BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM
MST FRIDAY...
...WIND CHILL WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING...
* WHAT...For the Blizzard Warning, blizzard conditions expected.
Total snow accumulations of 1 to 5 inches, except 5 to 10
inches on ridge tops and elevations above passes. Winds gusting
as high as 55 mph. For the Wind Chill Watch, dangerously cold
wind chills possible. Wind chills as low as 25 below zero.
* WHERE...Arco/Mud Lake Desert, Upper Snake River Plain, Big Hole
Mountains, and Teton Valley, including but not limited to Mud
Lake, INL, Craters of the Moon NM, Idaho Falls, Rexburg, St.
Anthony, Victor, Ashton, Tetonia, and Driggs.
* WHEN...For the Blizzard Warning, from 5 PM this afternoon to 5
PM MST Friday. For the Wind Chill Watch, from Friday evening
through Saturday morning.
* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult to impossible.
Widespread blowing and drifting snow will significantly reduce
visibility. The hazardous conditions will impact the morning and
evening commute. The cold wind chills could cause frostbite on
exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes.
Highs today will be in the upper teens to lower 20's as winds pick up tonight and travel becomes hazardous and dangerously cold.
