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Winter Storm Warning 13, NWS Great Falls, MT
NWS Great Falls, MT issued this winter storm warning at Dec 26, 2016, 2:48 PM MST. It took effect at Dec 27, 2016, 5:00 AM MST. It was in force for 16 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 26, 2016, 2:48 PM MST (21:48 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 27, 2016, 5:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Dec 27, 2016, 8:54 PM MST
- In force
- 16 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Great Falls, MT
The text
As transmitted.
982 WWUS45 KTFX 262148 WSWTFX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 248 PM MST MON DEC 26 2016 MTZ009-048-271200- /O.UPG.KTFX.WS.A.0006.161227T1200Z-161228T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KTFX.WS.W.0013.161227T1200Z-161228T1200Z/ NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS... LOGAN PASS...CHOTEAU 248 PM MST MON DEC 26 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TUESDAY TO 5 AM MST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TUESDAY TO 5 AM MST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...MARIAS PASS. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MOUNTAINS TONIGHT WILL GRADUALLY BECOME STEADIER AND HEAVIER ON TUESDAY. THE SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH TUESDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 10 INCHES AT AND ABOVE PASS LEVEL. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND ICE OVER PASSES WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AT TIMES. IN ADDITION...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY AT TIMES. * WEB PAGE: 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 STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ MTZ008-015-055-271200- /O.UPG.KTFX.WS.A.0006.161227T1200Z-161228T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KTFX.WW.Y.0042.161227T1200Z-161228T1200Z/ BEAVERHEAD-MADISON-GALLATIN- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BIG HOLE PASS... CHIEF JOSEPH PASS...DILLON...MONIDA PASS...ENNIS...NORRIS HILL... RAYNOLDS PASS...TWIN BRIDGES...BATTLE RIDGE PASS...BOZEMAN... BOZEMAN PASS...TARGHEE PASS...WEST YELLOWSTONE 248 PM MST MON DEC 26 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TUESDAY TO 5 AM MST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TUESDAY TO 5 AM MST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...BIG HOLE PASS...CHIEF JOSEPH PASS...DILLON... MONIDA PASS...ENNIS...NORRIS HILL...RAYNOLDS PASS...TWIN BRIDGES... BATTLE RIDGE PASS...BOZEMAN...BOZEMAN PASS... TARGHEE PASS...WEST YELLOWSTONE. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP IN THE MOUNTAINS LATE TONIGHT...THEN REACH THE VALLEYS BY TUESDAY MORNING. A BRIEF PERIOD OF MODERATE SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE ON TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS...AND 4 TO 8 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND ICE ON AREA ROADWAYS WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE...WHICH WILL LEAD TO FURTHER REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY AT TIMES. INCREASED AVALANCHE DANGER MAY BE FOUND TO THOSE WITH BACKCOUNTRY OUTDOOR PLANS. * WEB PAGE: TO SEE A GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF THIS HAZARD PLEASE VISIT OUR WEB PAGE AND CLICK ON THE DETAILED HAZARDS TAB. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ MARTIN
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577 WWUS45 KTFX 271107 WSWTFX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 407 AM MST TUE DEC 27 2016 MTZ009-048-272315- /O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0013.161227T1200Z-161228T1200Z/ NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS... LOGAN PASS...CHOTEAU 407 AM MST TUE DEC 27 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...CHOTEAU...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS...LOGAN PASS. * TIMING...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WITH STRONG WEST WINDS...WILL PERSIST INTO THIS EVENING...ESPECIALLY AT AND ABOVE MOUNTAIN PASS LEVEL INTO THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE OVERNIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES ON THE PLAINS...4 TO 8 INCHES AT MOUNTAIN PASS LEVEL...8 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE PASS LEVEL. * WINDS...WEST 35 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 80 MPH. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND ICE ON ROADWAYS WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. IN ADDITION...SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WILL CAUSE NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. * WEB PAGE: 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 STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ MTZ014-052>054-272315- /O.EXA.KTFX.WW.Y.0042.161227T1200Z-161228T1200Z/ CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-JEFFERSON-BROADWATER-MEAGHER- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...FLESHER PASS...HELENA... LINCOLN...MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS PASS...BOULDER...BOULDER HILL... ELK PARK PASS...HOMESTAKE PASS...WHITEHALL...TOWNSEND... WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS 407 AM MST TUE DEC 27 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS...FLESHER PASS... HELENA... LINCOLN...MACDONALD PASS... ROGERS PASS... BOULDER... BOULDER HILL... ELK PARK PASS... HOMESTAKE PASS... WHITEHALL... TOWNSEND... WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS. * TIMING...LIGHT TO AT TIMES MODERATE SNOW WITH GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHWEST MONTANA EARLY TODAY AND PERSIST INTO THIS EVENING. SNOW AND WINDS WILL THEN DECREASE OVERNIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS...3 TO 5 INCHES ON MOUNTAIN PASSES...5 TO 9 INCHES ABOVE PASS LEVEL. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND ICE ON AREA ROADWAYS WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES. TO THOSE WITH BACKCOUNTRY OUTDOOR PLANS...AVALANCHE DANGER IS ALSO INCREASED. * WEB PAGE: TO SEE A GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF THIS HAZARD PLEASE VISIT OUR WEB PAGE AND CLICK ON THE DETAILED HAZARDS TAB. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ MTZ008-015-055-272315- /O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0042.161227T1200Z-161228T1200Z/ BEAVERHEAD-MADISON-GALLATIN- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BIG HOLE PASS... CHIEF JOSEPH PASS...DILLON...MONIDA PASS...ENNIS...NORRIS HILL... RAYNOLDS PASS...TWIN BRIDGES...BATTLE RIDGE PASS...BOZEMAN... BOZEMAN PASS...TARGHEE PASS...WEST YELLOWSTONE 407 AM MST TUE DEC 27 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...BATTLE RIDGE PASS...BOZEMAN...BOZEMAN PASS... TARGHEE PASS...WEST YELLOWSTONE...BIG HOLE PASS...CHIEF JOSEPH PASS...DILLON...MONIDA PASS...ENNIS...NORRIS HILL...RAYNOLDS PASS...TWIN BRIDGES. * TIMING...LIGHT TO AT TIMES MODERATE SNOW WITH GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHWEST MONTANA EARLY TODAY AND PERSIST INTO THIS EVENING. SNOW AND WINDS WILL THEN DECREASE OVERNIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS...3 TO 5 INCHES ON MOUNTAIN PASSES...5 TO 9 INCHES ABOVE PASS LEVEL. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND ICE ON AREA ROADWAYS WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES. TO THOSE WITH BACKCOUNTRY OUTDOOR PLANS...AVALANCHE DANGER IS ALSO INCREASED. * WEB PAGE: 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 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. && $$
852 WWUS45 KTFX 272103 WSWTFX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 203 PM MST TUE DEC 27 2016 MTZ009-048-281200- /O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-161228T1200Z/ NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS... LOGAN PASS...CHOTEAU 203 PM MST TUE DEC 27 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...CHOTEAU...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS...LOGAN PASS. * TIMING...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WITH STRONG WEST WINDS...WILL PERSIST INTO THIS EVENING...ESPECIALLY AT AND ABOVE MOUNTAIN PASS LEVEL INTO THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE OVERNIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES. * WINDS...WEST 35 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 80 MPH. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND ICE ON ROADWAYS WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. IN ADDITION... SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WILL CAUSE NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. * WEB PAGE: TO SEE A GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF THIS HAZARD PLEASE VISIT OUR WEB PAGE AND CLICK ON THE DETAILED HAZARDS TAB. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ MTZ008-014-015-052>055-281200- /O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0042.000000T0000Z-161228T1200Z/ BEAVERHEAD-CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-MADISON-JEFFERSON- BROADWATER-MEAGHER-GALLATIN- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BIG HOLE PASS... CHIEF JOSEPH PASS...DILLON...MONIDA PASS...FLESHER PASS... HELENA...LINCOLN...MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS PASS...ENNIS... NORRIS HILL...RAYNOLDS PASS...TWIN BRIDGES...BOULDER... BOULDER HILL...ELK PARK PASS...HOMESTAKE PASS...WHITEHALL... TOWNSEND...WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS...BATTLE RIDGE PASS...BOZEMAN... BOZEMAN PASS...TARGHEE PASS...WEST YELLOWSTONE 203 PM MST TUE DEC 27 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...ALL OF SOUTHWEST MONTANA AND THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF CENTRAL MONTANA. * TIMING...LIGHT TO AT TIMES MODERATE SNOW WITH GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO THIS EVENING. SNOW AND WINDS WILL THEN DECREASE OVERNIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND ICE ON AREA ROADWAYS WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES. TO THOSE WITH BACKCOUNTRY OUTDOOR PLANS... AVALANCHE DANGER IS ALSO INCREASED. * WEB PAGE: 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 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. && $$
503 WWUS45 KTFX 280354 WSWTFX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 854 PM MST TUE DEC 27 2016 MTZ009-048-281200- /O.CAN.KTFX.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-161228T1200Z/ /O.EXA.KTFX.WW.Y.0042.000000T0000Z-161228T1200Z/ NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS... LOGAN PASS...CHOTEAU 854 PM MST TUE DEC 27 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS...LOGAN PASS...CHOTEAU. * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW WITH GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT...GRADUALLY TAPERING BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO AN ADDITIONAL 2 INCHES...WITH AMOUNTS ABOVE PASS LEVEL. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND ICE ON AREA ROADWAYS WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW IN SOME AREAS MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN A MILE. * WEB PAGE: TO SEE A GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF THIS HAZARD PLEASE VISIT OUR WEB PAGE AND CLICK ON THE DETAILED HAZARDS TAB. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ MTZ008-014-015-052>055-281200- /O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0042.000000T0000Z-161228T1200Z/ BEAVERHEAD-CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-MADISON-JEFFERSON- BROADWATER-MEAGHER-GALLATIN- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BIG HOLE PASS... CHIEF JOSEPH PASS...DILLON...MONIDA PASS...FLESHER PASS... HELENA...LINCOLN...MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS PASS...ENNIS... NORRIS HILL...RAYNOLDS PASS...TWIN BRIDGES...BOULDER... BOULDER HILL...ELK PARK PASS...HOMESTAKE PASS...WHITEHALL... TOWNSEND...WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS...BATTLE RIDGE PASS...BOZEMAN... BOZEMAN PASS...TARGHEE PASS...WEST YELLOWSTONE 854 PM MST TUE DEC 27 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS...BATTLE RIDGE PASS... BOZEMAN...BOZEMAN PASS...TARGHEE PASS...WEST YELLOWSTONE...BIG HOLE PASS...CHIEF JOSEPH PASS...DILLON...MONIDA PASS... BOULDER... BOULDER HILL...ELK PARK PASS...HOMESTAKE PASS... WHITEHALL... TOWNSEND...FLESHER PASS...HELENA...LINCOLN... MACDONALD PASS... ROGERS PASS...ENNIS...NORRIS HILL...RAYNOLDS PASS...TWIN BRIDGES. * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW WITH GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT...GRADUALLY TAPERING BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO AN ADDITIONAL 1 INCH. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND ICE ON AREA ROADWAYS WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW IN SOME AREAS MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN A MILE. * WEB PAGE: 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 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. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Great Falls, MT issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 26, 2:47 AM MST | High Wind Watch | TFX | 12 hr | |
| Dec 26, 2:56 AM MST | Winter Storm Watch | TFX | 12 hr | |
| Dec 26, 8:34 AM MST | High Wind Warning | TFX | 35 hr | |
| Dec 26, 2:48 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | TFX | 44 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.