Alert archive / Montana / Blizzard Warnings in 2009
Blizzard Warning 2, NWS Great Falls, MT
NWS Great Falls, MT issued this blizzard warning at Apr 28, 2009, 5:06 AM MDT. It was in force for 24 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 28, 2009, 5:06 AM MDT (11:06 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 29, 2009, 4:55 AM MDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Great Falls, MT
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS45 KTFX 281106 WSWTFX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 506 AM MDT TUE APR 28 2009 MTZ009-010-044>046-048-049-282100- /O.CAN.KTFX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-090430T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KTFX.BZ.W.0002.090428T1106Z-090430T1200Z/ NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN GLACIER-TOOLE-LIBERTY- EASTERN PONDERA-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN TETON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROWNING...CUT BANK...SHELBY... CHESTER...CONRAD...CHOTEAU...FAIRFIELD 506 AM MDT TUE APR 28 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS UPGRADED THE WINTER STORM WARNING TO A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT THURSDAY. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE TO FALL OVER THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT AND THE ADJACENT PLAINS THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. BY THURSDAY MORNING...EXPECT STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 15 TO 20 INCHES OVER THE PLAINS...AND 2 TO 3 FEET IN THE MOUNTAINS. CURRENT FORECAST MODELS INDICATE THAT VERY HEAVY SNOW WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT...WHEN SNOWFALL RATES COULD APPROACH 2 INCHES PER HOUR. SNOWFALL...COMBINED WITH NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH...WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES...WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE HEAVY AND WET...CAUSING WIDESPREAD AND SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS TO LIVESTOCK...TRAVEL...POWER TRANSMISSION... AND ALL OTHER OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. EXTRA PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN FOR THIS STORM...ESPECIALLY FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU...INCLUDING AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MTZ052-054-282100- /O.EXA.KTFX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-090430T1200Z/ JEFFERSON-MEAGHER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOULDER...WHITEHALL... WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS 506 AM MDT TUE APR 28 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW FOR JEFFERSON AND MEAGHER COUNTIES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT THURSDAY. PERIODS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER THE BOULDER...WHITEHALL...AND WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS AREAS THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. BY THURSDAY MORNING...STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 8 TO 15 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE VALLEYS...WITH 1 TO 2 FEET IN THE MOUNTAINS. FOR THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT...CURRENT FORECAST MODELS INDICATE A PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW WILL OCCUR...AS SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE. SNOWFALL...COMBINED WITH NORTH WINDS TO 25 MPH...WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE HEAVY AND WET...CAUSING WIDESPREAD AND SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS TO LIVESTOCK...TRAVEL...POWER TRANSMISSION... AND ALL OTHER OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. EXTRA PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN FOR THIS STORM...ESPECIALLY FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE...WHICH WILL CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ MTZ012-013-050-282100- /O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-090430T1200Z/ CASCADE-CHOUTEAU-JUDITH BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREAT FALLS...BIG SANDY...FORT BENTON... STANFORD 506 AM MDT TUE APR 28 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT THURSDAY FOR CASCADE...CHOUTEAU...AND JUDITH BASIN COUNTIES. PERIODS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER THE GREAT FALLS...FORT BENTON...AND STANFORD AREAS THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. BY THURSDAY MORNING...STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 12 TO 18 INCHES ARE EXPECTED OVER THE PLAINS...WITH 1 TO 2 FEET IN THE MOUNTAINS. FOR THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT...CURRENT FORECAST MODELS INDICATE A PERIOD OF VERY HEAVY SNOW WILL OCCUR...AS SNOWFALL RATES COULD APPROACH 2 INCHES PER HOUR. SNOWFALL...COMBINED WITH NORTH WINDS TO 30 MPH...WILL CREATE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE HEAVY AND WET...CAUSING WIDESPREAD AND SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS TO LIVESTOCK...TRAVEL...POWER TRANSMISSION... AND ALL OTHER OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. EXTRA PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN FOR THIS STORM...ESPECIALLY FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE...WHICH WILL CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ MTZ011-047-051-282100- /O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-090430T1200Z/ HILL-BLAINE-FERGUS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAVRE...CHINOOK...LEWISTOWN 506 AM MDT TUE APR 28 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT THURSDAY. PERIODS OF RAIN MIXED WITH SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER THE HAVRE...CHINOOK...AND LEWISTOWN AREAS TODAY...BUT IT WILL CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW TONIGHT. BY THURSDAY MORNING...STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 8 TO 15 INCHES ARE EXPECTED OVER THE PLAINS...WITH 1 TO 2 FEET IN THE MOUNTAINS. FOR THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT...CURRENT FORECAST MODELS INDICATE A PERIOD OF VERY HEAVY SNOW WILL OCCUR...AS SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE. SNOWFALL...COMBINED WITH NORTH WINDS TO 30 MPH...WILL CREATE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE HEAVY AND WET...CAUSING WIDESPREAD AND SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS TO LIVESTOCK...TRAVEL...POWER TRANSMISSION... AND ALL OTHER OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. EXTRA PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN FOR THIS STORM...ESPECIALLY FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE...WHICH WILL CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ MTZ014-282100- /O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-090430T1200Z/ CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HELENA...LINCOLN 506 AM MDT TUE APR 28 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT THURSDAY FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK COUNTY. PERIODS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MONTANA THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. BY THURSDAY MORNING...STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 8 TO 15 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE VALLEYS...WITH 1 TO 2 FEET IN THE MOUNTAINS. FOR THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT...CURRENT FORECAST MODELS INDICATE A PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW WILL OCCUR...AS SNOWFALL RATES 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE. SNOWFALL...COMBINED WITH NORTH WINDS TO 25 MPH...WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE HEAVY AND WET...CAUSING WIDESPREAD AND SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS TO LIVESTOCK...TRAVEL...POWER TRANSMISSION... AND ALL OTHER OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. EXTRA PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN FOR THIS STORM...ESPECIALLY FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE...WHICH WILL CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ MTZ008-015-053-055-282100- /O.NEW.KTFX.WW.Y.0025.090428T1106Z-090430T1200Z/ BEAVERHEAD-MADISON-BROADWATER-GALLATIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DILLON...ENNIS...TWIN BRIDGES... TOWNSEND...BOZEMAN...WEST YELLOWSTONE 506 AM MDT TUE APR 28 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT THURSDAY. PERIODS OF RAIN SHOWERS MIXED WITH SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER THE SOUTHWEST MONTANA TODAY...BUT IT WILL CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW SHOWERS TONIGHT. BY THURSDAY MORNING...STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE VALLEYS...WITH 10 TO 20 INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS. SNOWFALL...COMBINED WITH NORTH WINDS GUSTING TO 30 MPH AT TIMES THROUGH FAVORED VALLEYS...WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CAUSING WIDESPREAD AND SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS TO LIVESTOCK...TRAVEL...POWER TRANSMISSION...AND ALL OTHER OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. EXTRA PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$
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000 WWUS45 KTFX 281202 WSWTFX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 602 AM MDT TUE APR 28 2009 MTZ009-010-044>046-048-049-282100- /O.CON.KTFX.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090430T1200Z/ NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN GLACIER-TOOLE-LIBERTY- EASTERN PONDERA-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN TETON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROWNING...CUT BANK...SHELBY... CHESTER...CONRAD...CHOTEAU...FAIRFIELD 602 AM MDT TUE APR 28 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT THURSDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT THURSDAY FOR THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT AND ITS ADJACENT PLAINS. THIS BLIZZARD WARNING IS AN UPGRADE FROM THE PREVIOUS WINTER STORM WARNING. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE TO FALL OVER THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT AND THE ADJACENT PLAINS THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. BY THURSDAY MORNING...EXPECT STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 15 TO 20 INCHES OVER THE PLAINS...AND 2 TO 3 FEET IN THE MOUNTAINS. CURRENT FORECAST MODELS INDICATE THAT VERY HEAVY SNOW WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT...WHEN SNOWFALL RATES COULD APPROACH 2 INCHES PER HOUR. SNOWFALL...COMBINED WITH NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH...WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES...WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE HEAVY AND WET...CAUSING WIDESPREAD AND SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS TO LIVESTOCK...TRAVEL...POWER TRANSMISSION... AND ALL OTHER OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. EXTRA PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN FOR THIS STORM...ESPECIALLY FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU...INCLUDING AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MTZ012-013-050-282100- /O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-090430T1200Z/ CASCADE-CHOUTEAU-JUDITH BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREAT FALLS...BIG SANDY...FORT BENTON... STANFORD 602 AM MDT TUE APR 28 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT THURSDAY FOR CASCADE...CHOUTEAU...AND JUDITH BASIN COUNTIES. PERIODS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER THE GREAT FALLS... FORT BENTON...AND STANFORD AREAS THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. BY THURSDAY MORNING...STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 12 TO 18 INCHES ARE EXPECTED OVER THE PLAINS...WITH 1 TO 2 FEET IN THE MOUNTAINS. FOR THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT...CURRENT FORECAST MODELS INDICATE A PERIOD OF VERY HEAVY SNOW WILL OCCUR...AS SNOWFALL RATES COULD APPROACH 2 INCHES PER HOUR. SNOWFALL...COMBINED WITH NORTH WINDS TO 30 MPH...WILL CREATE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS... WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE HEAVY AND WET...CAUSING WIDESPREAD AND SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS TO LIVESTOCK...TRAVEL...POWER TRANSMISSION... AND ALL OTHER OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. EXTRA PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN FOR THIS STORM...ESPECIALLY FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE...WHICH WILL CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ MTZ011-047-051-282100- /O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-090430T1200Z/ HILL-BLAINE-FERGUS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAVRE...CHINOOK...LEWISTOWN 602 AM MDT TUE APR 28 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT THURSDAY FOR HILL...BLAINE...AND FERGUS COUNTIES. PERIODS OF RAIN MIXED WITH SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER THE HAVRE...CHINOOK...AND LEWISTOWN AREAS TODAY...BUT IT WILL CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW TONIGHT. BY THURSDAY MORNING...STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 8 TO 15 INCHES ARE EXPECTED OVER THE PLAINS... WITH 1 TO 2 FEET IN THE MOUNTAINS. FOR THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT...CURRENT FORECAST MODELS INDICATE A PERIOD OF VERY HEAVY SNOW WILL OCCUR...AS SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE. SNOWFALL...COMBINED WITH NORTH WINDS TO 30 MPH...WILL CREATE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE HEAVY AND WET...CAUSING WIDESPREAD AND SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS TO LIVESTOCK...TRAVEL...POWER TRANSMISSION... AND ALL OTHER OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. EXTRA PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN FOR THIS STORM...ESPECIALLY FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE...WHICH WILL CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ MTZ014-052-054-282100- /O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-090430T1200Z/ CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-JEFFERSON-MEAGHER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HELENA...LINCOLN...BOULDER... WHITEHALL...WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS 602 AM MDT TUE APR 28 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT THURSDAY FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MONTANA. PERIODS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER THE HELENA...BOULDER...WHITEHALL...AND WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS AREAS THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. BY THURSDAY MORNING...STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 8 TO 15 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE VALLEYS...WITH 1 TO 2 FEET IN THE MOUNTAINS. FOR THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT...CURRENT FORECAST MODELS INDICATE A PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW WILL OCCUR...AS SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE. SNOWFALL...COMBINED WITH NORTH WINDS GUSTING TO 30 MPH AT TIMES...WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE HEAVY AND WET...CAUSING WIDESPREAD AND SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS TO LIVESTOCK...TRAVEL...POWER TRANSMISSION... AND ALL OTHER OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. EXTRA PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN FOR THIS STORM...ESPECIALLY FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE...WHICH WILL CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ MTZ008-015-053-055-282100- /O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-090430T1200Z/ BEAVERHEAD-MADISON-BROADWATER-GALLATIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DILLON...ENNIS...TWIN BRIDGES... TOWNSEND...BOZEMAN...WEST YELLOWSTONE 602 AM MDT TUE APR 28 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT THURSDAY FOR MOST OF SOUTHWEST MONTANA. PERIODS OF RAIN SHOWERS MIXED WITH SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER THE SOUTHWEST MONTANA TODAY...BUT IT WILL CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW SHOWERS TONIGHT. BY THURSDAY MORNING...STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE VALLEYS...WITH 10 TO 20 INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS. SNOWFALL...COMBINED WITH NORTH WINDS GUSTING TO 30 MPH AT TIMES THROUGH FAVORED VALLEYS...WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CAUSING WIDESPREAD AND SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS TO LIVESTOCK...TRAVEL...POWER TRANSMISSION...AND ALL OTHER OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. EXTRA PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$
000 WWUS45 KTFX 282046 WSWTFX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 246 PM MDT TUE APR 28 2009 MTZ009-010-046-048-049-290500- /O.CON.KTFX.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090430T1200Z/ NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN GLACIER-EASTERN PONDERA- SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN TETON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROWNING...CUT BANK...CONRAD... CHOTEAU...FAIRFIELD 246 PM MDT TUE APR 28 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT THURSDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT THURSDAY. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE TO FALL OVER THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT AND THE ADJACENT PLAINS THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. BY THURSDAY MORNING...EXPECT STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 15 TO 20 INCHES OVER THE PLAINS...AND 2 TO 3 FEET IN THE MOUNTAINS. SNOWFALL RATES UP TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. SNOWFALL...COMBINED WITH NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH...WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES...WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE HEAVY AND WET...CAUSING WIDESPREAD AND SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS TO LIVESTOCK...TRAVEL...POWER TRANSMISSION... AND ALL OTHER OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. EXTRA PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN FOR THIS STORM...ESPECIALLY FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU...INCLUDING AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MTZ044-045-290500- /O.CON.KTFX.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090430T1200Z/ TOOLE-LIBERTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHELBY...CHESTER 246 PM MDT TUE APR 28 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT THURSDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT THURSDAY. LIGHT RAIN THAT HAS FALLEN THIS AFTERNOON WILL MIX WITH SNOW THIS EVENING AND CHANGEOVER TO ALL SNOW OVERNIGHT AS TEMPERATURES GRADUALLY FALL. WITH INCREASING NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH AND GUSTS TO 40 MPH IN COMBINATION WITH FALLING SNOW...VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES CREATING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. BY THURSDAY MORNING...EXPECT STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE HEAVY AND WET...CAUSING WIDESPREAD AND SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS TO LIVESTOCK...TRAVEL...POWER TRANSMISSION... AND ALL OTHER OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. EXTRA PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN FOR THIS STORM...ESPECIALLY FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU...INCLUDING AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MTZ012-013-050-054-290500- /O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-090430T1200Z/ CASCADE-CHOUTEAU-JUDITH BASIN-MEAGHER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREAT FALLS...BIG SANDY...FORT BENTON... STANFORD...WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS 246 PM MDT TUE APR 28 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT THURSDAY. PERIODS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. BY THURSDAY MORNING...STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 10 TO 16 INCHES ARE EXPECTED AT LOWER ELEVATIONS...WITH 1 TO 2 FEET IN THE MOUNTAINS. SNOWFALL RATES UP TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT. SNOWFALL...COMBINED WITH NORTH WINDS GUSTING TO 30 MPH AT TIMES...WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE HEAVY AND WET...CAUSING WIDESPREAD AND SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS TO LIVESTOCK...TRAVEL...POWER TRANSMISSION... AND ALL OTHER OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. EXTRA PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN FOR THIS STORM...ESPECIALLY THROUGH TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE...WHICH WILL CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ MTZ014-052-290500- /O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-090430T1200Z/ CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-JEFFERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HELENA...LINCOLN...BOULDER...WHITEHALL 246 PM MDT TUE APR 28 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT THURSDAY. PERIODS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. BY THURSDAY MORNING...STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED AT LOWER ELEVATIONS...WITH UP TO 1 FOOT IN THE MOUNTAINS. SNOWFALL RATES UP TO 1 INCH PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT. SNOWFALL...COMBINED WITH NORTH WINDS GUSTING TO 30 MPH AT TIMES...WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE HEAVY AND WET...CAUSING WIDESPREAD AND SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS TO LIVESTOCK...TRAVEL...POWER TRANSMISSION... AND ALL OTHER OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. EXTRA PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN FOR THIS STORM...ESPECIALLY THROUGH TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE...WHICH WILL CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ MTZ011-047-051-290500- /O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-090430T1200Z/ HILL-BLAINE-FERGUS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAVRE...CHINOOK...LEWISTOWN 246 PM MDT TUE APR 28 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT THURSDAY. LIGHT RAIN THAT HAS FALLEN THIS AFTERNOON WILL MIX WITH SNOW THIS EVENING AND CHANGEOVER TO ALL SNOW OVERNIGHT AS TEMPERATURES GRADUALLY FALL. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED AT LOWER ELEVATIONS BY THURSDAY MORNING...WITH UP TO 1 FOOT IN THE MOUNTAINS. SNOWFALL RATES UP TO 1 INCH PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT. SNOWFALL...COMBINED WITH NORTH WINDS GUSTING TO 30 MPH AT TIMES...WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE HEAVY AND WET...CAUSING WIDESPREAD AND SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS TO LIVESTOCK...TRAVEL...POWER TRANSMISSION... AND ALL OTHER OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. EXTRA PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN FOR THIS STORM...ESPECIALLY THROUGH TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE...WHICH WILL CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ MTZ008-015-053-055-290500- /O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-090430T1200Z/ BEAVERHEAD-MADISON-BROADWATER-GALLATIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DILLON...ENNIS...TWIN BRIDGES... TOWNSEND...BOZEMAN...WEST YELLOWSTONE 246 PM MDT TUE APR 28 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT THURSDAY. PERIODS OF RAIN SHOWERS MIXED WITH SNOW SHOWERS WILL CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW TONIGHT. BY THURSDAY MORNING...STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE VALLEYS...WITH 8 TO 14 INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS. SNOWFALL...COMBINED WITH NORTH WINDS GUSTING TO 30 MPH AT TIMES THROUGH FAVORED VALLEYS...WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CAUSE WIDESPREAD IMPACTS TO LIVESTOCK...TRAVEL...POWER TRANSMISSION...AND ALL OTHER OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$
000 WWUS45 KTFX 290313 WSWTFX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 913 PM MDT TUE APR 28 2009 MTZ009-010-046-048-049-291100- /O.CON.KTFX.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090430T1200Z/ NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN GLACIER-EASTERN PONDERA- SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN TETON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROWNING...CUT BANK...CONRAD... CHOTEAU...FAIRFIELD 913 PM MDT TUE APR 28 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT THURSDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT THURSDAY. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE TO FALL OVER THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT AND THE ADJACENT PLAINS THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. BY THURSDAY MORNING...EXPECT STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 15 TO 20 INCHES OVER THE PLAINS...AND 2 TO 3 FEET IN THE MOUNTAINS. SNOWFALL RATES UP TO AN INCH PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. SNOWFALL...COMBINED WITH NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH...WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES...WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE HEAVY AND WET...CAUSING WIDESPREAD AND SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS TO LIVESTOCK...TRAVEL...POWER TRANSMISSION... AND ALL OTHER OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. EXTRA PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN FOR THIS STORM...ESPECIALLY FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU...INCLUDING AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MTZ044-045-291100- /O.CON.KTFX.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090430T1200Z/ TOOLE-LIBERTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHELBY...CHESTER 913 PM MDT TUE APR 28 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT THURSDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT THURSDAY. LIGHT RAIN THAT HAS FALLEN THIS AFTERNOON WILL MIX WITH SNOW THIS EVENING...AND CHANGEOVER TO ALL SNOW OVERNIGHT AS TEMPERATURES GRADUALLY FALL. WITH INCREASING NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH...AND GUSTS TO 40 MPH IN COMBINATION WITH FALLING SNOW...VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES CREATING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. BY THURSDAY MORNING...EXPECT STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE HEAVY AND WET...CAUSING WIDESPREAD AND SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS TO LIVESTOCK...TRAVEL...POWER TRANSMISSION... AND ALL OTHER OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. EXTRA PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN FOR THIS STORM...ESPECIALLY FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU...INCLUDING AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MTZ012-013-050-054-291100- /O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-090430T1200Z/ CASCADE-CHOUTEAU-JUDITH BASIN-MEAGHER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREAT FALLS...BIG SANDY...FORT BENTON... STANFORD...WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS 913 PM MDT TUE APR 28 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT THURSDAY. PERIODS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. BY THURSDAY MORNING...STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 10 TO 16 INCHES ARE EXPECTED AT LOWER ELEVATIONS...WITH 1 TO 2 FEET IN THE MOUNTAINS. SNOWFALL RATES UP TO AN INCH PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT. SNOWFALL...COMBINED WITH NORTH WINDS GUSTING TO 30 MPH AT TIMES...WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE HEAVY AND WET...CAUSING WIDESPREAD AND SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS TO LIVESTOCK...TRAVEL...POWER TRANSMISSION... AND ALL OTHER OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. EXTRA PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN FOR THIS STORM...ESPECIALLY THROUGH TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE...WHICH WILL CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ MTZ014-052-291100- /O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-090430T1200Z/ CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-JEFFERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HELENA...LINCOLN...BOULDER...WHITEHALL 913 PM MDT TUE APR 28 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT THURSDAY. PERIODS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. BY THURSDAY MORNING...STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED AT LOWER ELEVATIONS...WITH UP TO 1 FOOT IN THE MOUNTAINS. SNOWFALL RATES UP TO 1 INCH PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT. SNOWFALL...COMBINED WITH NORTH WINDS GUSTING TO 30 MPH AT TIMES...WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE HEAVY AND WET...CAUSING WIDESPREAD AND SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS TO LIVESTOCK...TRAVEL...POWER TRANSMISSION... AND ALL OTHER OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. EXTRA PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN FOR THIS STORM...ESPECIALLY THROUGH TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE...WHICH WILL CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ MTZ011-047-051-291100- /O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-090430T1200Z/ HILL-BLAINE-FERGUS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAVRE...CHINOOK...LEWISTOWN 913 PM MDT TUE APR 28 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT THURSDAY. LIGHT RAIN THAT HAS FALLEN THIS AFTERNOON WILL MIX WITH SNOW THIS EVENING...AND CHANGEOVER TO ALL SNOW OVERNIGHT AS TEMPERATURES GRADUALLY FALL. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED AT LOWER ELEVATIONS BY THURSDAY MORNING...WITH UP TO 1 FOOT IN THE MOUNTAINS. SNOWFALL...COMBINED WITH NORTH WINDS GUSTING TO 30 MPH AT TIMES...WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE HEAVY AND WET...CAUSING WIDESPREAD AND SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS TO LIVESTOCK...TRAVEL...POWER TRANSMISSION... AND ALL OTHER OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. EXTRA PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN FOR THIS STORM...ESPECIALLY THROUGH TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE...WHICH WILL CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ MTZ008-015-053-055-291100- /O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-090430T1200Z/ BEAVERHEAD-MADISON-BROADWATER-GALLATIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DILLON...ENNIS...TWIN BRIDGES... TOWNSEND...BOZEMAN...WEST YELLOWSTONE 913 PM MDT TUE APR 28 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT THURSDAY. PERIODS OF RAIN SHOWERS...MIXED WITH SNOW SHOWERS WILL CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW TONIGHT. BY THURSDAY MORNING...STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED AT LOWER ELEVATIONS....AND 8 TO 12 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. SNOWFALL...COMBINED WITH NORTH WINDS GUSTING TO 30 MPH...WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$
000 WWUS45 KTFX 291055 WSWTFX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 455 AM MDT WED APR 29 2009 MTZ009-010-044>046-048-049-292100- /O.CAN.KTFX.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090430T1200Z/ /O.EXA.KTFX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-090430T1200Z/ NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN GLACIER-TOOLE-LIBERTY- EASTERN PONDERA-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN TETON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROWNING...CUT BANK...SHELBY... CHESTER...CONRAD...CHOTEAU...FAIRFIELD 455 AM MDT WED APR 29 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT THURSDAY FOR THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT AND ITS ADJACENT PLAINS. THIS WINTER STORM WARNING REPLACES THE BLIZZARD WARNING. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE TO FALL OVER THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT AND THE ADJACENT PLAINS THROUGH TODAY...THEN IT WILL DECREASE LATER TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT. BY THURSDAY MORNING...AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED OVER THE PLAINS...WHILE AN ADDITIONAL 6 TO 10 INCHES IS EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS. THIS SNOWFALL...COMBINED WITH NORTH WINDS GUSTING TO 30 MPH AT TIMES...WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE. WINDS WILL ALSO GRADUALLY DECREASE LATER TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT. THIS WET AND HEAVY SNOW WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO CAUSE WIDESPREAD AND SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS TO LIVESTOCK...TRAVEL...POWER TRANSMISSION...AND ALL OTHER OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE...WHICH WILL CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ MTZ012-013-050-054-292100- /O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-090430T1200Z/ CASCADE-CHOUTEAU-JUDITH BASIN-MEAGHER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREAT FALLS...BIG SANDY...FORT BENTON... STANFORD...WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS 455 AM MDT WED APR 29 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT THURSDAY FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MONTANA. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE TO FALL OVER PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MONTANA THROUGH TODAY...THEN IT WILL DECREASE TONIGHT. BY THURSDAY MORNING...AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED OVER THE PLAINS AND IN THE VALLEYS...WHILE AN ADDITIONAL 6 TO 10 INCHES IS EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS. THIS SNOWFALL...COMBINED WITH NORTH WINDS GUSTING TO 30 MPH AT TIMES...WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE. THIS WET AND HEAVY SNOW WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO CAUSE WIDESPREAD AND SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS TO LIVESTOCK...TRAVEL...POWER TRANSMISSION...AND ALL OTHER OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE...WHICH WILL CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ MTZ014-052-292100- /O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-090430T1200Z/ CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-JEFFERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HELENA...LINCOLN...BOULDER...WHITEHALL 455 AM MDT WED APR 29 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT THURSDAY FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MONTANA. PERIODS OF SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE TO FALL OVER PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MONTANA THROUGH TODAY...THEN IT WILL DECREASE TONIGHT. BY THURSDAY MORNING...AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED IN THE VALLEYS...WHILE AN ADDITIONAL 5 TO 9 INCHES IS EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS. THIS SNOWFALL...COMBINED WITH NORTH WINDS GUSTING TO 25 MPH AT TIMES THROUGH FAVORED VALLEYS...WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE MILE. THIS WET AND HEAVY SNOW WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO CAUSE WIDESPREAD AND SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS TO LIVESTOCK...TRAVEL...POWER TRANSMISSION...AND ALL OTHER OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE...WHICH WILL CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ MTZ011-047-051-292100- /O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-090430T1200Z/ HILL-BLAINE-FERGUS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAVRE...CHINOOK...LEWISTOWN 455 AM MDT WED APR 29 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT THURSDAY FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL AND CENTRAL MONTANA. PERIODS OF SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE TO FALL OVER PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL AND CENTRAL MONTANA THROUGH TODAY...THEN IT WILL DECREASE TONIGHT. BY THURSDAY MORNING...AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED IN THE VALLEYS...WHILE AN ADDITIONAL 6 TO 10 INCHES IS EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS. THIS SNOWFALL...COMBINED WITH NORTH WINDS GUSTING TO 35 MPH AT TIMES...WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE. THIS WET AND HEAVY SNOW WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO CAUSE WIDESPREAD AND SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS TO LIVESTOCK...TRAVEL...POWER TRANSMISSION...AND ALL OTHER OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE...WHICH WILL CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ MTZ008-015-053-055-292100- /O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-090430T1200Z/ BEAVERHEAD-MADISON-BROADWATER-GALLATIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DILLON...ENNIS...TWIN BRIDGES... TOWNSEND...BOZEMAN...WEST YELLOWSTONE 455 AM MDT WED APR 29 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT THURSDAY FOR MOST OF SOUTHWEST MONTANA. PERIODS OF SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO FALL OVER MOST OF SOUTHWEST MONTANA THROUGH TODAY...MIXING WITH RAIN SHOWERS AT TIMES IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN THEY WILL DECREASE TONIGHT. BY THURSDAY MORNING...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED IN THE VALLEYS...WHILE AN ADDITIONAL 4 TO 7 INCHES IS EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS. THIS SNOWFALL...COMBINED WITH NORTH WINDS GUSTING TO 25 MPH AT TIMES THROUGH FAVORED VALLEYS...WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$
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 Great Falls, MT wrote its last area forecast discussion before this blizzard warning went out at Apr 27, 11:45 PM MDT, 5 hours 21 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 27, 11:45 PM MDT, 5 hours 21 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 2345 PM MDT MON APR 27 2009 .DISCUSSION... TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...STRONG SPRING STORM CONTINUES TO PREPARE TO MAKES ITS PRESENCE FELT ACROSS THE AREA. SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN AND PUMP MOISTURE OVER THE AREA. POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT MOISTURE REMAINS HIGH. WILL CONTINUE WITH WINTER WEATHER HIGHLIGHTS. SNOW FALL AMOUNTS SOMEWHAT DUBIOUS AS RAIN WILL FALL AT TIMES DURING DAYLIGHT HOURS WITH SNOW CHANGING OVER AT NIGHT. GUSTY NORTH WINDS BEGINNING TUESDAY WILL ALSO ADD TO THE WINTER STORM EXPERIENCE. THE UPPER TROF WILL SLOWLY MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THERBY ENSURING A WET AND UNSTABLE PATTERN THROUGH WEDNESDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE BELOW SEASONAL AVERAGES. EMANUEL WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...CONFIDENCE IN THE FORECAST IS A LITTLE ON THE LOW SIDE. GFS AND ECMWF MODELS WERE NOT IN GOOD AGREEMENT EARLIER AS THE ECMWF DEVELOPED WESTERLY FLOW LATER THIS WEEK WHILE THE GFS HAD NORTHWESTERLY FLOW. LATEST ECMWF RUN IS NOW IN BETTER AGREEMENT WITH THE GFS IN THAT BOTH HAVE NORTHWESTERLY FLOW LATE IN THE WEEK. HOWEVER THEY BOTH DIFFER BY THE END OF THE PERIOD AS THE GFS DEVELOPS AN UPPER RIDGE OVER THE AREA WHILE THE ECMWF STILL HAS THIS UPPER RIDGE OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. EARLY IN THE PERIOD WILL BE DEALING WITH THE WINDING DOWN PORTION OF THE SPRING STORM. WILL CONTINUE WITH CHANCES OF PRECIPITATION IN THE LIKELY CATEGORY FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT. DECREASING TREND IN THE CHANCES OF PRECIPITATION THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY LOOKS FINE AS DRIER NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. THE MAIN CHANGE TO THE FORECAST WAS TO ADD THE MENTION OF PRECIPITATION FOR THE PLAINS FOR FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. BOTH THE GFS AND ECMWF HAVE SOME PRECIPITATION AT TIMES FOR THE PLAINS DURING THIS PERIOD. INHERITED TREND OF MODERATING TEMPERATURES LOOKS GOOD AND DID NOT MAKE ANY MAJOR CHANGES TO THEM. BLANK SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY...MODELS ARE IN ROUGH AGREEMENT DURING THIS PERIOD...WITH SOME DIFFERENCES IN TIMING AND AMPLITUDE OF FEATURES. A WEAK UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OVER WESTERN MONTANA SUNDAY IS FLATTENED BY A SERIES OF WEAK DISTURBANCES...AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING PACIFIC TROUGH. SCATTERED MOUNTAIN SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED WITH ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS OVER THE LARGER VALLEYS AND MUCH OF THE PLAINS. MIXED RAIN AND SNOW IS EXPECTED AT NIGHT OVER LOWER ELEVATIONS. DOWNSLOPE WINDS HELP LIMIT PRECIPITATION OVER THE PLAINS AND LARGER VALLEYS. TEMPERATURES WARM SEVERAL DEGREES BUT SHOULD BE A LITTLE BELOW SEASONAL AVERAGES FOR MOST LOCATIONS. EK && .AVIATION... UPDATED 2345Z. A DEEP UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL SPREAD OVER THE WESTERN UNITED STATES AND KEEP THE AIRMASS COOL AND MOIST. AT THE SURFACE...COOL CANADIAN AIR WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH THE REGION AND KEEP SNOW AND RAIN IN THE FORECAST. WIDESPREAD MVFR/IFR CONDITIONS ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL MONTANA WILL SPREAD SOUTH ACROSS SOUTHWEST MONTANA DURING THE NIGHT. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... GTF 28 38 28 33 / 90 100 100 90 CTB 25 33 26 34 / 90 100 100 90 HLN 30 40 31 38 / 80 90 90 80 BZN 34 49 32 40 / 60 70 60 70 WEY 28 44 26 40 / 80 90 80 70 DLN 31 45 29 40 / 60 70 60 60 HVR 33 44 30 41 / 70 80 90 90 LWT 29 43 28 33 / 70 90 90 90 && .TFX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 6 AM MDT THURSDAY FOR MTZ009-010-044- 046-048-049. WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM MDT THURSDAY FOR MTZ011>014-045-047-050-051. && SHORT TERM...EMANUEL LONG TERM...BLANK/EK AVIATION...ZELZER WEATHER.GOV/GREATFALLS
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 27, 8:00 PM MDT, 9 hours 6 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 800 PM MDT MON APR 27 2009 MTZ009>014-044>051-281200- NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN GLACIER-HILL-CASCADE- CHOUTEAU-CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-TOOLE-LIBERTY- EASTERN PONDERA-BLAINE-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- EASTERN TETON-JUDITH BASIN-FERGUS- 800 PM MDT MON APR 27 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MONTANA...NORTH CENTRAL MONTANA AND SOUTHWEST MONTANA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF NORTH CENTRAL MONTANA. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF NORTH CENTRAL MONTANA THROUGH 6 AM THURSDAY MORNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. MTZ008-015-052>055-281200- BEAVERHEAD-MADISON-JEFFERSON-BROADWATER-MEAGHER-GALLATIN- 800 PM MDT MON APR 27 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST MONTANA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER FOR TONIGHT IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL SLOWLY MOVE EASTWARD THROUGH REGION FROM TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. AS A RESULT...WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED OVER SOUTHWEST MONTANA THROUGH MOST OF THE WEEK. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 8 TO 15 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 7000 FEET OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS...WHILE VALLEY LOCATIONS WILL MAINLY RECEIVE A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS...FOR MINIMAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Great Falls, MT issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 5:06 AM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | TFX | 47 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.