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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
1211 AM MDT SAT MAR 14 2026
MTZ034-141-172-235-150615-
/O.CAN.KBYZ.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-260315T1200Z/
/O.EXB.KBYZ.WW.Y.0012.260314T0611Z-260315T1500Z/
NORTHERN STILLWATER-NORTHERN SWEET GRASS-MELVILLE FOOTHILLS-
SOUTHWESTERN YELLOWSTONE-
INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF COLUMBUS, BIG TIMBER, LAUREL, REED POINT,
RAPELJE, ABSAROKEE, HUNTLEY, BROADVIEW, MELVILLE, BILLINGS, AND PARK
CITY
1211 AM MDT SAT MAR 14 2026
..WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MDT SUNDAY
* WHAT...MIXED PRECIPITATION INCLUDING FREEZING RAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH
MID MORNING. ICE ACCUMULATIONS AROUND 0.05 INCHES OR LESS.
ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 1 TO 2 INCHES THIS EVENING
AND OVERNIGHT. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40 MPH.
* WHERE...MELVILLE FOOTHILLS, NORTHERN STILLWATER, NORTHERN SWEET
GRASS, AND SOUTHWESTERN YELLOWSTONE.
* WHEN...UNTIL 9 AM MDT SUNDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE HAZARDOUS AT TIMES AS COOLER ROADS BECOME
SLICK OVERNIGHT AND ESPECIALLY THIS EVENING. COLD AND WET
CONDITIONS WILL BE DANGEROUS FOR YOUNG LIVESTOCK.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE TO BE LIGHT, IN
THE FORM OF MIXED PRECIPITATION INCLUDING FREEZING RAIN. SNOW IS
EXPECTED TO FILL BACK IN THIS EVENING WITH A COLD FRONT MOVING
THROUGH. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO END SUNDAY MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. FOR THE LATEST ROAD
CONDITIONS, CALL 5 1 1.
MTZ029-042-063-173-228-150615-
/O.CON.KBYZ.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-260315T1200Z/
MUSSELSHELL-GOLDEN VALLEY-JUDITH GAP-NORTHEASTERN YELLOWSTONE-
SOUTHERN WHEATLAND-
INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF LAVINA, JUDITH GAP, CUSTER, SHAWMUT,
MELSTONE, RYEGATE, HARLOWTON, ROUNDUP, TWODOT, MUSSELSHELL, AND
POMPEYS PILLAR
1211 AM MDT SAT MAR 14 2026
..WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT SUNDAY
* WHAT...MODERATE TO HEAVY WET SNOW OCCURRING. ADDITIONAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 2 AND 7 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40
MPH.
* WHERE...GOLDEN VALLEY, JUDITH GAP, MUSSELSHELL, SOUTHERN WHEATLAND,
AND NORTHEASTERN YELLOWSTONE.
* WHEN...UNTIL 6 AM MDT SUNDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW
COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. COLD AND WET CONDITIONS WILL
BE DANGEROUS FOR YOUNG LIVESTOCK.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...PERIODS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO END THROUGH
THE MORNING SUNDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS, CALL
5 1 1.
MTZ030-057-138-150615-
/O.CON.KBYZ.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-260315T1200Z/
TREASURE-NORTHERN BIG HORN-SOUTHERN BIG HORN-
INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF CROW AGENCY, PRYOR, BIGHORN, LODGE GRASS,
BUSBY, WYOLA, HYSHAM, AND HARDIN
1211 AM MDT SAT MAR 14 2026
..WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT SUNDAY
* WHAT...PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW OCCURRING WITH MIXED
PRECIPITATION POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP
TO 5 INCHES AND AROUND 0.05 INCHES OR LESS OF FREEZING RAIN. WINDS
GUSTING UP TO 45 MPH.
* WHERE...NORTHERN BIG HORN, SOUTHERN BIG HORN, AND TREASURE.
* WHEN...UNTIL 6 AM MDT SUNDAY.
* IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE
VISIBILITY DOWN TO A HALF MILE AT TIMES THIS EVENING, CREATING
HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ALONG I-90 SOUTH OF LODGE GRASS. ROADS
WILL BECOME SLICK TONIGHT AS COOLER TEMPERATURES MOVE IN. COLD AND
WET CONDITIONS WILL BE DANGEROUS FOR YOUNG LIVESTOCK.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A PERIOD OF MIXED PRECIPITATION IS POSSIBLE
THROUGH MID MORNING, INCLUDING FREEZING RAIN. THE CHANCE FOR
FREEZING RAIN IS GREATEST ALONG I-90 THROUGH NORTHERN BIG HORN
COUNTY. EXPECT SNOW TO FILL BACK IN THIS EVENING AND DIMINISH
THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS, CALL
5 1 1.
MTZ031-036-058-150615-
/O.CON.KBYZ.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-260315T1200Z/
NORTHERN ROSEBUD-POWDER RIVER-SOUTHERN ROSEBUD-
INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF ASHLAND, BIDDLE, COLSTRIP, LAME DEER,
BIRNEY, FORSYTH, INGOMAR, SONNETTE, ANGELA, BROADUS, AND POWDERVILLE
1211 AM MDT SAT MAR 14 2026
..WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT SUNDAY
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW OCCURRING. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN
1 AND 7 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40 MPH.
* WHERE...NORTHERN ROSEBUD, POWDER RIVER, AND SOUTHERN ROSEBUD.
* WHEN...UNTIL 6 AM MDT SUNDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW
COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. ROADS, AND ESPECIALLY
BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES, WILL LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS
ESPECIALLY THIS EVENING AS COOLER CONDITIONS SET IN. COLD AND WET
CONDITIONS WILL BE DANGEROUS FOR YOUNG LIVESTOCK.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...CONDITIONS WILL COOL THIS EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT. SNOW WILL COME TO AN END SUNDAY MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS, CALL
5 1 1.
MTZ032-033-037-150615-
/O.CON.KBYZ.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-260315T1200Z/
CUSTER-FALLON-CARTER-
INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF BELLTOWER, BAKER, ISMAY, WEBSTER, MILES
CITY, ALZADA, EKALAKA, VOLBORG, HAMMOND, AND PLEVNA
1211 AM MDT SAT MAR 14 2026
..WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT SUNDAY
* WHAT...PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW OCCURING. SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 8 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 30 MPH.
* WHERE...CARTER, CUSTER, AND FALLON.
* WHEN...UNTIL 6 AM MDT SUNDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT WITH WINDS CREATING AREAS
OF BLOWING SNOW ALONG THE DAKOTAS BORDER THIS EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT. ROADS, AND ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES, WILL
LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS ESPECIALLY THIS EVENING AS COOLER
CONDITIONS SET IN. COLD AND WET CONDITIONS WILL BE DANGEROUS FOR
YOUNG LIVESTOCK.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO END SUNDAY MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS, CALL
5 1 1.
MTZ067-068-150615-
/O.CON.KBYZ.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-260315T1200Z/
ABSAROKA/BEARTOOTH MOUNTAINS-CRAZY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF COOKE CITY
1211 AM MDT SAT MAR 14 2026
..WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT SUNDAY
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW OCCURRING. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN
6 AND 18 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 65 MPH.
* WHERE...ABSAROKA/BEARTOOTH MOUNTAINS AND CRAZY MOUNTAINS.
* WHEN...UNTIL 6 AM MDT SUNDAY.
* IMPACTS...RECREATION IN THE HIGH COUNTRY WILL BE IMPACTED BY HEAVY
ACCUMULATING SNOW. WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW COULD SIGNIFICANTLY
REDUCE VISIBILITY. AVALANCHE DANGER IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY, PEAKING
THIS EVENING AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH. SNOW WILL COME TO AN
END SUNDAY MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT GET CAUGHT UNPREPARED IN THE HIGH COUNTRY. SEVERE WINTER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED.
MTZ171-WYZ198-150615-
/O.CON.KBYZ.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-260315T1200Z/
PRYOR/NORTHERN BIGHORN MOUNTAINS-NORTHEAST BIGHORN MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF BURGESS JCT AND STORY
1211 AM MDT SAT MAR 14 2026
..WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT SUNDAY
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW OCCURRING. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN
5 AND 10 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 60 MPH.
* WHERE...IN MONTANA, PRYOR/NORTHERN BIGHORN MOUNTAINS. IN WYOMING,
NORTHEAST BIGHORN MOUNTAINS.
* WHEN...UNTIL 6 AM MDT SUNDAY.
* IMPACTS...RECREATION IN THE HIGH COUNTRY WILL BE SEVERELY IMPACTED
BY HEAVY ACCUMULATING SNOW. TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT,
INCLUDING ALONG US-14 THROUGH BURGESS JUNCTION. BLOWING SNOW WILL
SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY, PEAKING
THIS EVENING AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH. SNOW WILL END SUNDAY
MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS, CALL
5 1 1. RECREATION IN THE HIGH COUNTRY WILL BE IMPACTED BY HEAVY
ACCUMULATING SNOW.
MTZ056-066-170-150615-
/O.CON.KBYZ.WW.Y.0012.260314T1200Z-260315T1200Z/
RED LODGE FOOTHILLS-BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS-NORTHERN CARBON-
INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF ROBERTS, FROMBERG, FISHTAIL, ROSCOE, NYE,
MCLEOD, RED LODGE, AND JOLIET
1211 AM MDT SAT MAR 14 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO 6
AM MDT SUNDAY...
* WHAT...MIXED PRECIPITATION EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO
4 INCHES AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 0.05 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS
HIGH AS 55 MPH.
* WHERE...BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS, NORTHERN CARBON, AND RED LODGE
FOOTHILLS.
* WHEN...FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO 6 AM MDT SUNDAY.
* IMPACTS...WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE
VISIBILITY. LEAVE PLENTY OF ROOM BETWEEN YOU AND THE MOTORIST AHEAD
OF YOU, AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. ROADS WILL
LIKELY BECOME SLICK OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AS COOLER AIR MOVES IN.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SNOW WILL COME TO AN END EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. FOR THE LATEST ROAD
CONDITIONS, CALL 5 1 1.
WYZ199-150615-
/O.CON.KBYZ.WW.Y.0012.260314T2000Z-260315T1800Z/
SHERIDAN FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF DAYTON, RANCHESTER, SHERIDAN, CLEARMONT,
AND BIG HORN
1211 AM MDT SAT MAR 14 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM SATURDAY TO
NOON MDT SUNDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
BETWEEN 1 AND 3 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING UP TO 55 MPH.
* WHERE...SHERIDAN FOOTHILLS.
* WHEN...FROM 2 PM SATURDAY TO NOON MDT SUNDAY.
* IMPACTS...WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE
VISIBILITY. LEAVE PLENTY OF ROOM BETWEEN YOU AND THE MOTORIST AHEAD
OF YOU, AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. ROADS WILL
LIKELY BECOME SLICK OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AS COOLER AIR MOVES IN.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
NIGHT. SNOW WILL COME TO AN END SUNDAY MORNING.
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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