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Winter Storm Warning 15, NWS Missoula, MT
NWS Missoula, MT issued this winter storm warning at Nov 1, 2014, 3:36 AM MDT for 8 counties in Montana; Clearwater County, Idaho County, Lemhi County, Idaho. It took effect at Nov 1, 2014, 6:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 21 hr. 30 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
- Nov 1, 2014, 3:36 AM MDT (09:36 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 1, 2014, 6:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Nov 2, 2014, 2:25 PM MST
- In force
- 21 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Missoula, MT
Counties Clearwater County, ID, Idaho County, ID, Lemhi County, ID, Flathead County, MT, Granite County, MT, Lake County, MT, Mineral County, MT, Missoula County, MT, Powell County, MT, Ravalli County, MT, Sanders County, MT
The radar
The Missoula radar (KMSX), 39 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:39 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2, 3:00 AM MST | SNOW 2 | 12 Ssw Ovando, MT | MESONET STATION N FK ELK CREEK /NFEM8/ SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS. |
| Nov 2, 7:00 AM MST | SNOW 0.8 | 1 Nnw Evaro, MT | |
| Nov 2, 7:00 AM MST | SNOW 2 | 1 Se Marion, MT | |
| Nov 2, 7:00 AM MST | SNOW 2 | 5 Se Finley Point, MT | MESONET STATION BISSON CREEK /BISM8/ SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS. |
| Nov 2, 7:10 AM MST | SNOW 2.5 | 4 Ne Ronan, MT | |
| Nov 2, 8:00 AM MST | SNOW 2 | 11 W Lemhi, ID | MESONET STATION SCHWARTZ LAKE /SCHI1/ SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS. |
| Nov 2, 8:00 AM MST | SNOW 2 | 8 Ssw Condon, MT | MESONET STATION KRAFT CREEK /KRCM8/ SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS. |
| Nov 2, 8:25 AM MST | SNOW 2 | Ronan, MT | |
| Nov 2, 8:30 AM MST | SNOW 0.8 | Bigfork, MT | |
| Nov 2, 8:30 AM MST | SNOW 4.2 | 10 Sse Orogrande, ID | CO-OP OBSERVER STATION DIXIE NORTH /DXEI1/ SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS. |
| Nov 2, 12:00 PM MST | SNOW 3 | 9 Nw Philipsburg, MT | MESONET STATION BLACK PINE /BLKM8/ SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS. |
| Nov 2, 12:00 PM MST | SNOW 8 | 26 Ene Headquarters, ID | COOL CREEK SNOTEL |
| Nov 2, 12:00 PM MST | SNOW 10 | 8 E Pierce, ID | HEMLOCK BUTTE SNOTEL |
| Nov 2, 12:00 PM MST | SNOW 11 | 25 Ene Pierce, ID | CRATER MEADOWS SNOTEL |
| Nov 2, 12:04 PM MST | SNOW 10 | 6 S Red River Hot Spring, ID | MOUNTAIN MEADOWS SNOTEL |
| Nov 2, 12:05 PM MST | SNOW 9 | 9 Sse Powell, ID | SAVAGE PASS SNOTEL |
| Nov 2, 12:06 PM MST | SNOW 11 | 6 Se Finley Point, MT | BADGER PASS SNOTEL |
| Nov 2, 12:08 PM MST | SNOW 5 | 7 Ene Powell, ID | LOLO PASS SNOTEL |
| Nov 2, 12:09 PM MST | SNOW 12 | 16 W Charlos Heights, MT | TWIN LAKES SNOTEL |
| Nov 2, 1:00 PM MST | SNOW 2 | 16 Nnw Marion, MT | MESONET STATION HAND CREEK /HANM8/ SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS. |
| Nov 2, 1:00 PM MST | SNOW 3 | 6 Sw Skalkaho Pass, MT | MESONET STATION DALY CREEK /DALM8/ SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS. |
| Nov 2, 1:00 PM MST | SNOW 5 | 9 Ne Bigfork, MT | MESONET STATION NOISY BASIN /NOIM8/ SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS. |
| Nov 2, 1:00 PM MST | SNOW 6 | 10 Nnw Gibbonsville, ID | MESONET STATION SADDLE MTN. /SDMM8/ SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS. |
| Nov 2, 1:00 PM MST | SNOW 6 | 22 Sw Conner, MT | MESONET STATION NEZ PERCE CAMP /NZCM8/ SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS. |
| Nov 2, 1:00 PM MST | SNOW 6 | 7 Ese Philipsburg, MT | MESONET STATION WARM SPRINGS /WRMM8/ SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS. |
| Nov 2, 1:00 PM MST | SNOW 7 | 21 W Porters Corner, MT | MESONET STATION SKALKAHO SUMMIT /SKAM8/ SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS. |
| Nov 2, 1:00 PM MST | SNOW 8 | 14 Wnw Seeley Lake, MT | MESONET STATION NORTH FORK JOCKO /NFJM8/ SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS. |
| Nov 2, 1:00 PM MST | SNOW 8 | 14 Wsw Quartz, MT | MESONET STATION HOODOO BASIN /HOOM8/ SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS. |
| Nov 2, 1:00 PM MST | SNOW 9 | 10 S Dixon, MT | MESONET STATION SLEEPING WOMAN /SQPM8/ SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS. |
| Nov 2, 1:00 PM MST | SNOW 12 | 8 Ese Evaro, MT | MESONET STATION STUART MOUNTAIN /STTM8/ SNOW DURATION 24 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, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 186 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
- 624 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 53 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 43 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 81 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
748 WWUS45 KMSO 010936 WSWMSO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 336 AM MDT SAT NOV 1 2014 IDZ005-006-MTZ006-020000- /O.UPG.KMSO.WS.A.0007.141102T0000Z-141103T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMSO.WS.W.0015.141102T0000Z-141103T0000Z/ NORTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS-SOUTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS- BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS- 336 AM MDT SAT NOV 1 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM MDT /5 PM PDT/ THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST /4 PM PST/ SUNDAY ABOVE 4500 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW ABOVE 4500 FEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM MDT /5 PM PDT/ THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST /4 PM PST/ SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * IMPACTS/TIMING: SNOW WILL INTENSIFY ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING AND BECOME HEAVY BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING RESULTING IN DIFFICULT TRAVEL OVER LOLO AND LOST TRAIL PASS. ADDITIONALLY HUNTERS AND THOSE IN THE BACKCOUNTRY WILL ALSO EXPERIENCE DETERIORATING WINTER CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT WHICH COULD PROVE QUITE HAZARDOUS IF NOT PREPARED. SNOWFALL INTENSITY WILL BEGIN TO WANE BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6-10 INCHES ABOVE 4500 FEET INCLUDING OVER LOLO AND LOST TRAIL PASSES. THE HIGHER TERRAIN ABOVE 6000 FEET CAN EXPECT TO RECEIVE BETWEEN 10 AND 20 INCHES BY SUNDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...DIXIE...HIGHWAY 93 SULA TO LOST TRAIL PASS...LOLO PASS 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. && $$ IDZ009-010-MTZ002-004-007-043-020000- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.A.0007.141102T0000Z-141103T0000Z/ WESTERN LEMHI COUNTY-EASTERN LEMHI COUNTY-WEST GLACIER REGION- LOWER CLARK FORK REGION-BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION- POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION- 336 AM MDT SAT NOV 1 2014 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON ABOVE 4500 FEET... * IMPACTS/TIMING: ACCUMULATING SNOW MAY PRODUCE DIFFICULT TRAVEL OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES AND THROUGHOUT THE BACK COUNTRY TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. SOME HIGH ELEVATION VALLEYS IN SOUTHWEST MONTANA COULD ALSO RECEIVE ACCUMULATING SNOW WHICH COULD IMPACT TRAVEL. HUNTERS AND THOSE IN THE BACK COUNTRY WILL EXPERIENCE RAW WINTER CONDITIONS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4-8 INCHES ABOVE 4500 FEET WITH GREATER AMOUNTS EXPECTED IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BANNOCK PASS...HIGHWAY 28 TENDOY TO LONE PINE...HIGHWAY 93 LOST TRAIL PASS TO GIBBONSVILLE... LEMHI PASS...MARIAS PASS...BUTTE...GEORGETOWN LAKE...HIGHWAY 12 GARRISON TO ELLISTON...MACDONALD PASS PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
7 follow-up statements
862 WWUS45 KMSO 012035 WSWMSO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 235 PM MDT SAT NOV 1 2014 IDZ009-010-021200- /O.UPG.KMSO.WS.A.0007.141102T0000Z-141103T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KMSO.WS.W.0015.141102T0000Z-141102T1800Z/ WESTERN LEMHI COUNTY-EASTERN LEMHI COUNTY- 235 PM MDT SAT NOV 1 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING TO 11 AM MST SUNDAY ABOVE 6500 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW ABOVE 6500 FEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING TO 11 AM MST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * IMPACTS/TIMING: SNOW WILL INTENSIFY ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING AND BECOME HEAVY BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING RESULTING IN DIFFICULT TRAVEL OVER LOST TRAIL PASS AND WILLIAMS CREEK ROAD. ADDITIONALLY HUNTERS AND THOSE IN THE BACKCOUNTRY WILL ALSO EXPERIENCE DETERIORATING WINTER CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT WHICH COULD PROVE QUITE HAZARDOUS IF NOT PREPARED. SNOWFALL INTENSITY WILL BEGIN TO WANE BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6-10 INCHES ABOVE 6500 FEET WITH GREATER AMOUNTS EXPECTED IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BANNOCK PASS...HIGHWAY 28 TENDOY TO LONE PINE...LEMHI PASS...HIGHWAY 93 LOST TRAIL PASS TO GIBBONSVILLE. 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. && $$ MTZ004-021200- /O.UPG.KMSO.WS.A.0007.141102T0000Z-141103T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KMSO.WS.W.0015.141102T0000Z-141103T0000Z/ LOWER CLARK FORK REGION- 235 PM MDT SAT NOV 1 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST SUNDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW ABOVE 4000 FEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * IMPACTS/TIMING: SNOW WILL INTENSIFY ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING AND BECOME HEAVY BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING RESULTING IN DIFFICULT TRAVEL OVER EVARO HILL AND LOOKOUT PASS. ADDITIONALLY HUNTERS AND THOSE IN THE BACKCOUNTRY WILL ALSO EXPERIENCE DETERIORATING WINTER CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT WHICH COULD PROVE QUITE HAZARDOUS IF NOT PREPARED. SNOWFALL INTENSITY WILL BEGIN TO WANE BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4-8 INCHES ABOVE 4000 FEET WITH GREATER AMOUNTS EXPECTED IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...LOOKOUT PASS...HIGHWAY 93 OVER EVARO HILL PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MTZ002-043-021200- /O.UPG.KMSO.WS.A.0007.141102T0000Z-141103T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KMSO.WS.W.0015.141102T0000Z-141103T0000Z/ WEST GLACIER REGION-POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION- 235 PM MDT SAT NOV 1 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST SUNDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW ABOVE 4000 FEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * IMPACTS/TIMING: SNOW WILL INTENSIFY ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING AND BECOME HEAVY BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING RESULTING IN DIFFICULT TRAVEL ACROSS THE REGION...ESPECIALLY MARIAS PASS. ADDITIONALLY HUNTERS AND THOSE IN THE BACKCOUNTRY WILL ALSO EXPERIENCE DETERIORATING WINTER CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT WHICH COULD PROVE QUITE HAZARDOUS IF NOT PREPARED. SNOWFALL INTENSITY WILL BEGIN TO WANE BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3-7 INCHES ABOVE 4000 FEET WITH MARIAS PASS EXPECTING 8-11 INCHES. GREATER AMOUNTS EXPECTED IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...MARIAS PASS...HIGHWAY 83 SEELEY LAKE TO CONDON 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. && $$ IDZ005-006-MTZ006-021200- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0015.141102T0000Z-141103T0000Z/ NORTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS-SOUTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS- BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS- 235 PM MDT SAT NOV 1 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM MDT /5 PM PDT/ THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST /4 PM PST/ SUNDAY ABOVE 4500 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 4500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM MDT /5 PM PDT/ THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST /4 PM PST/ SUNDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: SNOW WILL INTENSIFY ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING AND BECOME HEAVY BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING RESULTING IN DIFFICULT TRAVEL OVER LOLO AND LOST TRAIL PASS. ADDITIONALLY HUNTERS AND THOSE IN THE BACKCOUNTRY WILL ALSO EXPERIENCE DETERIORATING WINTER CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT WHICH COULD PROVE QUITE HAZARDOUS IF NOT PREPARED. SNOWFALL INTENSITY WILL BEGIN TO WANE BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6-10 INCHES ABOVE 4500 FEET INCLUDING OVER LOLO AND LOST TRAIL PASSES. THE HIGHER TERRAIN ABOVE 6000 FEET CAN EXPECT TO RECEIVE BETWEEN 10 AND 20 INCHES BY SUNDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...DIXIE...HIGHWAY 93 SULA TO LOST TRAIL PASS...LOLO PASS PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ IDZ008-021200- /O.NEW.KMSO.WW.Y.0059.141102T0000Z-141102T1200Z/ LOWER HELLS CANYON/SALMON RIVER REGION- 235 PM MDT SAT NOV 1 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST SUNDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET FOR...WHITE BIRD GRADE... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR ABOVE 4000 FEET... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST SUNDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: PRECIPITATION WILL BECOME INTENSE THIS EVENING CAUSING SNOW LEVELS TO DROP TO 4000 FEET RESULTING IN DIFFICULT TRAVEL OVER WHITE BIRD GRADE. SNOWFALL INTENSITY WILL BEGIN TO WANE BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 INCHES ABOVE 4000 FEET. 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. && $$ MTZ007-021200- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.A.0007.141102T0000Z-141103T0000Z/ BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION- 235 PM MDT SAT NOV 1 2014 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON ABOVE 4500 FEET... A WINTER STORM WATCH ABOVE 4500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4-8 INCHES ABOVE 4500 FEET WITH GREATER AMOUNTS EXPECTED IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BUTTE...GEORGETOWN LAKE...HIGHWAY 12 GARRISON TO ELLISTON...MACDONALD PASS PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
106 WWUS45 KMSO 012236 WSWMSO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 436 PM MDT SAT NOV 1 2014 MTZ004-021200- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0015.141102T0000Z-141103T0000Z/ LOWER CLARK FORK REGION- 436 PM MDT SAT NOV 1 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST SUNDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET FOR...EVARO HILL... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 4000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST SUNDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: SNOW WILL INTENSIFY ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING AND BECOME HEAVY BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING RESULTING IN DIFFICULT TRAVEL OVER EVARO HILL AND LOOKOUT PASS. ADDITIONALLY HUNTERS AND THOSE IN THE BACKCOUNTRY WILL ALSO EXPERIENCE DETERIORATING WINTER CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT WHICH COULD PROVE QUITE HAZARDOUS IF NOT PREPARED. SNOWFALL INTENSITY WILL BEGIN TO WANE BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4-8 INCHES ABOVE 4000 FEET WITH GREATER AMOUNTS EXPECTED IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN. 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. && $$ MTZ002-043-021200- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0015.141102T0000Z-141103T0000Z/ WEST GLACIER REGION-POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION- 436 PM MDT SAT NOV 1 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST SUNDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 4000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST SUNDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: SNOW WILL INTENSIFY ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING AND BECOME HEAVY BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING RESULTING IN DIFFICULT TRAVEL ACROSS THE REGION...ESPECIALLY MARIAS PASS. ADDITIONALLY HUNTERS AND THOSE IN THE BACKCOUNTRY WILL ALSO EXPERIENCE DETERIORATING WINTER CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT WHICH COULD PROVE QUITE HAZARDOUS IF NOT PREPARED. SNOWFALL INTENSITY WILL BEGIN TO WANE BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3-7 INCHES ABOVE 4000 FEET WITH MARIAS PASS EXPECTING 8-11 INCHES. GREATER AMOUNTS EXPECTED IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...MARIAS PASS...HIGHWAY 83 SEELEY LAKE TO CONDON PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ IDZ005-006-MTZ006-021200- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0015.141102T0000Z-141103T0000Z/ NORTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS-SOUTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS- BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS- 436 PM MDT SAT NOV 1 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST /4 PM PST/ SUNDAY ABOVE 4500 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 4500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST /4 PM PST/ SUNDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: SNOW WILL INTENSIFY ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING AND BECOME HEAVY BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING RESULTING IN DIFFICULT TRAVEL OVER LOLO AND LOST TRAIL PASS. ADDITIONALLY HUNTERS AND THOSE IN THE BACKCOUNTRY WILL ALSO EXPERIENCE DETERIORATING WINTER CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT WHICH COULD PROVE QUITE HAZARDOUS IF NOT PREPARED. SNOWFALL INTENSITY WILL BEGIN TO WANE BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6-10 INCHES ABOVE 4500 FEET INCLUDING OVER LOLO AND LOST TRAIL PASSES. THE HIGHER TERRAIN ABOVE 6000 FEET CAN EXPECT TO RECEIVE BETWEEN 10 AND 20 INCHES BY SUNDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...DIXIE...HIGHWAY 93 SULA TO LOST TRAIL PASS...LOLO PASS 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. && $$ IDZ009-010-021200- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0015.141102T0000Z-141102T1800Z/ WESTERN LEMHI COUNTY-EASTERN LEMHI COUNTY- 436 PM MDT SAT NOV 1 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SUNDAY ABOVE 6500 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 6500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SUNDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: SNOW WILL INTENSIFY ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING AND BECOME HEAVY BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING RESULTING IN DIFFICULT TRAVEL OVER LOST TRAIL PASS AND WILLIAMS CREEK ROAD. ADDITIONALLY HUNTERS AND THOSE IN THE BACKCOUNTRY WILL ALSO EXPERIENCE DETERIORATING WINTER CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT WHICH COULD PROVE QUITE HAZARDOUS IF NOT PREPARED. SNOWFALL INTENSITY WILL BEGIN TO WANE BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6-10 INCHES ABOVE 6500 FEET WITH GREATER AMOUNTS EXPECTED IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BANNOCK PASS...HIGHWAY 28 TENDOY TO LONE PINE...LEMHI PASS PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MTZ001-021200- /O.EXB.KMSO.WW.Y.0059.141102T0000Z-141103T0000Z/ KOOTENAI/CABINET REGION- 436 PM MDT SAT NOV 1 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST SUNDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW ABOVE 4000 FEET... WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST SUNDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: SNOW LEVELS WILL TO DROP TO NEAR 4000 FEET TONIGHT, RESULTING IN DIFFICULT TRAVEL OVER SOME BACKCOUNTRY ROADS. A FEW ROAD SECTIONS ALONG US-2 BETWEEN LIBBY AND MARION COULD SEE WET SNOW OVERNIGHT, CAUSING SLUSH AND DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. SNOWFALL INTENSITY WILL BEGIN TO WANE BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...BUT SNOW SHOWERS WILL LIKELY LINGER IN THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 7 INCHES ABOVE 4500 FEET...WITH A FEW SLUSHY INCHES POSSIBLE DOWN TO 4000 FEET ALONG SECTIONS OF HIGHWAY 2. 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. && $$ IDZ008-021200- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0059.141102T0000Z-141102T1200Z/ LOWER HELLS CANYON/SALMON RIVER REGION- 436 PM MDT SAT NOV 1 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET FOR...WHITE BIRD GRADE... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 4000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: PRECIPITATION WILL BECOME INTENSE THIS EVENING CAUSING SNOW LEVELS TO DROP TO 4000 FEET RESULTING IN DIFFICULT TRAVEL OVER WHITE BIRD GRADE. SNOWFALL INTENSITY WILL BEGIN TO WANE BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 INCHES ABOVE 4000 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MTZ007-021200- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.A.0007.141102T0000Z-141103T0000Z/ BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION- 436 PM MDT SAT NOV 1 2014 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON ABOVE 4500 FEET... A WINTER STORM WATCH ABOVE 4500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4-8 INCHES ABOVE 4500 FEET WITH GREATER AMOUNTS EXPECTED IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BUTTE...GEORGETOWN LAKE...HIGHWAY 12 GARRISON TO ELLISTON...MACDONALD PASS PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
942 WWUS45 KMSO 020328 WSWMSO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 928 PM MDT SAT NOV 1 2014 MTZ004-021200- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0015.000000T0000Z-141103T0000Z/ LOWER CLARK FORK REGION- 928 PM MDT SAT NOV 1 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST SUNDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET FOR...EVARO HILL... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 4000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST SUNDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: SNOW WILL INTENSIFY ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING AND BECOME HEAVY BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING RESULTING IN DIFFICULT TRAVEL OVER EVARO HILL AND LOOKOUT PASS. ADDITIONALLY HUNTERS AND THOSE IN THE BACKCOUNTRY WILL ALSO EXPERIENCE DETERIORATING WINTER CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT WHICH COULD PROVE QUITE HAZARDOUS IF NOT PREPARED. SNOWFALL INTENSITY WILL BEGIN TO WANE BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4-8 INCHES ABOVE 4000 FEET WITH GREATER AMOUNTS EXPECTED IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MTZ002-043-021200- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0015.000000T0000Z-141103T0000Z/ WEST GLACIER REGION-POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION- 928 PM MDT SAT NOV 1 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST SUNDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 4000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST SUNDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: SNOW WILL INTENSIFY ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING AND BECOME HEAVY BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING RESULTING IN DIFFICULT TRAVEL ACROSS THE REGION...ESPECIALLY MARIAS PASS. ADDITIONALLY HUNTERS AND THOSE IN THE BACKCOUNTRY WILL ALSO EXPERIENCE DETERIORATING WINTER CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT WHICH COULD PROVE QUITE HAZARDOUS IF NOT PREPARED. SNOWFALL INTENSITY WILL BEGIN TO WANE BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3-7 INCHES ABOVE 4000 FEET WITH MARIAS PASS EXPECTING 8-11 INCHES. GREATER AMOUNTS EXPECTED IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...MARIAS PASS...HIGHWAY 83 SEELEY LAKE TO CONDON 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. && $$ IDZ005-006-MTZ006-021200- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0015.000000T0000Z-141103T0000Z/ NORTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS-SOUTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS- BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS- 928 PM MDT SAT NOV 1 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST /4 PM PST/ SUNDAY ABOVE 4500 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 4500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST /4 PM PST/ SUNDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: SNOW WILL INTENSIFY ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING AND BECOME HEAVY BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING RESULTING IN DIFFICULT TRAVEL OVER LOLO AND LOST TRAIL PASS. ADDITIONALLY HUNTERS AND THOSE IN THE BACKCOUNTRY WILL ALSO EXPERIENCE DETERIORATING WINTER CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT WHICH COULD PROVE QUITE HAZARDOUS IF NOT PREPARED. SNOWFALL INTENSITY WILL BEGIN TO WANE BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6-10 INCHES ABOVE 4500 FEET INCLUDING OVER LOLO AND LOST TRAIL PASSES. THE HIGHER TERRAIN ABOVE 6000 FEET CAN EXPECT TO RECEIVE BETWEEN 10 AND 20 INCHES BY SUNDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...DIXIE...HIGHWAY 93 SULA TO LOST TRAIL PASS...LOLO PASS PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ IDZ009-010-021200- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0015.000000T0000Z-141102T1800Z/ WESTERN LEMHI COUNTY-EASTERN LEMHI COUNTY- 928 PM MDT SAT NOV 1 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SUNDAY ABOVE 6500 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 6500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SUNDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: SNOW WILL INTENSIFY ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING AND BECOME HEAVY BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING RESULTING IN DIFFICULT TRAVEL OVER LOST TRAIL PASS AND WILLIAMS CREEK ROAD. ADDITIONALLY HUNTERS AND THOSE IN THE BACKCOUNTRY WILL ALSO EXPERIENCE DETERIORATING WINTER CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT WHICH COULD PROVE QUITE HAZARDOUS IF NOT PREPARED. SNOWFALL INTENSITY WILL BEGIN TO WANE BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6-10 INCHES ABOVE 6500 FEET WITH GREATER AMOUNTS EXPECTED IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BANNOCK PASS...HIGHWAY 28 TENDOY TO LONE PINE...LEMHI PASS 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. && $$ MTZ007-021200- /O.UPG.KMSO.WS.A.0007.000000T0000Z-141103T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KMSO.WW.Y.0059.000000T0000Z-141103T0000Z/ BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION- 928 PM MDT SAT NOV 1 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST SUNDAY ABOVE 4500 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW ABOVE 4500 FEET... WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * IMPACTS/TIMING: PERIODS OF RAIN WILL TRANSITION TO SNOW OVERNIGHT...WITH POSSIBLE ACCUMULATING SNOW ON AREA ROADS BY DAYBREAK. SNOWFALL WILL BE HEAVIER TO THE NORTH AND WEST OF DEER LODGE. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE FOR THE I-90 AND HIGHWAY 200 CORRIDORS ABOVE 4500 FEET...WITH 3-6 INCHES POSSIBLE OVER THE PINTLERS AND IN THE GEORGETOWN LAKE AREA. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BUTTE...PHILIPSBURG...GEORGETOWN LAKE...HIGHWAY 12 GARRISON TO ELLISTON...MACDONALD PASS PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ IDZ008-021200- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0059.000000T0000Z-141102T1200Z/ LOWER HELLS CANYON/SALMON RIVER REGION- 928 PM MDT SAT NOV 1 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET FOR...WHITE BIRD GRADE... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 4000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: PRECIPITATION WILL BECOME INTENSE THIS EVENING CAUSING SNOW LEVELS TO DROP TO 4000 FEET RESULTING IN DIFFICULT TRAVEL OVER WHITE BIRD GRADE. SNOWFALL INTENSITY WILL BEGIN TO WANE BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 INCHES ABOVE 4000 FEET. 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. && $$ MTZ001-021200- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0059.000000T0000Z-141103T0000Z/ KOOTENAI/CABINET REGION- 928 PM MDT SAT NOV 1 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST SUNDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 4000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST SUNDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: SNOW LEVELS WILL TO DROP TO NEAR 4000 FEET TONIGHT... RESULTING IN DIFFICULT TRAVEL OVER SOME BACKCOUNTRY ROADS. A FEW ROAD SECTIONS ALONG US-2 BETWEEN LIBBY AND MARION COULD SEE WET SNOW OVERNIGHT... CAUSING SLUSH AND DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. SNOWFALL INTENSITY WILL BEGIN TO WANE BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...BUT SNOW SHOWERS WILL LIKELY LINGER IN THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 7 INCHES ABOVE 4500 FEET...WITH A FEW SLUSHY INCHES POSSIBLE DOWN TO 4000 FEET ALONG SECTIONS OF HIGHWAY 2. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
516 WWUS45 KMSO 021157 WSWMSO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 457 AM MST SUN NOV 2 2014 IDZ008-021300- /O.CAN.KMSO.WW.Y.0059.000000T0000Z-141102T1200Z/ LOWER HELLS CANYON/SALMON RIVER REGION- 457 AM MST SUN NOV 2 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... PRECIPITATION HAS LARGELY MOVED OUT OF THE AREA AND WILL POSE MINIMAL, IF ANY IMPACT TO TRAVEL OVER WHITEBIRD GRADE. THUS THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. $$ MTZ004-030000- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0015.000000T0000Z-141103T0000Z/ LOWER CLARK FORK REGION- 457 AM MST SUN NOV 2 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON ABOVE 4000 FEET FOR...EVARO HILL... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 4000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS/TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL ON EVARO HILL AND THE SURROUNDING HIGHER TERRAIN GENERALLY ABOVE 4000 FEET THROUGH AT LEAST THIS MORNING. SNOWFALL INTENSITY WILL BEGIN TO WANE DURING THE AFTERNOON...THOUGH PERSISTENT SHOWERS ARE LIKELY TO PRODUCE BRIEF PERIODS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY AND POTENTIALLY SLICK ROADWAYS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH GREATER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MTZ002-043-030000- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0015.000000T0000Z-141103T0000Z/ WEST GLACIER REGION-POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION- 457 AM MST SUN NOV 2 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON ABOVE 4000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 4000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS/TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO SHOW GROWING INTENSITY THIS MORNING AND THIS WILL BE THE BEST CHANCE FOR HEAVY ACCUMULATIONS. MORE SHOWERY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON, PRODUCING LESS PERSISTENT SNOW ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 1-5 INCHES ABOVE 4000 FEET WITH MARIAS PASS EXPECTING 4-6 INCHES THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. GREATER AMOUNTS ARE STILL POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...MARIAS PASS...HIGHWAY 83 SEELEY LAKE TO CONDON 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. && $$ IDZ005-006-MTZ006-030000- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0015.000000T0000Z-141103T0000Z/ NORTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS-SOUTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS- BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS- 457 AM MST SUN NOV 2 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST /4 PM PST/ THIS AFTERNOON ABOVE 4500 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 4500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST /4 PM PST/ THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS/TIMING: PERSISTENT HEAVY SNOW CONTINUES TO FALL OVER LOLO PASS EARLY THIS MORNING. IMPACTS TO TRAVEL ARE LIKELY THROUGH AT LEAST MID MORNING BEFORE MORE SHOWERY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND THEN PERSIST THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. LOST TRAIL PASS WILL SEE LIGHT SNOW THIS MORNING WITH A POTENTIAL FOR STRONGER SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES ABOVE 4500 FEET INCLUDING OVER LOLO PASS. LOST TRAIL PASS WILL SEE AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES. THE HIGHER TERRAIN ABOVE 6000 FEET CAN EXPECT TO RECEIVE AN ADDITIONAL 4 TO 6 INCHES BY SUNDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...DIXIE...HIGHWAY 93 SULA TO LOST TRAIL PASS...LOLO PASS PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ IDZ009-010-021800- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0015.000000T0000Z-141102T1800Z/ WESTERN LEMHI COUNTY-EASTERN LEMHI COUNTY- 457 AM MST SUN NOV 2 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING ABOVE 6500 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 6500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS/TIMING: THE HEAVIEST STEADY SNOWFALL HAS LIKELY ENDED. HOWEVER PERSISTENT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND PRODUCE BRIEF BURSTS OF HEAVY SNOW CAPABLE OF QUICKLY REDUCING VISIBILITY AND PRODUCING SLICK CONDITIONS OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 1-4 INCHES ABOVE 6500 FEET. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BANNOCK PASS...HIGHWAY 28 TENDOY TO LONE PINE...LEMHI PASS 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. && $$ MTZ001-030000- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0059.000000T0000Z-141103T0000Z/ KOOTENAI/CABINET REGION- 457 AM MST SUN NOV 2 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON ABOVE 4000 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 4000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS/TIMING: PERSISTENT LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST THIS MORNING RESULTING IN OCCASIONAL IMPACTS TO TRAVEL AND RECREATION THROUGHOUT THE BACKCOUNTRY. CONDITIONS WILL BECOME MORE SHOWERY THIS AFTERNOON AND BY NATURE, THE IMPACTS MORE VARIABLE DEPENDING ON LOCATION OF THESE SHOWERS. TRAVELERS ON THE PIPE CREEK ROAD BETWEEN LIBBY AND YAAK MAY EXPERIENCE PARTICULARLY CHALLENGING TRAVEL THIS MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 INCHES ABOVE 4000 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MTZ007-030000- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0059.000000T0000Z-141103T0000Z/ BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION- 457 AM MST SUN NOV 2 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON ABOVE 4500 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 4500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS/TIMING: MOST OF THE IMPACTS IN THE REGION WILL BE FELT OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN NEAR GEORGETOWN LAKE WHERE PERIODIC SNOW SHOWERS MAY PRODUCE BRIEF, BUT DRAMATIC REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY ALONG WITH SLICK ROADWAYS. ELSEWHERE TEMPERATURES REMAIN WARM AND THUS THE IMPACTS FROM A RAIN/SNOW MIX SHOULD BE MINIMAL. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: UP TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE FOR THE I-90 AND HIGHWAY 200 CORRIDORS ABOVE 4500 FEET...WITH 2-4 INCHES POSSIBLE OVER THE PINTLERS AND IN THE GEORGETOWN LAKE AREA. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BUTTE...GEORGETOWN LAKE...HIGHWAY 12 GARRISON TO ELLISTON...MACDONALD PASS 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. && $$
490 WWUS45 KMSO 021344 WSWMSO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 644 AM MST SUN NOV 2 2014 MTZ004-030000- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0015.000000T0000Z-141103T0000Z/ LOWER CLARK FORK REGION- 644 AM MST SUN NOV 2 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON ABOVE 4000 FEET FOR...EVARO HILL... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 4000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS/TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL ON EVARO HILL AND THE SURROUNDING HIGHER TERRAIN GENERALLY ABOVE 4000 FEET THROUGH AT LEAST THIS MORNING. SNOWFALL INTENSITY WILL BEGIN TO WANE DURING THE AFTERNOON...THOUGH PERSISTENT SHOWERS ARE LIKELY TO PRODUCE BRIEF PERIODS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY AND POTENTIALLY SLICK ROADWAYS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH GREATER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MTZ002-043-030000- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0015.000000T0000Z-141103T0000Z/ WEST GLACIER REGION-POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION- 644 AM MST SUN NOV 2 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON ABOVE 4000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 4000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS/TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO SHOW GROWING INTENSITY THIS MORNING AND THIS WILL BE THE BEST CHANCE FOR HEAVY ACCUMULATIONS. MORE SHOWERY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON... PRODUCING LESS PERSISTENT SNOW ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 1-5 INCHES ABOVE 4000 FEET WITH MARIAS PASS EXPECTING 4-6 INCHES THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. GREATER AMOUNTS ARE STILL POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...MARIAS PASS...HIGHWAY 83 SEELEY LAKE TO CONDON 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. && $$ IDZ005-006-MTZ006-030000- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0015.000000T0000Z-141103T0000Z/ NORTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS-SOUTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS- BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS- 644 AM MST SUN NOV 2 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST /4 PM PST/ THIS AFTERNOON ABOVE 4500 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 4500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST /4 PM PST/ THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS/TIMING: PERSISTENT HEAVY SNOW CONTINUES TO FALL OVER LOLO PASS EARLY THIS MORNING. IMPACTS TO TRAVEL ARE LIKELY THROUGH AT LEAST MID MORNING BEFORE MORE SHOWERY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND THEN PERSIST THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. LOST TRAIL PASS WILL SEE LIGHT SNOW THIS MORNING WITH A POTENTIAL FOR STRONGER SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES ABOVE 4500 FEET INCLUDING OVER LOLO PASS. LOST TRAIL PASS WILL SEE AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES. THE HIGHER TERRAIN ABOVE 6000 FEET CAN EXPECT TO RECEIVE AN ADDITIONAL 4 TO 6 INCHES BY SUNDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...DIXIE...HIGHWAY 93 SULA TO LOST TRAIL PASS...LOLO PASS PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ IDZ009-010-021800- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0015.000000T0000Z-141102T1800Z/ WESTERN LEMHI COUNTY-EASTERN LEMHI COUNTY- 644 AM MST SUN NOV 2 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING ABOVE 6500 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 6500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS/TIMING: THE HEAVIEST STEADY SNOWFALL HAS LIKELY ENDED. HOWEVER PERSISTENT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND PRODUCE BRIEF BURSTS OF HEAVY SNOW CAPABLE OF QUICKLY REDUCING VISIBILITY AND PRODUCING SLICK CONDITIONS OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 1-4 INCHES ABOVE 6500 FEET. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BANNOCK PASS...HIGHWAY 28 TENDOY TO LONE PINE...LEMHI PASS 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. && $$ MTZ003-021800- /O.EXB.KMSO.WW.Y.0059.000000T0000Z-141102T1800Z/ FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS- 644 AM MST SUN NOV 2 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS/TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE MISSION VALLEY THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING AND ALTHOUGH MINIMAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED ON PAVED SURFACES...UNIMPROVED DIRT ROADS WILL QUICKLY BECOME SLUSHY FROM A COMBINATION OF SNOW AND OVERNIGHT RAIN. CONDITIONS SHOULD SLOWLY IMPROVE LATE THIS MORNING AS PRECIPITATION STARTS TO DIMINISH AND THE SUN RISES HIGHER IN THE SKY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: UP TO 2 INCHES SOUTH OF FLATHEAD LAKE INCLUDING ST. IGNATIUS...RONAN AND PABLO. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...MISSION VALLEY...POLSON PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MTZ001-030000- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0059.000000T0000Z-141103T0000Z/ KOOTENAI/CABINET REGION- 644 AM MST SUN NOV 2 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON ABOVE 4000 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 4000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS/TIMING: PERSISTENT LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST THIS MORNING RESULTING IN OCCASIONAL IMPACTS TO TRAVEL AND RECREATION THROUGHOUT THE BACKCOUNTRY. CONDITIONS WILL BECOME MORE SHOWERY THIS AFTERNOON AND BY NATURE... THE IMPACTS MORE VARIABLE DEPENDING ON LOCATION OF THESE SHOWERS. TRAVELERS ON THE PIPE CREEK ROAD BETWEEN LIBBY AND YAAK MAY EXPERIENCE PARTICULARLY CHALLENGING TRAVEL THIS MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 INCHES ABOVE 4000 FEET. 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. && $$ MTZ007-030000- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0059.000000T0000Z-141103T0000Z/ BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION- 644 AM MST SUN NOV 2 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON ABOVE 4500 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 4500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS/TIMING: MOST OF THE IMPACTS IN THE REGION WILL BE FELT OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN NEAR GEORGETOWN LAKE WHERE PERIODIC SNOW SHOWERS MAY PRODUCE BRIEF... BUT DRAMATIC REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY ALONG WITH SLICK ROADWAYS. ELSEWHERE TEMPERATURES REMAIN WARM AND THUS THE IMPACTS FROM A RAIN/SNOW MIX SHOULD BE MINIMAL. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: UP TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE FOR THE I-90 AND HIGHWAY 200 CORRIDORS ABOVE 4500 FEET...WITH 2-4 INCHES POSSIBLE OVER THE PINTLERS AND IN THE GEORGETOWN LAKE AREA. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BUTTE...GEORGETOWN LAKE...HIGHWAY 12 GARRISON TO ELLISTON...MACDONALD PASS PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
059 WWUS45 KMSO 021754 WSWMSO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 1054 AM MST SUN NOV 2 2014 IDZ005-006-MTZ004-006-021900- /O.CAN.KMSO.WS.W.0015.000000T0000Z-141103T0000Z/ NORTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS-SOUTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS- LOWER CLARK FORK REGION-BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS- 1054 AM MST SUN NOV 2 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS BEGINNING TO EXIT THE REGION. LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO LINGER FOR THE REST OF THE DAY CAUSING MINIMAL IMPACTS. $$ IDZ009-010-021900- /O.EXP.KMSO.WS.W.0015.000000T0000Z-141102T1800Z/ WESTERN LEMHI COUNTY-EASTERN LEMHI COUNTY- 1054 AM MST SUN NOV 2 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM MST THIS MORNING ABOVE 6500 FEET... THE WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 6500 FEET WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS BEGINNING TO EXIT THE REGION. LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO LINGER FOR THE REST OF THE DAY CAUSING MINIMAL IMPACTS. $$ MTZ001-021900- /O.CAN.KMSO.WW.Y.0059.000000T0000Z-141103T0000Z/ KOOTENAI/CABINET REGION- 1054 AM MST SUN NOV 2 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS BEGINNING TO EXIT THE REGION. LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO LINGER FOR THE REST OF THE DAY CAUSING MINIMAL IMPACTS. $$ MTZ003-021900- /O.EXP.KMSO.WW.Y.0059.000000T0000Z-141102T1800Z/ FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS- 1054 AM MST SUN NOV 2 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS BEGINNING TO EXIT THE REGION. LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS MIXED WITH SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO LINGER FOR THE REST OF THE DAY CAUSING MINIMAL IMPACTS. $$ MTZ002-043-030000- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0015.000000T0000Z-141103T0000Z/ WEST GLACIER REGION-POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION- 1054 AM MST SUN NOV 2 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON ABOVE 4000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 4000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS/TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON. MORE SHOWERY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING... PRODUCING LESS PERSISTENT SNOW ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 1-5 INCHES ABOVE 4000 FEET WITH MARIAS PASS EXPECTING 4-6 INCHES THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. GREATER AMOUNTS ARE STILL POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...MARIAS PASS...HIGHWAY 83 SEELEY LAKE TO CONDON 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. && $$ MTZ007-030000- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0059.000000T0000Z-141103T0000Z/ BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION- 1054 AM MST SUN NOV 2 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON ABOVE 4500 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 4500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS/TIMING: MOST OF THE IMPACTS IN THE REGION WILL BE FELT OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN NEAR MACDONALD PASS WHERE PERIODIC SNOW SHOWERS MAY PRODUCE BRIEF... BUT DRAMATIC REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY ALONG WITH SLICK ROADWAYS. ELSEWHERE TEMPERATURES REMAIN WARM AND THUS THE IMPACTS FROM A RAIN/SNOW MIX SHOULD BE MINIMAL. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: UP TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE FOR MACDONALD PASS WITH GREATER AMOUNTS IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BUTTE...GEORGETOWN LAKE...HIGHWAY 12 GARRISON TO ELLISTON...MACDONALD PASS PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
526 WWUS45 KMSO 022125 WSWMSO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 225 PM MST SUN NOV 2 2014 MTZ002-043-022230- /O.CAN.KMSO.WS.W.0015.000000T0000Z-141103T0000Z/ WEST GLACIER REGION-POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION- 225 PM MST SUN NOV 2 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CONTINUES TO EXIT THE REGION. LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO LINGER INTO THIS EVENING CAUSING MINIMAL IMPACTS. $$ MTZ007-022230- /O.CAN.KMSO.WW.Y.0059.000000T0000Z-141103T0000Z/ BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION- 225 PM MST SUN NOV 2 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CONTINUES TO EXIT THE REGION. LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO LINGER INTO THIS EVENING CAUSING MINIMAL IMPACTS. $$
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 Missoula, MT wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Oct 31, 2:43 PM MDT, 12 hours 53 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 31, 2:43 PM MDT, 12 hours 53 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Missoula MT
243 PM MDT FRI OCT 31 2014
...Difficult Travel over Passes Saturday Evening and Sunday...
.DISCUSSION...Confidence is high for a very wet storm system to
move through the entire Northern Rockies Saturday Afternoon
through Sunday. Model solutions have come into pretty good
agreement on placement and timing of this storm. While
precipitation will occur everywhere the focus of the heaviest
precipitation has shifted a bit further to the north and west.
About the only uncertainty that remains is snow levels and the
timing of when they will lower. That will be a crucial deciding
factor for how much snow may occur in the mountains and passes.
Current thinking is the heaviest precipitation will fall Saturday
evening through Sunday morning. Impacts and timing
1. ACCUMULATING SNOW OVER ALL MOUNTAIN PASSES IMPACTING TRAVEL.
Heaviest snow amounts will occur over Lost Trail Pass with 6-10"
possible. Amounts of other passes are uncertain at this time due
to timing of lowering snow levels.
2. SIGNIFICANT RAIN AMOUNTS IN THE VALLEYS of west central and
southwest Montana. Total rainfall amounts of .50" to 1.0" are
possible late Saturday through Sunday.
3. Accumulating snows over higher elevation valleys in Southwest
Montana especially impacting Georgetown Lake with Phillipsburg and
Butte receiving lighter snow amounts.
Next week another pretty wet storm system will impact the region
Tuesday and Wednesday. The flow from this system will be mainly
westerly and warm which will typically impact mountainous
locations across the region.
&&
.AVIATION...Clouds will steadily increase and lower across the
Northern Rockies tonight. Precipitation is not anticipated to
impact any terminals until Saturday afternoon/evening.
&&
.MSO WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MT...WINTER STORM WATCH from Saturday evening through Sunday
afternoon Bitterroot/Sapphire Mountains...Butte/Blackfoot
Region...Lower Clark Fork Region...Potomac/Seeley Lake
Region...West Glacier Region.
ID...WINTER STORM WATCH from Saturday evening through Sunday
afternoon Eastern Lemhi County...Northern Clearwater
Mountains...Southern Clearwater Mountains...Western Lemhi
County.
&&The office that day
Everything else NWS Missoula, MT issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 1, 2:35 PM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | MSO | Deer Lodge, Flathead, Granite, Lake, Lincoln, Powell and 2 more | 25 hr |
Nearby
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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.