITE BIRD GRADE

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 50 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

IDZ005-006-009-010-MTZ001>006-043-111200-
/O.CON.KMSO.HW.A.0001.140111T1200Z-140112T1200Z/
NORTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS-SOUTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS-
WESTERN LEMHI COUNTY-EASTERN LEMHI COUNTY-KOOTENAI/CABINET REGION-
WEST GLACIER REGION-FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS-
LOWER CLARK FORK REGION-MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS-
BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS-POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION-
1209 PM MST FRI JAN 10 2014 /1109 AM PST FRI JAN 10 2014/

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...

A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. 

* IMPACTS/TIMING: STARTING EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... A COLD 
  FRONT WILL APPROACH THE REGION WITH VERY GUSTY WINDS. THESE 
  WINDS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO CREATE WIDESPREAD POWER 
  OUTAGES AND DOWNED TREES. HIGH WINDS COULD ALSO PRODUCE 
  DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO REDUCED VISIBILITY FROM 
  BLOWING SNOW/RAIN... AS WELL AS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

* WINDS: SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 50 MPH... WITH GUSTS
  APPROACHING 60 MPH... 

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...ALL MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS IN WEST
  CENTRAL IDAHO AND WESTERN MONTANA ESPECIALLY...HIGHWAY 2
  KALISPELL TO LIBBY...HIGHWAY 93 EUREKA TO
  WHITEFISH...ESSEX...HIGHWAY 83 BIGFORK TO CLEARWATER
  JUNCTION...MARIAS PASS...FLATHEAD VALLEY...MISSION VALLEY...I-90
  CORRIDOR FROM LOOKOUT PASS TO BUTTE...BITTERROOT
  VALLEY...MISSOULA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
50 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

&&

$$
4 follow-up statements
661 
WWUS75 KMSO 111159
NPWMSO

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
459 AM MST SAT JAN 11 2014

...DAMAGING WIND THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY...

IDZ005-006-009-010-MTZ002-004-006-043-111300-
/O.CAN.KMSO.HW.A.0001.140111T1200Z-140112T1200Z/
NORTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS-SOUTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS-
WESTERN LEMHI COUNTY-EASTERN LEMHI COUNTY-WEST GLACIER REGION-
LOWER CLARK FORK REGION-BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS-
POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION-
459 AM MST SAT JAN 11 2014 /359 AM PST SAT JAN 11 2014/

...HIGH WIND WATCH IS REPLACED WITH WINTER STORM WARNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS REPLACED THE HIGH
WIND WATCH WITH A WINTER STORM WARNING.

$$

MTZ007-112200-
/O.CON.KMSO.HW.W.0001.140111T1200Z-140112T1200Z/
BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION-
459 AM MST SAT JAN 11 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY. 

* IMPACTS/TIMING: GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING... A COLD
  FRONT CROSSING THE NORTHERN ROCKIES THIS AFTERNOON WILL FURTHER
  INTENSIFY WINDS. THESE WINDS WILL LIKELY CREATE POWER OUTAGES
  AND DAMAGE TREES. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL AT RISK OF BEING
  BLOWN OFF ROADWAYS. RAIN AND SNOW WILL BE PRESENT AT TIMES ALONG
  WITH HIGH WINDS...SUDDENLY LIMITING VISIBILITY.

* WINDS: SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 30 MPH AHEAD OF THE 
  FRONT...WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH ALONG AND BEHIND THE FRONT... WITH 
  GUSTS APPROACHING 60 MPH...WITH THE COLD FRONT. 

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BUTTE...GEORGETOWN LAKE...HIGHWAY 
  12 GARRISON TO ELLISTON...MACDONALD PASS

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 50 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

IDZ007-008-112200-
/O.CON.KMSO.HW.W.0001.140111T1200Z-140112T1200Z/
OROFINO/GRANGEVILLE REGION-LOWER HELLS CANYON/SALMON RIVER REGION-
359 AM PST SAT JAN 11 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY FOR
THE CAMAS PRAIRIE...GRANGEVILLE AND HIGHWAY 95...

A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE CAMAS PRAIRIE...GRANGEVILLE AND
HIGHWAY 95 REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY. 

* IMPACTS/TIMING: STARTING EARLY THIS MORNING... A COLD FRONT WILL
  APPROACH THE REGION WITH VERY GUSTY WINDS. THESE WINDS WILL
  CREATE POWER OUTAGES AND DAMAGE TREES. HIGH WINDS WILL POSE AN ISSUE
  FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AS WELL.

* WINDS: SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 50 MPH... WITH GUSTS 
  APPROACHING 60 MPH...GRANGEVILLE SHOULD SEE THE HIGHEST 
  WINDS... WITH GUSTS REACHING AND EXCEEDING 60 MPH FOR A 
  PROLONGED PERIOD. 

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...CAMAS PRAIRIE...GRANGEVILLE AND 
  VICINITY...HIGHWAY 95 SLATE CREEK TO RIGGINS...WHITE BIRD GRADE

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 50 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

MTZ001-003-005-112200-
/O.CON.KMSO.HW.A.0001.140111T1200Z-140112T1200Z/
KOOTENAI/CABINET REGION-FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS-
MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS-
459 AM MST SAT JAN 11 2014

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. 

* IMPACTS/TIMING: STARTING THIS MORNING... A COLD FRONT WILL
  APPROACH THE REGION WITH VERY GUSTY WINDS. THESE WINDS WILL HAVE
  THE POTENTIAL TO CREATE WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES AND DOWNED
  TREES. HIGH WINDS COULD ALSO PRODUCE DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS
  DUE TO REDUCED VISIBILITY FROM BLOWING SNOW/RAIN...AS WELL AS
  FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

* WINDS: SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 50 MPH... WITH GUSTS 
  APPROACHING 60 MPH... 

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...HIGHWAY 2 KALISPELL TO LIBBY... 
  HIGHWAY 37 EUREKA TO LIBBY...HIGHWAY 56 BULL LAKE ROAD...
  HIGHWAY 93 EUREKA TO WHITEFISH...FLATHEAD LAKE...FLATHEAD 
  VALLEY... MISSION VALLEY...POLSON...BITTERROOT VALLEY...
  MISSOULA

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
50 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

&&

$$
475 
WWUS75 KMSO 111609
NPWMSO

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
909 AM MST SAT JAN 11 2014

...DAMAGING WIND THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY...

MTZ005-120600-
/O.UPG.KMSO.HW.A.0001.000000T0000Z-140112T1200Z/
/O.EXB.KMSO.HW.W.0001.140111T1800Z-140112T1200Z/
MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS-
909 AM MST SAT JAN 11 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY. THE HIGH WIND
WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* IMPACTS/TIMING: A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE REGION WITH VERY
  GUSTY WINDS THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS WILL HAVE
  THE POTENTIAL TO CREATE WIDESPREAD DAMAGE, POWER OUTAGES AND
  DOWNED TREES. HIGH WINDS COULD ALSO PRODUCE DANGEROUS TRAVEL
  CONDITIONS DUE TO REDUCED VISIBILITY FROM BLOWING SNOW/RAIN...
  AS WELL AS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THE BITTERROOT VALLEY WILL
  SEE THE HIGHEST WIND GUSTS THIS AFTERNOON.

* WINDS: SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 50 MPH... WITH GUSTS
  APPROACHING 70 MPH FOR THE BITTERROOT VALLEY...GUSTS 50 TO 55
  MPH EXPECTED FOR THE MISSOULA AREA.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BITTERROOT VALLEY...MISSOULA

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 50 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

MTZ007-120600-
/O.CON.KMSO.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140112T1200Z/
BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION-
909 AM MST SAT JAN 11 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY. 

* IMPACTS/TIMING: A COLD FRONT CROSSING THE NORTHERN ROCKIES THIS
  AFTERNOON WILL FURTHER INTENSIFY WINDS. THESE WINDS WILL LIKELY
  CREATE POWER OUTAGES AND DAMAGE TREES. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES
  WILL AT RISK OF BEING BLOWN OFF ROADWAYS. RAIN AND SNOW WILL BE
  PRESENT AT TIMES ALONG WITH HIGH WINDS...SUDDENLY LIMITING
  VISIBILITY.

* WINDS: SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 30 MPH AHEAD OF THE 
  FRONT...WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH ALONG AND BEHIND THE FRONT... WITH 
  GUSTS APPROACHING 60 MPH...WITH THE COLD FRONT. 

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BUTTE...GEORGETOWN LAKE...HIGHWAY 
  12 GARRISON TO ELLISTON...MACDONALD PASS

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 50 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

IDZ007-008-120600-
/O.CON.KMSO.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140112T1200Z/
OROFINO/GRANGEVILLE REGION-LOWER HELLS CANYON/SALMON RIVER REGION-
809 AM PST SAT JAN 11 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY FOR
THE CAMAS PRAIRIE...GRANGEVILLE AND HIGHWAY 95...

A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE CAMAS PRAIRIE...GRANGEVILLE AND
HIGHWAY 95 REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY. 

* IMPACTS/TIMING: A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE REGION WITH VERY
  GUSTY WINDS. THESE WINDS WILL CREATE POWER OUTAGES AND DAMAGE
  TREES. HIGH WINDS WILL POSE AN ISSUE FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES
  AS WELL.

* WINDS: SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 50 MPH... WITH GUSTS 
  APPROACHING 60 MPH...GRANGEVILLE SHOULD SEE THE HIGHEST 
  WINDS... WITH GUSTS REACHING AND EXCEEDING 60 MPH FOR A 
  PROLONGED PERIOD. 

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...CAMAS PRAIRIE...GRANGEVILLE AND 
  VICINITY...HIGHWAY 95 SLATE CREEK TO RIGGINS...WHITE BIRD GRADE

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 50 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

MTZ001-003-120600-
/O.UPG.KMSO.HW.A.0001.000000T0000Z-140112T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KMSO.WI.Y.0002.140111T1609Z-140112T0600Z/
KOOTENAI/CABINET REGION-FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS-
909 AM MST SAT JAN 11 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. THE
HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* * IMPACTS/TIMING: A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE REGION WITH
  GUSTY WINDS THIS AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL
  TO CREATE ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES AND DOWNED TREES. WINDS COULD
  ALSO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO REDUCED
  VISIBILITY FROM BLOWING SNOW/RAIN... AS WELL AS FOR HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES.

* WINDS: SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH...WITH POTENTIAL
  GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH...

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...HIGHWAY 2 KALISPELL TO LIBBY... 
  HIGHWAY 37 EUREKA TO LIBBY...HIGHWAY 56 BULL LAKE ROAD...
  HIGHWAY 93 EUREKA TO WHITEFISH...FLATHEAD LAKE...FLATHEAD 
  VALLEY... MISSION VALLEY...POLSON

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
890 
WWUS75 KMSO 120423
NPWMSO

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
923 PM MST SAT JAN 11 2014

...DAMAGING WIND THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY...

MTZ001-003-120530-
/O.CAN.KMSO.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140112T0600Z/
KOOTENAI/CABINET REGION-FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS-
923 PM MST SAT JAN 11 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 

THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CHANGED TO A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
DUE TO FREEZING RAIN AND BLOWING SNOW.

$$

MTZ005-007-121200-
/O.CON.KMSO.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140112T1200Z/
MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS-BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION-
923 PM MST SAT JAN 11 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY. 

* IMPACTS/TIMING: STRONG WINDS ABOVE THE SURFACE WILL BE MIXED
  DOWN IN THE VICINITY OF SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. THESE WINDS WILL
  LIKELY CREATE POWER OUTAGES AND DAMAGE TREES. HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES WILL AT RISK OF BEING BLOWN OFF ROADWAYS. RAIN AND SNOW
  WILL BE PRESENT AT TIMES ALONG WITH HIGH WINDS...SUDDENLY
  LIMITING VISIBILITY.

* WINDS: 20 TO 30 MPH MOST OF THE TIME WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH
  NEAR SHOWERS.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BITTERROOT VALLEY...MISSOULA... 
  BUTTE...GEORGETOWN LAKE...HIGHWAY 12 GARRISON TO ELLISTON... 
  MACDONALD PASS

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 50 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

IDZ007-008-121200-
/O.CON.KMSO.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140112T1200Z/
OROFINO/GRANGEVILLE REGION-LOWER HELLS CANYON/SALMON RIVER REGION-
823 PM PST SAT JAN 11 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY FOR
THE CAMAS PRAIRIE...GRANGEVILLE AND HIGHWAY 95...

A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE CAMAS PRAIRIE...GRANGEVILLE AND
HIGHWAY 95 REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY. 

* IMPACTS/TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT.

* WINDS: SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 50 MPH... WITH GUSTS
  APPROACHING 60 MPH...GRANGEVILLE SHOULD SEE THE HIGHEST WINDS. 

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...CAMAS PRAIRIE...GRANGEVILLE AND 
  VICINITY...HIGHWAY 95 SLATE CREEK TO RIGGINS...WHITE BIRD GRADE

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 50 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$
993 
WWUS75 KMSO 120457
NPWMSO

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
957 PM MST SAT JAN 11 2014


IDZ007-008-121200-
/O.CAN.KMSO.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140112T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KMSO.WI.Y.0003.140112T0457Z-140112T1200Z/
OROFINO/GRANGEVILLE REGION-LOWER HELLS CANYON/SALMON RIVER REGION-
857 PM PST SAT JAN 11 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY. THE HIGH
WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* IMPACTS/TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT.

* WINDS: SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 50 MPH... WITH GUSTS 
  APPROACHING 60 MPH...GRANGEVILLE SHOULD SEE THE HIGHEST WINDS. 

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...CAMAS PRAIRIE...GRANGEVILLE AND 
  VICINITY...GREER GRADE...HIGHWAY 95 SLATE CREEK TO RIGGINS... 
  WHITE BIRD GRADE

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

MTZ005-007-120600-
/O.CAN.KMSO.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140112T1200Z/
MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS-BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION-
957 PM MST SAT JAN 11 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WARNING. 

THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED AND A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. CONDITIONS
REMAIN DIFFICULT AND TRAVELERS SHOULD USE CAUTION AND BE PREPARED
FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING CONDITIONS.

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Missoula, MT issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 10, 2:17 AM PSTWinter Weather AdvisoryMSOIdaho9 hr
Jan 10, 11:18 AM PSTWinter Storm WarningMSOClearwater, Idaho, Lemhi3 days

Nearby

High Wind Warnings in Montana, 2014High Wind Warnings in Idaho, 2014Every high wind warning in 2014

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.