052  
WWUS45 KBYZ 181716  
WSWBYZ  
 
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT  
1016 AM MST TUE FEB 18 2025  
 
MTZ067-068-190000-  
/O.CON.KBYZ.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-250219T0000Z/  
ABSAROKA/BEARTOOTH MOUNTAINS-CRAZY MOUNTAINS-  
INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF COOKE CITY  
1016 AM MST TUE FEB 18 2025  
 
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS  
AFTERNOON...  
 
* WHAT...PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW  
ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 6 INCHES. GREATEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE FOUND  
ON WEST FACING ASPECTS. WINDS COULD GUST AS HIGH AS 30 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...ABSAROKA/BEARTOOTH MOUNTAINS AND CRAZY MOUNTAINS.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON.  
 
* IMPACTS...RECREATION IN THE HIGH COUNTRY WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO  
HEAVY SNOW AND DRIFTING SNOW, POOR VISIBILITY, AND INCREASED  
AVALANCHE DANGER.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SNOW WILL GRADUALLY END THIS EVENING.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN  
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR THE LATEST ROAD  
CONDITIONS, CALL 5 1 1.  
 

 
 

 
 
MTZ029-034-040-042-057-063-065-138-141-169-170-172-173-228-235-  
190000-  
/O.CON.KBYZ.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-250219T0000Z/  
MUSSELSHELL-NORTHERN STILLWATER-NORTHERN PARK-GOLDEN VALLEY-  
NORTHERN BIG HORN-JUDITH GAP-LIVINGSTON AREA-SOUTHERN BIG HORN-  
NORTHERN SWEET GRASS-BIGHORN CANYON-NORTHERN CARBON-MELVILLE  
FOOTHILLS-NORTHEASTERN YELLOWSTONE-SOUTHERN WHEATLAND-  
SOUTHWESTERN YELLOWSTONE-  
INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF COLUMBUS, CROW AGENCY, BIG TIMBER,  
CUSTER, HUNTLEY, MELSTONE, TWODOT, RYEGATE, HARLOWTON, FORT  
SMITH, SHAWMUT, LAVINA, RAPELJE, WILSALL, CLYDE PARK, POMPEYS  
PILLAR, REED POINT, LIVINGSTON, SPRINGDALE, FROMBERG, BILLINGS,  
MELVILLE, PARK CITY, WYOLA, BUSBY, MUSSELSHELL, JUDITH GAP,  
JOLIET, PRYOR, HARDIN, LAUREL, LODGE GRASS, ROUNDUP, ABSAROKEE,  
AND BROADVIEW  
1016 AM MST TUE FEB 18 2025  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS  
AFTERNOON...  
 
* WHAT...PERIODS OF SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 2  
INCHES.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MONTANA.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT, DUE TO SNOWY ROADS AND POOR  
VISIBILITY. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT COMMUTES TODAY.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SNOW WILL GRADUALLY END THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. FOR THE LATEST ROAD  
CONDITIONS, CALL 5 1 1.  
 

 
 

 
 
MTZ030-031-036-058-WYZ199-190000-  
/O.CON.KBYZ.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-250219T0000Z/  
TREASURE-NORTHERN ROSEBUD-POWDER RIVER-SOUTHERN ROSEBUD-SHERIDAN  
FOOTHILLS-  
INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF POWDERVILLE, ANGELA, DAYTON,  
CLEARMONT, FORSYTH, COLSTRIP, BIDDLE, BIRNEY, RANCHESTER, HYSHAM,  
LAME DEER, SHERIDAN, SONNETTE, BIG HORN, BROADUS, BIGHORN,  
ASHLAND, AND INGOMAR  
1016 AM MST TUE FEB 18 2025  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS  
AFTERNOON...  
 
* WHAT...PERIODS OF SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF LESS THAN  
AN INCH, WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OVER THE HILLS.  
 
* WHERE...IN MONTANA, TREASURE, NORTHERN ROSEBUD, POWDER RIVER, AND  
SOUTHERN ROSEBUD. IN WYOMING, SHERIDAN FOOTHILLS.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON.  
 
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS AND AREAS OF POOR  
VISIBILITY. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT COMMUTES TODAY.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SNOW WILL GRADUALLY END THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. FOR THE LATEST ROAD  
CONDITIONS, CALL 5 1 1.  
 

 
 

 
 
MTZ056-064-066-139-190000-  
/O.CON.KBYZ.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-250219T0000Z/  
RED LODGE FOOTHILLS-PARADISE VALLEY-BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS-  
SOUTHEASTERN CARBON-  
INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF EMIGRANT, FISHTAIL, ROBERTS, NYE,  
BELFRY, BRIDGER, ROSCOE, WARREN, MCLEOD, AND RED LODGE  
1016 AM MST TUE FEB 18 2025  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS  
AFTERNOON...  
 
* WHAT...PERIODS OF SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 1  
AND 2 INCHES.  
 
* WHERE...BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS, PARADISE VALLEY, RED LODGE FOOTHILLS,  
AND SOUTHEASTERN CARBON.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT, DUE TO SNOWY ROADS AND AREAS  
OF POOR VISIBILITY. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT COMMUTES  
TODAY.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SNOW WILL GRADUALLY END THIS EVENING.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. FOR THE LATEST ROAD  
CONDITIONS, CALL 5 1 1.  
 

 
 

 
 
MTZ171-WYZ198-190000-  
/O.CON.KBYZ.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-250219T0000Z/  
PRYOR/NORTHERN BIGHORN MOUNTAINS-NORTHEAST BIGHORN MOUNTAINS-  
INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF BURGESS JCT AND STORY  
1016 AM MST TUE FEB 18 2025  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS  
AFTERNOON...  
 
* WHAT...PERIODS OF SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 2  
INCHES.  
 
* WHERE...IN MONTANA, PRYOR/NORTHERN BIGHORN MOUNTAINS. IN WYOMING,  
NORTHEAST BIGHORN MOUNTAINS.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON.  
 
* IMPACTS...RECREATION IN THE HIGH COUNTRY COULD BE DIFFICULT.  
EXPECT DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS ALONG US HIGHWAY 14 THROUGH  
BURGESS JUNCTION.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SNOW WILL GRADUALLY END THIS EVENING.  
 
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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