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Current Watches, Warnings and Advisories for Idaho
Issued by the National Weather Service
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List of Active Alerts by County
Big, Little Wood River Region
winter storm warning
Boise Mountains
winter storm warning
Coeur dAlene Area
short term forecast
Eastern Lemhi County
winter weather advisory
Idaho Palouse
short term forecast
Northern Panhandle
short term forecast
Sawtooth Mountains
winter storm warning
Southern Clearwater Mointains
winter weather advisory
Upper Snake Highlands
winter storm warning
West Central Mountains
winter storm warning
Short Term Forecast
Northern Panhandle (Idaho)
SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 529 PM PDT SUN MAR 15 2009 IDZ001-WAZ037-038-160330- NORTHERN PANHANDLE-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM...BONNERS FERRY... PRIEST RIVER...EASTPORT...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH... NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM...WAUCONDA 529 PM PDT SUN MAR 15 2009 .NOW... SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG WITH AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM OR TWO WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE RAIN AND SMALL SOFT HAIL ALONG WITH SNOW ABOVE 3000 TO 4000 FEET AS THEY MOVE NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH MAY ACCOMPANY THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. DRIVERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR GUSTY WIND AND BRIEF PERIODS OF POOR VISIBILITY AND WATER PONDING ON THE ROAD NEAR THE MOST INTENSE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Short Term Forecast
Coeur dAlene Area (Idaho)
SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 529 PM PDT SUN MAR 15 2009 IDZ002-003-WAZ033>036-044-160330- COEUR D`ALENE AREA-IDAHO PALOUSE-WASHINGTON PALOUSE- MOSES LAKE AREA-UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN-SPOKANE AREA- WATERVILLE PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COEUR D`ALENE...POST FALLS...HAYDEN... WORLEY...MOSCOW...PLUMMER...POTLATCH...GENESEE...PULLMAN... COLFAX...ROSALIA...LA CROSSE...OAKESDALE...TEKOA...UNIONTOWN... MOSES LAKE...EPHRATA...OTHELLO...QUINCY...RITZVILLE... GRAND COULEE...ODESSA...WILBUR...COULEE CITY...SPOKANE...CHENEY... DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD...WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD 529 PM PDT SUN MAR 15 2009 .NOW... SCATTERED SHOWERS CONTINUE TO PRODUCE RAIN AND SMALL SOFT HAIL ALONG WITH SNOW ABOVE 3000 TO 4000 FEET AS THEY MOVE NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH MAY ACCOMPANY THESE SHOWERS. DRIVERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR GUSTY WIND AND BRIEF PERIODS OF POOR VISIBILITY AND WATER PONDING ON THE ROAD NEAR THE MOST INTENSE SHOWERS. DESPITE THE PRECIPITATION SOME BLOWING DUST MAY OCCUR IN PORTIONS OF THE COLUMBIA BASIN THIS EVENING. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Short Term Forecast
Idaho Palouse (Idaho)
SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 529 PM PDT SUN MAR 15 2009 IDZ002-003-WAZ033>036-044-160330- COEUR D`ALENE AREA-IDAHO PALOUSE-WASHINGTON PALOUSE- MOSES LAKE AREA-UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN-SPOKANE AREA- WATERVILLE PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COEUR D`ALENE...POST FALLS...HAYDEN... WORLEY...MOSCOW...PLUMMER...POTLATCH...GENESEE...PULLMAN... COLFAX...ROSALIA...LA CROSSE...OAKESDALE...TEKOA...UNIONTOWN... MOSES LAKE...EPHRATA...OTHELLO...QUINCY...RITZVILLE... GRAND COULEE...ODESSA...WILBUR...COULEE CITY...SPOKANE...CHENEY... DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD...WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD 529 PM PDT SUN MAR 15 2009 .NOW... SCATTERED SHOWERS CONTINUE TO PRODUCE RAIN AND SMALL SOFT HAIL ALONG WITH SNOW ABOVE 3000 TO 4000 FEET AS THEY MOVE NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH MAY ACCOMPANY THESE SHOWERS. DRIVERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR GUSTY WIND AND BRIEF PERIODS OF POOR VISIBILITY AND WATER PONDING ON THE ROAD NEAR THE MOST INTENSE SHOWERS. DESPITE THE PRECIPITATION SOME BLOWING DUST MAY OCCUR IN PORTIONS OF THE COLUMBIA BASIN THIS EVENING. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Winter Weather Advisory
Southern Clearwater Mointains (Idaho)
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 851 PM MDT SUN MAR 15 2009 .A VIGOROUS COLD FRONT IS MOVING THROUGH NORTH CENTRAL IDAHO AND WEST CENTRAL MONTANA THIS EVENING. MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL NEAR THE COLD FRONT AS WELL AS ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE TONIGHT. VERY STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL BE SEEN REGION WIDE TONIGHT. THE COLD FRONT WILL STALL OVER LEMHI COUNTY IDAHO MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...BRINGING SNOW TO THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF LEMHI COUNTY BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATE MONDAY NIGHT. IDZ006-MTZ006-161100- /O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0042.000000T0000Z-090317T0000Z/ SOUTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS-BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS- 851 PM MDT SUN MAR 15 2009 /751 PM PDT SUN MAR 15 2009/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT /5 PM PDT/ MONDAY ABOVE 4500 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 4500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT /5 PM PDT/ MONDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS...WHILE 3 TO 6 INCHES ACCUMULATION ARE EXPECTED FOR ELEVATIONS DOWN TO 4500 FEET THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. TRAVEL OVER LOLO AND LOST TRAIL PASSES WILL BE IMPACTED BY THE ACCUMULATING SNOW. LOCAL WEST WINDS INCREASING TO NEAR 40 MPH COULD ALSO RESULT IN BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. SNOW WILL BE DIMINISHING OVER LOLO PASS BY MID DAY MONDAY...BUT INCREASING OVER LOST TRAIL PASS THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Winter Weather Advisory
Eastern Lemhi County (Idaho)
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 851 PM MDT SUN MAR 15 2009 .A VIGOROUS COLD FRONT IS MOVING THROUGH NORTH CENTRAL IDAHO AND WEST CENTRAL MONTANA THIS EVENING. MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL NEAR THE COLD FRONT AS WELL AS ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE TONIGHT. VERY STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL BE SEEN REGION WIDE TONIGHT. THE COLD FRONT WILL STALL OVER LEMHI COUNTY IDAHO MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...BRINGING SNOW TO THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF LEMHI COUNTY BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATE MONDAY NIGHT. IDZ010-161100- /O.EXB.KMSO.WW.Y.0042.090316T1500Z-090317T0600Z/ EASTERN LEMHI COUNTY- 851 PM MDT SUN MAR 15 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM MONDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT MONDAY NIGHT ABOVE 5000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ABOVE 5000 FEET... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM MONDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT MONDAY NIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED ABOVE 5000 FEET BY MONDAY EVENING. MOUNTAIN PASSES IMPACTED BY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL BE LOST TRAIL...BANNOCK AND GILMORE. IN ADDITION...GUSTY WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Winter Storm Warning
West Central Mountains (Idaho)
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID 255 PM MDT SUN MAR 15 2009 IDZ011-013-160500- /O.CON.KBOI.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-090317T0000Z/ WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-BOISE MOUNTAINS- 255 PM MDT SUN MAR 15 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT MONDAY IN THE BOISE AND WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF IDAHO. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON PRIMARILY FOR LOCATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET. SNOW LEVELS ARE AROUND 5000 FEET THIS AFTERNOON BUT ARE EXPECTED TO RISE TO AROUND 6000 FEET THIS EVENING BEFORE FALLING BACK DOWN TO AROUND 5000 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. THIS WILL RESULT IN A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW NEAR MCCALL AND CASCADE BEFORE CHANGING BACK TO ALL SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. ADDITIONAL SNOW AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 5000 AND 6000 FEET...WITH ANOTHER 8 TO 14 INCHES ABOVE 6000 FEET. HIGHWAY PASSES ARE PARTICULARLY TREACHEROUS...SUCH AS MORES CREEK SUMMIT...AND BANNER SUMMIT...ALONG IDAHO HIGHWAY 21 BETWEEN IDAHO CITY AND STANLEY. WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ABOVE 6000 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Winter Storm Warning
Boise Mountains (Idaho)
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID 255 PM MDT SUN MAR 15 2009 IDZ011-013-160500- /O.CON.KBOI.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-090317T0000Z/ WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-BOISE MOUNTAINS- 255 PM MDT SUN MAR 15 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT MONDAY IN THE BOISE AND WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF IDAHO. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON PRIMARILY FOR LOCATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET. SNOW LEVELS ARE AROUND 5000 FEET THIS AFTERNOON BUT ARE EXPECTED TO RISE TO AROUND 6000 FEET THIS EVENING BEFORE FALLING BACK DOWN TO AROUND 5000 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. THIS WILL RESULT IN A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW NEAR MCCALL AND CASCADE BEFORE CHANGING BACK TO ALL SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. ADDITIONAL SNOW AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 5000 AND 6000 FEET...WITH ANOTHER 8 TO 14 INCHES ABOVE 6000 FEET. HIGHWAY PASSES ARE PARTICULARLY TREACHEROUS...SUCH AS MORES CREEK SUMMIT...AND BANNER SUMMIT...ALONG IDAHO HIGHWAY 21 BETWEEN IDAHO CITY AND STANLEY. WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ABOVE 6000 FEET. 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. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Winter Storm Warning
Sawtooth Mountains (Idaho)
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID 206 PM MDT SUN MAR 15 2009 IDZ018-031-161100- /O.CON.KPIH.WS.W.0021.000000T0000Z-090317T0000Z/ SAWTOOTH MOUNTAINS-BIG AND LITTLE WOOD RIVER REGION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STANLEY...CLAYTON...HAILEY...KETCHUM... BELLEVUE 206 PM MDT SUN MAR 15 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT MONDAY. TWO STORM SYSTEMS WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW TO THE CENTRAL IDAHO MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE FIRST SYSTEM IS JUST BEGINNING AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE DAY TODAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM THIS SYSTEM ARE EXPECTED TO BE BETWEEN 8 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 5500 FEET. AS EVENING APPROACHES SNOWFALL WILL BECOME LIGHTER BUT THEN INCREASE AGAIN LATE TONIGHT WITH THE APPROACH OF THE SECOND SYSTEM. SNOW LEVELS WILL INCREASE TO 6500 FEET WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES POSSIBLE. WESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY EACH SYSTEM AND CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Winter Storm Warning
Upper Snake Highlands (Idaho)
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID 206 PM MDT SUN MAR 15 2009 IDZ019-161100- /O.UPG.KPIH.WS.A.0006.090316T0300Z-090317T1800Z/ /O.EXB.KPIH.WS.W.0021.090316T0300Z-090317T1800Z/ UPPER SNAKE HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DRIGGS...DUBOIS...ISLAND PARK... ST. ANTHONY 206 PM MDT SUN MAR 15 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON MDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND HIGH WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON MDT TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS TO THE UPPER SNAKE HIGHLANDS TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL WILL BE LIGHT THIS AFTERNOON. THE MAJORITY OF THE SNOW WILL BE THIS EVENING. THIS SYSTEM HAS VERY GOOD UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT AND AMPLE MOISTURE THAT WILL CAUSE HEAVIER SNOWFALL WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 7 TO 10 INCHES POSSIBLE WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS. SNOW LEVELS WILL BE AROUND 6000 FT. A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW IS EXPECTED AT LOWER ELEVATIONS. SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TONIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY WITH WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH. THESE WINDS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF DRIFTING AND BLOWING SNOW. 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. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Winter Storm Warning
Big, Little Wood River Region (Idaho)
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID 206 PM MDT SUN MAR 15 2009 IDZ018-031-161100- /O.CON.KPIH.WS.W.0021.000000T0000Z-090317T0000Z/ SAWTOOTH MOUNTAINS-BIG AND LITTLE WOOD RIVER REGION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STANLEY...CLAYTON...HAILEY...KETCHUM... BELLEVUE 206 PM MDT SUN MAR 15 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT MONDAY. TWO STORM SYSTEMS WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW TO THE CENTRAL IDAHO MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE FIRST SYSTEM IS JUST BEGINNING AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE DAY TODAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM THIS SYSTEM ARE EXPECTED TO BE BETWEEN 8 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 5500 FEET. AS EVENING APPROACHES SNOWFALL WILL BECOME LIGHTER BUT THEN INCREASE AGAIN LATE TONIGHT WITH THE APPROACH OF THE SECOND SYSTEM. SNOW LEVELS WILL INCREASE TO 6500 FEET WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES POSSIBLE. WESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY EACH SYSTEM AND CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
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