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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SNOW SQUALL WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
332 PM MST WED FEB 18 2026
MTC047-063-182330-
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LAKE MT-MISSOULA MT-
332 PM MST WED FEB 18 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A
* SNOW SQUALL WARNING FOR...
SOUTH CENTRAL LAKE COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN MONTANA...
CENTRAL MISSOULA COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MONTANA...
* UNTIL 430 PM MST.
* AT 331 PM MST, A DANGEROUS SNOW SQUALL WAS LOCATED 7 MILES WEST OF
ARLEE, OR 22 MILES NORTHWEST OF MISSOULA, MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH.
HAZARD...WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY ASSOCIATED
WITH INTENSE BURSTS OF HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS LEADING
TO BLOWING SNOW. WIND GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
SOURCE...TRAINED SPOTTER.
IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS
WITHIN MINUTES.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
HIGHWAY 93 N BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 6 AND 27.
HIGHWAY 200 W NEAR MILE MARKER 115.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
RAVALLI, ARLEE, AND EVARO.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
CONSIDER AVOIDING OR DELAYING TRAVEL UNTIL THE SNOW SQUALL PASSES
YOUR LOCATION. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, USE EXTRA CAUTION AND ALLOW EXTRA
TIME. RAPID CHANGES IN VISIBILITY AND SLICK ROAD CONDITIONS MAY LEAD
TO ACCIDENTS.
LAT...LON 4705 11417 4729 11419 4730 11393 4699 11395
TIME...MOT...LOC 2231Z 278DEG 9KT 4717 11424
SNOW SQUALL...OBSERVED
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