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Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Great Falls, MT

March 5, 2026Beaverhead County, Gallatin County, Madison County, Montana

NWS Great Falls, MT issued this winter storm warning at Mar 5, 2026, 12:24 AM MST for Beaverhead County, Gallatin County, Madison County, Montana. It was in force for 15 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 5, 2026, 12:24 AM MST (07:24 UTC)
Expired: Mar 5, 2026, 3:00 PM MST
In force: 15 hr
Issued by: NWS Great Falls, MT

Counties Beaverhead County, MT, Gallatin County, MT, Madison County, MT

The radar

The Great Falls radar (KTFX), 242 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:24 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 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 4, 10:50 PM MST, 1 hour 34 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 4, 10:50 PM MST, 1 hour 34 minutes before

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Great Falls, MT issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 5, 1:09 AM MST	High Wind Watch	TFX	Blaine, Cascade, Chouteau, Fergus, Glacier, Hill and 5 more	36 hr

Nearby

Winter Storm Warnings in Montana, 2026 Every winter storm warning in 2026

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.