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WWUS45 KBYZ 052011  
WSWBYZ  
 
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT  
211 PM MDT MON MAY 5 2025  
 
MTZ067-061800-  
/O.CON.KBYZ.WS.W.0014.000000T0000Z-250506T1800Z/  
ABSAROKA/BEARTOOTH MOUNTAINS-  
INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF COOKE CITY  
211 PM MDT MON MAY 5 2025  
   
..WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TUESDAY  
 
* WHAT...HEAVY FALLING AND ACCUMULATING SNOW ON NORTHEAST ASPECTS.  
TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 10 AND 16 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET.  
WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 35 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...ABSAROKA/BEARTOOTH MOUNTAINS.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 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.  
 
 
 
 
 
MTZ171-WYZ198-061800-  
/O.CON.KBYZ.WW.Y.0028.250505T2100Z-250506T1800Z/  
PRYOR/NORTHERN BIGHORN MOUNTAINS-NORTHEAST BIGHORN MOUNTAINS-  
INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF BURGESS JCT AND STORY  
211 PM MDT MON MAY 5 2025  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT  
TUESDAY...  
 
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 5 AND 10  
INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...IN MONTANA, PRYOR/NORTHERN BIGHORN MOUNTAINS. IN WYOMING,  
NORTHEAST BIGHORN MOUNTAINS.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL NOON MDT TUESDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...RECREATION IN THE HIGH COUNTRY WILL BE IMPACTED BY  
ACCUMULATING SNOW. TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT ALONG US HWY 14  
THROUGH BURGESS JUNCTION.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
BE PREPARED FOR WINTRY CONDITIONS IF YOU PLAN TO VENTURE INTO THE  
MOUNTAINS. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS, CALL 5 1 1.  
 
 
 
 
 
MTZ056-066-061800-  
/O.CON.KBYZ.WW.Y.0028.250506T0000Z-250506T1800Z/  
RED LODGE FOOTHILLS-BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS-  
INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF FISHTAIL, NYE, ROSCOE, MCLEOD, RED  
LODGE, AND ROBERTS  
211 PM MDT MON MAY 5 2025  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING  
TO NOON MDT TUESDAY...  
 
* WHAT...WET SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5  
INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER TOTALS POSSIBLE. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH  
AS 35 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS AND RED LODGE FOOTHILLS.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON MDT TUESDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS WILL  
IMPACT THE MONDAY EVENING AND TUESDAY MORNING COMMUTES.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...GREATEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE FOUND ON  
GRASSY SURFACES.  
 
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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