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Winter Weather Advisory 66, NWS Missoula, MT

December 13, 202111 counties in Montana; Clearwater County, Idaho County, Lemhi County, Idaho

NWS Missoula, MT issued this winter weather advisory at Dec 13, 2021, 1:51 PM MST for 11 counties in Montana; Clearwater County, Idaho County, Lemhi County, Idaho. It took effect at Dec 13, 2021, 4:00 PM MST. It was in force for 30 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Dec 13, 2021, 1:51 PM MST (20:51 UTC)
In effect from: Dec 13, 2021, 4:00 PM MST
Expired: Dec 14, 2021, 9:44 PM MST
In force: 30 hr
Issued by: NWS Missoula, MT

Counties Clearwater County, ID, Idaho County, ID, Lemhi County, ID, Deer Lodge County, MT, 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, Silver Bow County, MT

The radar

The Missoula radar (KMSX), 32 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:52 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 weather advisory 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 weather advisory went out at Dec 13, 4:12 AM MST, 9 hours 39 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 13, 4:12 AM MST, 9 hours 39 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Dec 13, 8:42 AM MST, 5 hours 9 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Dec 13, 9:26 AM MST, 4 hours 25 minutes before

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Missoula, MT issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Dec 13, 12:30 AM MST	Winter Weather Advisory	MSO	Deer Lodge, Granite, Powell, Silver Bow	8 hr
Dec 13, 8:42 AM MST	Special Weather Statement	MSO	Mineral, Missoula	48 min
Dec 13, 9:26 AM MST	Special Weather Statement	MSO	Lake, Mineral	49 min

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.