Alert archive / Idaho / Winter Storm Warnings in 2016
Winter Storm Warning 1, NWS Pocatello, ID
NWS Pocatello, ID issued this winter storm warning at Jan 28, 2016, 1:35 PM MST. It took effect at Jan 28, 2016, 5:00 PM MST. It was in force for 44 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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- Issued
- Jan 28, 2016, 1:35 PM MST (20:35 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 28, 2016, 5:00 PM MST
- Expired
- Jan 30, 2016, 1:03 PM MST
- In force
- 44 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pocatello, ID
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517 WWUS45 KPIH 282035 WSWPIH URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID 135 PM MST THU JAN 28 2016 ...STRONG WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE REGION TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY... TWO MOIST PACIFIC STORM SYSTEMS TO BRING NEW SNOWFALL TO THE REGION BEGINNING LATE THURSDAY. THE FIRST WAVE OF SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY WITH A MORE SIGNIFICANT SYSTEM FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY AFTERNOON. HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY WILL COMBINE TO CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. A RAPID TEMPERATURE DROP BEHIND A COLD FRONT FRIDAY EVENING MAY CAUSE RAPID REFREEZE OF ANY MELTED SNOW...CREATING ICY CONDITIONS. IDZ018-031-291200- /O.UPG.KPIH.WS.A.0001.160129T0000Z-160130T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KPIH.WS.W.0001.160129T0000Z-160130T1800Z/ SAWTOOTH MOUNTAINS-BIG AND LITTLE WOOD RIVER REGION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STANLEY...CLAYTON...HAILEY...KETCHUM... BELLEVUE 135 PM MST THU JAN 28 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM MST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM MST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * IMPACTS/TIMING... FIRST ROUND OF SNOW BEGINNING LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING OVERNIGHT WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES WITH A SECOND ROUND FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY MORNING...EXPECTED TO BE HEAVIEST FRIDAY EVENING. EXPECT PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...10-14 INCHES WITH POTENTIAL OF 16+ INCHES DURING THE 36 HOUR PERIOD AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. VALLEY FLOORS EXPECT 5-8 INCHES. * LOCATIONS...STANLEY...KETCHUM...BELLEVUE...WITH THE BEST CHANCES IN THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF CUSTER AND BLAINE COUNTIES PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IDZ019-022-023-025-291200- /O.UPG.KPIH.WS.A.0001.160129T0600Z-160131T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KPIH.WS.W.0001.160129T0600Z-160131T0000Z/ UPPER SNAKE HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-CARIBOU HIGHLANDS- WASATCH MOUNTAINS/IDAHO PORTION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. ANTHONY...ASHTON...DRIGGS... VICTOR...MALAD CITY...OAKLEY...MONTPELIER 135 PM MST THU JAN 28 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * IMPACTS/TIMING...FIRST ROUND OF SNOW BEGINNING LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES. SECOND ROUND BEGINNING FRIDAY AFTERNOON CONTINUING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW FRIDAY EVENING. EXPECT PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW... BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY IF TRAVELING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...12-16 INCHES WITH LOCALLY GREATER AMOUNTS AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND 5-8 INCHES AT VALLEY FLOORS OVER THE 36 HOUR PERIOD. * LOCATIONS...ST. ANTHONY...ASHTON...DRIGGS... VICTOR... MONTPELIER...PALISADES...GEORGETOWN SUMMIT...GENEVA SUMMIT... PINE CREEK PASS...ALMO...SWEETZER SUMMIT...HOLBROOK SUMMIT PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$
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630 WWUS45 KPIH 290255 WSWPIH URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID 755 PM MST THU JAN 28 2016 ...STRONG WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE REGION TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY... TWO MOIST PACIFIC STORM SYSTEMS TO BRING NEW SNOWFALL TO THE REGION BEGINNING LATE THURSDAY. THE FIRST WAVE OF SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY WITH A MORE SIGNIFICANT SYSTEM FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY AFTERNOON. HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY WILL COMBINE TO CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. A RAPID TEMPERATURE DROP BEHIND A COLD FRONT FRIDAY EVENING MAY CAUSE RAPID REFREEZE OF ANY MELTED SNOW...CREATING ICY CONDITIONS. IDZ018-031-291100- /O.CON.KPIH.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160130T1800Z/ SAWTOOTH MOUNTAINS-BIG AND LITTLE WOOD RIVER REGION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STANLEY...CLAYTON...HAILEY...KETCHUM... BELLEVUE 755 PM MST THU JAN 28 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SATURDAY... * IMPACTS/TIMING... FIRST ROUND OF SNOW BEGINNING LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING OVERNIGHT WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES WITH A SECOND ROUND FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY MORNING...EXPECTED TO BE HEAVIEST FRIDAY EVENING. EXPECT PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW... BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...10-14 INCHES WITH POTENTIAL OF 16+ INCHES DURING THE 36 HOUR PERIOD AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. VALLEY FLOORS EXPECT 5-8 INCHES. * LOCATIONS...STANLEY...KETCHUM...BELLEVUE...WITH THE BEST CHANCES IN THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF CUSTER AND BLAINE COUNTIES PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IDZ019-022-023-025-291100- /O.CON.KPIH.WS.W.0001.160129T0600Z-160131T0000Z/ UPPER SNAKE HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-CARIBOU HIGHLANDS- WASATCH MOUNTAINS/IDAHO PORTION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. ANTHONY...ASHTON...DRIGGS... VICTOR...MALAD CITY...OAKLEY...MONTPELIER 755 PM MST THU JAN 28 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST SATURDAY... * IMPACTS/TIMING...FIRST ROUND OF SNOW BEGINNING LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES. SECOND ROUND BEGINNING FRIDAY AFTERNOON CONTINUING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW FRIDAY EVENING. EXPECT PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW... BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY IF TRAVELING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...12-16 INCHES WITH LOCALLY GREATER AMOUNTS AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND 5-8 INCHES AT VALLEY FLOORS OVER THE 36 HOUR PERIOD. * LOCATIONS...ST. ANTHONY...ASHTON...DRIGGS... VICTOR... MONTPELIER...PALISADES...GEORGETOWN SUMMIT...GENEVA SUMMIT... PINE CREEK PASS...ALMO...SWEETZER SUMMIT...HOLBROOK SUMMIT PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IDZ017-020-021-290900- /O.NEW.KPIH.ZR.Y.0002.160129T0255Z-160129T0900Z/ EASTERN MAGIC VALLEY-UPPER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN- LOWER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURLEY...RUPERT...HEYBURN... IDAHO FALLS...REXBURG...POCATELLO 755 PM MST THU JAN 28 2016 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM MST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM MST FRIDAY. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...FREEZING RAIN MAY COAT SURFACES RESULTING IN VERY SLICK DRIVING AND WALKING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
310 WWUS45 KPIH 290923 WSWPIH URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID 223 AM MST FRI JAN 29 2016 ...STRONG WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY... A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY AFTERNOON. HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS TODAY INTO SATURDAY WILL COMBINE TO CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. A RAPID TEMPERATURE DROP BEHIND A COLD FRONT THIS EVENING MAY CAUSE RAPID REFREEZE OF ANY MELTED SNOW...CREATING ICY CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION POCKETS OF FREEZING RAIN ARE ALSO POSSIBLE IN SOME VALLEY LOCATIONS...PARTICULARLY ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS. IDZ020-291500- /O.EXP.KPIH.ZR.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160129T0900Z/ /O.NEW.KPIH.ZR.Y.0003.160129T0923Z-160129T1500Z/ UPPER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...IDAHO FALLS...REXBURG 223 AM MST FRI JAN 29 2016 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THIS MORNING. * TIMING...THROUGH 8 AM THIS MORNING. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...FREEZING RAIN MAY COAT SURFACES RESULTING IN VERY SLICK DRIVING AND WALKING CONDITIONS. * LOCATIONS...IDAHO FALLS AND REXBURG. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ IDZ017-021-291030- /O.EXP.KPIH.ZR.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160129T0900Z/ EASTERN MAGIC VALLEY-LOWER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURLEY...RUPERT...HEYBURN...POCATELLO 223 AM MST FRI JAN 29 2016 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... $$ IDZ018-031-291730- /O.CON.KPIH.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160130T1800Z/ SAWTOOTH MOUNTAINS-BIG AND LITTLE WOOD RIVER REGION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STANLEY...CLAYTON...HAILEY...KETCHUM... BELLEVUE 223 AM MST FRI JAN 29 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SATURDAY... * IMPACTS/TIMING...A SECOND ROUND OF PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY MORNING...EXPECTED TO BE HEAVIEST THIS EVENING. EXPECT PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW... BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8-14 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. VALLEY FLOORS EXPECT 5-8 INCHES. * LOCATIONS...STANLEY...KETCHUM...BELLEVUE...WITH THE BEST CHANCES IN THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF CUSTER AND BLAINE COUNTIES PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IDZ019-022-023-025-291730- /O.CON.KPIH.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160131T0000Z/ UPPER SNAKE HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-CARIBOU HIGHLANDS- WASATCH MOUNTAINS/IDAHO PORTION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. ANTHONY...ASHTON...DRIGGS... VICTOR...MALAD CITY...OAKLEY...MONTPELIER 223 AM MST FRI JAN 29 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST SATURDAY... * IMPACTS/TIMING...A SECOND ROUND OF PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW FRIDAY EVENING. EXPECT PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW... BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY IF TRAVELING. POCKETS OF FREEZING RAIN ALSO POSSIBLE AT VALLEY LOCATIONS THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...10-16 INCHES WITH LOCALLY GREATER AMOUNTS AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND 5-8 INCHES AT VALLEY FLOORS. * LOCATIONS...ST. ANTHONY...ASHTON...DRIGGS... VICTOR... MONTPELIER...PALISADES...GEORGETOWN SUMMIT...GENEVA SUMMIT... PINE CREEK PASS...ALMO...SWEETZER SUMMIT...HOLBROOK SUMMIT PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$
582 WWUS45 KPIH 291048 WSWPIH URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID 348 AM MST FRI JAN 29 2016 ...STRONG WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY... A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY AFTERNOON. HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS TODAY INTO SATURDAY WILL COMBINE TO CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. A RAPID TEMPERATURE DROP BEHIND A COLD FRONT THIS EVENING MAY CAUSE RAPID REFREEZE OF ANY MELTED SNOW... CREATING ICY CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION POCKETS OF FREEZING RAIN ARE ALSO POSSIBLE IN SOME VALLEY LOCATIONS...PARTICULARLY ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS. IDZ018-031-291900- /O.CON.KPIH.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160130T1800Z/ SAWTOOTH MOUNTAINS-BIG AND LITTLE WOOD RIVER REGION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STANLEY...CLAYTON...HAILEY...KETCHUM... BELLEVUE 348 AM MST FRI JAN 29 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SATURDAY... * IMPACTS/TIMING...A SECOND ROUND OF PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY MORNING...EXPECTED TO BE HEAVIEST THIS EVENING. EXPECT PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW... BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8-14 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. VALLEY FLOORS EXPECT 5-8 INCHES. * LOCATIONS...STANLEY...KETCHUM...BELLEVUE...WITH THE BEST CHANCES IN THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF CUSTER AND BLAINE COUNTIES PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IDZ019-022-023-025-291900- /O.CON.KPIH.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160131T0000Z/ UPPER SNAKE HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-CARIBOU HIGHLANDS- WASATCH MOUNTAINS/IDAHO PORTION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. ANTHONY...ASHTON...DRIGGS... VICTOR...MALAD CITY...OAKLEY...MONTPELIER 348 AM MST FRI JAN 29 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST SATURDAY... * IMPACTS/TIMING...A SECOND ROUND OF PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW FRIDAY EVENING. EXPECT PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW... BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY IF TRAVELING. POCKETS OF FREEZING RAIN ALSO POSSIBLE AT VALLEY LOCATIONS THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...10-16 INCHES WITH LOCALLY GREATER AMOUNTS AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND 5-8 INCHES AT VALLEY FLOORS. * LOCATIONS...ST. ANTHONY...ASHTON...DRIGGS... VICTOR... MONTPELIER...PALISADES...GEORGETOWN SUMMIT...GENEVA SUMMIT... PINE CREEK PASS...ALMO...SWEETZER SUMMIT...HOLBROOK SUMMIT PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IDZ020-291500- /O.CON.KPIH.ZR.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160129T1500Z/ UPPER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...IDAHO FALLS...REXBURG 348 AM MST FRI JAN 29 2016 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THIS MORNING. * TIMING...THROUGH 8 AM THIS MORNING. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...FREEZING DRIZZLE MAY COAT SURFACES RESULTING IN VERY SLICK DRIVING AND WALKING CONDITIONS. * LOCATIONS...IDAHO FALLS AND REXBURG. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
313 WWUS45 KPIH 291507 WSWPIH URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID 807 AM MST FRI JAN 29 2016 IDZ020-291615- /O.EXP.KPIH.ZR.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160129T1500Z/ UPPER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...IDAHO FALLS...REXBURG 807 AM MST FRI JAN 29 2016 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY FOR THE UPPER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ IDZ018-031-292230- /O.CON.KPIH.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160130T1800Z/ SAWTOOTH MOUNTAINS-BIG AND LITTLE WOOD RIVER REGION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STANLEY...CLAYTON...HAILEY...KETCHUM... BELLEVUE 807 AM MST FRI JAN 29 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SATURDAY... * IMPACTS/TIMING...A SECOND ROUND OF PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY MORNING...EXPECTED TO BE HEAVIEST THIS EVENING. EXPECT PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 14 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. VALLEY FLOORS EXPECT 5 TO 8 INCHES. * LOCATIONS...STANLEY...KETCHUM...BELLEVUE...WITH THE BEST CHANCES IN THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF CUSTER AND BLAINE COUNTIES PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IDZ019-022-023-025-292230- /O.CON.KPIH.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160131T0000Z/ UPPER SNAKE HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-CARIBOU HIGHLANDS- WASATCH MOUNTAINS/IDAHO PORTION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. ANTHONY...ASHTON...DRIGGS... VICTOR...MALAD CITY...OAKLEY...MONTPELIER 807 AM MST FRI JAN 29 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST SATURDAY... * IMPACTS/TIMING...A SECOND ROUND OF PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW THIS EVENING. EXPECT PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW... BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. POCKETS OF FREEZING RAIN ARE ALSO POSSIBLE AT VALLEY LOCATIONS THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...10 TO 16 INCHES WITH LOCALLY GREATER AMOUNTS AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND 5 TO 8 INCHES AT VALLEY FLOORS. * LOCATIONS...ST. ANTHONY...ASHTON...DRIGGS... VICTOR... MONTPELIER...PALISADES...GEORGETOWN SUMMIT...GENEVA SUMMIT... PINE CREEK PASS...ALMO...SWEETZER SUMMIT...HOLBROOK SUMMIT PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$
466 WWUS45 KPIH 292053 WSWPIH URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID 153 PM MST FRI JAN 29 2016 IDZ018-031-301000- /O.EXT.KPIH.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160130T1000Z/ SAWTOOTH MOUNTAINS-BIG AND LITTLE WOOD RIVER REGION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STANLEY...CLAYTON...HAILEY...KETCHUM... BELLEVUE 153 PM MST FRI JAN 29 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM MST SATURDAY... * IMPACTS/TIMING...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED THIS EVENING...TAPERING OFF AFTER 3 AM MST. EXPECT PERIODS OF BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...9 TO 14 INCHES ABOVE 6500 MSL AND 4 TO 8 INCHES IN THE LOWER MOUNTAIN VALLEYS. * LOCATIONS...STANLEY...KETCHUM...BELLEVUE...WITH THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS OF CUSTER AND BLAINE COUNTIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IDZ019-022-023-025-301030- /O.EXT.KPIH.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160130T2100Z/ UPPER SNAKE HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-CARIBOU HIGHLANDS- WASATCH MOUNTAINS/IDAHO PORTION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. ANTHONY...ASHTON...DRIGGS... VICTOR...MALAD CITY...OAKLEY...MONTPELIER 153 PM MST FRI JAN 29 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MST SATURDAY... * IMPACTS/TIMING...SNOW WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT...THEN TAPERING OFF SATURDAY AFTERNOON. EXPECT PERIODS OF BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. POCKETS OF FREEZING RAIN ARE ALSO POSSIBLE THIS EVENING WHERE COLDER AIR REMAINS TRAPPED IN THE LOWER MOUNTAIN VALLEYS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...9 TO 15 INCHES ABOVE 6000 MSL AND 3 TO 8 INCHES IN THE LOWER MOUNTAIN VALLEYS. * LOCATIONS...ISLAND PARK...ST. ANTHONY...ASHTON...DRIGGS... VICTOR...MONTPELIER...PALISADES...GEORGETOWN SUMMIT...GENEVA SUMMIT...PINE CREEK PASS...ALMO...SWEETZER SUMMIT...HOLBROOK SUMMIT PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$
363 WWUS45 KPIH 300629 WSWPIH URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID 1129 PM MST FRI JAN 29 2016 IDZ018-031-301000- /O.CON.KPIH.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160130T1000Z/ SAWTOOTH MOUNTAINS-BIG AND LITTLE WOOD RIVER REGION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STANLEY...CLAYTON...HAILEY...KETCHUM... BELLEVUE 1129 PM MST FRI JAN 29 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM MST SATURDAY... * IMPACTS/TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS GRADUALLY TAPERING OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS. EXPECT PERIODS OF BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL 1 TO 4 INCHES TONIGHT...LOWEST ACCUMULATIONS IN VALLEY LOCATIONS. * LOCATIONS...STANLEY...KETCHUM...BELLEVUE...WITH THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS OF CUSTER AND BLAINE COUNTIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IDZ019-022-023-025-301430- /O.CON.KPIH.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160130T2100Z/ UPPER SNAKE HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-CARIBOU HIGHLANDS- WASATCH MOUNTAINS/IDAHO PORTION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. ANTHONY...ASHTON...DRIGGS... VICTOR...MALAD CITY...OAKLEY...MONTPELIER 1129 PM MST FRI JAN 29 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MST SATURDAY... * IMPACTS/TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT HEAVY AT TIMES...THEN TAPER OFF SATURDAY AFTERNOON. EXPECT PERIODS OF BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. POCKETS OF FREEZING RAIN ARE ALSO POSSIBLE THIS EVENING WHERE COLDER AIR REMAINS TRAPPED IN THE LOWER MOUNTAIN VALLEYS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...9 TO 15 INCHES ABOVE 6000 MSL AND 3 TO 8 INCHES IN THE LOWER MOUNTAIN VALLEYS. * LOCATIONS...ISLAND PARK...ST. ANTHONY...ASHTON...DRIGGS... VICTOR...MONTPELIER...PALISADES...GEORGETOWN SUMMIT...GENEVA SUMMIT...PINE CREEK PASS...ALMO...SWEETZER SUMMIT...HOLBROOK SUMMIT PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IDZ017-020-021-301430- /O.NEW.KPIH.WW.Y.0007.160130T0629Z-160130T1500Z/ EASTERN MAGIC VALLEY-UPPER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN- LOWER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURLEY...RUPERT...HEYBURN... IDAHO FALLS...REXBURG...POCATELLO 1129 PM MST FRI JAN 29 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST SATURDAY... * IMPACTS/TIMING...WET SNOW WILL COMBINE WITH WIND AND FALLING TEMPERATURES OVERNIGHT TO PRODUCE SLICK ROADWAYS. IN ADDITION...WET SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE ON TREES AND POWER LINES POSSIBLY LEADING TO DOWNED WIRES AND POWER OUTAGES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 4 INCHES. * LOCATIONS...IDAHO FALLS...REXBURG...POCATELLO...CHUBBUCK... BURLEY...HEYBURN...THE I-86...I-84 AND I-15 INTERSTATE CORRIDOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
150 WWUS45 KPIH 300958 WSWPIH URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID 258 AM MST SAT JAN 30 2016 IDZ018-031-301100- /O.EXP.KPIH.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160130T1000Z/ SAWTOOTH MOUNTAINS-BIG AND LITTLE WOOD RIVER REGION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STANLEY...CLAYTON...HAILEY...KETCHUM... BELLEVUE 258 AM MST SAT JAN 30 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 3 AM MST EARLY THIS MORNING... OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TODAY ALONG WITH POCKETS OF STRONGER WINDS CREATING LOCAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. HOWEVER WIDESPREAD IMPACTFUL WINTER WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED...THUS THE ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ IDZ019-022-023-025-301800- /O.CON.KPIH.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160130T2100Z/ UPPER SNAKE HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-CARIBOU HIGHLANDS- WASATCH MOUNTAINS/IDAHO PORTION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. ANTHONY...ASHTON...DRIGGS... VICTOR...MALAD CITY...OAKLEY...MONTPELIER 258 AM MST SAT JAN 30 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * IMPACTS/TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT HEAVY AT TIMES... THEN TAPER OFF THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECT PERIODS OF BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 6000 MSL AND 1 TO 4 INCHES IN THE LOWER MOUNTAIN VALLEYS. * LOCATIONS...ISLAND PARK...ST. ANTHONY...ASHTON...DRIGGS... VICTOR...MONTPELIER...PALISADES...GEORGETOWN SUMMIT...GENEVA SUMMIT...PINE CREEK PASS...ALMO...SWEETZER SUMMIT...HOLBROOK SUMMIT PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IDZ017-020-021-301500- /O.CON.KPIH.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160130T1500Z/ EASTERN MAGIC VALLEY-UPPER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN- LOWER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURLEY...RUPERT...HEYBURN... IDAHO FALLS...REXBURG...POCATELLO 258 AM MST SAT JAN 30 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THIS MORNING... * IMPACTS/TIMING...WET SNOW WILL COMBINE WITH WIND AND FALLING TEMPERATURES OVERNIGHT TO PRODUCE SLICK ROADWAYS. IN ADDITION...WET SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE ON TREES AND POWER LINES POSSIBLY LEADING TO DOWNED WIRES AND POWER OUTAGES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR LESS WITH 1 TO 2 INCHES IN BENCH AREAS. * LOCATIONS...IDAHO FALLS...REXBURG...POCATELLO...CHUBBUCK... BURLEY...HEYBURN...THE I-86...I-84 AND I-15 INTERSTATE CORRIDOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
029 WWUS45 KPIH 301335 WSWPIH URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID 635 AM MST SAT JAN 30 2016 IDZ019-301445- /O.CAN.KPIH.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160130T2100Z/ UPPER SNAKE HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. ANTHONY...ASHTON...DRIGGS...VICTOR 635 AM MST SAT JAN 30 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW AND STRONG WINDS HAVE ENDED ACROSS THE WARNING AREA...THUS THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. SOME ADDITIONAL LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TODAY BUT ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE MINOR. $$ IDZ017-020-021-301445- /O.CAN.KPIH.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160130T1500Z/ EASTERN MAGIC VALLEY-UPPER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN- LOWER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURLEY...RUPERT...HEYBURN... IDAHO FALLS...REXBURG...POCATELLO 635 AM MST SAT JAN 30 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SNOWFALL HAS EXITED THE ADVISORY AREA...HOWEVER SOME SLICK SPOTS STILL REMAIN ON AREA ROADWAYS AND WILL REQUIRE SOME CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. $$ IDZ022-023-025-302100- /O.CON.KPIH.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160130T2100Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-CARIBOU HIGHLANDS- WASATCH MOUNTAINS/IDAHO PORTION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MALAD CITY...OAKLEY...MONTPELIER 635 AM MST SAT JAN 30 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * IMPACTS/TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY HEAVY AT TIMES THIS MORNING THEN BEGIN TO TAPER OFF THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECT PERIODS OF BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL 2 TO 5 INCHES ABOVE 6000 MSL AND 1 TO 3 INCHES IN THE LOWER MOUNTAIN VALLEYS. * LOCATIONS...ISLAND PARK...ST. ANTHONY...ASHTON...DRIGGS... VICTOR...MONTPELIER...PALISADES...GEORGETOWN SUMMIT...GENEVA SUMMIT...PINE CREEK PASS...ALMO...SWEETZER SUMMIT...HOLBROOK SUMMIT PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ AD/VALLE
853 WWUS45 KPIH 302003 WSWPIH URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID 103 PM MST SAT JAN 30 2016 IDZ022-023-025-302115- /O.CAN.KPIH.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160130T2100Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-CARIBOU HIGHLANDS- WASATCH MOUNTAINS/IDAHO PORTION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MALAD CITY...OAKLEY...MONTPELIER 103 PM MST SAT JAN 30 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. THE THREAT OF MODERATE AND HEAVY SNOW HAS ENDED AND THUS THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$
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 Jan 28, 1:28 PM MST, 7 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 28, 1:28 PM MST, 7 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID 128 PM MST THU JAN 28 2016 .SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. WINTER STORM WARNINGS HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR MOUNTAIN AREAS TONIGHT THORUGH SATURDAY MORNING IN THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND THROUGH SATURDAY IN THE SOUTHERN AND EASTERN HIGHLANDS. TWO PACIFIC STORM SYSTEMS WILL MOVE THROUGH EASTERN IDAHO. THE FIRST ONE WILL MOVE THROUGH QUICKLY TONIGHT AND DROP 1 TO 4 INCHES IN HIGH ELEVATIONS THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. EXPECT A BREAK UNTIL THE NEXT SYSTEM QUICKLY SPREADS SNOW ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AGAIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND WILL CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY. SNOW LEVELS FRIDAY SHOULD RISE TO 5500 TO 6000 FEET AND EXPECT LOWER ELEVATIONS TO CHANGE TO RAIN BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THERE IS A CHANCE FOR A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN IN THE POCATELLO AREA TONIGHT AS WELL. 10 TO 15 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 6000 FEET THROUGH SATURDAY WITH 5 TO 9 INCHES POSSIBLE AT LOWER MOUNTAIN ELEVATIONS. THE SNAKE RIVER PLAIN IS EXPECTED TO GET ANYWHERE FROM A HALF INCH TO 2 INCHES THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING AS RAIN WILL CHANGE BACK TO SNOW LATE FRIDAY NIGHT TOWARD THE END OF THE EVENT. EXPECT SOME BLOWING SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS AS WELL ESPECIALLY OVER PASSES FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY MORNING WITH THE PASSAGE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT WITH SOUTHERLY WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT SHIFTING TO WESTERLY BEHIND IT FRIDAY NIGHT. INTERSTATE 84 WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE EXTENSIVE BLOWING AND DRIFTING. TEMPERATURES WILL TURN SHARPLY COLDER SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY WITH THE STORM TAPERING OFF WEST TO EAST SATURDAY WITH SNOW LIKELY CONTINUING IN THE EASTERN MOUNTAIN AREAS NEAR THE WYOMING BORDER THEN ONLY SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS ON SUNDAY WITH MINIMAL ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED. GK .LONG TERM...LATE SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES AND DROPPING SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY AND TUESDAY WITH LONG WAVE TROUGH SETTING UP ACROSS THE CENTRAL US. NORTHERLY WINDS BEGIN FILTERING THROUGH MONDAY AND CONTINUE FOR A FEW DAYS AND WILL THUS CONTINUE BRINGING COOLER AIR THROUGH THE REGION. GRADUALLY WINDS TO SHIFT MID-WEEK WITH ANTICIPATED HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE BUILDING IN... GRADUALLY INCREASING TEMPERATURES. THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR MID-WEEK SNOW SHOWERS AS WELL ESPECIALLY AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. THIS IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE A SIGNIFICANT EVENT HOWEVER AND WOULD BE QUICK LIVED. NP/GK && .AVIATION...MIXED DISCUSSION OF PRECIPITATION TYPES OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. FOR THIS AFTERNOON EXPECT VFR CONDITIONS AT ALL LOCATIONS. BEGINNING THIS EVENING PRECIPITATION IS FORECAST TO BEGIN AT ALL LOCATIONS. AT THIS TIME...SNOW IS EXPECTED AT SUN VALLEY AND IDAHO FALLS THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. AT IDAHO FALLS SNOW TO TRANSITION TO RAIN FRIDAY MORNING BEFORE DISSIPATING. FOR POCATELLO...MODELS ARE INDICATING POTENTIAL FOR FREEZING RAIN DEVELOPMENT THIS EVENING WITH A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW OVERNIGHT. THE CONFIDENCE FOR THIS IS AVERAGE. BY MID-MORNING EXPECT THE PRECIPITATION TO DIMINISH BUT BE WARY OF ICE ACCUMULATIONS. AT BURLEY ALL PRECIPITATION WILL BE RAIN TONIGHT. DURING ALL TIMES OF PRECIPITATION EXPECT LOWERED CEILINGS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY THEREFORE EITHER MVFR OR IFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. CEILINGS EXPECTED TO BREAK BRIEFLY TOMORROW MORNING BEFORE THE NEXT SYSTEM APPROACHES EARLY AFTERNOON. NP/GK && .PIH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FLOOD WATCH FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR IDZ019-023-025. WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST SATURDAY FOR IDZ019-022-023-025. WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM MST SATURDAY FOR IDZ018-031. &&
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pocatello, ID issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 28, 11:23 AM MST | Flood Watch | PIH | 21 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.