WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY/
BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 11 PM MST TUESDAY 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 11 PM MST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY.
* TIMING...THROUGH 11 PM TUESDAY EVENING.
* WINDS/VISIBILITY...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH AND GUSTS TO 35 MPH TONIGHT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. THE WINDS WILL INCREASE DRASTICALLY ON TUESDAY. PRODUCING WIDESPREAD ZERO VISIBILITIES.
* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: 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, MONTPELIER, GEORGETOWN, PARIS, & GEORGETOWN SUMMIT
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE FORECAST FOR THE VALLEYS. ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 18 INCHES ARE FORECAST FOR HIGHER ELEVATIONS.
* IMPACTS...LIFE THREATENING CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR THROUGH TUESDAY. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL DISORIENT TRAVELERS OR THOSE STEPPING A SHORT WAY FROM WARM AND DRY SHELTER. POWER OUTAGES MAY ALSO OCCUR.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL. HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED. STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.
Address/Location
Montpelier Police Department
534 Washington St
Montpelier, ID 83254
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 208-847-1324
Montpelier Police Department
Administration
[email protected]
208-847-1324
