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Blizzard Watch 1, NWS Great Falls, MT
NWS Great Falls, MT issued this blizzard watch at Apr 5, 2012, 4:00 AM MDT. It took effect at Apr 6, 2012, 6:00 AM MDT. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 5, 2012, 4:00 AM MDT (10:00 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 6, 2012, 6:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Apr 5, 2012, 1:50 PM MDT
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Great Falls, MT
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
337 WWUS45 KTFX 051000 WSWTFX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 400 AM MDT THU APR 5 2012 MTZ008-015-055-052200- /O.UPG.KTFX.WS.A.0006.000000T0000Z-120407T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KTFX.WS.W.0012.120405T1000Z-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 400 AM MDT THU APR 5 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT FRIDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT FRIDAY NIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * 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. $$ MTZ012-050-052>054-052200- /O.UPG.KTFX.WS.A.0006.120406T0000Z-120407T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KTFX.WS.W.0012.120406T0300Z-120407T1200Z/ CASCADE-JUDITH BASIN-JEFFERSON-BROADWATER-MEAGHER- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...GREAT FALLS... KINGS HILL PASS...STANFORD...BOULDER...BOULDER HILL... ELK PARK PASS...HOMESTAKE PASS...WHITEHALL...TOWNSEND... WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS 400 AM MDT THU APR 5 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM MDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM MDT SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * 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... STANFORD...BOULDER...BOULDER HILL...ELK PARK PASS... HOMESTAKE PASS...WHITEHALL...TOWNSEND...GREAT FALLS... KINGS HILL 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. && $$ MTZ051-052200- /O.UPG.KTFX.WS.A.0006.120406T0000Z-120407T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KTFX.WS.W.0012.120406T0600Z-120407T1200Z/ FERGUS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LEWISTOWN...LEWISTOWN DIVIDE 400 AM MDT THU APR 5 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM MDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM MDT SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: STEADY LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER FERGUS COUNTY BY LATE THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY BY FRIDAY MORNING...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL EXPECTED FRIDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON...BEFORE DIMINISHING LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY AT TIMES ON FRIDAY. POOR VISIBILITIES WILL HAMPER TRAVEL. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: FOR THE MOUNTAINS TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 20 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. FOR LOWER ELEVATIONS...GENERALLY 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: NORTHERLY WINDS AT 15 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND FALLING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE QUARTER OF A MILE...AND PRODUCE NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS 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. 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. && $$ MTZ014-052200- /O.NEW.KTFX.WS.W.0012.120406T0300Z-120407T1200Z/ CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...FLESHER PASS...HELENA... LINCOLN...MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS PASS 400 AM MDT THU APR 5 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM MDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM MDT SATURDAY. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: STEADY LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS EVENING IN THE HELENA VALLEY. THE SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY BY FRIDAY MORNING...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL EXPECTED FRIDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON...BEFORE DIMINISHING LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. POOR VISIBILITIES WILL HAMPER TRAVEL. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: FOR THE MOUNTAINS TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 20 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. FOR LOWER ELEVATIONS...GENERALLY 5 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: NORTHERLY WINDS AT 10 TO 20 MPH ARE EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF WINDS AND FALLING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES. * OTHER IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. HEAVY WET SNOW COULD CAUSE DAMAGE TO TREES AND POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES. YOUNG UNPROTECTED LIVESTOCK COULD BECOME STRESSED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ MTZ009-010-046-048-049-052200- /O.NEW.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 400 AM 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 FOR SNOW WHICH IS 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. && $$ MTZ011-013-047-052200- /O.NEW.KTFX.BZ.A.0001.120406T1200Z-120407T1200Z/ HILL-CHOUTEAU-BLAINE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...HAVRE...BIG SANDY... FORT BENTON...CHINOOK 400 AM MDT THU APR 5 2012 ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT IN THE HAVRE...FORT BENTON...AND CHINOOK AREAS. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES ON FRIDAY...ALONG WITH STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS DEVELOPING. THE STRONG WINDS...COMBINED WITH FALLING SNOW COULD PRODUCE WIDESPREAD WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: NORTH WINDS AT 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH...COMBINED WITH FALLING SNOW...WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE AT LOWER ELEVATIONS...WITH 10 TO 20 INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS. * OTHER IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. HEAVY WET SNOW COULD CAUSE DAMAGE TO TREES AND POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES. YOUNG UNPROTECTED LIVESTOCK COULD BECOME STRESSED. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: CHINOOK...BIG SANDY...FORT BENTON...HAVRE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. && $$
2 follow-up statements
944 WWUS45 KTFX 051608 WSWTFX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 1008 AM MDT THU APR 5 2012 MTZ050-060415- /O.EXT.KTFX.WS.W.0012.120405T1608Z-120407T1200Z/ JUDITH BASIN- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...STANFORD 1008 AM MDT THU APR 5 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT SATURDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT SATURDAY. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL REDEVELOP THIS EVENING...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: TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THIS MORNING. 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 THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: LIGHT WINDS TODAY...BECOMING NORTHERLY AT 10 TO 20 MPH FOR TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. 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: STANFORD. 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. && $$ MTZ008-015-055-060415- /O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120407T0600Z/ BEAVERHEAD-MADISON-GALLATIN- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BIG HOLE PASS... CHIEF JOSEPH PASS...DILLON...MONIDA PASS...ENNIS...NORRIS HILL... RAYNOLDS PASS...TWIN BRIDGES...BATTLE RIDGE PASS...BOZEMAN... BOZEMAN PASS...TARGHEE PASS...WEST YELLOWSTONE 1008 AM MDT THU APR 5 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT FRIDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT FRIDAY NIGHT. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: LIGHT SNOW WILL SPREAD NORTH TODAY. THE SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY TONIGHT...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MID DAY FRIDAY...BEFORE DIMINISHING LATE FRIDAY EVENING. POOR VISIBILITIES WILL HAMPER TRAVEL. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: FOR THE MOUNTAINS TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 20 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...BUT ISOLATED AMOUNTS AROUND 26 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE NEAR RIDGE TOPS. FOR LOWER ELEVATIONS...GENERALLY 5 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: NORTHERLY WINDS AT 10 TO 20 MPH ARE EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF WINDS AND FALLING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES. * OTHER IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. HEAVY WET SNOW COULD CAUSE DAMAGE TO TREES AND POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES. YOUNG UNPROTECTED LIVESTOCK COULD BECOME STRESSED. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: BATTLE RIDGE PASS...BOZEMAN... BOZEMAN PASS...TARGHEE PASS...WEST YELLOWSTONE... BIG HOLE PASS...CHIEF JOSEPH PASS...DILLON...MONIDA PASS... ENNIS... NORRIS HILL...RAYNOLDS PASS...TWIN BRIDGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1. $$ MTZ012-014-052>054-060415- /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 1008 AM 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. && $$ MTZ051-060415- /O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0012.120406T0600Z-120407T1200Z/ FERGUS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LEWISTOWN...LEWISTOWN DIVIDE 1008 AM MDT THU APR 5 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM MDT SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM MDT SATURDAY. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: STEADY LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER FERGUS COUNTY BY LATE THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY BY FRIDAY MORNING...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL EXPECTED FRIDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON... BEFORE DIMINISHING LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY AT TIMES ON FRIDAY. POOR VISIBILITIES WILL HAMPER TRAVEL. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: FOR THE MOUNTAINS TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 20 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. FOR LOWER ELEVATIONS... GENERALLY 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: NORTHERLY WINDS AT 15 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND FALLING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE QUARTER OF A MILE...AND PRODUCE NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * OTHER IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. HEAVY WET SNOW COULD CAUSE DAMAGE TO TREES AND POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES. YOUNG UNPROTECTED LIVESTOCK COULD BECOME STRESSED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ MTZ009-010-046-048-049-060415- /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 1008 AM 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. && $$ MTZ011-013-047-060415- /O.CON.KTFX.BZ.A.0001.120406T1200Z-120407T1200Z/ HILL-CHOUTEAU-BLAINE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...HAVRE...BIG SANDY... FORT BENTON...CHINOOK 1008 AM MDT THU APR 5 2012 ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT IN THE HAVRE...FORT BENTON...AND CHINOOK AREAS. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES ON FRIDAY...ALONG WITH STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS DEVELOPING. THE STRONG WINDS...COMBINED WITH FALLING SNOW COULD PRODUCE WIDESPREAD WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: NORTH WINDS AT 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH...COMBINED WITH FALLING SNOW...WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE AT LOWER ELEVATIONS...WITH 10 TO 20 INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS. * OTHER IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. HEAVY WET SNOW COULD CAUSE DAMAGE TO TREES AND POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES. YOUNG UNPROTECTED LIVESTOCK COULD BECOME STRESSED. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: CHINOOK...BIG SANDY...FORT BENTON...HAVRE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. && $$
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. && $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this blizzard watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Great Falls, MT wrote its last area forecast discussion before this blizzard watch went out at Apr 4, 10:37 PM MDT, 5 hours 23 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 4, 10:37 PM MDT, 5 hours 23 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 1037 PM MDT WED APR 4 2012 .UPDATE... THE COLD FRONT HAS SWEPT ACROSS MOST OF THE REGION THIS EVENING...PRODUCING A PERIOD OF GUSTY WINDS AND SOME LIGHT RAIN OVER THE HI-LINE AND ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT. DID REMOVE THUNDER FROM THE FORECAST AS THERE WERE ONLY SMALL AREAS OF STRONGER CONVECTION NEAR HAVRE...BUT HAVE SINCE WEAKENED. WINDS REMAIN SOMEWHAT GUSTY...BUT HAVE ALSO WEAKENED ACROSS THE AREA. WILL LEAVE GUSTY WINDS IN THROUGH EARLY MORNING HOURS...BUT WEAKER. ALSO...WITH A DECREASE IN WINDS IN THE SOUTHWEST...HAVE CANCELED THE HIGH WIND WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF MADISON COUNTY. THE NEXT SYSTEM IS STILL ON TRACK AS IS REFLECTED IN THE CURRENT FORECAST. DB && .AVIATION... UPDATED 0437Z. AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS MOVING ACROSS THE WESTERN US. THIS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE OVER THE REGION THURSDAY. LOCAL MVF/IFR CONDS COULD DEVELOP ACROSS SOUTHWEST MONTANA TONIGHT AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM. WIDESPREAD MVFR/IFR CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP OVER SOUTHWEST MONTANA LATE THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... GTF 29 45 29 35 / 20 20 60 90 CTB 25 44 24 34 / 30 10 10 90 HLN 31 45 29 40 / 20 30 90 90 BZN 28 46 28 42 / 40 70 90 90 WEY 24 37 23 34 / 60 70 90 100 DLN 27 42 26 44 / 50 70 90 90 HVR 29 50 28 41 / 30 10 30 90 LWT 30 43 28 35 / 10 30 90 90 && .TFX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WINTER STORM WATCH FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT BROADWATER...CASCADE...FERGUS...JEFFERSON...JUDITH BASIN... MEAGHER. WINTER STORM WATCH FROM 4 AM MDT THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING BEAVERHEAD...GALLATIN...MADISON. && WEATHER.GOV/GREATFALLS
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 4, 2:57 PM MDT, 13 hours 3 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 257 PM MDT WED APR 4 2012 MTZ055-052100- GALLATIN- 257 PM MDT WED APR 4 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST MONTANA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING BELOW 6000 FEET. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. WET HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL BE LIKELY AND CREATE SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL IMPACTS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ANY SPOTTER REPORTS OF SNOWFALL WOULD GREATLY BE APPRECIATED. MTZ008-012-015-050>054-052100- BEAVERHEAD-CASCADE-MADISON-JUDITH BASIN-FERGUS-JEFFERSON- BROADWATER-MEAGHER- 257 PM MDT WED APR 4 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MONTANA AND SOUTHWEST MONTANA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER FOR TONIGHT IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. WET HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL BE LIKELY AND CREATE SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL IMPACTS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ANY SPOTTER REPORTS OF SNOWFALL WOULD GREATLY BE APPRECIATED. MTZ009>011-013-014-044>049-052100- NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN GLACIER-HILL-CHOUTEAU- CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-TOOLE-LIBERTY- EASTERN PONDERA-BLAINE-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- EASTERN TETON- 257 PM MDT WED APR 4 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL MONTANA AND SOUTHWEST MONTANA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER FOR TONIGHT IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY A LATE WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT THE REGION FRIDAY WITH WET HEAVY SNOWFALL WHICH MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ANY SPOTTER REPORTS OF SNOWFALL WOULD GREATLY BE APPRECIATED. SCHOTT
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 | Winter Storm Warning | TFX | 47 hr | |
| Apr 5, 4:00 AM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | TFX | 35 hr | |
| Apr 5, 1:50 PM MDT | Blizzard Warning | TFX | 31 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.