618  
WWUS45 KPIH 150809  
WSWPIH  
 
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID  
209 AM MDT WED APR 15 2026  
 
IDZ071>074-152100-  
/O.CON.KPIH.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-260416T1800Z/  
FRANK CHURCH WILDERNESS-SAWTOOTH/STANLEY BASIN-SUN VALLEY REGION-  
BIG LOST HIGHLANDS/COPPER BASIN-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF KETCHUM, SUN VALLEY, GALENA, COPPER  
BASIN, CLAYTON, AND STANLEY  
209 AM MDT WED APR 15 2026  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT THURSDAY  
ABOVE 7000 FT ELEVATION...  
 
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED ABOVE 7000 FEET ELEVATION. TOTAL SNOW  
ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 6 AND 18 INCHES. 1 TO 7 INCHES EXPECTED  
BELOW 7000 FEET ELEVATION. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...BIG LOST HIGHLANDS/COPPER BASIN, FRANK CHURCH WILDERNESS,  
SAWTOOTH/STANLEY BASIN, AND SUN VALLEY REGION.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL NOON MDT THURSDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS  
COULD IMPACT THE WEDNESDAY MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES. GUSTY  
WINDS COULD BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. CALL 5 1 1 OR VISIT  
511.IDAHO.GOV FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS.  
 

 
 

 
 
IDZ060-066-152100-  
/O.CON.KPIH.WW.Y.0009.260416T0000Z-260417T1200Z/  
BEAR RIVER RANGE-CENTENNIAL MOUNTAINS - ISLAND PARK-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF EMIGRATION SUMMIT, ISLAND PARK, AND  
KILGORE  
209 AM MDT WED APR 15 2026  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING  
TO 6 AM MDT FRIDAY ABOVE 6500 FT ELEVATION...  
 
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED ABOVE 6500 FEET ELEVATION. TOTAL SNOW  
ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 6 AND 11 INCHES. SNOW BELOW 6500 FEET  
ELEVATION WILL ACCUMULATE 2 TO 6 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS  
45 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...CENTENNIAL MOUNTAINS - ISLAND PARK AND BEAR RIVER RANGE.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM MDT FRIDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS  
CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE WEDNESDAY EVENING AND THURSDAY MORNING  
COMMUTES. GUSTY WINDS COULD BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. CALL 5 1 1 OR VISIT  
511.IDAHO.GOV FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS.  
 

 
 

 
 
VISIT WEATHER.GOV/POCATELLO FOR MORE INFORMATION.  
 
MCKAUGHAN  
 
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