Alert archive / Montana / Winter Storm Warnings in 2017
Winter Storm Warning 1, NWS Great Falls, MT
NWS Great Falls, MT issued this winter storm warning at Jan 30, 2017, 2:44 PM MST. It took effect at Jan 31, 2017, 12:00 AM MST. It was in force for 42 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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- Issued
- Jan 30, 2017, 2:44 PM MST (21:44 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 31, 2017, 12:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Feb 1, 2017, 6:15 PM MST
- In force
- 42 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Great Falls, MT
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474 WWUS45 KTFX 302144 WSWTFX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 244 PM MST MON JAN 30 2017 ...WIDESPREAD SNOW TO RETURN TUESDAY... .A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL STALL ACROSS THE REGION AND BRING WIDESPREAD AREAS OF SNOW. WHERE THE FRONT STALLS WILL SEE THE POTENTIAL FOR PERSISTENT LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW THROUGH THURSDAY. LIGHT TO MODERATE ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED...WITH SOME HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE SOUTH. MTZ009-302245- /O.CAN.KTFX.WS.A.0002.170131T0700Z-170202T0000Z/ NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- 244 PM MST MON JAN 30 2017 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WATCH. SNOW...LIGHT TO MODERATE AT TIMES...IS STILL POSSIBLE STARTING EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...THEN LINGERING THROUGH THE DAYTIME HOURS. THE FRONT CAUSING THIS SNOW IS EXPECTED TO PUSH FURTHER SOUTH THAN PREVIOUS EXPECTED. THIS WILL LIMIT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS AND ASSOCIATED IMPACTS. THOSE TRAVELING SHOULD STILL USE CAUTION...ESPECIALLY TUESDAY MORNING. $$ MTZ052>054-311100- /O.UPG.KTFX.WS.A.0002.170131T0700Z-170202T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KTFX.WS.W.0001.170131T0700Z-170202T0000Z/ JEFFERSON-BROADWATER-MEAGHER- 244 PM MST MON JAN 30 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 5 PM MST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR PERSISTENT LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 5 PM MST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...BOULDER, BOULDER HILL, ELK PARK PASS, HOMESTAKE PASS, WHITEHALL, TOWNSEND, AND WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS. * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL DEVELOP BY LATE MONDAY NIGHT AND THEN CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR LIGHT SNOW TO LINGER INTO THURSDAY. THIS WILL BE A PROLONGED SNOW EVENT WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 12 INCHES. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...1 BELOW TO 27 ABOVE ZERO. * IMPACTS...POOR TO DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES MAY RETURN WEDNESDAY. * WEB PAGE: TO SEE A GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF THIS HAZARD PLEASE VISIT OUR WEB PAGE AND CLICK ON THE DETAILED HAZARDS TAB. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1 . && $$ MTZ015-055-311100- /O.UPG.KTFX.WS.A.0002.170131T0700Z-170202T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KTFX.WS.W.0001.170131T0700Z-170203T0000Z/ MADISON-GALLATIN- 244 PM MST MON JAN 30 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 5 PM MST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR PROLONGED PERIOD OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 5 PM MST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...ENNIS, NORRIS HILL, RAYNOLDS PASS, TWIN BRIDGES, BATTLE RIDGE PASS, BOZEMAN, BOZEMAN PASS, TARGHEE PASS, AND WEST YELLOWSTONE. * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL DEVELOP BY LATE MONDAY NIGHT...CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY...THEN LINGER INTO THURSDAY. THIS WILL BE A PROLONGED SNOW EVENT WITH SEVERAL ROUNDS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 21 INCHES. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...2 TO 28 ABOVE. * IMPACTS...POOR TO DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. INCREASED AVALANCHE DANGER IS ALSO EXPECTED. * 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 MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1 . && $$ MTZ012-014-048-050-051-311100- /O.UPG.KTFX.WS.A.0002.170131T0700Z-170202T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KTFX.WW.Y.0007.170131T0700Z-170202T0000Z/ CASCADE-CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK- SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-JUDITH BASIN-FERGUS- 244 PM MST MON JAN 30 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 5 PM MST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 5 PM MST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...GREAT FALLS, KINGS HILL PASS, FLESHER PASS, HELENA, LINCOLN, MACDONALD PASS, ROGERS PASS, CHOTEAU, STANFORD, LEWISTOWN, AND LEWISTOWN DIVIDE. * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW...MODERATE AT TIMES...WILL DEVELOP BY LATE TONIGHT AND THEN CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY. SNOW THEN DIMINISH IN INTENSITY TUESDAY NIGHT...HOWEVER FLURRIES TO PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW MAY LINGER THROUGH WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE VALLEYS AND IN THE MOUNTAINS 4 TO 8 INCHES. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...2 BELOW TO 28 ABOVE ZERO. * IMPACTS...POOR TO DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...ESPECIALLY ON TUESDAY MORNING COMMUTE. BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE BY WEDNESDAY. * WEB PAGE: TO SEE A GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF THIS HAZARD PLEASE VISIT OUR WEB PAGE AND CLICK ON THE DETAILED HAZARDS TAB. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1 . && $$ MTZ008-311100- /O.UPG.KTFX.WS.A.0002.170131T0700Z-170202T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KTFX.WW.Y.0007.170131T0700Z-170203T0000Z/ BEAVERHEAD- 244 PM MST MON JAN 30 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 5 PM MST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR PROLONGED PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 5 PM MST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...BIG HOLE PASS, CHIEF JOSEPH PASS, DILLON, AND MONIDA PASS. * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW...MODERATE AT TIMES...WILL DEVELOP BY LATE TONIGHT AND THEN CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. THIS WILL BE A PROLONGED SNOW EVENT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 9 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE VALLEYS AND IN THE MOUNTAINS 9 TO 16 INCHES. * WINDS...EAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...4 TO 28 ABOVE. * IMPACTS...POOR TO DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. * 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 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 . && $$
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035 WWUS45 KTFX 302309 CCA WSWTFX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 409 PM MST MON JAN 30 2017 ...WIDESPREAD SNOW TO RETURN TUESDAY... .A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL STALL ACROSS THE REGION AND BRING WIDESPREAD AREAS OF SNOW. WHERE THE FRONT STALLS WILL SEE THE POTENTIAL FOR PERSISTENT LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW THROUGH THURSDAY. LIGHT TO MODERATE ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED...WITH SOME HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE SOUTH. MTZ009-310015- /O.CAN.KTFX.WS.A.0002.170131T0700Z-170202T0000Z/ NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- 409 PM MST MON JAN 30 2017 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WATCH. SNOW...LIGHT TO MODERATE AT TIMES...IS STILL POSSIBLE STARTING EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...THEN LINGERING THROUGH THE DAYTIME HOURS. THE FRONT CAUSING THIS SNOW IS EXPECTED TO PUSH FURTHER SOUTH THAN PREVIOUS EXPECTED. THIS WILL LIMIT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS AND ASSOCIATED IMPACTS. THOSE TRAVELING SHOULD STILL USE CAUTION...ESPECIALLY TUESDAY MORNING. $$ MTZ052>054-311130- /O.UPG.KTFX.WS.A.0002.170131T0700Z-170202T0000Z/ /O.COR.KTFX.WS.W.0001.170131T0700Z-170202T0000Z/ JEFFERSON-BROADWATER-MEAGHER- 409 PM MST MON JAN 30 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 5 PM MST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR PERSISTENT LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 5 PM MST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...BOULDER, BOULDER HILL, ELK PARK PASS, HOMESTAKE PASS, WHITEHALL, TOWNSEND, AND WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS. * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL DEVELOP BY LATE MONDAY NIGHT AND THEN CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR LIGHT SNOW TO LINGER INTO THURSDAY. THIS WILL BE A PROLONGED SNOW EVENT WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS... AND UP TO A FOOT IN THE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...1 BELOW TO 27 ABOVE ZERO. * IMPACTS...POOR TO DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES MAY RETURN WEDNESDAY. * 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 MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1 . && $$ MTZ015-055-311130- /O.UPG.KTFX.WS.A.0002.170131T0700Z-170202T0000Z/ /O.COR.KTFX.WS.W.0001.170131T0700Z-170203T0000Z/ MADISON-GALLATIN- 409 PM MST MON JAN 30 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 5 PM MST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR PROLONGED PERIOD OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 5 PM MST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...ENNIS, NORRIS HILL, RAYNOLDS PASS, TWIN BRIDGES, BATTLE RIDGE PASS, BOZEMAN, BOZEMAN PASS, TARGHEE PASS, AND WEST YELLOWSTONE. * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL DEVELOP BY LATE MONDAY NIGHT...CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY...THEN LINGER INTO THURSDAY. THIS WILL BE A PROLONGED SNOW EVENT WITH SEVERAL ROUNDS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS...AND UP TO 24 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...2 TO 28 ABOVE. * IMPACTS...POOR TO DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. INCREASED AVALANCHE DANGER IS ALSO EXPECTED. * WEB PAGE: TO SEE A GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF THIS HAZARD PLEASE VISIT OUR WEB PAGE AND CLICK ON THE DETAILED HAZARDS TAB. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1 . && $$ MTZ012-014-048-050-051-311130- /O.UPG.KTFX.WS.A.0002.170131T0700Z-170202T0000Z/ /O.COR.KTFX.WW.Y.0007.170131T0700Z-170202T0000Z/ CASCADE-CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK- SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-JUDITH BASIN-FERGUS- 409 PM MST MON JAN 30 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 5 PM MST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 5 PM MST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...GREAT FALLS, KINGS HILL PASS, FLESHER PASS, HELENA, LINCOLN, MACDONALD PASS, ROGERS PASS, CHOTEAU, STANFORD, LEWISTOWN, AND LEWISTOWN DIVIDE. * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW...MODERATE AT TIMES...WILL DEVELOP BY LATE TONIGHT AND THEN CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY. SNOW THEN DIMINISH IN INTENSITY TUESDAY NIGHT...HOWEVER FLURRIES TO PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW MAY LINGER THROUGH WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE VALLEYS...AND 6 TO 12 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...2 BELOW TO 28 ABOVE ZERO. * IMPACTS...POOR TO DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...ESPECIALLY ON TUESDAY MORNING COMMUTE. BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE BY WEDNESDAY. * 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 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 . && $$ MTZ008-311130- /O.UPG.KTFX.WS.A.0002.170131T0700Z-170202T0000Z/ /O.COR.KTFX.WW.Y.0007.170131T0700Z-170203T0000Z/ BEAVERHEAD- 409 PM MST MON JAN 30 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 5 PM MST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR PROLONGED PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 5 PM MST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...BIG HOLE PASS, CHIEF JOSEPH PASS, DILLON, AND MONIDA PASS. * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW...MODERATE AT TIMES...WILL DEVELOP BY LATE TONIGHT AND THEN CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. THIS WILL BE A PROLONGED SNOW EVENT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE VALLEYS...AND UP TO 24 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS...EAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...4 TO 28 ABOVE. * IMPACTS...POOR TO DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. * WEB PAGE: TO SEE A GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF THIS HAZARD PLEASE VISIT OUR WEB PAGE AND CLICK ON THE DETAILED HAZARDS TAB. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1 . && $$
155 WWUS45 KTFX 311052 WSWTFX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 352 AM MST TUE JAN 31 2017 MTZ052>054-312300- /O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170202T0000Z/ JEFFERSON-BROADWATER-MEAGHER- 352 AM MST TUE JAN 31 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, BOULDER, BOULDER HILL, ELK PARK PASS, HOMESTAKE PASS, WHITEHALL, AND TOWNSEND. * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR LIGHT SNOW TO LINGER INTO THURSDAY. THIS WILL BE A PROLONGED SNOW EVENT WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS...10 TO 16 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * IMPACTS...POOR TO DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY IN FALLING AND POTENTIALLY BLOWING SNOW. BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES ARE ALSO EXPECTED BY WEDNESDAY. * 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 MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. GUSTY WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1 . && $$ MTZ015-055-312300- /O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170203T0000Z/ MADISON-GALLATIN- 352 AM MST TUE JAN 31 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...BATTLE RIDGE PASS, BOZEMAN, BOZEMAN PASS, TARGHEE PASS, WEST YELLOWSTONE, ENNIS, NORRIS HILL, RAYNOLDS PASS, AND TWIN BRIDGES. * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY...AND POSSIBLY INTO THURSDAY. THIS WILL BE A PROLONGED SNOW EVENT WITH SEVERAL ROUNDS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS...AND 10 TO 20 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * IMPACTS...POOR TO DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THURSDAY IN FALLING AND POTENTIALLY BLOWING SNOW. INCREASED AVALANCHE DANGER IS ALSO POSSIBLE. * WEB PAGE: TO SEE A GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF THIS HAZARD PLEASE VISIT OUR WEB PAGE AND CLICK ON THE DETAILED HAZARDS TAB. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. GUSTY WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1 . && $$ MTZ012-014-048-050-051-312300- /O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-170202T0000Z/ CASCADE-CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK- SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-JUDITH BASIN-FERGUS- 352 AM MST TUE JAN 31 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...CHOTEAU, STANFORD, LEWISTOWN, LEWISTOWN DIVIDE, GREAT FALLS, KINGS HILL PASS, FLESHER PASS, HELENA, LINCOLN, MACDONALD PASS, AND ROGERS PASS. * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW...MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY...BUT SNOW WILL LIKELY DECREASE IN INTENSITY OVERNIGHT. FLURRIES TO PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW MAY LINGER THROUGH WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW ON THE PLAINS AND IN THE VALLEYS...6 TO 12 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS...NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * IMPACTS...POOR TO DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY IN FALLING AND POTENTIALLY BLOWING SNOW...ESPECIALLY DURING THE COMMUTE THIS MORNING. BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE BY WEDNESDAY. * 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 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 . && $$ MTZ008-312300- /O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-170203T0000Z/ BEAVERHEAD- 352 AM MST TUE JAN 31 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...BIG HOLE PASS, CHIEF JOSEPH PASS, DILLON, AND MONIDA PASS. * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW...MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL DEVELOP TODAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. THIS WILL BE A PROLONGED SNOW EVENT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS...8 TO 16 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * IMPACTS...POOR TO DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY IN FALLING AND POTENTIALLY BLOWING SNOW. * WEB PAGE: TO SEE A GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF THIS HAZARD PLEASE VISIT OUR WEB PAGE AND CLICK ON THE DETAILED HAZARDS TAB. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1 . && $$
029 WWUS45 KTFX 311705 WSWTFX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 1005 AM MST TUE JAN 31 2017 ...SNOW TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY TODAY ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MONTANA... .A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL CONTINUE SNOW THROUGH TODAY...ESPECIALLY ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PORTIONS. SNOW MAY THEN TAPER OFF TO FLURRIES TONIGHT ACROSS NORTHERN PORTIONS...WHILE CONTINUE ACROSS MANY OF THE SAME AREAS. WIDESPREAD LIGHT SNOW MAY THEN LINGER INTO WEDNESDAY...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE SOUTH. MTZ052>054-312300- /O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170202T0000Z/ JEFFERSON-BROADWATER-MEAGHER- 1005 AM MST TUE JAN 31 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, BOULDER, BOULDER HILL, ELK PARK PASS, HOMESTAKE PASS, WHITEHALL, AND TOWNSEND. * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR LIGHT SNOW TO LINGER INTO THURSDAY. THIS WILL BE A PROLONGED SNOW EVENT WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 4 TO 7 INCHES. * WINDS...NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * IMPACTS...POOR TO DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY IN FALLING AND POTENTIALLY BLOWING SNOW. BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES ARE ALSO EXPECTED BY WEDNESDAY. * 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 MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. GUSTY WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1 . && $$ MTZ015-055-312300- /O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170203T0000Z/ MADISON-GALLATIN- 1005 AM MST TUE JAN 31 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...BATTLE RIDGE PASS, BOZEMAN, BOZEMAN PASS, TARGHEE PASS, WEST YELLOWSTONE, ENNIS, NORRIS HILL, RAYNOLDS PASS, AND TWIN BRIDGES. * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY...AND POSSIBLY INTO THURSDAY. THIS WILL BE A PROLONGED SNOW EVENT WITH SEVERAL ROUNDS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 7 TO 14 INCHES. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * IMPACTS...POOR TO DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THURSDAY IN FALLING AND POTENTIALLY BLOWING SNOW. INCREASED AVALANCHE DANGER IS ALSO POSSIBLE. * WEB PAGE: TO SEE A GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF THIS HAZARD PLEASE VISIT OUR WEB PAGE AND CLICK ON THE DETAILED HAZARDS TAB. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. GUSTY WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1 . && $$ MTZ012-014-048-050-051-312300- /O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-170202T0000Z/ CASCADE-CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK- SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-JUDITH BASIN-FERGUS- 1005 AM MST TUE JAN 31 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...CHOTEAU, STANFORD, LEWISTOWN, LEWISTOWN DIVIDE, GREAT FALLS, KINGS HILL PASS, FLESHER PASS, HELENA, LINCOLN, MACDONALD PASS, AND ROGERS PASS. * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY. SOME MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW BANDS MAY DEVELOP SOUTH OF A LINE FROM GREAT FALLS TO LEWISTOWN...AND POSSIBLY SOUTHWARD INTO THE HELENA VALLEY AT TIMES TODAY. SNOW WILL LIKELY DECREASE IN INTENSITY OVERNIGHT. FLURRIES TO PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW MAY LINGER THROUGH WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE VALLEYS...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN SNOW BANDS...AND IN THE MOUNTAINS AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 6 INCHES. * WINDS...NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * IMPACTS...POOR TO DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY IN FALLING AND POTENTIALLY BLOWING SNOW... ESPECIALLY DURING THE COMMUTE THIS MORNING. BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE BY WEDNESDAY. * 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 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 . && $$ MTZ008-312300- /O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-170203T0000Z/ BEAVERHEAD- 1005 AM MST TUE JAN 31 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...BIG HOLE PASS, CHIEF JOSEPH PASS, DILLON, AND MONIDA PASS. * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW...MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL DEVELOP TODAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. THIS WILL BE A PROLONGED SNOW EVENT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 6 TO 11 INCHES. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * IMPACTS...POOR TO DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY IN FALLING AND POTENTIALLY BLOWING SNOW. * WEB PAGE: TO SEE A GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF THIS HAZARD PLEASE VISIT OUR WEB PAGE AND CLICK ON THE DETAILED HAZARDS TAB. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1 . && $$
910 WWUS45 KTFX 312135 WSWTFX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 235 PM MST TUE JAN 31 2017 ...PERIODS OF SNOW THROUGH THURSDAY...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE SOUTH... .A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL CONTINUE AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW THROUGH TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PORTIONS. SNOW MAY THEN TAPER OFF TO FLURRIES OR SCATTERED LIGHT SNOW LATER TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. WIDESPREAD LIGHT SNOW MAY THEN RETURN INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING AND POSSIBLY LINGER INTO THURSDAY...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE SOUTH. MTZ052>054-011100- /O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170202T0000Z/ JEFFERSON-BROADWATER-MEAGHER- 235 PM MST TUE JAN 31 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, BOULDER, BOULDER HILL, ELK PARK PASS, HOMESTAKE PASS, WHITEHALL, AND TOWNSEND. * TIMING...PERIODS OF PERSISTENT LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. AFTER A BRIEF LULL IN SNOW...MORE LIGHT SNOW MAY RETURN LATER WEDNESDAY...POSSIBLY INTO THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 6 INCHES. * WINDS...NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * IMPACTS...POOR TO DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY IN FALLING AND POTENTIALLY BLOWING SNOW. BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES ARE ALSO EXPECTED BY WEDNESDAY. * 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 MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. GUSTY WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1 . && $$ MTZ015-055-011100- /O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170203T0000Z/ MADISON-GALLATIN- 235 PM MST TUE JAN 31 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...BATTLE RIDGE PASS, BOZEMAN, BOZEMAN PASS, TARGHEE PASS, WEST YELLOWSTONE, ENNIS, NORRIS HILL, RAYNOLDS PASS, AND TWIN BRIDGES. * TIMING...PERIODS OF PERSISTENT LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. AFTER A BRIEF LULL IN SNOW...MORE LIGHT SNOW MAY RETURN WEDNESDAY EVENING...AND THEN CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 6 TO 15 INCHES...WITH THE HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * IMPACTS...POOR TO DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THURSDAY IN FALLING AND POTENTIALLY BLOWING SNOW. INCREASED AVALANCHE DANGER IS ALSO POSSIBLE. * WEB PAGE: TO SEE A GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF THIS HAZARD PLEASE VISIT OUR WEB PAGE AND CLICK ON THE DETAILED HAZARDS TAB. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. GUSTY WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1 . && $$ MTZ012-014-048-050-051-011100- /O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-170202T0000Z/ CASCADE-CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK- SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-JUDITH BASIN-FERGUS- 235 PM MST TUE JAN 31 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...CHOTEAU, STANFORD, LEWISTOWN, LEWISTOWN DIVIDE, GREAT FALLS, KINGS HILL PASS, FLESHER PASS, HELENA, LINCOLN, MACDONALD PASS, AND ROGERS PASS. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE FOR AREAS SOUTH OF A LINE FROM AUGUSTA TO GREAT FALLS TO LEWISTOWN THIS EVENING INTO WEDNESDAY. AREAS ALONG AND NORTH OF THIS LINE WILL SEE SNOW ON A DIMINISHING TREND WITH ONLY FLURRIES OR BRIEF LIGHT SNOW POSSIBLE DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 4 INCHES. * WINDS...NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * IMPACTS...POOR TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY IN FALLING AND POTENTIALLY BLOWING SNOW... ESPECIALLY DURING THE COMMUTE THIS MORNING. BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE BY WEDNESDAY. * 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 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 . && $$ MTZ008-011100- /O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-170203T0000Z/ BEAVERHEAD- 235 PM MST TUE JAN 31 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...BIG HOLE PASS, CHIEF JOSEPH PASS, DILLON, AND MONIDA PASS. * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW...MODERATE AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE TO BE FOUND TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. A BRIEF LULL IN SNOW MAY BE FOUND WEDNESDAY BEFORE MORE SNOW RETURNS WEDNESDAY EVENING AND INTO THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 5 TO 11 INCHES...WITH THE HIGHER AMOUNTS EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * IMPACTS...POOR TO DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY IN FALLING AND POTENTIALLY BLOWING SNOW. * WEB PAGE: TO SEE A GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF THIS HAZARD PLEASE VISIT OUR WEB PAGE AND CLICK ON THE DETAILED HAZARDS TAB. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1 . && $$
086 WWUS45 KTFX 010129 WSWTFX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 629 PM MST TUE JAN 31 2017 MTZ052>054-011200- /O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170202T0000Z/ JEFFERSON-BROADWATER-MEAGHER- 629 PM MST TUE JAN 31 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, BOULDER, BOULDER HILL, ELK PARK PASS, HOMESTAKE PASS, WHITEHALL, AND TOWNSEND. * TIMING...PERIODS OF PERSISTENT LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. A FEW LOCATIONS WILL SEE A BRIEF PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW THIS EVENING. AFTER A BRIEF LULL IN SNOW WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...MORE LIGHT SNOW MAY RETURN WEDNESDAY EVENING... AND THEN CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES...BUT ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE IN ANY HEAVIER SNOW BAND. * WINDS...NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH. * IMPACTS...POOR TO DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY IN FALLING AND POTENTIALLY BLOWING SNOW. BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES ARE ALSO EXPECTED BY WEDNESDAY. * 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 MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. GUSTY WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1 . && $$ MARTIN MTZ015-055-011200- /O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170203T0000Z/ MADISON-GALLATIN- 629 PM MST TUE JAN 31 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...BATTLE RIDGE PASS, BOZEMAN, BOZEMAN PASS, TARGHEE PASS, WEST YELLOWSTONE, ENNIS, NORRIS HILL, RAYNOLDS PASS, AND TWIN BRIDGES. * TIMING...PERIODS OF PERSISTENT LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. A FEW LOCATIONS WILL SEE A BRIEF PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW THIS EVENING. AFTER A BRIEF LULL IN SNOW...MORE LIGHT SNOW MAY RETURN WEDNESDAY EVENING... AND THEN CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 4 TO 8 INCHES...BUT ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS WHERE THE HEAVIEST SNOW DEVELOPS. * WINDS...NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * IMPACTS...POOR TO DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY IN FALLING AND POTENTIALLY BLOWING SNOW. INCREASED AVALANCHE DANGER IS ALSO POSSIBLE. * WEB PAGE: TO SEE A GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF THIS HAZARD PLEASE VISIT OUR WEB PAGE AND CLICK ON THE DETAILED HAZARDS TAB. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. GUSTY WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1 . && $$ MARTIN MTZ012-014-048-050-051-011200- /O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-170202T0000Z/ CASCADE-CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK- SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-JUDITH BASIN-FERGUS- 629 PM MST TUE JAN 31 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...CHOTEAU, STANFORD, LEWISTOWN, LEWISTOWN DIVIDE, GREAT FALLS, KINGS HILL PASS, FLESHER PASS, HELENA, LINCOLN, MACDONALD PASS, AND ROGERS PASS. * TIMING...BANDS OF LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SOUTH THROUGH THE AREA THIS EVENING...WITH A GRADUAL DIMINISHING TREND IN THE SNOW EXPECTED BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES. * WINDS...NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * IMPACTS...POOR TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY IN FALLING AND POTENTIALLY BLOWING SNOW. IT WILL NOT TAKE MUCH ADDITIONAL SNOW OVERNIGHT TO CAUSE SLOWER AND MORE DIFFICULT TRAVEL...EVEN IN AREAS THAT SAW A BREAK IN THE SNOW TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * 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 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 . && $$ MARTIN MTZ008-011200- /O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-170203T0000Z/ BEAVERHEAD- 629 PM MST TUE JAN 31 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...BIG HOLE PASS, CHIEF JOSEPH PASS, DILLON, AND MONIDA PASS. * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW...MODERATE AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE TO BE FOUND INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. A BRIEF LULL IN SNOW MAY BE FOUND WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE MORE SNOW RETURNS WEDNESDAY EVENING AND INTO THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 6 INCHES...BUT HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE IN ANY AREA THAT SEES MORE PERSISTENT AND HEAVIER SNOW BANDS. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * IMPACTS...POOR TO DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY IN FALLING AND POTENTIALLY BLOWING SNOW. * WEB PAGE: TO SEE A GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF THIS HAZARD PLEASE VISIT OUR WEB PAGE AND CLICK ON THE DETAILED HAZARDS TAB. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1 . && $$ MARTIN
760 WWUS45 KTFX 011044 WSWTFX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 344 AM MST WED FEB 1 2017 MTZ012-014-048-050-051-011145- /O.CAN.KTFX.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-170202T0000Z/ CASCADE-CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK- SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-JUDITH BASIN-FERGUS- 344 AM MST WED FEB 1 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SNOW HAS DECREASED SIGNIFICANTLY ACROSS CENTRAL MONTANA OVERNIGHT...LEAVING ONLY POTENTIALLY VERY LIGHT ACCUMULATING SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS. ANY ADDITIONAL IMPACTS TODAY SHOULD BE MINIMAL. $$ MTZ052>054-020000- /O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170202T0000Z/ JEFFERSON-BROADWATER-MEAGHER- 344 AM MST WED FEB 1 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, BOULDER, BOULDER HILL, ELK PARK PASS, HOMESTAKE PASS, WHITEHALL, AND TOWNSEND. * TIMING...LIGHT ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE THROUGH THE REST OF TODAY...BUT ANOTHER ROUND OF LIGHT SNOW IS POSSIBLE FOR LATER TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO AN ADDITIONAL 1 INCH IS POSSIBLE IN THE VALLEYS WITH POTENTIALLY ANOTHER 2 TO 4 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS...NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * IMPACTS...POOR TO DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TODAY. FALLING AND POTENTIALLY BLOWING SNOW...ALONG WITH SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS...WILL BE THE MAIN CONCERNS. * WEB PAGE: TO SEE A GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF THIS HAZARD PLEASE VISIT OUR WEB PAGE AND CLICK ON THE DETAILED HAZARDS TAB. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. GUSTY WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1 . && $$ MTZ015-055-020000- /O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170203T0000Z/ MADISON-GALLATIN- 344 AM MST WED FEB 1 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...BATTLE RIDGE PASS, BOZEMAN, BOZEMAN PASS, TARGHEE PASS, WEST YELLOWSTONE, ENNIS, NORRIS HILL, RAYNOLDS PASS, AND TWIN BRIDGES. * TIMING...OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MADISON AND GALLATIN COUNTIES TODAY...BUT PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL RETURN FOR TONIGHT AND INTO THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 5 INCHES IS POSSIBLE IN THE VALLEYS WITH POTENTIALLY ANOTHER 6 TO 10 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS...BUT THIS WILL MAINLY OCCUR TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * IMPACTS...POOR TO DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY. FALLING AND POTENTIALLY BLOWING SNOW...ALONG WITH SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS...WILL BE THE MAIN CONCERNS. INCREASED AVALANCHE DANGER IS ALSO POSSIBLE. * 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 MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. GUSTY WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1 . && $$ MTZ008-020000- /O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-170203T0000Z/ BEAVERHEAD- 344 AM MST WED FEB 1 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...BIG HOLE PASS, CHIEF JOSEPH PASS, DILLON, AND MONIDA PASS. * TIMING...PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW SNOW WILL OCCUR ACROSS BEAVERHEAD COUNTY TODAY...BUT ANOTHER ROUND OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL RETURN FOR TONIGHT AND INTO THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES IS POSSIBLE IN THE VALLEYS WITH POTENTIALLY ANOTHER 4 TO 7 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS...BUT THIS WILL MAINLY OCCUR TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * IMPACTS...POOR TO DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY. FALLING AND POTENTIALLY BLOWING SNOW...ALONG WITH SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS...WILL BE THE MAIN CONCERNS. * WEB PAGE: TO SEE A GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF THIS HAZARD PLEASE VISIT OUR WEB PAGE AND CLICK ON THE DETAILED HAZARDS TAB. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1 . && $$
549 WWUS45 KTFX 011708 WSWTFX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 1008 AM MST WED FEB 1 2017 ...SNOW TO DIMINISH TODAY...THEN RETURN LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY... .THE INITIAL ROUND OF SNOW WILL BE ON A DIMINISHING TREND TODAY..WITH ONLY SOME LINGERING LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS IN THE FAR SOUTH. SNOW THEN LOOKS TO RETURN LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY...MAINLY ACROSS THE SOUTH. THIS COULD BRING MORE LIGHT TO MODERATE ACCUMULATIONS. MTZ052>054-011815- /O.CAN.KTFX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170202T0000Z/ JEFFERSON-BROADWATER-MEAGHER- 1008 AM MST WED FEB 1 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. SNOW WILL BE ON A DIMINISHING TREND...OR COMPLETELY END...TODAY. SOME SLICK OR PARTIALLY SNOW COVERED ROADS MAY REMAIN...SO MAKE SURE TO STILL USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED LIGHT SNOW MAY THEN RETURN LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY...WITH ONLY MINOR ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED. $$ MTZ015-055-012300- /O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170203T0000Z/ MADISON-GALLATIN- 1008 AM MST WED FEB 1 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...BATTLE RIDGE PASS, BOZEMAN, BOZEMAN PASS, TARGHEE PASS, WEST YELLOWSTONE, ENNIS, NORRIS HILL, RAYNOLDS PASS, AND TWIN BRIDGES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DIMINISH TO ISOLATED OR SCATTERED LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS TODAY...WHILE SOME AREAS MAY SEE SNOW END COMPLETELY. FRONTAL BOUNDARY MAY THEN RETURN WIDESPREAD LIGHT SNOW TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE VALLEYS AND IN THE MOUNTAINS AN ADDITIONAL 4 TO 8 INCHES...MAINLY OCCURRING TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY. * WINDS...NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * IMPACTS...POOR TO DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY. FALLING AND POTENTIALLY BLOWING SNOW...ALONG WITH SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS...WILL BE THE MAIN CONCERNS. INCREASED AVALANCHE DANGER IS ALSO POSSIBLE. * WEB PAGE: TO SEE A GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF THIS HAZARD PLEASE VISIT OUR WEB PAGE AND CLICK ON THE DETAILED HAZARDS TAB. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. GUSTY WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1 . && $$ MTZ008-012300- /O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-170203T0000Z/ BEAVERHEAD- 1008 AM MST WED FEB 1 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...BIG HOLE PASS, CHIEF JOSEPH PASS, DILLON, AND MONIDA PASS. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DIMINISH TO ISOLATED OR SCATTERED LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS TODAY...WHILE SOME AREAS MAY SEE SNOW END COMPLETELY. FRONTAL BOUNDARY MAY THEN RETURN WIDESPREAD LIGHT SNOW TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 6 INCHES...OCCURRING MAINLY TONIGHT INTO THURS. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * IMPACTS...POOR TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY. FALLING AND POTENTIALLY BLOWING SNOW...ALONG WITH SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS...WILL BE THE MAIN CONCERNS. * 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 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 . && $$
372 WWUS45 KTFX 012138 WSWTFX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 238 PM MST WED FEB 1 2017 ...SNOW TO RETURN TONIGHT...AND LINGER INTO THURSDAY... .LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO BE SCATTERED IN COVERAGE THIS EVENING. A RETURNING FRONTAL BOUNDARY THEN WILL BRING WIDESPREAD LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW OVERNIGHT TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY. ADDITIONAL LIGHT TO MODERATE ACCUMULATIONS...ALONG WITH SOME TRAVEL IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED. MTZ015-055-020945- /O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170203T0000Z/ MADISON-GALLATIN- 238 PM MST WED FEB 1 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...BATTLE RIDGE PASS, BOZEMAN, BOZEMAN PASS, TARGHEE PASS, WEST YELLOWSTONE, ENNIS, NORRIS HILL, RAYNOLDS PASS, AND TWIN BRIDGES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD LATER TONIGHT...THEN CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY THURSDAY. ALTHOUGH NOT AS INTENSE AS PREVIOUS SNOWFALL...LIGHT TO MODERATE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE STILL POSSIBLE BY SNOWS END ON THURSDAY EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE VALLEYS AND IN THE MOUNTAINS AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 6 INCHES...MOSTLY OCCURRING LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. * WINDS...NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * IMPACTS...POOR TO DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RETURN TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY. SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS...WITH SOME PATCHY BLOWING SNOW...WILL BE THE MAIN CONCERNS. INCREASED AVALANCHE DANGER IS ALSO POSSIBLE. BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES ARE ALSO EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * WEB PAGE: TO SEE A GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF THIS HAZARD PLEASE VISIT OUR WEB PAGE AND CLICK ON THE DETAILED HAZARDS TAB. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. GUSTY WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1 . && $$ MTZ008-020945- /O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-170203T0000Z/ BEAVERHEAD- 238 PM MST WED FEB 1 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...BIG HOLE PASS, CHIEF JOSEPH PASS, DILLON, AND MONIDA PASS. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD LATER TONIGHT...THEN CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY THURSDAY. ALTHOUGH NOT AS INTENSE AS PREVIOUS SNOWFALL...LIGHT TO MODERATE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE STILL POSSIBLE BY SNOWS END ON THURSDAY EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 5 INCHES...MOSTLY OCCURRING LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * IMPACTS...POOR TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RETURN TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY. SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS...WITH SOME PATCHY BLOWING SNOW...WILL BE THE MAIN CONCERNS. BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES ARE ALSO EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * 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 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. && $$
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WWUS45 KTFX 020115
WSWTFX
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
615 PM MST WED FEB 1 2017
MTZ015-055-020600-
/O.CAN.KTFX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170203T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KTFX.WW.Y.0008.170202T0600Z-170203T0000Z/
MADISON-GALLATIN-
615 PM MST WED FEB 1 2017
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM
11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST THURSDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS
EVENING TO 5 PM MST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.
* LOCATIONS...ENNIS, NORRIS HILL, RAYNOLDS PASS, TWIN BRIDGES,
BATTLE RIDGE PASS, BOZEMAN, BOZEMAN PASS, TARGHEE PASS, AND
WEST YELLOWSTONE.
* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS EVENING AROUND
RAYNOLDS PASS AND WEST YELLOWSTONE...THEN GRADUALLY MOVE
NORTHWARD OVERNIGHT...REACHING THE I-90 CORRIDOR AROUND 4 AM
THURSDAY MORNING. PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW ARE THEN EXPECTED
THROUGH THE DAY ON THURSDAY.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS.
3 TO 6 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS.
* IMPACTS...EXPECT ROADWAYS TO BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY LATE
TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST
UPDATES.
FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1 .
&&
$$
MTZ008-020600-
/O.CAN.KTFX.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-170203T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KTFX.WW.Y.0008.170202T0600Z-170203T0000Z/
BEAVERHEAD-
615 PM MST WED FEB 1 2017
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM
11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST THURSDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST THURSDAY.
* LOCATIONS...BIG HOLE PASS, CHIEF JOSEPH PASS, DILLON, AND
MONIDA PASS.
* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS EVENING AROUND MONIDA
PASS...THEN GRADUALLY MOVE NORTHWARD OVERNIGHT...REACHING
NORTHERN BEAVERHEAD COUNTY AROUND 5 AM THURSDAY MORNING. PERIODS
OF LIGHT SNOW ARE THEN EXPECTED THROUGH THE DAY ON THURSDAY.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS.
3 TO 6 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS.
* IMPACTS...EXPECT ROADWAYS TO BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY LATE
TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST
UPDATES.
FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1 .
$$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 Jan 30, 11:10 AM MST, 3 hours 34 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 30, 11:10 AM MST, 3 hours 34 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Great Falls MT 1110 AM MST Mon Jan 30 2017 Updated Aviation Discussion .UPDATE... Little changes to the very short term forecast this morning. Today will be the last above normal temperature day for at least the rest of the work week. Some gusty winds linger this morning...but should be on a diminishing trend later today. Initial morning model runs starting to show our advertised disturbance shifting southward. This could lower snow totals from the Rocky Mountain Front to the Great Falls area and northward...while maintaining current forecast snowfall south of this line. Will be analyzing this southward shift and make needed updates by the afternoon publish. Be sure to check back for the latest forecasts. Anglin && .AVIATION... Updated 1810Z. Moderate WNW flow aloft continues across the region this afternoon with VFR conditions prevailing under thickening high level cloud- cover as a disturbance in BC sags south towards the Northern Rockies and MT. E to W frontal boundary will sag south into Central MT this evening then slowly move south through central and SW MT late tonight through Tuesday morning. Snow will develop over N- central MT terminals after 04z with MVFR/IFR conditions developing and spreading south into central and SW MT after 08Z. IFR/LIFR conditions in moderate snow are possible at central/SW MT terminals as the area of snow along the frontal boundary intensifies after 08z tonight. Hoenisch && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 505 AM MST Mon Jan 30 2017/ Today through Wednesday...Strong westerly winds will gradually decrease today over the plains of North Central and Central Montana as both mid level winds and the surface pressure gradient weaken. Have therefore cancelled the High Wind Warning for the Rocky Mountain Front. Otherwise, clouds will increase throughout the day under the influence of a moist westerly flow aloft. A Canadian cold front will also sag south over North Central Montana today, keeping temperatures there from warming much further into the 40s. Southwest Montana will continue to be on the cool side, but much of the area should warm into the 30s. A change to a more wintry weather pattern is in store for tonight through Wednesday. A shortwave trough will move south across southwest Canada overnight, then into the northern Pacific Northwest/northern Montana area Tuesday into Tuesday night. The combination of a jet streak of stronger northwest winds aloft with its increased lift, a significant increase in moisture from the Pacific Ocean, and a shift to more northerly upslope winds will likely bring widespread precipitation to the forecast area late Monday night into Tuesday. A brief period of a rain-snow mix across North Central and Central Montana this evening will become all snow by late evening as it spreads east and south across the remainder of the area overnight. As the shortwave moves south Tuesday into Tuesday night, the main focus for snow will move more so into Central and Southwest Montana. Weak mid level instability (in the form of moderately steep temperature lapse rates) may cause a few bands of heavier snowfall at times. However, as there is still some uncertainty as to where the heaviest snowfall may occur, and because forecast models have been quicker to move the snow out of the area than previously, have decided to leave the Winter Storm Watch going for now. Will take a look at the latest model runs before deciding on Warnings and/or Advisories. As of now, 6 to 10 inches at lower elevations of Central and Southwest Montana late tonight through Wednesday and 10 to 20 inches in the mountains seems to be in the ballpark. Gusty northerly winds behind the front will also likely cause areas of blowing snow at times. Snow will gradually decrease across the area later Tuesday night into Wednesday. Much of this snow activity will likely not impact the northeast portion of the area (northeast of a Cut Bank to Lewistown line). Temperatures will fall below normal through this period, as lows go from mostly teens tonight to mostly single digits above zero Tuesday night, and highs fall from mostly 20s on Tuesday to mostly teens on Wednesday. Coulston Wednesday night through Monday...Snow continues over Southwest Montana Wednesday night and Thursday, with lift produced by a thermally direct ageostrophic circulation under the right entrance region of a jet streak aloft. Ridging over the Gulf of Alaska weakens on Thursday as a closed upper low moves closer to the U.S. west coast. These changes release a shortwave trough from its position over southern British Columbia. This shortwave crosses through Montana Thursday night, possibly enhancing snowfall rates over a wider area for a few hours. Shortwave ridging follows overnight Thursday, finally bringing a pause in the snowfall for most areas by Friday morning, except for continued snow showers over mountain areas. Little, if any snowfall is expected for the North- central plains during this period. The Pacific low moves ashore and rapidly weakens while diffusing across the PacNW Friday night and Saturday. Mountain snow showers will continue through the weekend amid an unsettled northwest flow. This pattern can favor locally heavy snowfall over the Bridger and Madison ranges of southwest MT. Model solutions diverge starting Sunday, so have maintained widespread chances for precip, informed by climatology. Temperatures dip into the single digits above and below zero Wednesday and Thursday night. Temperatures moderate through the weekend, though still around 5 to 10 degrees below normal. PN && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... GTF 43 17 24 7 / 10 90 80 60 CTB 37 15 21 4 / 10 70 50 30 HLN 39 19 21 4 / 10 70 100 80 BZN 36 22 25 4 / 10 70 90 80 WEY 23 14 22 8 / 20 50 80 70 DLN 37 22 33 12 / 0 20 50 70 HVR 39 18 25 6 / 10 30 20 20 LWT 40 15 20 3 / 10 90 90 60 && .TFX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... Winter Storm Watch from late tonight through Wednesday afternoon Beaverhead...Broadwater...Cascade...Central and Southern Lewis and Clark...Fergus...Gallatin...Jefferson...Judith Basin... Madison...Meagher...Northern Rocky Mountain Front...Southern Rocky Mountain Front. && weather.gov/greatfalls
The office that day
Everything else NWS Great Falls, MT issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 30, 2:44 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | TFX | 52 hr |
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Winter Storm Warnings in Montana, 2017Every winter storm warning in 2017
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.