WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 311 AM MST THU DEC 31 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
5 AM MST SATURDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MODERATE SNOW IN THE EASTERN MAGIC VALLEY AND
IN THE SNAKE RIVER PLAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 5 AM MST SATURDAY.
* TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP DURING THE MID-EVENING TONIGHT...AND
INTENSIFY IN THE LATE EVENING. THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION
ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
* MAIN IMPACT...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES
IN THE BURLEY AND POCATELLO AREAS...MIXING WITH RAIN AT TIMES ON
FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE IDAHO FALLS AND REXBURG AREA WILL SEE MORE
SNOW WITH ACCUMULATIONS IN THE 2 TO 5 INCH RANGE.
* OTHER IMPACTS...RAIN AND SNOW WILL MAKE FOR ICY AND HAZARDOUS
ROADS...ESPECIALLY FRIDAY NIGHT. EXPECT SLOWER SPEEDS AND LONGER
TIMES TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
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