Wind and Winter Weather Advisories issued for our area
The National Weather Service has issued a Wind Advisory for the lower Snake River Plain and a Winter Weather Advisory for Western Wyoming.
Winter Weather Advisory:
Late Season Accumulating Snow Expected for Western Wyoming Late tonight and Tuesday… An unseasonably strong late Spring storm will produce significant snowfall across the Western Wyoming Mountains late tonight and into Tuesday. The low pressure center will be tracking northeast across Yellowstone Park tonight. This low will be producing numerous showers and thunderstorms this evening. Sharply colder moisture laden air will be circulating around the back side of this low as the low tracks northeast into Montana. This much colder air will lower snow levels all the way down to the valley floor at times by Tuesday morning. Snow amounts will likely range anywhere from from 4 to 12 inches above 7500 feet along with some isolated amounts of up to 14 inches in the Tetons by Tuesday evening. 1 to 3 inches of snow is expected to accumulate in the Western Wyoming Valleys by 12 noon Tuesday before melting off Tuesday afternoon. Wind Advisory: The National Weather Service in Pocatello has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect from 7 AM to 3 PM MDT Tuesday. * IMPACTS/TIMING…Starting around sunrise and last into Tuesday afternoon. Larger vehicles will see difficult driving conditions especially when driving into a crosswind. * WINDS…West to southwest 25 to 35 mph with gusts in excess of 40 mph. * LOCATIONS…Burley, Rupert, Pocatello, American Falls, American Falls Reservoir, Shoshone and Blackfoot.
