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WWUS45 KBYZ 180216
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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
816 PM MDT THU APR 17 2025
MTZ068-180330-
/O.CAN.KBYZ.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-250418T1800Z/
CRAZY MOUNTAINS-
816 PM MDT THU APR 17 2025
..WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED
SNOW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE EVENING, BUT
ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT.
MTZ170-180330-
/O.CAN.KBYZ.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-250418T0600Z/
NORTHERN CARBON-
INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF FROMBERG AND JOLIET
816 PM MDT THU APR 17 2025
..WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED
SNOW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE EVENING, BUT
ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT.
MTZ036-058-139-180330-
/O.CAN.KBYZ.WW.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-250418T0600Z/
POWDER RIVER-SOUTHERN ROSEBUD-SOUTHEASTERN CARBON-
INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF BRIDGER, BROADUS, ASHLAND,
POWDERVILLE, BIDDLE, LAME DEER, SONNETTE, BELFRY, WARREN, AND
BIRNEY
816 PM MDT THU APR 17 2025
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED
SNOW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE EVENING, BUT
ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT.
MTZ056-066-181500-
/O.CON.KBYZ.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-250418T1500Z/
RED LODGE FOOTHILLS-BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF MCLEOD, ROBERTS, NYE, FISHTAIL,
ROSCOE, AND RED LODGE
816 PM MDT THU APR 17 2025
..WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MDT FRIDAY
* WHAT...PERIODS OF SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO TWO
INCHES.
* WHERE...BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS AND RED LODGE FOOTHILLS.
* WHEN...UNTIL 9 AM MDT FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...ROADS COULD BE SLICK OR HAZARDOUS AS WET OR SLUSHY
SURFACES FREEZE 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.
MTZ067-181800-
/O.CON.KBYZ.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-250418T1800Z/
ABSAROKA/BEARTOOTH MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF COOKE CITY
816 PM MDT THU APR 17 2025
..WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT FRIDAY
* WHAT...SNOW OCCURRING. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4
INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 30 MPH.
* WHERE...ABSAROKA/BEARTOOTH MOUNTAINS.
* WHEN...UNTIL NOON MDT FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...RECREATION IN THE HIGH COUNTRY WILL BE IMPACTED BY
ACCUMULATING SNOW.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL FALL ON NORTH AND
EAST FACING ASPECTS.
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.
MTZ138-169-WYZ199-181800-
/O.CON.KBYZ.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-250418T1800Z/
SOUTHERN BIG HORN-BIGHORN CANYON-SHERIDAN FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF PRYOR, DAYTON, BIG HORN, FORT SMITH,
LODGE GRASS, CLEARMONT, SHERIDAN, WYOLA, AND RANCHESTER
816 PM MDT THU APR 17 2025
..WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT FRIDAY
* WHAT...SNOW OCCURRING. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 2
INCHES.
* WHERE...IN MONTANA, BIGHORN CANYON AND SOUTHERN BIG HORN. IN
WYOMING, SHERIDAN FOOTHILLS.
* WHEN...UNTIL NOON MDT FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...ROADS, INCLUDING INTERSTATE 90, COULD BE SLICK AND
HAZARDOUS OVERNIGHT AS WET OR SLUSHY SURFACES FREEZE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...EXPECT MOST SNOW TO ACCUMULATE ON GRASSY
SURFACES. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL FALL WEST OF I-90, ESPECIALLY
IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN.
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.
MTZ171-WYZ198-181800-
/O.CON.KBYZ.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-250418T1800Z/
PRYOR/NORTHERN BIGHORN MOUNTAINS-NORTHEAST BIGHORN MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF BURGESS JCT AND STORY
816 PM MDT THU APR 17 2025
..WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT FRIDAY
* WHAT...SNOW OCCURRING. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5
INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 35 MPH.
* WHERE...IN MONTANA, PRYOR/NORTHERN BIGHORN MOUNTAINS. IN WYOMING,
NORTHEAST BIGHORN MOUNTAINS.
* WHEN...UNTIL NOON MDT FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT ON HIGHWAY 14 THROUGH BURGESS
JUNCTION, DUE TO SNOWY CONDITIONS AND POOR VISIBILITY. RECREATION
IN THE HIGH COUNTRY WILL BE IMPACTED.
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.
ADDITIONAL GRAPHICS FOR THIS HAZARD CAN BE FOUND AT
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BILLINGS
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