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WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST WEDNESDAY BELOW 7000 FEET...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST WEDNESDAY ABOVE 7000 FEET

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY BELOW 7000 FEET FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST WEDNESDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 7000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST WEDNESDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5500 TO 7000 FEET ELEVATION EXPECT 5 TO 10 INCHES. ABOVE 7000 FEET ELEVATION EXPECT 8 TO 16 INCHES.

* ELEVATION...ADVISORY LEVEL SNOWFALL FROM 5500 TO 7000 FEET ELEVATION. WARNING LEVEL SNOWFALL ABOVE 7000 FEET ELEVATION.

* TIMING...EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE...SODA SPRINGS...MONTPELIER...AND GRAYS LAKE NWR

* WIND...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH. PEAKING DURING TUESDAY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...SLICK ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY WHEN DRIVING DUE TO SNOW 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. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.