Alert archive / Montana / Winter Storm Warnings in 2014
Winter Storm Warning 7, NWS Missoula, MT
NWS Missoula, MT issued this winter storm warning at Feb 17, 2014, 7:55 AM MST for Mineral County, Missoula County, Sanders County, Montana. It was in force for 9 hr. 3 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
- Feb 17, 2014, 7:55 AM MST (14:55 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 17, 2014, 5:00 PM MST
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Missoula, MT
Counties Mineral County, MT, Missoula County, MT, Sanders County, MT
The radar
The Missoula radar (KMSX), 59 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:54 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 17, 2:30 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 10 | 5 Nw East Portal, MT | LOOKOUT PASS SNOTEL ESTIMATING ABOUT 10 OF SNOW FROM 8AM TO 1PM. CAMERA SHOWS POOR VISIBILITY LESS THAN 1/2 MI AT TIMES THROUGH THE MORNING. CHAINS REQUIRED FOR TOWING UNITS OVER THE PASS HEAVY SNOW DURATION 5 HOURS |
| Feb 17, 2:34 PM MST | SNOW 2.2 | 4 Nw Noxon, MT | SPOTTER REPORTS 2 OVERNIGHT AND THIS MORNING. TURNED OVER TO A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW THIS AFTERNOON. |
| Feb 17, 4:22 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 12 | 5 Nw East Portal, MT | LOOKOUT PASS SKI AREA AS OF 1530 MST HEAVY 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 12:00Z, 2.9 hours before the alert went out and 137 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
- 1378 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 62 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 322 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 312 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
159 WWUS45 KMSO 171455 WSWMSO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 755 AM MST MON FEB 17 2014 MTZ004-180000- /O.UPG.KMSO.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-140218T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMSO.WS.W.0007.140217T1455Z-140218T0000Z/ LOWER CLARK FORK REGION- 755 AM MST MON FEB 17 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND POOR ROAD CONDITIONS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * IMPACTS/TIMING: A PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW PRODUCING SNOWFALL RATES UP TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS ROAD CONDITIONS AND LOW VISIBILITY FROM HAUGAN TO LOOKOUT PASS ALONG INTERSTATE 90 THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. VALLEY LOCATIONS WILL NOT RECEIVE AS INTENSE OF SNOW FALL BUT A MIX OF SNOW AND SLUSH ON THE ROADWAYS WILL MAKE TRAVEL SLICK. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 8 TO 15 INCHES FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND OVER LOOKOUT PASS. LOWER ELEVATION LOCATIONS WILL GENERALLY SEE BETWEEN 1 AND 4 INCHES. HOWEVER HIGHER AMOUNTS OF UP TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN VALLEY LOCATIONS CLOSER TO THE IDAHO BORDER. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...EVARO HILL...HIGHWAY 200 THOMPSON FALLS TO PLAINS...HIGHWAY 200 TROUT CREEK TO HERON...I-90 LOOKOUT PASS TO HAUGAN PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A 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. && $$ MTZ001-180000- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-140218T0000Z/ KOOTENAI/CABINET REGION- 755 AM MST MON FEB 17 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS/TIMING: NEW SNOW OVERNIGHT WILL COMBINE WITH ALREADY VERY WET PAVEMENT CONDITIONS AND THEN FREEZE CAUSING DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL THROUGHOUT THE DAY WILL RESULT IN ICY...SNOW PACKED CONDITIONS AND ULTIMATELY RESULT IN SLOW TRAVEL THROUGHOUT THE REGION. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 6 INCHES...LOCALLY UP TO 8 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS WITH AROUND 10 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...HIGHWAY 2 KALISPELL TO LIBBY... HIGHWAY 37 EUREKA TO LIBBY...HIGHWAY 56 BULL LAKE ROAD... HIGHWAY 93 EUREKA TO WHITEFISH && $$ MTZ002-180000- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-140218T0000Z/ WEST GLACIER REGION- 755 AM MST MON FEB 17 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS/TIMING: OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE PERIODS OF LOW VISIBILITY AND POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS OVER MARIAS PASS TODAY. MOTORISTS TRAVELING ON US-2 CAN EXPECT TO EXPERIENCE ICY...SNOW PACKED ROADS AS WELL. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 8 TO 12 INCHES OVER MARIAS PASS AND ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS WITH GENERALLY 4 TO 7 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BAD ROCK CANYON...ESSEX...HIGHWAY 83 BIGFORK TO SWAN LAKE...MARIAS PASS...POLEBRIDGE && $$ MTZ003-180000- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-140218T0000Z/ FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS- 755 AM MST MON FEB 17 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS/TIMING: SNOW WILL START TO ACCUMULATE THIS MORNING IN THE VALLEYS AND CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY. SLUSHY CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED ON AREA ROADS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 INCHES IN THE MISSION VALLEY WITH 2 TO 6 INCHES IN THE FLATHEAD VALLEY...INCLUDING KALISPELL. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...FLATHEAD LAKE...FLATHEAD VALLEY... MISSION VALLEY...POLSON && $$ MTZ043-180000- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-140218T0000Z/ POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION- 755 AM MST MON FEB 17 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS/TIMING: SNOW WILL GRADUALLY BECOME MORE INTENSE THROUGHOUT THE DAY WITH AREA ROADWAYS QUICKLY BECOMING SNOW COVERED AND ICY. ANY SURFACES WHICH STILL HAVE SURFACE WATER OR SLUSH ON THEM COULD BECOME PARTICULARLY SLICK TODAY AND TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 5 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS WITH AROUND 10 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...HIGHWAY 200 BONNER TO GREENOUGH... HIGHWAY 83 SEELEY LAKE TO CONDON...I-90 EAST MISSOULA TO BEARMOUTH && $$ MTZ006-180000- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-140218T0300Z/ BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS- 755 AM MST MON FEB 17 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS/TIMING: SNOW WILL GRADUALLY INTENSIFY THROUGHOUT THE DAY WITH AREA ROADWAYS QUICKLY BECOMING SNOW COVERED AND ICY. BREEZY CONDITIONS ATOP LOLO AND LOST TRAIL PASS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW RESULTING IN PERIODS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY. TRAVEL MAY BECOME CHALLENGING AND AT TIMES...HAZARDOUS OVER THESE PASSES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: STORM TOTAL OF 6 TO 8 INCHES FOR LOLO PASS WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES EXPECTED OVER LOST TRAIL PASS. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...HIGHWAY 93 SULA TO LOST TRAIL PASS...LOLO PASS && $$ IDZ005-006-180000- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-140218T0300Z/ NORTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS-SOUTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS- 655 AM PST MON FEB 17 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS/TIMING: SNOW WILL PROGRESSIVELY BECOMING MORE INTENSE THROUGHOUT THE DAY CREATING SLICK...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND PERIODS OF DIFFICULT TRAVEL...PARTICULARLY OVER LOLO PASS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 8 INCHES OVER LOLO PASS AND IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS DOWN TO 3000 FEET. LITTLE TO NO SNOW ACCUMULATION BELOW 3000 FEET. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...ELK RIVER...HIGHWAY 11 PIERCE TO HEADQUARTERS...PIERCE...DIXIE...ELK CITY...HIGHWAY 12 LOWELL TO LOLO PASS && $$
3 follow-up statements
100 WWUS45 KMSO 171837 WSWMSO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 1137 AM MST MON FEB 17 2014 MTZ004-180000- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-140218T0000Z/ LOWER CLARK FORK REGION- 1137 AM MST MON FEB 17 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS/TIMING: A PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW PRODUCING SNOWFALL RATES UP TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS ROAD CONDITIONS AND LOW VISIBILITY FROM HAUGAN TO LOOKOUT PASS ALONG INTERSTATE 90 THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. VALLEY LOCATIONS WILL NOT RECEIVE AS INTENSE OF SNOW FALL BUT A MIX OF SNOW AND SLUSH ON THE ROADWAYS WILL MAKE TRAVEL SLICK. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 8 TO 15 INCHES FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND OVER LOOKOUT PASS. LOWER ELEVATION LOCATIONS WILL GENERALLY SEE BETWEEN 1 AND 4 INCHES. HOWEVER HIGHER AMOUNTS OF UP TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN VALLEY LOCATIONS CLOSER TO THE IDAHO BORDER. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...EVARO HILL...HIGHWAY 200 THOMPSON FALLS TO PLAINS...HIGHWAY 200 TROUT CREEK TO HERON...I-90 LOOKOUT PASS TO HAUGAN PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MTZ007-180000- /O.EXB.KMSO.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-140218T0600Z/ BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION- 1137 AM MST MON FEB 17 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND WIND CAUSING BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS/TIMING: GUSTY WEST WINDS HAVE ALREADY BEGUN TO DEVELOP THIS MORNING IN THE FAVORED WIND AREAS SUCH AS HIGHWAY 12 FROM GARRISON TO MACDONALD PASS AND THE HIGHWAY 1 CORRIDOR FROM ANACONDA TO GEORGETOWN LAKE. BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH SNOW TO CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITY. ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK. * WINDS: WEST 20-30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH, MAINLY IN ABOVE MENTIONED WIND AREAS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 5 INCHES OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN SUCH AS GEORGETOWN LAKE AND OVER MACDONALD AND HOMESTAKE PASSES. 1 TO 2 INCHES FOR THE LOWER ELEVATIONS * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BUTTE...GEORGETOWN LAKE...HIGHWAY 12 GARRISON TO ELLISTON...MACDONALD PASS $$ MTZ006-180000- /O.EXT.KMSO.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-140218T0600Z/ BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS- 1137 AM MST MON FEB 17 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS/TIMING: SNOW WILL GRADUALLY INTENSIFY THROUGHOUT THE DAY WITH AREA ROADWAYS QUICKLY BECOMING SNOW COVERED AND ICY. BREEZY CONDITIONS ATOP LOLO AND LOST TRAIL PASS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW RESULTING IN PERIODS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY. TRAVEL MAY BECOME CHALLENGING AND AT TIMES...HAZARDOUS OVER THESE PASSES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: STORM TOTAL OF 6 TO 8 INCHES FOR LOLO PASS WITH 4 TO 6 INCHES EXPECTED OVER LOST TRAIL PASS. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...HIGHWAY 93 SULA TO LOST TRAIL PASS...LOLO PASS $$ IDZ005-006-180000- /O.EXT.KMSO.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-140218T0600Z/ NORTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS-SOUTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS- 1037 AM PST MON FEB 17 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS/TIMING: SNOW WILL PROGRESSIVELY BECOMING MORE INTENSE THROUGHOUT THE DAY CREATING SLICK...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND PERIODS OF DIFFICULT TRAVEL...PARTICULARLY OVER LOLO PASS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 8 INCHES OVER LOLO PASS AND IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS DOWN TO 3000 FEET. LITTLE TO NO SNOW ACCUMULATION BELOW 3000 FEET. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...ELK RIVER...HIGHWAY 11 PIERCE TO HEADQUARTERS...PIERCE...DIXIE...ELK CITY...HIGHWAY 12 LOWELL TO LOLO PASS $$ MTZ001-180000- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-140218T0000Z/ KOOTENAI/CABINET REGION- 1137 AM MST MON FEB 17 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS/TIMING: ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL THROUGHOUT THE DAY WILL RESULT IN ICY...SNOW PACKED CONDITIONS AND ULTIMATELY RESULT IN SLOW TRAVEL THROUGHOUT THE REGION. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: STORM TOTAL 2 TO 4 INCHES...LOCALLY UP TO 6 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS WITH AROUND 10 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...HIGHWAY 2 KALISPELL TO LIBBY... HIGHWAY 37 EUREKA TO LIBBY...HIGHWAY 56 BULL LAKE ROAD... HIGHWAY 93 EUREKA TO WHITEFISH $$ MTZ002-180000- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-140218T0000Z/ WEST GLACIER REGION- 1137 AM MST MON FEB 17 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS/TIMING: OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE PERIODS OF LOW VISIBILITY AND POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS OVER MARIAS PASS TODAY. MOTORISTS TRAVELING ON US-2 CAN EXPECT TO EXPERIENCE ICY...SNOW PACKED ROADS AS WELL. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 8 TO 12 INCHES OVER MARIAS PASS AND ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS WITH GENERALLY 4 TO 7 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BAD ROCK CANYON...ESSEX...HIGHWAY 83 BIGFORK TO SWAN LAKE...MARIAS PASS...POLEBRIDGE $$ MTZ003-180000- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-140218T0000Z/ FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS- 1137 AM MST MON FEB 17 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS/TIMING: SNOW WILL START TO ACCUMULATE THIS MORNING IN THE VALLEYS AND CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY. SLUSHY CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED ON AREA ROADS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 INCHES. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...FLATHEAD LAKE...FLATHEAD VALLEY... MISSION VALLEY...POLSON $$ MTZ043-180000- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-140218T0000Z/ POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION- 1137 AM MST MON FEB 17 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS/TIMING: SNOW WILL GRADUALLY BECOME MORE INTENSE THROUGHOUT THE DAY WITH AREA ROADWAYS QUICKLY BECOMING SNOW COVERED AND ICY. ANY SURFACES WHICH STILL HAVE SURFACE WATER OR SLUSH ON THEM COULD BECOME PARTICULARLY SLICK TODAY AND TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 5 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS WITH AROUND 10 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...HIGHWAY 200 BONNER TO GREENOUGH... HIGHWAY 83 SEELEY LAKE TO CONDON...I-90 EAST MISSOULA TO BEARMOUTH $$
152 WWUS45 KMSO 172100 WSWMSO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 200 PM MST MON FEB 17 2014 MTZ004-180000- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-140218T0000Z/ LOWER CLARK FORK REGION- 200 PM MST MON FEB 17 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS/TIMING: A PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW PRODUCING SNOWFALL RATES UP TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS ROAD CONDITIONS AND LOW VISIBILITY FROM HAUGAN TO LOOKOUT PASS ALONG INTERSTATE 90 THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. VALLEY LOCATIONS WILL NOT RECEIVE AS INTENSE OF SNOW FALL BUT A MIX OF SNOW AND SLUSH ON THE ROADWAYS WILL MAKE TRAVEL SLICK. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: STORM TOTAL 8 TO 15 INCHES FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND OVER LOOKOUT PASS. LOWER ELEVATION LOCATIONS WILL GENERALLY SEE BETWEEN 1 AND 3 INCHES. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...EVARO HILL...HIGHWAY 200 THOMPSON FALLS TO PLAINS...HIGHWAY 200 TROUT CREEK TO HERON...I-90 LOOKOUT PASS TO HAUGAN PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MTZ002-180000- /O.EXT.KMSO.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-140218T0600Z/ WEST GLACIER REGION- 200 PM MST MON FEB 17 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS/TIMING: OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE PERIODS OF LOW VISIBILITY AND POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS OVER MARIAS PASS TODAY. MOTORISTS TRAVELING ON US-2 CAN EXPECT TO EXPERIENCE ICY...SNOW PACKED ROADS AS WELL. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: STORM TOTAL 8 TO 12 INCHES OVER MARIAS PASS AND ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS WITH GENERALLY 2 TO 5 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BAD ROCK CANYON...ESSEX...HIGHWAY 83 BIGFORK TO SWAN LAKE...MARIAS PASS...POLEBRIDGE $$ MTZ043-180000- /O.EXT.KMSO.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-140218T0600Z/ POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION- 200 PM MST MON FEB 17 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS/TIMING: SNOW WILL INTENSIFY THIS AFTERNOON WITH AREA ROADWAYS QUICKLY BECOMING SNOW COVERED AND ICY. ANY SURFACES WHICH STILL HAVE SURFACE WATER OR SLUSH ON THEM COULD BECOME PARTICULARLY SLICK TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 5 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS WITH AROUND 10 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...HIGHWAY 200 BONNER TO GREENOUGH... HIGHWAY 83 SEELEY LAKE TO CONDON...I-90 EAST MISSOULA TO BEARMOUTH $$ MTZ001-180000- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-140218T0000Z/ KOOTENAI/CABINET REGION- 200 PM MST MON FEB 17 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS/TIMING: ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL THROUGHOUT THE DAY WILL RESULT IN ICY...SNOW PACKED CONDITIONS AND ULTIMATELY RESULT IN SLOW TRAVEL THROUGHOUT THE REGION. ROAD CONDITIONS WILL VARY GREATLY OVER SHORT DISTANCES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: STORM TOTAL 2 TO 4 INCHES...LOCALLY UP TO 6 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS WITH AROUND 10 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...HIGHWAY 2 KALISPELL TO LIBBY... HIGHWAY 37 EUREKA TO LIBBY...HIGHWAY 56 BULL LAKE ROAD... HIGHWAY 93 EUREKA TO WHITEFISH $$ MTZ003-180000- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-140218T0000Z/ FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS- 200 PM MST MON FEB 17 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS/TIMING: A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL CREATE SLUSHY CONDITIONS ON AREA ROADS. A BRIEF PERIOD OF MORE INTENSE SNOW LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING COULD LEAD TO SHORT PERIODS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 INCHES. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...FLATHEAD LAKE...FLATHEAD VALLEY... MISSION VALLEY...POLSON $$ MTZ006-180000- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-140218T0600Z/ BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS- 200 PM MST MON FEB 17 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS/TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH AREA ROADWAYS QUICKLY BECOMING SNOW COVERED AND ICY. BREEZY CONDITIONS ATOP LOLO AND LOST TRAIL PASS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW RESULTING IN PERIODS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY. TRAVEL MAY BECOME CHALLENGING AND AT TIMES...HAZARDOUS OVER THESE PASSES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: STORM TOTAL OF 6 TO 8 INCHES FOR LOLO PASS WITH 4 TO 6 INCHES EXPECTED OVER LOST TRAIL PASS. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...HIGHWAY 93 SULA TO LOST TRAIL PASS...LOLO PASS $$ IDZ005-006-180000- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-140218T0600Z/ NORTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS-SOUTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS- 100 PM PST MON FEB 17 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS/TIMING: SNOW WILL PROGRESSIVELY BECOMING MORE INTENSE THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON CREATING SLICK...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND PERIODS OF DIFFICULT TRAVEL...PARTICULARLY OVER LOLO PASS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 8 INCHES OVER LOLO PASS AND IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS DOWN TO 3000 FEET. LITTLE TO NO SNOW ACCUMULATION BELOW 3000 FEET. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...ELK RIVER...HIGHWAY 11 PIERCE TO HEADQUARTERS...PIERCE...DIXIE...ELK CITY...HIGHWAY 12 LOWELL TO LOLO PASS $$ MTZ007-180000- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-140218T0600Z/ BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION- 200 PM MST MON FEB 17 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS/TIMING: GUSTY WEST WINDS HAVE ALREADY BEGUN TO DEVELOP THIS MORNING IN THE FAVORED WIND AREAS SUCH AS HIGHWAY 12 FROM GARRISON TO MACDONALD PASS AND THE HIGHWAY 1 CORRIDOR FROM ANACONDA TO GEORGETOWN LAKE. BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH SNOW TO CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITY. ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK. * WINDS: WEST 20-30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH... MAINLY IN ABOVE MENTIONED WIND AREAS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 5 INCHES OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN SUCH AS GEORGETOWN LAKE AND OVER MACDONALD AND HOMESTAKE PASSES. 1 TO 2 INCHES FOR THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BUTTE...GEORGETOWN LAKE...HIGHWAY 12 GARRISON TO ELLISTON...MACDONALD PASS $$
806 WWUS45 KMSO 172359 WSWMSO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 459 PM MST MON FEB 17 2014 MTZ004-180600- /O.EXP.KMSO.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-140218T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KMSO.WW.Y.0017.140218T0000Z-140218T0600Z/ LOWER CLARK FORK REGION- 459 PM MST MON FEB 17 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS/TIMING: SNOW AND WIND WILL CONTINUE TO BE PRESENT MAINLY FROM HAUGAN TO LOOKOUT PASS THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. SNOW COVERED ROADS...BLOWING SNOW...AND LOW VISIBILITY AT TIMES WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. * WINDS: WEST 20-30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH AT LOOKOUT PASS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL 4 INCHES NEAR LOOKOUT PASS. ADDITIONAL 1-2 INCHES AT LOWER ELEVATIONS. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...I-90 LOOKOUT PASS TO HAUGAN PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MTZ001-180100- /O.EXP.KMSO.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-140218T0000Z/ KOOTENAI/CABINET REGION- 459 PM MST MON FEB 17 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...HIGHWAY 2 KALISPELL TO LIBBY... HIGHWAY 37 EUREKA TO LIBBY...HIGHWAY 56 BULL LAKE ROAD... HIGHWAY 93 EUREKA TO WHITEFISH $$ MTZ003-180100- /O.EXP.KMSO.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-140218T0000Z/ FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS- 459 PM MST MON FEB 17 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...FLATHEAD LAKE...FLATHEAD VALLEY... MISSION VALLEY...POLSON $$ MTZ002-180600- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-140218T0600Z/ WEST GLACIER REGION- 459 PM MST MON FEB 17 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS/TIMING: OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE PERIODS OF LOW VISIBILITY AND POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS OVER MARIAS PASS THROUGH THIS EVENING. MOTORISTS TRAVELING ON US-2 CAN EXPECT TO EXPERIENCE ICY...SNOW PACKED ROADS AS WELL. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: STORM TOTAL 8 TO 12 INCHES OVER MARIAS PASS AND ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS WITH GENERALLY 2 TO 5 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BAD ROCK CANYON...ESSEX...HIGHWAY 83 BIGFORK TO SWAN LAKE...MARIAS PASS...POLEBRIDGE $$ MTZ043-180600- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-140218T0600Z/ POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION- 459 PM MST MON FEB 17 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS/TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH AREA ROADWAYS QUICKLY BECOMING SNOW COVERED AND ICY. ANY SURFACES WHICH STILL HAVE SURFACE WATER OR SLUSH ON THEM COULD BECOME PARTICULARLY SLICK TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 5 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS WITH AROUND 10 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...HIGHWAY 200 BONNER TO GREENOUGH... HIGHWAY 83 SEELEY LAKE TO CONDON...I-90 EAST MISSOULA TO BEARMOUTH $$ MTZ006-180600- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-140218T0600Z/ BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS- 459 PM MST MON FEB 17 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS/TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH AREA ROADWAYS QUICKLY BECOMING SNOW COVERED AND ICY. BREEZY CONDITIONS ATOP LOLO AND LOST TRAIL PASS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW RESULTING IN PERIODS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY. TRAVEL MAY BECOME CHALLENGING AND AT TIMES... HAZARDOUS OVER THESE PASSES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: STORM TOTAL OF 6 TO 8 INCHES FOR LOLO PASS WITH 4 TO 6 INCHES EXPECTED OVER LOST TRAIL PASS. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...HIGHWAY 93 SULA TO LOST TRAIL PASS...LOLO PASS $$ IDZ005-006-180600- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-140218T0600Z/ NORTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS-SOUTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS- 359 PM PST MON FEB 17 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS/TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING CREATING SLICK...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND PERIODS OF DIFFICULT TRAVEL...PARTICULARLY OVER LOLO PASS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 8 INCHES OVER LOLO PASS AND IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS DOWN TO 3000 FEET. LITTLE TO NO SNOW ACCUMULATION BELOW 3000 FEET. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...ELK RIVER...HIGHWAY 11 PIERCE TO HEADQUARTERS...PIERCE...DIXIE...ELK CITY...HIGHWAY 12 LOWELL TO LOLO PASS $$ MTZ007-180600- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-140218T0600Z/ BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION- 459 PM MST MON FEB 17 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS/TIMING: GUSTY WEST WINDS THIS EVENING WILL COMBINE WITH SNOW TO CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITY. ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK. * WINDS: WEST 20-30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH... MAINLY IN ABOVE MENTIONED WIND AREAS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 5 INCHES OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN SUCH AS GEORGETOWN LAKE AND OVER MACDONALD AND HOMESTAKE PASSES. 1 TO 2 INCHES FOR THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BUTTE...GEORGETOWN LAKE...HIGHWAY 12 GARRISON TO ELLISTON...MACDONALD PASS $$
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 Feb 17, 3:51 AM MST, 4 hours 4 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 17, 3:51 AM MST, 4 hours 4 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Missoula MT
351 AM MST Mon Feb 17 2014
.DISCUSSION...Snow has developed across northern portions of the
Idaho Panhandle and if satellite signatures are to be believed,
likely also across far northwest Montana early this morning.
This precipitation will gradually work its way across the
Northern Rockies today with widespread mountain snowfall expected
to impact travel over area passes, while valley snow is to affect
commerce and transportation throughout northwest Montana. A wide
swath of Winter Weather Advisories are in effect for much of
Montana and Idaho which further detail the potential impacts.
Northwest Montana valleys are likely to be the hardest hit today
and tonight with generally 2 to 5 inches new snow accumulation
by Tuesday morning. Local areas (Yaak, Heron & Plains for example)
may see upwards of 8 inches during this time frame. Meanwhile
Lookout and Marias Passes will be the most significantly affected
passes as periods of heavy snow develop throughout the day,
falling at rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour at times and total
between 10 and 15 inches by Tuesday morning. Poor visibility will
also become an issue later this afternoon and tonight as a strong
cold front pushes through the area and produces some blowing snow
over the higher terrain and passes.
There will likely be a lull in the activity on Tuesday morning
with perhaps even a few breaks in the clouds lasting into Tuesday
afternoon. However this will be short lived as yet another storm
system is set to affect the region Tuesday night into Wednesday
morning. This next storm bears some similarities in trajectory to
the current system but it is also a bit faster to move through
the region and possess significantly less moisture so for right
now is expected to produce far less snowfall. Showery, northwest
flow aloft will be left in its wake with colder air remaining in
place.
The weather pattern is still on track to transition to a cooler,
northwesterly flow for Thursday. The weather system forecast to
pass on Thursday will be cooler with lower snow levels than the
disturbances lately, so snow is possible down to most valley
locations on Thursday.
High pressure will build over the west coast during the end of the
week and through the weekend. The high pressure placement will keep
a northwesterly flow over Idaho and western Montana with on and off
chances for snow through the weekend.
&&
.AVIATION...KGPI can expect to see ceilings and visibility
significantly affected by snow starting at around 17/1300z and
continuing through much of today. Showers will be in the vicinity
of KMSO, KSMN and KBTM throughout much of the day with obscured
terrain becoming common across the region today and tonight. Gusty
winds will develop this afternoon at KBTM with a northwesterly
wind shift forecast to occur this evening due to a frontal
passage. Gusts to 30kts can be expected.
&&
.MSO WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MT...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY from 5 AM early this morning to 8 PM MST
this evening Bitterroot/Sapphire Mountains.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY until 5 PM MST this afternoon Lower
Clark Fork Region.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY until 5 PM MST this afternoon
Flathead/Mission Valleys.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY until 5 PM MST this afternoon West
Glacier Region.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY until 5 PM MST this afternoon
Kootenai/Cabinet Region.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY until 5 PM MST this afternoon
Potomac/Seeley Lake Region.
ID...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY from 4 AM early this morning to 7 PM PST
this evening Northern Clearwater Mountains...Southern
Clearwater Mountains.
&&
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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.