A localized heavy snowfall affected the Pocatello region on the last day of November and just into the early hours of December 1st . The heaviest snow fell just north of Pocatello in Chubbuck where 6 to 7 inches fell.
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A localized heavy snowfall affected the Pocatello region on the last day of November and just into the early hours of December 1st . The heaviest snow fell just north of Pocatello in Chubbuck where 6 to 7 inches fell. 3 to 5 inches fell in Pocatello.
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 Pocatello, ID wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Nov 30, 1:56 PM MST, 2 hours 4 minutes earlier.
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1 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
A localized heavy snowfall affected the Pocatello region on the last day of Novermber and just into the early hours of December 1st . The heaviest snow fell just north of Pocatello in Chubbuck where 6 to 7 inches fell. 3 to 5 inches fell in Pocatello.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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