Alert archive / Montana / Winter Storm Warnings in 2017
Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Missoula, MT
NWS Missoula, MT issued this winter storm warning at Jan 7, 2017, 11:27 PM MST for 9 counties in Montana; Lemhi County, Idaho. It was in force for 42 hr. 19 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 7, 2017, 11:27 PM MST (06:27 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 9, 2017, 5:00 PM MST
- In force
- 42 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Missoula, MT
Counties Lemhi County, ID, 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
The radar
The Missoula radar (KMSX), 17 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:30 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 8, 6:26 AM MST | SNOW 1.5 | 4 Ssw Missoula, MT | . |
| Jan 8, 6:27 AM MST | SNOW 2.4 | 6 Nw Missoula, MT | . |
| Jan 8, 7:31 AM MST | SNOW 2 | Kalispell, MT | . |
| Jan 8, 7:50 AM MST | SNOW 3.5 | 3 E Florence, MT | . |
| Jan 8, 7:52 AM MST | SNOW 4 | Stevensville, MT | . |
| Jan 8, 8:02 AM MST | SNOW 3 | Bigfork, MT | . |
| Jan 8, 8:03 AM MST | SNOW 2 | Columbia Falls, MT | . |
| Jan 8, 8:23 AM MST | SNOW 6.5 | 8 N Finley Point, MT | . |
| Jan 8, 8:30 AM MST | SNOW 3.3 | 2 E Polson, MT | . |
| Jan 8, 8:41 AM MST | SNOW 3.8 | 1 Sw Columbia Falls, MT | . |
| Jan 8, 9:24 AM MST | SNOW 6 | 1 S Condon, MT | . |
| Jan 9, 8:00 AM MST | SNOW 3 | 1 S Polson, MT | HEAVY SNOW OCCURRING AT TIME OF REPORT. |
| Jan 9, 8:00 AM MST | SNOW 5 | Libby, MT | . |
| Jan 9, 8:24 AM MST | SNOW 5.5 | Yaak, MT | SNOWING AGAIN AT TIME OF REPORT. |
| Jan 9, 8:55 AM MST | SNOW 4.5 | 4 Ssw Missoula, MT | . |
| Jan 9, 9:00 AM MST | SNOW 4 | 1 Nnw Greenough, MT | SNOW OCCURRED OVERNIGHT. FREEZING RAIN OCCURRING AT TIME OF REPORT. |
| Jan 9, 11:00 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 14.4 | 37 Ne Mackay, ID | MEADOW LAKE SNOTEL 9150 MSL. 48-HOUR TOTAL. |
| Jan 9, 11:38 AM MST | SNOW 6 | 13 Nne Kootenai Falls, MT | SKI AREA SNOW REPORT. |
| Jan 9, 1:33 PM MST | SNOW 8 | 2 Nw Libby, MT | . |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Spokane, WA (KOTX), launched 00:00Z, 6.5 hours before the alert went out and 180 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
- 1938 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 128 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 208 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
273 WWUS45 KMSO 080627 WSWMSO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 1127 PM MST SAT JAN 7 2017 MTZ002-003-090630- /O.UPG.KMSO.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-170108T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KMSO.WS.W.0002.170108T0627Z-170110T0000Z/ 1127 PM MST SAT JAN 7 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * IMPACTS/TIMING: SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING: PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW BETWEEN 9PM SATURDAY AND 11 AM SUNDAY MORNING WILL MAKE ROADWAYS VERY SLICK. SNOW REMOVAL EFFORTS MAY BE HINDERED DUE TO THE INCREASED AMOUNT OF SNOW. THERE WILL BE A LULL IN SNOWFALL DURING THE DAY SUNDAY BEFORE THE SECOND, HEAVIER WAVE OF SNOW ARRIVES SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY: A SECOND WAVE OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL OCCUR LATE SUNDAY THROUGH THE DAY MONDAY, FURTHER IMPACTING TRAVEL AND SNOW REMOVAL EFFORTS IN CITY CENTERS. LOW VISIBILITY AND DANGEROUS TRAVEL IS LIKELY DURING THIS SECOND WAVE. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE: BAD ROCK CANYON, ESSEX, HIGHWAY 83 BIGFORK TO SWAN LAKE, MARIAS PASS, POLEBRIDGE, FLATHEAD LAKE, FLATHEAD VALLEY, MISSION VALLEY, AND POLSON $$ MTZ001-090630- /O.UPG.KMSO.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-170108T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KMSO.WS.W.0002.170108T0627Z-170110T0000Z/ 1127 PM MST SAT JAN 7 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * IMPACTS/TIMING: SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING: PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW BETWEEN 9PM SATURDAY AND 11 AM SUNDAY MORNING WILL MAKE ROADWAYS VERY SLICK. THERE WILL BE A LULL IN SNOWFALL DURING THE DAY SUNDAY BEFORE THE SECOND, HEAVIER WAVE OF SNOW ARRIVES SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY: A PROLONGED PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL OCCUR, CREATING ANOTHER ROUND OF LOW VISIBILITY AND DANGEROUS TRAVEL. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE: HIGHWAY 2 KALISPELL TO LIBBY, HIGHWAY 37 EUREKA TO LIBBY, HIGHWAY 56 BULL LAKE ROAD, AND HIGHWAY 93 EUREKA TO WHITEFISH $$ IDZ010-090630- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-170108T2100Z/ /O.CON.KMSO.WS.A.0001.170108T2100Z-170110T0000Z/ 1127 PM MST SAT JAN 7 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MST SUNDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... * IMPACTS/TIMING: PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOW BETWEEN 9PM SATURDAY AND 2 PM SUNDAY WILL MAKE ROADWAYS VERY SLICK. IN ADDITION, GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE PERIODS OF BLOWING SNOW AND LOW VISIBILITY, PARTICULARLY AT GILMORE SUMMIT. SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR SNOW, FREEZING RAIN, AND SLEET. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AROUND AN INCH IN SALMON AND UP TO 3 INCHES IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN TONIGHT. * ICE: LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY THERE IS A CHANCE FOR FREEZING RAIN CAUSING ICY ROADS AND A LIGHT ICE COATING ON EXPOSED SURFACES. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE: BANNOCK PASS, HIGHWAY 28 TENDOY TO LONE PINE, HIGHWAY 93 LOST TRAIL PASS TO GIBBONSVILLE, LEMHI PASS, AND SALMON $$ MTZ005-090630- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-170108T2100Z/ /O.CON.KMSO.WS.A.0001.170108T2100Z-170110T0000Z/ 1127 PM MST SAT JAN 7 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MST SUNDAY FOR BITTERROOT VALLEY AND MISSOULA... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR BITTERROOT VALLEY AND MISSOULA... * IMPACTS/TIMING: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL LAST THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING CAUSING SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS AND DIFFICULT DRIVING. A BRIEF LULL IN WEATHER DURING THE DAY SUNDAY WILL OCCUR BEFORE THE NEXT WAVE OF MOISTURE ARRIVES LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY, WHERE THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET TO MIX WITH SNOW, CREATING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 5 INCHES BY SUNDAY MORNING. * ICE: LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY THERE IS A CHANCE FOR FREEZING RAIN CAUSING ICY ROADS AND A LIGHT ICE COATING ON EXPOSED SURFACES. $$ MTZ004-090630- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-170108T2100Z/ /O.CON.KMSO.WS.A.0001.170108T2100Z-170110T0000Z/ 1127 PM MST SAT JAN 7 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MST SUNDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... * IMPACTS/TIMING: MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING BRINGING SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS AND DIFFICULT DRIVING. LOCALLY HEAVIER SNOWFALL RATES WILL CREATE DANGEROUS DRIVING FROM HAUGAN TO LOOKOUT PASS. A BRIEF LULL IN WEATHER DURING THE DAY SUNDAY WILL OCCUR BEFORE THE NEXT WAVE OF MOISTURE ARRIVES LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY, WHERE THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET TO MIX WITH SNOW, CREATING HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: GENERALLY 1 TO 3 INCHES WITH 4 TO 6 INCHES AT LOOKOUT PASS. * ICE: LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY THERE IS A CHANCE FOR FREEZING RAIN CAUSING ICY ROADS AND A LIGHT ICE COATING ON EXPOSED SURFACES. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE: EVARO HILL, HIGHWAY 200 THOMPSON FALLS TO PLAINS, HIGHWAY 200 TROUT CREEK TO HERON, AND I- 90 LOOKOUT PASS TO HAUGAN $$ MTZ043-090630- /O.EXA.KMSO.WS.A.0001.170108T2100Z-170110T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-170108T2100Z/ 1127 PM MST SAT JAN 7 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MST SUNDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... * IMPACTS/TIMING: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL LAST THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING CAUSING SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS AND DIFFICULT DRIVING. A BRIEF LULL IN WEATHER DURING THE DAY SUNDAY WILL OCCUR BEFORE THE NEXT WAVE OF MOISTURE ARRIVES LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY, WHERE THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET TO MIX WITH SNOW, CREATING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 5 INCHES BY SUNDAY MORNING. * ICE: LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY THERE IS A CHANCE FOR FREEZING RAIN CAUSING ICY ROADS AND A LIGHT ICE COATING ON EXPOSED SURFACES. $$ IDZ005-006-MTZ006-090630- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-170110T0000Z/ 1127 PM MST SAT JAN 7 2017 /1027 PM PST SAT JAN 7 2017/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST /4 PM PST/ MONDAY... * IMPACTS/TIMING: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL LAST THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING CAUSING SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS AND DIFFICULT DRIVING. A BRIEF LULL IN WEATHER DURING THE DAY SUNDAY WILL OCCUR BEFORE THE NEXT WAVE OF MOISTURE ARRIVES LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY, WHERE THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET TO MIX WITH SNOW, CREATING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. EXPECT VARIABLE CONDITIONS ALONG HIGHWAY 12 TO LOLO PASS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 5 INCHES. * 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 $$ IDZ007-008-090600- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-170109T0600Z/ 1027 PM PST SAT JAN 7 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST SUNDAY... * IMPACTS/TIMING: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL MAKE ROADS SLICK DUE TO SNOW COVER. SUNDAY THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR FREEZING RAIN WHICH COULD CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 INCHES OF NEW SNOW BY SUNDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE: CAMAS PRAIRIE, GRANGEVILLE AND VICINITY, GREER GRADE, HIGHWAY 95 SLATE CREEK TO RIGGINS, AND WHITE BIRD GRADE $$ IDZ009-082100- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-170108T2100Z/ 1127 PM MST SAT JAN 7 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MST SUNDAY FOR SHOUP... * IMPACTS/TIMING: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL MAKE ROADS SLICK DUE TO SNOW COVER. LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE BLOWING SNOW AND LOW VISIBILITY AT TIMES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 INCHES OF NEW SNOW BY SUNDAY EVENING WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE MOUNTAINS. $$ MTZ007-082100- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-170108T2100Z/ 1127 PM MST SAT JAN 7 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MST SUNDAY... * IMPACTS/TIMING: ROAD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO DEGRADE DUE TO PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOW INTO SUNDAY MORNING. THE NATURE OF THE SNOW AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL MAKE ROADWAYS VERY SLICK. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW FOR THE HIGHER VALLEYS, WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE MOUNTAINS. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE: BUTTE, GEORGETOWN LAKE, HIGHWAY 12 GARRISON TO ELLISTON, HOMESTAKE PASS, AND MACDONALD PASS $$
6 follow-up statements
835 WWUS45 KMSO 081035 WSWMSO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 335 AM MST SUN JAN 8 2017 IDZ010-091045- /O.CAN.KMSO.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-170108T2100Z/ /O.UPG.KMSO.WS.A.0001.170108T2100Z-170110T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KMSO.WS.W.0002.170108T2100Z-170110T0000Z/ 335 AM MST SUN JAN 8 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST MONDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * IMPACTS/TIMING: PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL OCCUR LATER THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY. OF MORE CONCERN WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET TO MIX WITH SNOW AT TIMES IN VALLEYS, CAUSING UNPREDICTABLE AND DANGEROUS TRAVEL. GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE PERIODS OF BLOWING SNOW AND LOW VISIBILITY OVER GILMORE SUMMIT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 INCHES IN VALLEYS, MIXING WITH SLEET/FREEZING RAIN AT TIMES. 4 TO 7 INCHES OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. * ICE: FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL CAUSE ICY ROADS. SNOW-COVERED SURFACES THAT RECEIVE AN ICE COATING WILL BECOME ESPECIALLY SLICK. $$ MTZ007-091045- /O.CAN.KMSO.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-170108T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KMSO.WW.Y.0002.170108T2100Z-170110T0000Z/ 335 AM MST SUN JAN 8 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST MONDAY... * IMPACTS/TIMING: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL DEGRADE ROAD CONDITIONS LATER THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 4 INCHES FOR THE HIGHER VALLEYS, WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE: BUTTE, GEORGETOWN LAKE, HIGHWAY 12 GARRISON TO ELLISTON, HOMESTAKE PASS, AND MACDONALD PASS $$ MTZ005-091045- /O.UPG.KMSO.WS.A.0001.170108T2100Z-170110T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KMSO.WS.W.0002.170108T2100Z-170110T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KMSO.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-170108T1500Z/ 335 AM MST SUN JAN 8 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THIS MORNING FOR BITTERROOT VALLEY AND MISSOULA... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST MONDAY FOR BITTERROOT VALLEY AND MISSOULA... THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * IMPACTS/TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL CAUSE SLICK TRAVEL CONDITIONS THIS MORNING. A BRIEF LULL IN SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR TODAY BEFORE THE NEXT WAVE OF MOISTURE ARRIVES LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY. SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA, AND COULD BE MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES. SNOW COULD MIX WITH FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET, CREATING UNPREDICTABLE AND DANGEROUS TRAVEL. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 5 INCHES, MIXING WITH SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN AT TIMES. * ICE: FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL CAUSE ICY ROADS. SNOW-COVERED SURFACES THAT RECEIVE AN ICE COATING WILL BECOME ESPECIALLY SLICK. $$ MTZ004-091045- /O.UPG.KMSO.WS.A.0001.170108T2100Z-170110T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KMSO.WS.W.0002.170108T2100Z-170110T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KMSO.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-170108T1500Z/ 335 AM MST SUN JAN 8 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THIS MORNING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST MONDAY... THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * IMPACTS/TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE SLICK TRAVEL CONDITIONS THIS MORNING. A BRIEF LULL IN SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR TODAY BEFORE THE NEXT WAVE OF MOISTURE ARRIVES LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY. SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA, AND COULD BE MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES. SNOW COULD MIX WITH FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET, CREATING UNPREDICTABLE AND DANGEROUS TRAVEL. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES IN VALLEYS. 8 TO 12 INCHES OVER LOOKOUT PASS. * ICE: FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL CAUSE ICY ROADS. SNOW- COVERED SURFACES THAT RECEIVE AN ICE COATING WILL BECOME ESPECIALLY SLICK. $$ MTZ043-091045- /O.UPG.KMSO.WS.A.0001.170108T2100Z-170110T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KMSO.WS.W.0002.170108T2100Z-170110T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KMSO.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-170108T1500Z/ 335 AM MST SUN JAN 8 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THIS MORNING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST MONDAY... THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * IMPACTS/TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL CAUSE SLICK TRAVEL CONDITIONS THIS MORNING. A BRIEF LULL IN WEATHER WILL OCCUR TODAY BEFORE THE NEXT WAVE OF MOISTURE ARRIVES LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY. SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA, AND COULD BE MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES. SNOW COULD MIX WITH FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET, CREATING UNPREDICTABLE AND DANGEROUS TRAVEL. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 5 TO 8 INCHES. UP TO A FOOT OR MORE IN HIGH TERRAIN. * ICE: FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL CAUSE ICY ROADS AND CREATE A LIGHT ICE COATING ON EXPOSED SURFACES. SNOW-COVERED SURFACES THAT RECEIVE AN ICE COATING WILL BECOME ESPECIALLY SLICK. $$ MTZ002-003-091045- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170110T0000Z/ 335 AM MST SUN JAN 8 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY... * IMPACTS/TIMING: THIS MORNING: PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL MAKE ROADWAYS VERY SLICK. SNOW REMOVAL EFFORTS MAY BE HINDERED DUE TO THE INCREASED AMOUNT OF SNOW. THERE WILL BE A LULL IN SNOWFALL DURING THE DAY TODAY BEFORE THE SECOND, HEAVIER WAVE OF SNOW ARRIVES TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL FURTHER IMPACT TRAVEL AND SNOW REMOVAL EFFORTS IN CITY CENTERS. LOW VISIBILITY AND DANGEROUS TRAVEL IS LIKELY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 INCHES THIS MORNING IN VALLEYS. ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY OF 5 TO 8 INCHES IN VALLEYS AND UP TO ONE FOOT OR MORE IN HIGH TERRAIN AND OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. $$ MTZ001-091045- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170110T0000Z/ 335 AM MST SUN JAN 8 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY... * IMPACTS/TIMING: THIS MORNING: PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL MAKE ROADWAYS VERY SLICK. SNOW REMOVAL EFFORTS MAY BE HINDERED DUE TO THE INCREASED AMOUNT OF SNOW. THERE WILL BE A LULL IN SNOWFALL DURING THE DAY TODAY BEFORE THE SECOND, HEAVIER WAVE OF SNOW ARRIVES TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL OCCUR, FURTHER IMPACTING TRAVEL AND SNOW REMOVAL EFFORTS IN CITY CENTERS. LOW VISIBILITY AND DANGEROUS TRAVEL IS LIKELY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 INCHES THIS MORNING IN VALLEYS. ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY OF 5 TO 8 INCHES IN VALLEYS AND UP TO ONE FOOT OR MORE IN HIGH TERRAIN. $$ IDZ009-091045- /O.EXT.KMSO.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-170110T0000Z/ 335 AM MST SUN JAN 8 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY... * IMPACTS/TIMING: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL MAKE ROADS SLICK AND CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY. LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE BLOWING SNOW AND LOW VISIBILITY AT TIMES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 INCHES OF NEW SNOW WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE MOUNTAINS. $$ IDZ005-006-MTZ006-091045- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-170110T0000Z/ 335 AM MST SUN JAN 8 2017 /235 AM PST SUN JAN 8 2017/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST /4 PM PST/ MONDAY... * IMPACTS/TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL CAUSE SLICK TRAVEL CONDITIONS THIS MORNING. A BRIEF LULL IN SNOWFALL DURING THE DAY WILL OCCUR BEFORE THE NEXT WAVE OF MOISTURE ARRIVES LATE THIS AFTERNOON. LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY: THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET TO MIX WITH SNOW, CREATING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. EXPECT VARIABLE CONDITIONS, ESPECIALLY ALONG HIGHWAY 12 TO LOLO PASS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 5 INCHES, MIXING WITH FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET AT TIMES. $$ IDZ007-008-090600- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-170109T0600Z/ 235 AM PST SUN JAN 8 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... * IMPACTS/TIMING: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL MAKE ROADS SLICK DUE TO SNOW COVER LATER THIS AFTERNOON. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR FREEZING RAIN TO MIX WITH SNOW, WHICH COULD CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 INCHES OF NEW SNOW BY THIS EVENING. SNOW COULD MIX WITH SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN AT TIMES. $$
491 WWUS45 KMSO 082002 WSWMSO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 102 PM MST SUN JAN 8 2017 MTZ002-003-092015- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170110T0000Z/ 102 PM MST SUN JAN 8 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY... * IMPACTS/TIMING: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL FURTHER IMPACT TRAVEL AND SNOW REMOVAL EFFORTS IN CITY CENTERS. LOW VISIBILITY AND DANGEROUS TRAVEL IS LIKELY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY OF 5 TO 8 INCHES IN VALLEYS AND UP TO ONE FOOT OR MORE IN HIGH TERRAIN AND OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. $$ MTZ001-092015- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170110T0000Z/ 102 PM MST SUN JAN 8 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY... * IMPACTS/TIMING: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL OCCUR, FURTHER IMPACTING TRAVEL AND SNOW REMOVAL EFFORTS IN CITY CENTERS. LOW VISIBILITY AND DANGEROUS TRAVEL IS LIKELY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY OF 5 TO 8 INCHES IN VALLEYS AND UP TO ONE FOOT OR MORE IN HIGH TERRAIN. $$ MTZ004-043-092015- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0002.170108T2100Z-170110T0000Z/ 102 PM MST SUN JAN 8 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY... * IMPACTS/TIMING: SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA THIS EVENING, AND COULD BE MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES. SNOW COULD MIX WITH FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET, CREATING UNPREDICTABLE AND DANGEROUS TRAVEL. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 5 TO 8 INCHES. UP TO A FOOT OR MORE IN HIGH TERRAIN. * ICE: FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL CAUSE ICY ROADS AND CREATE A LIGHT ICE COATING ON EXPOSED SURFACES. $$ MTZ005-092015- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0002.170108T2100Z-170110T0000Z/ 102 PM MST SUN JAN 8 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY FOR BITTERROOT VALLEY AND MISSOULA... * IMPACTS/TIMING: SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA THIS EVENING, AND COULD BE MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES. SNOW COULD MIX WITH FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET, CREATING UNPREDICTABLE AND DANGEROUS TRAVEL. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 5 INCHES, MIXING WITH SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN AT TIMES. * ICE: FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL CAUSE ICY ROADS. $$ IDZ010-092015- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0002.170108T2100Z-170110T0000Z/ 102 PM MST SUN JAN 8 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY... * IMPACTS/TIMING: PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL OCCUR THROUGH MONDAY. OF MORE CONCERN WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET TO MIX WITH SNOW AT TIMES IN VALLEYS, CAUSING UNPREDICTABLE AND DANGEROUS TRAVEL. GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE PERIODS OF BLOWING SNOW AND LOW VISIBILITY OVER GILMORE SUMMIT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 INCHES IN VALLEYS, MIXING WITH SLEET/FREEZING RAIN AT TIMES. 4 TO 7 INCHES OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. * ICE: FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL CAUSE ICY ROADS. $$ IDZ005-006-009-MTZ006-092015- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-170110T0000Z/ 102 PM MST SUN JAN 8 2017 /1202 PM PST SUN JAN 8 2017/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST /4 PM PST/ MONDAY... * IMPACTS/TIMING: THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET TO MIX WITH SNOW, CREATING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. EXPECT VARIABLE CONDITIONS, ESPECIALLY ALONG HIGHWAY 12 TO LOLO PASS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 5 INCHES, MIXING WITH FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET AT TIMES. $$ IDZ007-008-090600- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-170109T0600Z/ 1202 PM PST SUN JAN 8 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... * IMPACTS/TIMING: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL MAKE ROADS SLICK DUE TO SNOW COVER LATER THIS AFTERNOON. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR FREEZING RAIN TO MIX WITH SNOW, WHICH COULD CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 INCHES OF NEW SNOW BY THIS EVENING. SNOW COULD MIX WITH SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN AT TIMES THIS EVENING. $$ MTZ007-092015- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0002.170108T2100Z-170110T0000Z/ 102 PM MST SUN JAN 8 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY... * IMPACTS/TIMING: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL DEGRADE ROAD CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 4 INCHES FOR THE HIGHER VALLEYS, WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE: BUTTE, GEORGETOWN LAKE, HIGHWAY 12 GARRISON TO ELLISTON, HOMESTAKE PASS, AND MACDONALD PASS $$
381 WWUS45 KMSO 090249 WSWMSO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 749 PM MST SUN JAN 8 2017 MTZ002-003-100000- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170110T0000Z/ 749 PM MST SUN JAN 8 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY... * IMPACTS/TIMING: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL FURTHER IMPACT TRAVEL AND SNOW REMOVAL EFFORTS IN CITY CENTERS. LOW VISIBILITY AND DANGEROUS TRAVEL IS LIKELY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY OF 5 TO 8 INCHES IN VALLEYS AND UP TO ONE FOOT OR MORE IN HIGH TERRAIN AND OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. $$ MTZ001-100000- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170110T0000Z/ 749 PM MST SUN JAN 8 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY... * IMPACTS/TIMING: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL OCCUR, FURTHER IMPACTING TRAVEL AND SNOW REMOVAL EFFORTS IN CITY CENTERS. LOW VISIBILITY AND DANGEROUS TRAVEL IS LIKELY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY OF 5 TO 8 INCHES IN VALLEYS AND UP TO ONE FOOT OR MORE IN HIGH TERRAIN. $$ MTZ004-043-100000- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170110T0000Z/ 749 PM MST SUN JAN 8 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY... * IMPACTS/TIMING: MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH VERY LOW VISIBILITY AND POOR ROAD CONDITIONS. SNOW WILL MIX WITH FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT CREATING UNPREDICTABLE AND DANGEROUS TRAVEL. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 5 TO 8 INCHES. UP TO A FOOT OR MORE IN HIGH TERRAIN. * ICE: FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL CAUSE ICY ROADS AND CREATE A LIGHT ICE COATING ON EXPOSED SURFACES. $$ MTZ005-100000- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170110T0000Z/ 749 PM MST SUN JAN 8 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY FOR BITTERROOT VALLEY AND MISSOULA... * IMPACTS/TIMING: PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH LOW VISIBILITY AND POOR ROAD CONDITIONS. AT 7:30 PM MISSOULA COUNTY 911 HAS REQUESTED EMERGENCY TRAVEL ONLY DUE TO VERY POOR ROAD CONDITIONS AND A HIGH NUMBER OF ACCIDENTS. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME WORSE LATE THIS EVENING AS SNOW MIXES WITH FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET. DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY IMPASSIBLE ROAD CONDITIONS WILL LAST THROUGH TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 5 INCHES, MIXING WITH SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN AT TIMES. * ICE: FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL CAUSE ICY ROADS. $$ IDZ010-100000- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170110T0000Z/ 749 PM MST SUN JAN 8 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY... * IMPACTS/TIMING: PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL OCCUR THROUGH MONDAY. OF MORE CONCERN WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET TO MIX WITH SNOW AT TIMES IN VALLEYS, CAUSING UNPREDICTABLE AND DANGEROUS TRAVEL. GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE PERIODS OF BLOWING SNOW AND LOW VISIBILITY OVER GILMORE SUMMIT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 INCHES IN VALLEYS, MIXING WITH SLEET/FREEZING RAIN AT TIMES. 4 TO 7 INCHES OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. * ICE: FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL CAUSE ICY ROADS. $$ IDZ007-008-100000- /O.EXT.KMSO.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-170110T0000Z/ 649 PM PST SUN JAN 8 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST MONDAY... * IMPACTS/TIMING: AFTER WARMER TEMPERATURES AND A MIX OF RAIN, SNOW AND SLEET THIS EVENING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL RETURN FOR MONDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. LOW VISIBILITY WITH VERY SLICK CONDITIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL SLOW AND POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME DURING MONDAY MID-MORNING. $$ IDZ005-006-009-MTZ006-100000- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-170110T0000Z/ 749 PM MST SUN JAN 8 2017 /649 PM PST SUN JAN 8 2017/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST /4 PM PST/ MONDAY... * IMPACTS/TIMING: THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET TO MIX WITH SNOW, CREATING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. EXPECT VARIABLE CONDITIONS, ESPECIALLY ALONG HIGHWAY 12 TO LOLO PASS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 5 INCHES, MIXING WITH FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET AT TIMES. $$ MTZ007-100000- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-170110T0000Z/ 749 PM MST SUN JAN 8 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY... * IMPACTS/TIMING: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL DEGRADE ROAD CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 4 INCHES FOR THE HIGHER VALLEYS, WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE: BUTTE, GEORGETOWN LAKE, HIGHWAY 12 GARRISON TO ELLISTON, HOMESTAKE PASS, AND MACDONALD PASS $$
929 WWUS45 KMSO 091026 WSWMSO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 326 AM MST MON JAN 9 2017 MTZ002-003-100000- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170110T0000Z/ 326 AM MST MON JAN 9 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * IMPACTS/TIMING: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL FURTHER IMPACT TRAVEL AND SNOW REMOVAL EFFORTS IN CITY CENTERS. LOW VISIBILITY AND DANGEROUS TRAVEL IS LIKELY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 5 TO 8 INCHES IN VALLEYS AND UP TO ONE FOOT OR MORE IN HIGH TERRAIN AND OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. $$ MTZ001-100000- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170110T0000Z/ 326 AM MST MON JAN 9 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * IMPACTS/TIMING: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL OCCUR, FURTHER IMPACTING TRAVEL AND SNOW REMOVAL EFFORTS IN CITY CENTERS. LOW VISIBILITY AND DANGEROUS TRAVEL IS LIKELY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 5 TO 8 INCHES IN VALLEYS AND UP TO ONE FOOT OR MORE IN HIGH TERRAIN. $$ MTZ004-043-100000- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170110T0000Z/ 326 AM MST MON JAN 9 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * IMPACTS/TIMING: MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE VERY LOW VISIBILITY AND POOR ROAD CONDITIONS. SNOW WILL MIX WITH FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET AT TIMES, CREATING UNPREDICTABLE AND DANGEROUS TRAVEL. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 5 TO 8 INCHES IN VALLEYS AND UP TO ONE FOOT OR MORE IN HIGH TERRAIN AND OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. * ICE: FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL CAUSE ROADS TO BECOME EVEN MORE TREACHEROUS. $$ MTZ005-100000- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170110T0000Z/ 326 AM MST MON JAN 9 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON FOR BITTERROOT VALLEY AND MISSOULA... * IMPACTS/TIMING: PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE LOW VISIBILITY AND POOR ROAD CONDITIONS. SNOW WILL MIX WITH FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET AT TIMES CREATING DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY IMPASSIBLE ROAD CONDITIONS. * NOTE: AT 7:30 PM ON JAN 8, MISSOULA COUNTY 911 REQUESTED EMERGENCY TRAVEL ONLY DUE TO VERY POOR ROAD CONDITIONS AND A HIGH NUMBER OF ACCIDENTS. PLEASE CHECK ROADREPORT.MDT.MT.GOV FOR LATEST UPDATES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 5 INCHES. * ICE: FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL CAUSE ROADS TO BECOME EVEN MORE TREACHEROUS. $$ IDZ010-100000- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170110T0000Z/ 326 AM MST MON JAN 9 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * IMPACTS/TIMING: PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL OCCUR TODAY. OF MORE CONCERN WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET TO MIX WITH SNOW AT TIMES IN VALLEYS, CAUSING UNPREDICTABLE AND DANGEROUS TRAVEL. GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE PERIODS OF BLOWING SNOW AND LOW VISIBILITY OVER GILMORE SUMMIT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 INCHES IN VALLEYS, MIXING WITH SLEET/FREEZING RAIN AT TIMES. 4 TO 7 INCHES IN HIGHER TERRAIN AND OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. * ICE: FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL CAUSE ROADS TO BECOME EVEN MORE TREACHEROUS. $$ IDZ005-006-009-MTZ006-100000- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-170110T0000Z/ 326 AM MST MON JAN 9 2017 /226 AM PST MON JAN 9 2017/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST /4 PM PST/ THIS AFTERNOON... * IMPACTS/TIMING: THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET TO MIX WITH SNOW, CREATING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. EXPECT VARIABLE CONDITIONS, ESPECIALLY ALONG HIGHWAY 12 TO LOLO PASS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 5 INCHES, MIXING WITH FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET AT TIMES. $$ IDZ007-008-100000- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-170110T0000Z/ 226 AM PST MON JAN 9 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * IMPACTS/TIMING: AFTER WARMER TEMPERATURES AND A MIX OF RAIN, SNOW AND SLEET, MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL RETURN LATER THIS MORNING AND WILL LAST THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. LOW VISIBILITY WITH VERY SLICK CONDITIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL SLOW AND POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME DURING THE MID-MORNING HOURS. $$ MTZ007-100000- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-170110T0000Z/ 326 AM MST MON JAN 9 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * IMPACTS/TIMING: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL DEGRADE ROAD CONDITIONS IN VALLEYS AND OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. SNOW MAY MIX WITH RAIN AT TIMES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 4 INCHES FOR THE HIGHER VALLEYS, WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. $$
238 WWUS45 KMSO 092007 WSWMSO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 107 PM MST MON JAN 9 2017 MTZ005-100000- /O.CAN.KMSO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170110T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KMSO.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-170110T0000Z/ 107 PM MST MON JAN 9 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON FOR BITTERROOT VALLEY AND MISSOULA... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. * IMPACTS/TIMING: PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. HOWEVER, NO FURTHER SEVERE IMPACTS TO TRAVEL IS EXPECTED, SO THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE SLIGHTLY ABOVE THE VALLEY FLOOR. $$ IDZ010-100000- /O.CAN.KMSO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170110T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KMSO.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-170110T0000Z/ 107 PM MST MON JAN 9 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. * IMPACTS/TIMING: PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. HOWEVER, NO FURTHER SEVERE IMPACTS TO TRAVEL IS EXPECTED, SO THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES FOR THE VALLEYS, WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. $$ MTZ002-003-100000- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170110T0000Z/ 107 PM MST MON JAN 9 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * IMPACTS/TIMING: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL FURTHER IMPACT TRAVEL AND SNOW REMOVAL EFFORTS IN CITY CENTERS. LOW VISIBILITY AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL IS LIKELY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 6 INCHES IN VALLEYS AND UP TO 8 INCHES FOR HIGH TERRAIN AND OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. $$ MTZ001-100000- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170110T0000Z/ 107 PM MST MON JAN 9 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * IMPACTS/TIMING: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL OCCUR, FURTHER IMPACTING TRAVEL AND SNOW REMOVAL EFFORTS IN CITY CENTERS. LOW VISIBILITY AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL IS LIKELY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES IN VALLEYS AND UP TO 8 INCHES FOR HIGH TERRAIN. $$ MTZ004-043-100000- /O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170110T0000Z/ 107 PM MST MON JAN 9 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * IMPACTS/TIMING: MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE VERY LOW VISIBILITY AND POOR ROAD CONDITIONS. TROUBLE AREAS WILL BE INTERSTATE 90 FROM EAST MISSOULA TO BEARMOUTH. AS WELL AS HIGHWAY 200 AND 83 THROUGH THE SEELEY SWAN REGION. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 5 INCHES IN VALLEYS AND UP TO 8 INCHES FOR HIGH TERRAIN AND OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. $$ IDZ005-006-009-MTZ006-100000- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-170110T0000Z/ 107 PM MST MON JAN 9 2017 /1207 PM PST MON JAN 9 2017/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST /4 PM PST/ THIS AFTERNOON... * IMPACTS/TIMING: ADDITIONAL LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE, THAT WILL PERIODICALLY REDUCE VISIBILITY AND CREATE SNOW COVERED ROADS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES. $$ IDZ007-008-100000- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-170110T0000Z/ 1207 PM PST MON JAN 9 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * IMPACTS/TIMING: ADDITIONAL LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE, THAT WILL PERIODICALLY REDUCE VISIBILITY AND CREATE SNOW COVERED ROADS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES. $$ MTZ007-100000- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-170110T0000Z/ 107 PM MST MON JAN 9 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * IMPACTS/TIMING: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL DEGRADE ROAD CONDITIONS IN VALLEYS AND OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. SNOW MAY MIX WITH RAIN AT TIMES. GUSTY WINDS ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE WILL ALSO PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITY AT TIMES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 INCHES FOR THE HIGHER VALLEYS, WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. $$
366 WWUS45 KMSO 092355 WSWMSO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 455 PM MST MON JAN 9 2017 MTZ002-003-100100- /O.EXP.KMSO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170110T0000Z/ 455 PM MST MON JAN 9 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... SNOW SHOWERS WILL BRING AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW TONIGHT, BUT THE MAIN IMPACT FROM THE WINTER STORM HAS ENDED. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE: BAD ROCK CANYON, ESSEX, HIGHWAY 83 BIGFORK TO SWAN LAKE, MARIAS PASS, POLEBRIDGE, FLATHEAD LAKE, FLATHEAD VALLEY, MISSION VALLEY, AND POLSON $$ MTZ001-100100- /O.EXP.KMSO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170110T0000Z/ 455 PM MST MON JAN 9 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... SNOW SHOWERS WILL BRING AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW TONIGHT, BUT THE MAIN IMPACT FROM THE WINTER STORM HAS ENDED. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE: HIGHWAY 2 KALISPELL TO LIBBY, HIGHWAY 37 EUREKA TO LIBBY, HIGHWAY 56 BULL LAKE ROAD, AND HIGHWAY 93 EUREKA TO WHITEFISH $$ MTZ004-043-100100- /O.EXP.KMSO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170110T0000Z/ 455 PM MST MON JAN 9 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... SNOW SHOWERS WILL BRING AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW WITH UP TO 5 INCHES ON LOOKOUT PASS TONIGHT, BUT THE MAIN IMPACT FROM THE WINTER STORM HAS ENDED. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE: EVARO HILL, HIGHWAY 200 THOMPSON FALLS TO PLAINS, HIGHWAY 200 TROUT CREEK TO HERON, I-90 LOOKOUT PASS TO HAUGAN, HIGHWAY 200 BONNER TO GREENOUGH, HIGHWAY 83 SEELEY LAKE TO CONDON, AND I-90 EAST MISSOULA TO BEARMOUTH $$ IDZ005-006-009-MTZ006-100100- /O.EXP.KMSO.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-170110T0000Z/ 455 PM MST MON JAN 9 2017 /355 PM PST MON JAN 9 2017/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM MST /4 PM PST/ THIS AFTERNOON... AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL DURING THIS EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF TONIGHT. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE: ELK RIVER, HIGHWAY 11 PIERCE TO HEADQUARTERS, PIERCE, DIXIE, ELK CITY, HIGHWAY 12 LOWELL TO LOLO PASS, SHOUP, HIGHWAY 93 SULA TO LOST TRAIL PASS, AND LOLO PASS $$ IDZ007-008-100100- /O.EXP.KMSO.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-170110T0000Z/ 355 PM PST MON JAN 9 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL DURING THIS EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF TONIGHT. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE: CAMAS PRAIRIE, GRANGEVILLE AND VICINITY, GREER GRADE, HIGHWAY 95 SLATE CREEK TO RIGGINS, AND WHITE BIRD GRADE $$ MTZ005-100100- /O.EXP.KMSO.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-170110T0000Z/ 455 PM MST MON JAN 9 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON FOR BITTERROOT VALLEY AND MISSOULA... SNOW SHOWERS WILL BRING ADDITIONAL LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. $$ MTZ007-100100- /O.EXP.KMSO.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-170110T0000Z/ 455 PM MST MON JAN 9 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... SNOW SHOWERS WILL BRING ADDITIONAL LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE: BUTTE, GEORGETOWN LAKE, HIGHWAY 12 GARRISON TO ELLISTON, HOMESTAKE PASS, AND MACDONALD PASS $$ IDZ010-100100- /O.EXP.KMSO.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-170110T0000Z/ 455 PM MST MON JAN 9 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... SNOW SHOWERS WILL BRING ADDITIONAL LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE: BANNOCK PASS, HIGHWAY 28 TENDOY TO LONE PINE, HIGHWAY 93 LOST TRAIL PASS TO GIBBONSVILLE, LEMHI PASS, AND SALMON $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Missoula, MT issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 8, 3:35 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | MSO | Deer Lodge, Granite, Missoula, Powell, Ravalli, Silver Bow | 37 hr |
| Jan 8, 9:36 AM MST | Areal Flood Advisory | MSO | Lemhi | 34 hr |
| Jan 8, 9:41 AM MST | Areal Flood Advisory | MSO | Lemhi | 34 hr |
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.