278  
WWUS45 KBYZ 150157  
WSWBYZ  
 
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT  
757 PM MDT SAT MAR 14 2026  
 
MTZ029-030-032-042-057-173-150300-  
/O.CAN.KBYZ.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-260315T1200Z/  
MUSSELSHELL-TREASURE-CUSTER-GOLDEN VALLEY-NORTHERN BIG HORN-  
NORTHEASTERN YELLOWSTONE-  
757 PM MDT SAT MAR 14 2026  
   
..WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED
 
 
THE THREAT FOR HEAVY SNOWFALL HAS ENDED. LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAY  
OCCUR DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.  
 

 
 
MTZ031-068-150300-  
/O.CAN.KBYZ.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-260315T1200Z/  
NORTHERN ROSEBUD-CRAZY MOUNTAINS-  
757 PM MDT SAT MAR 14 2026  
   
..WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED
 
 
THE THREAT FOR HEAVY SNOWFALL HAS ENDED. LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAY  
OCCUR DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.  
 

 
 
MTZ034-141-172-235-150300-  
/O.CAN.KBYZ.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-260315T1500Z/  
NORTHERN STILLWATER-NORTHERN SWEET GRASS-MELVILLE FOOTHILLS-  
SOUTHWESTERN YELLOWSTONE-  
INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF MELVILLE, REED POINT, BROADVIEW, RAPELJE,  
COLUMBUS, ABSAROKEE, HUNTLEY, PARK CITY, LAUREL, BILLINGS, AND BIG  
TIMBER  
757 PM MDT SAT MAR 14 2026  
   
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED
 
 
THE THREAT FOR HEAVY SNOWFALL AND MIXED PRECIPITATION HAS ENDED.  
LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAY OCCUR DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.  
 

 
 
MTZ033-037-151200-  
/O.CON.KBYZ.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-260315T1200Z/  
FALLON-CARTER-  
INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF WEBSTER, EKALAKA, HAMMOND, ALZADA, BAKER,  
PLEVNA, AND BELLTOWER  
757 PM MDT SAT MAR 14 2026  
   
..WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT SUNDAY
 
 
* WHAT...SNOW OCCURRING. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO TWO  
INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 30 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...CARTER 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 OVERNIGHT AS COOLER CONDITIONS  
SET IN. COLD AND WET CONDITIONS ARE DANGEROUS FOR YOUNG LIVESTOCK.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...EXPECT SNOW TO DIMINISH OVERNIGHT INTO 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.  
 

 
 

 
 
MTZ036-058-151200-  
/O.CON.KBYZ.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-260315T1200Z/  
POWDER RIVER-SOUTHERN ROSEBUD-  
INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF POWDERVILLE, BIDDLE, ASHLAND, SONNETTE,  
BIRNEY, BROADUS, AND LAME DEER  
757 PM MDT SAT MAR 14 2026  
   
..WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT SUNDAY
 
 
* WHAT...SNOW OCCURRING. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO TWO  
INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 30 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...POWDER RIVER AND SOUTHERN ROSEBUD.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 6 AM MDT SUNDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW  
WILL SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. ROADS, AND  
ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES, WILL LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND  
HAZARDOUS ESPECIALLY OVERNIGHT AS COOLER CONDITIONS SET IN. COLD  
AND WET CONDITIONS ARE DANGEROUS FOR YOUNG LIVESTOCK.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...EXPECT SNOW TO DIMINISH OVERNIGHT INTO 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.  
 

 
 

 
 
MTZ063-228-151200-  
/O.CON.KBYZ.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-260315T1200Z/  
JUDITH GAP-SOUTHERN WHEATLAND-  
INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF HARLOWTON, JUDITH GAP, SHAWMUT, AND TWODOT  
757 PM MDT SAT MAR 14 2026  
   
..WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT SUNDAY
 
 
* WHAT...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. WINDS GUSTING 30 TO 45 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...JUDITH GAP AND SOUTHERN WHEATLAND.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 6 AM MDT SUNDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW  
WILL SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. COLD AND WET  
CONDITIONS ARE DANGEROUS FOR YOUNG LIVESTOCK.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...EXPECT SNOW TO DIMINISH OVERNIGHT INTO 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.  
 

 
 

 
 
MTZ067-151200-  
/O.CON.KBYZ.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-260315T1200Z/  
ABSAROKA/BEARTOOTH MOUNTAINS-  
INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF COOKE CITY  
757 PM MDT SAT MAR 14 2026  
   
..WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT SUNDAY
 
 
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW OCCURRING. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 6  
INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 50 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...ABSAROKA/BEARTOOTH 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...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.  
 

 
 

 
 
MTZ138-151200-  
/O.CON.KBYZ.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-260315T1200Z/  
SOUTHERN BIG HORN-  
INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF LODGE GRASS, WYOLA, AND PRYOR  
757 PM MDT SAT MAR 14 2026  
   
..WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT SUNDAY
 
 
* WHAT...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW OCCURRING. ADDITIONAL SNOW  
ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 3 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...SOUTHERN BIG HORN.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 6 AM MDT SUNDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW  
COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...EXPECT SNOW TO DIMINISH OVERNIGHT INTO 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.  
 

 
 

 
 
MTZ171-WYZ198-151200-  
/O.CON.KBYZ.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-260315T1200Z/  
PRYOR/NORTHERN BIGHORN MOUNTAINS-NORTHEAST BIGHORN MOUNTAINS-  
INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF STORY AND BURGESS JCT  
757 PM MDT SAT MAR 14 2026  
   
..WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT SUNDAY
 
 
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW OCCURRING. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 4  
INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 50 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...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.  
 

 
 

 
 
MTZ056-066-170-151200-  
/O.CON.KBYZ.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-260315T1200Z/  
RED LODGE FOOTHILLS-BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS-NORTHERN CARBON-  
INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF ROSCOE, JOLIET, RED LODGE, FISHTAIL, NYE,  
FROMBERG, MCLEOD, AND ROBERTS  
757 PM MDT SAT MAR 14 2026  
   
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT SUNDAY
 
 
* WHAT...SNOW OCCURRING. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 3  
INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS, NORTHERN CARBON, AND RED LODGE  
FOOTHILLS.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 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  
BECOME SLICK OVERNIGHT AS COOLER AIR MOVES IN.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...EXPECT SNOW TO DIMINISH OVERNIGHT INTO SUNDAY  
MORNING.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. FOR THE LATEST ROAD  
CONDITIONS, CALL 5 1 1.  
 

 
 

 
 
WYZ199-151800-  
/O.CON.KBYZ.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-260315T1800Z/  
SHERIDAN FOOTHILLS-  
INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF DAYTON, CLEARMONT, BIG HORN, RANCHESTER,  
AND SHERIDAN  
757 PM MDT SAT MAR 14 2026  
   
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT SUNDAY
 
 
* WHAT...SNOW OCCURRING. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO TWO  
INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 50 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...SHERIDAN FOOTHILLS.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 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.  
 

 
 

 
 
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