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Blizzard Warning 2, NWS Glasgow, MT
NWS Glasgow, MT issued this blizzard warning at Apr 23, 2026, 3:34 AM MDT for McCone County, Valley County, Montana. It took effect at Apr 23, 2026, 4:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 7 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
- Apr 23, 2026, 3:34 AM MDT (09:34 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 23, 2026, 4:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Apr 23, 2026, 11:26 AM MDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Glasgow, MT
Counties McCone County, MT, Valley County, MT
The radar
The Glasgow radar (KGGW), 37 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:38 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this blizzard warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Glasgow, MT wrote its last area forecast discussion before this blizzard warning went out at Apr 23, 12:46 AM MDT, 2 hours 48 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
- A strong cold front will bring much colder conditions today. General rain this morning will transition to snow for some and linger into Saturday.
- High Wind Warning until 8pm across NE Montana for gusts up to 60 mph.
- Winter Weather Advisory for northern Phillips county from 6 AM to 2 PM.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 23, 12:46 AM MDT, 2 hours 48 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Glasgow MT 1246 AM MDT Thu Apr 23 2026 .KEY MESSAGES... - A strong cold front will bring much colder conditions today. General rain this morning will transition to snow for some and linger into Saturday. - High Wind Warning until 8pm across NE Montana for gusts up to 60 mph. - Winter Weather Advisory for northern Phillips county from 6 AM to 2 PM. && .DISCUSSION... WEATHER PATTERN OVERVIEW: As a strong low pressure system slowly exits east through NE Montana widespread rain showers with embedded isolated thunderstorms, mostly though the early hours of the morning on Thursday. A strong cold front will sweep down from Saskatchewan generating rain Thursday with wet snow at highest elevations such as Opheim. Brief, heavy snow is also possible through mid morning which could impact the morning commute and put significant strain on newborn livestock. This prompted a Winter Weather Advisory for northern Valley county through the morning. Gusty winds will also persist through the day with northwest gusts 30-50 mph. A High Wind Warning was raised Thursday until 8pm across the area for occasional gusts to around 60 mph being likely and pockets of 40 mph sustained winds. Much cooler weather looks to stick around through next week, with lows to stay at or below freezing through the forecast cycle. An additional shortwave passing through Friday presents a chance for more widespread snow showers. Gusty winds continue through Friday's system as well. FORECAST CONFIDENCE & DEVIATIONS: Blended in 25% NBM90 for day 1 wind gusts. Used a blend of HiRes models for PoPs through 3Z tomorrow. Added more widespread showers through 18Z. && .AVIATION... UPDATED: 0530Z FLIGHT CONDITION: MVFR - IFR DISCUSSION: Rain showers will continue through 20Z, with isolated thunderstorms possible tonight. MVFR to IFR ceilings move into the region beginning 9Z as the low pushes east, and a transition to rain snow mix beginning after 12Z with the exact timing/locations remain uncertain. Strong northwest winds are expected through the evening tomorrow, with gusts reaching up to 45 kts during the afternoon between 15Z and 0Z. WIND: Veering toward the NW through tonight with gusts up to 25 kts increasing to 20 to 30 kts gust 45 kts by the morning. && .GGW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... High Wind Warning until 8 PM MDT this evening for Central and Southeast Phillips-Central and Southern Valley-Garfield-Northern Phillips-Northern Valley-Petroleum-Southwest Phillips. High Wind Warning from 6 AM this morning to 8 PM MDT this evening for Daniels-Dawson-Eastern Roosevelt-McCone-Prairie- Richland-Sheridan-Western Roosevelt-Wibaux. Winter Weather Advisory from 6 AM this morning to 2 PM MDT this afternoon for Northern Valley. && weather.gov/glasgow
In the hours before
Local storm report, Apr 22, 10:36 PM MDT, 4 hours 58 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report...Summary
National Weather Service Glasgow MT
1036 PM MDT Wed Apr 22 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0535 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 10 SSW Cohagen 46.91N 106.68W
04/22/2026 M55 MPH Garfield MT Mesonet
Montana Mesonet station HAGM8 (Cohange S).
0600 PM Non-Tstm Wnd Gst 5 ESE Hoyt 46.91N 104.75W
04/22/2026 M56 MPH Dawson MT Mesonet
Mesonet station MTM28 5.2 E Hoyt (MT-MESO).
0615 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 14 W Vida 47.80N 105.79W
04/22/2026 M58 MPH McCone MT Mesonet
Montana Mesonet station VDWM8 (Vida W).
0645 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 2 E Enid 47.70N 104.73W
04/22/2026 M58 MPH Richland MT Mesonet
Mesonet station MTLBT Lambert Mt-200 Mp
45.0.
0655 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 5 N Poplar 48.18N 105.22W
04/22/2026 M58 MPH Roosevelt MT Mesonet
Montana Mesonet Station PARM8 (Poplar N).
0830 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 6 S Comertown 48.81N 104.25W
04/22/2026 M58 MPH Sheridan MT Mesonet
Comertown Turn-Off MT-5 MP 13.4.
0900 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 6 NW Scobey 48.86N 105.50W
04/22/2026 M58 MPH Daniels MT Mesonet
Scobey NW.
0410 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 7 WSW Crow Rock 46.89N 106.21W
04/22/2026 E59 MPH Garfield MT Mesonet
Rock Springs N, MT (UMT - GGW) Elev: 2769.2
ft; Lat/Lon: 46.88529/-106.21369.
0700 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 12 SSE Sprole 47.95N 104.94W
04/22/2026 M59 MPH Richland MT Mesonet
Mesonet station FW2498 Badger Creek.
0715 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 2 SW Savage 47.43N 104.37W
04/22/2026 M59 MPH Richland MT Mesonet
Mesonet station MTSVG Savage Mt-16 Mp 29.5.
0635 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 9 NE Vida 47.92N 105.35W
04/22/2026 M60 MPH McCone MT Mesonet
Corrects previous tstm wnd gst report from 9
NE Vida. Montana Mesonet station VDNM8 (Vida
NE).
0650 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 4 WNW Midway 47.53N 104.39W
04/22/2026 M60 MPH Richland MT Mesonet
Mesonet station FW8536 Savage.
0830 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 1 N Navajo 48.81N 105.06W
04/22/2026 M60 MPH Daniels MT Mesonet
Navajo MT-5 16.7.
0650 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 3 W Crane 47.57N 104.32W
04/22/2026 M61 MPH Richland MT Mesonet
Montana Mesonet station CRBM8 (Crane W).
0630 PM Non-Tstm Wnd Gst 7 W Carlyle 46.65N 104.23W
04/22/2026 M62 MPH Wibaux MT Mesonet
Mesonet station MTASH Ash Creek Mt-7 Mp
55.2.
0720 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 6 NNW Fort Kipp 48.22N 104.77W
04/22/2026 M62 MPH Roosevelt MT Mesonet
Montana Mesonet station FTKM8 (Fort Kipp
NW).
0454 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 2 WNW Jordan 47.33N 106.95W
04/22/2026 M64 MPH Garfield MT ASOS
ASOS station KJDN Jordan.
0750 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 10 W Medicine Lake 48.52N 104.73W
04/22/2026 M64 MPH Sheridan MT Mesonet
Montana Mesonet station MEDM8 (Medicine Lake
W).
0758 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 2 SE Medicine Lake 48.49N 104.48W
04/22/2026 M64 MPH Sheridan MT Mesonet
Mesonet station MLKM8 Medicine Lake 1ESE.
0820 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 4 NNE Bredette 48.55N 105.26W
04/22/2026 M64 MPH Roosevelt MT Mesonet
Bredette NE, MT (UMT - GGW).
0600 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 13 E Haxby 47.74N 106.15W
04/22/2026 M66 MPH McCone MT Mesonet
Montana Mesonet station MTM87 (Fort Peck S).
0648 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 2 E Fort Peck 48.01N 106.40W
04/22/2026 M66 MPH McCone MT Mesonet
Mesonet station GGWFP 2.4 E Fort Peck
(GGWWFO).
0858 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 2 SE Medicine Lake 48.49N 104.48W
04/22/2026 M66 MPH Sheridan MT Mesonet
MEDICINE LAKE, MT.
0810 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 10 W Medicine Lake 48.52N 104.73W
04/22/2026 M71 MPH Sheridan MT Mesonet
54G71 Medicine Lake W, MT (UMT - GGW).
0835 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 2 ENE Plentywood 48.79N 104.52W
04/22/2026 M71 MPH Sheridan MT Mesonet
Sher-Wood Airport, MT.
&&Local storm report, Apr 22, 11:00 PM MDT, 4 hours 34 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Glasgow MT
1100 PM MDT Wed Apr 22 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1050 PM Non-Tstm Wnd Gst 1 W Content 48.02N 107.58W
04/22/2026 M72 MPH Phillips MT Mesonet
Content, MT (UMT - GGW) Elev: 705.0 ft;
Lat/Lon: 48.01769/-107.57919.
&&
GAHLocal storm report, Apr 23, 3:15 AM MDT, 19 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Glasgow MT
315 AM MDT Thu Apr 23 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0148 AM Non-Tstm Wnd Gst 2 E Fort Peck 48.01N 106.40W
04/23/2026 M74 MPH McCone MT Mesonet
Mesonet station GGWFP 2.4 E Fort Peck
(GGWWFO).
0232 AM Non-Tstm Wnd Gst 1 ESE Zortman 47.91N 108.50W
04/23/2026 M66 MPH Phillips MT Mesonet
Mesonet station ALDM8 Zortman 1E.
0245 AM Non-Tstm Wnd Gst 11 ENE Zortman 47.96N 108.31W
04/23/2026 M62 MPH Phillips MT Mesonet
Mesonet station MTMAL 11.3 SW Phillips (MT
DOT).
0144 AM Non-Tstm Wnd Gst 14 NNW Hell Creek Rec A 47.80N 107.02W
04/23/2026 M61 MPH Valley MT Mesonet
Mesonet station KIGM8 King Coulee.
&&The office that day
Everything else NWS Glasgow, MT issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 22, 6:34 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GGW | Daniels, Richland, Roosevelt | 56 min |
| Apr 22, 7:07 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GGW | Daniels, McCone, Richland, Roosevelt, Sheridan | 53 min |
| Apr 22, 7:38 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GGW | Daniels, Richland, Roosevelt, Sheridan, Valley | 67 min |
| Apr 22, 7:53 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GGW | Daniels, McCone, Richland, Roosevelt, Sheridan | 67 min |
| Apr 22, 8:49 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GGW | Daniels, Richland, Roosevelt, Sheridan, Valley | 56 min |
| Apr 22, 8:53 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GGW | Daniels, Roosevelt, Sheridan | 52 min |
| Apr 23, 3:34 AM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | GGW | Daniels, Garfield, McCone, Phillips, Roosevelt, Valley | 8 hr |
| Apr 23, 1:20 PM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | GGW | Daniels, Dawson, Garfield, McCone, Phillips, Prairie and 4 more | 37 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.