Alert archive / Montana / Winter Storm Warnings in 2011
Winter Storm Warning 15, NWS Great Falls, MT
NWS Great Falls, MT issued this winter storm warning at Apr 1, 2011, 2:01 PM MDT. It took effect at Apr 2, 2011, 6:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 33 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 1, 2011, 2:01 PM MDT (20:01 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 2, 2011, 6:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Apr 3, 2011, 2:51 PM MDT
- In force
- 33 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Great Falls, MT
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
830 WWUS45 KTFX 012001 WSWTFX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 201 PM MDT FRI APR 1 2011 MTZ009-048-020400- /O.UPG.KTFX.WS.A.0007.110402T1200Z-110404T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KTFX.WS.W.0015.110402T1200Z-110404T0000Z/ NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS... LOGAN PASS...CHOTEAU 201 PM MDT FRI APR 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO 6 PM MDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO 6 PM MDT SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...IS EXPECTED TO FALL OVER THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH THE DAY ON SUNDAY. THIS WILL BE A HEAVY WET SNOW...WHICH COULD CAUSE SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL PROBLEMS IN THE EAST GLACIER AND BROWNING REGIONS. ADDITIONALLY...SNOWFALL RATES AROUND 1 INCH PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE FOR A FEW HOURS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: THE HIGHER TERRAIN ALONG THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT MAY SEE UPWARDS OF 8 TO 15 INCHES TOTAL ACCUMULATION...WHILE LOWER ELEVATION LOCATIONS COULD RECEIVE BETWEEN 6 AN 10 INCHES OF SNOW. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES DURING PERIODS OF HEAVIER SNOWFALL. ADDITIONALLY...WIND GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: CHOTEAU...BROWNING AND MARIAS PASS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY 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. && $$ MTZ010-020400- /O.EXT.KTFX.WS.A.0007.110403T0000Z-110404T0000Z/ EASTERN GLACIER- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...CUT BANK 201 PM MDT FRI APR 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: SNOW WILL BEGIN TO DEVELOP MID AFTERNOON IN THE CUT BANK AREA. WITH TEMPERATURES NEAR FREEZING...HEAVY WET SNOW IS LIKELY AT FIRST...MAKING DRIVING CONDITIONS DANGEROUS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHT OVER THE REGION BUT ISOLATED GUST PERIODS MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY IN SNOW. * CONFIDENCE: AT THIS TIME THE MODELS ARE SUGGESTING THAT ALL LOCATIONS WILL SEE SOME SNOW. WITH DAYTIME HIGH TEMPERATURES AND THE AMOUNT OF PRECIPITATION STILL A BIT UNCERTAIN...THE EXACT AMOUNT OF SNOWFALL IS ALSO UNCERTAIN. THE FORECAST WILL BE MONITORED AND ADJUSTED AS NEW DATA BECOMES AVAILABLE. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: CUT BANK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ MTZ011>013-044>047-049>051-054-020400- /O.CON.KTFX.WS.A.0007.110403T0000Z-110404T0000Z/ HILL-CASCADE-CHOUTEAU-TOOLE-LIBERTY-EASTERN PONDERA-BLAINE- EASTERN TETON-JUDITH BASIN-FERGUS-MEAGHER- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...HAVRE...GREAT FALLS... KINGS HILL PASS...BIG SANDY...FORT BENTON...SHELBY...CHESTER... CONRAD...CHINOOK...FAIRFIELD...STANFORD...JUDITH GAP... LEWISTOWN...LEWISTOWN DIVIDE...WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS 201 PM MDT FRI APR 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: SNOW WILL BEGIN TO DEVELOP LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON OR SATURDAY EVENING OVER CENTRAL MONTANA. WITH TEMPERATURES NEAR FREEZING...HEAVY WET SNOW IS LIKELY AT FIRST...MAKING DRIVING CONDITIONS DANGEROUS. SOME LOCATIONS MAY INITIALLY SEE A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW FURTHER COMPLICATING ROAD CONDITIONS AND EXPECTED IMPACT TO TRAVEL. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: HIGHER TERRAIN FRONT MAY SEE 6 TO 12 INCHES OF TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION...WHILE LOWER ELEVATIONS COULD SEE 5 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHT OVER THE REGION BUT GUSTY WINDS OVER PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL MONTANA MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW. * CONFIDENCE: AT THIS TIME THE MODELS ARE SUGGESTING THAT ALL LOCATIONS WILL SEE SOME SNOW. WITH DAYTIME HIGH TEMPERATURES AND THE AMOUNT OF PRECIPITATION STILL A BIT UNCERTAIN...THE EXACT AMOUNT OF SNOWFALL IS ALSO UNCERTAIN. THE FORECAST WILL BE MONITORED AND ADJUSTED AS NEW DATA BECOMES AVAILABLE. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: FAIRFIELD...WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS...STANFORD...CHINOOK...CONRAD...SHELBY...CHESTER... HAVRE...GREAT FALLS...KINGS HILL PASS...BIG SANDY...FORT BENTON...JUDITH GAP...LEWISTOWN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
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259 WWUS45 KTFX 020326 WSWTFX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 926 PM MDT FRI APR 1 2011 MTZ009-048-021130- /O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0015.110402T1200Z-110404T0000Z/ NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS... LOGAN PASS...CHOTEAU 926 PM MDT FRI APR 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO 6 PM MDT SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO 6 PM MDT SUNDAY. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...IS EXPECTED TO FALL OVER THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH THE DAY ON SUNDAY. THIS WILL BE A HEAVY WET SNOW... WHICH COULD CAUSE SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL PROBLEMS IN THE EAST GLACIER AND BROWNING REGIONS. ADDITIONALLY...SNOWFALL RATES AROUND 1 INCH PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE FOR A FEW HOURS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: THE HIGHER TERRAIN ALONG THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT MAY SEE UPWARDS OF 8 TO 15 INCHES TOTAL ACCUMULATION...WHILE LOWER ELEVATION LOCATIONS COULD RECEIVE BETWEEN 6 AN 10 INCHES OF SNOW. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THANONE HALF MILE AT TIMES DURING PERIODS OF HEAVIER SNOWFALL. ADDITIONALLY...WIND GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: CHOTEAU...BROWNING AND MARIAS PASS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ MTZ010>013-044>047-049>051-054-021130- /O.CON.KTFX.WS.A.0007.110403T0000Z-110404T0000Z/ EASTERN GLACIER-HILL-CASCADE-CHOUTEAU-TOOLE-LIBERTY- EASTERN PONDERA-BLAINE-EASTERN TETON-JUDITH BASIN-FERGUS-MEAGHER- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...CUT BANK...HAVRE... GREAT FALLS...KINGS HILL PASS...BIG SANDY...FORT BENTON... SHELBY...CHESTER...CONRAD...CHINOOK...FAIRFIELD...STANFORD... JUDITH GAP...LEWISTOWN...LEWISTOWN DIVIDE...WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS 926 PM MDT FRI APR 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: SNOW WILL BEGIN TO DEVELOP LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON OR SATURDAY EVENING OVER CENTRAL MONTANA. WITH TEMPERATURES NEAR FREEZING...HEAVY WET SNOW IS LIKELY AT FIRST...MAKING DRIVING CONDITIONS DANGEROUS. SOME LOCATIONS MAY INITIALLY SEE A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW FURTHER COMPLICATING ROAD CONDITIONS AND EXPECTED IMPACT TO TRAVEL. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: HIGHER TERRAIN FRONT MAY SEE 6 TO 12 INCHESOF TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION...WHILE LOWER ELEVATIONS COULD SEE 5 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHT OVER THE REGION BUT GUSTY WINDS OVER PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL MONTANA MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW. * CONFIDENCE: AT THIS TIME THE MODELS ARE SUGGESTING THAT ALL LOCATIONS WILL SEE SOME SNOW. WITH DAYTIME HIGH TEMPERATURES AND THE AMOUNT OF PRECIPITATION STILL A BIT UNCERTAIN...THE EXACT AMOUNT OF SNOWFALL IS ALSO UNCERTAIN. THE FORECAST WILL BE MONITORED AND ADJUSTED AS NEW DATA BECOMES AVAILABLE. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: FAIRFIELD...WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS...STANFORD...CHINOOK...CONRAD...SHELBY...CHESTER... HAVRE...GREAT FALLS...KINGS HILL PASS...BIG SANDY...FORT BENTON...JUDITH GAP...LEWISTOWN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
028 WWUS45 KTFX 020925 WSWTFX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 325 AM MDT SAT APR 2 2011 MTZ010>013-044>047-049>051-054-021030- /O.CAN.KTFX.WS.A.0007.110403T0000Z-110404T0000Z/ EASTERN GLACIER-HILL-CASCADE-CHOUTEAU-TOOLE-LIBERTY- EASTERN PONDERA-BLAINE-EASTERN TETON-JUDITH BASIN-FERGUS-MEAGHER- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...CUT BANK...HAVRE... GREAT FALLS...KINGS HILL PASS...BIG SANDY...FORT BENTON... SHELBY...CHESTER...CONRAD...CHINOOK...FAIRFIELD...STANFORD... JUDITH GAP...LEWISTOWN...LEWISTOWN DIVIDE...WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS 325 AM MDT SAT APR 2 2011 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WATCH. SNOWFALL WILL LIKELY STILL OCCUR BUT THE AMOUNT OF ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOULD NOT BE SIGNIFICANT ENOUGH TO NEED HEADLINES. $$ MTZ009-048-022100- /O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0015.110402T1200Z-110404T0000Z/ NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS... LOGAN PASS...CHOTEAU 325 AM MDT SAT APR 2 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT SUNDAY. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...IS EXPECTED TO FALL OVER THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH THE DAY ON SUNDAY. THIS WILL BE A HEAVY WET SNOW... WHICH COULD CAUSE SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL PROBLEMS . ADDITIONALLY...SNOWFALL RATES AROUND 1 INCH PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE FOR A FEW HOURS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: THE HIGHER TERRAIN ALONG THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT MAY SEE UPWARDS OF 8 TO 15 INCHES TOTAL ACCUMULATION...WHILE LOWER ELEVATION LOCATIONS COULD RECEIVE BETWEEN 6 AND 10 INCHES OF SNOW. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES DURING PERIODS OF HEAVIER SNOWFALL. ADDITIONALLY...WIND GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: CHOTEAU...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS...LOGAN PASS PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY 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. && $$
910 WWUS45 KTFX 022058 WSWTFX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 258 PM MDT SAT APR 2 2011 MTZ009-048-030500- /O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0015.000000T0000Z-110404T0000Z/ NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS... LOGAN PASS...CHOTEAU 258 PM MDT SAT APR 2 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT SUNDAY. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...IS EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THIS WILL BE A HEAVY WET SNOW... WHICH COULD CAUSE SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL PROBLEMS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: THE HIGHER TERRAIN ALONG THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT WILL SEE TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 18 INCHES...WHILE LOWER ELEVATIONS COULD RECEIVE BETWEEN 6 AND 10 INCHES OF SNOW. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES DURING PERIODS OF HEAVIER SNOWFALL. ADDITIONALLY...WEST WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: CHOTEAU...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS...LOGAN PASS PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ MTZ010-044-030500- /O.NEW.KTFX.WW.Y.0033.110403T0000Z-110403T1800Z/ EASTERN GLACIER-TOOLE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...CUT BANK...SHELBY 258 PM MDT SAT APR 2 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON MDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON MDT SUNDAY. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY MORNING. MOST OF THE SNOW WILL OCCUR FROM LATE THIS EVENING INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITIES. TRAVEL WILL BE HAMPERED. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: EXPECT ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 40 MPH WILL RESULT IN VISIBILITIES OF A HALF-MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: SHELBY...CUT BANK * OTHER IMPACTS: COLD WET SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS COULD STRESS YOUNG LIVESTOCK. IN ADDITION TEMPERATURES FALLING BELOW FREEZING COULD CAUSE ICY ROADS. 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. && $$ MTZ012-050-051-054-030500- /O.NEW.KTFX.WW.Y.0033.110403T0600Z-110404T0000Z/ CASCADE-JUDITH BASIN-FERGUS-MEAGHER- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KINGS HILL PASS... WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS 258 PM MDT SAT APR 2 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET FOR SNOW... AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM MDT SUNDAY. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATER TONIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOULD DIMINISH LATER SUNDAY AFTERNOON. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITIES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: EXPECT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 7 INCHES. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: SNOW AND NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WILL RESULT IN VISIBILITIES OF ONE-HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * ELEVATIONS: FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET. * OTHER IMPACTS: COLD WET SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS COULD STRESS YOUNG LIVESTOCK. IN ADDITION TEMPERATURES FALLING BELOW FREEZING COULD CAUSE ICY ROADS. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS...KINGS HILL PASS PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$
760 WWUS45 KTFX 030258 WSWTFX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 858 PM MDT SAT APR 2 2011 MTZ009-048-031200- /O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0015.000000T0000Z-110404T0000Z/ NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS... LOGAN PASS...CHOTEAU 858 PM MDT SAT APR 2 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE OVER THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL THEN BEGIN TO DIMINISH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THE HEAVY WET SNOW FALLING ON ALREADY ICY ROADS WILL LIKELY CAUSE SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL PROBLEMS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: THE HIGHER TERRAIN ALONG THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT WILL SEE TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 18 INCHES...WHILE LOWER ELEVATIONS COULD RECEIVE BETWEEN 6 AND 10 INCHES OF SNOW. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES DURING PERIODS OF HEAVIER SNOWFALL. NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...MAINLY OVERNIGHT. * OTHER IMPACTS: THE WET SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS COMBINING WITH BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES COULD STRESS YOUNG LIVESTOCK. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: CHOTEAU...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS...LOGAN PASS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY 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. && $$ MTZ011-013-045>047-049-031200- /O.EXB.KTFX.WW.Y.0033.110403T0258Z-110404T0000Z/ HILL-CHOUTEAU-LIBERTY-EASTERN PONDERA-BLAINE-EASTERN TETON- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...HAVRE...BIG SANDY... FORT BENTON...CHESTER...CONRAD...CHINOOK...FAIRFIELD 858 PM MDT SAT APR 2 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR A FLASH FREEZE...SNOW...AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT SUNDAY. THIS ADVISORY IS FOR MOST OF NORTH CENTRAL AND CENTRAL MONTANA. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: AS TEMPERATURES FALL BELOW FREEZING THIS EVENING...WET ROADS WILL BECOME...OR HAVE BECOME...ICY. WIDESPREAD LIGHT...BUT WET...SNOW WILL ALSO DEVELOP OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW FALLING ON THE ICY ROADS WILL LIKELY CAUSE SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL PROBLEMS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MOSTLY BE IN THE 1 TO 3 INCH RANGE OVER THE PLAINS...BUT COUNTIES ALONG THE CANADIAN BORDER COULD RECEIVE 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOWFALL. MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS WILL LIKELY RECEIVE 3 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOWFALL. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 35 MPH AT TIMES MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW. * OTHER IMPACTS: THE WET SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS COMBINING WITH BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES COULD STRESS YOUNG LIVESTOCK. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: FAIRFIELD...CHINOOK...CONRAD... CHESTER...HAVRE...BIG SANDY...FORT BENTON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR A FLASH FREEZE MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT ICE IS EXPECTED TO FORM ON ROADWAYS DUE TO THE FREEZING OF RAIN AND/OR SNOW AS TEMPERATURES COOL TO BELOW THE FREEZING POINT. HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST WELL AFTER THE PRECIPITATION HAS ENDED AS ROADS WILL REMAIN ICY. 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. && $$ MTZ010-012-044-050-051-054-031200- /O.EXT.KTFX.WW.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-110404T0000Z/ EASTERN GLACIER-CASCADE-TOOLE-JUDITH BASIN-FERGUS-MEAGHER- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...CUT BANK...GREAT FALLS... KINGS HILL PASS...SHELBY...STANFORD...JUDITH GAP...LEWISTOWN... LEWISTOWN DIVIDE...WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS 858 PM MDT SAT APR 2 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT SUNDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT SUNDAY. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: AS TEMPERATURES FALL BELOW FREEZING THIS EVENING...WET ROADS WILL BECOME...OR HAVE BECOME...ICY. WIDESPREAD LIGHT...BUT WET...SNOW WILL ALSO DEVELOP OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW FALLING ON THE ICY ROADS WILL LIKELY CAUSE SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL PROBLEMS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MOSTLY BE IN THE 1 TO 3 INCH RANGE OVER THE PLAINS...BUT COUNTIES ALONG THE CANADIAN BORDER COULD RECEIVE 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOWFALL. MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS WILL LIKELY RECEIVE 3 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOWFALL. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 35 MPH AT TIMES MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW. * OTHER IMPACTS: THE WET SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS COMBINING WITH BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES COULD STRESS YOUNG LIVESTOCK. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS... STANFORD...SHELBY...CUT BANK...GREAT FALLS... KINGS HILL PASS...JUDITH GAP...LEWISTOWN...LEWISTOWN DIVIDE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR A FLASH FREEZE MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT ICE IS EXPECTED TO FORM ON ROADWAYS DUE TO THE FREEZING OF RAIN AND/OR SNOW AS TEMPERATURES COOL TO BELOW THE FREEZING POINT. HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST WELL AFTER THE PRECIPITATION HAS ENDED AS ROADS WILL REMAIN ICY. 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. && $$
830 WWUS45 KTFX 030938 WSWTFX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 338 AM MDT SUN APR 3 2011 MTZ009-048-040000- /O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0015.000000T0000Z-110404T0000Z/ NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS... LOGAN PASS...CHOTEAU 338 AM MDT SUN APR 3 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE OVER THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH LATER THIS AFTERNOON. THE HEAVY WET SNOW FALLING ON ALREADY ICY ROADS WILL LIKELY CAUSE SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL PROBLEMS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: HIGHER TERRAIN ALONG THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT WILL SEE TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 18 INCHES WITH LOWER ELEVATIONS RECEIVING BETWEEN 6 AND 10 INCHES OF SNOW. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES DURING PERIODS OF HEAVIER SNOWFALL. NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 MPH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THIS MORNING. * OTHER IMPACTS: THE WET SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS COMBINING WITH BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES COULD STRESS YOUNG LIVESTOCK. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: CHOTEAU...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS...LOGAN PASS PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ MTZ010>013-044>047-049>051-054-040000- /O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-110404T0000Z/ EASTERN GLACIER-HILL-CASCADE-CHOUTEAU-TOOLE-LIBERTY- EASTERN PONDERA-BLAINE-EASTERN TETON-JUDITH BASIN-FERGUS-MEAGHER- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...CUT BANK...HAVRE... GREAT FALLS...KINGS HILL PASS...BIG SANDY...FORT BENTON... SHELBY...CHESTER...CONRAD...CHINOOK...FAIRFIELD...STANFORD... JUDITH GAP...LEWISTOWN...LEWISTOWN DIVIDE...WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS 338 AM MDT SUN APR 3 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: WITH BELOW ZERO TEMPERATURES THIS MORNING...WET ROADS WILL REMAIN ICY. WIDESPREAD LIGHT SNOW WILL ALSO CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW FALLING ON THE ICY ROADS WILL LIKELY CAUSE SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL PROBLEMS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MOSTLY BE 1 TO 3 INCHES OVER THE PLAINS WITH COUNTIES ALONG THE CANADIAN BORDER RECEIVING 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOWFALL. HIGHER TERRAIN LOCATIONS WILL LIKELY RECEIVE 3 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOWFALL. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 35 MPH MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW. * OTHER IMPACTS: THE WET SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS COMBINING WITH BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES COULD STRESS YOUNG LIVESTOCK. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: FAIRFIELD...WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS...STANFORD...CHINOOK...CONRAD... SHELBY...CHESTER... CUT BANK...HAVRE...GREAT FALLS... KINGS HILL PASS...BIG SANDY...FORT BENTON...JUDITH GAP... LEWISTOWN...LEWISTOWN DIVIDE PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR A FLASH FREEZE MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT ICE IS EXPECTED TO FORM ON ROADWAYS DUE TO THE FREEZING OF RAIN AND/OR SNOW AS TEMPERATURES COOL TO BELOW THE FREEZING POINT. HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST WELL AFTER THE PRECIPITATION HAS ENDED AS ROADS WILL REMAIN ICY. 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. && $$
750 WWUS45 KTFX 031235 WSWTFX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 635 AM MDT SUN APR 3 2011 MTZ009-048-032100- /O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0015.000000T0000Z-110404T0000Z/ NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS... LOGAN PASS...CHOTEAU 635 AM MDT SUN APR 3 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE OVER THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH LATER THIS AFTERNOON. THE HEAVY WET SNOW FALLING ON ALREADY ICY ROADS WILL LIKELY CAUSE SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL PROBLEMS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: HIGHER TERRAIN ALONG THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT WILL SEE TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 18 INCHES...WITH LOWER ELEVATIONS RECEIVING BETWEEN 6 AND 10 INCHES OF SNOW. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES DURING PERIODS OF HEAVIER SNOWFALL. NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 MPH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THIS MORNING. * OTHER IMPACTS: THE WET SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS COMBINING WITH BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES COULD STRESS YOUNG LIVESTOCK. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: CHOTEAU...BROWNING AND MARIAS PASS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ MTZ010>013-044>047-049>051-054-032100- /O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-110404T0000Z/ EASTERN GLACIER-HILL-CASCADE-CHOUTEAU-TOOLE-LIBERTY- EASTERN PONDERA-BLAINE-EASTERN TETON-JUDITH BASIN-FERGUS-MEAGHER- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...CUT BANK...HAVRE... GREAT FALLS...KINGS HILL PASS...BIG SANDY...FORT BENTON... SHELBY...CHESTER...CONRAD...CHINOOK...FAIRFIELD...STANFORD... JUDITH GAP...LEWISTOWN...LEWISTOWN DIVIDE...WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS 635 AM MDT SUN APR 3 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: WITH TEMPERATURES BELOW FREEZING THIS MORNING...WET ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WILL FREEZE OVER THIS MORNING. WIDESPREAD LIGHT SNOW WILL ALSO CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW FALLING ON THE ICY ROAD SURFACES WILL LIKELY CAUSE SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL PROBLEMS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES AT LOWER ELEVATIONS AND 4 TO 7 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 35 MPH MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW. * OTHER IMPACTS: THE WET SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS COMBINING WITH BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES...COULD STRESS YOUNG LIVESTOCK. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: FAIRFIELD...WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS...STANFORD...CHINOOK...CONRAD...SHELBY...CHESTER...CUT BANK...HAVRE...GREAT FALLS...KINGS HILL PASS...FORT BENTON AND LEWISTOWN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR A FLASH FREEZE MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT ICE IS EXPECTED TO FORM ON ROADWAYS DUE TO THE FREEZING OF RAIN AND/OR SNOW AS TEMPERATURES COOL TO BELOW THE FREEZING POINT. HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST WELL AFTER THE PRECIPITATION HAS ENDED AS ROADS WILL REMAIN ICY. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$
954 WWUS45 KTFX 031455 WSWTFX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 855 AM MDT SUN APR 3 2011 MTZ011-047-040000- /O.EXA.KTFX.WS.W.0015.000000T0000Z-110404T0000Z/ /O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-110404T0000Z/ HILL-BLAINE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...HAVRE...CHINOOK 855 AM MDT SUN APR 3 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4000 FEET... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 4000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4000 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 4000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE TO FALL OVER THE BEARS PAW MOUNTAINS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. AT LOWER ELEVATIONS...NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL GENERALLY BE MINOR...BUT FREEZING ROADWAYS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES AT LOWER ELEVATIONS...AND FROM 6 TO 10 INCHES IN THE BEARS PAW MOUNTAINS. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 30 MPH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW. * OTHER IMPACTS: THE WET SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS COMBINING WITH BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES...COULD STRESS YOUNG LIVESTOCK. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: CHINOOK...HAVRE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR A FLASH FREEZE MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT ICE IS EXPECTED TO FORM ON ROADWAYS DUE TO THE FREEZING OF RAIN AND/OR SNOW AS TEMPERATURES COOL TO BELOW THE FREEZING POINT. HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST WELL AFTER THE PRECIPITATION HAS ENDED AS ROADS WILL REMAIN ICY. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ MTZ009-048-040000- /O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0015.000000T0000Z-110404T0000Z/ NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS... LOGAN PASS...CHOTEAU 855 AM MDT SUN APR 3 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE OVER THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH LATER THIS AFTERNOON. THE HEAVY WET SNOW FALLING ON ALREADY ICY ROADS WILL LIKELY CAUSE SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL PROBLEMS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: HIGHER TERRAIN ALONG THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT WILL SEE TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 18 INCHES...WITH LOWER ELEVATIONS RECEIVING BETWEEN 6 AND 10 INCHES OF SNOW. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES DURING PERIODS OF HEAVIER SNOWFALL. NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 MPH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THIS MORNING. * OTHER IMPACTS: THE WET SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS COMBINING WITH BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES COULD STRESS YOUNG LIVESTOCK. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: CHOTEAU...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS...LOGAN PASS PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY 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. && $$ MTZ010-012-013-044>046-049>051-054-040000- /O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-110404T0000Z/ EASTERN GLACIER-CASCADE-CHOUTEAU-TOOLE-LIBERTY-EASTERN PONDERA- EASTERN TETON-JUDITH BASIN-FERGUS-MEAGHER- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...CUT BANK...GREAT FALLS... KINGS HILL PASS...BIG SANDY...FORT BENTON...SHELBY...CHESTER... CONRAD...FAIRFIELD...STANFORD...JUDITH GAP...LEWISTOWN... LEWISTOWN DIVIDE...WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS 855 AM MDT SUN APR 3 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: WITH TEMPERATURES BELOW FREEZING THIS MORNING...WET ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WILL FREEZE OVER THIS MORNING. WIDESPREAD LIGHT SNOW WILL ALSO CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW FALLING ON THE ICY ROAD SURFACES WILL LIKELY CAUSE SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL PROBLEMS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES AT LOWER ELEVATIONS AND 4 TO 7 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 25 MPH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW. * OTHER IMPACTS: THE WET SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS COMBINING WITH BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES...COULD STRESS YOUNG LIVESTOCK. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: FAIRFIELD...WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS...STANFORD...CONRAD...SHELBY... CHESTER...CUT BANK... GREAT FALLS...KINGS HILL PASS... BIG SANDY...FORT BENTON AND LEWISTOWN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR A FLASH FREEZE MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT ICE IS EXPECTED TO FORM ON ROADWAYS DUE TO THE FREEZING OF RAIN AND/OR SNOW AS TEMPERATURES COOL TO BELOW THE FREEZING POINT. HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST WELL AFTER THE PRECIPITATION HAS ENDED AS ROADS WILL REMAIN ICY. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$
611 WWUS45 KTFX 032051 WSWTFX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 251 PM MDT SUN APR 3 2011 MTZ011-047-032200- /O.CAN.KTFX.WS.W.0015.000000T0000Z-110404T0000Z/ /O.CAN.KTFX.WW.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-110404T0000Z/ HILL-BLAINE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...HAVRE...CHINOOK 251 PM MDT SUN APR 3 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN CANCELLED. SNOW HAS MOSTLY ENDED OVER THE AREA. $$ MTZ009-048-032200- /O.CAN.KTFX.WS.W.0015.000000T0000Z-110404T0000Z/ NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS... LOGAN PASS...CHOTEAU 251 PM MDT SUN APR 3 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. SNOW HAS DIMINISHED OVER THE AREA. $$ MTZ010-013-044>046-049-032200- /O.CAN.KTFX.WW.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-110404T0000Z/ EASTERN GLACIER-CHOUTEAU-TOOLE-LIBERTY-EASTERN PONDERA- EASTERN TETON- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...CUT BANK...BIG SANDY... FORT BENTON...SHELBY...CHESTER...CONRAD...FAIRFIELD 251 PM MDT SUN APR 3 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SCATTERED LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL END BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. $$ MTZ012-050-051-054-040000- /O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-110404T0000Z/ CASCADE-JUDITH BASIN-FERGUS-MEAGHER- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...GREAT FALLS... KINGS HILL PASS...STANFORD...JUDITH GAP...LEWISTOWN... LEWISTOWN DIVIDE...WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS 251 PM MDT SUN APR 3 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN END EARLY THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WILL DIMINISH EARLY THIS EVENING. VISIBILITIES COULD DROP BRIEFLY TO A MILE OR LESS IN THE SNOW SHOWERS. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS... STANFORD...JUDITH GAP...LEWISTOWN...LEWISTOWN DIVIDE... GREAT FALLS...KINGS HILL PASS PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR A FLASH FREEZE MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT ICE IS EXPECTED TO FORM ON ROADWAYS DUE TO THE FREEZING OF RAIN AND/OR SNOW AS TEMPERATURES COOL TO BELOW THE FREEZING POINT. HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST WELL AFTER THE PRECIPITATION HAS ENDED AS ROADS WILL REMAIN ICY. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm 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 winter storm warning went out at Apr 1, 11:45 AM MDT, 2 hours 16 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 1, 11:45 AM MDT, 2 hours 16 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 1145 AM MDT FRI APR 1 2011 AVIATION SECTION UPDATED .DISCUSSION... UPDATE FORTHCOMING. HAVE LOWERED POPS ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL MONTANA AS RADAR RETURNS INDICATE PRECIPITATION AREA DECREASING IN INTENSITY AND AREAL COVERAGE. EXPECT SCATTERED SHOWERS TO DEVELOP AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON AS THE AIRMASS REMAINS SOMEWHAT UNSTABLE. FORECAST TEMPERATURES LOOK ON TRACK. WINTER WEATHER HIGHLIGHTS TO CONTINUE. EMANUEL && .AVIATION... UPDATED 1800Z. A MOIST NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL PERSIST OVER MONTANA TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. BANDS OF LOW AND MID LEVEL CLOUDS WITH EMBEDDED SHOWERS WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL MONTANA THIS AFTERNOON OBSCURING MOUNTAINS AND CREATING MVFR/IFR CONDITIONS AT TIMES...MAINLY IN THE EAST NEAR KLWT. MOUNTAIN RAIN/SNOW SHOWERS WILL OBSCURE THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH THE DAY. RAIN AND SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO NORTH CENTRAL MONTANA DURING THE MORNING IMPACTING KCTB AFTER 0800Z. PRECIPITATION WILL HOLD OFF UNTIL AFTER 12Z AT KGTF...KHLN...KLWT..AND KHVR. && .PREV DISCUSSION...ISSUED 347 AM MDT FRI APR 1 2011 TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY...AN ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE REGION FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. LIGHT RAIN/SNOW SHOWERS OVER NORTH CENTRAL MONTANA WILL CONTINUE TO TAPER OFF THIS MORNING. SCATTERED SHOWERS MAY MOVE THROUGH THE REGION THROUGH THE DAY BUT SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION IS NOT EXPECTED. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION EARLY SATURDAY MORNING BRINGING SOME TYPE OF PRECIPITATION TO THE REGION FOR SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. PRECIPITATION LOOKS TO BECOME MUCH MORE WIDESPREAD AND STEADIER THROUGH THE DAY ON SATURDAY. AT THIS TIME THE MODELS ARE A BIT UNSURE OF THE AMOUNT OF PRECIPITATION AND WHAT ROLE TEMPERATURES WILL PLAY IN THE TYPE OF PRECIPITATION SOME LOCATIONS WILL SEE. IT LOOKS AS IF SOME LOCATIONS WILL START AS RAIN OR RAIN AND SNOW MIX BEFORE SWITCHING TO ALL SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OVER THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT LOOK TO EASILY REACH WARNING CRITERIA WITH THE PLAINS OF NORTH CENTRAL MONTANA BEING ON THE FRINGES OF WARNING CRITERIA IN SOME LOCATIONS. AS A RESULT...A WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR ALL OF CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL MONTANA. WITH UNCERTAIN CONDITIONS...THINGS WILL BE MONITORED CLOSELY AND THE FORECAST WILL BE ADJUSTED AS NECESSARY. SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY...MODEL SOLUTIONS FOR THE EXTENDED FORECAST PERIOD ARE NOT IN VERY GOOD AGREEMENT WITH SPECIFIC DETAILS. HOWEVER...IT APPEARS THAT RELATIVELY COOL AND UNSETTLED CONDITIONS SHOULD PREVAIL ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA. AFTER THE WEEKEND STORM MOVES OUT OF THE AREA SHORTWAVE RIDGING WILL BUILD ON SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY FOR DRIER AND WARMER CONDITIONS. THE RIDGE WILL FLATTEN MONDAY NIGHT AS A STRONG UPPER LEVEL JET PUSHES ONSHORE ACROSS THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST BEFORE SINKING SOUTHEAST AND CARVING OUT AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH ALONG THE WEST COAST BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. MODELS SIGNIFICANTLY DIVERGE AT THIS POINT WITH THE GFS PLACING THE TROUGH RIGHT ALONG THE COASTLINE WHILE THE ECMWF BRINGS IT INLAND AS FAR AS THE GREAT BASIN. WITH BOTH SOLUTIONS THE FLOW ALOFT BACKS TOWARD THE SOUTH AND PACIFIC MOISTURE INCREASES...ESPECIALLY ACROSS SOUTHWEST MONTANA. IT APPEARS THAT THE TROUGH WILL REMAIN OVER THE WESTERN CONUS THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK BUT STRENGTH AND PLACEMENT OF THIS FEATURE REMAIN CONFUSED IN THE MODELS. HAVE LEANED TOWARD A SOLUTION THAT KEEPS TEMPERATURES BELOW SEASONAL AVERAGES WITH POPS NEAR OR ABOVE CLIMATOLOGY. MPJ && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... GTF 51 32 43 22 / 10 50 90 90 CTB 47 29 36 21 / 10 50 90 80 HLN 54 36 50 28 / 20 40 80 70 BZN 57 34 54 26 / 30 20 70 80 WEY 44 30 41 23 / 30 30 90 100 DLN 58 34 50 26 / 20 20 70 70 HVR 46 29 41 26 / 10 30 90 90 LWT 44 31 45 24 / 30 50 70 90 && .TFX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WINTER STORM WATCH FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON BLAINE...CASCADE...CHOUTEAU...EASTERN PONDERA... EASTERN TETON...FERGUS...HILL...JUDITH BASIN...LIBERTY... MEAGHER...TOOLE. WINTER STORM WATCH FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON EASTERN GLACIER...NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT... SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT. && WEATHER.GOV/GREATFALLS
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 1, 3:52 AM MDT, 10 hours 9 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 352 AM MDT FRI APR 1 2011 MTZ009>013-044>051-054-021000- NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN GLACIER-HILL-CASCADE- CHOUTEAU-TOOLE-LIBERTY-EASTERN PONDERA-BLAINE- SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN TETON-JUDITH BASIN-FERGUS- MEAGHER- 352 AM MDT FRI APR 1 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MONTANA...NORTH CENTRAL MONTANA AND SOUTHWEST MONTANA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THE PROBABILITY OF WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION LOOKS TO DEVELOP EARLY SATURDAY ACROSS THE NORTHERN ROCKIES AND THEN SPREAD TO ADJACENT PLAINS LATER SATURDAY AFTERNOON. A WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR ALL OF CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL MONTANA AS A RESULT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... REPORTS OF SNOWFALL OR SIGNIFICANT RESTRICTIONS TO VISIBILITY WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. MTZ008-014-015-052-053-055-021000- BEAVERHEAD-CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-MADISON-JEFFERSON- BROADWATER-GALLATIN- 352 AM MDT FRI APR 1 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST MONTANA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THE PROBABILITY OF WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY SNOWFALL WILL BE SEEN ACROSS SOUTHWEST MONTANA FROM SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. WHILE CONDITIONS DO NOT CURRENTLY LOOK TO REACH WIDESPREAD WARNING CRITERIA...SOME LOCATIONS MAY SEE HEAVIER SNOWFALL. PLEASE MONITOR THE FORECAST FOR UPDATES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... REPORTS OF SNOWFALL OR SIGNIFICANT RESTRICTIONS TO VISIBILITY WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.
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| Apr 1, 3:35 AM MDT | Winter Storm Watch | TFX | 24 hr |
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