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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
1120 AM MDT SAT MAY 16 2026
MTZ056-066-171730-
/O.NEW.KBYZ.WW.Y.0018.260518T0000Z-260518T1800Z/
RED LODGE FOOTHILLS-BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF ROSCOE, ROBERTS, FISHTAIL, RED LODGE, NYE,
AND MCLEOD
1120 AM MDT SAT MAY 16 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SUNDAY TO NOON MDT
MONDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP
TO 4 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 35 MPH.
* WHERE...BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS AND RED LODGE FOOTHILLS.
* WHEN...FROM 6 PM SUNDAY TO NOON MDT MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLICK ROAD CONDITIONS AND PERIODS OF POOR
VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS WILL
IMPACT THE MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...HEAVIEST SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE IN THE
HIGHER FOOTHILLS SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 78 IN CARBON COUNTY, AND SOUTH OF
A FISHTAIL TO MCLEOD LINE IN STILLWATER AND SWEET GRASS COUNTIES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE PREPARED FOR SLICK ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE
TRAVELING. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS, CALL 5 1 1.
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.
MTZ171-WYZ198-171730-
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PRYOR/NORTHERN BIGHORN MOUNTAINS-NORTHEAST BIGHORN MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF STORY AND BURGESS JCT
1120 AM MDT SAT MAY 16 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SUNDAY TO NOON MDT
MONDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
BETWEEN 5 AND 10 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH.
* WHERE...IN MONTANA, PRYOR/NORTHERN BIGHORN MOUNTAINS. IN WYOMING,
NORTHEAST BIGHORN MOUNTAINS.
* WHEN...FROM 6 PM SUNDAY TO NOON MDT MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT ON HIGHWAY 14. AREAS OF
BLOWING SNOW COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. THE
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT THE MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...BACK COUNTRY ACTIVITIES WILL BE IMPACTED BY
DIFFICULT WINTER CONDITIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE PREPARED FOR SLICK ROADS. 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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