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WWUS45 KBYZ 050056
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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
656 PM MDT SUN MAY 4 2025
MTZ067-060100-
/O.NEW.KBYZ.WS.W.0014.250505T0600Z-250506T1800Z/
ABSAROKA/BEARTOOTH MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF COOKE CITY
656 PM MDT SUN MAY 4 2025
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON MDT
TUESDAY...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED ON NORTHEAST ASPECTS. TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 10 AND 15 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET. WINDS
GUSTING AS HIGH AS 35 MPH.
* WHERE...ABSAROKA/BEARTOOTH MOUNTAINS.
* WHEN...FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON MDT TUESDAY.
* IMPACTS...RECREATION IN THE HIGH COUNTRY WILL BE IMPACTED BY HEAVY
ACCUMULATING SNOW. THE HEAVY SNOW WILL ALSO HAMPER SNOW REMOVAL
OPERATIONS ON THE BEARTOOTH HIGHWAY.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...MUCH LESS SNOW WILL FALL ON SOUTHWEST AND
WEST FACING SLOPES, INCLUDING THE MOUNTAINS AROUND COOKE CITY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE PREPARED FOR WINTRY CONDITIONS IF YOU PLAN TO VENTURE INTO THE
MOUNTAINS.
ADDITIONAL GRAPHICS FOR THIS HAZARD CAN BE FOUND AT
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BILLINGS
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