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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
757 PM MST THU JAN 8 2026
MTZ007-043-090400-
BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION MT-POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION MT-
757 PM MST THU JAN 8 2026
...AN INTENSE SNOW BAND AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF
SOUTH CENTRAL LAKE, NORTHEASTERN MISSOULA AND NORTHWESTERN POWELL
COUNTIES THROUGH 900 PM MST...
AT 756 PM MST, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING AN INTENSE SNOW SHOWER OVER
SEELEY LAKE, OR 34 MILES NORTHEAST OF MISSOULA, MOVING EAST AT 20
MPH.
HAZARD...VISIBILITY ONE-HALF MILE OR LESS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...LOW VISIBILITY COULD RESULT IN DANGEROUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS. SNOWFALL RATES OF UP TO 1 INCH PER HOUR ARE
EXPECTED IN SEELEY LAKE DUE TO A PERSISTENT AND NARROW SNOW
BAND. OTHER HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS ARE IMPACTING THE CONDON
AREA. WIND GUSTS TO 25 MPH COULD BRING BLOWING SNOW AT
TIMES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SEELEY LAKE, WOODWORTH, AND CONDON.
THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 83 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 10 AND 41.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
LAT...LON 4697 11282 4702 11306 4727 11398 4756 11384
4741 11307 4718 11306 4718 11280 4701 11280
TIME...MOT...LOC 0256Z 291DEG 16KT 4717 11345
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH
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