Winter Storm Warning
WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID 944 AM MST WED DEC 24 2014 …
A WINTER STORM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TODAY THROUGH CHRISTMAS DAY BRINGING A WHITE CHRISTMAS FOR EVERYONE. ANYONE TRAVELING TODAY THROUGH CHRISTMAS WILL SEE DIFFICULT AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FROM SNOW AS WELL AS BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW DUE TO STRONG WINDS.
EASTERN MAGIC VALLEY-UPPER SNAKE HIGHLANDS- UPPER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN-LOWER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN- SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-CARIBOU HIGHLANDS- CACHE VALLEY/IDAHO PORTION-LOST RIVER/PAHSIMEROI- INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF…BURLEY…RUPERT…SHOSHONE…CAREY… DRIGGS…DUBOIS…ISLAND PARK…ST. ANTHONY…EDIE RANCH… MONIDA PASS…ASHTON HILL…TARGHEE PASS…PINE CREEK PASS… IDAHO FALLS…REXBURG…RIGBY…CRATERS OF THE MOON… INL COMPLEX…POCATELLO…BLACKFOOT…MASSACRE ROCKS…MALAD… OAKLEY…CITY OF ROCKS…CONNOR SUMMIT…SWEETZER SUMMIT… MALAD SUMMIT…LAVA HOT SPRINGS…SODA SPRINGS…MCCAMMON… FISH CREEK SUMMIT…SWAN VALLEY…GRAYS LAKE NWR…PRESTON… ARCO…CHALLIS…MACKAY…WILLOW CREEK SUMMIT.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST THURSDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* TIMING…5 PM MST TODAY TO 5 PM MST CHRISTMAS DAY. * MAIN IMPACT…SNOWFALL OF 3 TO 6 INCHES OF VALLEY SNOW WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS PARTICULARLY ALONG BENCHES. BENCH ACCUMULATIONS IN THE POCATELLO AREA COULD BE AS HIGH AS 8 INCHES.
* OTHER IMPACTS…BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY AND DRIFTING SNOW CAN COVER OVER A RECENTLY PLOWED HIGHWAY QUICKLY. AVOID TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE. PLAN AN EARLIER DEPARTURE TO ARRIVE AT YOUR DESTINATION BEFORE THE SNOW STARTS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS… A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL…KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT… FOOD…AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$
