Alert archive / Montana / Winter Storm Warnings in 2014
Winter Storm Warning 9, NWS Great Falls, MT
NWS Great Falls, MT issued this winter storm warning at Mar 16, 2014, 5:53 PM MDT. It took effect at Mar 17, 2014, 12:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 27 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
- Mar 16, 2014, 5:53 PM MDT (23:53 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 17, 2014, 12:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Mar 18, 2014, 2:58 AM MDT
- In force
- 27 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Great Falls, MT
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
932 WWUS45 KTFX 162353 WSWTFX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 553 PM MDT SUN MAR 16 2014 MTZ009-048-171200- /O.NEW.KTFX.WS.W.0009.140317T0600Z-140318T1200Z/ /O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0025.140317T1200Z-140318T1200Z/ NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS... CHOTEAU 553 PM MDT SUN MAR 16 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM MDT TUESDAY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 6 AM MDT TUESDAY FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 5000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM MDT TUESDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 6 AM MDT TUESDAY FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 5000 FEET. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVERNIGHT ACROSS THE NORTHERN ROCKIES...SPREADING SOUTH AND EAST DURING THE MORNING. POOR VISIBILITY IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS EXPECTED. MOUNTAIN PASSES WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND ICY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES EXPECTED ABOVE 5000 FEET WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES EXPECTED AT LOWER ELEVATIONS. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: CHOTEAU...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS. * TO SEE A GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF THIS HAZARD PLEASE VISIT OUR WEB PAGE AND CLICK ON THE DETAILED HAZARDS TAB. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ MTZ010>015-044>047-049>055-171200- /O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0025.140317T1200Z-140318T1200Z/ EASTERN GLACIER-HILL-CASCADE-CHOUTEAU- CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-MADISON-TOOLE-LIBERTY- EASTERN PONDERA-BLAINE-EASTERN TETON-JUDITH BASIN-FERGUS- JEFFERSON-BROADWATER-MEAGHER-GALLATIN- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...CUT BANK...GREAT FALLS... KINGS HILL PASS...FLESHER PASS...HELENA...LINCOLN... MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS PASS...ENNIS...NORRIS HILL... RAYNOLDS PASS...TWIN BRIDGES...SHELBY...CHESTER...CONRAD... FAIRFIELD...STANFORD...LEWISTOWN...LEWISTOWN DIVIDE...BOULDER... BOULDER HILL...ELK PARK PASS...HOMESTAKE PASS...WHITEHALL... TOWNSEND...WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS...BATTLE RIDGE PASS...BOZEMAN... BOZEMAN PASS...TARGHEE PASS...WEST YELLOWSTONE 553 PM MDT SUN MAR 16 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 6 AM MDT TUESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 6 AM MDT TUESDAY. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: SNOW WILL DEVELOP EARLY MONDAY ACROSS THE NORTHERN ROCKIES...SPREADING SOUTH AND EAST DURING THE MORNING. POOR VISIBILITY IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS EXPECTED. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES EXPECTED ABOVE 4000 FEET WITH2 TO 4 INCHES EXPECTED AT LOWER ELEVATIONS. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: FAIRFIELD...CHESTER...WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS...BATTLE RIDGE PASS...BOZEMAN... BOZEMAN PASS...TARGHEE PASS...WEST YELLOWSTONE...STANFORD... LEWISTOWN...LEWISTOWN DIVIDE...BOULDER...BOULDER HILL... ELK PARK PASS...HOMESTAKE PASS...WHITEHALL...CONRAD... CUT BANK...TOWNSEND...GREAT FALLS...KINGS HILL PASS... SHELBY... FLESHER PASS...HELENA...LINCOLN...MACDONALD PASS... ROGERS PASS...ENNIS...NORRIS HILL...RAYNOLDS PASS... TWIN BRIDGES. * TO SEE A GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF THIS HAZARD PLEASE VISIT OUR WEB PAGE AND CLICK ON THE DETAILED HAZARDS TAB. * TO SEE A GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF THE DEGREE OF STRESS ON YOUNG LIVESTOCK PLEASE VISIT OUR WEB PAGE AND CLICK ON THE C A N L LINK ON THE LEFT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$
6 follow-up statements
098 WWUS45 KTFX 170940 WSWTFX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 340 AM MDT MON MAR 17 2014 MTZ012-050-054-172130- /O.EXB.KTFX.WS.W.0009.140317T1200Z-140318T1200Z/ /O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0025.140317T1200Z-140318T1200Z/ CASCADE-JUDITH BASIN-MEAGHER- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...GREAT FALLS... KINGS HILL PASS...STANFORD...WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS 340 AM MDT MON MAR 17 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT TUESDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT TUESDAY. THIS WARNING IS FOR THE LITTLE BELT MOUNTAINS GENERALLY ABOVE 5000 FT FROM NEAR MONARCH TO THE KINGS HILL PASS AREA. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT TUESDAY FOR THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CASCADE...JUDITH BASIN AND MEAGHER COUNTIES. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING ACROSS CENTRAL MONTANA AND SPREAD SOUTH AND EAST THROUGH THE DAY. POOR VISIBILITY IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS EXPECTED. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 7 TO 10 INCHES EXPECTED ABOVE 5000 FEET WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES EXPECTED AT LOWER ELEVATIONS. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: STANFORD... GREAT FALLS... KINGS HILL PASS... WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS. * TO SEE A GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF THIS HAZARD PLEASE VISIT OUR WEB PAGE AND CLICK ON THE DETAILED HAZARDS TAB. * TO SEE A GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF THE DEGREE OF STRESS ON YOUNG LIVESTOCK PLEASE VISIT OUR WEB PAGE AND CLICK ON THE C A N L LINK ON THE LEFT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ MTZ009-048-172130- /O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-140318T1200Z/ /O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0025.140317T1200Z-140318T1200Z/ NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS... CHOTEAU 340 AM MDT MON MAR 17 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT TUESDAY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT TUESDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT TUESDAY FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 5000 FEET. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING ALONG THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT WITH PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOW EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. POOR VISIBILITY IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS LIKELY WITH MOUNTAIN PASSES BECOMING SNOW COVERED AND ICY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 10 INCHES EXPECTED ABOVE 5000 FEET WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES EXPECTED AT LOWER ELEVATIONS. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: CHOTEAU...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS. * TO SEE A GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF THIS HAZARD PLEASE VISIT OUR WEB PAGE AND CLICK ON THE DETAILED HAZARDS TAB. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ MTZ010-011-013>015-044>047-049-051>053-055-172130- /O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0025.140317T1200Z-140318T1200Z/ EASTERN GLACIER-HILL-CHOUTEAU- CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-MADISON-TOOLE-LIBERTY- EASTERN PONDERA-BLAINE-EASTERN TETON-FERGUS-JEFFERSON-BROADWATER- GALLATIN- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...CUT BANK...FLESHER PASS... HELENA...LINCOLN...MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS PASS...ENNIS... NORRIS HILL...RAYNOLDS PASS...TWIN BRIDGES...SHELBY...CHESTER... CONRAD...FAIRFIELD...LEWISTOWN...LEWISTOWN DIVIDE...BOULDER... BOULDER HILL...ELK PARK PASS...HOMESTAKE PASS...WHITEHALL... TOWNSEND...BATTLE RIDGE PASS...BOZEMAN...BOZEMAN PASS... TARGHEE PASS...WEST YELLOWSTONE 340 AM MDT MON MAR 17 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT TUESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT TUESDAY. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: SNOW WILL DEVELOP EARLY MONDAY ACROSS THE NORTHERN ROCKIES...SPREADING SOUTH AND EAST DURING THE MORNING. POOR VISIBILITY IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS EXPECTED. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES EXPECTED ABOVE 4000 FEET WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES EXPECTED AT LOWER ELEVATIONS. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: FAIRFIELD...CHESTER...BATTLE RIDGE PASS...BOZEMAN... BOZEMAN PASS... TARGHEE PASS...WEST YELLOWSTONE... LEWISTOWN... LEWISTOWN DIVIDE...BOULDER...BOULDER HILL... ELK PARK PASS... HOMESTAKE PASS...WHITEHALL...CONRAD... CUT BANK...TOWNSEND... SHELBY... FLESHER PASS... HELENA...LINCOLN...MACDONALD PASS... ROGERS PASS...ENNIS... NORRIS HILL...RAYNOLDS PASS... TWIN BRIDGES. * TO SEE A GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF THIS HAZARD PLEASE VISIT OUR WEB PAGE AND CLICK ON THE DETAILED HAZARDS TAB. * TO SEE A GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF THE DEGREE OF STRESS ON YOUNG LIVESTOCK PLEASE VISIT OUR WEB PAGE AND CLICK ON THE C A N L LINK ON THE LEFT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$
883 WWUS45 KTFX 171453 WSWTFX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 853 AM MDT MON MAR 17 2014 MTZ014-172200- /O.EXA.KTFX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-140318T1200Z/ /O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-140318T1200Z/ CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...FLESHER PASS...HELENA... LINCOLN...MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS PASS 853 AM MDT MON MAR 17 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT TUESDAY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT TUESDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT TUESDAY FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 5000 FT. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE NORTHERN ROCKIES...SPREADING SOUTH AND EAST DURING THE MORNING. POOR VISIBILITY IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS EXPECTED. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 10 INCHES EXPECTED ABOVE 5000 FEET WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES EXPECTED AT LOWER ELEVATIONS. * FLESHER PASS... HELENA... LINCOLN...MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS PASS. * TO SEE A GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF THIS HAZARD PLEASE VISIT OUR WEB PAGE AND CLICK ON THE DETAILED HAZARDS TAB. * TO SEE A GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF THE DEGREE OF STRESS ON YOUNG LIVESTOCK PLEASE VISIT OUR WEB PAGE AND CLICK ON THE C A N L LINK ON THE LEFT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ MTZ009-012-048-050-054-172200- /O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-140318T1200Z/ /O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-140318T1200Z/ NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-CASCADE- SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-JUDITH BASIN-MEAGHER- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS... GREAT FALLS...KINGS HILL PASS...CHOTEAU...STANFORD... WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS 853 AM MDT MON MAR 17 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT TUESDAY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT TUESDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT TUESDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT TUESDAY FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 5000 FEET. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING ALONG THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT WITH PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOW EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. POOR VISIBILITY IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS LIKELY WITH MOUNTAIN PASSES BECOMING SNOW COVERED AND ICY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 10 INCHES EXPECTED ABOVE 5000 FEET WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES EXPECTED AT LOWER ELEVATIONS. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: MARIAS PASS...KINGS HILL...MONARCH AND NEIHART. * TO SEE A GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF THIS HAZARD PLEASE VISIT OUR WEB PAGE AND CLICK ON THE DETAILED HAZARDS TAB. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ MTZ010-011-013-015-044>047-049-051>053-055-172200- /O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-140318T1200Z/ EASTERN GLACIER-HILL-CHOUTEAU-MADISON-TOOLE-LIBERTY- EASTERN PONDERA-BLAINE-EASTERN TETON-FERGUS-JEFFERSON-BROADWATER- GALLATIN- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...CUT BANK...ENNIS... NORRIS HILL...RAYNOLDS PASS...TWIN BRIDGES...SHELBY...CHESTER... CONRAD...FAIRFIELD...LEWISTOWN...LEWISTOWN DIVIDE...BOULDER... BOULDER HILL...ELK PARK PASS...HOMESTAKE PASS...WHITEHALL... TOWNSEND...BATTLE RIDGE PASS...BOZEMAN...BOZEMAN PASS... TARGHEE PASS...WEST YELLOWSTONE 853 AM MDT MON MAR 17 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT TUESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT TUESDAY. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: SNOW WILL DEVELOP EARLY MONDAY ACROSS THE NORTHERN ROCKIES...SPREADING SOUTH AND EAST DURING THE MORNING. POOR VISIBILITY IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS EXPECTED. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES EXPECTED ABOVE 4000 FEET WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES EXPECTED AT LOWER ELEVATIONS. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: FAIRFIELD...CHESTER...BATTLE RIDGE PASS...BOZEMAN... BOZEMAN PASS... TARGHEE PASS...WEST YELLOWSTONE... LEWISTOWN... LEWISTOWN DIVIDE...BOULDER... BOULDER HILL... ELK PARK PASS... HOMESTAKE PASS... WHITEHALL...CONRAD... CUT BANK...TOWNSEND... SHELBY...ENNIS... NORRIS HILL...RAYNOLDS PASS...TWIN BRIDGES. * TO SEE A GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF THIS HAZARD PLEASE VISIT OUR WEB PAGE AND CLICK ON THE DETAILED HAZARDS TAB. * TO SEE A GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF THE DEGREE OF STRESS ON YOUNG LIVESTOCK PLEASE VISIT OUR WEB PAGE AND CLICK ON THE C A N L LINK ON THE LEFT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$
603 WWUS45 KTFX 172036 WSWTFX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 236 PM MDT MON MAR 17 2014 MTZ009-012-014-048-050-054-180600- /O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-140318T1200Z/ /O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-140318T1200Z/ NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-CASCADE- CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK- SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-JUDITH BASIN-MEAGHER- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS... GREAT FALLS...KINGS HILL PASS...FLESHER PASS...HELENA...LINCOLN... MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS PASS...CHOTEAU...STANFORD... WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS 236 PM MDT MON MAR 17 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT TUESDAY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT TUESDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT TUESDAY. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH MUCH OF TONIGHT AND MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES THIS EVENING. ON THE PLAINS...SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY THIS EVENING...THEN DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. POOR VISIBILITY IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS LIKELY WITH MOUNTAIN PASSES BECOMING SNOW COVERED AND ICY. AS TEMPERATURES FALL BELOW FREEZING TONIGHT...ROADWAYS COULD BECOME ICY AT LOWER ELEVATIONS AS WELL. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES AT LOWER ELEVATIONS. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: MARIAS PASS...KINGS HILL... MONARCH AND NEIHART. * TO SEE A GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF THIS HAZARD PLEASE VISIT OUR WEB PAGE AND CLICK ON THE DETAILED HAZARDS TAB. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ MTZ010-011-013-015-044>047-049-051>053-055-180600- /O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-140318T1200Z/ EASTERN GLACIER-HILL-CHOUTEAU-MADISON-TOOLE-LIBERTY- EASTERN PONDERA-BLAINE-EASTERN TETON-FERGUS-JEFFERSON-BROADWATER- GALLATIN- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...CUT BANK...ENNIS... NORRIS HILL...RAYNOLDS PASS...TWIN BRIDGES...SHELBY...CHESTER... CONRAD...FAIRFIELD...LEWISTOWN...LEWISTOWN DIVIDE...BOULDER... BOULDER HILL...ELK PARK PASS...HOMESTAKE PASS...WHITEHALL... TOWNSEND...BATTLE RIDGE PASS...BOZEMAN...BOZEMAN PASS... TARGHEE PASS...WEST YELLOWSTONE 236 PM MDT MON MAR 17 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT TUESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT TUESDAY. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE AT TIMES THROUGH THIS EVENING. BRIEF PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ARE POSSIBLE CREATING POOR VISIBILITY WITH ICY ROADS POSSIBLE OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES EXPECTED ABOVE 4000 FEET WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES EXPECTED AT LOWER ELEVATIONS. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: FAIRFIELD...CHESTER...BATTLE RIDGE PASS...BOZEMAN... BOZEMAN PASS... TARGHEE PASS...WEST YELLOWSTONE... LEWISTOWN... LEWISTOWN DIVIDE...BOULDER... BOULDER HILL... ELK PARK PASS... HOMESTAKE PASS... WHITEHALL... CONRAD... CUT BANK...TOWNSEND... SHELBY... ENNIS... NORRIS HILL...RAYNOLDS PASS...TWIN BRIDGES. * TO SEE A GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF THIS HAZARD PLEASE VISIT OUR WEB PAGE AND CLICK ON THE DETAILED HAZARDS TAB. * TO SEE A GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF THE DEGREE OF STRESS ON YOUNG LIVESTOCK PLEASE VISIT OUR WEB PAGE AND CLICK ON THE C A N L LINK ON THE LEFT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$
341 WWUS45 KTFX 180114 WSWTFX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 714 PM MDT MON MAR 17 2014 MTZ052-181200- /O.EXA.KTFX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-140318T1200Z/ /O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-140318T1200Z/ JEFFERSON- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BOULDER...BOULDER HILL... ELK PARK PASS...HOMESTAKE PASS...WHITEHALL 714 PM MDT MON MAR 17 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT TUESDAY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT TUESDAY FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 5000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT TUESDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 5000 FEET UNTIL 6 AM MDT TUESDAY. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE AT TIMES THROUGH THIS EVENING. BRIEF PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ARE POSSIBLE CREATING POOR VISIBILITY WITH ICY ROADS POSSIBLE OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES EXPECTED ABOVE 5000 FEET WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES EXPECTED AT LOWER ELEVATIONS. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: BOULDER...BOULDER HILL...ELK PARK PASS...HOMESTAKE PASS...WHITEHALL. * TO SEE A GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF THIS HAZARD PLEASE VISIT OUR WEB PAGE AND CLICK ON THE DETAILED HAZARDS TAB. * TO SEE A GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF THE DEGREE OF STRESS ON YOUNG LIVESTOCK PLEASE VISIT OUR WEB PAGE AND CLICK ON THE C A N L LINK ON THE LEFT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ MTZ009-012-014-048-050-054-181200- /O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-140318T1200Z/ /O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-140318T1200Z/ NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-CASCADE- CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK- SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-JUDITH BASIN-MEAGHER- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS... GREAT FALLS...KINGS HILL PASS...FLESHER PASS...HELENA...LINCOLN... MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS PASS...CHOTEAU...STANFORD... WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS 714 PM MDT MON MAR 17 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT TUESDAY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT TUESDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT TUESDAY FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 5000 FEET. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH MUCH OF TONIGHT AND MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES THIS EVENING. ON THE PLAINS...SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY THIS EVENING...THEN DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. POOR VISIBILITY IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS LIKELY WITH MOUNTAIN PASSES BECOMING SNOW COVERED AND ICY. AS TEMPERATURES FALL BELOW FREEZING TONIGHT... ROADWAYS COULD BECOME ICY AT LOWER ELEVATIONS AS WELL. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES AT LOWER ELEVATIONS. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: CHOTEAU...WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS... STANFORD...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS...GREAT FALLS... KINGS HILL PASS...FLESHER PASS...HELENA...LINCOLN... MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS PASS. * TO SEE A GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF THIS HAZARD PLEASE VISIT OUR WEB PAGE AND CLICK ON THE DETAILED HAZARDS TAB. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ MTZ010-011-013-015-044>047-049-051-053-055-181200- /O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-140318T1200Z/ EASTERN GLACIER-HILL-CHOUTEAU-MADISON-TOOLE-LIBERTY- EASTERN PONDERA-BLAINE-EASTERN TETON-FERGUS-BROADWATER-GALLATIN- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...CUT BANK...ENNIS... NORRIS HILL...RAYNOLDS PASS...TWIN BRIDGES...SHELBY...CHESTER... CONRAD...FAIRFIELD...LEWISTOWN...LEWISTOWN DIVIDE...TOWNSEND... BATTLE RIDGE PASS...BOZEMAN...BOZEMAN PASS...TARGHEE PASS... WEST YELLOWSTONE 714 PM MDT MON MAR 17 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT TUESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT TUESDAY. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE AT TIMES THROUGH THIS EVENING. BRIEF PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ARE POSSIBLE CREATING POOR VISIBILITY WITH ICY ROADS POSSIBLE OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES EXPECTED ABOVE 4000 FEET WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES EXPECTED AT LOWER ELEVATIONS. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: FAIRFIELD...CHESTER...BATTLE RIDGE PASS...BOZEMAN...BOZEMAN PASS...TARGHEE PASS... WEST YELLOWSTONE...LEWISTOWN...LEWISTOWN DIVIDE...CONRAD... CUT BANK...TOWNSEND...SHELBY...ENNIS...NORRIS HILL... RAYNOLDS PASS...TWIN BRIDGES. * TO SEE A GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF THIS HAZARD PLEASE VISIT OUR WEB PAGE AND CLICK ON THE DETAILED HAZARDS TAB. * TO SEE A GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF THE DEGREE OF STRESS ON YOUNG LIVESTOCK PLEASE VISIT OUR WEB PAGE AND CLICK ON THE C A N L LINK ON THE LEFT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$
342 WWUS45 KTFX 180252 WSWTFX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 852 PM MDT MON MAR 17 2014 MTZ009-048-180400- /O.CAN.KTFX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-140318T1200Z/ /O.CAN.KTFX.WW.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-140318T1200Z/ NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS... CHOTEAU 852 PM MDT MON MAR 17 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS THE AREA. $$ MTZ012-181200- /O.CAN.KTFX.WW.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-140318T1200Z/ /O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-140318T1200Z/ CASCADE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KINGS HILL PASS 852 PM MDT MON MAR 17 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT TUESDAY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT TUESDAY. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE MOUNTAINS OVERNIGHT AND MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES. POOR VISIBILITY IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS LIKELY WITH MOUNTAIN PASSES BECOMING SNOW COVERED AND ICY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 5 INCHES IS POSSIBLE ABOVE 5000 FEET. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: KINGS HILL PASS. * TO SEE A GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF THIS HAZARD PLEASE VISIT OUR WEB PAGE AND CLICK ON THE DETAILED HAZARDS TAB. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ MTZ010-011-013-044>047-049-180400- /O.CAN.KTFX.WW.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-140318T1200Z/ EASTERN GLACIER-HILL-CHOUTEAU-TOOLE-LIBERTY-EASTERN PONDERA- BLAINE-EASTERN TETON- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...CUT BANK...SHELBY...CHESTER... CONRAD...FAIRFIELD 852 PM MDT MON MAR 17 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS THE AREA. $$ MTZ014-050-052-054-181200- /O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-140318T1200Z/ /O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-140318T1200Z/ CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-JUDITH BASIN-JEFFERSON- MEAGHER- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...FLESHER PASS...HELENA... LINCOLN...MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS PASS...STANFORD...BOULDER... BOULDER HILL...ELK PARK PASS...HOMESTAKE PASS...WHITEHALL... WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS 852 PM MDT MON MAR 17 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT TUESDAY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT TUESDAY FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 5000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT TUESDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 5000 FEET FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT TUESDAY. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE MOUNTAINS OVERNIGHT AND MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES. ON THE PLAINS...SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT. POOR VISIBILITY IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS LIKELY WITH MOUNTAIN PASSES BECOMING SNOW COVERED AND ICY. ROADWAYS COULD BECOME ICY AT LOWER ELEVATIONS AS WELL. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES AT LOWER ELEVATIONS. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS... STANFORD...BOULDER...BOULDER HILL...ELK PARK PASS... HOMESTAKE PASS...WHITEHALL...FLESHER PASS...HELENA... LINCOLN...MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS PASS. * TO SEE A GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF THIS HAZARD PLEASE VISIT OUR WEB PAGE AND CLICK ON THE DETAILED HAZARDS TAB. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ MTZ015-051-053-055-181200- /O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-140318T1200Z/ MADISON-FERGUS-BROADWATER-GALLATIN- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ENNIS...NORRIS HILL... RAYNOLDS PASS...TWIN BRIDGES...LEWISTOWN...LEWISTOWN DIVIDE... TOWNSEND...BATTLE RIDGE PASS...BOZEMAN...BOZEMAN PASS... TARGHEE PASS...WEST YELLOWSTONE 852 PM MDT MON MAR 17 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT TUESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT TUESDAY. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE AT TIMES OVERNIGHT. BRIEF PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ARE POSSIBLE CREATING POOR VISIBILITY WITH ICY ROADS POSSIBLE OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES EXPECTED ABOVE 4000 FEET WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES EXPECTED AT LOWER ELEVATIONS. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: BATTLE RIDGE PASS...BOZEMAN... BOZEMAN PASS...TARGHEE PASS...WEST YELLOWSTONE...LEWISTOWN... LEWISTOWN DIVIDE...TOWNSEND...ENNIS...NORRIS HILL... RAYNOLDS PASS...TWIN BRIDGES. * TO SEE A GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF THIS HAZARD PLEASE VISIT OUR WEB PAGE AND CLICK ON THE DETAILED HAZARDS TAB. * TO SEE A GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF THE DEGREE OF STRESS ON YOUNG LIVESTOCK PLEASE VISIT OUR WEB PAGE AND CLICK ON THE C A N L LINK ON THE LEFT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$
684 WWUS45 KTFX 180858 WSWTFX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 258 AM MDT TUE MAR 18 2014 MTZ014-050-052-054-181000- /O.CAN.KTFX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-140318T1200Z/ /O.CAN.KTFX.WW.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-140318T1200Z/ CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-JUDITH BASIN-JEFFERSON- MEAGHER- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...FLESHER PASS...HELENA... LINCOLN...MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS PASS...STANFORD...BOULDER... BOULDER HILL...ELK PARK PASS...HOMESTAKE PASS...WHITEHALL... WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS 258 AM MDT TUE MAR 18 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN CANCELLED. SNOW HAS TAPERED OFF ACROSS THE REGION. $$ MTZ012-181000- /O.CAN.KTFX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-140318T1200Z/ CASCADE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KINGS HILL PASS 258 AM MDT TUE MAR 18 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL OCCUR INTO TUESDAY MORNING BUT SIGNIFICANT ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS NOT EXPECTED. $$ MTZ015-051-053-055-181000- /O.CAN.KTFX.WW.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-140318T1200Z/ MADISON-FERGUS-BROADWATER-GALLATIN- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ENNIS...NORRIS HILL... RAYNOLDS PASS...TWIN BRIDGES...LEWISTOWN...LEWISTOWN DIVIDE... TOWNSEND...BATTLE RIDGE PASS...BOZEMAN...BOZEMAN PASS... TARGHEE PASS...WEST YELLOWSTONE 258 AM MDT TUE MAR 18 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL OCCUR INTO TUESDAY MORNING BUT SIGNIFICANT ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS NOT EXPECTED. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Great Falls, MT wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Mar 16, 5:50 PM MDT, 3 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 16, 5:50 PM MDT, 3 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 550 PM MDT Sun Mar 16 2014 Updated Aviation .DISCUSSION... Today through Tuesday...An upper level low pressure system over the Pacific Northwest will approach the Rockies tonight. The upper level jet will shift south by midnight, dropping farther south over Southwest Montana by Monday. This will bring a colder air mass and precipitation into the region as the associated cold front moves from the Northern Rockies towards Southwest Montana. Not much precip is expected ahead of the front and a brief period of light rain may precede mostly snow after frontal passage. The mountains of the Rocky Mountain Front and Central Montana will likely see significant snowfall at the upper elevations. The plains of Central Montana will see a few inches but strong winds will create difficult conditions in snow and blowing snow. The Havre area will have the best chance of mixed rain and snow during the day with all locations south and west likely seeing accumulating snow. Cold air will continue to move into the region through the day Monday and max temps will not climb much above the overnight lows. The system moves through in about 24 hours with the bulk of moisture moving out of the region by later Tuesday morning. Some lingering instability may generate a couple afternoon showers Tuesday but widespread precipitation is not expected. Tuesday night through Sunday...Some slight drying conditions are expected through Wednesday as a weak ridge builds back into the area. Another round of moisture will move in late Wednesday night as a shortwave moves across the state. Northwest flow aloft and occasional shortwave energy will combine with ample Pacific moisture to bring a chance for light snow showers through the remainder of the long term forecast. Models continue to show slight differences over timing of these weak disturbances...however confidence in a cool and occasionally snowy extended period continues to increase. Suk/mpj && .AVIATION... UPDATED 0000Z. Gusty winds will continue along the Rocky Mountain Front and adjacent plains this evening before tapering after sunset. VFR conditions will prevail for the next 8 to 12 hours, then deteriorate from north to south beginning late tonight along the Rocky Mountain Front spreading into north-central and southwest Montana through Monday as a cold front pushes through the region. Precipitation will start as a mix of rain and snow at TAF sites before changing to all snow between 15z and 18z Monday. Winds will also become northerly with gusts up to 30kts, which will create low visibility in snow and blowing snow. Periods of MVFR and IFR CIGS/VIS are likely in areas of snow and mountains will become obscured. MLV && .HYDROLOGY... Warm temperatures are forecast for today and the risk for ice jams over Southwest Montana will continue. Cooler air will move back into the area Monday along with rain and snow. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... GTF 36 39 24 40 / 10 100 60 20 CTB 31 38 22 39 / 40 100 50 20 HLN 36 41 26 41 / 10 100 60 10 BZN 32 41 23 38 / 10 100 70 40 WEY 26 35 12 33 / 10 90 70 20 DLN 32 36 18 34 / 10 80 60 10 HVR 36 46 27 44 / 20 100 50 40 LWT 36 41 24 37 / 10 100 80 40 && .TFX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WINTER STORM WARNING from Midnight tonight to 6 AM MDT Tuesday FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET FOR Northern Rocky Mountain Front...Southern Rocky Mountain Front. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY from 6 AM Monday to 6 AM MDT Tuesday Blaine...Broadwater...Cascade...Central and Southern Lewis and Clark...Chouteau...Eastern Glacier...Eastern Pondera...Eastern Teton...Fergus...Gallatin...Hill...Jefferson...Judith Basin... Liberty...Madison...Meagher...Northern Rocky Mountain Front... Southern Rocky Mountain Front...Toole. HIGH WIND WARNING until 9 PM MDT this evening Eastern Glacier... Eastern Pondera...Eastern Teton...Liberty...Northern Rocky Mountain Front...Southern Rocky Mountain Front...Toole. FLOOD ADVISORY until Monday afternoon for Jefferson. && weather.gov/greatfalls www.twitter.com/NWSGreatFalls www.facebook.com/US.NationalWeatherService.GreatFalls.gov
In the hours before
Local storm report, Mar 16, 1:32 PM MDT, 4 hours 21 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
132 PM MDT SUN MAR 16 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1040 AM HIGH SUST WINDS 2 SSE GEYSER 47.25N 110.48W
03/16/2014 M45 MPH JUDITH BASIN MT DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
WIND SUSTAINED 40 TO 45 MPH FOR TWO HOURS STARTING AT
1040 AM MDT. PEAK WIND GUST TO 56 MPH IN THIS PERIOD.
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PNLocal storm report, Mar 16, 3:20 PM MDT, 2 hours 33 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
320 PM MDT SUN MAR 16 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0215 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 13 W BYNUM 47.98N 112.59W
03/16/2014 M71 MPH TETON MT MESONET
WIND GUSTS OVER 58 MPH FROM 130 PM TO 230 PM MDT.
SUSTAINED WINDS 40 TO 45 MPH.
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PNLocal storm report, Mar 16, 4:10 PM MDT, 1 hour 43 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
410 PM MDT SUN MAR 16 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0324 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 17 W PENDROY 48.06N 112.67W
03/16/2014 M78 MPH TETON MT PUBLIC
THEODORE ROOSEVELT RANCH
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EMANUELLocal storm report, Mar 16, 4:19 PM MDT, 1 hour 34 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
419 PM MDT SUN MAR 16 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0246 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 15 WNW CHOTEAU 47.90N 112.48W
03/16/2014 M59 MPH TETON MT PUBLIC
NUTMEG RANCH
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EMANUELLocal storm report, Mar 16, 4:30 PM MDT, 1 hour 23 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
430 PM MDT SUN MAR 16 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0147 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 8 W WHITLASH 48.91N 111.43W
03/16/2014 M69 MPH TOOLE MT PUBLIC
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EMANUELLocal storm report, Mar 16, 4:46 PM MDT, 1 hour 7 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
446 PM MDT SUN MAR 16 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0147 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 6 ENE WHITLASH 48.94N 111.13W
03/16/2014 M69 MPH LIBERTY MT PUBLIC
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CORRECTED COUNTY/STATE...LOCATION
EMANUELThe office that day
Everything else NWS Great Falls, MT issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 16, 3:02 AM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | TFX | 48 hr |
Nearby
Winter Storm Warnings in Montana, 2014Every winter storm warning in 2014
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.