547  
WWUS45 KBYZ 240205  
WSWBYZ  
 
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT  
805 PM MDT THU APR 23 2026  
 
MTZ067-250000-  
/O.CON.KBYZ.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-260425T0000Z/  
ABSAROKA/BEARTOOTH MOUNTAINS-  
INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF COOKE CITY  
805 PM MDT THU APR 23 2026  
   
..WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT FRIDAY  
 
* WHAT...SNOW OCCURRING. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 3 AND  
7 INCHES. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS  
35 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...ABSAROKA/BEARTOOTH MOUNTAINS.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 6 PM MDT FRIDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...RECREATION IN THE HIGH COUNTRY WILL BE IMPACTED BY HEAVY  
ACCUMULATING SNOW. EXPECT PERIODS OF SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED  
VISIBILITY DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...AVALANCHE DANGER WILL INCREASE DUE TO THE  
HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR  
THROUGH THIS EVENING.  
 
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.  
 
 
 
 
 
MTZ068-241200-  
/O.CON.KBYZ.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-260424T1200Z/  
CRAZY MOUNTAINS-  
805 PM MDT THU APR 23 2026  
   
..WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY  
 
* WHAT...SNOW OCCURRING. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 2 AND  
4 INCHES. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS  
35 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...CRAZY MOUNTAINS.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...RECREATION IN THE HIGH COUNTRY WILL BE IMPACTED BY HEAVY  
ACCUMULATING SNOW. EXPECT PERIODS OF SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED  
VISIBILITY DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...AVALANCHE DANGER WILL INCREASE DUE TO THE  
HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR  
THROUGH THIS EVENING.  
 
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.  
 
 
 
 
 
MTZ040-064-065-241800-  
/O.CON.KBYZ.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-260424T1800Z/  
NORTHERN PARK-PARADISE VALLEY-LIVINGSTON AREA-  
INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF SPRINGDALE, EMIGRANT, WILSALL, LIVINGSTON,  
AND CLYDE PARK  
805 PM MDT THU APR 23 2026  
   
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT FRIDAY  
 
* WHAT...SNOW OCCURRING. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 1 AND  
3 INCHES. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS  
30 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...LIVINGSTON AREA, NORTHERN PARK, AND PARADISE VALLEY.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL NOON MDT FRIDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...ROADS, AND ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES, COULD  
BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. THE  
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT THE FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SNOW SHOWERS THIS EVENING AND COULD BE INTENSE  
AT TIMES WITH REDUCED VISIBILITY.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. FOR THE LATEST ROAD  
CONDITIONS, CALL 5 1 1.  
 
 
 
 
 
MTZ056-066-250000-  
/O.CON.KBYZ.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-260425T0000Z/  
RED LODGE FOOTHILLS-BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS-  
INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF FISHTAIL, MCLEOD, ROSCOE, NYE, RED LODGE,  
AND ROBERTS  
805 PM MDT THU APR 23 2026  
   
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT FRIDAY  
 
* WHAT...SNOW OCCURRING. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 2 AND  
5 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 30 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS AND RED LODGE FOOTHILLS.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 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 FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED THIS EVENING  
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.  
 
 
 
 
 
MTZ171-WYZ198-250000-  
/O.CON.KBYZ.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-260425T0000Z/  
PRYOR/NORTHERN BIGHORN MOUNTAINS-NORTHEAST BIGHORN MOUNTAINS-  
INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF STORY AND BURGESS JCT  
805 PM MDT THU APR 23 2026  
   
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT FRIDAY  
 
* WHAT...SNOW OCCURRING. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 4 AND  
8 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 35 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...IN MONTANA, PRYOR/NORTHERN BIGHORN MOUNTAINS. IN WYOMING,  
NORTHEAST BIGHORN MOUNTAINS.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 6 PM MDT FRIDAY.  
 
* 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.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS FORECAST TONIGHT  
THROUGH FRIDAY 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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