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WWUS45 KBYZ 242112
WSWBYZ
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
212 PM MST TUE FEB 24 2026
MTZ067-252115-
/O.CON.KBYZ.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-260226T0000Z/
ABSAROKA/BEARTOOTH MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF COOKE CITY
212 PM MST TUE FEB 24 2026
..WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST WEDNESDAY
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW OCCURRING. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN
6 AND 12 INCHES, GREATEST ON SOUTHWEST AND WEST FACING SLOPES.
WINDS COULD GUST AS HIGH AS 70 MPH.
* WHERE...ABSAROKA/BEARTOOTH MOUNTAINS.
* WHEN...UNTIL 5 PM MST WEDNESDAY.
* IMPACTS...RECREATION IN THE HIGH COUNTRY WILL BE IMPACTED BY HEAVY
ACCUMULATING SNOW. WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW COULD SIGNIFICANTLY
REDUCE VISIBILITY OVER THE EXPOSED HIGHER ELEVATIONS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...ELEVATED AVALANCHE DANGER EXISTS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU ARE VENTURING INTO THE HIGH COUNTRY, BE PREPARED FOR DANGEROUS
CONDITIONS WITH HEAVY SNOW, STRONG WINDS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY.
MTZ068-252115-
/O.CON.KBYZ.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-260226T0000Z/
CRAZY MOUNTAINS-
212 PM MST TUE FEB 24 2026
..WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST WEDNESDAY
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW OCCURRING. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN
6 AND 12 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 70 MPH.
* WHERE...CRAZY MOUNTAINS.
* WHEN...UNTIL 5 PM MST WEDNESDAY.
* IMPACTS...RECREATION IN THE HIGH COUNTRY WILL BE IMPACTED BY HEAVY
ACCUMULATING SNOW. WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW COULD SIGNIFICANTLY
REDUCE VISIBILITY OVER THE EXPOSED HIGHER ELEVATIONS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...AVALANCHE DANGER IS LIKELY TO INCREASE.
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-WYZ198-252115-
/O.CON.KBYZ.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-260226T0000Z/
PRYOR/NORTHERN BIGHORN MOUNTAINS-NORTHEAST BIGHORN MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF BURGESS JCT AND STORY
212 PM MST TUE FEB 24 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST
WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW OCCURRING. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 6
INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 50 MPH.
* WHERE...IN MONTANA, PRYOR/NORTHERN BIGHORN MOUNTAINS. IN WYOMING,
NORTHEAST BIGHORN MOUNTAINS.
* WHEN...UNTIL 5 PM MST WEDNESDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL ON US-14 THROUGH THE BIGHORNS WILL BE DIFFICULT AT
TIMES. BLOWING SNOW COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY,
ESPECIALLY IN HIGHER EXPOSED AREAS.
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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