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WWUS45 KBYZ 240531
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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
1031 PM MST MON FEB 23 2026
MTZ067-250545-
/O.CON.KBYZ.WS.W.0002.260224T0600Z-260226T0000Z/
ABSAROKA/BEARTOOTH MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF COOKE CITY
1031 PM MST MON FEB 23 2026
..WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST WEDNESDAY
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 1 AND
2 FEET, 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...UNTIL 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 DANGEROUS
CONDITIONS WITH HEAVY SNOW, STRONG WINDS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY.
MTZ068-250545-
/O.CON.KBYZ.WS.W.0002.260224T0600Z-260226T0000Z/
CRAZY MOUNTAINS-
1031 PM MST MON FEB 23 2026
..WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST WEDNESDAY
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 10 AND
20 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 75 MPH.
* WHERE...CRAZY MOUNTAINS.
* WHEN...UNTIL 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 DANGEROUS
CONDITIONS WITH HEAVY SNOW, STRONG WINDS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY.
MTZ171-WYZ198-250545-
/O.CON.KBYZ.WW.Y.0007.260224T0600Z-260226T0000Z/
PRYOR/NORTHERN BIGHORN MOUNTAINS-NORTHEAST BIGHORN MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF STORY AND BURGESS JCT
1031 PM MST MON FEB 23 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST
WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 5 AND 12
INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 60 MPH.
* WHERE...IN MONTANA, PRYOR/NORTHERN BIGHORN MOUNTAINS. IN WYOMING,
NORTHEAST BIGHORN MOUNTAINS.
* WHEN...UNTIL 5 PM MST WEDNESDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW
COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. TRAVEL ON US-14 WILL BE
HAZARDOUS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...LOCALIZED HIGHER ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE ON
WEST FACING ASPECTS.
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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