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Winter Storm Watch
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
637 AM MST FRI JAN 21 2011
MTZ031>033-036-037-058-220145-
/O.CON.KBYZ.WS.A.0002.110122T0700Z-110123T1300Z/
NORTHERN ROSEBUD-CUSTER-FALLON-POWDER RIVER-CARTER-
SOUTHERN ROSEBUD-
INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF...COLSTRIP...FORSYTH...INGOMAR...
ANGELA...MILES CITY...ISMAY...VOLBORG...BAKER...PLEVNA...
WEBSTER...BROADUS...BIDDLE...POWDERVILLE...SONNETT E...EKALAKA...
ALZADA...HAMMOND...BELLTOWER...LAME DEER...ASHLAND...BIRNEY
637 AM MST FRI JAN 21 2011
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...
A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
LATE SATURDAY NIGHT.
* TIMING: A STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION BEGINNING
LATE THIS EVENING. THIS SYSTEM WILL EXIT THE REGION SATURDAY
NIGHT.
* SNOW ACCUMULATION: 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE.
* WINDS: WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL RANGE FROM 15 TO 25 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH.
* IMPACTS: SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE
AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES MAY BE
SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED. AREA ROADS MAY ALSO BECOME SNOWPACKED
MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS.
Winter Storm Warning
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
511 PM MST SAT JAN 29 2011
MTZ011-047-300500-
/O.UPG.KTFX.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-110131T0000Z/
/O.EXA.KTFX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110131T0000Z/
HILL-BLAINE-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...HAVRE...CHINOOK
511 PM MST SAT JAN 29 2011
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST SUNDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST
SUNDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: A STRONG CANADIAN WEATHER SYSTEM WILL
BRING WIDESPREAD LIGHT SNOW AND SHARPLY COLDER TEMPERATURES
TO THE AREA TONIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OVER THE
PLAINS AND LOWER ELEVATIONS...WHILE 8 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW ARE
POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS.
* WINDS AND VISIBILITY: NORTHERLY WINDS MAY GUST UP TO 25 MPH
AT TIMES...POSSIBLY REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE
MILE AT TIMES IN HEAVIER BLOWING SNOW.
* OTHER IMPACTS: ROADS MAY BECOME SLIPPERY AS SNOW...ICE...AND
SLUSH ACCUMULATE AND TEMPERATURES DROP SHARPLY OVERNIGHT. HIGH
TEMPERATURES ON SUNDAY WILL BE IN THE SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE ZERO.
* LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: CHINOOK...HAVRE
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.
Winter Storm Warning
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
826 PM MST SAT JAN 29 2011
MTZ003-301200-
/O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110131T0000Z/
FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS-
826 PM MST SAT JAN 29 2011
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST SUNDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST SUNDAY.
* IMPACTS/TIMING: THE SNOWFALL WILL BECOME MORE INTENSE
OVERNIGHT WITH PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED
THROUGHOUT THE AREA. NORTH OF KALISPELL AND ALONG HIGHWAY 2...
THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND WIND WILL PRODUCE LOCAL WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS WITH THE VISIBILITY REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE
THOUSAND FEET AT TIMES. DRIFTING OF SNOW ACROSS ROADWAYS AND
DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BE OF CONCERN OVERNIGHT AND
SUNDAY.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 5 TO 9 INCHES IN THE FLATHEAD VALLEY...AND
3 TO 6 INCHES IN THE MISSION VALLEY BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
* WINDS: NORTHEAST SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
35 MPH WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT IN THE NORTHERN
FLATHEAD VALLEY. NORTH WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH ARE EXPECTED IN THE
MISSION VALLEY OVERNIGHT. DANGEROUS WIND CHILL READINGS OF
AROUND 10 BELOW ZERO CAN BE EXPECTED SUNDAY MORNING.
Urgent - winter weather message
national weather service glasgow mt
928 am mst sun jan 30 2011
.up to now: We have had a little over 8 inches of snowfall over
the past 48 hours. The snow rate has been steady at a quarter of
an inch and is expected to remain there through mid afternoon.
Snow drifts of over 4 feet have been reported on area roadways.
The winds will remain steady at 15 to 20 mph out of the northeast
so additional drifting is expected.
Mtz016-017-021-022-059>061-310400-
/o.con.kggw.ww.y.0012.000000t0000z-110131t0400z/
central and southeast phillips-central and southern valley-
petroleum-garfield-northern phillips-southwest phillips-
northern valley-
including the cities of...malta...saco...glasgow...fort peck...
Hinsdale...frazer...winnett...jordan...whitewater. ..zortman...
Opheim
928 am mst sun jan 30 2011
...winter weather advisory remains in effect until 9 pm mst this
evening...
A winter weather advisory remains in effect until 9 pm mst this
evening.
* main impact today: 2 to 5 inches of additional snow
accumulation is expected.
* timing: Snow will continue through sunday evening.
* other impacts: Drifts of 3 to 6 feet deep can be expected with
roads quickly drifting in. This will hinder low clearance
vehicles and cause travel to be hazardous in open areas. Wind
chills of 15 to 30 below can also be expected...which can cause
frostbite on exposed skin within 30 minutes.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
Blowing snow and drifting snow will cause travel difficulty. Be
prepared for slippery roads and limited visibility...use caution
while driving...especially in open areas.
**********yes that did say FOUR foot drifts in open country!--mt-7
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT
850 PM MST TUE FEB 1 2011
MTZ017>020-024-025-027-061-062-021200-
/O.UPG.KGGW.WC.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-110202T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KGGW.WC.W.0003.110202T0350Z-110202T1800Z/
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN VALLEY-DANIELS-SHERIDAN-WESTERN ROOSEVELT-
RICHLAND-DAWSON-WIBAUX-NORTHERN VALLEY-EASTERN ROOSEVELT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLASGOW...FORT PECK...HINSDALE...
FRAZER...SCOBEY...PLENTYWOOD...MEDICINE LAKE...WOLF POINT...
POPLAR...SIDNEY...FAIRVIEW...GLENDIVE...RICHEY...W IBAUX...
OPHEIM...CULBERTSON
850 PM MST TUE FEB 1 2011
...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST WEDNESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GLASGOW HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST WEDNESDAY. THE WIND
CHILL ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* MAIN IMPACT: WIND CHILLS OF 35 TO 55 BELOW.
* TIMING: EXTREMELY COLD WEATHER WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID
MORNING WEDNESDAY.
* OTHER IMPACTS: EXTREME WIND CHILLS CAN CAUSE FROSTBITE ON
EXPOSED SKIN WITHIN 10 MINUTES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TRY TO DRESS ADEQUATELY. BE SURE TO WEAR LAYERED LIGHT WEIGHT AND
WIND PROOF CLOTHING... AND WEAR A HAT AND MITTENS FOR PROTECTION
FROM THE DANGERS OF FROSTBITE.
Winter Weather Advisory, Eastern MT, most of ND, 2-4-2011
Winter Weather Advisory
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
251 PM MST FRI FEB 4 2011
.A STRONG DISTURBANCE MOVING INTO THE REGION WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW
TO THE NORTHEAST BIG HORN MOUNTAINS TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. THIS
DISTURBANCE WILL ALSO BRING SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TO THE BIGHORN
FOOTHILLS IN SHERIDAN COUNTY...WYOMING...AND TO ALL OF
SOUTHEASTERN MONTANA.
MTZ030>033-036>038-057-058-WYZ099-051000-
/O.NEW.KBYZ.WW.Y.0013.110205T0700Z-110206T0400Z/
TREASURE-NORTHERN ROSEBUD-CUSTER-FALLON-POWDER RIVER-CARTER-
SOUTHERN BIG HORN-NORTHERN BIG HORN-SOUTHERN ROSEBUD-
SHERIDAN FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF...HYSHAM...BIGHORN...COLSTRIP...
FORSYTH...INGOMAR...ANGELA...MILES CITY...ISMAY...VOLBORG...
BAKER...PLEVNA...WEBSTER...BROADUS...BIDDLE...POWD ERVILLE...
SONNETTE...EKALAKA...ALZADA...HAMMOND...BELLTOWER. ..LODGE GRASS...
PRYOR...WYOLA...FORT SMITH...HARDIN...CROW AGENCY...BUSBY...
LAME DEER...ASHLAND...BIRNEY...SHERIDAN...DAYTON...RANC HESTER...
BIG HORN...STORY...CLEARMONT
251 PM MST FRI FEB 4 2011
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
9 PM MST SATURDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 PM MST SATURDAY.
* TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY
EVENING.
* IMPACTS: TWO TO FIVE INCHES OF SNOW ALONG WITH NORTHWEST WINDS
GUSTING TO 30 MPH WILL CREATE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS. TRAVELERS
AND PEOPLE ENGAGING IN OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR
DETERIORATING WEATHER CONDITIONS.
Winter Storm Warning, Great Falls to Bozeman, 2-5-2011
Winter Storm Warning
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
450 PM MST SAT FEB 5 2011
MTZ055-060600-
/O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110206T0600Z/
/O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-110206T0600Z/
GALLATIN-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BATTLE RIDGE PASS...BOZEMAN...
BOZEMAN PASS...TARGHEE PASS...WEST YELLOWSTONE
450 PM MST SAT FEB 5 2011
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS
EVENING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5500 FEET...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS
EVENING FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 5500 FEET...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5500 FEET REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 5500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST
THIS EVENING.
* TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SNOW
WILL CONTINUE OVER GALLATIN COUNTY THROUGH THIS EVENING.
AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ARE POSSIBLE...WITH VISIBILITIES
RESTRICTED AT TIMES.
* SNOWFALL RATES: SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE
POSSIBLE AT TIMES THIS EVENING.
* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY 11 PM TONIGHT WILL RANGE FROM: 3 TO 5
INCHES IN THE VALLEYS. 5 TO 8 INCHES ON MOUNTAIN PASSES. 8 TO 12
INCHES AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND IN THE BACK COUNTRY.
* LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THE ADVISORY INCLUDE: CITIES OF BOZEMAN
AND BELGRADE...INCLUDING THE BELGRADE AIRPORT.
* LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THE WARNING INCLUDE: BATTLE RIDGE
PASS...THE BRIDGER AND GALLATIN MOUNTAINS...BOZEMAN PASS...
TARGHEE PASS...WEST YELLOWSTONE.
Winter Storm Warning, Most of Central Montana, 2-6-2011
Winter Storm Warning
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
308 PM MST SUN FEB 6 2011
.A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION TONIGHT AND
AFFECT MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. THIS STORM WILL
PRODUCE ACCUMULATING SNOW...SOME HEAVY...OVER SOUTH CENTRAL
MONTANA AND PARTS OF SOUTHEAST MONTANA. AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE IN MONDAY AND CAUSE FALLING TEMPERATURES ALONG WITH VERY
COLD WIND CHILLS.
MTZ029>031-035-057-070600-
/O.UPG.KBYZ.WS.A.0003.110207T0100Z-110208T0700Z/
/O.NEW.KBYZ.WS.W.0003.110207T0400Z-110208T0700Z/
MUSSELSHELL-TREASURE-NORTHERN ROSEBUD-YELLOWSTONE-
NORTHERN BIG HORN-
INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF...ROUNDUP...MELSTONE...MUSSELSHELL...
HYSHAM...BIGHORN...COLSTRIP...FORSYTH...INGOMAR... ANGELA...
BILLINGS...LAUREL...HUNTLEY...POMPEYS PILLAR...CUSTER...
BROADVIEW...HARDIN...CROW AGENCY...BUSBY
308 PM MST SUN FEB 6 2011
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO
MIDNIGHT MST MONDAY NIGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS
EVENING TO MIDNIGHT MST MONDAY NIGHT.
* TIMING: SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO
MONDAY EVENING. THE SNOW COULD BE HEAVY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY
LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF MONDAY
NIGHT.
* SNOW ACCUMULATION: 5 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING WITH LOCAL HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.
* WINDS: NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CAUSE PERIODS OF
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...ALONG
WITH BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS.
* IMPACTS: ADDITIONAL SNOW WILL CAUSE MORE TRAVEL CHALLENGES LATE
TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL REDUCE
VISIBILITIES AND CAUSE ROADS TO BECOME SNOWPACKED AND ICY.
FALLING TEMPERATURES AND NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CAUSE BITTERLY
COLD WIND CHILLS. PEOPLE WITH OUTDOOR INTERESTS...OR TRAVEL
PLANS...SHOULD PREPARE FOR POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WINTER
WEATHER.
Avalanche Warning, Gallatin National Forest, 2-8-2011
Avalanche Warning
MTZ055-091330-
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
AVALANCHE WARNING
GALLATIN NATIONAL FOREST AVALANCHE CENTER
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
441 AM MST TUE FEB 8 2011
THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF THE
GALLATIN NATIONAL FOREST AVALANCHE CENTER.
ISSUED ON FEBRUARY 07 2011 AT 0500 PM MST
THE GALLATIN NATIONAL FOREST AVALANCHE CENTER HAS ISSUED A
BACKCOUNTRY AVALANCHE WARNING FOR THE BRIDGER AND NORTHERN
GALLATIN RANGE. HEAVY SNOWFALL SINCE SATURDAY HAS BEEN DEPOSITED
ON A WEAK SNOWPACK. STRONG WINDS AT ALL ELEVATIONS ARE LOADING
SLOPES FURTHER. CONTINUED AND INTENSE SNOW THROUGH TONIGHT WILL
CREATE VERY UNSTABLE CONDITIONS THROUGH TUESDAY. THE AVALANCHE
DANGER IS RATED HIGH ON ALL SLOPES. VERY DANGEROUS AVALANCHE
CONDITIONS EXIST IN THESE RANGES. TRAVEL IN AVALANCHE TERRAIN IS
NOT RECOMMENDED AND AVALANCHE RUNOUT ZONES SHOULD BE AVOIDED.
THE WARNING WILL EITHER BE TERMINATED OR UPDATED BY 0630 AM MST ON
FEBRUARY 09 2011
High Wind Warning
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
333 AM MST FRI FEB 11 2011
MTZ010-012-014-044-046-049-112300-
/O.CON.KTFX.HW.W.0012.110211T1800Z-110213T1800Z/
EASTERN GLACIER-CASCADE-CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-
TOOLE-EASTERN PONDERA-EASTERN TETON-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...CUT BANK...GREAT FALLS...
KINGS HILL PASS...FLESHER PASS...HELENA...LINCOLN...
MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS PASS...SHELBY...CONRAD...FAIRFIELD
333 AM MST FRI FEB 11 2011
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
11 AM MST SUNDAY...
A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
11 AM MST SUNDAY.
* TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY AND BECOME
STRONG TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED
LATER FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT.
* WINDS: WEST WINDS OF 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
HOWEVER...GUSTS COULD REACH 70 MPH OVER EXPOSED RIDGE TOPS AND
THROUGH FAVORED MOUNTAIN PASSES.
* OTHER IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND
SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING SNOW THAT COULD REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS
THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAINS.
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