Alert archive / Montana / Blizzard Warnings in 2013
Blizzard Warning 2, NWS Glasgow, MT
NWS Glasgow, MT issued this blizzard warning at Mar 4, 2013, 3:12 AM MST for 5 counties in Montana. It was in force for 17 hr. 16 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 4, 2013, 3:12 AM MST (10:12 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 4, 2013, 7:57 PM MST
- In force
- 17 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Glasgow, MT
Counties Daniels County, MT, Richland County, MT, Roosevelt County, MT, Sheridan County, MT, Wibaux County, MT
The radar
The Glasgow radar (KGGW), 138 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:14 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 5:55 AM MST | SNOW 7 | 17 Wsw Nohly, MT | |
| Mar 4, 6:34 AM MST | SNOW 6 | 16 N Brockton, MT | STILL SNOWING |
| Mar 4, 8:30 AM MST | BLIZZARD | Westby, MT | ESTIMATED 3 TO 5 INCHES OF NEW SNOW WITH 2 TO 3 FOOT DRIFTS...VISIBILITY 1/4 TO 1/2 MILE. STILL SNOWING. |
| Mar 4, 8:35 AM MST | BLIZZARD | 8 N Raymond, MT | 4 TO 6 INCHES OF NEW SNOW WITH 1 1/2 TO 2 FOOT DRIFTS...VISIBILITY 1/16 TO 1/8 OF A MILE...STILL SNOWING. |
| Mar 4, 8:42 AM MST | BLIZZARD | 7 Se Reserve, MT | 6 TO 8 INCHES OF NEW SNOW WITH 1 TO 2 FOOT DRIFTS...VISIBILITY 1/8 TO 1/4 MILE...STILL SNOWING. |
| Mar 4, 8:48 AM MST | BLIZZARD | 2 Ssw Redstone, MT | 3 TO 5 INCHES OF NEW SNOW WITH 1 TO 2 FOOT SNOW DRIFTS...1/8 TO 1/4 MILE VISIBILITY...STILL SNOWING. |
| Mar 4, 8:54 AM MST | BLIZZARD | 4 Nw Scobey, MT | 4 TO 7 INCHES OF NEW SNOW WITH 4 TO 6 FOOT DRIFTS...VISIBILITY 1/8 MILE...STILL SNOWING. |
| Mar 4, 8:58 AM MST | BLIZZARD | 9 Ese Volt, MT | 6 TO 8 INCHES NEW SNOW WITH 1 TO 2 FOOT DRIFTS...1/8 TO 1/4 MILE VISIBILITY...STILL SNOWING. |
| Mar 4, 9:10 AM MST | BLIZZARD | Culbertson, MT | 4 TO 5 INCHES NEW SNOW WITH 3 TO 4 FOOT DRIFTS...1/16 TO 1/8 MILE VISIBILITY...STILL SNOWING. |
| Mar 4, 9:20 AM MST | BLIZZARD | 20 S Brockton, MT | 6 TO 8 INCHES NEW SNOW WITH 2 TO 3 FOOT DRIFTS...1/16 MILE VISIBILITY...STILL SNOWING. |
| Mar 4, 9:35 AM MST | BLIZZARD | Se Wibaux, MT | 6 TO 8 INCHES NEW SNOW WITH 1 TO 2 FOOT DRIFTS...0 TO 1/8 MILE VISIBILITY...STILL SNOWING. |
| Mar 4, 9:40 AM MST | BLIZZARD | 5 Wnw Wibaux, MT | 2 TO 3 INCHES NEW SNOW WITH 1 1/2 FOOT DRIFTS...0 TO 1/8 MILE VISIBILITY...STILL SNOWING. |
| Mar 4, 11:30 AM MST | BLIZZARD | 13 Nw Carlyle, MT | 5 TO 10 INCHES OF NEW SNOW SINCE LAST EVENING...2 FOOT DRIFTS...1/16 MILE VISIBILITY...STILL SNOWING. |
| Mar 4, 2:00 PM MST | SNOW 11 | 2 S Culbertson, MT | |
| Mar 4, 5:00 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 6.4 | Culbertson, MT | 6.4 STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL WITH 7 INCH SNOW DEPTH. |
| Mar 4, 5:38 PM MST | BLIZZARD | 13 Nw Carlyle, MT | STORM TOTAL SO FAR IS 12 INCHES OF SNOW WITH 5 TO 7 FOOT DRIFTS...1/16 TO 1/8 MILE VISIBILITY...STILL SNOWING. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Glasgow Intl Airport, MT (KGGW), launched 00:00Z, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 136 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1414 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -84 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 134 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
358 WWUS45 KGGW 041012 WSWGGW URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT 312 AM MST MON MAR 4 2013 .A STRONG WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO SLIDE THROUGH EASTERN MONTANA TODAY AND INTO THE DAKOTAS LATE TONIGHT. STRONG WINDS HAVE ALSO DEVELOPED WITH THE STORM...PRODUCING SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THIS MORNING...WHICH IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING AFTER WHICH...THE SNOW AND WIND WILL TAPER OFF FROM THE WEST. MTZ019-024-062-041800- /O.CAN.KGGW.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130305T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KGGW.BZ.W.0002.130304T1012Z-130305T0300Z/ SHERIDAN-RICHLAND-EASTERN ROOSEVELT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PLENTYWOOD...MEDICINE LAKE...SIDNEY... FAIRVIEW...CULBERTSON 312 AM MST MON MAR 4 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GLASGOW HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION TODAY AND PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WINDS FROM THE NORTH AT 30 TO 40 MPH IN BLOWING SNOW WILL EASILY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE- QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...7 TO 10 INCHES. * OTHER IMPACTS...SEVERE DRIVING CONDITIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED ACROSS THE AREA. ROADWAYS WILL BECOME DRIFTED SHUT FROM BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. NEWBORN LIVESTOCK WILL NEED TO BE PROTECTED AGAINST THE ELEMENTS TODAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF TRAPPED IN THE BLIZZARD DO NOT LEAVE YOUR CAR. DISORIENTATION CAN OCCUR QUICKLY IN LOW TEMPERATURES AND WHITE OUT CONDITIONS WHICH CAN LEAD TO A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. && $$ MTZ018-020-041800- /O.CAN.KGGW.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130305T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KGGW.BZ.W.0002.130304T1012Z-130305T0000Z/ DANIELS-WESTERN ROOSEVELT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOBEY...WOLF POINT...POPLAR 312 AM MST MON MAR 4 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GLASGOW HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING... SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION TODAY AND PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WINDS FROM THE NORTH AT 30 TO 40 MPH IN BLOWING SNOW WILL EASILY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE- QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 9 INCHES. * OTHER IMPACTS...SEVERE DRIVING CONDITIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED ACROSS THE AREA. ROADWAYS WILL BECOME DRIFTED SHUT FROM BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. NEWBORN LIVESTOCK WILL NEED TO BE PROTECTED AGAINST THE ELEMENTS TODAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF TRAPPED IN THE BLIZZARD DO NOT LEAVE YOUR CAR. DISORIENTATION CAN OCCUR QUICKLY IN LOW TEMPERATURES AND WHITE OUT CONDITIONS WHICH CAN LEAD TO A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. && $$ MTZ025-027-041800- /O.UPG.KGGW.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-130305T0300Z/ /O.EXB.KGGW.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130305T0300Z/ DAWSON-WIBAUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENDIVE...RICHEY...WIBAUX 312 AM MST MON MAR 4 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GLASGOW HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING. * MAIN IMPACT...4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW AND WINDS GUSTING IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE-HALF MILE AT TIMES. * OTHER IMPACTS...ALL ROADS AND HIGHWAYS WILL BE SLICK AND DANGEROUS WITH DRIFTING PRIMARILY ACROSS EAST-WEST ROUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTY. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY...USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ MTZ026-041800- /O.UPG.KGGW.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-130305T0300Z/ /O.EXB.KGGW.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130305T0300Z/ PRAIRIE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...TERRY 312 AM MST MON MAR 4 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GLASGOW HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING. * MAIN IMPACT...3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW AND WINDS GUSTING IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE-HALF MILE AT TIMES. * OTHER IMPACTS...ALL ROADS AND HIGHWAYS WILL BE SLICK AND DANGEROUS WITH DRIFTING PRIMARILY ACROSS EAST-WEST ROUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTY. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY...USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ MTZ017-022-023-041800- /O.UPG.KGGW.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-130305T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KGGW.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130305T0000Z/ CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN VALLEY-GARFIELD-MCCONE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLASGOW...FORT PECK...HINSDALE... FRAZER...JORDAN...CIRCLE 312 AM MST MON MAR 4 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GLASGOW HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING. * MAIN IMPACT...4 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW AND WINDS GUSTING IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE-HALF MILE AT TIMES. * OTHER IMPACTS...ALL ROADS AND HIGHWAYS WILL BE SLICK AND DANGEROUS WITH DRIFTING PRIMARILY ACROSS EAST-WEST ROUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTY. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY...USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ MTZ061-041800- /O.CON.KGGW.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130305T0000Z/ NORTHERN VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OPHEIM 312 AM MST MON MAR 4 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND PERSIST THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * MAIN IMPACT...5 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW AND WINDS GUSTING IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE-HALF MILE AT TIMES. * OTHER IMPACTS...ALL ROADS AND HIGHWAYS WILL BE SLICK AND DANGEROUS WITH DRIFTING PRIMARILY ACROSS EAST-WEST ROUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTY. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY...USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ MTZ016-021-059-060-041800- /O.CON.KGGW.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-130305T0000Z/ CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PHILLIPS-PETROLEUM-NORTHERN PHILLIPS- SOUTHWEST PHILLIPS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MALTA...SACO...WINNETT...WHITEWATER... ZORTMAN 312 AM MST MON MAR 4 2013 ...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...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND PERSIST THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * MAIN IMPACT...3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW COMBINED WITH WINDS OCCASIONALLY GUSTING UP TO 30 MPH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO BELOW ONE MILE AT TIMES. * OTHER IMPACTS...ALL ROADS AND HIGHWAYS WILL BE SLICK AND DANGEROUS WITH DRIFTING PRIMARILY ACROSS EAST-WEST ROUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTY. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY...USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. TO GET THE LATEST INFORMATION ON ROAD CONDITIONS...CALL THE MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ROAD REPORT NUMBER BY DIALING 5 1 1. && $$
6 follow-up statements
909 WWUS45 KGGW 041748 WSWGGW URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT 1048 AM MST MON MAR 4 2013 .A STRONG WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO SLIDE SOUTHEAST THROUGH EASTERN MONTANA TODAY AND INTO THE DAKOTAS LATE TONIGHT. STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE WITH THE STORM...PRODUCING SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WHICH IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY EVENING AFTER WHICH...THE SNOW AND WIND WILL TAPER OFF FROM THE NORTHWEST. MTZ019-024-062-050000- /O.CON.KGGW.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130305T0300Z/ SHERIDAN-RICHLAND-EASTERN ROOSEVELT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PLENTYWOOD...MEDICINE LAKE...SIDNEY... FAIRVIEW...CULBERTSON 1048 AM MST MON MAR 4 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION TODAY AND PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WINDS FROM THE NORTH AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS TO 50 MPH IN BLOWING SNOW WILL EASILY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE-QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...7 TO 10 INCHES. * OTHER IMPACTS...SEVERE DRIVING CONDITIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED ACROSS THE AREA. ROADWAYS WILL BECOME DRIFTED SHUT FROM BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. NEWBORN LIVESTOCK WILL NEED TO BE PROTECTED AGAINST THE ELEMENTS TODAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF TRAPPED IN THE BLIZZARD DO NOT LEAVE YOUR CAR. DISORIENTATION CAN OCCUR QUICKLY IN LOW TEMPERATURES AND WHITE OUT CONDITIONS WHICH CAN LEAD TO A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. && $$ MTZ018-020-050000- /O.CON.KGGW.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130305T0000Z/ DANIELS-WESTERN ROOSEVELT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOBEY...WOLF POINT...POPLAR 1048 AM MST MON MAR 4 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING... SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION TODAY AND PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WINDS FROM THE NORTH AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS TO 50 MPH IN BLOWING SNOW WILL EASILY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE-QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 9 INCHES. * OTHER IMPACTS...SEVERE DRIVING CONDITIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED ACROSS THE AREA. ROADWAYS WILL BECOME DRIFTED SHUT FROM BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. NEWBORN LIVESTOCK WILL NEED TO BE PROTECTED AGAINST THE ELEMENTS TODAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF TRAPPED IN THE BLIZZARD DO NOT LEAVE YOUR CAR. DISORIENTATION CAN OCCUR QUICKLY IN LOW TEMPERATURES AND WHITE OUT CONDITIONS WHICH CAN LEAD TO A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. && $$ MTZ017-022-023-061-050000- /O.CON.KGGW.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130305T0000Z/ CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN VALLEY-GARFIELD-MCCONE-NORTHERN VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLASGOW...FORT PECK...HINSDALE... FRAZER...JORDAN...CIRCLE...OPHEIM 1048 AM MST MON MAR 4 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND PERSIST THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. WESTERN AREAS OF VALLEY AND GARFIELD COUNTIES WILL SEE SNOW ENDING BUT WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE PATCHY BLOWING SNOW. * MAIN IMPACT...4 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW AND WINDS GUSTING IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE-HALF MILE AT TIMES. * OTHER IMPACTS...ALL ROADS AND HIGHWAYS WILL BE SLICK AND DANGEROUS WITH DRIFTING PRIMARILY ACROSS EAST-WEST ROUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTY. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY...USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ MTZ026-050000- /O.CON.KGGW.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130305T0300Z/ PRAIRIE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...TERRY 1048 AM MST MON MAR 4 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING. * MAIN IMPACT...3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW AND WINDS GUSTING IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH...AND UP TO 50 MPH AT TIMES...WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE- HALF MILE AT TIMES. * OTHER IMPACTS...ALL ROADS AND HIGHWAYS WILL BE SLICK AND DANGEROUS WITH DRIFTING PRIMARILY ACROSS EAST-WEST ROUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTY. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY...USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ MTZ025-027-050000- /O.CON.KGGW.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130305T0300Z/ DAWSON-WIBAUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENDIVE...RICHEY...WIBAUX 1048 AM MST MON MAR 4 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING. * MAIN IMPACT...4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW AND WINDS GUSTING IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH...AND UP TO 50 MPH AT TIMES...WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE-HALF MILE AT TIMES. * OTHER IMPACTS...ALL ROADS AND HIGHWAYS WILL BE SLICK AND DANGEROUS WITH DRIFTING PRIMARILY ACROSS EAST-WEST ROUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTY. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY...USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ MTZ016-021-059-060-050000- /O.CON.KGGW.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-130305T0000Z/ CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PHILLIPS-PETROLEUM-NORTHERN PHILLIPS- SOUTHWEST PHILLIPS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MALTA...SACO...WINNETT...WHITEWATER... ZORTMAN 1048 AM MST MON MAR 4 2013 ...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...LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND PERSIST THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG WINDS WILL PICK UP THE SNOW AND CONTINUE TO PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW. * MAIN IMPACT...3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW COMBINED WITH WINDS OCCASIONALLY GUSTING UP TO 30 MPH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO BELOW ONE MILE AT TIMES. * OTHER IMPACTS...ALL ROADS AND HIGHWAYS WILL BE SLICK AND DANGEROUS WITH DRIFTING PRIMARILY ACROSS EAST-WEST ROUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTY. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY...USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. TO GET THE LATEST INFORMATION ON ROAD CONDITIONS...CALL THE MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ROAD REPORT NUMBER BY DIALING 5 1 1. && $$
809 WWUS45 KGGW 041823 WSWGGW URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT 1123 AM MST MON MAR 4 2013 .A STRONG WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO SLIDE SOUTHEAST THROUGH EASTERN MONTANA TODAY AND INTO THE DAKOTAS LATE TONIGHT. STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE WITH THE STORM...PRODUCING SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WHICH IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY EVENING AFTER WHICH...THE SNOW AND WIND WILL TAPER OFF FROM THE NORTHWEST. MTZ027-050000- /O.CAN.KGGW.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130305T0300Z/ /O.EXA.KGGW.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130305T0300Z/ WIBAUX- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WIBAUX 1123 AM MST MON MAR 4 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GLASGOW HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WINDS FROM THE NORTH AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS TO 50 MPH IN BLOWING SNOW WILL EASILY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE-QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 6 INCHES. * OTHER IMPACTS...SEVERE DRIVING CONDITIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED ACROSS THE AREA. ROADWAYS WILL BECOME DRIFTED SHUT FROM BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. NEWBORN LIVESTOCK WILL NEED TO BE PROTECTED AGAINST THE ELEMENTS TODAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF TRAPPED IN THE BLIZZARD DO NOT LEAVE YOUR CAR. DISORIENTATION CAN OCCUR QUICKLY IN LOW TEMPERATURES AND WHITE OUT CONDITIONS WHICH CAN LEAD TO A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. && $$ MTZ019-024-062-050000- /O.CON.KGGW.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130305T0300Z/ SHERIDAN-RICHLAND-EASTERN ROOSEVELT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PLENTYWOOD...MEDICINE LAKE...SIDNEY... FAIRVIEW...CULBERTSON 1123 AM MST MON MAR 4 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION TODAY AND PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WINDS FROM THE NORTH AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS TO 50 MPH IN BLOWING SNOW WILL EASILY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE-QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...7 TO 10 INCHES. * OTHER IMPACTS...SEVERE DRIVING CONDITIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED ACROSS THE AREA. ROADWAYS WILL BECOME DRIFTED SHUT FROM BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. NEWBORN LIVESTOCK WILL NEED TO BE PROTECTED AGAINST THE ELEMENTS TODAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF TRAPPED IN THE BLIZZARD DO NOT LEAVE YOUR CAR. DISORIENTATION CAN OCCUR QUICKLY IN LOW TEMPERATURES AND WHITE OUT CONDITIONS WHICH CAN LEAD TO A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. && $$ MTZ018-020-050000- /O.CON.KGGW.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130305T0000Z/ DANIELS-WESTERN ROOSEVELT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOBEY...WOLF POINT...POPLAR 1123 AM MST MON MAR 4 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING... SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION TODAY AND PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WINDS FROM THE NORTH AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS TO 50 MPH IN BLOWING SNOW WILL EASILY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE-QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 9 INCHES. * OTHER IMPACTS...SEVERE DRIVING CONDITIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED ACROSS THE AREA. ROADWAYS WILL BECOME DRIFTED SHUT FROM BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. NEWBORN LIVESTOCK WILL NEED TO BE PROTECTED AGAINST THE ELEMENTS TODAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF TRAPPED IN THE BLIZZARD DO NOT LEAVE YOUR CAR. DISORIENTATION CAN OCCUR QUICKLY IN LOW TEMPERATURES AND WHITE OUT CONDITIONS WHICH CAN LEAD TO A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. && $$ MTZ017-022-023-061-050000- /O.CON.KGGW.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130305T0000Z/ CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN VALLEY-GARFIELD-MCCONE-NORTHERN VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLASGOW...FORT PECK...HINSDALE... FRAZER...JORDAN...CIRCLE...OPHEIM 1123 AM MST MON MAR 4 2013 ...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...LIGHT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND PERSIST THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. WESTERN AREAS OF VALLEY AND GARFIELD COUNTIES WILL SEE SNOW ENDING BUT WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE PATCHY BLOWING SNOW. * MAIN IMPACT...4 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW AND WINDS GUSTING IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE-HALF MILE AT TIMES. * OTHER IMPACTS...ALL ROADS AND HIGHWAYS WILL BE SLICK AND DANGEROUS WITH DRIFTING PRIMARILY ACROSS EAST-WEST ROUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTY. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY...USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ MTZ026-050000- /O.CON.KGGW.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130305T0300Z/ PRAIRIE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...TERRY 1123 AM MST MON MAR 4 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING. * MAIN IMPACT...3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW AND WINDS GUSTING IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH...AND UP TO 50 MPH AT TIMES...WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE- HALF MILE AT TIMES. * OTHER IMPACTS...ALL ROADS AND HIGHWAYS WILL BE SLICK AND DANGEROUS WITH DRIFTING PRIMARILY ACROSS EAST-WEST ROUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTY. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY...USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ MTZ025-050000- /O.CON.KGGW.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130305T0300Z/ DAWSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENDIVE...RICHEY 1123 AM MST MON MAR 4 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING. * MAIN IMPACT...4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW AND WINDS GUSTING IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH...AND UP TO 50 MPH AT TIMES...WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE-HALF MILE AT TIMES. * OTHER IMPACTS...ALL ROADS AND HIGHWAYS WILL BE SLICK AND DANGEROUS WITH DRIFTING PRIMARILY ACROSS EAST-WEST ROUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTY. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY...USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ MTZ016-021-059-060-050000- /O.CON.KGGW.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-130305T0000Z/ CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PHILLIPS-PETROLEUM-NORTHERN PHILLIPS- SOUTHWEST PHILLIPS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MALTA...SACO...WINNETT...WHITEWATER... ZORTMAN 1123 AM MST MON MAR 4 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND PERSIST THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG WINDS WILL PICK UP THE SNOW AND CONTINUE TO PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW. * MAIN IMPACT...3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW COMBINED WITH WINDS OCCASIONALLY GUSTING UP TO 30 MPH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO BELOW ONE MILE AT TIMES. * OTHER IMPACTS...ALL ROADS AND HIGHWAYS WILL BE SLICK AND DANGEROUS WITH DRIFTING PRIMARILY ACROSS EAST-WEST ROUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTY. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY...USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. TO GET THE LATEST INFORMATION ON ROAD CONDITIONS...CALL THE MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ROAD REPORT NUMBER BY DIALING 5 1 1. && $$
045 WWUS45 KGGW 042121 WSWGGW URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT 221 PM MST MON MAR 4 2013 .A STRONG WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO SLIDE SOUTHEAST THROUGH EASTERN MONTANA TODAY AND INTO THE DAKOTAS LATE TONIGHT. STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE WITH THE STORM...PRODUCING SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WHICH IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY EVENING AFTER WHICH...THE SNOW AND WIND WILL TAPER OFF FROM THE NORTHWEST. MTZ016-021-059-060-042230- /O.CAN.KGGW.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-130305T0000Z/ CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PHILLIPS-PETROLEUM-NORTHERN PHILLIPS- SOUTHWEST PHILLIPS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MALTA...SACO...WINNETT...WHITEWATER... ZORTMAN 221 PM MST MON MAR 4 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GLASGOW HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. THE WINTER STORM HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA. HOWEVER STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WIND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING WHICH WILL PRODUCE PATCHY BLOWING SNOW IN SOME AREAS. $$ MTZ019-024-027-062-050300- /O.CON.KGGW.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130305T0300Z/ SHERIDAN-RICHLAND-WIBAUX-EASTERN ROOSEVELT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PLENTYWOOD...MEDICINE LAKE...SIDNEY... FAIRVIEW...WIBAUX...CULBERTSON 221 PM MST MON MAR 4 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION TODAY AND PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WINDS FROM THE NORTH AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS TO 50 MPH IN BLOWING SNOW WILL EASILY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE-QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...7 TO 10 INCHES. * OTHER IMPACTS...SEVERE DRIVING CONDITIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED ACROSS THE AREA. ROADWAYS WILL BECOME DRIFTED SHUT FROM BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. NEWBORN LIVESTOCK WILL NEED TO BE PROTECTED AGAINST THE ELEMENTS TODAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF TRAPPED IN THE BLIZZARD DO NOT LEAVE YOUR CAR. DISORIENTATION CAN OCCUR QUICKLY IN LOW TEMPERATURES AND WHITE OUT CONDITIONS WHICH CAN LEAD TO A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. && $$ MTZ018-020-050000- /O.CON.KGGW.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130305T0000Z/ DANIELS-WESTERN ROOSEVELT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOBEY...WOLF POINT...POPLAR 221 PM MST MON MAR 4 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING... SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION TODAY AND PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WINDS FROM THE NORTH AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS TO 50 MPH IN BLOWING SNOW WILL EASILY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE-QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 9 INCHES. * OTHER IMPACTS...SEVERE DRIVING CONDITIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED ACROSS THE AREA. ROADWAYS WILL BECOME DRIFTED SHUT FROM BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. NEWBORN LIVESTOCK WILL NEED TO BE PROTECTED AGAINST THE ELEMENTS TODAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF TRAPPED IN THE BLIZZARD DO NOT LEAVE YOUR CAR. DISORIENTATION CAN OCCUR QUICKLY IN LOW TEMPERATURES AND WHITE OUT CONDITIONS WHICH CAN LEAD TO A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. && $$ MTZ017-022-023-061-050000- /O.CON.KGGW.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130305T0000Z/ CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN VALLEY-GARFIELD-MCCONE-NORTHERN VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLASGOW...FORT PECK...HINSDALE... FRAZER...JORDAN...CIRCLE...OPHEIM 221 PM MST MON MAR 4 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND PERSIST THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. WESTERN AREAS OF VALLEY AND GARFIELD COUNTIES WILL SEE SNOW ENDING BUT WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE PATCHY BLOWING SNOW. * MAIN IMPACT...4 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW AND WINDS GUSTING IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE-HALF MILE AT TIMES. * OTHER IMPACTS...ALL ROADS AND HIGHWAYS WILL BE SLICK AND DANGEROUS WITH DRIFTING PRIMARILY ACROSS EAST-WEST ROUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTY. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY...USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ MTZ026-050300- /O.CON.KGGW.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130305T0300Z/ PRAIRIE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...TERRY 221 PM MST MON MAR 4 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING. * MAIN IMPACT...3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW AND WINDS GUSTING IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH...AND UP TO 50 MPH AT TIMES...WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE- HALF MILE AT TIMES. * OTHER IMPACTS...ALL ROADS AND HIGHWAYS WILL BE SLICK AND DANGEROUS WITH DRIFTING PRIMARILY ACROSS EAST-WEST ROUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTY. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY...USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ MTZ025-050300- /O.CON.KGGW.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130305T0300Z/ DAWSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENDIVE...RICHEY 221 PM MST MON MAR 4 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING. * MAIN IMPACT...4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW AND WINDS GUSTING IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH...AND UP TO 50 MPH AT TIMES...WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE-HALF MILE AT TIMES. * OTHER IMPACTS...ALL ROADS AND HIGHWAYS WILL BE SLICK AND DANGEROUS WITH DRIFTING PRIMARILY ACROSS EAST-WEST ROUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTY. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY...USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$
380 WWUS45 KGGW 042132 WSWGGW URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT 232 PM MST MON MAR 4 2013 .A STRONG WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO SLIDE SOUTHEAST THROUGH EASTERN MONTANA TODAY AND INTO THE DAKOTAS LATE TONIGHT. STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE WITH THE STORM...PRODUCING SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WHICH IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY EVENING AFTER WHICH...THE SNOW AND WIND WILL TAPER OFF FROM THE NORTHWEST. MTZ017-022-042245- /O.CAN.KGGW.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130305T0000Z/ CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN VALLEY-GARFIELD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLASGOW...FORT PECK...HINSDALE... FRAZER...JORDAN 232 PM MST MON MAR 4 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GLASGOW HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. THE WINTER STORM HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA. HOWEVER STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WIND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING WHICH WILL PRODUCE PATCHY BLOWING SNOW IN SOME AREAS. $$ MTZ019-024-027-062-050300- /O.CON.KGGW.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130305T0300Z/ SHERIDAN-RICHLAND-WIBAUX-EASTERN ROOSEVELT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PLENTYWOOD...MEDICINE LAKE...SIDNEY... FAIRVIEW...WIBAUX...CULBERTSON 232 PM MST MON MAR 4 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION TODAY AND PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WINDS FROM THE NORTH AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS TO 50 MPH IN BLOWING SNOW WILL EASILY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE-QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...7 TO 10 INCHES. * OTHER IMPACTS...SEVERE DRIVING CONDITIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED ACROSS THE AREA. ROADWAYS WILL BECOME DRIFTED SHUT FROM BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. NEWBORN LIVESTOCK WILL NEED TO BE PROTECTED AGAINST THE ELEMENTS TODAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF TRAPPED IN THE BLIZZARD DO NOT LEAVE YOUR CAR. DISORIENTATION CAN OCCUR QUICKLY IN LOW TEMPERATURES AND WHITE OUT CONDITIONS WHICH CAN LEAD TO A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. && $$ MTZ018-020-050000- /O.CON.KGGW.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130305T0000Z/ DANIELS-WESTERN ROOSEVELT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOBEY...WOLF POINT...POPLAR 232 PM MST MON MAR 4 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING... SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION TODAY AND PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WINDS FROM THE NORTH AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS TO 50 MPH IN BLOWING SNOW WILL EASILY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE-QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 9 INCHES. * OTHER IMPACTS...SEVERE DRIVING CONDITIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED ACROSS THE AREA. ROADWAYS WILL BECOME DRIFTED SHUT FROM BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. NEWBORN LIVESTOCK WILL NEED TO BE PROTECTED AGAINST THE ELEMENTS TODAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF TRAPPED IN THE BLIZZARD DO NOT LEAVE YOUR CAR. DISORIENTATION CAN OCCUR QUICKLY IN LOW TEMPERATURES AND WHITE OUT CONDITIONS WHICH CAN LEAD TO A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. && $$ MTZ023-061-050000- /O.CON.KGGW.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130305T0000Z/ MCCONE-NORTHERN VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CIRCLE...OPHEIM 232 PM MST MON MAR 4 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND PERSIST THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * MAIN IMPACT...4 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW AND WINDS GUSTING IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE-HALF MILE AT TIMES. * OTHER IMPACTS...ALL ROADS AND HIGHWAYS WILL BE SLICK AND DANGEROUS WITH DRIFTING PRIMARILY ACROSS EAST-WEST ROUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTY. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY...USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ MTZ026-050300- /O.CON.KGGW.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130305T0300Z/ PRAIRIE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...TERRY 232 PM MST MON MAR 4 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING. * MAIN IMPACT...3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW AND WINDS GUSTING IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH...AND UP TO 50 MPH AT TIMES...WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE-HALF MILE AT TIMES. * OTHER IMPACTS...ALL ROADS AND HIGHWAYS WILL BE SLICK AND DANGEROUS WITH DRIFTING PRIMARILY ACROSS EAST-WEST ROUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTY. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY...USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ MTZ025-050300- /O.CON.KGGW.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130305T0300Z/ DAWSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENDIVE...RICHEY 232 PM MST MON MAR 4 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING. * MAIN IMPACT...4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW AND WINDS GUSTING IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH...AND UP TO 50 MPH AT TIMES...WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE-HALF MILE AT TIMES. * OTHER IMPACTS...ALL ROADS AND HIGHWAYS WILL BE SLICK AND DANGEROUS WITH DRIFTING PRIMARILY ACROSS EAST-WEST ROUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTY. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY...USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$
105 WWUS45 KGGW 042329 WSWGGW URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT 429 PM MST MON MAR 4 2013 .A STRONG WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO SLIDE SOUTHEAST THROUGH EASTERN MONTANA THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE DAKOTAS LATE TONIGHT. STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE WITH THE STORM...PRODUCING SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WHICH IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY EVENING AFTER WHICH...THE SNOW AND WIND WILL TAPER OFF FROM THE NORTHWEST. MTZ018-020-050030- /O.CAN.KGGW.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130305T0000Z/ DANIELS-WESTERN ROOSEVELT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOBEY...WOLF POINT...POPLAR 429 PM MST MON MAR 4 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GLASGOW HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. THE WINTER STORM HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA. HOWEVER STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WIND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING WHICH WILL PRODUCE PATCHY BLOWING SNOW IN SOME AREAS. $$ MTZ023-061-050030- /O.CAN.KGGW.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130305T0000Z/ MCCONE-NORTHERN VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CIRCLE...OPHEIM 429 PM MST MON MAR 4 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GLASGOW HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. THE WINTER STORM HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA. HOWEVER STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WIND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING WHICH WILL PRODUCE PATCHY BLOWING SNOW IN SOME AREAS. $$ MTZ019-024-027-062-050300- /O.CON.KGGW.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130305T0300Z/ SHERIDAN-RICHLAND-WIBAUX-EASTERN ROOSEVELT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PLENTYWOOD...MEDICINE LAKE...SIDNEY... FAIRVIEW...WIBAUX...CULBERTSON 429 PM MST MON MAR 4 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION TODAY AND PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WINDS FROM THE NORTH AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS TO 50 MPH IN BLOWING SNOW WILL EASILY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE-QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...7 TO 10 INCHES. * OTHER IMPACTS...SEVERE DRIVING CONDITIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED ACROSS THE AREA. ROADWAYS WILL BECOME DRIFTED SHUT FROM BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. NEWBORN LIVESTOCK WILL NEED TO BE PROTECTED AGAINST THE ELEMENTS TODAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF TRAPPED IN THE BLIZZARD DO NOT LEAVE YOUR CAR. DISORIENTATION CAN OCCUR QUICKLY IN LOW TEMPERATURES AND WHITE OUT CONDITIONS WHICH CAN LEAD TO A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. && $$ MTZ026-050300- /O.CON.KGGW.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130305T0300Z/ PRAIRIE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...TERRY 429 PM MST MON MAR 4 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING. * MAIN IMPACT...3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW AND WINDS GUSTING IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH...AND UP TO 50 MPH AT TIMES...WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE-HALF MILE AT TIMES. * OTHER IMPACTS...ALL ROADS AND HIGHWAYS WILL BE SLICK AND DANGEROUS WITH DRIFTING PRIMARILY ACROSS EAST-WEST ROUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTY. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY...USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ MTZ025-050300- /O.CON.KGGW.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130305T0300Z/ DAWSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENDIVE...RICHEY 429 PM MST MON MAR 4 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING. * MAIN IMPACT...4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW AND WINDS GUSTING IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH...AND UP TO 50 MPH AT TIMES...WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE-HALF MILE AT TIMES. * OTHER IMPACTS...ALL ROADS AND HIGHWAYS WILL BE SLICK AND DANGEROUS WITH DRIFTING PRIMARILY ACROSS EAST-WEST ROUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTY. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY...USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$
158 WWUS45 KGGW 050257 WSWGGW URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT 757 PM MST MON MAR 4 2013 ...WINTER STORM MOVING EAST AWAY FROM MONTANA TONIGHT... .BLIZZARD AND WINTER STORM CONDITIONS HAVE SUBSIDED AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES INTO THE REGION FROM THE WEST. MTZ019-024-027-062-050400- /O.CAN.KGGW.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130305T0300Z/ SHERIDAN-RICHLAND-WIBAUX-EASTERN ROOSEVELT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PLENTYWOOD...MEDICINE LAKE...SIDNEY... FAIRVIEW...WIBAUX...CULBERTSON 757 PM MST MON MAR 4 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GLASGOW HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. SNOW HAS ENDED...VISIBILITIES HAVE IMPROVED TO MORE THAN TWO MILES...AND WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED ENOUGH TO NO LONGER POSE THE THREAT OF A BLIZZARD EXPERIENCED EARLIER TODAY. LINGERING AREAS OF PATCHY BLOWING SNOW MAY KEEP VISIBILITIES BELOW SIX MILES TONIGHT. SIGNIFICANT SNOW DRIFTS WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. $$ MTZ025-026-050400- /O.CAN.KGGW.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130305T0300Z/ DAWSON-PRAIRIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENDIVE...RICHEY...TERRY 757 PM MST MON MAR 4 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GLASGOW HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. SNOW HAS ENDED...VISIBILITIES HAVE IMPROVED TO MORE THAN TWO MILES...AND WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED ENOUGH TO NO LONGER POSE THE THREAT OF A WINTER STORM EXPERIENCED EARLIER TODAY. LINGERING AREAS OF PATCHY BLOWING SNOW MAY KEEP VISIBILITIES BELOW SIX MILES TONIGHT. SIGNIFICANT SNOW DRIFTS WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this blizzard warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Glasgow, MT wrote its last area forecast discussion before this blizzard warning went out at Mar 3, 9:28 PM MST, 5 hours 44 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 3, 9:28 PM MST, 5 hours 44 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT 928 PM MST SUN MAR 3 2013 .SHORT TERM...FOR NORTHEAST MONTANA...TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY... SENT AN UPDATE TONIGHT TO START ALL HEADLINES WITH ALL FROZEN PRECIPITATION GIVEN OBSERVATIONS AND REPORTS ACROSS THE ENTIRE CWA. PROMINENT DRY SLOT IS EVIDENT IN REGIONAL RADAR MOSAIC IMAGE...BUT SNOW IS NOW BEGINNING TO FILL IN FROM THE NORTH ALREADY OVER NORTHERN PHILLIPS COUNTY. AFTER ANOTHER LOOK AND MODEL DATA...GIVEN THESE REPORTS TONIGHT...FELT IT WAS BEST TO UPGRADE N VALLEY...W ROOSEVELT...AND RICHLAND ZONES TO WINTER STORM WARNING. BASICALLY THOSE 3 ZONES FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST WILL DELINEATE THE NARROW GRADIENT OF AROUND 9 INCHES TOWARD THE NORTHEAST ON THAT LINE AND AROUND 3 INCHES TOWARD THE SOUTHWEST OF THAT LINE. SNOW ACCUMULATION REPORTS ARE STARTING TO COME IN GENERALLY CONFIRMING THIS IDEA. BMICKELSON PREVIOUS SHORT TERM DISCUSSION...THE UPPER LEVEL CLOSED LOW CENTER MOVES FROM THE NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE CWA TONIGHT. MODELS SHOW A DRY SLOT WRAPPING AROUND THE CENTER OF THE UPPER LOW. SO EXPECT THE DRY SLOT TO MOVE IN FROM THE SOUTHWEST THIS EVENING...WHICH WILL JUSTIFY LOWER EVENING POPS. THE MAIN PRECIPITATION BAND WILL BE ACROSS THE NORTHERN TIER AND EASTERN ZONES. AS THE LOW CENTER DROPS FURTHER TO THE SOUTHEAST IT WILL DRAG THE AREA OF ENHANCED PRECIPITATION SOUTH ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA AFTER MIDNIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING. BY MONDAY AFTERNOON MOST OF THE HEAVY PRECIPITATION WILL HAVE MOVED INTO NORTH DAKOTA. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF FROM THE NORTHWEST. MODELS REMAIN CONSISTENT SO DID NOT ADJUST POPS OR QPF MUCH. MONDAY EVENING SHOULD EXPECT ONLY VERY LIGHT SNOW THAT SHOULD END BY MIDNIGHT. THE MODELS INDICATE CLEARING AS AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE PUSHES IN. CAA TAPERS OFF MONDAY EVENING BUT THE CLEARING SKIES WILL COOL ALREADY COLD TEMPERATURES. SO EXPECT SINGLE DIGITS OVERNIGHT AND NOT A VERY WARM TUESDAY. TONIGHT AND MONDAY...WITH GOOD MODEL AGREEMENT CONTINUED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES AND STORM WARNINGS WITHOUT CHANGE FOR TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. ANTICIPATING SNOW AMOUNTS FROM 2 OR MORE INCHES IN THE SOUTHWEST UP TO 8 INCHES IN THE FAR NORTHEAST...ALONG WITH STRONG WINDS PRODUCING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. AS THE UPPER LOW MOVES ACROSS EASTERN MONTANA TONIGHT...TROWAL WRAPS PARTIALLY INTO THE STATE AND WILL PROVIDE ADDITIONAL DYNAMICS TO ENHANCE PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS... ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE NORTHEAST. PUSH OF COLD AIR INTO THE SYSTEM WILL CHANGE RAIN TO SNOW FROM THE WEST THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. WINDS ALSO WILL BE INCREASING WITH COLD AIR ADVECTION BRINGING AT LEAST PART OF THE 40+ KNOTS 850MB WINDS TO THE SURFACE FROM EARLY MONDAY MORNING IN THE WEST...TO THE ENTIRE CWA BY DAYBREAK. POOR VISIBILITY FROM SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ALONG WITH DRIFTING WILL RESULT IN POOR TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGHOUT MONDAY. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF FROM FROM THE WEST LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING AS THE STORM SYSTEM PUSHES THROUGH THE DAKOTAS. WINDS WILL BE SLOWER TO DIMINISH BUT WILL WEAKEN OVERNIGHT WITH HIGH PRESSURE MOVING INTO EASTERN MONTANA. TUESDAY...THE NEXT UPPER RIDGE BEGINS BUILDING INTO THE STATE... ALTHOUGH WITH FRESH SNOW COVER TEMPERATURES WILL BE SLOW TO REBOUND. NEMONT WILL BE SQUEEZED BETWEEN A SURFACE HIGH IN THE EAST AND A SURFACE TROUGH TO THE WEST WHICH WILL INCREASE SOUTHEAST WINDS...ADDING TO THE DISCOMFORT OF THE COOL TEMPERATURES. SCT .LONG TERM...TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY... THE LONG TERM FORECAST PERIOD BEGINS AS NORTHEAST MONTANA FINDS ITSELF REGIONALLY SURROUNDED BY LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS...NORTHERN CANADA...MID MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY...AND JUST OFF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST...AND COMFORTABLY AND LOCALLY SUPPORTED BY A SHORT WAVE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE. MODELS IN VERY GOOD AGREEMENT SHOWING AN INITIAL DRY PATTERN. KEPT POPS NIL OR NEAR NIL FOR WEDNESDAY MORNING AND WEDNESDAY. BY WEDNESDAY EVENING...THE UPPER LEVEL FLOW TURNS MORE SOUTHWESTERLY AHEAD OF THE NEXT DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. MODEL CONSENSUS DEPICTING THE ASSOCIATED INCREASE IN MOISTURE AND QPF. CHOSE TO SHOW THAT FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT WITH SOME CHANCE POPS WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. KEPT IT FAIRLY BROAD-BRUSHED FOR NOW UNTIL IT APPROACHES THE SHORT TERM TIME FRAME TO ALLOW MORE DETAIL. BEGINNING THURSDAY...UPPER LEVEL FLOW REGIME SEEMS TO SPLIT OFF INTO A SOUTHERN CUT OFF LOW AND AND NORTHERN SHORT WAVE TROUGH. MOST OF THE ENERGY AND MOISTURE REPRESENTED BY THE MODEL QPF SEEMS TO CONGREGATE JUST SOUTH OF OUR CWA FROM THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST PERIOD. EXPECT TEMPERATURES TO TREND JUST SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. BMICKELSON && .AVIATION... WARM FRONTAL BAND IS OVER THE EASTERN TAF SITES FOR MVFR/IFR CONDITIONS. BEHIND THE FRONT KGGW IS IN THE DRY SLOT FOR LOW VFR CONDITIONS. THE COLD AIR WILL USHER IN THE LOWERING CEILINGS AND FLIGHT CATEGORIES AFTER 06Z. MORNING FLIGHTS WILL BE IMPACTED BY POSSIBLE AIRPORT MINIMUM DELAYS WITH WIND DRIVEN SNOW AND LOW CEILINGS. DO EXPECT TOWARDS THE END OF THE TAF CYCLE AROUND 00Z FOR IMPROVEMENT TO MVFR FOR COMMERCIAL TRAFFIC TO BE LESS IMPACTED. PROTON && .GLASGOW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PHILLIPS...CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN VALLEY...PETROLEUM... GARFIELD...MCCONE...NORTHERN PHILLIPS...SOUTHWEST PHILLIPS. WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY FOR DANIELS...WESTERN ROOSEVELT...NORTHERN VALLEY. WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 8 PM MST MONDAY FOR SHERIDAN... RICHLAND...EASTERN ROOSEVELT. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM MST MONDAY FOR DAWSON... PRAIRIE...WIBAUX. && WEATHER.GOV/GLASGOW
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 3, 9:38 PM MST, 5 hours 34 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT 938 PM MST SUN MAR 3 2013 MTZ016-017-021>023-025>027-059-060-041100- CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PHILLIPS-CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN VALLEY- PETROLEUM-GARFIELD-MCCONE-DAWSON-PRAIRIE-WIBAUX-NORTHERN PHILLIPS- SOUTHWEST PHILLIPS- 938 PM MST SUN MAR 3 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST MONTANA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT A WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT NORTHEAST MONTANA WITH ACCUMULATING SNOW TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING AS COLDER TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO FILTER INTO THE REGION FROM THE NORTHWEST. STRONGER WINDS FROM THE NORTH WILL ENCROACH INTO WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA LATE TONIGHT. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS IN EFFECT FOR TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY SNOW WILL CONTINUE ON MONDAY WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES. INCREASING STRONG WINDS MONDAY MORNING WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW MAKING FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY CONTINUES INTO MONDAY EVENING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. MTZ018>020-024-061-062-041100- DANIELS-SHERIDAN-WESTERN ROOSEVELT-RICHLAND-NORTHERN VALLEY- EASTERN ROOSEVELT- 938 PM MST SUN MAR 3 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST MONTANA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT A WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT NORTHEAST MONTANA WITH ACCUMULATING SNOW TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING AS COLDER TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO FILTER INTO THE REGION FROM THE NORTHWEST. AREA ROADWAYS HAVE BECOME SLIPPERY IN WET SNOW AND SLUSH TONIGHT. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS IN EFFECT FOR TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY SNOW WILL CONTINUE ON MONDAY WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 9 INCHES EXPECTED FROM THE STORM. INCREASING WINDS MONDAY MORNING WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW MAKING FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. THE WINTER STORM WARNING CONTINUES INTO MONDAY EVENING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Mar 3, 9:59 PM MST, 5 hours 13 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT
959 PM MST SUN MAR 3 2013
...TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
...DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0900 PM SNOW SCOBEY 48.79N 105.42W
03/03/2013 E3.0 INCH DANIELS MT PUBLIC
LOTS OF DRIFTING SNOW
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IRIS SYSTEMLocal storm report, Mar 3, 10:00 PM MST, 5 hours 12 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT
1000 PM MST SUN MAR 3 2013
...TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
...DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0920 PM SNOW CULBERTSON 48.14N 104.52W
03/03/2013 E1.5 INCH ROOSEVELT MT PUBLIC
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IRIS SYSTEMLocal storm report, Mar 3, 10:01 PM MST, 5 hours 11 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT
1001 PM MST SUN MAR 3 2013
...TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
...DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0740 PM SNOW BREDETTE 48.51N 105.30W
03/03/2013 M1.0 INCH ROOSEVELT MT COOP OBSERVER
24 HOUR SNOWFALL
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IRIS SYSTEMLocal storm report, Mar 3, 10:04 PM MST, 5 hours 8 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT
1004 PM MST SUN MAR 3 2013
...TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
...DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0900 PM SNOW BAINVILLE 48.14N 104.22W
03/03/2013 M0.8 INCH ROOSEVELT MT COOP OBSERVER
24 HOUR SNOWFALL TOTAL
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IRIS SYSTEMLocal storm report, Mar 3, 10:27 PM MST, 4 hours 45 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT
1027 PM MST SUN MAR 3 2013
...TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
...DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1024 PM SNOW 5 S OPHEIM 48.78N 106.41W
03/03/2013 E4 INCH VALLEY MT TRAINED SPOTTER
STILL SNOWING
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IRIS SYSTEMLocal storm report, Mar 3, 10:59 PM MST, 4 hours 13 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT
1059 PM MST SUN MAR 3 2013
...TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
...DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1055 PM SNOW 8 SSW SAINT PHILLIP 46.73N 104.22W
03/03/2013 E5.0 INCH WIBAUX MT TRAINED SPOTTER
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IRIS SYSTEMNearby
Blizzard Warnings in Montana, 2013Every blizzard warning in 2013
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.