Alert archive / Montana / Blizzard Warnings in 2012
Blizzard Warning 3, NWS Great Falls, MT
NWS Great Falls, MT issued this blizzard warning at Apr 5, 2012, 1:50 PM MDT. It was in force for 31 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 5, 2012, 1:50 PM MDT (19:50 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 6, 2012, 8:38 PM MDT
- In force
- 31 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Great Falls, MT
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
691 WWUS45 KTFX 051950 WSWTFX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 150 PM MDT THU APR 5 2012 MTZ050-060800- /O.CAN.KTFX.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120407T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KTFX.BZ.W.0003.120405T1950Z-120407T1200Z/ JUDITH BASIN- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...STANFORD 150 PM MDT THU APR 5 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT SATURDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO TAPER OFF THIS AFTERNOON...RESULTING IN A PERIOD OF DRY WEATHER BEFORE SNOW REDEVELOPS LATER THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL INTENSITY BY FRIDAY MORNING...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL EXPECTED FRIDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL ALSO STRENGTHEN FRIDAY MORNING RESULTING IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. POOR VISIBILITIES AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL HAMPER TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 20 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS...ISOLATED AMOUNTS AROUND 24 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE NEAR RIDGE TOPS. FOR LOWER ELEVATIONS... GENERALLY AN ADDITIONAL 5 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: LIGHT WINDS TODAY...BECOMING NORTHERLY AT 10 TO 20 MPH FOR TONIGHT AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND FALLING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * OTHER IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. HEAVY WET SNOW COULD CAUSE DAMAGE TO TREES AND POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES. YOUNG UNPROTECTED LIVESTOCK COULD BECOME STRESSED. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: STANFORD. 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. && $$ MTZ051-060800- /O.CAN.KTFX.WS.W.0012.120406T0600Z-120407T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KTFX.BZ.W.0003.120405T1950Z-120407T1200Z/ FERGUS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LEWISTOWN...LEWISTOWN DIVIDE 150 PM MDT THU APR 5 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT SATURDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO TAPER OFF THIS AFTERNOON...RESULTING IN A PERIOD OF DRY WEATHER BEFORE SNOW REDEVELOPS LATER THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL INTENSITY BY FRIDAY MORNING...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL EXPECTED FRIDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL ALSO STRENGTHEN FRIDAY MORNING RESULTING IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. POOR VISIBILITIES AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL HAMPER TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 20 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS...ISOLATED AMOUNTS AROUND 24 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE NEAR RIDGE TOPS. FOR LOWER ELEVATIONS... GENERALLY AN ADDITIONAL 5 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: LIGHT WINDS TODAY...BECOMING NORTHERLY AT 10 TO 20 MPH FOR TONIGHT AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND FALLING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * OTHER IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. HEAVY WET SNOW COULD CAUSE DAMAGE TO TREES AND POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES. YOUNG UNPROTECTED LIVESTOCK COULD BECOME STRESSED. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: STANFORD. 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. && $$ MTZ011-013-047-060800- /O.UPG.KTFX.BZ.A.0001.120406T1200Z-120407T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KTFX.BZ.W.0003.120406T1200Z-120407T1200Z/ HILL-CHOUTEAU-BLAINE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...HAVRE...BIG SANDY... FORT BENTON...CHINOOK 150 PM MDT THU APR 5 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM FRIDAY TO 6 AM MDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM FRIDAY TO 6 AM MDT SATURDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT IN THE HAVRE...FORT BENTON...AND CHINOOK AREAS. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES ON FRIDAY...ALONG WITH STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS DEVELOPING. THE STRONG WINDS...COMBINED WITH FALLING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: NORTH WINDS AT 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH...COMBINED WITH FALLING SNOW...WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE AT LOWER ELEVATIONS...WITH 10 TO 20 INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS. * OTHER IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. HEAVY WET SNOW COULD CAUSE DAMAGE TO TREES AND POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES. YOUNG UNPROTECTED LIVESTOCK COULD BECOME STRESSED. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: CHINOOK...BIG SANDY...FORT BENTON...HAVRE. 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. && $$ MTZ008-015-055-060800- /O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120407T0600Z/ BEAVERHEAD-MADISON-GALLATIN- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BIG HOLE PASS... CHIEF JOSEPH PASS...DILLON...MONIDA PASS...ENNIS...NORRIS HILL... RAYNOLDS PASS...TWIN BRIDGES...BATTLE RIDGE PASS...BOZEMAN... BOZEMAN PASS...TARGHEE PASS...WEST YELLOWSTONE 150 PM MDT THU APR 5 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT FRIDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT FRIDAY NIGHT. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: LIGHT SNOW WILL SPREAD NORTH TODAY. THE SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY TONIGHT...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MID DAY FRIDAY...BEFORE DIMINISHING LATE FRIDAY EVENING. POOR VISIBILITIES WILL HAMPER TRAVEL. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: FOR THE MOUNTAINS TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 20 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...BUT ISOLATED AMOUNTS AROUND 26 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE NEAR RIDGE TOPS. FOR LOWER ELEVATIONS...GENERALLY 5 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: NORTHERLY WINDS AT 10 TO 20 MPH ARE EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF WINDS AND FALLING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES. * OTHER IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. HEAVY WET SNOW COULD CAUSE DAMAGE TO TREES AND POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES. YOUNG UNPROTECTED LIVESTOCK COULD BECOME STRESSED. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: BATTLE RIDGE PASS...BOZEMAN... BOZEMAN PASS...TARGHEE PASS...WEST YELLOWSTONE... BIG HOLE PASS...CHIEF JOSEPH PASS...DILLON...MONIDA PASS... ENNIS... NORRIS HILL...RAYNOLDS PASS...TWIN BRIDGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1. $$ MTZ012-014-052>054-060800- /O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0012.120406T0300Z-120407T1200Z/ CASCADE-CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-JEFFERSON-BROADWATER- MEAGHER- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...GREAT FALLS... KINGS HILL PASS...FLESHER PASS...HELENA...LINCOLN... MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS PASS...BOULDER...BOULDER HILL... ELK PARK PASS...HOMESTAKE PASS...WHITEHALL...TOWNSEND... WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS 150 PM MDT THU APR 5 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM MDT SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM MDT SATURDAY. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: STEADY LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS EVENING OVER CENTRAL MONTANA. THE SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY BY FRIDAY MORNING...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL EXPECTED FRIDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON...BEFORE DIMINISHING LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. POOR VISIBILITIES WILL HAMPER TRAVEL. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: FOR THE MOUNTAINS TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 20 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...BUT ISOLATED AMOUNTS AROUND 24 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE NEAR RIDGE TOPS. FOR LOWER ELEVATIONS...GENERALLY 5 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: NORTHERLY WINDS AT 10 TO 20 MPH ARE EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF WINDS AND FALLING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES. * OTHER IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. HEAVY WET SNOW COULD CAUSE DAMAGE TO TREES AND POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES. YOUNG UNPROTECTED LIVESTOCK COULD BECOME STRESSED. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS...BOULDER... BOULDER HILL...ELK PARK PASS...HOMESTAKE PASS...WHITEHALL... TOWNSEND...GREAT FALLS...KINGS HILL PASS...FLESHER PASS... HELENA...LINCOLN...MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS 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. 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. && $$ MTZ044-045-060800- /O.EXA.KTFX.WW.Y.0022.120406T0300Z-120407T1200Z/ TOOLE-LIBERTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SHELBY...CHESTER 150 PM MDT THU APR 5 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM MDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM MDT SATURDAY. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: A STEADY LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE AREA LATE THIS EVENING... AND THEN CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. THE SNOW COULD BE HEAVY AT TIMES ON FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES...WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: NORTH WINDS AT 10 TO 20 MPH...COMBINED WITH FALLING SNOW...WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES ON FRIDAY. * OTHER IMPACTS: EXPECT ROADS TO BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. THE SNOWY CONDITIONS WILL CREATE STRESS ON YOUNG LIVESTOCK. SOME POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: CHESTER...SHELBY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ MTZ009-010-046-048-049-060800- /O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0022.120406T0300Z-120407T1200Z/ NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN GLACIER-EASTERN PONDERA- SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN TETON- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS... CUT BANK...CONRAD...CHOTEAU...FAIRFIELD 150 PM MDT THU APR 5 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM MDT SATURDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM MDT SATURDAY. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: A STEADY LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT AND ADJACENT PLAINS THIS EVENING... AND THEN CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. THE SNOW COULD BE HEAVY AT TIMES ON FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS...WITH 3 TO 6 INCHES AT LOWER ELEVATIONS. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: NORTH WINDS AT 10 TO 20 MPH...COMBINED WITH FALLING SNOW...WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES ON FRIDAY. * OTHER IMPACTS: EXPECT ROADS TO BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. THE SNOWY CONDITIONS WILL CREATE STRESS ON YOUNG LIVESTOCK. SOME POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: FAIRFIELD...CHOTEAU...BROWNING... MARIAS PASS...CONRAD...CUT BANK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$
5 follow-up statements
553 WWUS45 KTFX 060338 WSWTFX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 938 PM MDT THU APR 5 2012 MTZ050-051-061300- /O.CON.KTFX.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120407T1200Z/ JUDITH BASIN-FERGUS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...STANFORD...LEWISTOWN... LEWISTOWN DIVIDE 938 PM MDT THU APR 5 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT SATURDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT SATURDAY. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: SNOW WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT AND INTENSIFY BY FRIDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED DURING THE DAY ON FRIDAY. WINDS WILL ALSO STRENGTHEN FRIDAY MORNING...RESULTING IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. SNOW IS THEN EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. POOR VISIBILITIES AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL HAMPER TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 20 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS...WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS AROUND 24 INCHES POSSIBLE AT SOME RIDGE TOPS. FOR LOWER ELEVATIONS... GENERALLY 5 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: NORTHERLY WINDS AT 10 TO 20 MPH TONIGHT WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND FALLING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * OTHER IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. HEAVY WET SNOW COULD CAUSE DAMAGE TO TREES AND POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES. YOUNG UNPROTECTED LIVESTOCK COULD BECOME STRESSED. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: STANFORD...LEWISTOWN...LEWISTOWN DIVIDE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MTZ011-013-047-061300- /O.CON.KTFX.BZ.W.0003.120406T1200Z-120407T1200Z/ HILL-CHOUTEAU-BLAINE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...HAVRE...BIG SANDY... FORT BENTON...CHINOOK 938 PM MDT THU APR 5 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM FRIDAY TO 6 AM MDT SATURDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM FRIDAY TO 6 AM MDT SATURDAY. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: LIGHT SNOW WILL SPREAD NORTH INTO THE HAVRE...FORT BENTON...AND CHINOOK AREAS LATE TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES ON FRIDAY. WINDS WILL ALSO STRENGTHEN FRIDAY MORNING...RESULTING IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. SNOW IS THEN EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. POOR VISIBILITIES AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL HAMPER TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: NORTHERLY WINDS AT 10 TO 20 MPH TONIGHT WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND FALLING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 20 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS...WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS AROUND 24 INCHES POSSIBLE AT SOME RIDGE TOPS. FOR LOWER ELEVATIONS... GENERALLY 5 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * OTHER IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. HEAVY WET SNOW COULD CAUSE DAMAGE TO TREES AND POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES. YOUNG UNPROTECTED LIVESTOCK COULD BECOME STRESSED. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: CHINOOK...BIG SANDY...FORT BENTON...HAVRE. 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. && $$ MTZ008-015-055-061300- /O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120407T0600Z/ BEAVERHEAD-MADISON-GALLATIN- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BIG HOLE PASS... CHIEF JOSEPH PASS...DILLON...MONIDA PASS...ENNIS...NORRIS HILL... RAYNOLDS PASS...TWIN BRIDGES...BATTLE RIDGE PASS...BOZEMAN... BOZEMAN PASS...TARGHEE PASS...WEST YELLOWSTONE 938 PM MDT THU APR 5 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT FRIDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT FRIDAY NIGHT. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: LIGHT SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY TONIGHT...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MID DAY FRIDAY...BEFORE DIMINISHING LATE FRIDAY EVENING. POOR VISIBILITIES WILL HAMPER TRAVEL. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: FOR THE MOUNTAINS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 20 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...BUT ISOLATED AMOUNTS AROUND 26 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE AT SOME RIDGE TOPS. FOR LOWER ELEVATIONS...GENERALLY 5 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: NORTHERLY WINDS AT 10 TO 20 MPH ARE EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF WINDS AND FALLING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES. * OTHER IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. HEAVY WET SNOW COULD CAUSE DAMAGE TO TREES AND POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES. YOUNG UNPROTECTED LIVESTOCK COULD BECOME STRESSED. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: BATTLE RIDGE PASS...BOZEMAN... BOZEMAN PASS...TARGHEE PASS...WEST YELLOWSTONE... BIG HOLE PASS...CHIEF JOSEPH PASS...DILLON...MONIDA PASS... ENNIS... NORRIS HILL...RAYNOLDS PASS...TWIN BRIDGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1. $$ MTZ012-014-052>054-061300- /O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120407T1200Z/ CASCADE-CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-JEFFERSON-BROADWATER- MEAGHER- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...GREAT FALLS... KINGS HILL PASS...FLESHER PASS...HELENA...LINCOLN... MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS PASS...BOULDER...BOULDER HILL... ELK PARK PASS...HOMESTAKE PASS...WHITEHALL...TOWNSEND... WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS 938 PM MDT THU APR 5 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT SATURDAY. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN INTENSITY BY FRIDAY MORNING...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL EXPECTED DURING THE DAY ON FRIDAY. SNOW WILL THEN DIMINISH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. POOR VISIBILITIES WILL HAMPER TRAVEL. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: FOR THE MOUNTAINS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 20 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...BUT ISOLATED AMOUNTS AROUND 24 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE AT SOME RIDGE TOPS. FOR LOWER ELEVATIONS...GENERALLY 5 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: NORTHERLY WINDS AT 10 TO 20 MPH ARE EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF WINDS AND FALLING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES. * OTHER IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. HEAVY WET SNOW COULD CAUSE DAMAGE TO TREES AND POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES. YOUNG UNPROTECTED LIVESTOCK COULD BECOME STRESSED. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS...BOULDER... BOULDER HILL...ELK PARK PASS...HOMESTAKE PASS...WHITEHALL... TOWNSEND...GREAT FALLS...KINGS HILL PASS...FLESHER PASS... HELENA...LINCOLN...MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS 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. 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. && $$ MTZ009-010-044>046-048-049-061300- /O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-120407T1200Z/ NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN GLACIER-TOOLE-LIBERTY- EASTERN PONDERA-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN TETON- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS... CUT BANK...SHELBY...CHESTER...CONRAD...CHOTEAU...FAIRFIELD 938 PM MDT THU APR 5 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT SATURDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT SATURDAY. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS THIS EVENING OVER THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT AND ADJACENT PLAINS THIS EVENING WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD BY FRIDAY MORNING AND THEN CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. THE SNOW COULD BE HEAVY AT TIMES DURING THE DAY ON FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS...WITH 3 TO 6 INCHES AT LOWER ELEVATIONS. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: NORTH WINDS AT 10 TO 20 MPH...COMBINED WITH FALLING SNOW...WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES ON FRIDAY. * OTHER IMPACTS: EXPECT ROADS TO BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. THE SNOWY CONDITIONS WILL CREATE STRESS ON YOUNG LIVESTOCK. SOME POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: FAIRFIELD...CHOTEAU...CHESTER... SHELBY...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS...CONRAD...CUT BANK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$
284 WWUS45 KTFX 060944 WSWTFX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 344 AM MDT FRI APR 6 2012 MTZ050-051-061800- /O.CON.KTFX.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120407T1200Z/ JUDITH BASIN-FERGUS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...STANFORD...LEWISTOWN... LEWISTOWN DIVIDE 344 AM MDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT SATURDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT SATURDAY. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING TONIGHT. STRENGTHENING WINDS WILL CREATE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION 8 TO 12 INCHES BY THIS EVENING. 12 TO 20 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: NORTH WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * OTHER IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT AS ROADS BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY WITH SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING OF SNOW THIS AFTERNOON. HEAVY WET SNOW COULD CAUSE DAMAGE TO TREES AND POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES. YOUNG UNPROTECTED LIVESTOCK COULD BECOME STRESSED. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: STANFORD...LEWISTOWN...LEWISTOWN DIVIDE. 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. && $$ MTZ011-013-047-061800- /O.CON.KTFX.BZ.W.0003.120406T1200Z-120407T1200Z/ HILL-CHOUTEAU-BLAINE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...HAVRE...BIG SANDY... FORT BENTON...CHINOOK 344 AM MDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT SATURDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT SATURDAY. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: SNOW WILL INCREASE AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES ON THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING TONIGHT. STRENGTHENING WINDS WILL CREATE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION 6 TO 8 INCHES BY THIS EVENING. 8 TO 14 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: NORTH WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * OTHER IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT AS ROADS BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY WITH SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING OF SNOW THIS AFTERNOON. HEAVY WET SNOW COULD CAUSE DAMAGE TO TREES AND POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES. YOUNG UNPROTECTED LIVESTOCK COULD BECOME STRESSED. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: NORTHERLY WINDS AT 10 TO 20 MPH TONIGHT WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND FALLING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: CHINOOK...BIG SANDY...FORT BENTON...HAVRE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MTZ008-015-055-061800- /O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120407T0600Z/ BEAVERHEAD-MADISON-GALLATIN- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BIG HOLE PASS... CHIEF JOSEPH PASS...DILLON...MONIDA PASS...ENNIS...NORRIS HILL... RAYNOLDS PASS...TWIN BRIDGES...BATTLE RIDGE PASS...BOZEMAN... BOZEMAN PASS...TARGHEE PASS...WEST YELLOWSTONE 344 AM MDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...BEFORE DIMINISHING THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION 5 TO 9 INCHES. 10 TO 20 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL CREATE LOCALIZED BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND VISIBILITY WILL BE BELOW ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES. * OTHER IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. HEAVY WET SNOW COULD CAUSE DAMAGE TO TREES AND POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES. YOUNG UNPROTECTED LIVESTOCK COULD BECOME STRESSED. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: BATTLE RIDGE PASS...BOZEMAN... BOZEMAN PASS...TARGHEE PASS...WEST YELLOWSTONE... BIG HOLE PASS...CHIEF JOSEPH PASS...DILLON...MONIDA PASS... ENNIS... NORRIS HILL...RAYNOLDS PASS...TWIN BRIDGES. 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. 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. $$ MTZ012-014-052>054-061800- /O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120407T1200Z/ CASCADE-CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-JEFFERSON-BROADWATER- MEAGHER- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...GREAT FALLS... KINGS HILL PASS...FLESHER PASS...HELENA...LINCOLN... MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS PASS...BOULDER...BOULDER HILL... ELK PARK PASS...HOMESTAKE PASS...WHITEHALL...TOWNSEND... WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS 344 AM MDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT SATURDAY. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THIS MORNING WITH SNOW CONTINUING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION 5 TO 9 INCHES. 10 TO 20 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL CREATE LOCALIZED BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND VISIBILITY BELOW ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES. * OTHER IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. HEAVY WET SNOW COULD CAUSE DAMAGE TO TREES AND POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES. YOUNG UNPROTECTED LIVESTOCK COULD BECOME STRESSED. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS...BOULDER...BOULDER HILL...ELK PARK PASS...HOMESTAKE PASS...WHITEHALL... TOWNSEND...GREAT FALLS...KINGS HILL PASS...FLESHER PASS... HELENA...LINCOLN...MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS PASS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ MTZ009-010-044>046-048-049-061800- /O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-120407T1200Z/ NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN GLACIER-TOOLE-LIBERTY- EASTERN PONDERA-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN TETON- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS... CUT BANK...SHELBY...CHESTER...CONRAD...CHOTEAU...FAIRFIELD 344 AM MDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT SATURDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT SATURDAY. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY ALONG THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT AND ADJACENT PLAINS AND MAY BE LOCALLY HEAVY AT TIMES THIS MORNING. SNOW WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION 2 TO 4 INCHES. 6 TO 12 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH...COMBINED WITH FALLING SNOW...WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE HALF OF A MILE AT TIMES. * OTHER IMPACTS: EXPECT ROADS TO BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. THE SNOWY CONDITIONS WILL CREATE STRESS ON YOUNG LIVESTOCK. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: FAIRFIELD...CHOTEAU...CHESTER... SHELBY...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS...CONRAD...CUT BANK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$
351 WWUS45 KTFX 061741 WSWTFX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 1141 AM MDT FRI APR 6 2012 MTZ011-013-047-050-051-070400- /O.CON.KTFX.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120407T1200Z/ HILL-CHOUTEAU-BLAINE-JUDITH BASIN-FERGUS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...HAVRE...BIG SANDY... FORT BENTON...CHINOOK...STANFORD...LEWISTOWN...LEWISTOWN DIVIDE 1141 AM MDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT SATURDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT SATURDAY. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING TONIGHT. STRENGTHENING WINDS WILL CREATE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION 8 TO 12 INCHES BY THIS EVENING. 12 TO 20 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: NORTH WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * OTHER IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT AS ROADS BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY WITH SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING OF SNOW THIS AFTERNOON. HEAVY WET SNOW COULD CAUSE DAMAGE TO TREES AND POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES. YOUNG UNPROTECTED LIVESTOCK COULD BECOME STRESSED. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: STANFORD...LEWISTOWN...LEWISTOWN DIVIDE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MTZ008-015-055-070400- /O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120407T0600Z/ BEAVERHEAD-MADISON-GALLATIN- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BIG HOLE PASS... CHIEF JOSEPH PASS...DILLON...MONIDA PASS...ENNIS...NORRIS HILL... RAYNOLDS PASS...TWIN BRIDGES...BATTLE RIDGE PASS...BOZEMAN... BOZEMAN PASS...TARGHEE PASS...WEST YELLOWSTONE 1141 AM MDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...BEFORE DIMINISHING THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION 5 TO 9 INCHES. 10 TO 20 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL CREATE LOCALIZED BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND VISIBILITY WILL BE BELOW ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES. * OTHER IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. HEAVY WET SNOW COULD CAUSE DAMAGE TO TREES AND POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES. YOUNG UNPROTECTED LIVESTOCK COULD BECOME STRESSED. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: BATTLE RIDGE PASS...BOZEMAN... BOZEMAN PASS...TARGHEE PASS...WEST YELLOWSTONE... BIG HOLE PASS...CHIEF JOSEPH PASS...DILLON...MONIDA PASS... ENNIS... NORRIS HILL...RAYNOLDS PASS...TWIN BRIDGES. 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. 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. $$ MTZ012-014-052>054-070400- /O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120407T1200Z/ CASCADE-CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-JEFFERSON-BROADWATER- MEAGHER- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...GREAT FALLS... KINGS HILL PASS...FLESHER PASS...HELENA...LINCOLN... MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS PASS...BOULDER...BOULDER HILL... ELK PARK PASS...HOMESTAKE PASS...WHITEHALL...TOWNSEND... WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS 1141 AM MDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT SATURDAY. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION 5 TO 9 INCHES. 10 TO 20 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL CREATE LOCALIZED BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND VISIBILITY BELOW ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES. * OTHER IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. HEAVY WET SNOW COULD CAUSE DAMAGE TO TREES AND POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES. YOUNG UNPROTECTED LIVESTOCK COULD BECOME STRESSED. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS...BOULDER... BOULDER HILL...ELK PARK PASS...HOMESTAKE PASS...WHITEHALL... TOWNSEND...GREAT FALLS...KINGS HILL PASS...FLESHER PASS... HELENA...LINCOLN...MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS PASS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ MTZ009-010-044>046-048-049-070400- /O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-120407T1200Z/ NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN GLACIER-TOOLE-LIBERTY- EASTERN PONDERA-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN TETON- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS... CUT BANK...SHELBY...CHESTER...CONRAD...CHOTEAU...FAIRFIELD 1141 AM MDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT SATURDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT SATURDAY. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY ALONG THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT AND ADJACENT PLAINS AND MAY BE LOCALLY HEAVY AT TIMES THIS MORNING. SNOW WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION 2 TO 4 INCHES. 6 TO 12 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH...COMBINED WITH FALLING SNOW...WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE HALF OF A MILE AT TIMES. * OTHER IMPACTS: EXPECT ROADS TO BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. THE SNOWY CONDITIONS WILL CREATE STRESS ON YOUNG LIVESTOCK. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: FAIRFIELD...CHOTEAU...CHESTER... SHELBY...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS...CONRAD...CUT BANK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$
981 WWUS45 KTFX 062102 WSWTFX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 302 PM MDT FRI APR 6 2012 MTZ009-010-044>046-048-049-062215- /O.CAN.KTFX.WW.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-120407T1200Z/ NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN GLACIER-TOOLE-LIBERTY- EASTERN PONDERA-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN TETON- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS... CUT BANK...SHELBY...CHESTER...CONRAD...CHOTEAU...FAIRFIELD 302 PM MDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL HOURS THIS EVENING BUT NO SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. $$ MTZ011-013-047-050-051-070400- /O.CON.KTFX.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120407T1200Z/ HILL-CHOUTEAU-BLAINE-JUDITH BASIN-FERGUS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...HAVRE...BIG SANDY... FORT BENTON...CHINOOK...STANFORD...LEWISTOWN...LEWISTOWN DIVIDE 302 PM MDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT SATURDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT SATURDAY. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING TONIGHT. STRENGTHENING WINDS WILL CREATE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION 8 TO 12 INCHES BY THIS EVENING. 12 TO 20 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: NORTH WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * OTHER IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT AS ROADS BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY WITH SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING OF SNOW THIS AFTERNOON. HEAVY WET SNOW COULD CAUSE DAMAGE TO TREES AND POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES. YOUNG UNPROTECTED LIVESTOCK COULD BECOME STRESSED. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: BIG SANDY...FORT BENTON... STANFORD...LEWISTOWN...LEWISTOWN DIVIDE...CHINOOK...HAVRE. 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. && $$ MTZ008-015-055-070400- /O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120407T0600Z/ BEAVERHEAD-MADISON-GALLATIN- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BIG HOLE PASS... CHIEF JOSEPH PASS...DILLON...MONIDA PASS...ENNIS...NORRIS HILL... RAYNOLDS PASS...TWIN BRIDGES...BATTLE RIDGE PASS...BOZEMAN... BOZEMAN PASS...TARGHEE PASS...WEST YELLOWSTONE 302 PM MDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...BEFORE DIMINISHING THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION 5 TO 9 INCHES. 10 TO 20 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL CREATE LOCALIZED BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND VISIBILITY WILL BE BELOW ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES. * OTHER IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. HEAVY WET SNOW COULD CAUSE DAMAGE TO TREES AND POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES. YOUNG UNPROTECTED LIVESTOCK COULD BECOME STRESSED. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: BATTLE RIDGE PASS...BOZEMAN... BOZEMAN PASS...TARGHEE PASS...WEST YELLOWSTONE... BIG HOLE PASS...CHIEF JOSEPH PASS...DILLON...MONIDA PASS... ENNIS... NORRIS HILL...RAYNOLDS PASS...TWIN BRIDGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1. $$ MTZ012-014-052>054-070400- /O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120407T1200Z/ CASCADE-CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-JEFFERSON-BROADWATER- MEAGHER- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...GREAT FALLS... KINGS HILL PASS...FLESHER PASS...HELENA...LINCOLN... MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS PASS...BOULDER...BOULDER HILL... ELK PARK PASS...HOMESTAKE PASS...WHITEHALL...TOWNSEND... WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS 302 PM MDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT SATURDAY. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING TONIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS WITH LESSER AMOUNTS OVER THE PLAINS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION 5 TO 9 INCHES. 10 TO 20 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL CREATE LOCALIZED BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND VISIBILITY BELOW ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES. * OTHER IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW AND ICE COVERED AND SLIPPERY. HEAVY WET SNOW COULD CAUSE DAMAGE TO TREES AND POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES. YOUNG UNPROTECTED LIVESTOCK COULD BECOME STRESSED. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS...BOULDER... BOULDER HILL...ELK PARK PASS...HOMESTAKE PASS...WHITEHALL... GREAT FALLS...KINGS HILL PASS...TOWNSEND...FLESHER PASS... HELENA...LINCOLN...MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS 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. 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. && $$
230 WWUS45 KTFX 070238 WSWTFX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 838 PM MDT FRI APR 6 2012 MTZ050-051-071200- /O.CAN.KTFX.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120407T1200Z/ /O.EXA.KTFX.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120407T1200Z/ JUDITH BASIN-FERGUS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...STANFORD...LEWISTOWN... LEWISTOWN DIVIDE 838 PM MDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT SATURDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...ALONG WITH A FLASH FREEZE...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT SATURDAY. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACTS: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE OVERNIGHT...AND BREEZY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO CAUSE SLUSHY OR SNOW PACKED ROADS TO BECOME ICY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED AT LOWER ELEVATIONS...WHILE AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 15 ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH POSSIBLE. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW. * OTHER IMPACTS: YOUNG UNPROTECTED LIVESTOCK COULD BECOME STRESSED. SNOW COULD CAUSE DAMAGE TO TREES AND POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: STANFORD...LEWISTOWN...LEWISTOWN DIVIDE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE...AS WELL AS ICY ROADWAYS. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ MTZ011-013-047-071200- /O.CAN.KTFX.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120407T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KTFX.WW.Y.0023.120407T0238Z-120407T1200Z/ HILL-CHOUTEAU-BLAINE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...HAVRE...BIG SANDY... FORT BENTON...CHINOOK 838 PM MDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT SATURDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...ALONG WITH A FLASH FREEZE...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT SATURDAY. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACTS: LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO LINGER OVERNIGHT...AND BREEZY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW. BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO CAUSE SLUSHY OR SNOW PACKED ROADS TO BECOME ICY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR LESS ARE EXPECTED AT LOWER ELEVATIONS...WHILE AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW. * OTHER IMPACTS: YOUNG UNPROTECTED LIVESTOCK COULD BECOME STRESSED. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: CHINOOK...BIG SANDY...FORT BENTON...HAVRE. 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. 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. && $$ MTZ008-015-055-070600- /O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120407T0600Z/ BEAVERHEAD-MADISON-GALLATIN- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BIG HOLE PASS... CHIEF JOSEPH PASS...DILLON...MONIDA PASS...ENNIS...NORRIS HILL... RAYNOLDS PASS...TWIN BRIDGES...BATTLE RIDGE PASS...BOZEMAN... BOZEMAN PASS...TARGHEE PASS...WEST YELLOWSTONE 838 PM MDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE OVERNIGHT. BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO CAUSE SLUSHY OR SNOW PACKED ROADS TO BECOME ICY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED AT LOWER ELEVATIONS OVERNIGHT...WHILE 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH THROUGH FAVORED CANYONS AND MOUNTAIN PASSES MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW. * OTHER IMPACTS: YOUNG UNPROTECTED LIVESTOCK COULD BECOME STRESSED. SNOW COULD CAUSE DAMAGE TO TREES AND POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: BATTLE RIDGE PASS...BOZEMAN... BOZEMAN PASS...TARGHEE PASS...WEST YELLOWSTONE... BIG HOLE PASS...CHIEF JOSEPH PASS...DILLON...MONIDA PASS... ENNIS... NORRIS HILL...RAYNOLDS PASS...TWIN BRIDGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE...AS WELL AS ICY ROADWAYS. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1. $$ MTZ012-014-052>054-071200- /O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120407T1200Z/ CASCADE-CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-JEFFERSON-BROADWATER- MEAGHER- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...GREAT FALLS... KINGS HILL PASS...FLESHER PASS...HELENA...LINCOLN... MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS PASS...BOULDER...BOULDER HILL... ELK PARK PASS...HOMESTAKE PASS...WHITEHALL...TOWNSEND... WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS 838 PM MDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT SATURDAY. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE OVERNIGHT. BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO CAUSE SLUSHY OR SNOW PACKED ROADS TO BECOME ICY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED AT LOWER ELEVATIONS OVERNIGHT...WHILE 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN 2 MILES AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW. * OTHER IMPACTS: YOUNG UNPROTECTED LIVESTOCK COULD BECOME STRESSED. SNOW COULD CAUSE DAMAGE TO TREES AND POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS...BOULDER... BOULDER HILL...ELK PARK PASS...HOMESTAKE PASS...WHITEHALL... TOWNSEND...GREAT FALLS...KINGS HILL PASS...FLESHER PASS... HELENA...LINCOLN...MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS PASS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE...AS WELL AS ICY ROADWAYS. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ MTZ009-010-044>046-048-049-071200- /O.NEW.KTFX.WW.Y.0023.120407T0238Z-120407T1200Z/ NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN GLACIER-TOOLE-LIBERTY- EASTERN PONDERA-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN TETON- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS... CUT BANK...SHELBY...CHESTER...CONRAD...CHOTEAU...FAIRFIELD 838 PM MDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR A FLASH FREEZE...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT SATURDAY. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: TEMPERATURES WILL FALL BELOW FREEZING OVERNIGHT...CAUSING WET...SLUSHY...OR SNOW PACKED ROADS TO BECOME ICY. * OTHER IMPACTS: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW SHOWERS WILL DIMINISH AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH LITTLE IF ANY ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: FAIRFIELD...CHOTEAU...CHESTER... SHELBY...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS...CONRAD...CUT BANK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR A FLASH FREEZE MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT ICE IS EXPECTED TO FORM ON ROADWAYS DUE TO THE FREEZING OF RAIN AND/OR SNOW AS TEMPERATURES COOL TO BELOW THE FREEZING POINT. HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST WELL AFTER THE PRECIPITATION HAS ENDED AS ROADS WILL REMAIN ICY. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Great Falls, MT issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 4:00 AM MDT | Blizzard Watch | TFX | 10 hr | |
| Apr 5, 4:00 AM MDT | Winter Storm Warning | TFX | 47 hr | |
| Apr 5, 4:00 AM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | TFX | 35 hr |
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