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Blizzard Warning 2, NWS Billings, MT

February 10, 2014Park County, Stillwater County, Sweet Grass County, Montana

NWS Billings, MT issued this blizzard warning at Feb 10, 2014, 3:48 AM MST for Park County, Stillwater County, Sweet Grass County, Montana. It took effect at Feb 10, 2014, 11:00 AM MST. It was in force for 22 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
Feb 10, 2014, 3:48 AM MST (10:48 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 10, 2014, 11:00 AM MST
Expired
Feb 11, 2014, 8:53 AM MST
In force
22 hr
Issued by
NWS Billings, MT

Counties Park County, MT, Stillwater County, MT, Sweet Grass County, MT

The radar

The Billings radar (KBLX), 107 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:47 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Great_falls, MT (KTFX), launched 00:00Z, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 206 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Great_falls, MT at 00:00Z on 2014-02-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Great_falls, MT at 00:00Z on 2014-02-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 209 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1006 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
43 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
209 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
204 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

081 
WWUS45 KBYZ 101048
WSWBYZ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
348 AM MST MON FEB 10 2014

MTZ041-065-066-111100-
/O.NEW.KBYZ.BZ.W.0002.140210T1800Z-140211T1800Z/
NORTHERN SWEET GRASS-LIVINGSTON AREA-BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF...BIG TIMBER...MELVILLE...LIVINGSTON...
SPRINGDALE...FISHTAIL...MCLEOD...NYE
348 AM MST MON FEB 10 2014

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 AM
MST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 AM MST
TUESDAY. 

* TIMING...GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP BY EARLY THIS
  AFTERNOON AND INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY CREATING BLOWING AND
  DRIFTING SNOW. STRONGEST WINDS AND MOST SEVERE BLIZZARD
  CONDITIONS WILL BE BETWEEN 9 PM TONIGHT AND 9 AM TUESDAY.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS...WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS
  OF 50 MPH TONIGHT WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...WITH
  FREQUENT VISIBILITIES OF LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE AROUND
  LIVINGSTON...BIG TIMBER...AND NYE.

* IMPACTS...SEVERE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...RESULTING IN WHITE
  OUT CONDITIONS AND LARGE DRIFTS OVER AREA ROADWAYS. EXPECT
  DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OR
FREQUENT GUSTS OF OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE
FALLING AND OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL
BECOME POOR WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THOSE VENTURING
OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED SO PERSONS IN THE WARNING
AREA ARE ADVISED TO STAY INDOORS.

&&

$$

MTZ028-029-034-035-038-039-042-056-057-063-111100-
/O.NEW.KBYZ.WW.Y.0010.140211T0000Z-140211T1800Z/
SOUTHERN WHEATLAND-MUSSELSHELL-NORTHERN STILLWATER-YELLOWSTONE-
SOUTHERN BIG HORN-EASTERN CARBON-GOLDEN VALLEY-
RED LODGE FOOTHILLS-NORTHERN BIG HORN-JUDITH GAP-
INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF...HARLOWTON...TWODOT...SHAWMUT...
ROUNDUP...MELSTONE...MUSSELSHELL...COLUMBUS...ABSAROKEE...
PARK CITY...REED POINT...RAPELJE...BILLINGS...LAUREL...HUNTLEY...
POMPEYS PILLAR...CUSTER...BROADVIEW...LODGE GRASS...PRYOR...
WYOLA...FORT SMITH...BRIDGER...JOLIET...FROMBERG...BELFRY...
WARREN...RYEGATE...LAVINA...RED LODGE...ROBERTS...ROSCOE...
HARDIN...CROW AGENCY...BUSBY...JUDITH GAP
348 AM MST MON FEB 10 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
11 AM MST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM MST TUESDAY.

* TIMING...GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP BY THIS EVENING AND
  INCREASE OVERNIGHT CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. STRONGEST
  WINDS WILL BE BETWEEN 9 PM TONIGHT AND 9 AM TUESDAY.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS...WITH GUSTS
  APPROACHING 40 MPH TONIGHT WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING
  SNOW...WITH GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL
  MONTANA

* IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...RESULTING IN
  DECREASED VISIBILITY AND DRIFTS OVER AREA ROADWAYS. TRAVEL
  CONDITIONS WILL BE DIFFICULT IN SPOTS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY CAN BE ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER
WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...SLEET...
FREEZING RAIN...AND EXTREME WIND CHILLS.

&&

$$

HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/BILLINGS
4 follow-up statements
441 
WWUS45 KBYZ 102206
WSWBYZ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
306 PM MST MON FEB 10 2014

MTZ041-065-066-111800-
/O.CON.KBYZ.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140211T1800Z/
NORTHERN SWEET GRASS-LIVINGSTON AREA-BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF...BIG TIMBER...MELVILLE...LIVINGSTON...
SPRINGDALE...FISHTAIL...MCLEOD...NYE
306 PM MST MON FEB 10 2014

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST TUESDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST TUESDAY. 

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH TONIGHT WILL
  WILL LIFT THE SNOW ON THE GROUND TO CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.
  EXPECT VISIBILITIES OF LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE AROUND
  LIVINGSTON...BIG TIMBER...AND NYE.

* TIMING...GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND
  INCREASE OVERNIGHT CREATING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. STRONGEST
  WINDS AND MOST SEVERE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE BETWEEN 9 PM
  TONIGHT AND 9 AM TUESDAY.

* IMPACTS...SEVERE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...RESULTING IN
  WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND LARGE DRIFTS OVER AREA
  ROADWAYS...INCLUDING I-90. EXPECT DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OR
FREQUENT GUSTS OF OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE
FALLING AND OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL
BECOME POOR WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THOSE VENTURING
OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED SO PERSONS IN THE WARNING
AREA ARE ADVISED TO STAY INDOORS.

&&

$$

MTZ030>033-036-037-058-112215-
/O.EXB.KBYZ.WW.Y.0010.140211T1300Z-140212T0700Z/
TREASURE-NORTHERN ROSEBUD-CUSTER-FALLON-POWDER RIVER-CARTER-
SOUTHERN ROSEBUD-
INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF...HYSHAM...BIGHORN...COLSTRIP...
FORSYTH...INGOMAR...ANGELA...MILES CITY...ISMAY...VOLBORG...
BAKER...PLEVNA...WEBSTER...BROADUS...BIDDLE...POWDERVILLE...
SONNETTE...EKALAKA...ALZADA...HAMMOND...BELLTOWER...LAME DEER...
ASHLAND...BIRNEY
306 PM MST MON FEB 10 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO
MIDNIGHT MST TUESDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT MST TUESDAY NIGHT.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND BECOME HEAVY AT
  TIMES TUESDAY EVENING. SNOW WILL END TUESDAY NIGHT.

* SNOW AMOUNTS...1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED. LOCALLY
  HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED IN SNOW BANDS.

* WINDS...15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 35 MPH WILL CAUSE
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

* IMPACTS...POOR VISIBILITY IN LOCALLY HEAVY SNOWFALL...ALONG WITH
  ROADS BECOMING SLICK AND SNOW COVERED WILL MAKE TRAVEL
  HAZARDOUS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY CAN BE ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER
WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...SLEET...
FREEZING RAIN...AND EXTREME WIND CHILLS.

&&

$$

MTZ028-029-034-035-038-039-042-056-057-063-112215-
/O.EXT.KBYZ.WW.Y.0010.140211T0000Z-140212T0700Z/
SOUTHERN WHEATLAND-MUSSELSHELL-NORTHERN STILLWATER-YELLOWSTONE-
SOUTHERN BIG HORN-EASTERN CARBON-GOLDEN VALLEY-
RED LODGE FOOTHILLS-NORTHERN BIG HORN-JUDITH GAP-
INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF...HARLOWTON...TWODOT...SHAWMUT...
ROUNDUP...MELSTONE...MUSSELSHELL...COLUMBUS...ABSAROKEE...
PARK CITY...REED POINT...RAPELJE...BILLINGS...LAUREL...HUNTLEY...
POMPEYS PILLAR...CUSTER...BROADVIEW...LODGE GRASS...PRYOR...
WYOLA...FORT SMITH...BRIDGER...JOLIET...FROMBERG...BELFRY...
WARREN...RYEGATE...LAVINA...RED LODGE...ROBERTS...ROSCOE...
HARDIN...CROW AGENCY...BUSBY...JUDITH GAP
306 PM MST MON FEB 10 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST
TUESDAY NIGHT...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS NOW IN
EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TUESDAY NIGHT.

* TIMING...GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND
  INCREASE OVERNIGHT CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. STRONGEST
  WINDS WILL BE BETWEEN 9 PM TONIGHT AND 9 AM TUESDAY. THEN...SNOW
  WILL DEVELOP TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH
  TUESDAY EVENING. SNOW WILL END TUESDAY NIGHT.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS...WITH GUSTS 
  APPROACHING 40 MPH TONIGHT WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING 
  SNOW...WITH GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES ACROSS SOUTH 
  CENTRAL MONTANA.

* SNOW AMOUNTS...1 TO 3 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
  EXPECTED WHERE SNOW BANDS DEVELOP.

* IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...RESULTING IN
  DECREASED VISIBILITY AND DRIFTS OVER AREA ROADWAYS. TRAVEL
  CONDITIONS WILL BE DIFFICULT IN SPOTS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
  AREAS. NEW SNOW WILL FALL TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING CREATING
  POOR VISIBILITY AND SLICK...SNOW COVERED ROADS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY CAN BE ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER
WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...SLEET...
FREEZING RAIN...AND EXTREME WIND CHILLS.

&&

$$

HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/BILLINGS
104 
WWUS45 KBYZ 110421
WSWBYZ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
921 PM MST MON FEB 10 2014

MTZ041-065-066-111800-
/O.CON.KBYZ.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140211T1800Z/
NORTHERN SWEET GRASS-LIVINGSTON AREA-BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF...BIG TIMBER...MELVILLE...LIVINGSTON...
SPRINGDALE...FISHTAIL...MCLEOD...NYE
921 PM MST MON FEB 10 2014

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST TUESDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST TUESDAY. 

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH TONIGHT WILL
  WILL LIFT THE SNOW ON THE GROUND TO CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.
  EXPECT VISIBILITIES OF A QUARTER MILE OR LESS AROUND
  LIVINGSTON...BIG TIMBER...AND NYE.

* TIMING...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS EVENING AND
  OVERNIGHT CREATING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THE STRONGEST
  WINDS AND MOST SEVERE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE BETWEEN 11 PM
  TONIGHT AND 9 AM TUESDAY.

* IMPACTS...SEVERE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...RESULTING IN
  WHITEOUT TO NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND LARGE DRIFTS OVER AREA
  ROADWAYS...INCLUDING I-90. EXPECT DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OR
FREQUENT GUSTS OF OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE
FALLING AND OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL
BECOME POOR WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THOSE VENTURING
OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED SO PERSONS IN THE WARNING
AREA ARE ADVISED TO STAY INDOORS.

&&

$$

MTZ028-029-034-035-038-039-042-056-057-063-120430-
/O.CON.KBYZ.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-140212T0700Z/
SOUTHERN WHEATLAND-MUSSELSHELL-NORTHERN STILLWATER-YELLOWSTONE-
SOUTHERN BIG HORN-EASTERN CARBON-GOLDEN VALLEY-
RED LODGE FOOTHILLS-NORTHERN BIG HORN-JUDITH GAP-
INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF...HARLOWTON...TWODOT...SHAWMUT...
ROUNDUP...MELSTONE...MUSSELSHELL...COLUMBUS...ABSAROKEE...
PARK CITY...REED POINT...RAPELJE...BILLINGS...LAUREL...HUNTLEY...
POMPEYS PILLAR...CUSTER...BROADVIEW...LODGE GRASS...PRYOR...
WYOLA...FORT SMITH...BRIDGER...JOLIET...FROMBERG...BELFRY...
WARREN...RYEGATE...LAVINA...RED LODGE...ROBERTS...ROSCOE...
HARDIN...CROW AGENCY...BUSBY...JUDITH GAP
921 PM MST MON FEB 10 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST
TUESDAY NIGHT...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TUESDAY NIGHT.

* TIMING...GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING
  SNOW. STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE BETWEEN 11 PM TONIGHT AND 9 AM
  TUESDAY. THEN...SNOW WILL DEVELOP TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND BECOME
  HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. SNOW WILL END TUESDAY
  NIGHT.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS...WITH GUSTS
  APPROACHING 45 MPH TONIGHT WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING
  SNOW...WITH GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES.

* SNOW AMOUNTS...1 TO 3 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS 
  EXPECTED WHERE SNOW BANDS DEVELOP.

* IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...RESULTING IN 
  DECREASED VISIBILITY AND DRIFTS OVER AREA ROADWAYS. TRAVEL 
  CONDITIONS WILL BE DIFFICULT IN SPOTS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN 
  AREAS. NEW SNOW WILL FALL TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING 
  CREATING POOR VISIBILITY AND SLICK...SNOW COVERED ROADS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY CAN BE ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER
WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...SLEET...
FREEZING RAIN...AND EXTREME WIND CHILLS.

&&

$$

MTZ030>033-036-037-058-120430-
/O.CON.KBYZ.WW.Y.0010.140211T1300Z-140212T0700Z/
TREASURE-NORTHERN ROSEBUD-CUSTER-FALLON-POWDER RIVER-CARTER-
SOUTHERN ROSEBUD-
INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF...HYSHAM...BIGHORN...COLSTRIP...
FORSYTH...INGOMAR...ANGELA...MILES CITY...ISMAY...VOLBORG...
BAKER...PLEVNA...WEBSTER...BROADUS...BIDDLE...POWDERVILLE...
SONNETTE...EKALAKA...ALZADA...HAMMOND...BELLTOWER...LAME DEER...
ASHLAND...BIRNEY
921 PM MST MON FEB 10 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO
MIDNIGHT MST TUESDAY NIGHT...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN
EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT MST TUESDAY NIGHT.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND BECOME HEAVY 
  AT TIMES TUESDAY EVENING. SNOW WILL END TUESDAY NIGHT. 

* SNOW AMOUNTS...1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED. LOCALLY 
  HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED IN SNOW BANDS.

* WINDS...15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 35 MPH WILL CAUSE 
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

* IMPACTS...POOR VISIBILITY IN LOCALLY HEAVY SNOWFALL...ALONG
  WITH ROADS BECOMING SLICK AND SNOW COVERED WILL MAKE TRAVEL 
  HAZARDOUS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY CAN BE ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER
WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...SLEET...
FREEZING RAIN...AND EXTREME WIND CHILLS.

&&

$$

HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/BILLINGS
011 
WWUS45 KBYZ 111139
WSWBYZ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
439 AM MST TUE FEB 11 2014

MTZ041-065-066-111800-
/O.CON.KBYZ.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140211T1800Z/
NORTHERN SWEET GRASS-LIVINGSTON AREA-BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF...BIG TIMBER...MELVILLE...LIVINGSTON...
SPRINGDALE...FISHTAIL...MCLEOD...NYE
439 AM MST TUE FEB 11 2014

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS
MORNING...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS
MORNING. 

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH YET THIS
  MORNING WILL LIFT THE SNOW ON THE GROUND TO CREATE BLIZZARD
  CONDITIONS. EXPECT SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES AROUND
  LIVINGSTON...BIG TIMBER...AND NYE.

* TIMING...VISIBILITIES WILL BE THE LOWEST THIS
  MORNING...IMPROVING THIS AFTERNOON AS TEMPERATURES WARM AND
  WINDS DECREASE SLIGHTLY.

* IMPACTS...SEVERE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...RESULTING IN 
  WHITEOUT TO NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND LARGE DRIFTS OVER 
  AREA ROADWAYS...INCLUDING I-90. EXPECT DANGEROUS TRAVEL 
  CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OR
FREQUENT GUSTS OF OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE
FALLING AND OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL
BECOME POOR WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THOSE VENTURING
OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED SO PERSONS IN THE WARNING
AREA ARE ADVISED TO STAY INDOORS.

&&

$$

MTZ028-029-034-035-038-039-042-056-057-063-120700-
/O.CON.KBYZ.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-140212T0700Z/
SOUTHERN WHEATLAND-MUSSELSHELL-NORTHERN STILLWATER-YELLOWSTONE-
SOUTHERN BIG HORN-EASTERN CARBON-GOLDEN VALLEY-
RED LODGE FOOTHILLS-NORTHERN BIG HORN-JUDITH GAP-
INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF...HARLOWTON...TWODOT...SHAWMUT...
ROUNDUP...MELSTONE...MUSSELSHELL...COLUMBUS...ABSAROKEE...
PARK CITY...REED POINT...RAPELJE...BILLINGS...LAUREL...HUNTLEY...
POMPEYS PILLAR...CUSTER...BROADVIEW...LODGE GRASS...PRYOR...
WYOLA...FORT SMITH...BRIDGER...JOLIET...FROMBERG...BELFRY...
WARREN...RYEGATE...LAVINA...RED LODGE...ROBERTS...ROSCOE...
HARDIN...CROW AGENCY...BUSBY...JUDITH GAP
439 AM MST TUE FEB 11 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST
TONIGHT...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT.

* TIMING...GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING
  SNOW. STRONGEST WINDS WILL TAPER OFF LATER THIS MORNING.
  THEN...SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS MORNING AND BECOME HEAVY AT
  TIMES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SNOW WILL END TONIGHT.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...SOUTHWEST WINDS...WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 40
  MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW YET THIS MORNING...WITH
  AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES.

* SNOW...INTENSE SNOWFALL RATES POSSIBLE WITH SOME HEAVIER SNOW
  SHOWERS...PRODUCING A QUICK 1 TO 2 INCHES IN AN HOUR. TOTAL
  ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY
  HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE IN HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS.

* IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...RESULTING IN
  DECREASED VISIBILITY AND DRIFTS OVER AREA ROADWAYS. TRAVEL
  CONDITIONS WILL BE DIFFICULT IN SPOTS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
  AREAS. NEW SNOW WILL FALL THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING CREATING
  POOR VISIBILITY AND SLICK...SNOW COVERED ROADS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY CAN BE ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER
WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...SLEET...
FREEZING RAIN...AND EXTREME WIND CHILLS.

&&

$$

MTZ030>033-036-037-058-120700-
/O.CON.KBYZ.WW.Y.0010.140211T1300Z-140212T0700Z/
TREASURE-NORTHERN ROSEBUD-CUSTER-FALLON-POWDER RIVER-CARTER-
SOUTHERN ROSEBUD-
INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF...HYSHAM...BIGHORN...COLSTRIP...
FORSYTH...INGOMAR...ANGELA...MILES CITY...ISMAY...VOLBORG...
BAKER...PLEVNA...WEBSTER...BROADUS...BIDDLE...POWDERVILLE...
SONNETTE...EKALAKA...ALZADA...HAMMOND...BELLTOWER...LAME DEER...
ASHLAND...BIRNEY
439 AM MST TUE FEB 11 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST
TONIGHT...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATER THIS MORNING AND BECOME HEAVY
  AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SNOW WILL END TONIGHT.

* SNOW...INTENSE SNOWFALL RATES POSSIBLE WITH SOME HEAVIER SNOW
  SHOWERS...PRODUCING A QUICK 1 TO 2 INCHES IN AN HOUR. TOTAL
  ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY
  HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE IN HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS.

* WINDS...15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 35 MPH WILL CAUSE 
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

* IMPACTS...POOR VISIBILITY IN LOCALLY HEAVY SNOWFALL...ALONG 
  WITH ROADS BECOMING SLICK AND SNOW COVERED WILL MAKE TRAVEL 
  HAZARDOUS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY CAN BE ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER
WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...SLEET...
FREEZING RAIN...AND EXTREME WIND CHILLS.

&&

$$

HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/BILLINGS
210 
WWUS45 KBYZ 111553
WSWBYZ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
853 AM MST TUE FEB 11 2014

MTZ041-065-066-120700-
/O.CAN.KBYZ.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140211T1800Z/
/O.EXA.KBYZ.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-140212T0700Z/
NORTHERN SWEET GRASS-LIVINGSTON AREA-BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF...BIG TIMBER...MELVILLE...LIVINGSTON...
SPRINGDALE...FISHTAIL...MCLEOD...NYE
853 AM MST TUE FEB 11 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT...
...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT. 

* TIMING...GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING
  SNOW...MAINLY THIS MORNING. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP
  LATE THIS MORNING WITH HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS PRODUCING STRONG WIND
  GUSTS THIS AFTERNOON. 

* SNOW...SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP BY AFTERNOON WITH BRIEF BUT
  INTENSE SNOWFALL RATES POSSIBLE WITH SOME HEAVIER SNOW
  SHOWERS...PRODUCING A QUICK 1 TO 2 INCHES IN AN HOUR. 

* IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN
  OPEN AREAS. THIS WILL RESULT IN DECREASED VISIBILITY AND DRIFTS
  OVER ROADWAYS. SNOW SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING MAY
  CREATE POOR VISIBILITY AND SLICK ROADS.


&&

$$

MTZ028-029-034-035-038-039-042-056-057-063-120700-
/O.CON.KBYZ.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-140212T0700Z/
SOUTHERN WHEATLAND-MUSSELSHELL-NORTHERN STILLWATER-YELLOWSTONE-
SOUTHERN BIG HORN-EASTERN CARBON-GOLDEN VALLEY-
RED LODGE FOOTHILLS-NORTHERN BIG HORN-JUDITH GAP-
INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF...HARLOWTON...TWODOT...SHAWMUT...
ROUNDUP...MELSTONE...MUSSELSHELL...COLUMBUS...ABSAROKEE...
PARK CITY...REED POINT...RAPELJE...BILLINGS...LAUREL...HUNTLEY...
POMPEYS PILLAR...CUSTER...BROADVIEW...LODGE GRASS...PRYOR...
WYOLA...FORT SMITH...BRIDGER...JOLIET...FROMBERG...BELFRY...
WARREN...RYEGATE...LAVINA...RED LODGE...ROBERTS...ROSCOE...
HARDIN...CROW AGENCY...BUSBY...JUDITH GAP
853 AM MST TUE FEB 11 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST
TONIGHT...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT.

* TIMING...GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING
  SNOW. STRONGEST WINDS WILL TAPER OFF LATER THIS MORNING.
  THEN...SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS MORNING WITH BRIEF
  BUT HEAVY INTENSITY AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SNOW
  WILL END TONIGHT.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...SOUTHWEST WINDS...WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 45
  MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THIS MORNING...WITH
  AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES.

* SNOW...INTENSE SNOWFALL RATES POSSIBLE WITH SOME HEAVIER SNOW 
  SHOWERS...PRODUCING A QUICK 1 TO 2 INCHES IN AN HOUR. TOTAL 
  ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY 
  HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE IN HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS.

* IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...RESULTING IN
  DECREASED VISIBILITY AND DRIFTS OVER AREA ROADWAYS. TRAVEL
  CONDITIONS WILL BE DIFFICULT IN SPOTS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
  AREAS. SNOW SHOWERS WILL FALL THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING
  CREATING POOR VISIBILITY AND SLICK ROADS ALONG WITH LOCALIZED
  STRONG WIND GUSTS.


&&

$$

MTZ030>033-036-037-058-120700-
/O.CON.KBYZ.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-140212T0700Z/
TREASURE-NORTHERN ROSEBUD-CUSTER-FALLON-POWDER RIVER-CARTER-
SOUTHERN ROSEBUD-
INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF...HYSHAM...BIGHORN...COLSTRIP...
FORSYTH...INGOMAR...ANGELA...MILES CITY...ISMAY...VOLBORG...
BAKER...PLEVNA...WEBSTER...BROADUS...BIDDLE...POWDERVILLE...
SONNETTE...EKALAKA...ALZADA...HAMMOND...BELLTOWER...LAME DEER...
ASHLAND...BIRNEY
853 AM MST TUE FEB 11 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST
TONIGHT...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATER THIS MORNING WITH SOME HEAVY
  SNOW SHOWERS DEVELOPING THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SNOW WILL
  END TONIGHT.

* SNOW...INTENSE SNOWFALL RATES POSSIBLE WITH SOME HEAVIER SNOW 
  SHOWERS...PRODUCING A QUICK 1 TO 2 INCHES IN AN HOUR. TOTAL 
  ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY 
  HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE IN HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS.

* WINDS...15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH WILL CAUSE
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

* IMPACTS...POOR VISIBILITY IN LOCALLY HEAVY SNOWFALL...ALONG WITH
  ROADS BECOMING SLICK AND SNOW COVERED WILL MAKE TRAVEL
  DIFFICULT.

&&

$$

HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/BILLINGS

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 Billings, MT wrote its last area forecast discussion before this blizzard warning went out at Feb 10, 3:39 AM MST, 9 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 10, 3:39 AM MST, 9 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
339 AM MST MON FEB 10 2014

.SHORT TERM...VALID FOR TDY AND TUE...

SEVERAL CHANGES TO RELATIVELY CHALLENGING SHORT TERM FORECAST
AGAIN THIS MORNING...WITH MODELS REMAINING IN GOOD AGREEMENT.
GREATEST CHANGE CENTERED AROUND BLOWING SNOW CONCERNS FOR TODAY
AND TONIGHT...RESULTING IN THE ISSUANCE OF A BLIZZARD WARNING FOR
THE LIVINGSTON AND BIG TIMBER AREA AND A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
FOR MUCH OF THE REMAINING WESTERN ZONES FROM MUSSELSHELL COUNTY TO
BIG HORN COUNTY AND WEST. SEVERAL ADDITIONAL CHANGES CENTERED
AROUND ANOTHER CHANCE FOR PRECIP INTO THE REGION ON TUESDAY.

EVERYTHING STILL APPEARS ON TRACK FOR WINDY CONDITIONS DEVELOPING
THROUGH THE DAY TODAY ACROSS OUR WESTERN ZONES...WITH STRONGEST
WINDS EXPECTED LATE THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. DEVELOPMENT OF
STRONG LEESIDE TROFFING ACROSS OUR WESTERN ZONES SHOULD GET GAP
FLOW AREA WINDS MOVING BY EARLY AFTERNOON...WHICH WILL THEN
CONTINUE TO CLIMB THROUGH THE DAY INTO TONIGHT. THESE STRONG SOUTHWEST
WINDS SHOULD SPREAD ACROSS WESTERN ZONES THROUGH THE DAY AS
WELL...BUT WILL BE A BIT SLOWER TO REACH THE BILLINGS AREA.
ALTHOUGH STRONG AND GUSTY THESE WINDS WOULD BE OF LITTLE CONCERN
EXCEPT THAT THEY WILL BE BLOWING AROUND SEVERAL INCHES OF POWDERY
SNOW...CREATING VERY POOR VISIBILITY AND DRIFTING ISSUES. ISSUED
BLIZZARD WARNING FOR LIVINGSTON...BIG TIMBER...AND NYE
AREAS...BEGINNING AT 18Z TODAY. ALSO ISSUED WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY FOR OTHER WESTERN ZONES BEGINNING AT 00Z TUESDAY...AS
STRONGER WINDS BEGIN SPREADING EASTWARD. GREATEST IMPACTS WILL BE
BETWEEN ABOUT 03Z AND 15Z TUESDAY.

THE STRONGER WINDS WILL CONTINUE BEYOND 18Z TUESDAY...BUT WARMING
TEMPERATURES ABOVE FREEZING...AND A COLD FRONT AND POTENTIAL FOR
PRECIP ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION SHOULD SHUT OFF THE BULK OF THE
BLOWING SNOW ISSUES. THE AIRMASS TEMPERATURES DO NOT APPEAR TO
CHANGE MUCH...SO EXPECT TO LITTLE COOLING ASSOCIATED WITH THE
FRONT...AND OVERALL WARMUP TO CONTINUE. THIS WOULD BRING A CHANCE
FOR BLOWING SNOW TO THE EAST AS WINDS INCREASE WITH FROPA...BUT
SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS IN THE EAST HAVE BEEN SIGNIFICANTLY LESS
IMPRESSIVE THAN IN THE WEST. CURRENTLY FORECAST BRINGS PRIMARILY
RAIN INTO THE WEST...BASED ON TEMPERATURES IN THE 40S...WHICH
WOULD BRING ICY ROAD ISSUES TO THE FOREFRONT. IF HOWEVER...TEMPERATURES
REMAIN COOLER DUE SNOW COVER AND/OR CLOUD COVER...WINDS COULD BE A
BIGGER ISSUE WITH MORE BLOWING SNOW POTENTIAL...WITH BLOWING AND
DRIFTING OF NEW AND OLD SNOW. AAG
.LONG TERM...VALID FOR WED...THU...FRI...SAT...SUN...

WINDY AND MILD CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL INTO THE EXTENDED PERIOD
WITH A PROGRESSIVE NEAR ZONAL FLOW PATTERN. PIECES OF SHORT WAVE
ENERGY WILL MOVE RAPIDLY THROUGH THE FLOW ACROSS THE NORTHERN
ROCKIES. EACH WAVE WILL ENDUCE LEE SIDE PRESSURE FALLS...RESULTING
IN VERY WINDY CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT THIS
PATTERN WILL KEEP THE ARCTIC AIRMASS OUT OF THE REGION WITH
TEMPERATURES REBOUNDING TO SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL CONDITIONS WELL INTO
THE 40S MOST AREAS.

AS FOR PRECIPITATION...THESE UPPER LEVEL WAVES AND ASSOCIATED PACIFIC
MOISTURE WILL ENHANCE SNOW AT TIMES IN THE MOUNTAINS...ESPECIALLY
WEST FACING SLOPES. THE LOWER ELEVATIONS WILL BE INFLUENCED BY
THE DOWNSLOPE WIND PATTERN SO WHILE THERE IS A RISK OF A FEW
RAIN/SNOW SHOWERS WITH SOME STRONGER WAVES...NO ORGANIZED PRECIP
IS EXPECTED. FRIEDERS

&&

.AVIATION...

VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON WITH MOSTLY MID
AND UPPER LEVEL CLOUDINESS AFFECTING THE REGION. GUSTY
SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE BY THIS EVENING. BY
LATE EVENING AND INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS TONIGHT...EXPECT SOME
LOWER VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW FROM KLVM TO KBIL CORRIDOR. THE
LOWEST VISIBILITY WILL OCCUR AT KLVM WITH OCCASIONAL IFR TO LIFR
CONDITIONS DEVELOPING WITH WIND GUSTS EXEEDING 50 MPH AT TIMES.
FRIEDERS
&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMP/POPS...

    TDY TUE     WED     THU     FRI     SAT     SUN
-------------------------------------------------------
BIL 031 023/041 024/045 031/044 031/047 031/048 034/049
    3/S 15/W    21/N    22/W    23/W    21/B    11/N
LVM 035 027/044 025/047 034/047 034/049 035/053 038/053
    2/S 15/W    12/W    22/W    33/W    21/B    12/W
HDN 029 018/041 020/047 029/044 028/049 031/050 033/053
    3/S 15/W    31/B    22/W    23/W    21/B    11/B
MLS 019 014/038 016/042 025/037 025/042 027/044 029/047
    2/S 13/W    22/W    22/W    13/W    21/B    11/B
4BQ 025 018/038 022/047 029/043 025/046 027/048 029/056
    3/S 13/W    31/B    22/W    13/W    21/B    11/B
BHK 016 011/034 010/040 022/032 019/040 022/041 024/043
    2/S 13/J    22/W    22/J    13/W    21/B    11/B
SHR 031 018/041 019/044 027/044 026/049 028/051 029/051
    3/S 14/W    31/B    33/W    33/W    22/W    11/B

&&

.BYZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MT...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
      11 AM MST TUESDAY FOR ZONES 28-29-34-35-38-39-42-56-57-63.
     BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 AM
      MST TUESDAY FOR ZONES 41-65-66.
WY...NONE.

&&

WEATHER.GOV/BILLINGS
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 9, 3:20 PM MST, 12 hours 28 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
320 PM MST SUN FEB 9 2014

MTZ028>042-056>058-063>068-WYZ098-099-102230-
SOUTHERN WHEATLAND-MUSSELSHELL-TREASURE-NORTHERN ROSEBUD-CUSTER-
FALLON-NORTHERN STILLWATER-YELLOWSTONE-POWDER RIVER-CARTER-
SOUTHERN BIG HORN-EASTERN CARBON-NORTHERN PARK-
NORTHERN SWEET GRASS-GOLDEN VALLEY-RED LODGE FOOTHILLS-
NORTHERN BIG HORN-SOUTHERN ROSEBUD-JUDITH GAP-PARADISE VALLEY-
LIVINGSTON AREA-BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS-ABSAROKA/BEARTOOTH MOUNTAINS-
CRAZY MOUNTAINS-NORTHEAST BIG HORN MOUNTAINS-SHERIDAN FOOTHILLS-
320 PM MST SUN FEB 9 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
MONTANA...SOUTH CENTRAL MONTANA...SOUTHEAST MONTANA AND NORTH
CENTRAL WYOMING.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER THIS AFTERNOON
AND TONIGHT IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

A WINDY PATTERN WILL DEVELOP BEGINNING LATE MONDAY AND LINGERING
THROUGHOUT THE UPCOMING WEEK. SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL BECOME
GUSTY STARTING MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS
FROM BILLINGS WEST INTO THE LIVINGSTON AREA. WITH WIND GUSTS TO
AROUND 40 MPH IN AND AROUND THIS I-90 CORRIDOR...EXPECT AREAS OF
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...RESULTING IN POOR TRAVEL CONDITIONS
AND LOWERED VISIBILITIES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

The office that day

Everything else NWS Billings, MT issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 10, 3:48 AM MSTWinter Weather AdvisoryBYZBig Horn, Carbon, Carter, Custer, Fallon, Golden Valley and 8 more39 hr
Feb 10, 7:39 AM MSTSpecial Weather StatementBYZBig Horn, Yellowstone81 min

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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.