Alert archive / Montana / Blizzard Warnings in 2011
Blizzard Warning 1, NWS Great Falls, MT
NWS Great Falls, MT issued this blizzard warning at Feb 26, 2011, 8:42 AM MST. It was in force for 20 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
- Feb 26, 2011, 8:42 AM MST (15:42 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 27, 2011, 5:00 AM MST
- In force
- 20 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Great Falls, MT
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
344 WWUS45 KTFX 261542 WSWTFX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 842 AM MST SAT FEB 26 2011 MTZ009-048-270600- /O.CAN.KTFX.WC.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-110226T1700Z/ /O.UPG.KTFX.WW.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-110227T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KTFX.BZ.W.0001.110226T1542Z-110227T0300Z/ /O.CON.KTFX.WS.A.0005.110227T1800Z-110301T1800Z/ NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS... LOGAN PASS...CHOTEAU 842 AM MST SAT FEB 26 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY AND HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A BLIZZARD WARNING. A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING WITH STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. GROUND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS AT TIMES THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING DUE TO VERY LOW VISIBILITIES WITH SOME ROADS BECOMING BLOCKED BY SIGNIFICANT DRIFTS. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING WILL CREATE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES WITH LOCAL WHITE OUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. * OUTLOOK: SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE MOUNTAINS AGAIN SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING WITH 12 TO 18 INCHES POSSIBLE AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET...UP TO TWO FEET OF NEW SNOW POSSIBLE AT THE HIGHEST PEAKS. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: CHOTEAU...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS...LOGAN PASS 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 TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ MTZ010-270300- /O.CAN.KTFX.WC.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-110226T1700Z/ /O.UPG.KTFX.WW.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-110227T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KTFX.BZ.W.0001.110226T1542Z-110227T0300Z/ EASTERN GLACIER- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...CUT BANK 842 AM MST SAT FEB 26 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY AND HIGH WIND WARNING HAVE BEEN UPGRADED TO A BLIZZARD WARNING. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING WITH STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. GROUND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS AT TIMES THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING DUE TO VERY LOW VISIBILITIES WITH SOME ROADS BECOMING BLOCKED BY SIGNIFICANT DRIFTS. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING WILL CREATE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES WITH LOCAL WHITE OUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: CUT BANK PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MTZ011>014-044>047-049>051-270300- /O.CAN.KTFX.WC.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-110226T1700Z/ /O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-110227T0300Z/ HILL-CASCADE-CHOUTEAU-CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-TOOLE- LIBERTY-EASTERN PONDERA-BLAINE-EASTERN TETON-JUDITH BASIN-FERGUS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...HAVRE...GREAT FALLS... KINGS HILL PASS...BIG SANDY...FORT BENTON...FLESHER PASS... HELENA...LINCOLN...MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS PASS...SHELBY... CHESTER...CONRAD...CHINOOK...FAIRFIELD...STANFORD...JUDITH GAP... LEWISTOWN...LEWISTOWN DIVIDE 842 AM MST SAT FEB 26 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THROUGH THIS MORNING WITH A PERIOD OF STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE WINDS DIMINISH THIS EVENING. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD TODAY AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. SOME AREAS MAY EXPERIENCE LOCALIZED GROUND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN PERIODS OF STRONGER WINDS. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: WEST TO SOUTHWEST WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH BY THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WILL CREATE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO LESS THAN A HALF MILE AT TIMES....ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: FAIRFIELD...STANFORD...CHINOOK... CONRAD...SHELBY...CHESTER...HAVRE...GREAT FALLS... KINGS HILL PASS...BIG SANDY...FORT BENTON...FLESHER PASS... HELENA...LINCOLN...MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS PASS... JUDITH GAP...LEWISTOWN...LEWISTOWN DIVIDE PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$
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572 WWUS45 KTFX 262250 WSWTFX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 350 PM MST SAT FEB 26 2011 MTZ009-048-270300- /O.CON.KTFX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110227T0300Z/ /O.CON.KTFX.WS.A.0005.110227T1800Z-110301T1800Z/ NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS... LOGAN PASS...CHOTEAU 350 PM MST SAT FEB 26 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING...CREATING GROUND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. EXPECT EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL AT TIMES THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING DUE TO VERY LOW VISIBILITIES...AND SOME ROADS BECOMING BLOCKED BY SIGNIFICANT DRIFTS. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH...GUSTS TO 70 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES...WITH WHITE OUT CONDITIONS EXPECTED. * ROADS: NUMEROUS ROADS IN THE EAST GLACIER AND CUT BANK REGION HAVE BEEN CLOSED DUE TO THE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW...ALONG WITH THE NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES. * OUTLOOK: SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE MOUNTAINS AGAIN SUNDAY MORNING...AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING WITH 12 TO 18 INCHES POSSIBLE AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET...UP TO TWO FEET OF NEW SNOW POSSIBLE AT THE HIGHEST PEAKS. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: CHOTEAU...BROWNING AND MARIAS PASS. 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 TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MTZ010-270300- /O.CON.KTFX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110227T0300Z/ EASTERN GLACIER- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...CUT BANK 350 PM MST SAT FEB 26 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING...CREATING GROUND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. EXPECT EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL AT TIMES THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING DUE TO VERY LOW VISIBILITIES...AND SOME ROADS BECOMING BLOCKED BY SIGNIFICANT DRIFTS. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH...GUSTS TO 65 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES...WITH WHITE OUT CONDITIONS EXPECTED. * ROADS: NUMEROUS ROADS IN THE EAST GLACIER AND CUT BANK REGION HAVE BEEN CLOSED DUE TO THE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW...ALONG WITH THE NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: CUT BANK. 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 TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MTZ011>014-044>047-049>051-270300- /O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-110227T0300Z/ HILL-CASCADE-CHOUTEAU-CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-TOOLE- LIBERTY-EASTERN PONDERA-BLAINE-EASTERN TETON-JUDITH BASIN-FERGUS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...HAVRE...GREAT FALLS... KINGS HILL PASS...BIG SANDY...FORT BENTON...FLESHER PASS... HELENA...LINCOLN...MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS PASS...SHELBY... CHESTER...CONRAD...CHINOOK...FAIRFIELD...STANFORD...JUDITH GAP... LEWISTOWN...LEWISTOWN DIVIDE 350 PM MST SAT FEB 26 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: STRONG WEST WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES AND WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. SOME AREAS MAY EXPERIENCE NEAR GROUND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN PERIODS OF STRONGER WINDS. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: WEST TO SOUTHWEST WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. THIS WILL CREATE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO LESS THAN A HALF MILE AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: FAIRFIELD...STANFORD...CHINOOK...SHELBY...CHESTER...HAVRE...GREAT FALLS...KINGS HILL PASS...FORT BENTON...HELENA...LINCOLN...MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS PASS AND LEWISTOWN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$
230 WWUS45 KTFX 270252 WSWTFX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 752 PM MST SAT FEB 26 2011 MTZ009-048-271200- /O.UPG.KTFX.WS.A.0005.110227T1800Z-110301T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KTFX.WS.W.0012.110227T1200Z-110301T1900Z/ /O.EXT.KTFX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110227T1200Z/ NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS... LOGAN PASS...CHOTEAU 752 PM MST SAT FEB 26 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SUNDAY TO NOON MST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SUNDAY TO NOON MST TUESDAY. THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING...CREATING GROUND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. EXPECT EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT DUE TO VERY LOW VISIBILITIES...AND SOME ROADS BECOMING BLOCKED BY SIGNIFICANT DRIFTS. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: WEST WINDS AT 35 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT. THE STRONG WINDS WILL SLOWLY BEGIN TO DIMINISH IN INTENSITY AFTER MIDNIGHT. HOWEVER...THE STRONG WINDS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES...WITH WHITE OUT CONDITIONS EXPECTED. * ROADS: NUMEROUS ROADS IN THE EAST GLACIER AND CUT BANK REGION HAVE BEEN CLOSED DUE TO THE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW...ALONG WITH THE NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES. * FOR SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY...A WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT: SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL DEVELOP OVER THE MOUNTAINS AGAIN ON SUNDAY MORNING...AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED AT LOWER ELEVATIONS...WITH 12 TO 18 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO 2 FEET ARE POSSIBLE AT THE HIGHEST PEAKS. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: CHOTEAU...BROWNING AND MARIAS PASS. 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. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST...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. && $$ MTZ010-271200- /O.EXT.KTFX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110227T1200Z/ EASTERN GLACIER- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...CUT BANK 752 PM MST SAT FEB 26 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING...CREATING GROUND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. EXPECT EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT DUE TO VERY LOW VISIBILITIES...AND SOME ROADS BECOMING BLOCKED BY SIGNIFICANT DRIFTS. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: WEST WINDS AT 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT. THE STRONG WINDS WILL SLOWLY BEGIN TO DIMINISH IN INTENSITY AFTER MIDNIGHT. HOWEVER...THE STRONG WINDS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES...WITH WHITE OUT CONDITIONS EXPECTED. * ROADS: NUMEROUS ROADS IN THE EAST GLACIER AND CUT BANK REGION HAVE BEEN CLOSED DUE TO THE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW...ALONG WITH THE NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: CUT BANK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MTZ011>014-044>047-049>051-271200- /O.EXT.KTFX.WW.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-110227T1200Z/ HILL-CASCADE-CHOUTEAU-CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-TOOLE- LIBERTY-EASTERN PONDERA-BLAINE-EASTERN TETON-JUDITH BASIN-FERGUS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...HAVRE...GREAT FALLS... KINGS HILL PASS...BIG SANDY...FORT BENTON...FLESHER PASS... HELENA...LINCOLN...MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS PASS...SHELBY... CHESTER...CONRAD...CHINOOK...FAIRFIELD...STANFORD...JUDITH GAP... LEWISTOWN...LEWISTOWN DIVIDE 752 PM MST SAT FEB 26 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: GUSTY WEST WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT OVER MOST OF NORTH CENTRAL MONTANA. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES AND WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: WEST TO SOUTHWEST OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH MIDNIGHT. THE GUSTY WINDS WILL SLOWLY BEGIN TO DIMINISH IN INTENSITY AFTER MIDNIGHT. HOWEVER...THE GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO LESS THAN A HALF MILE AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: FAIRFIELD...STANFORD...CHINOOK...SHELBY...CHESTER...HAVRE...GREAT FALLS...KINGS HILL PASS...FORT BENTON...HELENA...LINCOLN...MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS PASS AND LEWISTOWN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$
616 WWUS45 KTFX 270400 WSWTFX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 900 PM MST SAT FEB 26 2011 MTZ009-048-271200- /O.CON.KTFX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110227T1200Z/ /O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0012.110227T1200Z-110301T1900Z/ NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS... LOGAN PASS...CHOTEAU 900 PM MST SAT FEB 26 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SUNDAY TO NOON MST TUESDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SUNDAY TO NOON MST TUESDAY. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT...CREATING GROUND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. EXPECT EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT DUE TO VERY LOW VISIBILITIES...AND SOME ROADS BECOMING BLOCKED BY SIGNIFICANT SNOW DRIFTS. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: WEST WINDS AT 35 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT. THE STRONG WINDS WILL SLOWLY BEGIN TO DIMINISH IN INTENSITY AFTER MIDNIGHT. HOWEVER...THE STRONG WINDS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES...WITH WHITE OUT CONDITIONS EXPECTED. * ROADS: NUMEROUS ROADS IN THE EAST GLACIER AND CUT BANK REGION HAVE BEEN CLOSED DUE TO THE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW...ALONG WITH THE NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES. * FOR SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY...A WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT: SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL DEVELOP OVER THE MOUNTAINS AGAIN ON SUNDAY MORNING...AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED AT LOWER ELEVATIONS...WITH 12 TO 18 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO 2 FEET ARE POSSIBLE AT THE HIGHEST PEAKS. ADDITIONALLY...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW A HALF MILE AT TIMES. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: CHOTEAU...BROWNING AND MARIAS PASS. 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. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST...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. && $$ MTZ010-271200- /O.CON.KTFX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110227T1200Z/ EASTERN GLACIER- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...CUT BANK 900 PM MST SAT FEB 26 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT...CREATING GROUND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. EXPECT EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT DUE TO VERY LOW VISIBILITIES...AND SOME ROADS BECOMING BLOCKED BY SIGNIFICANT SNOW DRIFTS. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: WEST WINDS AT 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT. THE STRONG WINDS WILL SLOWLY BEGIN TO DIMINISH IN INTENSITY AFTER MIDNIGHT. HOWEVER...THE STRONG WINDS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES...WITH WHITE OUT CONDITIONS EXPECTED. * ROADS: NUMEROUS ROADS IN THE EAST GLACIER AND CUT BANK REGION HAVE BEEN CLOSED DUE TO THE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW...ALONG WITH THE NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: CUT BANK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. 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 TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MTZ011>014-044>047-049>051-271200- /O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-110227T1200Z/ HILL-CASCADE-CHOUTEAU-CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-TOOLE- LIBERTY-EASTERN PONDERA-BLAINE-EASTERN TETON-JUDITH BASIN-FERGUS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...HAVRE...GREAT FALLS... KINGS HILL PASS...BIG SANDY...FORT BENTON...FLESHER PASS... HELENA...LINCOLN...MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS PASS...SHELBY... CHESTER...CONRAD...CHINOOK...FAIRFIELD...STANFORD...JUDITH GAP... LEWISTOWN...LEWISTOWN DIVIDE 900 PM MST SAT FEB 26 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: GUSTY WEST WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT OVER MOST OF NORTH CENTRAL MONTANA. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES...AND WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: WEST TO SOUTHWEST OF 25 TO 35 MPH... WITH GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH MIDNIGHT. THE GUSTY WINDS WILL SLOWLY BEGIN TO DIMINISH IN INTENSITY AFTER MIDNIGHT. HOWEVER...THE GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO LESS THAN A HALF MILE AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: FAIRFIELD...STANFORD...CHINOOK...SHELBY...CHESTER...HAVRE...GREAT FALLS...KINGS HILL PASS...FORT BENTON...HELENA...LINCOLN...MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS PASS AND LEWISTOWN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$
410 WWUS45 KTFX 271158 WSWTFX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 458 AM MST SUN FEB 27 2011 MTZ009-048-272000- /O.EXP.KTFX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110227T1200Z/ /O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0012.110227T1200Z-110301T1900Z/ NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS... LOGAN PASS...CHOTEAU 458 AM MST SUN FEB 27 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TUESDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 AM MST EARLY THIS MORNING... THE BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 AM MST EARLY THIS MORNING. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TUESDAY. THE COMBINATION OF DECREASING WINDS AND SLIGHTLY WARMER TEMPERATURES HAVE GREATLY REDUCED THE THREAT FOR WIDESPREAD BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. HOWEVER...BLOWING SNOW WILL COMBINE WITH INCREASING FALLING SNOW TO CONTINUE REDUCED VISIBILITIES THROUGH THE WINTER STORM WARNING PERIOD. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES IN THE MOUNTAINS OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT TODAY AND PERSIST INTO TUESDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL SPREAD OUT ONTO THE PLAINS TONIGHT INTO MONDAY. THE GREATEST AMOUNT OF SNOW WILL FALL ON THE PLAINS AFTER THE PASSAGE OF A CANADIAN COLD FRONT MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY EVENING. STRONG WEST WINDS WILL ALSO CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCING VISIBILITIES. FURTHER DRIFTING OF SNOW WILL ALSO GREATLY HAMPER TRAVEL. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OF 12 TO 18 INCHES IS GENERALLY EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...WITH UP TO 2 FEET POSSIBLE ON THE HIGHER PEAKS. 6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OVER THE PLAINS. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH THROUGH THE DAY TODAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW...CAUSING NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. WINDS WILL THEN DECREASE MONDAY NIGHT WITH THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT. * ROADS: NUMEROUS ROADS ARE ALREADY CLOSED AS OF SUNDAY MORNING DUE TO THE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ON SATURDAY. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: CHOTEAU...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS...LOGAN PASS. 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. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST...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. && $$ MTZ010-271300- /O.EXP.KTFX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110227T1200Z/ EASTERN GLACIER- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...CUT BANK 458 AM MST SUN FEB 27 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 AM MST EARLY THIS MORNING... THE BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 AM MST EARLY THIS MORNING. THE COMBINATION OF DECREASING WINDS AND SLIGHTLY WARMER TEMPERATURES HAVE GREATLY REDUCED THE THREAT FOR WIDESPREAD BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. HOWEVER...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ARE STILL POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS MORNING. $$ MTZ011>014-044>047-049>051-271300- /O.EXP.KTFX.WW.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-110227T1200Z/ HILL-CASCADE-CHOUTEAU-CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-TOOLE- LIBERTY-EASTERN PONDERA-BLAINE-EASTERN TETON-JUDITH BASIN-FERGUS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...HAVRE...GREAT FALLS... KINGS HILL PASS...BIG SANDY...FORT BENTON...FLESHER PASS... HELENA...LINCOLN...MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS PASS...SHELBY... CHESTER...CONRAD...CHINOOK...FAIRFIELD...STANFORD...JUDITH GAP... LEWISTOWN...LEWISTOWN DIVIDE 458 AM MST SUN FEB 27 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 5 AM MST EARLY THIS MORNING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW FOR MOST OF NORTH CENTRAL AND CENTRAL MONTANA WILL EXPIRE AT 5 AM MST EARLY THIS MORNING. THE COMBINATION OF DECREASING WINDS AND SLIGHTLY WARMER TEMPERATURES HAVE GREATLY REDUCED THE THREAT FOR WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW. HOWEVER...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ARE STILL POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS MORNING. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Great Falls, MT issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 25, 6:45 PM MST | Areal Flood Warning | TFX | Chouteau | 64 hr |
| Feb 26, 4:16 AM MST | High Wind Warning | TFX | 5 hr | |
| Feb 26, 4:39 AM MST | Winter Storm Watch | TFX | 15 hr |
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