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WWUS45 KBYZ 232208
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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
308 PM MST MON FEB 23 2026
MTZ068-242215-
/O.EXA.KBYZ.WS.W.0002.260224T0600Z-260226T0000Z/
CRAZY MOUNTAINS-
308 PM MST MON FEB 23 2026
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST
WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 10 AND
20 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 70 MPH.
* WHERE...CRAZY MOUNTAINS.
* WHEN...FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST WEDNESDAY.
* IMPACTS...WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE
VISIBILITY. RECREATION IN THE HIGH COUNTRY WILL BE IMPACTED BY
HEAVY ACCUMULATING SNOW.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...STRONG WINDS AND SNOW WILL LIKELY INCREASE
AVALANCHE DANGER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU ARE VENTURING INTO THE HIGH COUNTRY, BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS WITH HEAVY SNOW, STRONG WINDS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY.
MTZ067-242215-
/O.CON.KBYZ.WS.W.0002.260224T0600Z-260226T0000Z/
ABSAROKA/BEARTOOTH MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF COOKE CITY
308 PM MST MON FEB 23 2026
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO
5 PM MST WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 10 AND
20 INCHES, GREATEST ON SOUTHWEST AND WEST FACING SLOPES, INCLUDING
THE MOUNTAINS AROUND COOKE CITY. WINDS COULD GUST AS HIGH AS 70
MPH.
* WHERE...ABSAROKA/BEARTOOTH MOUNTAINS.
* WHEN...FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST WEDNESDAY.
* IMPACTS...WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE
VISIBILITY. RECREATION IN THE HIGH COUNTRY WILL BE IMPACTED BY
HEAVY ACCUMULATING SNOW.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...STRONG WINDS AND SNOW WILL LIKELY INCREASE
AVALANCHE DANGER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU ARE VENTURING INTO THE HIGH COUNTRY, BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS WITH HEAVY SNOW, STRONG WINDS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY.
MTZ171-WYZ198-242215-
/O.NEW.KBYZ.WW.Y.0007.260224T0600Z-260226T0000Z/
PRYOR/NORTHERN BIGHORN MOUNTAINS-NORTHEAST BIGHORN MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF STORY AND BURGESS JCT
308 PM MST MON FEB 23 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM
MST WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 3 AND 8
INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 60 MPH.
* WHERE...IN MONTANA, PRYOR/NORTHERN BIGHORN MOUNTAINS. IN WYOMING,
NORTHEAST BIGHORN MOUNTAINS.
* WHEN...FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST WEDNESDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW
COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. TRAVEL ON US-14 COULD BE
DIFFICULT.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO NEAR 12
INCHES OVER THE HIGHEST PEAKS OF THE BIGHORN MOUNTAINS.
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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