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WWUS45 KBYZ 251300
WSWBYZ
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
600 AM MST WED FEB 25 2026
MTZ068-251400-
/O.CAN.KBYZ.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-260226T0000Z/
CRAZY MOUNTAINS-
600 AM MST WED FEB 25 2026
..WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED
SNOW OVER THE CRAZY MOUNTAINS HAS TAPERED TO LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS, AND
HAVE CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THIS AREA.
MTZ067-260000-
/O.CON.KBYZ.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-260226T0000Z/
ABSAROKA/BEARTOOTH MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF COOKE CITY
600 AM MST WED FEB 25 2026
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO
5 INCHES, MAINLY ON WEST ASPECTS. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 60 MPH.
* WHERE...ABSAROKA/BEARTOOTH MOUNTAINS.
* WHEN...UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...RECREATION IN THE HIGH COUNTRY WILL BE IMPACTED BY HEAVY
ACCUMULATING SNOW. BLOWING SNOW COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE
VISIBILITY OVER THE EXPOSED HIGHER ELEVATIONS. ELEVATED AVALANCHE
DANGER EXISTS IN THE MOUNTAINS AROUND COOKE CITY.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...HEAVIEST SNOW WILL BE THIS MORNING. EXPECT
SNOW TO TAPER OFF EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.
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-WYZ198-260000-
/O.CON.KBYZ.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-260226T0000Z/
PRYOR/NORTHERN BIGHORN MOUNTAINS-NORTHEAST BIGHORN MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF STORY AND BURGESS JCT
600 AM MST WED FEB 25 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...SNOW OCCURRING. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3
INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH.
* WHERE...IN MONTANA, PRYOR/NORTHERN BIGHORN MOUNTAINS. IN WYOMING,
NORTHEAST BIGHORN MOUNTAINS.
* WHEN...UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL ON US-14 THROUGH THE BIGHORNS WILL BE DIFFICULT AT
TIMES. BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY, ESPECIALLY IN HIGHER
EXPOSED AREAS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...MOST SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL BE IN THE MORNING.
EXPECT SNOW TO TAPER OFF EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.
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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