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Date: January 06, 2017 11:07AM
Latest for my area. I wonder if they'd cancel boring morg church over this. Currently it's -18!!
Winter Storm Watch issued January 06 at 3:32AM MST until January 09 at 5:00AM MST by NWS Pocatello
Caribou Highlands; South Central Highlands
...MAJOR WINTER STORM EXPECTED TO ARRIVE AS EARLY AS SATURDAY
AFTERNOON...
.A STORM MOVING IN FROM THE PACIFIC OCEAN WILL CONTAIN ENOUGH WARM
AND MOIST AIR TO PRODUCE SOME HEAVY SNOW, A PERIOD OF FREEZING
RAIN, AND AN ICY RAIN AND SNOW MIXTURE AT LOW ELEVATIONS BY SUNDAY
AFTERNOON. THERE SHOULD BE A SLOW START SATURDAY AFTERNOON, MAINLY
AFFECTING THE WOOD RIVER BASIN AND THE SAWTOOTH RANGE. BY SATURDAY
NIGHT, A LIGHT SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE REST OF CENTRAL AND
EASTERN IDAHO. WITH THE EXTREMELY COLD AIR CURRENTLY AT THE
SURFACE IN THE SNAKE RIVER PLAIN AND THE VALLEYS TO THE SOUTH OF
THE SNAKE RIVER THAT DRAIN INTO THE SNAKE, THE INITIAL PUSH OF
VERY WARM AIR MAY CREATE A WARM LAYER OF AIR OVER THE EXTREMELY
CHILLY AIR AT THE SURFACE. THIS WILL MEAN THE PRECIPITATION CAN
MELT IN THE WARM LAYER AS IT FALLS, AND THEN RE-FREEZE AS IT
ENTERS THE COLD LAYER AT THE SURFACE. THIS CAN MEAN ICE BUILDING
UP ON ROAD AND SIDEWALK SURFACES IN A FREEZING RAIN SITUATION.
FREEZING RAIN IS AN EXTREME HAZARD, NOT SEEN VERY OFTEN IN THIS
PART OF THE COUNTRY. SNOWFALL IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS, ABOVE 7000
FEET, WILL BE ON THE ORDER OF 10 INCHES IN THE SOUTHERN AND
EASTERN HIGHLANDS, TO 1 TO 2 FEET IN THE CENTRAL IDAHO MOUNTAINS.
IN THE SNAKE RIVER PLAIN, 2 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED, WITH THE
HEAVIER AMOUNTS ON THE NORTHWEST SIDE OF THE SNAKE RIVER PLAIN AND
NORTHERN HALF OF THE MAGIC VALLEY.
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE SUNDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS...LIGHT SNOW MAY, AT ELEVATIONS BELOW 7000 FEET, CHANGE
TO FREEZING RAIN SATURDAY NIGHT, MAKING DRIVING CONDITIONS
EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS. HEAVY SNOW SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT MAY
ACCUMULATE FAST ENOUGH TO OVERCOME SNOW REMOVAL EFFORTS,
ESPECIALLY FOR THE SMALL TOWNS AND RURAL ROADS.
* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO START LATE SATURDAY
AFTERNOON, WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE THAT THE SNOW WILL CHANGE TO
FREEZING RAIN LATE SATURDAY NIGHT AT ELEVATIONS BELOW 7000 FEET.
LOWER ELEVATIONS WILL SEE MAINLY RAIN, OR RAIN AND SNOW, FOR
SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT, WHILE ELEVATIONS ABOVE 7000 FEET WILL
EXPERIENCE MAINLY SNOW.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...LOWER ELEVATIONS MAY EXPERIENCE 2 TO 9
INCHES, WITH LOWEST AMOUNTS IN THE GOOSE CREEK DRAINAGE, WITH
THE HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE CARIBOU HIGHLANDS. THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS WILL SEE 10 TO 24 INCHES OF SNOW DURING THIS TIME,
MOST OF IT ON SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT.
* CONFIDENCE...MODERATE CONFIDENCE ON SNOWFALL AMOUNTS, LOW
CONFIDENCE ON OCCURRENCE OF FREEZING RAIN, AND HIGH CONFIDENCE
ON SNOW CHANGING TO RAIN AT LOW ELEVATIONS ON SUNDAY.
* LOCATIONS...THE SOUTH CENTRAL AND CARIBOU HIGHLANDS.
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW, SLEET OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE
TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
Winter Storm - Watch from 1/6/2017 3:32:00 AM to 1/9/2017 5:00:00 AM
Winter Storm Watch issued January 06 at 3:32AM MST until January 09 at 5:00AM MST by NWS Pocatello
Eastern Magic Valley; Lower Snake River Plain; Upper Snake River Plain
...MAJOR WINTER STORM EXPECTED TO ARRIVE AS EARLY AS SATURDAY
AFTERNOON...
.A STORM MOVING IN FROM THE PACIFIC OCEAN WILL CONTAIN ENOUGH WARM
AND MOIST AIR TO PRODUCE SOME HEAVY SNOW, A PERIOD OF FREEZING
RAIN, AND AN ICY RAIN AND SNOW MIXTURE AT LOW ELEVATIONS BY SUNDAY
AFTERNOON. THERE SHOULD BE A SLOW START SATURDAY AFTERNOON, MAINLY
AFFECTING THE WOOD RIVER BASIN AND THE SAWTOOTH RANGE. BY SATURDAY
NIGHT, A LIGHT SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE REST OF CENTRAL AND
EASTERN IDAHO. WITH THE EXTREMELY COLD AIR CURRENTLY AT THE
SURFACE IN THE SNAKE RIVER PLAIN AND THE VALLEYS TO THE SOUTH OF
THE SNAKE RIVER THAT DRAIN INTO THE SNAKE, THE INITIAL PUSH OF
VERY WARM AIR MAY CREATE A WARM LAYER OF AIR OVER THE EXTREMELY
CHILLY AIR AT THE SURFACE. THIS WILL MEAN THE PRECIPITATION CAN
MELT IN THE WARM LAYER AS IT FALLS, AND THEN RE-FREEZE AS IT
ENTERS THE COLD LAYER AT THE SURFACE. THIS CAN MEAN ICE BUILDING
UP ON ROAD AND SIDEWALK SURFACES IN A FREEZING RAIN SITUATION.
FREEZING RAIN IS AN EXTREME HAZARD, NOT SEEN VERY OFTEN IN THIS
PART OF THE COUNTRY. SNOWFALL IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS, ABOVE 7000
FEET, WILL BE ON THE ORDER OF 10 INCHES IN THE SOUTHERN AND
EASTERN HIGHLANDS, TO 1 TO 2 FEET IN THE CENTRAL IDAHO MOUNTAINS.
IN THE SNAKE RIVER PLAIN, 2 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED, WITH THE
HEAVIER AMOUNTS ON THE NORTHWEST SIDE OF THE SNAKE RIVER PLAIN AND
NORTHERN HALF OF THE MAGIC VALLEY.
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE SUNDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY ON
LOCAL STREETS IN THE CITIES AND SMALL TOWNS. ROAD CLOSURES ARE
POSSIBLE SUNDAY AS THE SNOWFALL RATE INTENSIFIES. ON SATURDAY
NIGHT, FREEZING RAIN MAY ACCUMULATE ENOUGH TO MAKE FOR EXTREMELY
HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS.
* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP DURING THE EARLY EVENING IN THE
EASTERN MAGIC VALLEY AND SPREAD EASTWARD DURING THE OVERNIGHT
HOURS. THE SNOW WILL CHANGE OVER TO RAIN IN THE EASTERN MAGIC
VALLEY DURING THE MORNING, AND IN THE IDAHO FALLS AREA DURING
THE LATE AFTERNOON. ON SATURDAY NIGHT, THERE IS A CHANCE DURING
THE LATE NIGHT HOURS OF THE SNOW CHANGING TO FREEZING RAIN.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW SATURDAY NIGHT, WITH
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF FREEZING RAIN, THEN MAINLY RAIN IN THE
EASTERN MAGIC VALLEY ON SUNDAY, AND 1 TO 5 INCHES AGAIN SUNDAY
AND SUNDAY NIGHT IN THE SNAKE RIVER PLAIN WITH AREAS SOUTH OF
IDAHO FALLS CHANGING TO AT LEAST A RAIN AND SNOW MIXTURE. BENCH
AREAS WILL RECEIVE 5 TO 11 INCHES ON SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT.
* CONFIDENCE...LOW CONFIDENCE ON THE OCCURRENCE OF FREEZING RAIN,
MODERATE CONFIDENCE IN TIMING AND SNOWFALL AMOUNTS.
* LOCATIONS...THE EASTERN MAGIC VALLEY AND THE SNAKE RIVER PLAIN.
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW, SLEET OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE
TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
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