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Winter Weather Advisory 21, NWS Missoula, MT

February 20, 2021Clearwater County, Idaho County, Idaho

NWS Missoula, MT issued this winter weather advisory at Feb 20, 2021, 7:28 AM PST for Clearwater County, Idaho County, Idaho. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 20, 2021, 7:28 AM PST (15:28 UTC)
Expired
Feb 20, 2021, 4:00 PM PST
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Missoula, MT

Counties Clearwater County, ID, Idaho County, ID

The radar

The Missoula radar (KMSX), 148 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:30 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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, 3.5 hours before the alert went out and 172 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Spokane, WA at 12:00Z on 2021-02-20Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Spokane, WA at 12:00Z on 2021-02-20The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 82 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
798 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
39 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
82 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
108 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

997 
WWUS45 KMSO 201528
WSWMSO

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Missoula MT
828 AM MST Sat Feb 20 2021

IDZ005-202100-
/O.NEW.KMSO.WW.Y.0021.210220T1528Z-210220T2100Z/
Northern Clearwater Mountains-
728 AM PST Sat Feb 20 2021

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Snow. Additional snow accumulations of 1 to 3 inches.

* WHERE...Elk River, Highway 11 Pierce to Headquarters, and 
  Pierce.

* WHEN...Until 1 PM PST this afternoon.

* IMPACTS...Expect sudden visibility reduction to one half mile or
  less with slush on the roadways associated with the intense 
  snow showers. Travel could be affected. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Slow down and use caution while traveling. 

The latest road conditions for the state you are calling from can
be obtained by calling 5 1 1.

&&

$$

IDZ006-210000-
/O.NEW.KMSO.WW.Y.0021.210220T1528Z-210221T0000Z/
Southern Clearwater Mountains-
728 AM PST Sat Feb 20 2021

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Snow. Additional snow accumulations of 1 to 4 inches.

* WHERE...Dixie, Elk City, and Highway 12 Lowell to Lolo Pass.

* WHEN...Until 4 PM PST this afternoon.

* IMPACTS...Expect sudden visibility reduction to one half mile or
  less with slush on the roadways associated with the intense snow
  showers. Travel could be affected. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Slow down and use caution while traveling. 

The latest road conditions for the state you are calling from can
be obtained by calling 5 1 1.

&&

$$

IDZ008-210000-
/O.NEW.KMSO.WW.Y.0021.210220T1700Z-210221T0000Z/
Lower Hells Canyon/Salmon River Region-
728 AM PST Sat Feb 20 2021

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 1 to 2 inches.

* WHERE...Whitebird Grade and Whitebird Hill.

* WHEN...Until 4 PM PST this afternoon.

* IMPACTS...Expect sudden visibility reduction to one half mile or
  less with slush on the roadways associated with the intense snow
  showers. Travel could be affected. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Slow down and use caution while traveling. 

The latest road conditions for the state you are calling from can
be obtained by calling 5 1 1.

&&

$$

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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.