WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM MST WEDNESDAY FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW 
WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM MST WEDNESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM MST WEDNESDAY.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 8 TO 15 INCHES OF SNOW IN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7000 FT WITH 6 TO 10 INCHES BELOW 7000 FT.
* TIMING: LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING.
* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ALL OF BEAR LAKE COUNTY
* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 20 TO 25 MPH TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. SOUTH SOUTHWEST WINDS WEDNESDAY 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAINS.
* IMPACTS: SNOW...MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES...COMBINED WITH BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVELING CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS. ROAD CLOSURES ON MOUNTAIN PASSES ARE POSSIBLE. BACK COUNTRY SKIERS AND SNOWMOBILE OPERATORS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HEAVY SNOWFALL IN ADDITION TO THE CURRENT SNOW PACK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS 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
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
