Alert archive / Montana / Blizzard Warnings in 2009
Blizzard Warning 2, NWS Billings, MT
NWS Billings, MT issued this blizzard warning at Mar 22, 2009, 3:58 PM MDT for Carter County, Fallon County, Powder River County, Montana. It took effect at Mar 23, 2009, 6:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 30 hr. 15 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 22, 2009, 3:58 PM MDT (21:58 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 23, 2009, 6:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Mar 24, 2009, 11:42 AM MDT
- In force
- 30 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Billings, MT
Counties Carter County, MT, Fallon County, MT, Powder River County, MT
The radar
The Rapid City radar (KUDX), 241 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:58 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 23, 3:00 PM MDT | SNOW 9 | 10 S Ekalaka, MT | |
| Mar 23, 3:00 PM MDT | BLIZZARD | 10 Nne Ekalaka, MT | 25 FT VISIBILITY. ESTIMATED 6 INCHES OF SNOW. |
| Mar 23, 6:00 PM MDT | BLIZZARD | 9 Ne Moorhead, MT | MEASURED 9 INCHES OF SNOW. |
| Mar 23, 8:00 PM MDT | BLIZZARD | 8 Ese Webster, MT | POOR VISIBILITY...3 FT DRIFTS. ESTIMATED 12 INCHES OF SNOW. |
| Mar 23, 10:00 PM MDT | BLIZZARD | Boyes, MT | 4 FT DRIFTS |
| Mar 24, 12:00 AM MDT | BLIZZARD | Broadus, MT | |
| Mar 24, 7:00 AM MDT | BLIZZARD | 1 Nne Albion, MT | 6-8 FT DRIFTS...VSBY LESS THAN 1/4 MILE. ESTIMATED 24 INCHES OF SNOW. |
| Mar 24, 7:00 AM MDT | BLIZZARD | Broadus, MT | 3 TO 4 FOOT SNOW DRIFTS. HIGHWAY 212 CLOSED. SNOW PLOWS UNABLE TO CLEAR ROADS. ESTIMATED 8 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW IN BROADUS. |
| Mar 24, 7:00 AM MDT | BLIZZARD | Ekalaka, MT | ESTIMATED 7.5 INCHES OF SNOW. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. VISIBILITY LESS THAN 1/4 MI FOR 12 HOURS. |
| Mar 24, 9:00 AM MDT | BLIZZARD | 7 Se Hammond, MT | 1 TO 10 FT DRIFTS. MEASURED 18 INCHES OF SNOW. |
| Mar 24, 9:00 AM MDT | BLIZZARD | Alzada, MT | ESTIMATED 20 INCHES OF SNOW. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS |
| Mar 24, 10:00 AM MDT | BLIZZARD | 2 E Webster, MT | BARE GROUND TO 7 FT DRIFTS. MEASURED 17 INCHES OF SNOW. |
| Mar 24, 10:00 AM MDT | BLIZZARD | 3 Ene Mill Iron, MT | 1.5 TO 2 FT OF SNOW...2.80 SWE |
| Mar 24, 11:00 AM MDT | BLIZZARD | 13 Se Baker, MT | MEASURED 16 INCHES OF SNOW. 3 TO 8 FT DRIFTS. |
| Mar 24, 11:00 AM MDT | BLIZZARD | 4 Nnw Olive, MT | MEASURED 12 INCHES OF SNOW. ESTIMATED WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH. POOR VISIBILITY. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Rapid City, SD (KUNR), launched 12:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 243 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 129 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -308 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1889 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 96 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 100 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS45 KBYZ 222158 WSWBYZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 358 PM MDT SUN MAR 22 2009 .A VERY STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. IT WILL BRING HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS WITH HEAVY WET SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. MTZ033-036-037-230600- /O.UPG.KBYZ.BZ.A.0001.090323T1200Z-090324T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KBYZ.BZ.W.0002.090323T1200Z-090324T1800Z/ FALLON-POWDER RIVER-CARTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAKER...BROADUS...EKALAKA 358 PM MDT SUN MAR 22 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO NOON MDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO NOON MDT TUESDAY. HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP EARLY MONDAY AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY TUESDAY. WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH THE SNOW TO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 10 TO 20 INCHES. GREATEST AMOUNTS WILL FALL NEAR THE NORTH AND SOUTH DAKOTA BORDERS...AND OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF CARTER COUNTY. THIS WILL BE A HEAVY...WET AND WIND DRIVEN SNOW. RANCHERS SHOULD TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIVESTOCK. HIGHWAY CLOSURES AND POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OF OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BECOME POOR WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED SO PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED TO STAY INDOORS. && $$ MTZ058-230600- /O.UPG.KBYZ.BZ.A.0001.090323T1200Z-090324T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KBYZ.WS.W.0010.090323T0600Z-090324T0300Z/ SOUTHERN ROSEBUD- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LAME DEER 358 PM MDT SUN MAR 22 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY. SNOW AND STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY. THE COMBINATION OF SNOWFALL AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. GREATEST AMOUNTS WILL BE OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. ANYONE PLANNING TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 212 SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO THE SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MTZ067-230600- /O.UPG.KBYZ.WS.A.0004.090323T0000Z-090324T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KBYZ.WS.W.0010.090323T0000Z-090324T0000Z/ ABSAROKA/BEARTOOTH MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...COOKE CITY 358 PM MDT SUN MAR 22 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT MONDAY. SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH MONDAY. HEAVIEST SNOW WILL BE OVER THE NORTH SLOPES OF THE MOUNTAINS...WHERE UP TO A FOOT OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. THIS INCLUDES THE MOUNTAINS ABOVE RED LODGE. LESSER AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES WILL FALL OVER THE MOUNTAINS AROUND COOKE CITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MTZ056-066-230600- /O.UPG.KBYZ.WS.A.0004.090323T0000Z-090324T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KBYZ.WS.W.0010.090323T0000Z-090324T0000Z/ RED LODGE FOOTHILLS-BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RED LODGE...FISHTAIL...MCLEOD 358 PM MDT SUN MAR 22 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT MONDAY. A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL DEVELOP EARLY THIS EVENING...AND CHANGE TO ALL SNOW BY LATE EVENING. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES INTO MONDAY. ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE NORTH SLOPES OF THE MOUNTAINS. THIS INCLUDES MCLEOD...NYE AND RED LODGE. ANYONE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR VERY HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS DUE TO HEAVY WET SNOWFALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ WYZ098-230600- /O.UPG.KBYZ.WS.A.0004.090323T0000Z-090324T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KBYZ.WS.W.0010.090323T0000Z-090324T0000Z/ NORTHEAST BIG HORN MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BURGESS JCT 358 PM MDT SUN MAR 22 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT MONDAY. SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE BIG HORN MOUNTAINS BY LATE THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL THEN BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH MONDAY. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...GREATEST ALONG THE NORTH SLOPES. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. ANYONE PLANNING TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 14 THROUGH BURGESS JUNCTION SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR VERY HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MTZ038-WYZ099-230600- /O.UPG.KBYZ.WS.A.0004.090323T0000Z-090324T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KBYZ.WS.W.0010.090323T0600Z-090324T0300Z/ SOUTHERN BIG HORN-SHERIDAN FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRYOR...LODGE GRASS...SHERIDAN 358 PM MDT SUN MAR 22 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY. SNOW AND STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY. NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH COMBINED WITH THE SNOWFALL WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 90 FROM THE ABERDEEN HILL AREA TO SHERIDAN AND POINTS SOUTHWARD. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. GREATEST AMOUNTS WILL FALL ALONG THE NORTH SLOPES OF THE PRYOR AND BIG HORN MOUNTAINS. THIS INCLUDES THE TOWNS TO PRYOR...FORT SMITH...DAYTON AND STORY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MTZ065-230600- /O.NEW.KBYZ.WW.Y.0017.090323T0000Z-090323T1800Z/ LIVINGSTON AREA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LIVINGSTON 358 PM MDT SUN MAR 22 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT MONDAY. A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL DEVELOP BY THIS EVENING...AND CHANGE TO ALL SNOW BY LATE EVENING. SNOW WILL BE WET AND COULD BE HEAVY FOR A TIME DURING THE NIGHT. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF MONDAY MORNING. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY NOON ON MONDAY. ANYONE PLANNING TO DRIVE ALONG INTERSTATE 90 IN THE LIVINGSTON AREA SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY CAN BE ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...SLEET... FREEZING RAIN...AND EXTREME WIND CHILLS. && $$ JKL
10 follow-up statements
000 WWUS45 KBYZ 230340 WSWBYZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 940 PM MDT SUN MAR 22 2009 .A VERY STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. IT WILL BRING HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS WITH HEAVY WET SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. MTZ033-036-037-231545- /O.CON.KBYZ.BZ.W.0002.090323T1200Z-090324T1800Z/ FALLON-POWDER RIVER-CARTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAKER...BROADUS...EKALAKA 940 PM MDT SUN MAR 22 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO NOON MDT TUESDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO NOON MDT TUESDAY. HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP EARLY MONDAY AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY TUESDAY. WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH THE SNOW TO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 10 TO 20 INCHES. GREATEST AMOUNTS WILL FALL NEAR THE NORTH AND SOUTH DAKOTA BORDERS...AND OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF CARTER COUNTY. THIS WILL BE A HEAVY...WET AND WIND DRIVEN SNOW. RANCHERS SHOULD TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIVESTOCK. HIGHWAY CLOSURES AND POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OF OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BECOME POOR WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED SO PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED TO STAY INDOORS. && $$ MTZ067-231545- /O.CON.KBYZ.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-090324T0000Z/ ABSAROKA/BEARTOOTH MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...COOKE CITY 940 PM MDT SUN MAR 22 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT MONDAY. SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVERNIGHT AND WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH MONDAY. HEAVIEST SNOW WILL BE OVER THE NORTH SLOPES OF THE MOUNTAINS...WHERE UP TO A FOOT OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. THIS INCLUDES THE MOUNTAINS ABOVE RED LODGE. LESSER AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES WILL FALL OVER THE MOUNTAINS AROUND COOKE CITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MTZ056-066-231545- /O.CON.KBYZ.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-090324T0000Z/ RED LODGE FOOTHILLS-BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RED LODGE...FISHTAIL...MCLEOD 940 PM MDT SUN MAR 22 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT MONDAY. A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT...AND CHANGE TO ALL SNOW BY EARLY MORNING. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES INTO MONDAY. ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE NORTH SLOPES OF THE MOUNTAINS. THIS INCLUDES MCLEOD...NYE AND RED LODGE. ANYONE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR VERY HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS DUE TO HEAVY WET SNOWFALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ WYZ098-231545- /O.CON.KBYZ.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-090324T0000Z/ NORTHEAST BIG HORN MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BURGESS JCT 940 PM MDT SUN MAR 22 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT MONDAY. SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE BIG HORN MOUNTAINS TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL THEN BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH MONDAY. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH THE GREATEST ACCUMULATIONS ALONG THE NORTH SLOPES. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. ANYONE PLANNING TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 14 THROUGH BURGESS JUNCTION SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR VERY HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MTZ038-058-WYZ099-231545- /O.CON.KBYZ.WS.W.0010.090323T0600Z-090324T0300Z/ SOUTHERN BIG HORN-SOUTHERN ROSEBUD-SHERIDAN FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRYOR...LODGE GRASS...LAME DEER... SHERIDAN 940 PM MDT SUN MAR 22 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT MONDAY. SNOW AND STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY. THE COMBINATION OF SNOWFALL AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. GREATEST AMOUNTS WILL BE OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. ANYONE PLANNING TRAVEL TOMORROW SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO THE SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MTZ065-231545- /O.CON.KBYZ.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-090323T1800Z/ LIVINGSTON AREA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LIVINGSTON 940 PM MDT SUN MAR 22 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT MONDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT MONDAY. RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW BY LATE TONIGHT. SNOW WILL BE WET AND WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF MONDAY MORNING. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY NOON ON MONDAY. ANYONE PLANNING TO DRIVE ALONG INTERSTATE 90 IN THE LIVINGSTON AREA SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY CAN BE ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...SLEET... FREEZING RAIN...AND EXTREME WIND CHILLS. && $$
000 WWUS45 KBYZ 231014 WSWBYZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 414 AM MDT MON MAR 23 2009 .A VERY STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS WYOMING AND SOUTHERN MONTANA TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY. IT WILL BRING HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS WITH HEAVY WET SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. MTZ033-036-037-232215- /O.CON.KBYZ.BZ.W.0002.090323T1200Z-090324T1800Z/ FALLON-POWDER RIVER-CARTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAKER...BROADUS...EKALAKA 414 AM MDT MON MAR 23 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TUESDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TUESDAY. HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY TUESDAY. WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH THE SNOW TO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 12 TO 24 INCHES. THE GREATEST AMOUNTS WILL FALL NEAR THE NORTH AND SOUTH DAKOTA BORDERS...AND OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF CARTER COUNTY. THIS WILL BE A HEAVY...WET AND WIND DRIVEN SNOW. RANCHERS SHOULD TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIVESTOCK. HIGHWAY CLOSURES AND POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OF OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BECOME POOR WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED SO PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED TO STAY INDOORS. && $$ MTZ067-232215- /O.CON.KBYZ.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-090324T0000Z/ ABSAROKA/BEARTOOTH MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...COOKE CITY 414 AM MDT MON MAR 23 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH THE DAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL BE OVER THE NORTH SLOPES OF THE MOUNTAINS...WHERE UP TO A FOOT OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. THIS INCLUDES THE MOUNTAINS ABOVE RED LODGE. LESSER AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES WILL FALL OVER THE MOUNTAINS AROUND COOKE CITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MTZ056-066-232215- /O.CON.KBYZ.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-090324T0000Z/ RED LODGE FOOTHILLS-BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RED LODGE...FISHTAIL...MCLEOD 414 AM MDT MON MAR 23 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF AROUND 3 TO 4 INCHES HAS ALREADY FALLEN IN THE RED LODGE AREA. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE DAY. ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE NORTH SLOPES OF THE MOUNTAINS. THIS INCLUDES MCLEOD...NYE AND RED LODGE. ANYONE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS DUE TO HEAVY WET SNOWFALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ WYZ098-232215- /O.CON.KBYZ.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-090324T0000Z/ NORTHEAST BIG HORN MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BURGESS JCT 414 AM MDT MON MAR 23 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH THE GREATEST ACCUMULATIONS ALONG THE NORTH SLOPES. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. ANYONE PLANNING TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 14 THROUGH BURGESS JUNCTION SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR VERY HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MTZ038-058-WYZ099-232215- /O.CON.KBYZ.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-090324T0300Z/ SOUTHERN BIG HORN-SOUTHERN ROSEBUD-SHERIDAN FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRYOR...LODGE GRASS...LAME DEER... SHERIDAN 414 AM MDT MON MAR 23 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. SNOW AND STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY. THE COMBINATION OF SNOWFALL AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. THE GREATEST AMOUNTS WILL BE OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. ANYONE PLANNING TRAVEL TODAY INTO THE EVENING SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO THE SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MTZ065-231800- /O.CON.KBYZ.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-090323T1800Z/ LIVINGSTON AREA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LIVINGSTON 414 AM MDT MON MAR 23 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY NOON TODAY...MAINLY ON GRASSY SURFACES. ANYONE PLANNING TO DRIVE ALONG INTERSTATE 90 IN THE LIVINGSTON AREA SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR DIFFICULT LOW VISIBILITY AND SLUSHY OR SNOW PACKED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY CAN BE ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...SLEET... FREEZING RAIN...AND EXTREME WIND CHILLS. && $$ HOOLEY
000 WWUS45 KBYZ 231548 WSWBYZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 948 AM MDT MON MAR 23 2009 .A VERY STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS WYOMING AND SOUTHERN MONTANA TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY. IT WILL BRING HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS WITH HEAVY WET SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. MTZ065-231700- /O.CAN.KBYZ.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-090323T1800Z/ LIVINGSTON AREA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LIVINGSTON 948 AM MDT MON MAR 23 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS ENDED...AND ONLY ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY. THUS THE ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ MTZ033-036-037-240000- /O.CON.KBYZ.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090324T1800Z/ FALLON-POWDER RIVER-CARTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAKER...BROADUS...EKALAKA 948 AM MDT MON MAR 23 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TUESDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TUESDAY. HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY TUESDAY. WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH THE SNOW TO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 12 TO 24 INCHES. THE GREATEST AMOUNTS WILL FALL NEAR THE NORTH AND SOUTH DAKOTA BORDERS...AND OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF CARTER COUNTY. THIS WILL BE A HEAVY...WET AND WIND DRIVEN SNOW. RANCHERS SHOULD TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIVESTOCK. HIGHWAY CLOSURES AND POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OF OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BECOME POOR WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED SO PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED TO STAY INDOORS. && $$ MTZ067-240000- /O.CON.KBYZ.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-090324T0000Z/ ABSAROKA/BEARTOOTH MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...COOKE CITY 948 AM MDT MON MAR 23 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NORTH SLOPES OF THE BEARTOOTH ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS INTO THIS AFTERNOON. THIS INCLUDES THE MOUNTAINS ABOVE RED LODGE. AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES IS POSSIBLE....BRINGING TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS TO NEAR A FOOT BY THE TIME THE SNOW TAPERS OFF THIS AFTERNOON. LITTLE OR NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS AROUND COOKE CITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MTZ056-066-240000- /O.CON.KBYZ.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-090324T0000Z/ RED LODGE FOOTHILLS-BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RED LODGE...FISHTAIL...MCLEOD 948 AM MDT MON MAR 23 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES HAS ALREADY FALLEN FROM NYE TO RED LODGE. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS AFTERNOON ALONG THE NORTH SLOPES OF THE MOUNTAINS. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...BRINGING TOTALS TO 6 TO 12 INCHES. ANYONE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE MCLEOD...NYE AND RED LODGE AREAS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS DUE TO HEAVY WET SNOWFALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ WYZ098-240000- /O.CON.KBYZ.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-090324T0000Z/ NORTHEAST BIG HORN MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BURGESS JCT 948 AM MDT MON MAR 23 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY THE TIME THE SNOW TAPERS OFF THIS EVENING. GREATEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE ALONG THE NORTH SLOPES. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. ANYONE PLANNING TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 14 THROUGH BURGESS JUNCTION SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR VERY HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MTZ038-058-WYZ099-240000- /O.CON.KBYZ.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-090324T0300Z/ SOUTHERN BIG HORN-SOUTHERN ROSEBUD-SHERIDAN FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRYOR...LODGE GRASS...LAME DEER... SHERIDAN 948 AM MDT MON MAR 23 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. AS OF 930 AM MDT...THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION INDICATED THAT INTERSTATE 90 WAS CLOSED FROM SHERIDAN SOUTHWARD TO BUFFALO. SNOW AND STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY. THE COMBINATION OF SNOWFALL AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW HAS ALREADY FALLEN ACROSS THE AREA. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...BRINGING TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO 5 TO 10 INCHES BY THE TIME THE SNOW TAPERS OFF THIS EVENING. THE GREATEST AMOUNTS WILL BE OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND ALONG THE NORTH SLOPES OF THE PRYOR AND BIG HORN MOUNTAINS. ANYONE PLANNING TRAVEL TODAY INTO THE EVENING SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO THE SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ JKL
000 WWUS45 KBYZ 231917 WSWBYZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 117 PM MDT MON MAR 23 2009 .A VERY STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS WYOMING AND SOUTHERN MONTANA TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY. IT WILL BRING HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS WITH HEAVY WET SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. MTZ056-066-067-232030- /O.CAN.KBYZ.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-090324T0000Z/ RED LODGE FOOTHILLS-BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS- ABSAROKA/BEARTOOTH MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RED LODGE...FISHTAIL...MCLEOD... COOKE CITY 117 PM MDT MON MAR 23 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL HAS ENDED...AND ONLY SCATTERED LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY. THUS THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. TRAVELERS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION AS SEVERAL INCHES OF WET SNOW HAS FALLEN FROM MCLEOD AND NYE TO RED LODGE SINCE LAST NIGHT. $$ MTZ033-036-037-240000- /O.CON.KBYZ.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090324T1800Z/ FALLON-POWDER RIVER-CARTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAKER...BROADUS...EKALAKA 117 PM MDT MON MAR 23 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TUESDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TUESDAY. HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY TUESDAY. WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH THE SNOW TO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 12 TO 24 INCHES. THE GREATEST AMOUNTS WILL FALL NEAR THE NORTH AND SOUTH DAKOTA BORDERS...AND OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF CARTER COUNTY. THIS WILL BE A HEAVY...WET AND WIND DRIVEN SNOW. RANCHERS SHOULD TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIVESTOCK. HIGHWAY CLOSURES AND POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OF OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BECOME POOR WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED SO PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED TO STAY INDOORS. && $$ WYZ098-240000- /O.CON.KBYZ.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-090324T0000Z/ NORTHEAST BIG HORN MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BURGESS JCT 117 PM MDT MON MAR 23 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY THE TIME THE SNOW TAPERS OFF THIS EVENING. GREATEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE ALONG THE NORTH SLOPES. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. ANYONE PLANNING TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 14 THROUGH BURGESS JUNCTION SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR VERY HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MTZ038-058-WYZ099-240000- /O.CON.KBYZ.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-090324T0300Z/ SOUTHERN BIG HORN-SOUTHERN ROSEBUD-SHERIDAN FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRYOR...LODGE GRASS...LAME DEER... SHERIDAN 117 PM MDT MON MAR 23 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. AS OF 930 AM MDT...THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION INDICATED THAT INTERSTATE 90 WAS CLOSED FROM SHERIDAN SOUTHWARD TO BUFFALO. SNOW AND STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY. THE COMBINATION OF SNOWFALL AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW HAS ALREADY FALLEN ACROSS THE AREA. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...BRINGING TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO 5 TO 11 INCHES BY THE TIME THE SNOW TAPERS OFF THIS EVENING. THE GREATEST AMOUNTS WILL BE OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND ALONG THE NORTH AND EAST SLOPES OF THE PRYOR AND BIG HORN MOUNTAINS. ANYONE PLANNING TRAVEL TODAY INTO THE EVENING SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO THE SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ JKL
000 WWUS45 KBYZ 232147 WSWBYZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 347 PM MDT MON MAR 23 2009 .A VERY STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE NORTH OUT OF NEBRASKA TONIGHT...AND THEN TRACK EAST INTO MINNESOTA ON TUESDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS WITH HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. MTZ033-036-037-241000- /O.CON.KBYZ.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090324T1800Z/ FALLON-POWDER RIVER-CARTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAKER...BROADUS...EKALAKA 347 PM MDT MON MAR 23 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TUESDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TUESDAY. LOCAL OFFICIALS HAVE ADVISED NO TRAVEL OVER CARTER AND POWDER RIVER COUNTIES THIS AFTERNOON. OFFICIALS ALSO REPORTED SEVERAL STRANDED VEHICLES OVER POWDER RIVER COUNTY. SNOW AND WIND WERE INCREASING OVER FALLON COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON PER WEATHER OBSERVATIONS OUT OF BAKER. HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY TUESDAY MAKING FOR IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 12 TO 24 INCHES. THE GREATEST AMOUNTS WILL FALL NEAR THE NORTH AND SOUTH DAKOTA BORDERS...AND OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF CARTER COUNTY. THIS WILL BE A HEAVY...WET AND WIND DRIVEN SNOW. RANCHERS SHOULD TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIVESTOCK. TRAVEL IS NOT ADVISED. REMEMBER...IF YOU DO TRAVEL AND BECOME STRANDED...EMERGENCY VEHICLES MAY NOT BE ABLE TO REACH YOU. POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OF OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BECOME POOR WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED SO PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED TO STAY INDOORS. && $$ WYZ098-240000- /O.CON.KBYZ.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-090324T0000Z/ NORTHEAST BIG HORN MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BURGESS JCT 347 PM MDT MON MAR 23 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY THE TIME THE SNOW TAPERS OFF THIS EVENING. GREATEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE ALONG THE NORTH SLOPES. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. ANYONE PLANNING TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 14 THROUGH BURGESS JUNCTION SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR VERY HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MTZ038-058-WYZ099-240300- /O.CON.KBYZ.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-090324T0300Z/ SOUTHERN BIG HORN-SOUTHERN ROSEBUD-SHERIDAN FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRYOR...LODGE GRASS...LAME DEER... SHERIDAN 347 PM MDT MON MAR 23 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. AS OF 930 AM MDT...THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION INDICATED THAT INTERSTATE 90 WAS CLOSED FROM SHERIDAN SOUTHWARD TO BUFFALO. SNOW AND STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. THE COMBINATION OF SNOWFALL AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW HAS ALREADY FALLEN ACROSS THE AREA. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...BRINGING TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO 7 TO 13 INCHES BY THE TIME THE SNOW TAPERS OFF THIS EVENING. THE GREATEST AMOUNTS WILL BE OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND ALONG THE NORTH AND EAST SLOPES OF THE PRYOR AND BIG HORN MOUNTAINS. ANYONE PLANNING TRAVEL TODAY INTO THE EVENING SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO THE SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ ARTHUR
000 WWUS45 KBYZ 232354 WSWBYZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 554 PM MDT MON MAR 23 2009 .A VERY STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE NORTH OUT OF NEBRASKA TONIGHT...AND THEN TRACK EAST INTO MINNESOTA ON TUESDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS WITH HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. WYZ098-240100- /O.EXP.KBYZ.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-090324T0000Z/ NORTHEAST BIG HORN MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BURGESS JCT 554 PM MDT MON MAR 23 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. THE THREAT FOR HEAVY SNOW HAS ENDED. STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITIES WILL BE POSSIBLE HOWEVER THE WIDESPREAD THREAT OF SIGNIFICANT SNOW HAS ENDED. $$ MTZ033-036-037-241200- /O.CON.KBYZ.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090324T1800Z/ FALLON-POWDER RIVER-CARTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAKER...BROADUS...EKALAKA 554 PM MDT MON MAR 23 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TUESDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TUESDAY. LOCAL OFFICIALS HAVE ADVISED NO TRAVEL OVER CARTER AND POWDER RIVER COUNTIES THIS AFTERNOON. OFFICIALS ALSO REPORTED SEVERAL STRANDED VEHICLES OVER POWDER RIVER COUNTY. SNOW AND WIND WERE INCREASING OVER FALLON COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON PER WEATHER OBSERVATIONS OUT OF BAKER. HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY TUESDAY MAKING FOR IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 12 TO 24 INCHES. THE GREATEST AMOUNTS WILL FALL NEAR THE NORTH AND SOUTH DAKOTA BORDERS...AND OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF CARTER COUNTY. THIS WILL BE A HEAVY...WET AND WIND DRIVEN SNOW. RANCHERS SHOULD TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIVESTOCK. TRAVEL IS NOT ADVISED. REMEMBER...IF YOU DO TRAVEL AND BECOME STRANDED...EMERGENCY VEHICLES MAY NOT BE ABLE TO REACH YOU. POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OF OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BECOME POOR WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED SO PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED TO STAY INDOORS. && $$ MTZ038-058-WYZ099-240300- /O.CON.KBYZ.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-090324T0300Z/ SOUTHERN BIG HORN-SOUTHERN ROSEBUD-SHERIDAN FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRYOR...LODGE GRASS...LAME DEER... SHERIDAN 554 PM MDT MON MAR 23 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. AS OF 930 AM MDT...THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION INDICATED THAT INTERSTATE 90 WAS CLOSED FROM SHERIDAN SOUTHWARD TO BUFFALO. SNOW AND STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. THE COMBINATION OF SNOWFALL AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW HAS ALREADY FALLEN ACROSS THE AREA. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...BRINGING TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO 7 TO 13 INCHES BY THE TIME THE SNOW TAPERS OFF THIS EVENING. THE GREATEST AMOUNTS WILL BE OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND ALONG THE NORTH AND EAST SLOPES OF THE PRYOR AND BIG HORN MOUNTAINS. ANYONE PLANNING TRAVEL TODAY INTO THE EVENING SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO THE SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$
000 WWUS45 KBYZ 240257 WSWBYZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 857 PM MDT MON MAR 23 2009 .A VERY STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE NORTH OUT OF NEBRASKA TONIGHT...AND THEN TRACK EAST INTO MINNESOTA ON TUESDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS WITH HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. MTZ038-058-WYZ099-240400- /O.CAN.KBYZ.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-090324T0300Z/ SOUTHERN BIG HORN-SOUTHERN ROSEBUD-SHERIDAN FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRYOR...LODGE GRASS...LAME DEER... SHERIDAN 857 PM MDT MON MAR 23 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. THE THREAT OF HEAVY SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS THESE AREAS AND THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT AND AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES WILL BE POSSIBLE. $$ MTZ033-036-037-241500- /O.CON.KBYZ.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090324T1800Z/ FALLON-POWDER RIVER-CARTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAKER...BROADUS...EKALAKA 857 PM MDT MON MAR 23 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TUESDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TUESDAY. HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT ALONG WITH STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS. THE SNOW WILL COMBINE WITH THE STRONG WINDS TO PRODUCE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION...TRAVEL WILL BE IMPOSSIBLE ACROSS THE WARNING AREA DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 12 TO 24 INCHES. THE GREATEST AMOUNTS WILL FALL NEAR THE NORTH AND SOUTH DAKOTA BORDERS...AND OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF CARTER COUNTY. TRAVEL IS NOT ADVISED. REMEMBER...IF YOU DO TRAVEL AND BECOME STRANDED...EMERGENCY VEHICLES MAY NOT BE ABLE TO REACH YOU. POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OF OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BECOME POOR WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED SO PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED TO STAY INDOORS. && $$
000 WWUS45 KBYZ 241021 WSWBYZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 421 AM MDT TUE MAR 24 2009 .A VERY STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS SOUTH DAKOTA TODAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS FALLON...POWDER RIVER AND CARTER COUNTIES THROUGH THIS MORNING. MTZ033-036-037-241800- /O.CON.KBYZ.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090324T1800Z/ FALLON-POWDER RIVER-CARTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAKER...BROADUS...EKALAKA 421 AM MDT TUE MAR 24 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY. SNOW ALONG WITH STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING. THE SNOW COMBINED WITH THE STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. TRAVEL WILL BE IMPOSSIBLE ACROSS THE WARNING AREA DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 12 TO 24 INCHES. THE GREATEST AMOUNTS WILL FALL NEAR THE SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER...AND OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF CARTER COUNTY. TRAVEL IS NOT ADVISED. REMEMBER...IF YOU DO TRAVEL AND BECOME STRANDED...EMERGENCY VEHICLES MAY NOT BE ABLE TO REACH YOU. POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OF OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BECOME POOR WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED SO PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED TO STAY INDOORS. && $$ HOOLEY
000 WWUS45 KBYZ 241542 WSWBYZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 942 AM MDT TUE MAR 24 2009 .A VERY STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS SOUTH DAKOTA TODAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS FALLON AND CARTER COUNTIES UNTIL NOON MDT. MTZ036-241645- /O.CAN.KBYZ.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090324T1800Z/ POWDER RIVER- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BROADUS 942 AM MDT TUE MAR 24 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. THE THREAT OF HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW HAS ENDED OVER POWDER RIVER COUNTY SO THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. HOWEVER... PEOPLE WILL NEED TO CONSULT WITH THE MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THE STATUS OF THE ROADS...AS THE AREA HAS RECEIVED THREE FEET OF SNOW WITH HIGHER DRIFTS COMMON. $$ MTZ033-037-241800- /O.CON.KBYZ.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090324T1800Z/ FALLON-CARTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAKER...EKALAKA 942 AM MDT TUE MAR 24 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY. LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED THAT TRAVEL WAS IMPOSSIBLE OVER FALLON AND CARTER COUNTIES THIS MORNING DUE TO THE AREA RECEIVING TWO FEET OF SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. LIGHT SNOW COMBINED WITH STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WAS CREATING NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES IN THESE AREAS THIS MORNING. THE WINDS WILL BECOME LIGHTER THIS AFTERNOON WHICH SHOULD LESSEN THE THREAT OF BLOWING SNOW. TRAVEL IS NOT ADVISED. REMEMBER...IF YOU DO TRAVEL AND BECOME STRANDED...EMERGENCY VEHICLES MAY NOT BE ABLE TO REACH YOU. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OF OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BECOME POOR WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED SO PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED TO STAY INDOORS. && $$ ARTHUR
000 WWUS45 KBYZ 241742 WSWBYZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 1142 AM MDT TUE MAR 24 2009 MTZ033-037-241845- /O.CAN.KBYZ.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090324T1800Z/ FALLON-CARTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAKER...EKALAKA 1142 AM MDT TUE MAR 24 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED THAT VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING SNOW HAD IMPROVED OVER FALLON AND CARTER COUNTIES LATE THIS MORNING...SO THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. WINDS WILL BECOME LIGHTER THIS AFTERNOON. LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED THAT TRAVEL WAS IMPOSSIBLE OVER CARTER AND FALLON COUNTIES THIS MORNING. TRAVELERS SHOULD CONSULT THE MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR THE LATEST STATUS OF THE ROADS IN SOUTHEAST MONTANA. $$ ARTHUR
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this blizzard warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Billings, MT wrote its last area forecast discussion before this blizzard warning went out at Mar 22, 11:39 AM MDT, 4 hours 19 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 22, 11:39 AM MDT, 4 hours 19 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
1139 AM MDT SUN MAR 22 2009
.SHORT TERM...VALID FOR TDY AND MON...
HAVE SENT ANOTHER UPDATE TO TWEAK TEMPS UP IN SOUTH AND EAST PARTS
WHERE FORECAST HIGHS HAVE ALREADY BEEN ACHIEVED IN SPOTS. WEAK
COLD ADVECTION OCCURRING NOW...SO TEMPS SHOULD STRUGGLE A BIT THIS
AFTN. HAVE ALSO ADJUSTED POPS AS WAVE IS LIFTING NORTH OF US AND
WE ARE CURRENTLY IN A SUBSIDENCE REGION BETWEEN WAVES. PCPN IN SE
IDAHO CONTINUES TO SURGE NORTHWARD...AND WILL AFFECT OUR SW THIS
AFTN.
JKL
PREVIOUS DISCUSSION ISSUED AT 915 AM...
BAND OF SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH SHORTWAVE LIFTING UP FROM WY IS
NOW STRETCHING FROM JUST NORTH OF BILLINGS THROUGH ROSEBUD TO
CUSTER COUNTIES. HAVE RAISED SHOWER COVERAGE TO SCATTERED IN THIS
AREA THIS MORNING...AND COULD YET BE SOME EMBEDDED LIGHTNING PER
ELEVATED INSTABILITY. THIS WAVE WILL TRACK NORTH OF US OVER THE
NEXT FEW HOURS RESULTING IN A LULL IN THE SHOWER ACTIVITY. WE WILL
THEN AWAIT ENERGY WHICH IS APPROACHING FROM OUR SSW...SEE AREA OF
PCPN MOVING INTO SE ID. WATER VAPOR SHOWS DIFFLUENT SIGNATURE IN
THIS AREA...AND NO DOUBT WILL SEE STRONG LIFT SPREAD OVER OUR
WESTERN PARTS BY LATE THIS AFTN AND EVENING. CURRENT FORECAST HAS
THIS COVERED WELL. WILL AWAIT ALL 12Z RUNS BEFORE DECIDING WHAT TO
DO WITH WINTER STORM WATCH FOR THE FOOTHILLS...BUT ANTICIPATE A
PERIOD OF HEAVY UPSLOPE SNOW THERE TONIGHT. NEW NAM ALSO HITS THE
LIVINGSTON AREA HARD FROM 00-09Z...WITH LOW TO MID LEVEL FLOW
TURNING EASTERLY DURING THIS TIME. TEMPS BEGIN PRETTY WARM AT THE
START...BUT EXPECT A QUICK TRANSITION TO SNOW THERE THIS EVENING.
WILL RAISE QPF/SNOW AMTS AT LVM A BIT FOR THIS EVENING...AND MAY
NEED A HEADLINE THERE AS WELL.
OTHERWISE COLD ADVECTION ALREADY KICKING IN ACROSS OUR NORTHWEST
PORTION OF THE FORECAST AREA...IN RESPONSE TO AFOREMENTIONED WAVE.
NW WINDS HAVE EXTENDED TO BILLINGS ALREADY. HAVE THUS LOWERED
EXPECTED HIGHS A BIT ACROSS MAINLY OUR WEST HALF. HAVE ALSO
ADJUSTED MORNING WINDS TO DEPICT THIS.
JKL
.LONG TERM...VALID FOR TUE...WED...THU...FRI...SAT...
STILL DISAGREEMENT WITH THE DETAILS OF THE NEXT SYSTEM WHICH IS
EXPECTED INTO THE AREA BEGINNING TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
NIGHT. IN THIS 36 HOUR WINDOW A PRETTY GOOD CHANCE OF MANY AREAS
RECEIVING MEASURABLE MOISTURE. HAVE CONTINUES WITH TREND TO SLOWLY
INCREASE POPS TUESDAY NIGHT...LEFT WEDNESDAY PRETTY MUCH ALONG AS
IT WAS ALREADY FAIRLY HIGH AND RAISED WEDNESDAY NIGHT POPS A BIT
MORE. SYSTEM WILL BRING SOME GOOD INSTABILITY TO THE AREA SO
SHOWERS SHOULD BE NUMEROUS STARTING TUESDAY NIGHT. HAVE TRIED TO
RAISE POPS IN AREAS FAVORED WITH AN OVERALL NORTHWEST FLOW
ALTHOUGH MODELS HAVE BEEN TRENDING TO A STRONG WAVE WITH OVERALL
SYNOPTIC FORCING WHICH MAY FAVOR LARGER SCALE COVERAGE OF LIFT AND
ASSOCIATED SHOWERS.
PATTERN STILL UNCERTAIN THROUGH THURSDAY WITH ECMWF SLOWER
CLEARING THE AREA OF ENERGY. GFS A BIT QUICKER PUSHING DRIER
RIDGING IN...FOR THIS REASON...WILL LOWER POPS A BIT...BUT TOO
MUCH UNCERTAINTY FOR A DRY FORECAST SO HAVE LEFT SOME CLIMOISH
POPS IN.
FRIDAY FAIR AGREEMENT THAT A QUICK NORTHWEST FLOW SETS UP FOR SOME
WARMING BUT STILL SOME ENERGY AROUND IN THE NORTHWEST FLOW WHICH
MODELS HAVE A PRETTY DRY BIAS NORMALLY WITH SO HAVE ALSO KEPT SOME
POPS IN AGAIN.
IF ANY DAYS IN THE EXTENDED MAY BE DRY IT LOOKS LIKE THEY COULD BE
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...BUT STILL NOT A DOMINATE RIDGE PATTERN WITH
A DIRTY WEST TO NORTHWEST FLOW. RASCH
&&
.AVIATION...
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER SOUTHEAST MT AND EASTERN WYOMING WILL
SHIFT E THROUGH TONIGHT. VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL OVER MUCH OF
THE AREA THIS MORNING...BUT THERE WILL BE WIDELY SCATTERED TO
SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS ACCOMPANIED BY MVFR AND IFR CONDITIONS. AN
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING E OF KBIL TO
KSHR. SHOWERS WILL INCREASE FROM KBIL TO KSHR W THIS AFTERNOON
WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS ELSEWHERE. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE
POSSIBLE ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA. MVFR AND IFR CONDITIONS WILL
ACCOMPANY THE PRECIPITATION WITH LIFR CONDITIONS IN ANY THUNDERSTORMS.
SE SURFACE WINDS AT 15 TO 25 MPH WILL OCCUR OVER SE MT INCLUDING
THE KBHK AREA THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
RAIN WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD AND CHANGE TO SNOW OVER THE AREA W AND
S OF KMLS BY LATE THIS EVENING. THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF RAIN AND
SNOW OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA. EXPECT IFR/LIFR CONDITIONS IN
THE RAIN AND SNOW TONIGHT. GUSTY N WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF
BLOWING SNOW WHICH WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE POOR FLIGHT CONDITIONS. A
CHANCE OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE ON MON WITH WIDESPREAD SNOW AND
BLOWING SNOW S OF KLVM TO KBIL TO KMLS.
THE CRAZY...BEARTOOTH/ABSAROKA AND NE BIG HORN MOUNTAINS WILL BE
OBSCURED THROUGH MON MORNING. ARTHUR
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMP/POPS...
TDY MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT
-------------------------------------------------------
BIL 061 032/043 029/043 029/040 019/035 020/047 028/053
3/W 65/S 21/B 44/O 42/S 22/O 12/W
LVM 053 029/043 023/042 023/034 012/032 014/045 027/050
7/T 95/S 22/O 56/S 32/S 22/S 22/W
HDN 064 030/039 027/044 028/045 022/039 020/051 027/056
3/W 65/S 21/N 24/O 42/S 22/O 12/W
MLS 063 030/036 027/038 026/041 022/035 020/048 028/052
3/T 45/S 31/N 14/O 32/S 22/O 11/B
4BQ 069 031/032 023/038 020/040 018/033 015/044 024/051
2/T 7+/S 93/O 14/S 42/S 22/S 11/B
BHK 067 030/032 021/029 016/033 018/029 015/041 024/046
4/T 4+/S +6/S 23/S 42/S 22/S 11/B
SHR 070 031/033 025/041 022/041 020/036 012/046 023/050
3/T ++/S 31/N 25/O 54/S 22/S 22/W
&&
.BYZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MT...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY
MORNING FOR ZONES 33-36-37-58.
WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING
THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR ZONES 38-56-66-67.
WY...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING
THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR ZONES 98-99.
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WEATHER.GOV/BILLINGSHazardous weather outlook, Mar 22, 5:48 AM MDT, 10 hours 10 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 548 AM MDT SUN MAR 22 2009 MTZ028>042-056>058-063>068-WYZ098-099-231200- SOUTHERN WHEATLAND-MUSSELSHELL-TREASURE-NORTHERN ROSEBUD-CUSTER- FALLON-NORTHERN STILLWATER-YELLOWSTONE-POWDER RIVER-CARTER- SOUTHERN BIG HORN-EASTERN CARBON-NORTHERN PARK- NORTHERN SWEET GRASS-GOLDEN VALLEY-RED LODGE FOOTHILLS- NORTHERN BIG HORN-SOUTHERN ROSEBUD-JUDITH GAP-PARADISE VALLEY- LIVINGSTON AREA-BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS-ABSAROKA/BEARTOOTH MOUNTAINS- CRAZY MOUNTAINS-NORTHEAST BIG HORN MOUNTAINS-SHERIDAN FOOTHILLS- 548 AM MDT SUN MAR 22 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MONTANA...SOUTH CENTRAL MONTANA...SOUTHEAST MONTANA AND NORTH CENTRAL WYOMING. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT VERY HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS COULD COMBINE TO PRODUCE WHITE OUT CONDITIONS ALONG WITH DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL CONDITIONS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN MONTANA AND NORTHERN WYOMING TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY. THIS IS A RESULT OF A DANGEROUS SPRING STORM SYSTEM FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE REGION. LOCATIONS THAT WOULD MOST LIKELY EXPERIENCE THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL BE FAR SOUTHEAST MONTANA...INCLUDING THE TOWNS OF BAKER...EKALAKA AND BROADUS...WHERE ONE TO TWO FEET OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO START TONIGHT FROM BILLINGS WESTWARD TO LIVINGSTON AND SOUTH TO RED LODGE AND THE ADJACENT MOUNTAINS. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN BOTH THE ABSAROKA/BEARTOOTH AND BIG HORN MOUNTAINS ALONG WITH THE FOOTHILL AREAS...ESPECIALLY FOR THE NORTH FACING SLOPES INCLUDING RED LODGE AND SHERIDAN. FURTHER NORTH...ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHTER...AROUND AN INCH OR LESS...TOWARDS THE BILLINGS AND MILES CITY AREAS. STAY TUNED FOR LATER UPDATES ON THIS DEVELOPING DANGEROUS STORM SYSTEM AS IMPACTS COULD BE SIGNIFICANT ALONG WITH A THREAT TO LIVESTOCK AS WELL. THERE REMAINS A POSSIBILITY THIS STORM SYSTEM COULD STILL PASS FURTHER TO THE SOUTH. THIS WOULD RESULT IN LESS WIND AND SNOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY THE VERY HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS COMBINING TO PRODUCE WHITE OUT CONDITIONS ALONG WITH DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE MONDAY INTO TUESDAY ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN MONTANA AND NORTHERN WYOMING. LOCATIONS THAT WOULD MOST LIKELY EXPERIENCE THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL BE FAR SOUTHEAST MONTANA...INCLUDING THE TOWNS OF BAKER...EKALAKA AND BROADUS...WHERE ONE TO TWO FEET OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE. SNOW ACROSS THE WESTERN AREAS FROM BILLINGS WESTWARD TO LIVINGSTON AND SOUTH TO RED LODGE AND THE ADJACENT MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE FROM WEST TO EAST BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. STAY TUNED FOR LATER UPDATES ON THIS DEVELOPING DANGEROUS STORM SYSTEM AS IMPACTS COULD BE SIGNIFICANT ALONG WITH A THREAT TO LIVESTOCK AS WELL. THERE REMAINS A POSSIBILITY THIS STORM SYSTEM COULD STILL PASS FURTHER TO THE SOUTH. THIS WOULD RESULT IN LESS WIND AND SNOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. HOOLEY
The office that day
Everything else NWS Billings, MT issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 22, 3:58 PM MDT | Winter Storm Warning | BYZ | Carbon, Park, Rosebud, Stillwater, Sweet Grass | 29 hr |
| Mar 22, 3:58 PM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | BYZ | Park | 18 hr |
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