Full Notification

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM MST WEDNESDAY. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING.

* TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO CONTINUE THROUGH 11 PM TUESDAY EVENING. THE WIND CHILLS ARE FORECAST TO DROP BELOW 20 BELOW ZERO AFTER MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH AND GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. AREAS OF ZERO VISIBILITIES WILL OCCUR DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE...MALAD...OAKLEY...LAVA HOT SPRINGS...SODA
SPRINGS...MCCAMMON...SWAN VALLEY...GRAYS LAKE NWR...PRESTON...
MONTPELIER...

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE FORECAST IN THE VALLEYS WITH 4 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 6500 FEET.

* IMPACTS...LIFE THREATENING CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO OCCUR THROUGH THIS EVENING. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL DISORIENT TRAVELERS OR THOSE STEPPING A SHORT WAY FROM WARM AND DRY SHELTER. POWER OUTAGES MAY ALSO OCCUR. BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES AND BREEZY WINDS WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS.

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.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.