600  
WWUS45 KBYZ 221910  
WSWBYZ  
 
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT  
110 PM MDT WED APR 22 2026  
 
MTZ068-231915-  
/O.EXA.KBYZ.WS.W.0008.260423T0000Z-260424T1200Z/  
CRAZY MOUNTAINS-  
110 PM MDT WED APR 22 2026  
 
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM MDT  
FRIDAY...  
 
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 18  
INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 70 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...CRAZY MOUNTAINS.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM MDT FRIDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...RECREATION IN THE HIGH COUNTRY WILL BE IMPACTED BY HEAVY  
ACCUMULATING SNOW. BLOWING SNOW COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE  
VISIBILITY.  
 
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.  
 
 
 
 
 
MTZ067-231915-  
/O.CON.KBYZ.WS.W.0008.260423T0000Z-260424T1200Z/  
ABSAROKA/BEARTOOTH MOUNTAINS-  
INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF COOKE CITY  
110 PM MDT WED APR 22 2026  
 
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING 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 THIS EVENING 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...  
 
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.  
 
 
 
 
 
WYZ198-231915-  
/O.NEW.KBYZ.WW.Y.0016.260423T0000Z-260424T0600Z/  
NORTHEAST BIGHORN MOUNTAINS-  
INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF STORY AND BURGESS JCT  
110 PM MDT WED APR 22 2026  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO  
MIDNIGHT MDT THURSDAY NIGHT...  
 
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 6 AND 12  
INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 55 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...NORTHEAST BIGHORN MOUNTAINS.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT MDT THURSDAY NIGHT.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. RECREATION IN THE HIGH  
COUNTRY WILL BE IMPACTED BY HEAVY ACCUMULATING SNOW. BLOWING SNOW  
COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY.  
 
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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