Vigorous winter storm brought strong southerly winds over the Grangeville area. Half the roof at the Grangeville Public Works building blew off causing $7500 in damages.
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Vigorous winter storm brought strong southerly winds over the Grangeville area. Half the roof at the Grangeville Public Works building blew off causing $7500 in damages.
The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Nov 13, 1:48 AM PST, 6 hours 12 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
248 AM MST SUN NOV 13 2005
.SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...00Z NAM12 FINALLY IN
GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THE GFS MODEL. BOTH MODELS A LITTLE SLOWER
WITH THE ONSET OF PRECIPITATION FOR SUNDAY MORNING BUT RADAR
REFLECTIVITY OVER WASHINGTON AND OREGON FILLING IN NICELY SO
TIMING OF WINTER STORM WARNING STILL LOOKS GOOD. QUITE THE
IMPRESSIVE SYSTEM/JET STREAM ON TAP FOR THE NORTHERN ROCKIES
TODAY AND MONDAY. WENT MORE IN LINE WITH PRECIP AMOUNTS FROM THE
NAM12 WITH GFS BACKING OFF A BIT ON AMOUNTS BUT THE THINKING IS
THAT THE MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN REPRESENTED FAIRLY POOR IN THE MODEL
AND OROGRAPHIC PRECIP UNDERDONE. ALSO...THE INCOMING AIRMASS WILL
BE QUITE COLD AND LIQUID SNOW AMOUNTS SHOULD BE FAIRLY LOW.
DECIDED TO ISSUE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY FOR THE FLATHEAD
AND MISSION VALLEYS WITH WRAP AROUND MOISTURE ADDING AN INCH OR
TWO TO THE TOTAL AMOUNTS THERE. ISSUED SNOW ADVISORY FOR THE
MISSOULA AND BITTERROOT VALLEYS FOR SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY
MORNING WITH CLASSIC SNOW BANDING EVENT IN THE OFFING. LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS LIKELY TO OCCUR BUT PINPOINTING THESE AREAS IN
ADVANCE NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. EARLIER HINTS AT FREEZING RAIN
POTENTIAL FOR SOME OF THE VALLEYS NOW ERASED WITH THE SLIGHTLY
SLOWER MOVEMENT. BRIEF PERIOD OF A RAIN/SNOW MIX EXPECTED IN
VALLEY AREAS BELOW 3500 FEET IN NORTHERN IDAHO AND WEST CENTRAL
MONTANA SUNDAY EVENING WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE WARM FRONT BUT
WITH COLD AIR ADVECTION QUICKLY TAKING PLACE BY MIDNIGHT...EXPECT
RAIN TO CHANGE BACK OVER TO SNOW SHORTLY THEREAFTER. VERY COLD
NIGHT ON TAP FOR MONDAY NIGHT WITH MANY VALLEY AREAS DROPPING
INTO THE TEENS.
.LONG TERM...TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...OVERALL DRYING TREND
EXPECTED FOR THIS PERIOD WITH RELATIVELY HIGH CONFIDENCE IN
FORECAST DUE TO CONTINUED MODEL CONSISTENCY. THE PERIOD WILL
START OFF WITH UPPER LEVEL NORTHWEST FLOW OVER THE AREA CONTINUING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY. EMBEDDED WITHIN THIS FLOW WILL BE INTERMITTENT
WEAK DISTURBANCES MOVING SOUTH OUT OF CANADA. THEREFORE...KEPT
MENTION OF SHOWERS IN NORTHWEST MONTANA THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
NEXT...HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA THURSDAY
THROUGH SATURDAY WITH VALLEY FOG BECOMING AN INCREASINGLY HIGHER
THREAT AS NEXT WEEKEND APPROACHES.
&&
.AVIATION...STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE OVER THE AREA TODAY AND IS
EXPECTED TO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD SNOW SHOWERS AND SNOW AND BLOWING
SNOW CONDITIONS OVER THE MOUNTAINS. EXPECTING AVIATION CIELING AND
VISIBILITY CONCERNS TO SPREAD EAST FROM THE IDAHO PANHANDLE AND
WESTERN IDAHO THIS MORNING AND EXTEND THROUGHOUT WESTERN MONTANA
BY LATE AFTERNOON. PLEASE SEE APPROPRIATE TAFS AND TWEBS.
&&
.MSO WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MT...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 8 AM SUNDAY TO 11 AM MONDAY ABOVE
4000 FEET FOR LOWER CLARK FORK REGION.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 8 AM TO 11 PM SUNDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET
FOR KOOTENAI/CABINET REGION.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 11 AM SUNDAY TO 11 AM MONDAY ABOVE
4000 FEET FOR WEST GLACIER REGION...BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE
MOUNTAINS...POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION.
SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY FROM 11 PM SUNDAY TO 11 AM MONDAY
FOR FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS...MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS.
ID...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 8 AM SUNDAY TO 11 AM MONDAY ABOVE
4000 FEET FOR NORTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS...SOUTHERN
CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM SUNDAY FOR OROFINO/GRANGEVILLE
REGION.
SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY FROM 11 PM SUNDAY TO 11 AM MONDAY
BELOW 6000 FEET FOR WESTERN LEMHI COUNTY...EASTERN LEMHI
COUNTY.
&&
SHORT TERM...CHURCH
LONG TERM...MWJ
AVIATION...MWJHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 853 AM MST SUN NOV 13 2005 MTZ002-006-043-140430- WEST GLACIER REGION-BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS- POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SWAN LAKE...SULA 853 AM MST SUN NOV 13 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST MONTANA AND WEST CENTRAL MONTANA. WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT. PLEASE SEE GTFWSWMSO /WWUS45 KMSO/ FOR MORE INFORMATION. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A VIGOROUS PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA DURING THE DAY TODAY AND PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH WINDY CONDITIONS OVER MUCH OF THE HIGHER TERRAIN IN WESTERN MONTANA. THE SNOW AND WIND WILL CAUSE WIDESPREAD AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY MONDAY...THE STORM SYSTEM WHICH STARTED SUNDAY WILL PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY MORNING BUT THEN MODERATE BY AFTERNOON. TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. IDZ005-006-MTZ004-140430- NORTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS-SOUTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS- LOWER CLARK FORK REGION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PIERCE...ELK RIVER...POWELL... ELK CITY...DIXIE...NOXON...THOMPSON FALLS...SUPERIOR 753 AM PST SUN NOV 13 2005 /853 AM MST SUN NOV 13 2005/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL IDAHO AND WEST CENTRAL MONTANA. WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT. PLEASE SEE GTFWSWMSO /WWUS45 KMSO/ FOR MORE INFORMATION. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A VIGOROUS PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA DURING THE DAY TODAY AND PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH WINDY CONDITIONS OVER MUCH OF THE HIGHER TERRAIN IN NORTHERN IDAHO AND WESTERN MONTANA. THE SNOW AND WIND WILL CAUSE WIDESPREAD AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY MONDAY...STORM SYSTEM WHICH STARTED SUNDAY WILL PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY MORNING BUT THEN MODERATE BY AFTERNOON. TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. MTZ001-140430- KOOTENAI/CABINET REGION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LIBBY...EUREKA 853 AM MST SUN NOV 13 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST MONTANA. WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT. PLEASE SEE GTFWSWMSO /WWUS45 KMSO/ FOR MORE INFORMATION. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A VIGOROUS PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA DURING THE DAY TODAY AND PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH WINDY CONDITIONS OVER MUCH OF THE HIGHER TERRAIN IN NORTHWEST MONTANA. SNOW AND WIND WILL CAUSE WIDESPREAD AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY MONDAY...STORM SYSTEM WHICH STARTED SUNDAY WILL PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY MORNING BUT THEN MODERATE BY AFTERNOON. TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. IDZ007-140430- OROFINO/GRANGEVILLE REGION- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...KOOSKIA 753 AM PST SUN NOV 13 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL IDAHO. ADVISORIES ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT. PLEASE SEE GTFWSWMSO /WWUS45 KMSO/ FOR MORE INFORMATION. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A VIGOROUS PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN IDAHO TODAY AND PRODUCE SNOW SHOWERS AND WINDY CONDITIONS OVER THE CAMAS PRAIRIE AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. IDZ008-140430- LOWER HELLS CANYON/SALMON RIVER REGION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIGGINS...WHITE BIRD 753 AM PST SUN NOV 13 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL IDAHO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A VIGOROUS PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN IDAHO TODAY AND PRODUCE SNOW SHOWERS AND WINDY CONDITIONS OVER HIGHER ELEVATIONS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. IDZ009-010-MTZ003-005-140430- WESTERN LEMHI COUNTY-EASTERN LEMHI COUNTY- FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS-MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHOUP...SALMON...LEADORE...KALISPELL... POLSON...ST. IGNATIUS...HAMILTON...DARBY 853 AM MST SUN NOV 13 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL IDAHO...NORTHWEST MONTANA AND WEST CENTRAL MONTANA. ADVISORIES ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT. PLEASE SEE GTFWSWMSO /WWUS45 KMSO/ FOR MORE INFORMATION. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A VIGOROUS PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHWEST MONTANA AND NORTH CENTRAL IDAHO DURING THE DAY TODAY AND PRODUCE SNOW SHOWERS AND WINDY CONDITIONS. SNOW AND WIND WILL CAUSE AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY MONDAY...SUNDAYS STORM SYSTEM WILL PERSIST MONDAY MORNING AND THEN MODERATE BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. MTZ007-140430- BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANACONDA...DEER LODGE...DRUMMOND... PHILIPSBURG 853 AM MST SUN NOV 13 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL MONTANA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A VIGOROUS PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHWEST MONTANA DURING THE DAY TODAY AND PRODUCE SNOW SHOWERS AND WINDY CONDITIONS. SNOW AND WIND WILL CAUSE AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY MONDAY...SUNDAYS STORM SYSTEM WILL PERSIST MONDAY MORNING AND THEN MODERATE BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. weather.gov/missoula
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