* TIMING - SNOW ARRIVED WEDNESDAY MORNING IN THE UPPER SNAKE HIGHLANDS - THE CARIBOU HIGHLANDS - AND THE IDAHO PORTION OF THE WASATCH RANGE. SNOW ACCUMULATION RATES WILL INTENSIFY THIS AFTERNOON AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THURSDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
* MAIN IMPACT - 5 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE WIDESPREAD BELOW 7500 FEET ELEVATION. 10 TO 16 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 7500 FEET IN THE IDAHO WASATCH AND THE TETON AND SNAKE RIVER RANGES OF MOUNTAINS. IN ADDITION - MODERATE TO STRONG WIND WILL CAUSE LOW VISIBILITIES WITH BLOWING AND HEAVY DRIFTING OF SNOW ALL OF THESE FACTORS WILL COMBINE TO MAKE TRAVEL IN THE HIGHLANDS OF EASTERN IDAHO VERY DIFFICULT WITH TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURES HIGHLY LIKELY.
* LOCATIONS INCLUDE - DRIGGS - ISLAND PARK - WAYAN - LAVA HOT SPRINGS - SODA SPRINGS - MONTPELIER.
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.
