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In response to
"The snow is allegedly falling already. I can't see it from here. -- nm"
by
Beryllium
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Currently 8F, with 8-10 mph winds coming out of *Canada* (thanks guys!). The next 5 days have our temps between -5F and 22F, the high on Saturday is 9
Posted by
Trish (aka Trisha)
Dec 17 '08, 00:46
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Keep in mind we already have a good bit of snow on the ground, the roads are mostly packed snow with sand on top. Here's what we have coming, according to the National Weather Service (www.noaa.gov).
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Winter Storm Watch
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
240 PM MST TUE DEC 16 2008
IDZ011>016-028>030-ORZ062-064-171300-
/O.NEW.KBOI.WS.A.0012.081218T1200Z-081219T1200Z/
WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-LOWER TREASURE VALLEY ID-BOISE MOUNTAINS-
UPPER TREASURE VALLEY-SOUTHWEST HIGHLANDS-WESTERN MAGIC VALLEY-
CAMAS PRAIRIE-OWYHEE MOUNTAINS-SOUTHERN TWIN FALLS COUNTY-
BAKER COUNTY-LOWER TREASURE VALLEY OR-
240 PM MST TUE DEC 16 2008 /140 PM PST TUE DEC 16 2008/
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FOR THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BOISE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WATCH FOR BAKER COUNTY AND THE LOWER TREASURE VALLEY OF OREGON AND
THE WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...BOISE MOUNTAINS...LOWER AND UPPER
TREASURE VALLEY...SOUTHWEST HIGHLANDS...WESTERN MAGIC VALLEY...CAMAS
PRAIRIE...OWYHEE MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN TWIN FALLS COUNTY AREAS OF
IDAHO...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FOR THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT.
ANOTHER COLD WINTER WEATHER SYSTEM IS DROPPING DOWN FROM WESTERN
CANADA. THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SPREADING SNOW ACROSS BAKER
COUNTY OREGON AND THE WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF IDAHO EARLY THURSDAY
THEN SPREAD SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE AREA THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT.
GREATEST SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED IN THE WEST CENTRAL AND BOISE
MOUNTAINS WHERE VALLEYS COULD SEE AS MUCH AS 8 INCHES OF NEW SNOW
AND HIGHER MOUNTAINS AS MUCH AS 15 INCHES. SOUTHERN VALLEYS WILL BE
PICKING UP SNOW AS WELL...MOSTLY LATE THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT
WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW POSSIBLE.
VERY COLD AIR WILL FOLLOW BEHIND THE SNOW. AS SKIES CLEAR OVER THE
WEEKEND...NIGHT TIME TEMPERATURES WILL PLUMMET WITH SOUTHERN
VALLEYS DROPPING TO NEAR ZERO AND MOUNTAIN VALLEY LOCATIONS AS LOW
AS 20 DEGREES BELOW ZERO.
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
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