902  
WWUS85 KTFX 090243  
SPSTFX  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT  
743 PM MST THU JAN 8 2026  
 
MTZ307-315-316-090500-  
SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-UPPER BLACKFOOT AND MACDONALD PASS-  
GATES OF THE MOUNTAINS-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ROGERS PASS, MARYSVILLE, LINCOLN,  
FLESHER PASS, MACDONALD PASS, CANYON CREEK, WOLF CREEK, AND CRAIG  
743 PM MST THU JAN 8 2026  
   
..REDUCED VISIBILITIES THIS EVENING  
 
LOCALLY INTENSE SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUED TO MOVE FROM WEST TO EAST  
ACROSS THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE THIS EVENING. VISIBILITIES BENEATH  
THE MOST INTENSE SNOW SHOWERS MAY FALL TO AS LOW AS ONE HALF OF A  
MILE, WITH HOURLY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF BETWEEN A QUARTER OF AN  
INCH TO NEAR THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH.  
 
MOTORIST SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING CONDITIONS OVER  
SHORT DISTANCES. SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA SPACING BETWEEN  
VEHICLES IF YOU ENCOUNTER ONE OF THESE SNOW SHOWERS.  
 
 
 
MTZ317-320-090500-  
LITTLE BELT AND HIGHWOOD MOUNTAINS-  
BIG BELT, BRIDGER AND CASTLE MOUNTAINS-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MONARCH, NEIHART, KINGS HILL PASS,  
TRIDENT, MAUDLOW, BATTLE RIDGE PASS, BOZEMAN PASS,  
AND DEEP CREEK PASS  
743 PM MST THU JAN 8 2026  
   
..ACCUMULATING SNOW OVERNIGHT  
 
SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL ACROSS THE ISLAND RANGES OF CENTRAL  
MONTANA DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS TONIGHT AND INTO FRIDAY  
MORNING, WITH SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF BETWEEN TWO TO FOUR  
INCHES OVER KINGS HILL AND DEEP CREEK PASSES.  
 
TRAVELERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY AND SNOW COVERED  
ROADWAYS. ALLOW A LITTLE EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION,  
ESPECIALLY DURING THE FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE.  
 
 
 
MOLDAN  
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