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WWUS45 KBYZ 222034
WSWBYZ
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
134 PM MST SUN FEB 22 2026
MTZ067-232045-
/O.CON.KBYZ.WS.A.0001.260224T0600Z-260226T0000Z/
ABSAROKA/BEARTOOTH MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF COOKE CITY
134 PM MST SUN FEB 22 2026
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 10 AND
20 INCHES POSSIBLE, GREATEST ON SOUTHWEST AND WEST FACING ASPECTS,
INCLUDING THE MOUNTAINS AROUND COOKE CITY. WINDS COULD GUST AS HIGH
AS 60 MPH.
* WHERE...ABSAROKA/BEARTOOTH MOUNTAINS.
* WHEN...FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...RECREATION IN THE HIGH COUNTRY COULD BE IMPACTED BY HEAVY
ACCUMULATING SNOW. HIGHER AND MORE EXPOSED AREAS MAY SEE STRONGER
WINDS, RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...STRONG WINDS AND SNOW MAY INCREASE AVALANCHE
DANGER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.
ADDITIONAL GRAPHICS FOR THIS HAZARD CAN BE FOUND AT
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BILLINGS
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