Alert archive / Idaho / Winter Storm Warnings in 2015
Winter Storm Warning 5, NWS Pocatello, ID
NWS Pocatello, ID issued this winter storm warning at Dec 12, 2015, 4:34 AM MST. It took effect at Dec 12, 2015, 11:00 PM MST. It was in force for 42 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 12, 2015, 4:34 AM MST (11:34 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 12, 2015, 11:00 PM MST
- Expired
- Dec 14, 2015, 5:00 PM MST
- In force
- 42 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pocatello, ID
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
174 WWUS45 KPIH 121134 WSWPIH URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID 434 AM MST SAT DEC 12 2015 IDZ018-031-122200- /O.UPG.KPIH.WS.A.0007.151213T0600Z-151214T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KPIH.WS.W.0005.151213T0600Z-151214T1800Z/ SAWTOOTH MOUNTAINS-BIG AND LITTLE WOOD RIVER REGION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STANLEY...CLAYTON...HAILEY...KETCHUM... BELLEVUE 434 AM MST SAT DEC 12 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM MST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING/DRIFTING CONDITIONS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM MST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * IMPACTS/TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN AFTER MIDNIGHT AND SLOWLY INCREASE SUNDAY MORNING. BEGINNING LATE MORNING THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS LIKELY. LIGHT SNOW IS POSSIBLE SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING. WINDS OF 10-20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS IN THE VALLEYS WITH UP TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS TO 50 MPH AT HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. BLOWING AND DRIFTING IS LIKELY AT MID/UPPER ELEVATIONS ALONG WITH VERY LOW VISIBILITY AT TIMES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...10 TO 20 INCHES INCLUDING VALLEY LOCATIONS. HIGHER PEAKS WILL SEE UP TO 2 FEET WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * LOCATIONS...HAILEY...KETCHUM...GALENA SUMMIT...SMILEY CREEK AND STANLEY. THIS ALSO INCLUDES ALL OF THE SAWTOOTH...SMOKY AND BOULDER MOUNTAINS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ IDZ019-122200- /O.UPG.KPIH.WS.A.0007.151213T0600Z-151214T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KPIH.WS.W.0005.151213T0600Z-151214T1800Z/ UPPER SNAKE HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. ANTHONY...ASHTON...DRIGGS...VICTOR 434 AM MST SAT DEC 12 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM MST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING/DRIFTING CONDITIONS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM MST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * IMPACTS/TIMING...SNOW WILL STEADILY INCREASE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. SNOW QUICKLY PICKS UP WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AT TIMES BEGINNING IN THE AFTERNOON AND LASTING THROUGH SUNRISE MONDAY BEFORE DECREASING. 15 TO 25 MPH WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED MAINLY AFFECTING ROADS AND PASSES ALONG THE MONTANA BORDER. THIS WILL CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW FOR THOSE AREAS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND 12 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS FROM DUBOIS TO ISLAND PARK. OTHER LOCATIONS WILL SEE 5 TO 10 INCHES EXCEPT THE TETON VALLEY WHICH SHOULD ONLY SEE 4 TO 6 INCHES. * LOCATIONS...DUBOIS...SPENCER...MONIDA PASS...RAYNOLDS PASS...TARGHEE PASS...ISLAND PARK...ASHTON...DRIGGS AND VICTOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ IDZ032-122200- /O.UPG.KPIH.WS.A.0007.151213T0600Z-151214T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KPIH.WW.Y.0020.151213T0600Z-151214T1800Z/ LOST RIVER/PASHIMEROI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARCO...CHALLIS...MACKAY 434 AM MST SAT DEC 12 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM MST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING/DRIFTING CONDITIONS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM MST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * IMPACTS/TIMING...SNOW WILL STEADILY INCREASE SUNDAY. INTENSITY INCREASE LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUES THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING BEFORE DECREASING. WINDS PEAK AT 15-25 MPH IN THE VALLEYS AND UP TO 35 MPH SUSTAINED IN THE MOUNTAINS...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. BLOWING/DRIFTING IS EXPECTED ALONG WITH OCCASIONAL LOW VISIBILITY MAINLY IN THE MOUNTAINS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 4 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS WITH UP TO 9 INCHES ON HIGHER RIDGES AND PEAKS. * LOCATIONS...CHALLIS...MACKEY AND WILLOW CREEK SUMMIT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ IDZ023-122200- /O.CON.KPIH.WS.A.0007.151213T1200Z-151214T1800Z/ CARIBOU HIGHLANDS- 434 AM MST SAT DEC 12 2015 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... * IMPACTS/TIMING...SNOW WILL INCREASE SUNDAY AND CONTINUE INTO MONDAY...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 10 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS...CREATING SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY AND CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES FOR THE VALLEYS AND UP TO 8 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * LOCATIONS...LAVA HOT SPRINGS...CHESTERFIELD...SODA SPRINGS...WAYAN...SWAN VALLEY...PALISADES RESERVOIR AND PINE CREEK PASS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
6 follow-up statements
939 WWUS45 KPIH 122051 WSWPIH URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID 151 PM MST SAT DEC 12 2015 IDZ019-131200- /O.EXT.KPIH.WS.W.0005.151213T0600Z-151215T0000Z/ UPPER SNAKE HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. ANTHONY...ASHTON...DRIGGS...VICTOR 151 PM MST SAT DEC 12 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST MONDAY... * IMPACTS/TIMING...SNOW WILL STEADILY INCREASE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. SNOW QUICKLY PICKS UP WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AT TIMES BEGINNING SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND LASTING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE DECREASING. SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED MAINLY AFFECTING ROADS AND PASSES ALONG THE MONTANA BORDER. THIS WILL CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW FOR THOSE AREAS. WINDS WILL THEN DECREASE MONDAY AFTERNOON AND SHIFT TO A NORTHERLY DIRECTION BY EVENING. LOCAL AREAS OF ENHANCED BLOWING AND DRIFTING WILL BE POSSIBLE BY MONDAY EVENING DOWNWIND OF GAPS IN THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND 12 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS FROM DUBOIS TO ISLAND PARK. OTHER LOCATIONS WILL SEE 5 TO 10 INCHES WITH LESSER AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES FOR THE TETON VALLEY. * LOCATIONS...DUBOIS...SPENCER...MONIDA PASS...RAYNOLDS PASS... TARGHEE PASS...ISLAND PARK...ASHTON...DRIGGS AND VICTOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ IDZ018-031-131200- /O.CON.KPIH.WS.W.0005.151213T0600Z-151214T1800Z/ SAWTOOTH MOUNTAINS-BIG AND LITTLE WOOD RIVER REGION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STANLEY...CLAYTON...HAILEY...KETCHUM... BELLEVUE 151 PM MST SAT DEC 12 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM MST MONDAY... * IMPACTS/TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE THIS EVENING AND SLOWLY INCREASE SUNDAY MORNING. BEGINNING LATE MORNING THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS LIKELY. LIGHT SNOW IS POSSIBLE SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING. WINDS OF 10-20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS IN THE VALLEYS WITH UP TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS TO 50 MPH AT HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. BLOWING AND DRIFTING IS LIKELY AT MID/UPPER ELEVATIONS ALONG WITH VERY LOW VISIBILITY AT TIMES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...10 TO 20 INCHES INCLUDING VALLEY LOCATIONS. HIGHER PEAKS WILL SEE UP TO 2 FEET WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * LOCATIONS...HAILEY...KETCHUM...GALENA SUMMIT...SMILEY CREEK AND STANLEY. THIS ALSO INCLUDES ALL OF THE SAWTOOTH...SMOKY AND BOULDER MOUNTAINS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ IDZ022-131200- /O.EXB.KPIH.WW.Y.0020.151214T0600Z-151215T1200Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MALAD CITY...OAKLEY 151 PM MST SAT DEC 12 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM SUNDAY TO 5 AM MST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WIND...AND BLOWING SNOW WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM SUNDAY TO 5 AM MST TUESDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WITH RAIN SHOWERS OR A RAIN/SNOW MIX AT VALLEY LOCATIONS WILL DEVELOP SUNDAY MORNING. BY SUNDAY EVENING...ALL SNOW IS EXPECTED AND WILL BECOME STEADIER AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY. SNOW...MODERATE AT TIMES...IS THEN EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ON SUNDAY BEFORE DIMINISHING SUNDAY NIGHT AND TURNING NORTHERLY 10 TO 20 MPH BY MONDAY MORNING. THIS WILL CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH WILL LIMIT VISIBILITIES AND IMPACT THE MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS WITH UP TO 9 INCHES ON HIGHER RIDGES AND PEAKS. * LOCATIONS...MALAD CITY...OAKLEY...MALAD SUMMIT...SWEETZER SUMMIT...HOLBROOK SUMMIT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ IDZ017-020-021-131200- /O.EXB.KPIH.WW.Y.0020.151214T0600Z-151215T0000Z/ EASTERN MAGIC VALLEY-UPPER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN- LOWER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURLEY...RUPERT...HEYBURN... IDAHO FALLS...REXBURG...POCATELLO 151 PM MST SAT DEC 12 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM SUNDAY TO 5 PM MST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM SUNDAY TO 5 PM MST MONDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY NORTH OF AN IDAHO FALLS TO ARCO LINE...WITH SNOW SHOWERS CHANGING TO RAIN SHOWERS SOUTH OF THERE. A COLD FRONT WILL THEN SWEEP THROUGH THE AREA LATE SUNDAY EVENING...CREATING SNOW...MODERATE AT TIMES...ALONG WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. TEMPERATURES WILL QUICKLY DROP BEHIND THE COLD FRONT...LIKELY CREATING SLICK CONDITIONS FOR THE MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE. SNOW SHOWERS WILL END ACROSS THE ARCO DESERT AND EASTERN MAGIC VALLEY MONDAY MORNING...WITH UPSLOPE SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUING INTO LATE MONDAY NIGHT FROM IDAHO FALLS TO POCATELLO TO NEAR BURLEY. WINDS WILL THEN TURN NORTHERLY LATE MONDAY...CONTINUING THE BLOWING SNOW THREAT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES FOR THE EASTERN MAGIC VALLEY WITH 2 TO 5 INCHES FOR THE ARCO DESERT REGION AND NORTHERN LINCOLN AND MINIDOKA COUNTIES. 2 TO 5 INCHES EXPECTED FOR REXBURG TO IDAHO FALLS TO POCATELLO...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * LOCATIONS...POCATELLO...BURLEY...IDAHO FALLS...REXBURG...ARCO...AMERICAN FALLS...ABERDEEN...ATOMIC CITY...SHOSHONE...RICHFIELD...CAREY...MINIDOKA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ IDZ032-131200- /O.CON.KPIH.WW.Y.0020.151213T0600Z-151214T1800Z/ LOST RIVER/PASHIMEROI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARCO...CHALLIS...MACKAY 151 PM MST SAT DEC 12 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM MST MONDAY... * IMPACTS/TIMING...SNOW WILL STEADILY INCREASE SUNDAY. INTENSITY INCREASES LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUES THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING BEFORE DECREASING. WINDS PEAK AT 15-25 MPH IN THE VALLEYS AND UP TO 35 MPH SUSTAINED IN THE MOUNTAINS...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. BLOWING/DRIFTING IS EXPECTED ALONG WITH OCCASIONAL LOW VISIBILITY MAINLY IN THE MOUNTAINS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 4 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS WITH UP TO 9 INCHES ON HIGHER RIDGES AND PEAKS. * LOCATIONS...CHALLIS...MACKEY AND WILLOW CREEK SUMMIT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ IDZ024-025-131200- /O.EXB.KPIH.WS.A.0007.151214T0600Z-151215T1200Z/ CACHE VALLEY/IDAHO PORTION-WASATCH MOUNTAINS/IDAHO PORTION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRESTON...MONTPELIER 151 PM MST SAT DEC 12 2015 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS/TIMING...SNOW WILL INCREASE SUNDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...AND BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES LATE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY AFTERNOON. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH SUNDAY...THEN BECOME NORTHERLY LATE MONDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES VALLEYS WITH UP TO 10 INCHES HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * LOCATIONS...PRESTON...MONTPELIER PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ IDZ023-131200- /O.EXT.KPIH.WS.A.0007.151213T1800Z-151215T0600Z/ CARIBOU HIGHLANDS- 151 PM MST SAT DEC 12 2015 ...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... * IMPACTS/TIMING...SNOW WILL INCREASE SUNDAY AND CONTINUE INTO MONDAY...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 10 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS...CREATING SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY AND CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES VALLEYS WITH UP TO 12 INCHES MOUNTAINS. * LOCATIONS...LAVA HOT SPRINGS...CHESTERFIELD...SODA SPRINGS... WAYAN...SWAN VALLEY...PALISADES RESERVOIR AND PINE CREEK 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. && $$
906 WWUS45 KPIH 131141 WSWPIH URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID 441 AM MST SUN DEC 13 2015 IDZ018-031-132200- /O.CON.KPIH.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-151214T1800Z/ SAWTOOTH MOUNTAINS-BIG AND LITTLE WOOD RIVER REGION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STANLEY...CLAYTON...HAILEY...KETCHUM... BELLEVUE 441 AM MST SUN DEC 13 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST MONDAY... * IMPACTS/TIMING...SNOW WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING...HEAVY SNOW AT TIMES BEFORE DECREASING OVERNIGHT. SOUTH WINDS GUSTING TO 35 MPH IN THE VALLEYS AND GUSTING TO 50 MPH AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHERLY AND BREEZY TONIGHT. BLOWING AND DRIFTING IS LIKELY AT MID/UPPER ELEVATIONS ALONG WITH VERY LOW VISIBILITY AT TIMES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...10 TO 20 INCHES INCLUDING VALLEY LOCATIONS. HIGHER PEAKS WILL SEE UP TO 2 FEET IF NOT HIGHER. * LOCATIONS...HAILEY...KETCHUM...GALENA SUMMIT...SMILEY CREEK AND STANLEY. THIS ALSO INCLUDES ALL OF THE SAWTOOTH...SMOKY AND BOULDER MOUNTAINS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ IDZ019-132200- /O.CON.KPIH.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-151215T0000Z/ UPPER SNAKE HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. ANTHONY...ASHTON...DRIGGS...VICTOR 441 AM MST SUN DEC 13 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY... * IMPACTS/TIMING...SNOW WILL INCREASE TODAY...BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES BY THIS EVENING BEFORE DECREASING MONDAY MORNING. SOUTH WINDS GUSTING TO 35 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS WILL CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING CONDITIONS NEAR THE MONTANA BORDER AND ALSO TOWARD TETON AND PINE CREEK PASSES. WINDS BECOME NORTHERLY AND BREEZY OVERNIGHT FOR CONTINUING BLOWING AND DRIFTING ALONG THE DIVIDE. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...10 TO 12 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS FROM DUBOIS TO ISLAND PARK. OTHER LOCATIONS WILL SEE 5 TO 10 INCHES WITH ONLY 3 TO 7 INCHES FOR THE TETON VALLEY. * LOCATIONS...DUBOIS...SPENCER...MONIDA PASS...RAYNOLDS PASS... TARGHEE PASS...ISLAND PARK...ASHTON...DRIGGS AND VICTOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ IDZ023-132200- /O.UPG.KPIH.WS.A.0007.151213T1800Z-151215T0600Z/ /O.EXA.KPIH.WW.Y.0020.151214T0600Z-151215T1200Z/ CARIBOU HIGHLANDS- 441 AM MST SUN DEC 13 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM MST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM MST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * IMPACTS/TIMING...SNOW WILL INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...PERSISTING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL CREATE POCKETS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW MAINLY AT MID AND UPPER ELEVATIONS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES VALLEYS WITH UP TO 10 INCHES FOR THE HIGHER MOUNTAINS. * LOCATIONS...LAVA HOT SPRINGS...CHESTERFIELD...SODA SPRINGS... WAYAN...SWAN VALLEY...PALISADES RESERVOIR AND PINE CREEK PASS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO GUSTY WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ IDZ024-025-132200- /O.UPG.KPIH.WS.A.0007.151214T0600Z-151215T1200Z/ /O.EXA.KPIH.WW.Y.0020.151214T0600Z-151215T1200Z/ CACHE VALLEY/IDAHO PORTION-WASATCH MOUNTAINS/IDAHO PORTION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRESTON...MONTPELIER 441 AM MST SUN DEC 13 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM MST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM MST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * IMPACTS/TIMING...SNOW WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL CREATE POCKETS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ESPECIALLY FOR HIGHER ELEVATIONS ROADS LIKE HIGHWAY 36 AND ALSO GOING THROUGH WESTON CANYON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 6 INCHES VALLEYS WITH UP TO 8 INCHES HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * LOCATIONS...PRESTON...MONTPELIER...BEAR LAKE...EMIGRATION SUMMIT...GEORGETOWN SUMMIT...PRESTON...TREASURETON SUMMIT AND WESTON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO GUSTY WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ IDZ022-132200- /O.EXT.KPIH.WW.Y.0020.151214T0000Z-151215T1200Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MALAD CITY...OAKLEY 441 AM MST SUN DEC 13 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM MST TUESDAY... * IMPACTS/TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND INCREASE TONIGHT. VALLEY LOCATIONS WILL SEE A MIX OR ALL RAIN UNTIL EARLY MONDAY MORNING. DURING THE MORNING ALL ELEVATIONS WILL SEE SNOW THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING IN THE HIGHLANDS. WINDS INCREASE TONIGHT AND MONDAY...WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW POSSIBLE IN ALL AREAS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 7 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS WITH UP TO 10 INCHES ON HIGHER RIDGES AND PEAKS. * LOCATIONS...MALAD CITY...OAKLEY...MALAD SUMMIT...SWEETZER SUMMIT...HOLBROOK SUMMIT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ IDZ017-020-021-132200- /O.EXT.KPIH.WW.Y.0020.151214T0000Z-151215T1200Z/ EASTERN MAGIC VALLEY-UPPER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN- LOWER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURLEY...RUPERT...HEYBURN... IDAHO FALLS...REXBURG...POCATELLO 441 AM MST SUN DEC 13 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM MST TUESDAY... * IMPACTS/TIMING...RAIN AND SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON...INCREASING OVERNIGHT AND MONDAY. LOCATIONS ALONG THE INTERSTATE CORRIDORS WILL SEE MOSTLY RAIN UNTIL CLOSER TO SUNRISE...SLOWLY CHANGING TO SNOW BEFORE NOON. GUSTY WINDS AT TIMES WILL CREATE POCKETS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES FOR MOST OF THE MAGIC VALLEY AND SNAKE PLAIN WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * LOCATIONS...POCATELLO...BURLEY...IDAHO FALLS...REXBURG... ARCO...AMERICAN FALLS...ABERDEEN...ATOMIC CITY...SHOSHONE... RICHFIELD...CAREY...MINIDOKA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ IDZ032-132200- /O.CON.KPIH.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-151214T1800Z/ LOST RIVER/PAHSIMEROI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARCO...CHALLIS...MACKAY 441 AM MST SUN DEC 13 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST MONDAY... * IMPACTS/TIMING...SNOW WILL STEADILY INCREASE TODAY. WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAINS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 4 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS WITH UP TO 9 INCHES ON HIGHER RIDGES AND PEAKS. * LOCATIONS...CHALLIS...MACKEY AND WILLOW CREEK SUMMIT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$
474 WWUS45 KPIH 132042 WSWPIH URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID 142 PM MST SUN DEC 13 2015 IDZ018-031-141200- /O.CON.KPIH.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-151214T1800Z/ SAWTOOTH MOUNTAINS-BIG AND LITTLE WOOD RIVER REGION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STANLEY...CLAYTON...HAILEY...KETCHUM... BELLEVUE 142 PM MST SUN DEC 13 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST MONDAY... * IMPACTS/TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING...HEAVY SNOW AT TIMES BEFORE DECREASING OVERNIGHT. SOUTH WINDS GUSTING TO 35 MPH IN THE VALLEYS AND GUSTING TO 50 MPH AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHERLY AND BREEZY TONIGHT. BLOWING AND DRIFTING IS LIKELY AT MID/UPPER ELEVATIONS ALONG WITH VERY LOW VISIBILITY AT TIMES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES INCLUDING VALLEYS. HIGHER PEAKS WILL SEE UP TO AN ADDITIONAL 10 INCHES. * LOCATIONS...HAILEY...KETCHUM...GALENA SUMMIT...SMILEY CREEK AND STANLEY. THIS ALSO INCLUDES ALL OF THE SAWTOOTH...SMOKY AND BOULDER MOUNTAINS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ IDZ019-141200- /O.CON.KPIH.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-151215T0000Z/ UPPER SNAKE HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. ANTHONY...ASHTON...DRIGGS...VICTOR 142 PM MST SUN DEC 13 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY... * IMPACTS/TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON...BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES BY THIS EVENING BEFORE DECREASING MONDAY MORNING. SOUTH WINDS GUSTING TO 35 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS WILL CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING CONDITIONS NEAR THE MONTANA BORDER AND ALSO TOWARD TETON AND PINE CREEK PASSES. WINDS BECOME NORTHERLY AND BREEZY OVERNIGHT FOR CONTINUING BLOWING AND DRIFTING ALONG THE DIVIDE. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 10 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS FROM DUBOIS TO ISLAND PARK. OTHER LOCATIONS WILL SEE 5 TO 10 INCHES WITH ONLY 3 TO 7 INCHES FOR THE TETON VALLEY. * LOCATIONS...DUBOIS...SPENCER...MONIDA PASS...RAYNOLDS PASS... TARGHEE PASS...ISLAND PARK...ASHTON...DRIGGS AND VICTOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ IDZ032-141200- /O.CON.KPIH.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-151214T1800Z/ LOST RIVER/PAHSIMEROI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARCO...CHALLIS...MACKAY 142 PM MST SUN DEC 13 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST MONDAY... * IMPACTS/TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE NIGHT BEFORE DECREASING LATE TONIGHT. WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAINS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 4 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS WITH UP TO 9 INCHES ON HIGHER RIDGES AND PEAKS. * LOCATIONS...CHALLIS...MACKEY AND WILLOW CREEK SUMMIT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ IDZ022-141200- /O.CON.KPIH.WW.Y.0020.151214T0000Z-151215T1200Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MALAD CITY...OAKLEY 142 PM MST SUN DEC 13 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM MST TUESDAY... * IMPACTS/TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND INCREASE TONIGHT. VALLEY LOCATIONS WILL SEE A MIX OR ALL RAIN UNTIL EARLY MONDAY MORNING. DURING THE MORNING ALL ELEVATIONS WILL SEE SNOW THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING IN THE HIGHLANDS. WINDS INCREASE TONIGHT AND MONDAY... WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW POSSIBLE IN ALL AREAS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 7 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS WITH UP TO 12 INCHES ON HIGHER RIDGES AND PEAKS. * LOCATIONS...MALAD CITY...OAKLEY...MALAD SUMMIT...SWEETZER SUMMIT...HOLBROOK SUMMIT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ IDZ017-020-021-141200- /O.CON.KPIH.WW.Y.0020.151214T0000Z-151215T1200Z/ EASTERN MAGIC VALLEY-UPPER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN- LOWER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURLEY...RUPERT...HEYBURN... IDAHO FALLS...REXBURG...POCATELLO 142 PM MST SUN DEC 13 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM MST TUESDAY... * IMPACTS/TIMING...RAIN AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON...INCREASING OVERNIGHT AND MONDAY. LOCATIONS ALONG THE INTERSTATE CORRIDORS WILL SEE MOSTLY RAIN THROUGH MUCH OF THE EVENING...SLOWLY CHANGING TO SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTY WINDS AT TIMES WILL CREATE POCKETS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES FOR MOST OF THE MAGIC VALLEY WITH 3 TO 6 INCHES FOR MUCH OF THE SNAKE PLAIN WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * LOCATIONS...POCATELLO...BURLEY...IDAHO FALLS...REXBURG... ARCO...AMERICAN FALLS...ABERDEEN...ATOMIC CITY...SHOSHONE... RICHFIELD...CAREY...MINIDOKA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ IDZ023-141200- /O.CON.KPIH.WW.Y.0020.151214T0600Z-151215T1200Z/ CARIBOU HIGHLANDS- 142 PM MST SUN DEC 13 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM MST TUESDAY... * IMPACTS/TIMING...SNOW WILL INCREASE LATE THIS EVENING...PERSISTING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL CREATE POCKETS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW MAINLY AT MID AND UPPER ELEVATIONS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES VALLEYS WITH UP TO 10 INCHES FOR THE HIGHER MOUNTAINS. * LOCATIONS...LAVA HOT SPRINGS...CHESTERFIELD...SODA SPRINGS... WAYAN...SWAN VALLEY...PALISADES RESERVOIR AND PINE CREEK PASS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO GUSTY WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ IDZ024-025-141200- /O.CON.KPIH.WW.Y.0020.151214T0600Z-151215T1200Z/ CACHE VALLEY/IDAHO PORTION-WASATCH MOUNTAINS/IDAHO PORTION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRESTON...MONTPELIER 142 PM MST SUN DEC 13 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM MST TUESDAY... * IMPACTS/TIMING...SNOW WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL CREATE POCKETS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ESPECIALLY FOR HIGHER ELEVATIONS ROADS LIKE HIGHWAY 36 AND ALSO GOING THROUGH WESTON CANYON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 6 INCHES VALLEYS WITH UP TO 10 INCHES HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * LOCATIONS...PRESTON...MONTPELIER...BEAR LAKE...EMIGRATION SUMMIT...GEORGETOWN SUMMIT...PRESTON...TREASURETON SUMMIT AND WESTON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO GUSTY WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$
137 WWUS45 KPIH 141050 WSWPIH URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID 350 AM MST MON DEC 14 2015 IDZ018-031-141800- /O.CON.KPIH.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-151214T1800Z/ SAWTOOTH MOUNTAINS-BIG AND LITTLE WOOD RIVER REGION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STANLEY...CLAYTON...HAILEY...KETCHUM... BELLEVUE 350 AM MST MON DEC 14 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... * IMPACTS/TIMING...OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING ACROSS THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. MORE IMPORTANTLY...15 TO 30 MPH WINDS WITH HIGHER GUSTS CONTINUE...CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING CONDITIONS AND LOW VISIBILITY IN SPOTS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 1 INCH. * LOCATIONS...HAILEY...KETCHUM...GALENA SUMMIT...SMILEY CREEK AND STANLEY. THIS ALSO INCLUDES ALL OF THE SAWTOOTH...SMOKY AND BOULDER MOUNTAINS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ IDZ019-141800- /O.CON.KPIH.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-151215T0000Z/ UPPER SNAKE HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. ANTHONY...ASHTON...DRIGGS...VICTOR 350 AM MST MON DEC 14 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * IMPACTS/TIMING....SNOW WILL CONTINUE WITH WINDS INCREASING TO 15-30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS DURING THE DAY. THE RISK OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING CONDITIONS WILL INCREASE AS THE WINDS PICK UP. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES. * LOCATIONS...DUBOIS...SPENCER...MONIDA PASS...RAYNOLDS PASS... TARGHEE PASS...ISLAND PARK...ASHTON...DRIGGS AND VICTOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ IDZ032-141800- /O.CON.KPIH.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-151214T1800Z/ LOST RIVER/PAHSIMEROI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARCO...CHALLIS...MACKAY 350 AM MST MON DEC 14 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... * IMPACTS/TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING AS WELL AS WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. BLOWING AND DRIFTING CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN AN IMPACT ESPECIALLY AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND FAVORED GAPS WITH NORTH WINDS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL TRACE TO 2 INCHES. * LOCATIONS...CHALLIS...MACKEY AND WILLOW CREEK SUMMIT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ IDZ022-141800- /O.CON.KPIH.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-151215T1200Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MALAD CITY...OAKLEY 350 AM MST MON DEC 14 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY... * IMPACTS/TIMING...SNOW CONTINUES THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH AN INCREASE IN COVERAGE BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON. 20 TO 40 MPH WINDS WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL KEEP THE RISK OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING CONDITIONS GOING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES WITH THE MOUNTAINS SEE UP TO 5 NEW INCHES. * LOCATIONS...MALAD CITY...OAKLEY...MALAD SUMMIT...SWEETZER SUMMIT...HOLBROOK SUMMIT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ IDZ017-020-021-141800- /O.CON.KPIH.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-151215T1200Z/ EASTERN MAGIC VALLEY-UPPER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN- LOWER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURLEY...RUPERT...HEYBURN... IDAHO FALLS...REXBURG...POCATELLO 350 AM MST MON DEC 14 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY... * IMPACTS/TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE DAY...WITH THE MAIN AREA OF SNOW SHIFTING TO ALONG THE INTERSTATE 15...84 AND 86 CORRIDOR FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THIS INCLUDES THE BENCHES. 15 TO 25 MPH WINDS WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL CREATE POCKETS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES...WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 5 NEW INCHES. * LOCATIONS...POCATELLO...BURLEY...IDAHO FALLS...REXBURG... ARCO...AMERICAN FALLS...ABERDEEN...ATOMIC CITY...SHOSHONE... RICHFIELD...CAREY...MINIDOKA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ IDZ023-141800- /O.CON.KPIH.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-151215T1200Z/ CARIBOU HIGHLANDS- 350 AM MST MON DEC 14 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY... * IMPACTS/TIMING...OCCASIONAL SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS THIS AFTERNOON...CREATING BLOWING AND DRIFTING CONDITIONS FOR HIGHER ROADS AND PASSES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 4 INCHES. * LOCATIONS...LAVA HOT SPRINGS...CHESTERFIELD...SODA SPRINGS... WAYAN...SWAN VALLEY...PALISADES RESERVOIR AND PINE CREEK PASS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO GUSTY WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ IDZ024-025-141800- /O.CON.KPIH.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-151215T1200Z/ CACHE VALLEY/IDAHO PORTION-WASATCH MOUNTAINS/IDAHO PORTION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRESTON...MONTPELIER 350 AM MST MON DEC 14 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY... * IMPACTS/TIMING...OCCASIONAL SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. WINDS INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS...CREATING POCKETS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING CONDITIONS FOR HIGHER ROADS AND PASSES. SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WESTON CANYON REGION. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 4 INCHES. * LOCATIONS...PRESTON...MONTPELIER...BEAR LAKE...EMIGRATION SUMMIT...GEORGETOWN SUMMIT...PRESTON...TREASURETON SUMMIT AND WESTON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO GUSTY WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$
066 WWUS45 KPIH 141759 WSWPIH URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID 1059 AM MST MON DEC 14 2015 IDZ018-031-141900- /O.EXP.KPIH.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-151214T1800Z/ SAWTOOTH MOUNTAINS-BIG AND LITTLE WOOD RIVER REGION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STANLEY...CLAYTON...HAILEY...KETCHUM... BELLEVUE 1059 AM MST MON DEC 14 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 11 AM MST. HOWEVER...GUSTY WINDS WILL STILL PERSIST...PARTICULARLY NEAR THE EXIT OF THE WOOD RIVER VALLEY AND AT MID AND UPPER SLOPE...CREATING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. $$ IDZ032-141900- /O.EXP.KPIH.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-151214T1800Z/ LOST RIVER/PAHSIMEROI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARCO...CHALLIS...MACKAY 1059 AM MST MON DEC 14 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 11 AM MST. HOWEVER...GUSTY WINDS WILL STILL PERSIST...PARTICULARLY NEAR THE EXIT OF THE BIG/LITTLE LOST RIVER AND BIRCH CREEK VALLEYS AND AT MID AND UPPER SLOPE...CREATING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. $$ IDZ019-150000- /O.CON.KPIH.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-151215T0000Z/ UPPER SNAKE HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. ANTHONY...ASHTON...DRIGGS...VICTOR 1059 AM MST MON DEC 14 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * IMPACTS/TIMING....SNOW WILL CONTINUE WITH WINDS INCREASING TO 15-30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS DURING THE DAY. THE RISK OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING CONDITIONS WILL INCREASE AS THE WINDS PICK UP. SNOW WILL DIMINISH BY LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES. * LOCATIONS...DUBOIS...SPENCER...MONIDA PASS...RAYNOLDS PASS... TARGHEE PASS...ISLAND PARK...ASHTON...DRIGGS AND VICTOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ IDZ022-150200- /O.CON.KPIH.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-151215T1200Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MALAD CITY...OAKLEY 1059 AM MST MON DEC 14 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY... * IMPACTS/TIMING...SNOW CONTINUES THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH AN INCREASE IN COVERAGE BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON. 20 TO 40 MPH WINDS WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL KEEP THE RISK OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING CONDITIONS GOING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES WITH THE MOUNTAINS SEE UP TO 5 NEW INCHES. * LOCATIONS...MALAD CITY...OAKLEY...MALAD SUMMIT...SWEETZER SUMMIT...HOLBROOK SUMMIT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ IDZ017-020-021-150200- /O.CON.KPIH.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-151215T1200Z/ EASTERN MAGIC VALLEY-UPPER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN- LOWER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURLEY...RUPERT...HEYBURN... IDAHO FALLS...REXBURG...POCATELLO 1059 AM MST MON DEC 14 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY... * IMPACTS/TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE DAY...WITH THE MAIN AREA OF SNOW SHIFTING TO ALONG THE INTERSTATE 15...84 AND 86 CORRIDOR FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THIS INCLUDES THE BENCHES. 15 TO 25 MPH WINDS WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL CREATE POCKETS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES...WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 5 NEW INCHES. * LOCATIONS...POCATELLO...BURLEY...IDAHO FALLS...REXBURG... ARCO...AMERICAN FALLS...ABERDEEN...ATOMIC CITY...SHOSHONE... RICHFIELD...CAREY...MINIDOKA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ IDZ023-150200- /O.CON.KPIH.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-151215T1200Z/ CARIBOU HIGHLANDS- 1059 AM MST MON DEC 14 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY... * IMPACTS/TIMING...OCCASIONAL SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS THIS AFTERNOON...CREATING BLOWING AND DRIFTING CONDITIONS FOR HIGHER ROADS AND PASSES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 4 INCHES. * LOCATIONS...LAVA HOT SPRINGS...CHESTERFIELD...SODA SPRINGS... WAYAN...SWAN VALLEY...PALISADES RESERVOIR AND PINE CREEK PASS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO GUSTY WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ IDZ024-025-150200- /O.CON.KPIH.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-151215T1200Z/ CACHE VALLEY/IDAHO PORTION-WASATCH MOUNTAINS/IDAHO PORTION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRESTON...MONTPELIER 1059 AM MST MON DEC 14 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY... * IMPACTS/TIMING...OCCASIONAL SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. WINDS INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS...CREATING POCKETS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING CONDITIONS FOR HIGHER ROADS AND PASSES. SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WESTON CANYON REGION. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 4 INCHES. * LOCATIONS...PRESTON...MONTPELIER...BEAR LAKE...EMIGRATION SUMMIT...GEORGETOWN SUMMIT...PRESTON...TREASURETON SUMMIT AND WESTON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO GUSTY WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$
518 WWUS45 KPIH 142353 WSWPIH URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID 453 PM MST MON DEC 14 2015 IDZ019-150100- /O.EXP.KPIH.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-151215T0000Z/ UPPER SNAKE HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. ANTHONY...ASHTON...DRIGGS...VICTOR 453 PM MST MON DEC 14 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL HAS TAPERED ACROSS THE UPPER SNAKE HIGHLANDS. OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW MAY CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING FOR HIGHER ELEVATION AREAS ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. BREEZY WINDS MAY CONTINUE TO CAUSE TRAVEL INCONVENIENCES DUE TO BLOWING SNOW ESPECIALLY FOR AREAS ALONG INTERSTATE 15 NORTH OF HAMER. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO REMAIN CAUTIOUS WHILE DRIVING THROUGH THE REGION AS ROADS MAY REMAIN ICY. $$ IDZ022-151200- /O.CON.KPIH.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-151215T1200Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MALAD CITY...OAKLEY 453 PM MST MON DEC 14 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY... * IMPACTS/TIMING...SNOW CONTINUES THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH AN INCREASE IN COVERAGE BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON. 20 TO 40 MPH WINDS WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL KEEP THE RISK OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING CONDITIONS GOING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES WITH THE MOUNTAINS SEE UP TO 5 NEW INCHES. * LOCATIONS...MALAD CITY...OAKLEY...MALAD SUMMIT...SWEETZER SUMMIT...HOLBROOK SUMMIT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ IDZ017-020-021-151200- /O.CON.KPIH.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-151215T1200Z/ EASTERN MAGIC VALLEY-UPPER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN- LOWER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURLEY...RUPERT...HEYBURN... IDAHO FALLS...REXBURG...POCATELLO 453 PM MST MON DEC 14 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY... * IMPACTS/TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE DAY...WITH THE MAIN AREA OF SNOW SHIFTING TO ALONG THE INTERSTATE 15...84 AND 86 CORRIDOR FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THIS INCLUDES THE BENCHES. 15 TO 25 MPH WINDS WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL CREATE POCKETS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES...WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 5 NEW INCHES. * LOCATIONS...POCATELLO...BURLEY...IDAHO FALLS...REXBURG... ARCO...AMERICAN FALLS...ABERDEEN...ATOMIC CITY...SHOSHONE... RICHFIELD...CAREY...MINIDOKA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ IDZ023-151200- /O.CON.KPIH.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-151215T1200Z/ CARIBOU HIGHLANDS- 453 PM MST MON DEC 14 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY... * IMPACTS/TIMING...OCCASIONAL SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS THIS AFTERNOON...CREATING BLOWING AND DRIFTING CONDITIONS FOR HIGHER ROADS AND PASSES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 4 INCHES. * LOCATIONS...LAVA HOT SPRINGS...CHESTERFIELD...SODA SPRINGS... WAYAN...SWAN VALLEY...PALISADES RESERVOIR AND PINE CREEK PASS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO GUSTY WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ IDZ024-025-151200- /O.CON.KPIH.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-151215T1200Z/ CACHE VALLEY/IDAHO PORTION-WASATCH MOUNTAINS/IDAHO PORTION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRESTON...MONTPELIER 453 PM MST MON DEC 14 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY... * IMPACTS/TIMING...OCCASIONAL SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. WINDS INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS...CREATING POCKETS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING CONDITIONS FOR HIGHER ROADS AND PASSES. SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WESTON CANYON REGION. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 4 INCHES. * LOCATIONS...PRESTON...MONTPELIER...BEAR LAKE...EMIGRATION SUMMIT...GEORGETOWN SUMMIT...PRESTON...TREASURETON SUMMIT AND WESTON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO GUSTY WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Pocatello, ID wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Dec 12, 3:30 AM MST, 1 hour 4 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 12, 3:30 AM MST, 1 hour 4 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID 330 AM MST SAT DEC 12 2015 .SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUE EARLY THIS MORNING ACROSS THE EASTERN HALF OF OUR FORECAST AREA. ANOTHER WEAK WAVE MOVING ACROSS WILL KEEP THAT GOING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. NOT EVERYONE WILL SEE A SHOWER SO YOU COULD EASILY END UP DRY WHILE YOU NEIGHBOR HAS A QUICK BURST OF SNOW OR RAIN. HIGHS WILL BE WITHIN A DEGREE OR TWO OF FRIDAY'S TEMPERATURES. A HUGE MESS BEGINS TONIGHT AND CONTINUES THROUGH AT LEAST SUNDAY NIGHT ACROSS EASTERN IDAHO. A BIG SURGE OF PACIFIC MOISTURE WILL FEED DECENT AMOUNTS OF RAIN AND SNOW FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN IDAHO. WITH THE FLOW COMING IN FROM THE SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST FOR MOST OF THIS STORM...EXPECT THE UPPER SNAKE HIGHLANDS AND THE WESTERN CENTRAL MOUNTAIN RANGES/VALLEY TO GET HIT THE HARDEST. IT BEGINS AFTER MIDNIGHT IN THOSE AREAS. WE WILL ALSO SEE A BAND OF PRECIPITATION ALONG A WARM FRONT ACROSS THE MAGIC VALLEY AND MOUNTAINS WEST OF OAKLEY. OTHER AREAS WILL SEE OCCASIONAL LIGHT RAIN OR SNOW. FOR SUNDAY MORNING...THE LARGE AREA OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL SLOWLY SHIFT EAST ALONG WITH THE PERSISTENT AREA ACROSS THE UPPER SNAKE HIGHLANDS. WE WILL SEE A SLOW UPTICK FOR MUCH OF THE SNAKE PLAIN AND EASTERN HIGHLANDS. BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON...MOST OF THE PRECIPITATION WILL SHIFT NORTHWARD A BIT WITH A POTENTIAL BREAK ACROSS THE LOWER SNAKE PLAIN...MAGIC VALLEY AND SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS. THAT WON'T LAST LONG AS THE COLD FRONT SWINGS ACROSS EASTERN IDAHO. EVERYTHING EVENTUALLY SHIFTS ALONG/EAST OF I-15 BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL BE A FACTOR SO IMPACTS FROM BLOWING AND DRIFTING ARE LIKELY AT MID/UPPER ELEVATIONS. THE WINDS WILL ALSO CREATE SOME VERY STRONG DOWNSLOPE EFFECTS ALONG THE INTERSTATE CORRIDOR FROM NEAR BURLEY THROUGH FORT HALL. WE WILL ALSO STRONG DOWNSLOPE FOR SOME OF OUR MOUNTAINS VALLEYS...INCLUDING THE TETON VALLEY AS WELL AS THE LOST RIVER AND PAHSIMEROI. SNOW AMOUNTS WILL VARY A LOT OUTSIDE OF OUR WARNING AREAS. IN THE UPPER SNAKE HIGHLANDS...WE ARE FORECAST CLOSE TO 1 FOOT FROM AROUND DUBOIS THROUGH ISLAND PARK. THE REST OF THAT ZONE WILL SEE 5-10 INCHES. FOR THE WESTERN CENTRAL MOUNTAINS INCLUDING HAILEY...KETCHUM AND STANLEY WE ARE LOOKING AT 10-20 INCHES WITH HIGHER PEAKS LOOKING AT POSSIBLY 2 FEET OR MORE. THE REST OF OUR MOUNTAIN VALLEYS SHOULD SEE 1-4 INCHES WITH 4-9 IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. FOR THE SNAKE PLAIN...THE INTERSTATE CORRIDOR WILL STAY WARM ENOUGH UNTIL THE COLD FRONT PASSES FOR A MIX OR ALL RAIN PUTTING ACCUMULATIONS ANYWHERE FROM A DUSTING TO 3 INCHES DUE TO WARM TEMPERATURES AND/OR DOWNSLOPE WINDS. THIS MAY END UP BEING AN EVENT WITH WHERE THE ARCO DESERT AND THE NORTHERN END OF THE MAGIC VALLEY SEE SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW. WE UPGRADED THE WATCHES TO WINTER STORM WARNINGS IN THE MOUNTAINS...EXCEPT FOR THE EASTERN HIGHLANDS WHERE WE LEFT THAT AS A WATCH FOR NOW. WE ALSO UPGRADED THE MOUNTAINS AROUND CHALLIS AND THE LOST RIVER/PAHSIMEROI TO AN ADVISORY. WE FULLY EXPECT OTHER HEADLINES (MOST LIKELY ADVISORIES) TO BE ISSUED BY THE DAY SHIFT. KEYES .LONG TERM...MODELS HAVE CHANGED SOLUTIONS OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS. ALL MODELS NOW SHOWING A LOW DEVELOPING OVER THE REGION AS THE UPPER TROUGH PUSHES THROUGH. THIS IS A GOOD SNOWFALL SETUP FOR THE I 15 CORRIDOR WITH 2 TO 4 POSSIBLE. STILL LOOKS BREEZY ON MONDAY SO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS POSSIBLE AS WELL. LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE FOR TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY WITH NORTHWEST FLOW OVER THE REGION. LOOKS VERY COLD AS WELL FOR BOTH DAYS. MODELS SUGGEST ANOTHER MOIST STORM SYSTEM ARRIVING LATER IN THE WEEK WHICH COULD BE ANOTHER GOOD SNOW PRODUCER FOR THE MOUNTAINS. VALLE && .AVIATION...MAIN CONCERN TODAY IS LOW CEILINGS. SO FAR THESE CEILINGS HAVE BEEN BOUNCING BETWEEN VFR AND MVFR. EXPECT CEILINGS TO BECOME VFR JUST ABOUT EVERYWHERE THIS AFTERNOON. KSUN COULD BE THE TROUBLE SPOT IF UPSLOPE FLOW DEVELOPS THERE...COULD BE HARD TO DISSIPATE THE LOWER CEILINGS THIS AFTERNOON. VALLE && .PIH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM MST MONDAY FOR IDZ032. WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM MST MONDAY FOR IDZ018-019-031. WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING FOR IDZ023. &&
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pocatello, ID issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 12, 4:34 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | PIH | 3 days |
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.