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Winter Storm Watch 2, NWS Missoula, MT
NWS Missoula, MT issued this winter storm watch at Jan 10, 2020, 1:34 PM MST for 6 counties in Montana; Clearwater County, Idaho County, Idaho. It took effect at Jan 12, 2020, 11:00 AM MST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 10, 2020, 1:34 PM MST (20:34 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 12, 2020, 11:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Jan 11, 2020, 2:46 PM MST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Missoula, MT
Counties Clearwater County, ID, Idaho County, ID, Flathead County, MT, Lake County, MT, Lincoln County, MT, Mineral County, MT, Missoula County, MT, Sanders County, MT
The radar
The Missoula radar (KMSX), 74 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:36 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 Jan 10, 4:25 AM MST, 9 hours 9 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 10, 4:25 AM MST, 9 hours 9 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Missoula, MT issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 10, 4:02 AM MST | Winter Storm Warning | MSO | Flathead, Lincoln, Mineral, Missoula, Sanders | 35 hr |
| Jan 10, 4:02 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | MSO | Deer Lodge, Flathead, Granite, Lake, Mineral, Missoula and 4 more | 3 days |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.