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WWUS45 KBYZ 231004
WSWBYZ
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
404 AM MDT THU APR 23 2026
MTZ067-241015-
/O.CON.KBYZ.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-260424T1200Z/
ABSAROKA/BEARTOOTH MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF COOKE CITY
404 AM MDT THU APR 23 2026
..WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY
* WHAT...PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. TOTAL
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 10 AND 18 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH
AS 60 MPH.
* WHERE...ABSAROKA/BEARTOOTH MOUNTAINS.
* WHEN...UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...RECREATION IN THE HIGH COUNTRY WILL BE IMPACTED BY HEAVY
ACCUMULATING SNOW. EXPECT WHITEOUT CONDITIONS DUE TO HIGH WINDS AND
BLOWING SNOW.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE FORECAST THROUGH THIS
MORNING. AVALANCHE DANGER WILL INCREASE DUE TO THE HEAVY SNOW AND
STRONG WINDS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECAST FOR UPDATES.
MTZ068-241015-
/O.CON.KBYZ.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-260424T1200Z/
CRAZY MOUNTAINS-
404 AM MDT THU APR 23 2026
..WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY
* WHAT...PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. TOTAL
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 18 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 70
MPH.
* WHERE...CRAZY MOUNTAINS.
* WHEN...UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...RECREATION IN THE HIGH COUNTRY WILL BE IMPACTED BY HEAVY
ACCUMULATING SNOW. EXPECT WHITEOUT CONDITIONS DUE TO HIGH WINDS AND
BLOWING SNOW.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE FORECAST THROUGH THIS
MORNING. AVALANCHE DANGER WILL INCREASE DUE TO THE HEAVY SNOW AND
STRONG WINDS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECAST FOR UPDATES.
MTZ056-066-241015-
/O.EXB.KBYZ.WW.Y.0016.260423T2100Z-260425T0000Z/
RED LODGE FOOTHILLS-BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF ROSCOE, FISHTAIL, ROBERTS, MCLEOD, RED
LODGE, AND NYE
404 AM MDT THU APR 23 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM
MDT FRIDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 2 AND 5
INCHES.
* WHERE...BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS AND RED LODGE FOOTHILLS.
* WHEN...FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM MDT FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...ROADS, AND ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES, WILL LIKELY
BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. THE
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT THE THURSDAY EVENING AND FRIDAY
MORNING COMMUTES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED LATE THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. ADDITIONAL SNOW SHOWERS ARE
ANTICIPATED FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. FOR THE LATEST ROAD
CONDITIONS, CALL 5 1 1.
BE PREPARED FOR SLICK ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
IF YOU ARE GOING OUTSIDE, WATCH YOUR FIRST FEW STEPS TAKEN ON STAIRS,
SIDEWALKS, AND DRIVEWAYS. THESE SURFACES COULD BE SLICK, INCREASING
YOUR RISK OF A FALL AND INJURY.
WYZ198-240600-
/O.CON.KBYZ.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-260424T0600Z/
NORTHEAST BIGHORN MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF BURGESS JCT AND STORY
404 AM MDT THU APR 23 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT
TONIGHT...
* WHAT...PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. TOTAL
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 6 AND 12 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH
AS 50 MPH.
* WHERE...NORTHEAST BIGHORN MOUNTAINS.
* WHEN...UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT ON US-14. RECREATION IN
THE HIGH COUNTRY WILL BE IMPACTED BY HEAVY ACCUMULATING SNOW.
COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND SNOW WILL PRODUCE NEAR WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW.
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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