Alert archive / Montana / Blizzard Warnings in 2014
Blizzard Warning 3, NWS Billings, MT
NWS Billings, MT issued this blizzard warning at Mar 30, 2014, 10:18 AM MDT for Carter County, Fallon County, Montana. It took effect at Mar 30, 2014, 6:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 18 hr. 3 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 30, 2014, 10:18 AM MDT (16:18 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 30, 2014, 6:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Mar 31, 2014, 11:40 AM MDT
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Billings, MT
Counties Carter County, MT, Fallon County, MT
The radar
The Rapid City radar (KUDX), 238 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:20 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 31, 3:32 AM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 12 | 1 Sw Plevna, MT | TWITTER REPORT OF ABOUT 12 INCHES SOUTHWEST OF PLEVNA |
| Mar 31, 11:00 AM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 8 | 16 Sse Ekalaka, MT | |
| Mar 31, 11:00 AM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 15 | 20 Sse Baker, MT |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Rapid City, SD (KRAP), launched 12:00Z, 4.3 hours before the alert went out and 241 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
- 1798 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -47 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 180 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
892 WWUS45 KBYZ 301618 WSWBYZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 1018 AM MDT SUN MAR 30 2014 MTZ033-037-311630- /O.CAN.KBYZ.WS.W.0008.140331T0000Z-140401T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KBYZ.BZ.W.0003.140331T0000Z-140401T0000Z/ FALLON-CARTER- INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF...BAKER...PLEVNA...WEBSTER...EKALAKA... ALZADA...HAMMOND...BELLTOWER 1018 AM MDT SUN MAR 30 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM MDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM MDT MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...RAIN TODAY WILL TRANSITION TO SNOW THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING MONDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...7 TO 12 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED. * WIND/VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH GUSTING TO 50 MPH WILL CREATE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. * IMPACTS...HEAVY WET SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES...INCLUDING HIGHWAY 212 AND HIGHWAY 323. THE COMBINATION OF WET SNOW...STRONG WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL BE DANGEROUS FOR YOUNG LIVESTOCK. THE HEAVY WET SNOW AND STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE POWER OUTAGES ACROSS THE AREA. 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. && $$ MTZ067-068-311200- /O.CON.KBYZ.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140331T1200Z/ ABSAROKA/BEARTOOTH MOUNTAINS-CRAZY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF...COOKE CITY 1018 AM MDT SUN MAR 30 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT MONDAY. * TIMING...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE TODAY. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...ONE TO TWO FEET EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...HEAVY WET SNOW WILL MAKE HIGH COUNTRY ACTIVITIES AND TRAVEL DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES. AVALANCHE DANGER WILL LIKELY INCREASE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF SNOW IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MTZ031-032-057-311630- /O.CON.KBYZ.WS.W.0008.140331T0000Z-140401T0000Z/ NORTHERN ROSEBUD-CUSTER-NORTHERN BIG HORN- INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF...COLSTRIP...FORSYTH...INGOMAR... ANGELA...MILES CITY...ISMAY...VOLBORG...HARDIN...CROW AGENCY... BUSBY 1018 AM MDT SUN MAR 30 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM MDT MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM MDT MONDAY. * TIMING...RAIN TODAY WILL TRANSITION TO SNOW THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING MONDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...5 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...HEAVY WET SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES...INCLUDING PORTIONS OF I-90 AND I-94. THE COMBINATION OF WET SNOW AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL BE DANGEROUS FOR YOUNG LIVESTOCK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF SNOW IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ WYZ098-311630- /O.CON.KBYZ.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140401T0000Z/ NORTHEAST BIG HORN MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF...BURGESS JCT 1018 AM MDT SUN MAR 30 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT MONDAY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND BECOME HEAVY TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL DIMINISH BY EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...12 TO 18 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * WIND...NORTHERLY WINDS 20 MPH GUSTING TO 30 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...HEAVY WET SNOW WILL MAKE HIGH COUNTRY ACTIVITIES AND TRAVEL DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES...INCLUDING US-14. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF SNOW IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MTZ036-038-058-WYZ099-311630- /O.CON.KBYZ.WS.W.0008.140331T0000Z-140401T0000Z/ POWDER RIVER-SOUTHERN BIG HORN-SOUTHERN ROSEBUD- SHERIDAN FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF...BROADUS...BIDDLE...POWDERVILLE... SONNETTE...LODGE GRASS...PRYOR...WYOLA...FORT SMITH...LAME DEER... ASHLAND...BIRNEY...SHERIDAN...DAYTON...RANCHESTER...BIG HORN... STORY...CLEARMONT 1018 AM MDT SUN MAR 30 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM MDT MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM MDT MONDAY. * TIMING...RAIN TODAY WILL TRANSITION TO SNOW THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING MONDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...6 TO 12 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN ALONG THE BIG HORNS AND LAME DEER DIVIDE. * WIND...NORTHERLY WINDS 20 MPH GUSTING TO 30 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...HEAVY WET SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES...INCLUDING PORTIONS OF I-90...HIGHWAY 212 AND HIGHWAY 12. THE COMBINATION OF WET SNOW AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL BE DANGEROUS FOR YOUNG LIVESTOCK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF SNOW IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MTZ039-056-066-311630- /O.CON.KBYZ.WS.W.0008.140330T1800Z-140401T0000Z/ EASTERN CARBON-RED LODGE FOOTHILLS-BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF...BRIDGER...JOLIET...FROMBERG... BELFRY...WARREN...RED LODGE...ROBERTS...ROSCOE...FISHTAIL... MCLEOD...NYE 1018 AM MDT SUN MAR 30 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT MONDAY. * TIMING...RAIN AND SNOW WILL TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. * LOWER ELEVATION SNOW ACCUMULATION...5 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * FOOTHILLS SNOW ACCUMULATION...8 TO 16 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...HEAVY WET SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES...INCLUDING PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 212 AND HIGHWAY 78. THE COMBINATION OF WET SNOW AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL BE DANGEROUS FOR YOUNG LIVESTOCK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF SNOW IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MTZ029-030-035-311630- /O.CON.KBYZ.WW.Y.0020.140331T0000Z-140401T0000Z/ MUSSELSHELL-TREASURE-YELLOWSTONE- INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF...ROUNDUP...MELSTONE...MUSSELSHELL... HYSHAM...BIGHORN...BILLINGS...LAUREL...HUNTLEY...POMPEYS PILLAR... CUSTER...BROADVIEW 1018 AM MDT SUN MAR 30 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM MDT MONDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM MDT MONDAY. * TIMING...RAIN TODAY WILL TRANSITION TO SNOW THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE TONIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING MONDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE IN THE BULL MOUNTAINS. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND SNOW COVERED...MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. THIS INCLUDES I-90...I-94...AND US-87. 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. && $$ MTZ034-040-041-064-065-311630- /O.CON.KBYZ.WW.Y.0020.140331T0000Z-140401T0000Z/ NORTHERN STILLWATER-NORTHERN PARK-NORTHERN SWEET GRASS- PARADISE VALLEY-LIVINGSTON AREA- INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF...COLUMBUS...ABSAROKEE...PARK CITY... REED POINT...RAPELJE...CLYDE PARK...WILSALL...BIG TIMBER... MELVILLE...EMIGRANT...LIVINGSTON...SPRINGDALE 1018 AM MDT SUN MAR 30 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM MDT MONDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM MDT MONDAY. * TIMING...RAIN TODAY WILL TRANSITION TO SNOW BY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE TONIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING MONDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH HIGHEST AMOUNTS IN LOCATIONS CLOSEST TO THE FOOTHILLS. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND SNOW COVERED...MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. THIS INCLUDES I-90...US-89...AND US-191. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY CAN BE ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...SLEET... FREEZING RAIN...AND EXTREME WIND CHILLS. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/BILLINGS
5 follow-up statements
453 WWUS45 KBYZ 302130 WSWBYZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 330 PM MDT SUN MAR 30 2014 MTZ033-037-312130- /O.CON.KBYZ.BZ.W.0003.140331T0000Z-140401T0000Z/ FALLON-CARTER- INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF...BAKER...PLEVNA...WEBSTER...EKALAKA... ALZADA...HAMMOND...BELLTOWER 330 PM MDT SUN MAR 30 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT MONDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT MONDAY. * TIMING...RAIN WILL TRANSITION TO SNOW EARLY THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...7 TO 12 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED. * WIND/VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH GUSTING TO 50 MPH WILL CREATE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS...HEAVY WET SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES...INCLUDING HIGHWAY 212 AND HIGHWAY 323. THE COMBINATION OF WET SNOW...STRONG WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL BE DANGEROUS FOR YOUNG LIVESTOCK. THE HEAVY WET SNOW AND STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE POWER OUTAGES ACROSS THE AREA. 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. && $$ MTZ067-068-311200- /O.CON.KBYZ.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140331T1200Z/ ABSAROKA/BEARTOOTH MOUNTAINS-CRAZY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF...COOKE CITY 330 PM MDT SUN MAR 30 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT MONDAY. * TIMING...A FOOT OF SNOW HAS FALLEN OVER THE AREA AND AN ADDITIONAL FOOT OF SNOW IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION...ONE TO TWO FEET EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...HEAVY WET SNOW WILL MAKE HIGH COUNTRY ACTIVITIES AND TRAVEL DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES. AVALANCHE DANGER WILL LIKELY INCREASE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF SNOW IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MTZ031-032-057-312130- /O.CON.KBYZ.WS.W.0008.140331T0000Z-140401T0000Z/ NORTHERN ROSEBUD-CUSTER-NORTHERN BIG HORN- INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF...COLSTRIP...FORSYTH...INGOMAR... ANGELA...MILES CITY...ISMAY...VOLBORG...HARDIN...CROW AGENCY... BUSBY 330 PM MDT SUN MAR 30 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT MONDAY. * TIMING...RAIN TODAY WILL TRANSITION TO SNOW EARLY THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING MONDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...HEAVY WET SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES...INCLUDING PORTIONS OF I-90 AND I-94. THE COMBINATION OF WET SNOW AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL BE DANGEROUS FOR YOUNG LIVESTOCK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF SNOW IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MTZ036-038-058-WYZ099-312130- /O.CON.KBYZ.WS.W.0008.140331T0000Z-140401T0000Z/ POWDER RIVER-SOUTHERN BIG HORN-SOUTHERN ROSEBUD- SHERIDAN FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF...BROADUS...BIDDLE...POWDERVILLE... SONNETTE...LODGE GRASS...PRYOR...WYOLA...FORT SMITH...LAME DEER... ASHLAND...BIRNEY...SHERIDAN...DAYTON...RANCHESTER...BIG HORN... STORY...CLEARMONT 330 PM MDT SUN MAR 30 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT MONDAY. * TIMING...RAIN WILL TRANSITION TO SNOW EARLY THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING MONDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...6 TO 12 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN ALONG THE BIG HORNS AND LAME DEER DIVIDE. * WIND...NORTHERLY WINDS 20 MPH GUSTING TO 30 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...HEAVY WET SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES...INCLUDING PORTIONS OF I-90...HIGHWAY 212 AND HIGHWAY 12. THE COMBINATION OF WET SNOW AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL BE DANGEROUS FOR YOUNG LIVESTOCK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF SNOW IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ WYZ098-312130- /O.CON.KBYZ.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140401T0000Z/ NORTHEAST BIG HORN MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF...BURGESS JCT 330 PM MDT SUN MAR 30 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT MONDAY. * TIMING...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. THE SNOW WILL DIMINISH BY EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...12 TO 18 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * WIND...NORTHERLY WINDS 20 MPH GUSTING TO 30 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...HEAVY WET SNOW WILL MAKE HIGH COUNTRY ACTIVITIES AND TRAVEL DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES...INCLUDING US-14. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF SNOW IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MTZ039-056-066-312130- /O.CON.KBYZ.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140401T0000Z/ EASTERN CARBON-RED LODGE FOOTHILLS-BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF...BRIDGER...JOLIET...FROMBERG... BELFRY...WARREN...RED LODGE...ROBERTS...ROSCOE...FISHTAIL... MCLEOD...NYE 330 PM MDT SUN MAR 30 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT MONDAY. * TIMING...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. * LOWER ELEVATION SNOW ACCUMULATION...6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * FOOTHILLS SNOW ACCUMULATION...8 TO 16 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...HEAVY WET SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES...INCLUDING PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 212 AND HIGHWAY 78. THE COMBINATION OF WET SNOW AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL BE DANGEROUS FOR YOUNG LIVESTOCK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF SNOW IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MTZ029-030-035-312130- /O.CON.KBYZ.WW.Y.0020.140331T0000Z-140401T0000Z/ MUSSELSHELL-TREASURE-YELLOWSTONE- INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF...ROUNDUP...MELSTONE...MUSSELSHELL... HYSHAM...BIGHORN...BILLINGS...LAUREL...HUNTLEY...POMPEYS PILLAR... CUSTER...BROADVIEW 330 PM MDT SUN MAR 30 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT MONDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT MONDAY. * TIMING...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL DEVELOP EARLY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. THE SNOW WILL DIMINISH MONDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE IN THE BULL MOUNTAINS. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND SNOW COVERED...MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. THIS INCLUDES I-90...I-94...AND US-87. 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. && $$ MTZ034-040-041-064-065-312130- /O.CON.KBYZ.WW.Y.0020.140331T0000Z-140401T0000Z/ NORTHERN STILLWATER-NORTHERN PARK-NORTHERN SWEET GRASS- PARADISE VALLEY-LIVINGSTON AREA- INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF...COLUMBUS...ABSAROKEE...PARK CITY... REED POINT...RAPELJE...CLYDE PARK...WILSALL...BIG TIMBER... MELVILLE...EMIGRANT...LIVINGSTON...SPRINGDALE 330 PM MDT SUN MAR 30 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT MONDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT MONDAY. * TIMING...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF MONDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH HIGHEST AMOUNTS IN LOCATIONS CLOSEST TO THE FOOTHILLS. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND SNOW COVERED...MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. THIS INCLUDES I-90...US-89...AND US-191. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY CAN BE ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...SLEET... FREEZING RAIN...AND EXTREME WIND CHILLS. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/BILLINGS
716 WWUS45 KBYZ 310957 WSWBYZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 357 AM MDT MON MAR 31 2014 MTZ067-068-311100- /O.CAN.KBYZ.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140331T1200Z/ ABSAROKA/BEARTOOTH MOUNTAINS-CRAZY MOUNTAINS- 357 AM MDT MON MAR 31 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE MOUNTAINS THIS MORNING...BUT THE HEAVY SNOW HAS ENDED AND LITTLE TO NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. $$ MTZ033-037-010000- /O.CON.KBYZ.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140401T0000Z/ FALLON-CARTER- INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF...BAKER...PLEVNA...WEBSTER...EKALAKA... ALZADA...HAMMOND...BELLTOWER 357 AM MDT MON MAR 31 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THIS MORNING BEFORE DIMINISHING BY THIS AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION...7 TO 12 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED. * WIND/VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WINDS GUSTING AROUND 35 MPH THIS MORNING WILL CREATE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS...HEAVY WET SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES...INCLUDING HIGHWAY 212 AND HIGHWAY 323. THE COMBINATION OF WET SNOW...STRONG WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL BE DANGEROUS FOR YOUNG LIVESTOCK. THE HEAVY WET SNOW AND STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE POWER OUTAGES ACROSS THE AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OF OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BECOME POOR WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED SO PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED TO STAY INDOORS. && $$ MTZ031-032-057-010000- /O.CON.KBYZ.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140401T0000Z/ NORTHERN ROSEBUD-CUSTER-NORTHERN BIG HORN- INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF...COLSTRIP...FORSYTH...INGOMAR... ANGELA...MILES CITY...ISMAY...VOLBORG...HARDIN...CROW AGENCY... BUSBY 357 AM MDT MON MAR 31 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THIS MORNING BEFORE DIMINISHING BY MIDDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION...6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...HEAVY WET SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES...INCLUDING PORTIONS OF I-90 AND I-94. THE COMBINATION OF WET SNOW AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL BE DANGEROUS FOR YOUNG LIVESTOCK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF SNOW IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MTZ036-038-058-WYZ099-010000- /O.CON.KBYZ.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140401T0000Z/ POWDER RIVER-SOUTHERN BIG HORN-SOUTHERN ROSEBUD- SHERIDAN FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF...BROADUS...BIDDLE...POWDERVILLE... SONNETTE...LODGE GRASS...PRYOR...WYOLA...FORT SMITH...LAME DEER... ASHLAND...BIRNEY...SHERIDAN...DAYTON...RANCHESTER...BIG HORN... STORY...CLEARMONT 357 AM MDT MON MAR 31 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THIS MORNING BEFORE DIMINISHING BY MIDDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION...6 TO 12 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN ALONG THE BIG HORNS AND LAME DEER DIVIDE. * WIND...NORTHERLY WINDS 20 MPH GUSTING TO 30 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...HEAVY WET SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES...INCLUDING PORTIONS OF I-90...HIGHWAY 212 AND HIGHWAY 12. THE COMBINATION OF WET SNOW AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL BE DANGEROUS FOR YOUNG LIVESTOCK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF SNOW IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ WYZ098-010000- /O.CON.KBYZ.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140401T0000Z/ NORTHEAST BIG HORN MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF...BURGESS JCT 357 AM MDT MON MAR 31 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING. THE SNOW WILL DIMINISH BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION...12 TO 18 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * WIND...NORTHERLY WINDS 20 MPH GUSTING TO 30 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...HEAVY WET SNOW WILL MAKE HIGH COUNTRY ACTIVITIES AND TRAVEL DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES...INCLUDING US-14. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF SNOW IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MTZ039-056-066-010000- /O.CON.KBYZ.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140401T0000Z/ EASTERN CARBON-RED LODGE FOOTHILLS-BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF...BRIDGER...JOLIET...FROMBERG... BELFRY...WARREN...RED LODGE...ROBERTS...ROSCOE...FISHTAIL... MCLEOD...NYE 357 AM MDT MON MAR 31 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING AND WILL TAPER OFF BY THIS AFTERNOON. * LOWER ELEVATION SNOW ACCUMULATION...6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * FOOTHILLS SNOW ACCUMULATION...8 TO 16 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...HEAVY WET SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES...INCLUDING PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 212 AND HIGHWAY 78. THE COMBINATION OF WET SNOW AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL BE DANGEROUS FOR YOUNG LIVESTOCK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF SNOW IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MTZ029-030-035-010000- /O.CON.KBYZ.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-140401T0000Z/ MUSSELSHELL-TREASURE-YELLOWSTONE- INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF...ROUNDUP...MELSTONE...MUSSELSHELL... HYSHAM...BIGHORN...BILLINGS...LAUREL...HUNTLEY...POMPEYS PILLAR... CUSTER...BROADVIEW 357 AM MDT MON MAR 31 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING AND WILL TAPER OFF BY MIDDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE IN THE BULL MOUNTAINS. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND SNOW COVERED...MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. THIS INCLUDES I-90...I-94...AND US-87. 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. && $$ MTZ034-040-041-064-065-010000- /O.CON.KBYZ.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-140401T0000Z/ NORTHERN STILLWATER-NORTHERN PARK-NORTHERN SWEET GRASS- PARADISE VALLEY-LIVINGSTON AREA- INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF...COLUMBUS...ABSAROKEE...PARK CITY... REED POINT...RAPELJE...CLYDE PARK...WILSALL...BIG TIMBER... MELVILLE...EMIGRANT...LIVINGSTON...SPRINGDALE 357 AM MDT MON MAR 31 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING AND WILL TAPER OFF BY MIDDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH HIGHEST AMOUNTS IN LOCATIONS CLOSEST TO THE FOOTHILLS. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND SNOW COVERED...MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. THIS INCLUDES I-90...US-89...AND US-191. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY CAN BE ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...SLEET... FREEZING RAIN...AND EXTREME WIND CHILLS. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/BILLINGS
841 WWUS45 KBYZ 311154 WSWBYZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 554 AM MDT MON MAR 31 2014 MTZ039-056-066-311300- /O.CAN.KBYZ.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140401T0000Z/ EASTERN CARBON-RED LODGE FOOTHILLS-BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS- 554 AM MDT MON MAR 31 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. THE HEAVY SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS...AND THUS THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. LIGHT SNOW WILL LINGER THIS MORNING AND WILL RESULT IN LITTLE TO NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION. $$ MTZ034-040-041-064-065-311300- /O.CAN.KBYZ.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-140401T0000Z/ NORTHERN STILLWATER-NORTHERN PARK-NORTHERN SWEET GRASS- PARADISE VALLEY-LIVINGSTON AREA- 554 AM MDT MON MAR 31 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. THE SNOW HAS ENDED THIS MORNING...AND THUS THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. ANY LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS TODAY WILL RESULT IN LITTLE TO NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS. $$ MTZ033-037-010000- /O.CON.KBYZ.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140401T0000Z/ FALLON-CARTER- INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF...BAKER...PLEVNA...WEBSTER...EKALAKA... ALZADA...HAMMOND...BELLTOWER 554 AM MDT MON MAR 31 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THIS MORNING BEFORE DIMINISHING BY THIS AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION...7 TO 12 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED. * WIND/VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WINDS GUSTING AROUND 35 MPH THIS MORNING WILL CREATE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS...HEAVY WET SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES...INCLUDING HIGHWAY 212 AND HIGHWAY 323. THE COMBINATION OF WET SNOW...STRONG WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL BE DANGEROUS FOR YOUNG LIVESTOCK. THE HEAVY WET SNOW AND STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE POWER OUTAGES ACROSS THE AREA. 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. && $$ MTZ031-032-057-010000- /O.CON.KBYZ.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140401T0000Z/ NORTHERN ROSEBUD-CUSTER-NORTHERN BIG HORN- INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF...COLSTRIP...FORSYTH...INGOMAR... ANGELA...MILES CITY...ISMAY...VOLBORG...HARDIN...CROW AGENCY... BUSBY 554 AM MDT MON MAR 31 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THIS MORNING BEFORE DIMINISHING BY MIDDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION...6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...HEAVY WET SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES...INCLUDING PORTIONS OF I-90 AND I-94. THE COMBINATION OF WET SNOW AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL BE DANGEROUS FOR YOUNG LIVESTOCK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF SNOW IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MTZ036-038-058-WYZ099-010000- /O.CON.KBYZ.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140401T0000Z/ POWDER RIVER-SOUTHERN BIG HORN-SOUTHERN ROSEBUD- SHERIDAN FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF...BROADUS...BIDDLE...POWDERVILLE... SONNETTE...LODGE GRASS...PRYOR...WYOLA...FORT SMITH...LAME DEER... ASHLAND...BIRNEY...SHERIDAN...DAYTON...RANCHESTER...BIG HORN... STORY...CLEARMONT 554 AM MDT MON MAR 31 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THIS MORNING BEFORE DIMINISHING BY MIDDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION...6 TO 12 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN ALONG THE BIG HORNS AND LAME DEER DIVIDE. * WIND...NORTHERLY WINDS 20 MPH GUSTING TO 30 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...HEAVY WET SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES...INCLUDING PORTIONS OF I-90...HIGHWAY 212 AND HIGHWAY 12. THE COMBINATION OF WET SNOW AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL BE DANGEROUS FOR YOUNG LIVESTOCK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF SNOW IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ WYZ098-010000- /O.CON.KBYZ.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140401T0000Z/ NORTHEAST BIG HORN MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF...BURGESS JCT 554 AM MDT MON MAR 31 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING. THE SNOW WILL DIMINISH BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION...12 TO 18 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * WIND...NORTHERLY WINDS 20 MPH GUSTING TO 30 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...HEAVY WET SNOW WILL MAKE HIGH COUNTRY ACTIVITIES AND TRAVEL DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES...INCLUDING US-14. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF SNOW IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MTZ029-030-035-010000- /O.CON.KBYZ.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-140401T0000Z/ MUSSELSHELL-TREASURE-YELLOWSTONE- INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF...ROUNDUP...MELSTONE...MUSSELSHELL... HYSHAM...BIGHORN...BILLINGS...LAUREL...HUNTLEY...POMPEYS PILLAR... CUSTER...BROADVIEW 554 AM MDT MON MAR 31 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING AND WILL TAPER OFF BY MIDDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE IN THE BULL MOUNTAINS. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND SNOW COVERED...MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. THIS INCLUDES I-90...I-94...AND US-87. 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. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/BILLINGS
654 WWUS45 KBYZ 311537 WSWBYZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 937 AM MDT MON MAR 31 2014 MTZ038-057-WYZ098-099-311645- /O.CAN.KBYZ.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140401T0000Z/ SOUTHERN BIG HORN-NORTHERN BIG HORN-NORTHEAST BIG HORN MOUNTAINS- SHERIDAN FOOTHILLS- 937 AM MDT MON MAR 31 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. SNOW HAS TAPERED OFF TO LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS OR FLURRIES...WITH NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION EXPECTED. WINDS HAVE ALSO DECREASED THUS DIMINISHING THE THREAT OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL REMAINS HAZARDOUS THIS MORNING DUE TO SNOW COVERED AND SLICK ROADS. PLEASE USE CAUTION. $$ MTZ029-030-035-311645- /O.CAN.KBYZ.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-140401T0000Z/ MUSSELSHELL-TREASURE-YELLOWSTONE- 937 AM MDT MON MAR 31 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SNOW HAS TAPERED OFF...WITH ONLY LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS OR FLURRIES EXPECTED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY. TRAVEL REMAINS DIFFICULT THIS MORNING DUE TO SNOW COVERED AND SLICK ROADS. PLEASE USE CAUTION. SNOW WILL MELT ON AREA ROADS THIS AFTERNOON. $$ MTZ033-037-010000- /O.CON.KBYZ.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140401T0000Z/ FALLON-CARTER- INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF...BAKER...PLEVNA...WEBSTER...EKALAKA... ALZADA...HAMMOND...BELLTOWER 937 AM MDT MON MAR 31 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING THEN DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION...6 TO 12 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * WIND/VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS GUSTING TO 25 MPH THIS MORNING WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES. THIS INCLUDES TRAVEL ON HIGHWAYS 212 AND 323. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW...STRONG WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL BE DANGEROUS FOR YOUNG LIVESTOCK. POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OF OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BECOME POOR WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED SO PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED TO STAY INDOORS. && $$ MTZ031-032-010000- /O.CON.KBYZ.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140401T0000Z/ NORTHERN ROSEBUD-CUSTER- INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF...COLSTRIP...FORSYTH...INGOMAR... ANGELA...MILES CITY...ISMAY...VOLBORG 937 AM MDT MON MAR 31 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING THEN TAPER OFF BY MIDDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION...6 TO 12 INCHES. * IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES. THIS INCLUDES TRAVEL ON PORTIONS OF I-90 AND I-94. THE COMBINATION OF WET SNOW AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL BE DANGEROUS FOR YOUNG LIVESTOCK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF SNOW IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MTZ036-058-010000- /O.CON.KBYZ.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140401T0000Z/ POWDER RIVER-SOUTHERN ROSEBUD- INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF...BROADUS...BIDDLE...POWDERVILLE... SONNETTE...LAME DEER...ASHLAND...BIRNEY 937 AM MDT MON MAR 31 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING THEN TAPER OFF AROUND MIDDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION...6 TO 12 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS...ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN NEAR LAME DEER DIVIDE. * WIND...NORTH WINDS GUSTING TO 25 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES. THIS INCLUDES TRAVEL ON PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 212. THE COMBINATION OF WET SNOW AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL BE DANGEROUS FOR YOUNG LIVESTOCK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF SNOW IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/BILLINGS
554 WWUS45 KBYZ 311740 WSWBYZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 1140 AM MDT MON MAR 31 2014 MTZ033-037-311845- /O.CAN.KBYZ.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140401T0000Z/ FALLON-CARTER- 1140 AM MDT MON MAR 31 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. SNOW AND WIND HAVE DECREASED SINCE LAST NIGHT AND EARLY THIS MORNING...THUS THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. AREAS OF LIGHTER SNOW AND WIND GUSTS TO 25 MPH WILL STILL CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON...SO PLEASE USE CAUTION. PRECIPITATION WILL TAPER OFF COMPLETELY THIS AFTERNOON. $$ MTZ031-032-036-058-311845- /O.CAN.KBYZ.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140401T0000Z/ NORTHERN ROSEBUD-CUSTER-POWDER RIVER-SOUTHERN ROSEBUD- 1140 AM MDT MON MAR 31 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. SNOW AND WIND HAVE DIMINISHED...THUS THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. TRAVEL WILL REMAIN DIFFICULT INTO EARLY AFTERNOON DUE TO SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS...SO PLEASE USE CAUTION. $$ 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 Mar 30, 9:55 AM MDT, 23 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 30, 9:55 AM MDT, 23 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
955 AM MDT SUN MAR 30 2014
.UPDATE...
UPDATES TO THE FORECAST TODAY...MAINLY TO INCREASE POPS ALONG THE
FOOTHILLS THIS MORNING AND TO UPGRADE THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR
FALLON AND CARTER COUNTIES TO A BLIZZARD WARNING. IMPRESSIVE
BAROCLINIC LEAF MOVING TOWARD OUR AREA TODAY AS A POWERFUL STORM
SYSTEM CONTINUES TO PUSH EASTWARD AND EVOLVE. LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW
ALREADY FALLING OVER THE FOOTHILLS OF THE BEARTOOTH AND ABSAROKA
MOUNTAINS AND HAVE INCREASED POPS THERE FOR TODAY. MODELS CONTINUE
TO COME IN BETTER AGREEMENT WITH STORM SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE
PLAINS TONIGHT. STRONG SURFACE LOW WILL PUSH ACROSS EASTERN
WYOMING TONIGHT WHICH WILL WRAP STRONG WINDS INTO FALLON AND
CARTER COUNTIES. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND VERY HEAVY
SNOW WILL BRING WHITEOUT CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT. MOISTURE WILL BE
VERY DEEP ACROSS THE AREA AS MOISTURE MOVING IN FROM THE WEST. AS
MID LEVEL WINDS TURN EAST TONIGHT WITH APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL
TROUGH...MOISTURE POOLED OVER THE DAKOTA'S AND MINNESOTA WILL BE
TRANSPORTED INTO THE AREA. WILL RE-EVALUATE SNOW AMOUNTS FOR
TONIGHT WHEN ALL 12Z MODEL DATA COMES IN AND MAY NEED TO INCREASE
AMOUNTS. RICHMOND
&&
.SHORT TERM...VALID FOR TDY AND MON...
MAIN UPDATE WITH THIS FORECAST PACKAGE WAS TO ADJUST SNOW AMOUNTS
TO MATCH WITH A MORE NORTHERLY TRACK OF THE STORM SYSTEM. ALSO
UPGRADED THE WINTER STORM WATCH TO A WARNING AND ADDED A LAYER OF
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ALONG THE NORTHERN TIER OF THE WARNING.
THE STRONG SPRING STORM SYSTEM POISED TO IMPACT THE FORECAST AREA
TODAY AND TONIGHT CAN BE SEEN ON WV IMAGERY OVER CENTRAL
CALIFORNIA. AMPLE SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE AHEAD OF THE SYSTEM IS
ALREADY STREAMING INTO WYOMING AND WILL INCREASE OVER THE
FORECAST AREA QUICKLY THIS MORNING. RAIN WILL INITIALLY OVERSPREAD
MUCH OF THE LOWER ELEVATIONS TODAY...WITH SNOW IN THE HIGHER
TERRAIN.
COMPUTER MODEL GUIDANCE HAS COME INTO MUCH BETTER AGREEMENT WITH
THE TRACK OF THE WAVE AS IT LIFTS NORTH AND EASTWARD INTO WYOMING
BY TONIGHT. THE ECMWF HAS HELD STEADFAST WITH THE MORE NORTHERLY
SOLUTION...WITH THE REMAINING MODELS HAVING TENDED TOWARD THAT
SOLUTION. WITH THIS INCREASING CONFIDENCE IN THE MORE NORTHERLY
TRACK...HAVE ADJUSTED THE QPF AND SNOWFALL FORECAST OVER EASTERN
MONTANA TOWARD THE NORTH AS WELL...WHICH BRINGS MUCH HIGHER SNOW
AMOUNTS INTO CUSTER AND FALLON COUNTIES THAN WAS PREVIOUS
ADVERTISED.
AS THE 700 MB MOVES SOUTH OF THE FORECAST AREA DURING
THE DAY TODAY...DEEP NORTHERLY WINDS DEVELOP ACROSS THE FORECAST
AREA. THIS WIND DIRECTION AND UNSTABLE MOIST AIRMASS WILL COMBINE
TO PRODUCE VERY HEAVY SNOWFALL RATES FOR THE RED LODGE AND
BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS. AS THE 700 MB LOW STRENGTHENS AND SHIFTS EAST
TONIGHT...THE BIG HORN MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS WILL ALSO SEE THIS
ENHANCED UPSLOPE FLOW. THUS HIGHEST SNOWFALL AMOUNTS FROM THIS
EVENT ARE LIKELY TO BE SEEN IN THESE TWO AREAS. AS THE LOW
CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN AND TRACK EASTWARD...SOUTHEASTERN MONTANA
IS IN THE OPTIMAL POSITION UNDER THE TROWEL WITH VERY STRONG 700
MB FRONTOGENESIS AND QG FORCING. AS THE COLDER AIR MOVES INTO THE
AREA THIS EVENING...THE RAIN WILL TRANSITION TO SNOW AND THE SNOW
WILL BECOME HEAVY OVERNIGHT ACROSS EASTERN MONTANA AND NORTHERN
WYOMING. SNOW AMOUNTS IN THIS SWATH ARE EXPECTED TO BE AROUND 6 TO
12 INCHES. WOULD CERTAINLY NOT RULE OUT LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND UPSLOPE AREAS.
ALONG WITH THE VERY HEAVY SNOW IN SOUTHEASTERN MONTANA...WINDS
WILL INCREASE AS THE SURFACE LOW CONTINUES TO DEEPEN. EXPECT TO
SEE WINDS 20 MPH GUSTING AROUND 30 MPH WILL CREATE PROBLEMS WITH
BLOWING SNOW AND PRODUCE VERY POOR VISIBILITY WHEN COUPLED WITH
THE HEAVY SNOW.
SNOW AMOUNTS ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM LIVINGSTON TO BILLINGS
TO FORSYTH WILL DECREASE QUICKLY. HOWEVER...THIS AREAS WILL ALSO PICK
UP ACCUMULATING SNOW OVERNIGHT. WINDS WILL BE LESS IN THIS AREA AS
WELL...AND THUS HAVE ELECTED TO GO WITH WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES
FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST AREA...EXCEPT FOR WHEATLAND AND
GOLDEN VALLEY COUNTIES AS SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO STAY UNDER
3 INCHES.
THE UPPER LOW WILL PUSH INTO THE DAKOTAS DURING THE DAY
MONDAY...AND THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL TAPER OFF ACROSS THE FORECAST
AREA. SOME MINOR LIFT AND UPSLOPE FLOW WILL PERSIST DURING THE DAY
MONDAY...SO SOME SNOW SHOWERS AND SOME FURTHER LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS
ARE POSSIBLE...HOWEVER..THE MAIN EVENT WILL OUT OF THE AREA.
CHURCH
.LONG TERM...VALID FOR TUE...WED...THU...FRI...SAT...
OVERALL EXTENDED FORECAST LOOKS ON THE COOL SIDE WITH THE
POSSIBILITY OF ANOTHER LIGHT PRECIPITATION EVENT TUESDAY NIGHT
INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THIS PRECIPITATION EVENT WOULD COME FROM THE
NEXT UPSTREAM SHORTWAVE TROUGH PROGGED TO MOVE ONTO THE CALIFORNIA
COAST TUESDAY. MODELS WERE STRUGGLING WITH HOW THIS SYSTEM CROSSES
THE SOUTHWEST UNITED STATES AND THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES WEDNESDAY AND
THURSDAY. THERE IS SOME INDICATION THAT THE STRONGEST ENERGY WILL
STAY TO THE SOUTH...BUT A SMALL AND WEAKER PORTION OF THE MAIN LOW
WILL SLIDE ACROSS WYOMING TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
THE MODELS HAVE BEEN VERY INCONSISTENT ON ASCENT AND PLACEMENT OF
QPF FROM THIS NORTHERN ENERGY SO CONFIDENCE LOW. WILL KEEP
SCATTERED POPS IN FOR NOW...BUT THE SOUTHERN STREAM WAVE MAY WELL
STEAL MOST OF THE MOISTURE.
MODEL DIFFERENCES BECOME MORE PRONOUNCED ON THURSDAY AS THE ECMWF
DEEPENS THE UPPER LOW OVER NEBRASKA AND CUTS IT OFF WITH A RIDGE
FORMING OVER MONTANA. THE GFS BRINGS THE SYSTEM ACROSS NEW MEXICO
AND OKLAHOMA AS AN OPEN WAVE AND KEEPS MONTANA IN ZONAL FLOW WITH
WEAK ENERGY AND LINGERING PACIFIC MOISTURE FRIDAY INTO THE
WEEKEND. DRIED THINGS OUT THURSDAY BUT BROUGHT BACK CHANCE POPS
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AS EVEN THE ECMWF BREAKS THE RIDGE DOWN AND
SENDS ENERGY AND MOISTURE INTO MONTANA WITH GENERAL WEAK TROUGHING
MOVING IN. THE PATTERN DOES LOOK COOL WITH LOW HEIGHTS. THE
COOLEST DAY WILL BE TUESDAY WITH GRADUALLY WARMING FROM THERE.
TEMPERATURES WILL APPROACH SEASONAL AVERAGES BY THE END OF THE
WEEK. TWH
&&
.AVIATION...
RAIN SHOWERS WILL SPREAD OVER WESTERN AND CENTRAL ZONES THIS
MORNING. THE PRECIPITATION WILL SPREAD EASTWARD THIS AFTERNOON.
LOCAL MVFR CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED WITH LOWERING CEILINGS AND
VISIBILITIES. SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER TO AROUND 5 THOUSAND FEET
THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN DOWN TO AROUND 3 THOUSAND FEET BY EARLY
THIS EVENING. THIS WILL CHANGE THE RAIN TO SNOW AND CAUSE IFR
CONDITIONS TO BECOME WIDESPREAD. LOCATIONS SOUTH OF A LINE FROM
KLVM TO KBIL TO KMLS CAN EXPECT OCCASIONAL LIFR CONDITIONS AS SNOW
BECOMES HEAVY BY EARLY THIS EVENING. NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE
THIS AFTERNOON WITH SOME GUSTS TO 30KTS...ESPECIALLY OVER EASTERN
MONTANA. THESE WINDS WILL STAY STRONG THIS EVENING WITH SOME GUSTS
TO 35 FROM KSHR TO KMLS TO KBHK CAUSING BLOWING SNOW. MOUNTAINS
WILL BE OBSCURED IN HEAVY SNOW. TWH
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMP/POPS...
TDY MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT
-------------------------------------------------------
BIL 044 027/037 025/041 027/047 028/050 030/053 032/056
+/R +4/S 22/W 33/W 21/B 12/W 23/W
LVM 043 026/041 025/042 026/048 024/050 030/051 032/052
+/O +3/S 22/W 23/W 21/B 12/W 23/W
HDN 047 029/039 023/044 026/048 028/053 031/056 033/059
+/R +4/S 22/W 33/W 21/B 11/B 12/W
MLS 047 024/035 021/040 023/044 026/050 031/054 033/057
+/R +4/S 12/W 23/W 31/B 11/B 11/B
4BQ 050 025/035 019/039 023/044 025/049 030/051 032/051
9/R +8/S 13/W 34/W 32/W 11/B 11/B
BHK 047 020/029 014/035 018/040 022/046 028/049 030/051
+/R +7/S 12/W 23/J 32/W 11/B 11/B
SHR 046 027/035 022/040 024/044 023/048 027/051 029/053
+/R +7/S 24/W 43/W 21/B 01/B 12/W
&&
.BYZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MT...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6
PM MDT MONDAY FOR ZONES 29-30-34-35-40-41-64-65.
WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM
MDT MONDAY FOR ZONES 31-32-36-38-57-58.
BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM MDT
MONDAY FOR ZONES 33-37.
WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT MONDAY FOR
ZONES 39-56-66.
WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT MONDAY FOR
ZONES 67-68.
WY...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM
MDT MONDAY FOR ZONE 99.
WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT MONDAY FOR ZONE
98.
&&
WEATHER.GOV/BILLINGSHazardous weather outlook, Mar 30, 4:31 AM MDT, 5 hours 47 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 431 AM MDT SUN MAR 30 2014 MTZ028>042-056>058-063>068-WYZ098-099-311045- 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- 431 AM MDT SUN MAR 30 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MONTANA...SOUTH CENTRAL MONTANA...SOUTHEAST MONTANA AND NORTH CENTRAL WYOMING. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA TODAY. PRECIPITATION WILL FALL AS RAIN DURING THE DAY TODAY FOR THE LOWER ELEVATIONS...BUT WILL TRANSITION TO SNOW THIS EVENING. THIS STORM WILL PRODUCE PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW SOUTH OF A LINE FROM LIVINGSTON TO BILLINGS TO FORSYTH SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. THE MOST LIKELY LOCATION FOR THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL BE FROM MCLEOD TO RED LODGE AND FROM SHERIDAN TO BROADUS TO BAKER. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AND WET AND COULD CAUSE DANGER TO YOUNG LIVESTOCK. THERE WILL BE POTENTIAL FOR SOME LOCALIZED POWER OUTAGES DUE TO THE WEIGHT OF THE WET SNOW. LOCATIONS FROM LIVINGSTON TO BILLINGS TO HYSHAM SHOULD ALSO SEE WET SNOW...BUT ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD BE LIGHTER IN THESE AREAS. HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN THE MOUNTAINS WHICH COULD LEAD TO AN INCREASED AVALANCHE RISK. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY THE HEAVY SNOW WILL LINGER IN FAR EASTERN MONTANA EARLY MONDAY MORNING...BUT THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST DURING THE DAY MONDAY. .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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 30, 4:21 AM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | BYZ | Musselshell, Park, Stillwater, Treasure | 29 hr |
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Sources
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