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WWUS45 KTFX 100632
WSWTFX
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
1232 AM MDT SAT OCT 10 2026
MTZ307-308-315-316-110030-
/O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0008.261010T1800Z-261012T1200Z/
SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS-UPPER
BLACKFOOT AND MACDONALD PASS-GATES OF THE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ROGERS PASS, WOLF CREEK, MACDONALD PASS,
LINCOLN, CHOTEAU, FLESHER PASS, CANYON CREEK, MARYSVILLE, BYNUM,
PENDROY, AND CRAIG
1232 AM MDT SAT OCT 10 2026
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM MDT
MONDAY...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 10 AND
20 INCHES, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE LINCOLN VALLEY WHERE UP TO 7
INCHES IS EXPECTED. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH.
* WHERE...GATES OF THE MOUNTAINS, UPPER BLACKFOOT AND MACDONALD PASS,
SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS, AND SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT.
* WHEN...FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM MDT MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. GUSTY WINDS COMBINED WITH
THE WET AND HEAVY NATURE OF THE SNOW COULD BRING DOWN TREE
BRANCHES. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL VARY DRASTICALLY FROM
GRASSY SURFACES TO ROADWAYS, MOST NOTABLY AT LOWER ELEVATIONS, WITH
ACCUMULATIONS ON NON-GRASSY SURFACES BEING CONFINED MAINLY TO
BETWEEN THE EVENING THROUGH LATE MORNING HOURS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE
STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.
MTZ309-312-313-321-110030-
/O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0008.261011T0000Z-261012T1200Z/
EASTERN PONDERA AND EASTERN TETON-CASCADE COUNTY BELOW 5000FT-
JUDITH BASIN COUNTY AND JUDITH GAP-MEAGHER COUNTY VALLEYS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF STANFORD, CHECKERBOARD, WHITE SULPHUR
SPRINGS, BRADY, GREAT FALLS, RAYNESFORD, GEYSER, CONRAD, BENCHLAND,
RINGLING, LEDGER, HOBSON, MARTINSDALE, MOCCASIN, AND WINDHAM
1232 AM MDT SAT OCT 10 2026
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6
AM MDT MONDAY...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 5 AND
11 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 35 MPH.
* WHERE...MEAGHER COUNTY VALLEYS, CASCADE COUNTY BELOW 5000FT,
EASTERN PONDERA AND EASTERN TETON, AND JUDITH BASIN COUNTY AND
JUDITH GAP.
* WHEN...FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM MDT MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. GUSTY WINDS COMBINED WITH
THE WET AND HEAVY NATURE OF THE SNOW COULD BRING DOWN TREE
BRANCHES. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL VARY DRASTICALLY FROM
GRASSY SURFACES TO ROADWAYS, MOST NOTABLY AT LOWER ELEVATIONS, WITH
ACCUMULATIONS ON NON-GRASSY SURFACES BEING CONFINED MAINLY TO
BETWEEN THE EVENING THROUGH LATE MORNING HOURS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE
STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.
MTZ317-318-322-110030-
/O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0008.261011T0000Z-261012T1200Z/
LITTLE BELT AND HIGHWOOD MOUNTAINS-SNOWY AND JUDITH MOUNTAINS-
ELKHORN AND BOULDER MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CLANCY, MONTANA CITY, BOULDER, HOMESTAKE
PASS, CORBIN, NEIHART, ELK PARK PASS, WICKES, KINGS HILL PASS, AND
MONARCH
1232 AM MDT SAT OCT 10 2026
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6
AM MDT MONDAY...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 6 AND
14 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40 MPH.
* WHERE...ELKHORN AND BOULDER MOUNTAINS, LITTLE BELT AND HIGHWOOD
MOUNTAINS, AND SNOWY AND JUDITH MOUNTAINS.
* WHEN...FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM MDT MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. GUSTY WINDS COMBINED WITH
THE WET AND HEAVY NATURE OF THE SNOW COULD BRING DOWN TREE
BRANCHES. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL VARY DRASTICALLY FROM
GRASSY SURFACES TO ROADWAYS, MOST NOTABLY AT LOWER ELEVATIONS, WITH
ACCUMULATIONS ON NON-GRASSY SURFACES BEING CONFINED MAINLY TO
BETWEEN THE EVENING THROUGH LATE MORNING HOURS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE
STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.
MTZ320-110030-
/O.CON.KTFX.WS.W.0008.261011T0000Z-261012T1200Z/
BIG BELT, BRIDGER AND CASTLE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MAUDLOW, DEEP CREEK PASS, BOZEMAN PASS,
BATTLE RIDGE PASS, AND TRIDENT
1232 AM MDT SAT OCT 10 2026
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6
AM MDT MONDAY...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 6 AND
13 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40 MPH.
* WHERE...BIG BELT, BRIDGER AND CASTLE MOUNTAINS.
* WHEN...FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM MDT MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. GUSTY WINDS COMBINED WITH
THE WET AND HEAVY NATURE OF THE SNOW COULD BRING DOWN TREE
BRANCHES. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL VARY DRASTICALLY FROM
GRASSY SURFACES TO ROADWAYS, MOST NOTABLY AT LOWER ELEVATIONS, WITH
ACCUMULATIONS ON NON-GRASSY SURFACES BEING CONFINED MAINLY TO
BETWEEN THE EVENING THROUGH LATE MORNING HOURS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE
STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.
MTZ301>304-310-311-314-110030-
/O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0027.261011T0000Z-261012T1200Z/
EAST GLACIER PARK REGION-NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS-EASTERN GLACIER,
WESTERN TOOLE, AND CENTRAL PONDERA-EASTERN TOOLE AND LIBERTY-
WESTERN AND CENTRAL CHOUTEAU COUNTY-BEARS PAW MOUNTAINS AND
SOUTHERN BLAINE-FERGUS COUNTY BELOW 4500FT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SHELBY, KIOWA, JOPLIN, FORT BENTON, DEVON,
EAST GLACIER PARK, BABB, BROWNING, GALATA, SANTA RITA, MARIAS PASS,
CHESTER, LOTHAIR, ROCKY BOY, LOGAN PASS, SAINT MARY, LEWISTOWN,
ETHRIDGE, HEART BUTTE, CUT BANK, CARTER, HILGER, FLOWEREE, DUPUYER,
AND WHITLASH
1232 AM MDT SAT OCT 10 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO 6 AM MDT MONDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF BETWEEN 3 TO 5
INCHES ACROSS LOWER ELEVATIONS, WITH 5 TO 10 INCHES IN THE
MOUNTAINS. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH
AS 40 MPH.
* WHERE...A PORTION OF NORTH CENTRAL MONTANA.
* WHEN...FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM MDT MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT. GUSTY WINDS COMBINED WITH THE
WET AND HEAVY NATURE OF THE SNOW COULD BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES.
ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL VARY DRASTICALLY FROM
GRASSY SURFACES TO ROADWAYS, MOST NOTABLY AT LOWER ELEVATIONS, WITH
ACCUMULATIONS ON NON-GRASSY SURFACES BEING CONFINED MAINLY TO
BETWEEN THE EVENING THROUGH LATE MORNING HOURS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS
FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.
MTZ319-323>330-110030-
/O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0027.261011T0000Z-261012T1200Z/
HELENA VALLEY-CANYON FERRY AREA-MISSOURI HEADWATERS-MADISON RIVER
VALLEY-GALLATIN VALLEY-NORTHWEST BEAVERHEAD COUNTY-BEAVERHEAD AND
WESTERN MADISON BELOW 6000FT-RUBY MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN
BEAVERHEAD MOUNTAINS-GALLATIN AND MADISON COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND
CENTENNIAL MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF DEWEY, HELENA, BIG SKY, PONY, WATERLOO,
RAYNOLDS PASS, MCALLISTER, THREE FORKS, NORRIS, TARGHEE PASS,
TOWNSEND, JEFFERS, WEST YELLOWSTONE, WISE RIVER, WHITEHALL, GLEN,
CHIEF JOSEPH PASS, BIG HOLE PASS, DILLON, WINSTON, CAMERON, TOSTON,
WILLOW CREEK, ENNIS, BANNACK, MONIDA PASS, HARRISON, BOZEMAN,
GALLATIN GATEWAY, AND WISDOM
1232 AM MDT SAT OCT 10 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO 6 AM MDT MONDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF BETWEEN 2 TO 5
INCHES ACROSS LOWER ELEVATIONS, WITH 5 TO 8 INCHES IN THE
MOUNTAINS. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH
AS 40 MPH.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MONTANA.
* WHEN...FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM MDT MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT. GUSTY WINDS COMBINED WITH THE
WET AND HEAVY NATURE OF THE SNOW COULD BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES.
ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL VARY DRASTICALLY FROM
GRASSY SURFACES TO ROADWAYS, MOST NOTABLY AT LOWER ELEVATIONS, WITH
ACCUMULATIONS ON NON-GRASSY SURFACES BEING CONFINED MAINLY TO
BETWEEN THE EVENING THROUGH LATE MORNING HOURS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS
FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.
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