Alert archive / Idaho / Blizzard Warnings in 2016
Blizzard Warning 2, NWS Pocatello, ID
NWS Pocatello, ID issued this blizzard warning at Dec 25, 2016, 5:43 AM MST. It was in force for 8 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 25, 2016, 5:43 AM MST (12:43 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 25, 2016, 2:00 PM MST
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pocatello, ID
The text
As transmitted.
778 WWUS45 KPIH 251243 WSWPIH URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID 543 AM MST SUN DEC 25 2016 IDZ032-251345- /O.EXP.KPIH.WW.Y.0030.000000T0000Z-161225T1300Z/ LOST RIVER/PAHSIMEROI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARCO...CHALLIS...MACKAY 543 AM MST SUN DEC 25 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM MST EARLY THIS MORNING... SNOW HAS DIMINISHED ACROSS THE REGION. LIGHT SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. $$ IDZ022-251900- /O.UPG.KPIH.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-161225T1900Z/ /O.NEW.KPIH.BZ.W.0002.161225T1243Z-161225T1900Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MALAD CITY...OAKLEY...ROCKLAND 543 AM MST SUN DEC 25 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * IMPACTS...A LARGE WINTER STORM WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. ROADS ARE MAINLY ICY AND SNOWPACKED. ROAD CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE WITH AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW BEING DRIVEN BY BLUSTERY WINDS. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS ARE ONGOING AND WILL CONTINUE TO DRIVE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ACROSS ROADS THROUGH AROUND NOON TODAY. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WIND GUSTS OVER 50 MPH PRODUCING VISIBILITY OF A QUARTER MILE OR LESS IN BLOWING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE. * CONFIDENCE...HIGH CONFIDENCE OF WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW. MEDIUM CONFIDENCE ON CESSATION OF IMPACTS. * LOCATIONS...MALTA... MALAD... ROCKLAND... SWEETZER SUMMIT AND MALAD PASS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET OR ICE IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS, MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED, STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ IDZ019-023>025-252045- /O.CON.KPIH.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-161226T0000Z/ UPPER SNAKE HIGHLANDS-CARIBOU HIGHLANDS- CACHE VALLEY/IDAHO PORTION-WASATCH MOUNTAINS/IDAHO PORTION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. ANTHONY...ASHTON...ISLAND PARK... DRIGGS...VICTOR...HENRY...SODA SPRINGS...DOWNEY... LAVA HOT SPRINGS...PRESTON...MONTPELIER 543 AM MST SUN DEC 25 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * IMPACTS...A LARGE WINTER STORM MAY PRODUCE WIDESPREAD TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES OVER THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND. ICY AND SNOWPACKED ROADS ARE POSSIBLE. ISOLATED ROAD CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE. * TIMING...A COUPLE ROUNDS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL LIKELY PERSIST THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THERE MAY BE BRIEF BREAKS IN THE SNOWFALL. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL 3 TO 5 INCHES THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...AT PASS LEVEL UP TO 7 INCHES. * CONFIDENCE...MEDIUM CONFIDENCE ON TIMING AND AMOUNTS. * LOCATIONS...PRESTON... MONTPELIER... SODA SPRINGS... INKOM... MCCAMMON... DRIGGS... ASHTON... ISLAND PARK... ST. ANTHONY... DUBOIS... MONIDA PASS... TARGHEE PASS... PINE CREEK PASS... FISH CREEK SUMMIT... GEORGETOWN SUMMIT... EMIGRATION PASS... GENEVA SUMMIT... BORDER SUMMIT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET OR ICE IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IDZ020-021-252045- /O.CON.KPIH.WW.Y.0030.000000T0000Z-161226T0000Z/ UPPER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN-LOWER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...IDAHO FALLS...REXBURG...POCATELLO 543 AM MST SUN DEC 25 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * IMPACTS...A LARGE WINTER STORM MAY PRODUCE WIDESPREAD TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES OVER THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND. ROADS ARE ICY AND SNOWPACKED. * TIMING...A COUPLE OF ROUNDS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ARE LIKELY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * CONFIDENCE...HIGH CONFIDENCE WITH THE TIMING. MEDIUM CONFIDENCE WITH THE AMOUNTS ESPECIALLY ALONG THE I-15 AND I-86 CORRIDORS. * LOCATIONS...AMERICAN FALLS...POCATELLO...FORT HALL... ABERDEEN... BLACKFOOT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES... AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
2 follow-up statements
283 WWUS45 KPIH 251855 WSWPIH URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID 1155 AM MST SUN DEC 25 2016 IDZ022-252100- /O.EXT.KPIH.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-161225T2100Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MALAD CITY...OAKLEY...ROCKLAND 1155 AM MST SUN DEC 25 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * IMPACTS...A LARGE WINTER STORM WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. ROADS ARE MAINLY ICY AND SNOWPACKED. ROAD CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE WITH AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW BEING DRIVEN BY VERY HIGH WINDS WINDS...PARTICULARLY ON INTERSTATE 84 BETWEEN IDAHOME AND THE INTERSTATE 84 AND 86 JUNCTION. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS WITH OCCASIONAL LOCAL GUSTS OVER 60 MPH ARE ONGOING AND WILL CONTINUE TO DRIVE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ACROSS ROADS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE BETWEEN 2 AND 3 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH PRODUCING VISIBILITY NEAR OR BELOW 1 MILE IN BLOWING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION UP TO 1 INCH. * CONFIDENCE...HIGH CONFIDENCE OF WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW. MEDIUM CONFIDENCE ON CESSATION OF IMPACTS. * LOCATIONS...MALTA... MALAD... ROCKLAND... SWEETZER SUMMIT AND MALAD PASS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET OR ICE IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS... MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL... HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED... STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ IDZ019-023>025-260000- /O.CON.KPIH.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-161226T0000Z/ UPPER SNAKE HIGHLANDS-CARIBOU HIGHLANDS- CACHE VALLEY/IDAHO PORTION-WASATCH MOUNTAINS/IDAHO PORTION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. ANTHONY...ASHTON...ISLAND PARK... DRIGGS...VICTOR...HENRY...SODA SPRINGS...DOWNEY... LAVA HOT SPRINGS...PRESTON...MONTPELIER 1155 AM MST SUN DEC 25 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * IMPACTS...A LARGE WINTER STORM MAY PRODUCE WIDESPREAD TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES OVER THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND. ICY AND SNOWPACKED ROADS ARE POSSIBLE. ISOLATED ROAD CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE. * TIMING...A COUPLE ROUNDS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL LIKELY PERSIST THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THERE MAY BE BRIEF BREAKS IN THE SNOWFALL. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...AT PASS LEVEL UP TO 6 INCHES. * CONFIDENCE...MEDIUM CONFIDENCE ON TIMING AND AMOUNTS. * LOCATIONS...PRESTON... MONTPELIER... SODA SPRINGS... INKOM... MCCAMMON... DRIGGS... ASHTON... ISLAND PARK... ST. ANTHONY... DUBOIS... MONIDA PASS... TARGHEE PASS... PINE CREEK PASS... FISH CREEK SUMMIT... GEORGETOWN SUMMIT... EMIGRATION PASS... GENEVA SUMMIT... BORDER SUMMIT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET OR ICE IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IDZ020-021-260000- /O.CON.KPIH.WW.Y.0030.000000T0000Z-161226T0000Z/ UPPER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN-LOWER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...IDAHO FALLS...REXBURG...POCATELLO 1155 AM MST SUN DEC 25 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * IMPACTS...A LARGE WINTER STORM MAY PRODUCE WIDESPREAD TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES OVER THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND. ROADS ARE ICY AND SNOWPACKED WITH AREAS OF DRIFTING SNOW. * TIMING...A COUPLE OF ROUNDS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ARE LIKELY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * CONFIDENCE...HIGH CONFIDENCE WITH THE TIMING. MEDIUM CONFIDENCE WITH THE AMOUNTS ESPECIALLY ALONG THE I-15 AND I-86 CORRIDORS. * LOCATIONS...AMERICAN FALLS...POCATELLO...FORT HALL... ABERDEEN... BLACKFOOT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES... AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
860 WWUS45 KPIH 252058 WSWPIH URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID 158 PM MST SUN DEC 25 2016 IDZ022-252200- /O.EXP.KPIH.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-161225T2100Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MALAD CITY...OAKLEY...ROCKLAND 158 PM MST SUN DEC 25 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 2 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... WEST WINDS GUSTED AS HIGH AS 62 MPH WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW EARLIER THIS MORNING ON PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 84 BETWEEN IDAHOME AND THE INTERSTATE 86 INTERCHANGE. THESE WINDS ARE GRADUALLY DECREASING AND WILL DECREASE TO 10 TO 20 MPH THROUGH 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. THEREFORE THE BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 2 PM MST. $$ IDZ019-023>025-260000- /O.CON.KPIH.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-161226T0000Z/ UPPER SNAKE HIGHLANDS-CARIBOU HIGHLANDS- CACHE VALLEY/IDAHO PORTION-WASATCH MOUNTAINS/IDAHO PORTION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. ANTHONY...ASHTON...ISLAND PARK... DRIGGS...VICTOR...HENRY...SODA SPRINGS...DOWNEY... LAVA HOT SPRINGS...PRESTON...MONTPELIER 158 PM MST SUN DEC 25 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * IMPACTS...A LARGE WINTER STORM MAY PRODUCE WIDESPREAD TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES OVER THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND. ICY AND SNOWPACKED ROADS ARE POSSIBLE. ISOLATED ROAD CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE. * TIMING...A COUPLE ROUNDS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL LIKELY PERSIST THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THERE MAY BE BRIEF BREAKS IN THE SNOWFALL. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...AT PASS LEVEL UP TO 6 INCHES. * CONFIDENCE...MEDIUM CONFIDENCE ON TIMING AND AMOUNTS. * LOCATIONS...PRESTON... MONTPELIER... SODA SPRINGS... INKOM... MCCAMMON... DRIGGS... ASHTON... ISLAND PARK... ST. ANTHONY... DUBOIS... MONIDA PASS... TARGHEE PASS... PINE CREEK PASS... FISH CREEK SUMMIT... GEORGETOWN SUMMIT... EMIGRATION PASS... GENEVA SUMMIT... BORDER SUMMIT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET OR ICE IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IDZ020-021-260000- /O.CON.KPIH.WW.Y.0030.000000T0000Z-161226T0000Z/ UPPER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN-LOWER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...IDAHO FALLS...REXBURG...POCATELLO 158 PM MST SUN DEC 25 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * IMPACTS...A LARGE WINTER STORM MAY PRODUCE WIDESPREAD TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES OVER THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND. ROADS ARE ICY AND SNOWPACKED WITH AREAS OF DRIFTING SNOW. * TIMING...A COUPLE OF ROUNDS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ARE LIKELY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * CONFIDENCE...HIGH CONFIDENCE WITH THE TIMING. MEDIUM CONFIDENCE WITH THE AMOUNTS ESPECIALLY ALONG THE I-15 AND I-86 CORRIDORS. * LOCATIONS...AMERICAN FALLS...POCATELLO...FORT HALL... ABERDEEN... BLACKFOOT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES... AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
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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.