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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
453 AM MDT THU MAY 24 2012
...A LATE SEASON SPRING STORM WILL IMPACT THE AREA THROUGH THE
MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND...
.A STRONG LATE SPRING STORM WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW TO THE MOUNTAINS
AND A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW IN THE VALLEYS AND PLAINS BEGINNING
TONIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED ON FRIDAY NIGHT AND
SATURDAY. AREA MOUNTAIN PASSES WILL BECOME SNOW AND SLUSH-
COVERED...ESPECIALLY ABOVE 6000 FEET. ACROSS LOWER ELEVATIONS A
MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL BECOME ALL SNOW AT TIMES WITH SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS CONFINED MAINLY TO GRASSY SURFACES.
MTZ008-012-015-050-051-054-055-242100-
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BEAVERHEAD-CASCADE-MADISON-JUDITH BASIN-FERGUS-MEAGHER-GALLATIN-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BIG HOLE PASS...
CHIEF JOSEPH PASS...DILLON...MONIDA PASS...GREAT FALLS...
KINGS HILL PASS...ENNIS...NORRIS HILL...RAYNOLDS PASS...
TWIN BRIDGES...STANFORD...LEWISTOWN...LEWISTOWN DIVIDE...
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS...BATTLE RIDGE PASS...BOZEMAN...
BOZEMAN PASS...TARGHEE PASS...WEST YELLOWSTONE
453 AM MDT THU MAY 24 2012
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON
MDT SUNDAY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6000 FEET...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM FRIDAY TO NOON
MDT SUNDAY FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 6000 FEET...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6000 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH
IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON MDT SUNDAY. A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 6000 FEET HAS ALSO BEEN
ISSUED. THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 6000
FEET FOR SNOW...IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM FRIDAY TO NOON MDT
SUNDAY.
* TIMING: SNOW WILL DEVELOP IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS TONIGHT AND
CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED
FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. BELOW 6000 FEET...A MIX OF RAIN AND
SNOW WILL BECOME ALL SNOW ON FRIDAY NIGHT AND THEN CHANGE BACK
TO A MIX BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ABOVE 6000 FEET...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO
14 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ON
NORTH FACING SLOPES. BELOW 6000 FEET...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2
TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.
* VISIBILITY: DURING PERIODS OF MORE INTENSE SNOWFALL...VISIBILITIES
MAY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE MILE.
* OTHER IMPACTS: MOUNTAIN PASSES AND ROADWAYS WILL BECOME SNOW AND
SLUSH COVERED ABOVE 6000 FEET. OUTDOOR RECREATIONALISTS SHOULD
BE PREPARED FOR WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS. HEAVY WET SNOW MAY
CAUSE DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES.
* LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS...BATTLE RIDGE
PASS...BOZEMAN...BOZEMAN PASS...TARGHEE PASS...WEST
YELLOWSTONE...STANFORD...LEWISTOWN...LEWISTOWN DIVIDE...BIG HOLE
PASS...CHIEF JOSEPH PASS...DILLON...MONIDA PASS...GREAT
FALLS...KINGS HILL PASS...ENNIS...NORRIS HILL...RAYNOLDS
PASS...TWIN BRIDGES.
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.
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.
&&
$$
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
402 AM MDT THU MAY 24 2012
.A POTENT LATE SPRING STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW TO AREA
MOUNTAINS BEGINNING LATE THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECT THE HEAVIEST
SNOWFALL ABOVE 7500 FEET...HOWEVER SEVERAL INCHES OF HEAVY WET
SNOW ARE POSSIBLE AS LOW AS 4500 FEET FRIDAY AND SATURDAY MORNING.
THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS LIKELY TO OCCUR FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND
FRIDAY NIGHT. MOUNTAIN ROADWAYS INCLUDING THE BEARTOOTH PASS WILL
BECOME SNOW PACKED AND ICY...WHILE ROADWAYS IN THE FOOTHILLS WILL
BE MAINLY WET TO SLUSH COVERED AT TIMES THROUGH SUNDAY. HEAVY WET
SNOW ON TREES AND POWER LINES MAY RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES AS WELL
AS TREE DAMAGE.
MTZ067-068-251015-
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ABSAROKA/BEARTOOTH MOUNTAINS-CRAZY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF...COOKE CITY
402 AM MDT THU MAY 24 2012
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM
MDT SUNDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO 6 AM MDT SUNDAY.
* TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP IN THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS TODAY AND
WILL INTENSIFY AND LOWER INTO THE VALLEYS TONIGHT. THE HEAVIEST
SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. SNOW SHOULD
TAPER OFF SUNDAY MORNING.
* SNOW ACCUMULATION...1 TO 2 FEET OF SNOW IS EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY
HEAVIER ACCUMULATIONS ON NORTH AND EAST FACING SLOPES.
* IMPACTS...HEAVY WET SNOW ON POWER LINES AND TREES MAY RESULT IN
POWER OUTAGES AS WELL AS TREE DAMAGE. MOUNTAIN ROADWAYS WILL
BECOME SNOW PACKED AND ICY TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...AND MAY
BECOME IMPASSABLE IN SPOTS...INCLUDING OVER BEARTOOTH PASS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF SNOW IS
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL
MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.
&&
$$
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
402 AM MDT THU MAY 24 2012
.A POTENT LATE SPRING STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW TO AREA
MOUNTAINS BEGINNING LATE THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECT THE HEAVIEST
SNOWFALL ABOVE 7500 FEET...HOWEVER SEVERAL INCHES OF HEAVY WET
SNOW ARE POSSIBLE AS LOW AS 4500 FEET FRIDAY AND SATURDAY MORNING.
THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS LIKELY TO OCCUR FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND
FRIDAY NIGHT. MOUNTAIN ROADWAYS INCLUDING THE BEARTOOTH PASS WILL
BECOME SNOW PACKED AND ICY...WHILE ROADWAYS IN THE FOOTHILLS WILL
BE MAINLY WET TO SLUSH COVERED AT TIMES THROUGH SUNDAY. HEAVY WET
SNOW ON TREES AND POWER LINES MAY RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES AS WELL
AS TREE DAMAGE.
WYZ098-251015-
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NORTHEAST BIG HORN MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF...BURGESS JCT
402 AM MDT THU MAY 24 2012
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM
MDT SATURDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO 6 AM MDT SATURDAY.
* TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND INTENSIFY TONIGHT.
THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL LIKELY OCCUR FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY
NIGHT. SNOW WILL DIMINISH SATURDAY MORNING.
* SNOW ACCUMULATION...AROUND A FOOT OF SNOW IS EXPECTED.
* IMPACTS...HEAVY WET SNOW ON POWER LINES AND TREES MAY RESULT IN
POWER OUTAGES AS WELL AS TREE DAMAGE. MOUNTAIN ROADWAYS WILL
BECOME SNOW PACKED AND ICY TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...AND MAY
BECOME IMPASSABLE IN SPOTS...INCLUDING HIGHWAY 14.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF SNOW IS
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL
MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.
&&
$$
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