Alert archive / Montana / Winter Storm Warnings in 2012
Winter Storm Warning 21, NWS Great Falls, MT
NWS Great Falls, MT issued this winter storm warning at Dec 8, 2012, 2:57 AM MST. It was in force for 18 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
- Dec 8, 2012, 2:57 AM MST (09:57 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 8, 2012, 8:58 PM MST
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Great Falls, MT
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
529 WWUS45 KTFX 080957 WSWTFX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 257 AM MST SAT DEC 8 2012 MTZ009-014-048-090000- /O.NEW.KTFX.WS.W.0021.121208T0957Z-121209T0000Z/ /O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0046.000000T0000Z-121209T0000Z/ NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK- SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS... FLESHER PASS...HELENA...LINCOLN...MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS PASS... CHOTEAU 257 AM MST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6000 FEET... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 6000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6000 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 6000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: SNOW IS EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED AT LOWER ELEVATIONS...WHILE 8 TO 12 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6000 FEET. ISOLATED AMOUNTS AROUND 16 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE NEAR RIDGE TOPS. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE LATER TONIGHT AND ON FRIDAY TO 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH AROUND 30 MPH AT TIMES. THUS VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * OTHER IMPACTS: THE GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES. EXPECT ROADWAYS TO GRADUALLY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: CHOTEAU...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS...FLESHER PASS...HELENA...LINCOLN... MACDONALD PASS... ROGERS PASS * TO SEE A GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF THIS HIGHLIGHT PLEASE VISIT: WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=TFX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ MTZ008-010>013-015-044>047-049>055-090000- /O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0046.000000T0000Z-121209T0000Z/ BEAVERHEAD-EASTERN GLACIER-HILL-CASCADE-CHOUTEAU-MADISON-TOOLE- LIBERTY-EASTERN PONDERA-BLAINE-EASTERN TETON-JUDITH BASIN-FERGUS- JEFFERSON-BROADWATER-MEAGHER-GALLATIN- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BIG HOLE PASS... CHIEF JOSEPH PASS...DILLON...MONIDA PASS...CUT BANK...HAVRE... GREAT FALLS...KINGS HILL PASS...BIG SANDY...FORT BENTON...ENNIS... NORRIS HILL...RAYNOLDS PASS...TWIN BRIDGES...SHELBY...CHESTER... CONRAD...CHINOOK...FAIRFIELD...STANFORD...LEWISTOWN... LEWISTOWN DIVIDE...BOULDER...BOULDER HILL...ELK PARK PASS... HOMESTAKE PASS...WHITEHALL...TOWNSEND...WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS... BATTLE RIDGE PASS...BOZEMAN...BOZEMAN PASS...TARGHEE PASS... WEST YELLOWSTONE 257 AM MST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA SATURDAY BEFORE BEGINNING TO TAPER OF SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED AT THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. HIGHER SNOW AMOUNTS CAN BE EXPECTED FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6000 FEET. ISOLATED AMOUNTS TOTALING NEAR ONE FOOT ARE POSSIBLE NEAR RIDGE TOPS. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS AROUND 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * OTHER IMPACTS: THE GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. EXPECT ROADWAYS TO GRADUALLY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: FAIRFIELD...CHESTER...WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS...BATTLE RIDGE PASS...BOZEMAN... BOZEMAN PASS...TARGHEE PASS...WEST YELLOWSTONE...STANFORD... LEWISTOWN...LEWISTOWN DIVIDE...BOULDER...BOULDER HILL... ELK PARK PASS...HOMESTAKE PASS...WHITEHALL...SHELBY... CHINOOK... BIG SANDY...FORT BENTON...CONRAD...HAVRE... CUT BANK... TOWNSEND...GREAT FALLS...KINGS HILL PASS... BIG HOLE PASS... CHIEF JOSEPH PASS...DILLON...MONIDA PASS... ENNIS...NORRIS HILL...RAYNOLDS PASS...TWIN BRIDGES * TO SEE A GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF THIS HIGHLIGHT PLEASE VISIT: WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=TFX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$
4 follow-up statements
660 WWUS45 KTFX 081623 WSWTFX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 923 AM MST SAT DEC 8 2012 MTZ009-014-048-090000- /O.CAN.KTFX.WW.Y.0046.000000T0000Z-121209T0000Z/ /O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0021.000000T0000Z-121209T0000Z/ NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK- SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS... FLESHER PASS...HELENA...LINCOLN...MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS PASS... CHOTEAU 923 AM MST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: SNOW THIS MORNING WILL TAPER OFF THIS AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 14 INCHES ABOVE 4000 FEET ARE EXPECTED WITH 3 TO 6 INCHES AT LOWER ELEVATIONS. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL CAUSE VISIBILITIES TO BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: CHOTEAU...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS...FLESHER PASS...HELENA...LINCOLN... MACDONALD PASS... ROGERS PASS * TO SEE A GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF THIS HIGHLIGHT PLEASE VISIT: WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=TFX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ MTZ012-050-054-090000- /O.UPG.KTFX.WW.Y.0046.000000T0000Z-121209T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KTFX.WS.W.0021.000000T0000Z-121209T0000Z/ CASCADE-JUDITH BASIN-MEAGHER- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...GREAT FALLS... KINGS HILL PASS...STANFORD...WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS 923 AM MST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: SNOW THIS MORNING WILL TAPER OFF THIS AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 14 INCHES ABOVE 4000 FEET ARE EXPECTED WITH 3 TO 6 INCHES AT LOWER ELEVATIONS. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL CAUSE VISIBILITIES TO BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS... STANFORD...GREAT FALLS...KINGS HILL PASS * TO SEE A GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF THIS HIGHLIGHT PLEASE VISIT: WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=TFX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ MTZ008-010-011-013-015-044>047-049-051>053-055-090000- /O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0046.000000T0000Z-121209T0000Z/ BEAVERHEAD-EASTERN GLACIER-HILL-CHOUTEAU-MADISON-TOOLE-LIBERTY- EASTERN PONDERA-BLAINE-EASTERN TETON-FERGUS-JEFFERSON-BROADWATER- GALLATIN- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BIG HOLE PASS... CHIEF JOSEPH PASS...DILLON...MONIDA PASS...CUT BANK...HAVRE... BIG SANDY...FORT BENTON...ENNIS...NORRIS HILL...RAYNOLDS PASS... TWIN BRIDGES...SHELBY...CHESTER...CONRAD...CHINOOK...FAIRFIELD... LEWISTOWN...LEWISTOWN DIVIDE...BOULDER...BOULDER HILL... ELK PARK PASS...HOMESTAKE PASS...WHITEHALL...TOWNSEND... BATTLE RIDGE PASS...BOZEMAN...BOZEMAN PASS...TARGHEE PASS... WEST YELLOWSTONE 923 AM MST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TODAY BEFORE BEGINNING TO TAPER OFF THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED AT THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. HIGHER SNOW AMOUNTS CAN BE EXPECTED FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6000 FEET. ISOLATED AMOUNTS TOTALING NEAR ONE FOOT ARE POSSIBLE NEAR RIDGE TOPS. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS AROUND 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * OTHER IMPACTS: THE GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. EXPECT ROADWAYS TO GRADUALLY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: FAIRFIELD...CHESTER...BATTLE RIDGE PASS...BOZEMAN...BOZEMAN PASS...TARGHEE PASS... WEST YELLOWSTONE...LEWISTOWN...LEWISTOWN DIVIDE...BOULDER... BOULDER HILL...ELK PARK PASS...HOMESTAKE PASS...WHITEHALL... SHELBY...CHINOOK...BIG SANDY...FORT BENTON...CONRAD... HAVRE...CUT BANK...TOWNSEND...BIG HOLE PASS... CHIEF JOSEPH PASS...DILLON...MONIDA PASS...ENNIS... NORRIS HILL... RAYNOLDS PASS...TWIN BRIDGES * TO SEE A GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF THIS HIGHLIGHT PLEASE VISIT: WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=TFX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$
352 WWUS45 KTFX 082136 WSWTFX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 236 PM MST SAT DEC 8 2012 MTZ009-082245- /O.CAN.KTFX.WS.W.0021.000000T0000Z-121209T0000Z/ NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS 236 PM MST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. SNOW HAS TAPERED ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON...HOWEVER BREEZY NORTH WINDS MAY CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. $$ MTZ008-010-011-044>047-082245- /O.CAN.KTFX.WW.Y.0046.000000T0000Z-121209T0000Z/ BEAVERHEAD-EASTERN GLACIER-HILL-TOOLE-LIBERTY-EASTERN PONDERA- BLAINE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BIG HOLE PASS... CHIEF JOSEPH PASS...DILLON...MONIDA PASS...CUT BANK...HAVRE... SHELBY...CHESTER...CONRAD...CHINOOK 236 PM MST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SNOW HAS TAPERED ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON...HOWEVER BREEZY NORTH WINDS MAY CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. $$ MTZ012-014-048-050-054-090000- /O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0021.000000T0000Z-121209T0000Z/ CASCADE-CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK- SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-JUDITH BASIN-MEAGHER- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...GREAT FALLS... KINGS HILL PASS...FLESHER PASS...HELENA...LINCOLN... MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS PASS...CHOTEAU...STANFORD... WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS 236 PM MST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: SNOW WILL TAPER OFF EARLY THIS EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 14 INCHES ABOVE 4000 FEET ARE EXPECTED WITH 3 TO 6 INCHES AT LOWER ELEVATIONS. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL CAUSE VISIBILITIES TO BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: CHOTEAU...WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS... STANFORD...GREAT FALLS...KINGS HILL PASS...FLESHER PASS... HELENA...LINCOLN...MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS PASS * TO SEE A GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF THIS HIGHLIGHT PLEASE VISIT: WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=TFX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ MTZ013-015-049-051>053-055-090000- /O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0046.000000T0000Z-121209T0000Z/ CHOUTEAU-MADISON-EASTERN TETON-FERGUS-JEFFERSON-BROADWATER- GALLATIN- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BIG SANDY...FORT BENTON... ENNIS...NORRIS HILL...RAYNOLDS PASS...TWIN BRIDGES...FAIRFIELD... LEWISTOWN...LEWISTOWN DIVIDE...BOULDER...BOULDER HILL... ELK PARK PASS...HOMESTAKE PASS...WHITEHALL...TOWNSEND... BATTLE RIDGE PASS...BOZEMAN...BOZEMAN PASS...TARGHEE PASS... WEST YELLOWSTONE 236 PM MST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE BEGINNING TO TAPER OFF EARLY THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED AT THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. HIGHER SNOW AMOUNTS CAN BE EXPECTED FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6000 FEET. ISOLATED AMOUNTS TOTALING NEAR ONE FOOT ARE POSSIBLE NEAR RIDGE TOPS. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS AROUND 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * OTHER IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. EXPECT ROADWAYS TO GRADUALLY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: FAIRFIELD...BATTLE RIDGE PASS... BOZEMAN...BOZEMAN PASS...TARGHEE PASS...WEST YELLOWSTONE... LEWISTOWN...LEWISTOWN DIVIDE...BOULDER...BOULDER HILL... ELK PARK PASS...HOMESTAKE PASS...WHITEHALL...TOWNSEND... BIG SANDY...FORT BENTON...ENNIS...NORRIS HILL... RAYNOLDS PASS... TWIN BRIDGES * TO SEE A GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF THIS HIGHLIGHT PLEASE VISIT: WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=TFX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$
273 WWUS45 KTFX 082353 WSWTFX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 453 PM MST SAT DEC 8 2012 MTZ049-090100- /O.CAN.KTFX.WW.Y.0046.000000T0000Z-121209T0000Z/ EASTERN TETON- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...FAIRFIELD 453 PM MST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SNOW HAS TAPERED ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON...HOWEVER BREEZY NORTH WINDS MAY CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. $$ MTZ012-014-048-050-054-090500- /O.EXT.KTFX.WS.W.0021.000000T0000Z-121209T0500Z/ CASCADE-CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK- SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-JUDITH BASIN-MEAGHER- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...GREAT FALLS... KINGS HILL PASS...FLESHER PASS...HELENA...LINCOLN... MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS PASS...CHOTEAU...STANFORD... WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS 453 PM MST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: SNOW WILL TAPER OFF THIS EVENING...HOWEVER SNOW-COVERED ROADS AND AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL CAUSE VISIBILITIES TO BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: CHOTEAU...WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS... STANFORD...GREAT FALLS...KINGS HILL PASS...FLESHER PASS... HELENA...LINCOLN...MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS PASS * TO SEE A GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF THIS HIGHLIGHT PLEASE VISIT: WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=TFX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ MTZ013-015-051>053-055-090500- /O.EXT.KTFX.WW.Y.0046.000000T0000Z-121209T0500Z/ CHOUTEAU-MADISON-FERGUS-JEFFERSON-BROADWATER-GALLATIN- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BIG SANDY...FORT BENTON... ENNIS...NORRIS HILL...RAYNOLDS PASS...TWIN BRIDGES...LEWISTOWN... LEWISTOWN DIVIDE...BOULDER...BOULDER HILL...ELK PARK PASS... HOMESTAKE PASS...WHITEHALL...TOWNSEND...BATTLE RIDGE PASS... BOZEMAN...BOZEMAN PASS...TARGHEE PASS...WEST YELLOWSTONE 453 PM MST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TON TAPER OFF THIS EVENING...HOWEVER SNOW-COVERED ROADS AND AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY: NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS AROUND 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * OTHER IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. EXPECT ROADWAYS TO GRADUALLY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: BATTLE RIDGE PASS...BOZEMAN... BOZEMAN PASS...TARGHEE PASS...WEST YELLOWSTONE...LEWISTOWN... LEWISTOWN DIVIDE...BOULDER...BOULDER HILL...ELK PARK PASS... HOMESTAKE PASS...WHITEHALL...TOWNSEND...BIG SANDY... FORT BENTON...ENNIS...NORRIS HILL...RAYNOLDS PASS... TWIN BRIDGES * TO SEE A GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF THIS HIGHLIGHT PLEASE VISIT: WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=TFX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$
229 WWUS45 KTFX 090358 WSWTFX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 858 PM MST SAT DEC 8 2012 MTZ012-014-048-050-054-090500- /O.CAN.KTFX.WS.W.0021.000000T0000Z-121209T0500Z/ CASCADE-CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK- SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-JUDITH BASIN-MEAGHER- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...GREAT FALLS... KINGS HILL PASS...FLESHER PASS...HELENA...LINCOLN... MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS PASS...CHOTEAU...STANFORD... WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS 858 PM MST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. SNOW HAS DIMINISHED ACROSS THE AREA...HOWEVER SNOW-COVERED AND ICY ROADWAYS WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS SO USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ MTZ013-015-051>053-055-090500- /O.CAN.KTFX.WW.Y.0046.000000T0000Z-121209T0500Z/ CHOUTEAU-MADISON-FERGUS-JEFFERSON-BROADWATER-GALLATIN- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BIG SANDY...FORT BENTON... ENNIS...NORRIS HILL...RAYNOLDS PASS...TWIN BRIDGES...LEWISTOWN... LEWISTOWN DIVIDE...BOULDER...BOULDER HILL...ELK PARK PASS... HOMESTAKE PASS...WHITEHALL...TOWNSEND...BATTLE RIDGE PASS... BOZEMAN...BOZEMAN PASS...TARGHEE PASS...WEST YELLOWSTONE 858 PM MST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SNOW HAS DIMINISHED ACROSS THE AREA...HOWEVER SNOW-COVERED AND ICY ROADWAYS WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS SO USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
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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.