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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
1158 AM MDT SUN APR 5 2026
MTZ316-319-321-322-061200-
/O.EXA.KTFX.HW.A.0018.260407T1500Z-260408T0300Z/
GATES OF THE MOUNTAINS-HELENA VALLEY-MEAGHER COUNTY VALLEYS-
ELKHORN AND BOULDER MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: HELENA, MARTINSDALE, MONTANA
CITY, ELK PARK PASS, CHECKERBOARD, CLANCY, CANYON CREEK, CRAIG,
RINGLING, BOULDER, WICKES, CORBIN, HOMESTAKE PASS, WOLF CREEK,
AND WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS
1158 AM MDT SUN APR 5 2026
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY
EVENING...
* WHAT...WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH POSSIBLE.
GUSTS UP TO 75 WEST OF THE INTERSTATE 15 CORRIDOR.
* WHERE...ELKHORN AND BOULDER MOUNTAINS, GATES OF THE MOUNTAINS,
HELENA VALLEY, AND MEAGHER COUNTY VALLEYS.
* WHEN...FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...DAMAGING WINDS MAY BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES.
POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT,
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FOR UPDATES.
MTZ301>303-307-308-061200-
/O.CON.KTFX.HW.A.0018.260407T1200Z-260408T0300Z/
EAST GLACIER PARK REGION-NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS-EASTERN GLACIER,
WESTERN TOOLE, AND CENTRAL PONDERA-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-
SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: KIOWA, MARIAS PASS, ETHRIDGE,
HEART BUTTE, LOGAN PASS, BYNUM, ROGERS PASS, PENDROY, CUT BANK,
CHOTEAU, DUPUYER, SANTA RITA, BROWNING, BABB, EAST GLACIER PARK,
AND SAINT MARY
1158 AM MDT SUN APR 5 2026
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...
* WHAT...WEST WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 90 MPH POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS AND
PLAINS, AND EASTERN GLACIER, WESTERN TOOLE, AND CENTRAL PONDERA
COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...DAMAGING WINDS MAY BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES.
POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT,
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BLOWING DUST COULD REDUCE
VISIBILITY AT TIMES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FOR UPDATES.
MTZ304-309-310-312-313-315-317-320-061200-
/O.CON.KTFX.HW.A.0018.260407T1500Z-260408T0300Z/
EASTERN TOOLE AND LIBERTY-EASTERN PONDERA AND EASTERN TETON-
WESTERN AND CENTRAL CHOUTEAU COUNTY-CASCADE COUNTY BELOW 5000FT-
JUDITH BASIN COUNTY AND JUDITH GAP-UPPER BLACKFOOT AND MACDONALD
PASS-LITTLE BELT AND HIGHWOOD MOUNTAINS-BIG BELT, BRIDGER AND
CASTLE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: SHELBY, BATTLE RIDGE PASS,
BRADY, BOZEMAN PASS, MONARCH, DEEP CREEK PASS, WHITLASH,
FLOWEREE, LOTHAIR, CONRAD, STANFORD, MOCCASIN, TRIDENT,
MARYSVILLE, JOPLIN, LINCOLN, BENCHLAND, MACDONALD PASS, GALATA,
DEVON, RAYNESFORD, GEYSER, FORT BENTON, KINGS HILL PASS, HOBSON,
NEIHART, CHESTER, LEDGER, CARTER, FLESHER PASS, MAUDLOW, GREAT
FALLS, AND WINDHAM
1158 AM MDT SUN APR 5 2026
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...
* WHAT...WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH POSSIBLE.
THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ALONG AND WEST OF THE INTERSTATE 15
CORRIDOR AND SOUTH OF THE MONTANA HWY 200 CORRIDOR.
* WHERE...CASCADE COUNTY, INCLUDING THE LITTLE BELT AND HIGHWOOD
MOUNTAINS, EASTERN TOOLE AND LIBERTY COUNTIES, EASTERN PONDERA AND
EASTERN TETON COUNTIES, WESTERN AND CENTRAL CHOUTEAU COUNTY,
JUDITH BASIN COUNTY AND JUDITH GAP, UPPER BLACKFOOT AND MACDONALD
PASS, AND BIG BELT, BRIDGER AND CASTLE MOUNTAINS.
* WHEN...FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...DAMAGING WINDS MAY BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES.
POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT,
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BLOWING DUST COULD REDUCE
VISIBILITY AT TIMES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...BLOWING DUST MAY SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE
VISIBILITY AT TIMES, ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 15 BETWEEN SHELBY
AND THE CANADIAN BORDER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FOR UPDATES.
MTZ325-061200-
/O.CON.KTFX.HW.A.0018.260407T1500Z-260408T0300Z/
MADISON RIVER VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: MCALLISTER, CAMERON, JEFFERS,
ENNIS, AND NORRIS
1158 AM MDT SUN APR 5 2026
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...
* WHAT...SOUTHERLY WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH
POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...MADISON RIVER VALLEY.
* WHEN...FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS MAY MOVE LOOSE DEBRIS, DAMAGE PROPERTY AND
CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FOR UPDATES.
MTZ327-328-061200-
/O.CON.KTFX.HW.A.0018.260407T1500Z-260408T0300Z/
NORTHWEST BEAVERHEAD COUNTY-BEAVERHEAD AND WESTERN MADISON BELOW
6000FT-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: WATERLOO, BANNACK, DEWEY,
CHIEF JOSEPH PASS, BIG HOLE PASS, WISDOM, GLEN, WISE RIVER, AND
DILLON
1158 AM MDT SUN APR 5 2026
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...
* WHAT...SOUTHWEST WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH
POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...BEAVERHEAD AND WESTERN MADISON BELOW 6000FT AND NORTHWEST
BEAVERHEAD COUNTY.
* WHEN...FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS MAY MOVE LOOSE DEBRIS, DAMAGE PROPERTY AND
CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FOR UPDATES.
MTZ311-314-318-061200-
/O.CON.KTFX.HW.A.0018.260407T2100Z-260408T1200Z/
BEARS PAW MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN BLAINE-FERGUS COUNTY BELOW
4500FT-SNOWY AND JUDITH MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: HILGER, ROCKY BOY, AND
LEWISTOWN
1158 AM MDT SUN APR 5 2026
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...
* WHAT...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60
MPH POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...SNOWY AND JUDITH MOUNTAINS, BEARS PAW MOUNTAINS AND
SOUTHERN BLAINE, AND FERGUS COUNTY BELOW 4500FT.
* WHEN...FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS MAY MOVE LOOSE DEBRIS, DAMAGE PROPERTY AND
CAUSE ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT,
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FOR UPDATES.
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