815  
WWUS45 KBYZ 220528  
WSWBYZ  
 
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT  
1128 PM MDT TUE APR 21 2026  
 
MTZ067-230530-  
/O.UPG.KBYZ.WS.A.0005.260423T0000Z-260424T1200Z/  
/O.NEW.KBYZ.WS.W.0008.260423T0000Z-260424T1200Z/  
ABSAROKA/BEARTOOTH MOUNTAINS-  
INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF COOKE CITY  
1128 PM MDT TUE APR 21 2026  
 
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM WEDNESDAY TO 6 AM MDT  
FRIDAY...  
 
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 8 AND  
15 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 60 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...ABSAROKA/BEARTOOTH MOUNTAINS.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 6 PM WEDNESDAY TO 6 AM MDT FRIDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...RECREATION IN THE HIGH COUNTRY WILL BE IMPACTED BY HEAVY  
ACCUMULATING SNOW. BLOWING SNOW COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE  
VISIBILITY.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE FORECAST THIS EVENING  
EAST OF THE STILLWATER RIVER VALLEY.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECAST FOR UPDATES.  
 

 
 

 
 
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