Alert archive / Montana / Winter Storm Watches in 2016
Winter Storm Watch 4, NWS Missoula, MT
NWS Missoula, MT issued this winter storm watch at Dec 2, 2016, 2:43 PM MST for 11 counties in Montana; Clearwater County, Idaho County, Lemhi County, Idaho. It took effect at Dec 3, 2016, 11:00 PM MST. It was in force for 11 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 2, 2016, 2:43 PM MST (21:43 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 3, 2016, 11:00 PM MST
- Expired
- Dec 4, 2016, 10:12 AM MST
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Missoula, MT
Counties Clearwater County, ID, Idaho County, ID, Lemhi County, ID, Deer Lodge County, MT, Flathead County, MT, Granite County, MT, Lake County, MT, Lincoln County, MT, Mineral County, MT, Missoula County, MT, Powell County, MT, Ravalli County, MT, Sanders County, MT, Silver Bow County, MT
The radar
The Missoula radar (KMSX), 32 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:44 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Spokane, WA (KOTX), launched 12:00Z, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 194 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
- 1041 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 71 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 94 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 180 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
123 WWUS45 KMSO 022143 WSWMSO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 243 PM MST FRI DEC 2 2016 SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE IN MANY PLACES TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING, WHICH WILL LIKELY CAUSE WIDESPREAD SLOW TRAVEL. THE MAIN IMPACT WEATHER SYSTEM IS STILL ON TRACK TO MOVE INTO THE REGION ON SUNDAY. MOUNTAINS AND PASSES ARE FORECAST TO HAVE THEIR BIGGEST SNOW EVENT OF THE YEAR THUS FAR. LOWER ELEVATIONS WILL HAVE A WIDE RANGE IN SNOW AMOUNTS BUT SNOW COVERED, ICY, AND HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS ARE THE MAIN CONCERN SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. MTZ001>004-032145- /O.NEW.KMSO.WW.Y.0057.161203T0300Z-161203T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KMSO.WS.A.0004.161204T0600Z-161205T1800Z/ 243 PM MST FRI DEC 2 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM MST SATURDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR ACCUMULATING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM MST SATURDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS/TIMING: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT WILL LIKELY CAUSE PERIODS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY AND SLICK SNOW-COVERED ROADS THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL RETURN FOR SATURDAY NIGHT AND THE COMBINATION OF ACCUMULATING SNOW, WIND, AND QUICKLY DROPPING TEMPERATURES HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY SATURDAY MORNING: 1 TO 2 INCHES IN VALLEYS. 3 TO 4 INCHES FOR MOUNTAIN PASSES SUCH AS LOOKOUT AND MARIAS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY: 3 TO 7 INCHES IN VALLEYS, 10 TO 14 INCHES FOR MOUNTAINS AND PASSES. * WINDS: GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WITH THE COLD FRONT SUNDAY EVENING. $$ IDZ005-006-MTZ006-032145- /O.NEW.KMSO.WW.Y.0057.161203T0300Z-161203T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KMSO.WS.A.0004.161204T1200Z-161205T1800Z/ 243 PM MST FRI DEC 2 2016 /143 PM PST FRI DEC 2 2016/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM MST /7 PM PST/ THIS EVENING TO 11 AM MST /10 AM PST/ SATURDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM MST /7 PM PST/ THIS EVENING TO 11 AM MST /10 AM PST/ SATURDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS/TIMING: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT WILL LIKELY CAUSE PERIODS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY AND SLICK SNOW-COVERED ROADS THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL RETURN FOR SUNDAY MORNING AND THE COMBINATION OF ACCUMULATING SNOW, WIND, AND QUICKLY DROPPING TEMPERATURES HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY SATURDAY MORNING: 1 TO 2 INCHES IN VALLEYS. 3 TO 4 INCHES FOR MOUNTAIN PASSES SUCH AS LOLO AND LOST TRAIL. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY: 3 TO 7 INCHES IN VALLEYS AND 10 TO 14 INCHES FOR MOUNTAINS AND PASSES. * WINDS: GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WITH THE COLD FRONT SUNDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE: ELK RIVER, HIGHWAY 11 PIERCE TO HEADQUARTERS, PIERCE, DIXIE, ELK CITY, HIGHWAY 12 LOWELL TO LOLO PASS, HIGHWAY 93 SULA TO LOST TRAIL PASS, AND LOLO PASS $$ MTZ043-032145- /O.NEW.KMSO.WS.A.0004.161204T0600Z-161205T1800Z/ 243 PM MST FRI DEC 2 2016 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS/TIMING: LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL RETURN FOR SATURDAY NIGHT AND THE COMBINATION OF ACCUMULATING SNOW, WINDS, AND QUICKLY DROPPING TEMPERATURES HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY SATURDAY MORNING: 1 TO 2 INCHES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY MORNING: 5 TO 8 INCHES. * WINDS: GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WITH THE COLD FRONT SUNDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE: HIGHWAY 200 BONNER TO GREENOUGH, HIGHWAY 83 SEELEY LAKE TO CONDON, AND I-90 EAST MISSOULA TO BEARMOUTH $$ IDZ009-010-MTZ005-007-032145- /O.NEW.KMSO.WS.A.0004.161204T1800Z-161205T1800Z/ 243 PM MST FRI DEC 2 2016 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS/TIMING: LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY MORNING WITH LITTLE IMPACT. SNOW WILL RETURN FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND THE COMBINATION OF ACCUMULATING SNOW, WIND, AND QUICKLY DROPPING TEMPERATURES HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY MORNING: 2 TO 4 INCHES. 7 TO 9 INCHES OVER LOST TRAIL PASS. * WINDS: GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WITH THE COLD FRONT SUNDAY EVENING. $$
5 follow-up statements
652 WWUS45 KMSO 030333 WSWMSO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 833 PM MST FRI DEC 2 2016 SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE IN MANY PLACES TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING, WHICH WILL LIKELY CAUSE WIDESPREAD SLOW TRAVEL. THE MAIN IMPACT WEATHER SYSTEM IS STILL ON TRACK TO MOVE INTO THE REGION ON SUNDAY. MOUNTAINS AND PASSES ARE FORECAST TO HAVE THEIR BIGGEST SNOW EVENT OF THE YEAR THUS FAR. LOWER ELEVATIONS WILL HAVE A WIDE RANGE IN SNOW AMOUNTS BUT SNOW COVERED, ICY, AND HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS ARE THE MAIN CONCERN SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. MTZ007-040345- /O.EXA.KMSO.WW.Y.0057.000000T0000Z-161203T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMSO.WS.A.0004.161204T1800Z-161205T1800Z/ 833 PM MST FRI DEC 2 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SATURDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SATURDAY. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS/TIMING: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING WILL CAUSE PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW, PARTICULARLY ON MACDONALD PASS AND HOMESTAKE PASS, THAT WILL RESULT IN DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO SLICK ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITY. SNOW WILL RETURN FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND THE COMBINATION OF ACCUMULATING SNOW, WIND, AND QUICKLY DROPPING TEMPERATURES HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY MORNING: 2 TO 6 INCHES. * WINDS: GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WITH THE COLD FRONT SUNDAY EVENING. $$ MTZ001>004-040345- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0057.000000T0000Z-161203T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMSO.WS.A.0004.161204T0600Z-161205T1800Z/ 833 PM MST FRI DEC 2 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SATURDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR ACCUMULATING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM MST SATURDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS/TIMING: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT WILL LIKELY CAUSE PERIODS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY AND SLICK SNOW-COVERED ROADS THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL RETURN FOR SATURDAY NIGHT AND THE COMBINATION OF ACCUMULATING SNOW, WIND, AND QUICKLY DROPPING TEMPERATURES HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY SATURDAY MORNING: 1 TO 2 INCHES IN VALLEYS. 3 TO 4 INCHES FOR MOUNTAIN PASSES SUCH AS LOOKOUT AND MARIAS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY: 3 TO 7 INCHES IN VALLEYS, 10 TO 14 INCHES FOR MOUNTAINS AND PASSES. * WINDS: GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WITH THE COLD FRONT SUNDAY EVENING. $$ IDZ005-006-MTZ006-040345- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0057.000000T0000Z-161203T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMSO.WS.A.0004.161204T1200Z-161205T1800Z/ 833 PM MST FRI DEC 2 2016 /733 PM PST FRI DEC 2 2016/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST /10 AM PST/ SATURDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... * IMPACTS/TIMING: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT WILL LIKELY CAUSE PERIODS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY AND SLICK SNOW-COVERED ROADS THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL RETURN FOR SUNDAY MORNING AND THE COMBINATION OF ACCUMULATING SNOW, WIND, AND QUICKLY DROPPING TEMPERATURES HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY SATURDAY MORNING: 1 TO 2 INCHES IN VALLEYS. 3 TO 4 INCHES FOR MOUNTAIN PASSES SUCH AS LOLO AND LOST TRAIL. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY: 3 TO 7 INCHES IN VALLEYS AND 10 TO 14 INCHES FOR MOUNTAINS AND PASSES. * WINDS: GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WITH THE COLD FRONT SUNDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE: ELK RIVER, HIGHWAY 11 PIERCE TO HEADQUARTERS, PIERCE, DIXIE, ELK CITY, HIGHWAY 12 LOWELL TO LOLO PASS, HIGHWAY 93 SULA TO LOST TRAIL PASS, AND LOLO PASS $$ MTZ043-040345- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.A.0004.161204T0600Z-161205T1800Z/ 833 PM MST FRI DEC 2 2016 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... * IMPACTS/TIMING: LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL RETURN FOR SATURDAY NIGHT AND THE COMBINATION OF ACCUMULATING SNOW, WINDS, AND QUICKLY DROPPING TEMPERATURES HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY SATURDAY MORNING: 1 TO 2 INCHES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY MORNING: 5 TO 8 INCHES. * WINDS: GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WITH THE COLD FRONT SUNDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE: HIGHWAY 200 BONNER TO GREENOUGH, HIGHWAY 83 SEELEY LAKE TO CONDON, AND I-90 EAST MISSOULA TO BEARMOUTH $$ IDZ009-010-MTZ005-040345- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.A.0004.161204T1800Z-161205T1800Z/ 833 PM MST FRI DEC 2 2016 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS/TIMING: LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY MORNING WITH LITTLE IMPACT. SNOW WILL RETURN FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND THE COMBINATION OF ACCUMULATING SNOW, WIND, AND QUICKLY DROPPING TEMPERATURES HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY MORNING: 2 TO 4 INCHES. 7 TO 9 INCHES OVER LOST TRAIL PASS. * WINDS: GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WITH THE COLD FRONT SUNDAY EVENING. $$
538 WWUS45 KMSO 031033 WSWMSO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 333 AM MST SAT DEC 3 2016 MTZ043-041045- /O.EXA.KMSO.WW.Y.0057.000000T0000Z-161203T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMSO.WS.A.0004.161204T0600Z-161205T1800Z/ 333 AM MST SAT DEC 3 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS/TIMING: LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ANTICIPATED THROUGH THIS MORNING, CREATING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. SNOW WILL RETURN FOR SATURDAY NIGHT AND THE COMBINATION OF ACCUMULATING SNOW, WINDS, AND QUICKLY DROPPING TEMPERATURES HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY THIS MORNING: 1 TO 2 INCHES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY MORNING: 5 TO 8 INCHES. * WINDS: GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WITH THE COLD FRONT SUNDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE: HIGHWAY 200 BONNER TO GREENOUGH, HIGHWAY 83 SEELEY LAKE TO CONDON, AND I-90 EAST MISSOULA TO BEARMOUTH $$ MTZ001>004-041045- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0057.000000T0000Z-161203T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMSO.WS.A.0004.161204T0600Z-161205T1800Z/ 333 AM MST SAT DEC 3 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR ACCUMULATING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM MST SATURDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS/TIMING: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CAUSE PERIODS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY AND SLICK SNOW-COVERED ROADS THROUGH THIS MORNING. SNOW WILL RETURN FOR TONIGHT AND THE COMBINATION OF ACCUMULATING SNOW, WIND, AND QUICKLY DROPPING TEMPERATURES HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY THIS MORNING: 1 TO 2 INCHES IN VALLEYS. 3 TO 4 INCHES FOR MOUNTAIN PASSES SUCH AS LOOKOUT AND MARIAS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY: 3 TO 7 INCHES IN VALLEYS, 10 TO 14 INCHES FOR MOUNTAINS AND PASSES. * WINDS: GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WITH THE COLD FRONT SUNDAY EVENING. $$ IDZ005-006-MTZ006-041045- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0057.000000T0000Z-161203T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMSO.WS.A.0004.161204T1200Z-161205T1800Z/ 333 AM MST SAT DEC 3 2016 /233 AM PST SAT DEC 3 2016/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST /10 AM PST/ THIS MORNING... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... * IMPACTS/TIMING: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL LIKELY CAUSE PERIODS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY AND SLICK SNOW-COVERED ROADS THROUGH THIS MORNING. SNOW WILL RETURN FOR SUNDAY MORNING AND THE COMBINATION OF ACCUMULATING SNOW, WIND, AND QUICKLY DROPPING TEMPERATURES HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY THIS MORNING: 1 TO 2 INCHES IN VALLEYS. 3 TO 4 INCHES FOR MOUNTAIN PASSES SUCH AS LOLO AND LOST TRAIL. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY: 3 TO 7 INCHES IN VALLEYS AND 10 TO 14 INCHES FOR MOUNTAINS AND PASSES. * WINDS: GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WITH THE COLD FRONT SUNDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE: ELK RIVER, HIGHWAY 11 PIERCE TO HEADQUARTERS, PIERCE, DIXIE, ELK CITY, HIGHWAY 12 LOWELL TO LOLO PASS, HIGHWAY 93 SULA TO LOST TRAIL PASS, AND LOLO PASS $$ MTZ007-041045- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0057.000000T0000Z-161203T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMSO.WS.A.0004.161204T1800Z-161205T1800Z/ 333 AM MST SAT DEC 3 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SATURDAY. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS/TIMING: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW THROUGH THIS MORNING WILL CAUSE PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW, PARTICULARLY ON MACDONALD PASS AND HOMESTAKE PASS, THAT WILL RESULT IN DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO SLICK ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITY. SNOW WILL RETURN FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND THE COMBINATION OF ACCUMULATING SNOW, WIND, AND QUICKLY DROPPING TEMPERATURES HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY MORNING: 2 TO 6 INCHES. * WINDS: GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WITH THE COLD FRONT SUNDAY EVENING. $$ IDZ009-010-MTZ005-041045- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.A.0004.161204T1800Z-161205T1800Z/ 333 AM MST SAT DEC 3 2016 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS/TIMING: LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING WITH LITTLE IMPACT. SNOW WILL RETURN FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND THE COMBINATION OF ACCUMULATING SNOW, WIND, AND QUICKLY DROPPING TEMPERATURES HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY MORNING: 2 TO 4 INCHES. 7 TO 9 INCHES OVER LOST TRAIL PASS. * WINDS: GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WITH THE COLD FRONT SUNDAY EVENING. $$
250 WWUS45 KMSO 032119 WSWMSO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 219 PM MST SAT DEC 3 2016 MTZ004-042130- /O.UPG.KMSO.WS.A.0004.161204T0600Z-161205T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KMSO.WS.W.0007.161204T0700Z-161205T1800Z/ 219 PM MST SAT DEC 3 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 11 AM MST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 11 AM MST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * IMPACTS/TIMING: SNOW WILL RETURN TONIGHT AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY OVER LOOKOUT PASS DURING SUNDAY. BY SUNDAY EVENING THE COMBINATION OF ACCUMULATING SNOW, WIND, AND QUICKLY DROPPING TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THAT MAY EXTEND INTO MONDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY SUNDAY NIGHT: SAINT REGIS TO MISSOULA 2 TO 5 INCHES, EVARO HILL 4 TO 7 INCHES, AND LOOKOUT TO HAUGAN 10 TO 14 INCHES. * WINDS: GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MILES PER HOUR WITH THE COLD FRONT SUNDAY EVENING. $$ IDZ005-006-042130- /O.UPG.KMSO.WS.A.0004.161204T1200Z-161205T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KMSO.WS.W.0007.161204T0700Z-161205T1800Z/ 119 PM PST SAT DEC 3 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * IMPACTS/TIMING: SNOW WILL RETURN TONIGHT AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY DURING SUNDAY. THE COMBINATION OF ACCUMULATING SNOW, WIND, AND QUICKLY DROPPING TEMPERATURES HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 INCHES FOR LOWELL BY SUNDAY EVENING, 6 TO 12 INCHES FOR PIERCE, ELK CITY AND DIXIE. 10 TO 14 INCHES FOR POWELL TO LOLO PASS. * WINDS: GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WITH THE COLD FRONT SUNDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE: ELK RIVER, HIGHWAY 11 PIERCE TO HEADQUARTERS, PIERCE, DIXIE, ELK CITY, AND HIGHWAY 12 LOWELL TO LOLO PASS $$ MTZ002-042130- /O.UPG.KMSO.WS.A.0004.161204T0600Z-161205T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KMSO.WS.W.0007.161204T0700Z-161205T1800Z/ 219 PM MST SAT DEC 3 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 11 AM MST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 11 AM MST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * IMPACTS/TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE FOR TONIGHT AND SNOW INTENSITIES WILL INCREASE DURING THE DAY SUNDAY. THE COMBINATION OF ACCUMULATING SNOW AND WIND, VISIBILITY COULD BE GREATLY REDUCED, ESPECIALLY OVER MARIAS PASS. A PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS IS LIKELY SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH THE COLD FRONT. ALL OF THESE IMPACTS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS SUNDAY THROUGH THE FIRST PART OF MONDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY: 10 TO 14 INCHES WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND MARIAS PASS. * WINDS: GUSTY WEST NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MILE PER HOUR POSSIBLE FOR MARIAS PASS. $$ MTZ006-042130- /O.UPG.KMSO.WS.A.0004.161204T1200Z-161205T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KMSO.WS.W.0007.161204T0700Z-161205T1800Z/ 219 PM MST SAT DEC 3 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 11 AM MST MONDAY FOR HIGHWAY 93 SULA TO LOST TRAIL PASS AND LOLO PASS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 11 AM MST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * IMPACTS/TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. THE COMBINATION OF ACCUMULATING SNOW, WIND, AND QUICKLY DROPPING TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS MONDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY SUNDAY NIGHT: 10 TO 14 INCHES FOR MOUNTAINS AND PASSES. * WINDS: GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MILE PER HOUR WITH THE COLD FRONT SUNDAY EVENING. $$ MTZ043-042130- /O.UPG.KMSO.WS.A.0004.161204T0600Z-161205T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KMSO.WS.W.0007.161204T1800Z-161205T1800Z/ 219 PM MST SAT DEC 3 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SUNDAY TO 11 AM MST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SUNDAY TO 11 AM MST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * IMPACTS/TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. THE COMBINATION OF ACCUMULATING SNOW, WIND, AND QUICKLY DROPPING TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DURING SUNDAY EVENING THAT MAY EXTEND THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY SUNDAY NIGHT: SEELEY LAKE TO CONDON 5 TO 8 INCHES. HIGHWAY 200 AND I-90 EAST MISSOULA TO BEARMOUTH 3 TO 6 INCHES. * WINDS: GUSTY WEST NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MILES PER HOUR WITH THE COLD FRONT SUNDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE: HIGHWAY 200 BONNER TO GREENOUGH, HIGHWAY 83 SEELEY LAKE TO CONDON, AND I-90 EAST MISSOULA TO BEARMOUTH $$ IDZ009-010-042130- /O.UPG.KMSO.WS.A.0004.161204T1800Z-161205T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KMSO.WS.W.0007.161204T1500Z-161205T1800Z/ 219 PM MST SAT DEC 3 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM SUNDAY TO 11 AM MST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM SUNDAY TO 11 AM MST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * IMPACTS/TIMING: SNOW WILL RETURN FOR SUNDAY MORNING AND THE COMBINATION OF ACCUMULATING SNOW, WIND, AND QUICKLY DROPPING TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY SUNDAY NIGHT: 2 TO 5 INCHES FOR THE VALLEYS. 10 TO 12 INCHES OVER LOST TRAIL PASS. GILMORE SUMMIT AND BANNOCK PASS MAY SEE LESSER AMOUNTS, BUT WILL HAVE THE STRONGEST WINDS. * WINDS: GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH THE COLD FRONT SUNDAY EVENING FOR THE MOUNTAIN PASSES. $$ IDZ007-008-042130- /O.NEW.KMSO.WW.Y.0058.161204T0700Z-161205T1800Z/ 119 PM PST SAT DEC 3 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST MONDAY ABOVE 3000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW ABOVE 3000 FEET... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST MONDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: SNOW WILL RETURN TO THE REGION THIS EVENING, WITH THE HEAVIER INTENSITIES EXPECTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THE LOWER ELEVATIONS AROUND GRANGEVILLE MAY START OUT AS RAIN, THEN TURNING TO SNOW LATE SUNDAY MORNING. WITH THE COMBINATION OF SNOW COVERED ROADS AND SNOW ON WET ROADS, TRAVEL CONDITIONS COULD BECOME HAZARDOUS AT TIMES. SNOW FALL COULD CONTINUE INTO THE FIRST PART OF MONDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY SUNDAY NIGHT: 3 TO 6 INCHES FOR LOWER ELEVATIONS AROUND GRANGEVILLE. 6 TO 12 INCHES FOR ELEVATIONS OF 4000 FEET AND ABOVE. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE: CAMAS PRAIRIE, GRANGEVILLE AND VICINITY, AND WHITE BIRD GRADE $$ MTZ001-003-042130- /O.EXT.KMSO.WS.A.0004.161204T0700Z-161205T1800Z/ 219 PM MST SAT DEC 3 2016 ...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS CONTINUED THE WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS/TIMING: SNOW WILL RETURN FOR TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY. A PERIOD OF INTENSE SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WITH THE COLD FRONT MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF ACCUMULATING SNOW, WIND, AND QUICKLY DROPPING TEMPERATURES SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY: 3 TO 7 INCHES IN VALLEYS, 10 TO 14 INCHES FOR MOUNTAINS. * WINDS: GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WITH THE COLD FRONT SUNDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WINDS MAY SHIFT TO EASTERLY OVERNIGHT. $$ MTZ005-007-042130- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.A.0004.161204T1800Z-161205T1800Z/ 219 PM MST SAT DEC 3 2016 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS CONTINUED THE WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS/TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN SUNDAY MORNING BUT THE MOST INTENSE SNOW IS EXPECTED DURING THE EVENING. THE COMBINATION OF ACCUMULATING SNOW, WIND, AND QUICKLY DROPPING TEMPERATURES HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. INTERSTATE 90 FROM FRENCHTOWN TO BEARMOUTH COULD BECOME QUITE HAZARDOUS DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITY SUNDAY EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY MORNING: 2 TO 6 INCHES. * WINDS: GUSTY WEST NORTHWEST WINDS 0F 20 TO 30 MILES PER HOUR WITH THE COLD FRONT SUNDAY EVENING. $$
815 WWUS45 KMSO 040342 WSWMSO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 842 PM MST SAT DEC 3 2016 MTZ004-050345- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0007.161204T0700Z-161205T1800Z/ 842 PM MST SAT DEC 3 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 11 AM MST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 11 AM MST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * IMPACTS/TIMING: SNOW WILL RETURN TONIGHT AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY OVER LOOKOUT PASS DURING SUNDAY. BY SUNDAY EVENING THE COMBINATION OF ACCUMULATING SNOW, WIND, AND QUICKLY DROPPING TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THAT MAY EXTEND INTO MONDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY SUNDAY NIGHT: SAINT REGIS TO MISSOULA 2 TO 5 INCHES, EVARO HILL 4 TO 7 INCHES, AND LOOKOUT TO HAUGAN 10 TO 14 INCHES. * WINDS: GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MILES PER HOUR WITH THE COLD FRONT SUNDAY EVENING. $$ IDZ005-006-050345- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0007.161204T0700Z-161205T1800Z/ 742 PM PST SAT DEC 3 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST MONDAY... * IMPACTS/TIMING: SNOW WILL RETURN TONIGHT AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY DURING SUNDAY. THE COMBINATION OF ACCUMULATING SNOW, WIND, AND QUICKLY DROPPING TEMPERATURES HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 INCHES FOR LOWELL BY SUNDAY EVENING, 6 TO 12 INCHES FOR PIERCE, ELK CITY AND DIXIE. 10 TO 14 INCHES FOR POWELL TO LOLO PASS. * WINDS: GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WITH THE COLD FRONT SUNDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE: ELK RIVER, HIGHWAY 11 PIERCE TO HEADQUARTERS, PIERCE, DIXIE, ELK CITY, AND HIGHWAY 12 LOWELL TO LOLO PASS $$ MTZ002-050345- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0007.161204T0700Z-161205T1800Z/ 842 PM MST SAT DEC 3 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 11 AM MST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 11 AM MST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * IMPACTS/TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE FOR TONIGHT AND SNOW INTENSITIES WILL INCREASE DURING THE DAY SUNDAY. THE COMBINATION OF ACCUMULATING SNOW AND WIND, VISIBILITY COULD BE GREATLY REDUCED, ESPECIALLY OVER MARIAS PASS. A PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS IS LIKELY SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH THE COLD FRONT. ALL OF THESE IMPACTS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS SUNDAY THROUGH THE FIRST PART OF MONDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY: 10 TO 14 INCHES WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND MARIAS PASS. * WINDS: GUSTY WEST NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MILE PER HOUR POSSIBLE FOR MARIAS PASS. $$ MTZ006-050345- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0007.161204T0700Z-161205T1800Z/ 842 PM MST SAT DEC 3 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 11 AM MST MONDAY FOR HIGHWAY 93 SULA TO LOST TRAIL PASS AND LOLO PASS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 11 AM MST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * IMPACTS/TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. THE COMBINATION OF ACCUMULATING SNOW, WIND, AND QUICKLY DROPPING TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS MONDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY SUNDAY NIGHT: 10 TO 14 INCHES FOR MOUNTAINS AND PASSES. * WINDS: GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MILE PER HOUR WITH THE COLD FRONT SUNDAY EVENING. $$ MTZ043-050345- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0007.161204T1800Z-161205T1800Z/ 842 PM MST SAT DEC 3 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SUNDAY TO 11 AM MST MONDAY... * IMPACTS/TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. THE COMBINATION OF ACCUMULATING SNOW, WIND, AND QUICKLY DROPPING TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DURING SUNDAY EVENING THAT MAY EXTEND THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY SUNDAY NIGHT: SEELEY LAKE TO CONDON 5 TO 8 INCHES. HIGHWAY 200 AND I-90 EAST MISSOULA TO BEARMOUTH 3 TO 6 INCHES. * WINDS: GUSTY WEST NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MILES PER HOUR WITH THE COLD FRONT SUNDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE: HIGHWAY 200 BONNER TO GREENOUGH, HIGHWAY 83 SEELEY LAKE TO CONDON, AND I-90 EAST MISSOULA TO BEARMOUTH $$ IDZ009-010-050345- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0007.161204T1500Z-161205T1800Z/ 842 PM MST SAT DEC 3 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM SUNDAY TO 11 AM MST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM SUNDAY TO 11 AM MST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * IMPACTS/TIMING: SNOW WILL RETURN FOR SUNDAY MORNING AND THE COMBINATION OF ACCUMULATING SNOW, WIND, AND QUICKLY DROPPING TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY SUNDAY NIGHT: 2 TO 5 INCHES FOR THE VALLEYS. 10 TO 12 INCHES OVER LOST TRAIL PASS. GILMORE SUMMIT AND BANNOCK PASS MAY SEE LESSER AMOUNTS, BUT WILL HAVE THE STRONGEST WINDS. * WINDS: GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH THE COLD FRONT SUNDAY EVENING FOR THE MOUNTAIN PASSES. $$ MTZ001-050345- /O.UPG.KMSO.WS.A.0004.161204T0700Z-161205T1800Z/ /O.EXA.KMSO.WW.Y.0058.161204T0700Z-161205T1800Z/ 842 PM MST SAT DEC 3 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 11 AM MST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 11 AM MST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * IMPACTS/TIMING: SNOW WILL RETURN TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY. A PERIOD OF INTENSE SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WITH THE COLD FRONT MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DURING SUNDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL DECREASE DURING THE AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASE INTENSITY AGAIN SUNDAY EVENING. THIS SECOND PUSH WILL HAVE A COMBINATION OF ACCUMULATING SNOW, WIND, AND QUICKLY DROPPING TEMPERATURES SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY: 1 TO 4 INCHES IN LIBBY, TROY AND EUREKA AREAS. 4 TO 6 INCHES FOR OTHER TRAVELED LOCATIONS WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS: GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WITH THE COLD FRONT SUNDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WINDS SHIFT TO EASTERLY SUNDAY NIGHT. $$ MTZ003-050345- /O.UPG.KMSO.WS.A.0004.161204T0700Z-161205T1800Z/ /O.EXA.KMSO.WW.Y.0058.161204T0700Z-161205T1800Z/ 842 PM MST SAT DEC 3 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 11 AM MST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 11 AM MST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * IMPACTS/TIMING: SNOW WILL RETURN TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY. A PERIOD OF INTENSE SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WITH THE COLD FRONT MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DURING SUNDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL DECREASE DURING THE AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASE INTENSITY AGAIN SUNDAY EVENING. THIS SECOND PUSH WILL HAVE A COMBINATION OF ACCUMULATING SNOW, WIND, AND QUICKLY DROPPING TEMPERATURES SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY: 1 TO 4 INCHES IN MISSION VALLEY, 3 TO 6 INCHES IN THE FLATHEAD VALLEY. * WINDS: GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WITH THE COLD FRONT SUNDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WINDS MAY SHIFT TO EASTERLY SUNDAY NIGHT. $$ IDZ007-008-050345- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0058.161204T0700Z-161205T1800Z/ 742 PM PST SAT DEC 3 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST MONDAY ABOVE 3000 FEET... * IMPACTS/TIMING: SNOW WILL RETURN TO THE REGION THIS EVENING, WITH THE HEAVIER INTENSITIES EXPECTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THE LOWER ELEVATIONS AROUND GRANGEVILLE MAY START OUT AS RAIN, THEN TURNING TO SNOW LATE SUNDAY MORNING. WITH THE COMBINATION OF SNOW COVERED ROADS AND SNOW ON WET ROADS, TRAVEL CONDITIONS COULD BECOME HAZARDOUS AT TIMES. SNOW FALL COULD CONTINUE INTO THE FIRST PART OF MONDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY SUNDAY NIGHT: 3 TO 6 INCHES FOR LOWER ELEVATIONS AROUND GRANGEVILLE. 6 TO 12 INCHES FOR ELEVATIONS OF 4000 FEET AND ABOVE. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE: CAMAS PRAIRIE, GRANGEVILLE AND VICINITY, AND WHITE BIRD GRADE $$ MTZ005-007-050345- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.A.0004.161204T1800Z-161205T1800Z/ 842 PM MST SAT DEC 3 2016 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS CONTINUED THE WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS/TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN SUNDAY MORNING BUT THE MOST INTENSE SNOW IS EXPECTED DURING THE EVENING. THE COMBINATION OF ACCUMULATING SNOW, WIND, AND QUICKLY DROPPING TEMPERATURES HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. INTERSTATE 90 FROM FRENCHTOWN TO BEARMOUTH COULD BECOME QUITE HAZARDOUS DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITY SUNDAY EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY MORNING: 2 TO 6 INCHES. * WINDS: GUSTY WEST NORTHWEST WINDS 0F 20 TO 30 MILES PER HOUR WITH THE COLD FRONT SUNDAY EVENING. $$
751 WWUS45 KMSO 041712 WSWMSO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 1012 AM MST SUN DEC 4 2016 MTZ004-051715- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-161205T1800Z/ 1012 AM MST SUN DEC 4 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST MONDAY... * IMPACTS/TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY LATER THIS MORNING BEFORE BRIEFLY IMPROVING THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL AGAIN BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES OVER LOOKOUT PASS THIS EVENING. THE COMBINATION OF ACCUMULATING SNOW, WIND, AND QUICKLY DROPPING TEMPERATURES THIS EVENING, WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THAT MAY EXTEND INTO MONDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY TONIGHT: SAINT REGIS TO MISSOULA 2 TO 5 INCHES, EVARO HILL 4 TO 7 INCHES, AND LOOKOUT TO HAUGAN 10 TO 14 INCHES. * WINDS: GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MILES PER HOUR WITH THE COLD FRONT THIS EVENING. $$ IDZ005-006-051715- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-161205T1800Z/ 912 AM PST SUN DEC 4 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST MONDAY... * IMPACTS/TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY LATER THIS MORNING BEFORE BRIEFLY IMPROVING THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL AGAIN BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES THIS EVENING WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. THE COMBINATION OF ACCUMULATING SNOW, WIND, AND QUICKLY DROPPING TEMPERATURES THIS EVENING, WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THAT MAY EXTEND INTO MONDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY MONDAY MORNING: 1 TO 2 INCHES FOR LOWELL BY THIS EVENING, 6 TO 12 INCHES FOR PIERCE, ELK CITY AND DIXIE. 10 TO 14 INCHES FOR POWELL TO LOLO PASS. * WINDS: GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WITH THE COLD FRONT THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE: ELK RIVER, HIGHWAY 11 PIERCE TO HEADQUARTERS, PIERCE, DIXIE, ELK CITY, AND HIGHWAY 12 LOWELL TO LOLO PASS $$ MTZ002-051715- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-161205T1800Z/ 1012 AM MST SUN DEC 4 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST MONDAY... * IMPACTS/TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY LATER THIS MORNING BEFORE BRIEFLY IMPROVING THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL AGAIN BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES THIS EVENING WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. MARIAS PASS WILL BE QUITE HAZARDOUS AT TIMES WITH REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. AN ARCTIC FRONT TONIGHT WILL LIKELY COMPOUND THE ALREADY HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH MONDAY: 6 TO 10 INCHES FOR LOWER ELEVATIONS 10 TO 14 INCHES WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND MARIAS PASS. * WINDS: GUSTY WEST NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MILE PER HOUR POSSIBLE FOR MARIAS PASS. $$ MTZ043-051715- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0007.161204T1800Z-161205T1800Z/ 1012 AM MST SUN DEC 4 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST MONDAY... * IMPACTS/TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY UNTIL LATER THIS AFTERNOON WITH A BRIEF LULL IN HEAVY SNOW. SNOW INTENSITIES ARE AGAIN EXPECTED TO INCREASE THIS EVENING WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. THE COMBINATION OF ACCUMULATING SNOW, WIND, AND QUICKLY DROPPING TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DURING SUNDAY EVENING THAT MAY EXTEND THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY MONDAY MORNING: SEELEY LAKE TO CONDON 5 TO 8 INCHES. HIGHWAY 200 AND I-90 EAST MISSOULA TO BEARMOUTH 3 TO 6 INCHES. * WINDS: GUSTY WEST NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MILES PER HOUR WITH THE COLD FRONT THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE: HIGHWAY 200 BONNER TO GREENOUGH, HIGHWAY 83 SEELEY LAKE TO CONDON, AND I-90 EAST MISSOULA TO BEARMOUTH $$ MTZ006-051715- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-161205T1800Z/ 1012 AM MST SUN DEC 4 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST MONDAY FOR HIGHWAY 93 SULA TO LOST TRAIL PASS AND LOLO PASS... * IMPACTS/TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY UNTIL LATER THIS AFTERNOON WITH A BRIEF LULL IN HEAVY SNOW. SNOW INTENSITIES ARE AGAIN EXPECTED TO INCREASE THIS EVENING WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. THE COMBINATION OF ACCUMULATING SNOW, WIND, AND QUICKLY DROPPING TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DURING SUNDAY EVENING THAT MAY EXTEND THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY TONIGHT: 10 TO 14 INCHES FOR MOUNTAINS AND PASSES. * WINDS: GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MILE PER HOUR WITH THE COLD FRONT THIS EVENING. $$ IDZ009-010-051715- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-161205T1800Z/ 1012 AM MST SUN DEC 4 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST MONDAY... * IMPACTS/TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY AS THE DAY PROGRESS...ESPECIALLY OVER LOST TRAIL PASS. SNOW INTENSITIES MAY LESSEN AT TIMES LATER THIS AFTERNOON...BUT TO INCREASE AGAIN EXPECTED LATE THIS EVENING WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. THE COMBINATION OF ACCUMULATING SNOW, WIND, AND QUICKLY DROPPING TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DURING SUNDAY EVENING THAT MAY EXTEND THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY MONDAY MORNING: 2 TO 5 INCHES FOR THE VALLEYS. 10 TO 12 INCHES OVER LOST TRAIL PASS. GILMORE SUMMIT AND BANNOCK PASS MAY SEE LESSER AMOUNTS, BUT WILL HAVE THE STRONGEST WINDS. * WINDS: GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH THE COLD FRONT THIS EVENING FOR THE MOUNTAIN PASSES. $$ MTZ005-051715- /O.UPG.KMSO.WS.A.0004.161204T1800Z-161205T1800Z/ /O.EXB.KMSO.WW.Y.0058.161204T2100Z-161205T1800Z/ 1012 AM MST SUN DEC 4 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM MST MONDAY FOR BITTERROOT VALLEY AND MISSOULA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM MST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS CONTINUED THE WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS/TIMING: LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON, BUT NOT EXPECTED TO CREATE MUCH OF AN IMPACT UNTIL THIS EVENING WHEN THE COLD FRONT PUSHES THROUGH. THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR BETWEEN 4PM AND 8PM THIS EVENING. INTERSTATE 90 FROM FRENCHTOWN TO EAST MISSOULA WILL SEE THE WORST CONDITIONS. THE MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE COULD BE QUITE SLICK THROUGH THE MISSOULA AND BITTERROOT VALLEYS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING: 1 TO 4 INCHES. THE MOUNTAIN SLOPES JUST ABOVE THE VALLEYS WILL BE ON THE HIGHER END OF THIS RANGE. * WINDS: GUSTY WEST NORTHWEST WINDS 0F 20 TO 30 MILES PER HOUR WITH THE COLD FRONT THIS EVENING. $$ MTZ007-051715- /O.UPG.KMSO.WS.A.0004.161204T1800Z-161205T1800Z/ /O.EXB.KMSO.WW.Y.0058.161204T1800Z-161205T1800Z/ 1012 AM MST SUN DEC 4 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * IMPACTS/TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON. HOWEVER THE SNOW INTENSITIES ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE THIS EVENING WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. INTERSTATE 90 FROM BEARMOUTH TO HOMESTAKE PASS, AS WELL AS HIGHWAY 12 FROM GARRISON TO MACDONALD PASS WILL SEE THE WORST OF THE CONDITIONS. THE WORST OF THE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE BETWEEN 5PM AND 9PM THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY MORNING: 2 TO 6 INCHES. * WINDS: GUSTY WEST NORTHWEST WINDS 0F 20 TO 30 MILES PER HOUR WITH THE COLD FRONT THIS EVENING. $$ MTZ001-051715- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0058.000000T0000Z-161205T1800Z/ 1012 AM MST SUN DEC 4 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST MONDAY... * IMPACTS/TIMING: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. A PERIOD OF INTENSE SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WITH THE COLD FRONT MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. THIS SECOND PUSH WILL HAVE A COMBINATION OF ACCUMULATING SNOW, WIND, AND QUICKLY DROPPING TEMPERATURES SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH MONDAY: 1 TO 4 INCHES IN LIBBY, TROY AND EUREKA AREAS. 4 TO 6 INCHES FOR OTHER TRAVELED LOCATIONS WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS: GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WITH THE COLD FRONT THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WINDS SHIFT TO EASTERLY TONIGHT. $$ MTZ003-051715- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0058.000000T0000Z-161205T1800Z/ 1012 AM MST SUN DEC 4 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST MONDAY... * IMPACTS/TIMING: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. A PERIOD OF INTENSE SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WITH THE COLD FRONT MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. THIS SECOND PUSH WILL HAVE A COMBINATION OF ACCUMULATING SNOW, WIND, AND QUICKLY DROPPING TEMPERATURES SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH MONDAY: 1 TO 3 INCHES IN MISSION VALLEY, 2 TO 5 INCHES IN THE FLATHEAD VALLEY. * WINDS: GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WITH THE COLD FRONT SUNDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WINDS MAY SHIFT TO EASTERLY SUNDAY NIGHT. $$ IDZ007-008-051715- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0058.000000T0000Z-161205T1800Z/ 912 AM PST SUN DEC 4 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST MONDAY ABOVE 3000 FEET... * IMPACTS/TIMING: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY TODAY. SNOW INTENSITIES COULD INCREASE LATER THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE COLD FRONT WITH THE COMBINATION OF SNOW COVERED ROADS AND SNOW ON WET ROADS, TRAVEL CONDITIONS COULD BECOME HAZARDOUS AT TIMES. SNOW FALL COULD CONTINUE INTO THE FIRST PART OF MONDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY MONDAY MORNING: 2 TO 4 INCHES FOR LOWER ELEVATIONS A ROUND GRANGEVILLE. 6 TO 12 INCHES FOR ELEVATIONS OF 4000 FEET AND ABOVE. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE: CAMAS PRAIRIE, GRANGEVILLE AND VICINITY, AND WHITE BIRD GRADE $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm watch 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 watch went out at Dec 2, 4:21 AM MST, 10 hours 22 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 2, 4:21 AM MST, 10 hours 22 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Missoula MT 421 AM MST Fri Dec 2 2016 ...Strong Winter storm system with multiple impacts likely Sunday through Tuesday... .DISCUSSION...Expect scattered snow showers to gradually diminish through the morning hours across west central and southwest Montana. These showers will bring little impacts or snow accumulations for travelers this morning so the advisories in southwest Montana have been cancelled. There will be a brief halt to showers as the atmosphere stabilizes under a transitory high pressure ridge. Early this evening the next weather disturbance will nose its way into far northwest Montana and spread southeastward through southwest Montana around midnight and persist through Saturday afternoon. Mountain locations will receive several inches of snow but amounts in the valleys may be relatively light (around an inch) as daytime temps approach 40 degrees. If temperatures don't realize their maximum potential then additional snow amounts are possible in the valleys. A much advertised powerful cold front will enter the Northern Rockies early Sunday afternoon and impact the region through Monday evening. Several impacts are expected 1. SUBSTANTIAL MOUNTAIN SNOWFALL amounts creating hazardous driving conditions at times. Mountain passes, specifically Lolo, Lookout, Marias and McDonald could receive 1-2 feet over 36 hours. Up to a foot is possible over Lost Trail Pass with lighter amounts over Homestake Pass. 2. Windy conditions are likely as the front moves through the region Sunday afternoon and evening which could bring BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. 3. IMPACTS FOR THE VALLEYS FOR THIS STORM... The main winter impacts will start sometime late Sunday morning for northwest Montana, as a powerful cold front enters the region. Moderate to heavy snowfall (possibly 3-7 inches over 36 hours), with gusty winds creating BLOWING SNOW, will be possible along the front. This could create hazardous to dangerous driving conditions at all elevations. The same conditions can be expected over the rest of western Montana and north- central Idaho later in the day on Sunday as the front slides to the southeast. A cold air mass will settle in behind the cold front overnight Sunday into Monday morning with continued snow showers under a northwesterly flow. The valleys are expected to be shadowed out for a portion of this storm system, but could still receive several inches of snow (2-4 inches over 36 hours) with the front and the light flow behind it. The rest of the valleys of western Montana and north- central Idaho will see lesser amounts. MONDAY evening into TUESDAY, a pretty good shot of arctic air from Alberta, Canada will move over the Continental divide into western Montana. Any roads that may still be wet from the weekend, could see a flash freeze as the air mass pushes through. Many valleys will see high temperatures Tuesday in the teens across the region, with potential sub zero lows Tuesday. In addition expect strong northerly to northeast winds gusting to 30 mph at times in Badrock Canyon into Kalispell as well as Hellgate Canyon through the Missoula Airport. This could create our first impacts of this winter from WIND CHILLS 10-15 BELOW ZERO Monday night into Tuesday morning. Temperatures will remain pretty cold Wednesday through Thursday morning with single digit to sub zero temperatures likely in the valleys of western Montana. Depending on the amount of snowfall some favored valley areas such as the Seeley/Swan, Condon and into Polebridge may have temperatures 5 to 15 degrees below zero. The next weather disturbance looks to impact the Northern Rockies around Thursday or Friday of next week. There is a lot of uncertainty for timing and strength of this system due to model inconsistency. && .AVIATION...Snow showers have tapered off across the region, but low clouds and mountain obscurations continue in most areas. Northwest Montana was the first to clear out overnight and the recent moisture, stable boundary layer, and building ridge are causing stratus and fog to form. KGPI has fog this morning, and there is little reason to expect anything better than low stratus this afternoon with the building ridge. Other terminals will see improving conditions with low and mid-clouds overnight preventing fog, but mountain obscurations will remain throughout the day due to the moist boundary layer. && .MSO WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MT...None. ID...None. &&
The office that day
Everything else NWS Missoula, MT issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2, 2:43 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | MSO | Deer Lodge, Flathead, Granite, Lake, Lincoln, Mineral and 5 more | 20 hr |
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.