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WWUS45 KBYZ 151900
WSWBYZ
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
100 PM MDT WED APR 15 2026
MTZ067-068-161900-
/O.CON.KBYZ.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-260417T1200Z/
ABSAROKA/BEARTOOTH MOUNTAINS-CRAZY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF COOKE CITY
100 PM MDT WED APR 15 2026
..WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS 8 TO 14
INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 55 MPH.
* WHERE...ABSAROKA/BEARTOOTH MOUNTAINS AND CRAZY MOUNTAINS.
* WHEN...UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...RECREATION IN THE HIGH COUNTRY WILL BE IMPACTED BY HEAVY
ACCUMULATING SNOW.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SNOW TOTALS IN EXCESS OF 18 INCHES OVER THE
HIGHEST ELEVATIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
RECREATION IN THE BACKCOUNTRY WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. BE ALERT FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF INCREASED AVALANCHE
CONDITIONS.
MTZ056-064>066-161900-
/O.NEW.KBYZ.WW.Y.0015.260416T0600Z-260417T1200Z/
RED LODGE FOOTHILLS-PARADISE VALLEY-LIVINGSTON AREA-BEARTOOTH
FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF EMIGRANT, SPRINGDALE, ROSCOE, RED LODGE,
MCLEOD, ROBERTS, NYE, FISHTAIL, AND LIVINGSTON
100 PM MDT WED APR 15 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM
MDT FRIDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 1 AND 3
INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40 MPH.
* WHERE...BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS, LIVINGSTON AREA, PARADISE VALLEY, AND
RED LODGE FOOTHILLS.
* WHEN...FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM MDT FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...FALLING SNOW AND BREEZY WINDS MAY LEAD TO VISIBILITY
REDUCTIONS DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS WILL
IMPACT THE THURSDAY MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE ELEVATION DEPENDENT
WITH HIGHER ELEVATION LOCATIONS RECEIVING THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. FOR THE LATEST ROAD
CONDITIONS, CALL 5 1 1.
MTZ171-WYZ198-161900-
/O.NEW.KBYZ.WW.Y.0015.260416T1500Z-260417T1200Z/
PRYOR/NORTHERN BIGHORN MOUNTAINS-NORTHEAST BIGHORN MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF BURGESS JCT AND STORY
100 PM MDT WED APR 15 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THURSDAY TO 6 AM MDT
FRIDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 6 AND 12
INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 35 MPH.
* WHERE...IN MONTANA, PRYOR/NORTHERN BIGHORN MOUNTAINS. IN WYOMING,
NORTHEAST BIGHORN MOUNTAINS.
* WHEN...FROM 9 AM THURSDAY TO 6 AM MDT FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT ON HIGHWAY 14. BLOWING
SNOW COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. THE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT THE THURSDAY MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. FOR THE LATEST ROAD
CONDITIONS, CALL 5 1 1.
MTZ138-WYZ199-161900-
/O.NEW.KBYZ.WW.Y.0015.260416T1800Z-260417T1200Z/
SOUTHERN BIG HORN-SHERIDAN FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF DAYTON, PRYOR, CLEARMONT, WYOLA, BIG HORN,
SHERIDAN, RANCHESTER, AND LODGE GRASS
100 PM MDT WED APR 15 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON THURSDAY TO 6 AM MDT
FRIDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO THREE INCHES.
WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40 MPH.
* WHERE...IN MONTANA, SOUTHERN BIG HORN. IN WYOMING, SHERIDAN
FOOTHILLS.
* WHEN...FROM NOON THURSDAY TO 6 AM MDT FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...FALLING SNOW AND BREEZY WINDS MAY LEAD TO VISIBILITY
REDUCTIONS DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS WILL
IMPACT THE THURSDAY EVENING COMMUTE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THE GREATEST IMPACTS FOR SOUTHERN BIGHORN
COUNTY WILL BE ON I-90 NEAR ABERDEEN HILL AND THE WOLF MOUNTAINS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. FOR THE LATEST ROAD
CONDITIONS, CALL 5 1 1.
ADDITIONAL GRAPHICS FOR THIS HAZARD CAN BE FOUND AT
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BILLINGS
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