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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
104 AM MDT SUN MAY 17 2026
MTZ056-066-180715-
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RED LODGE FOOTHILLS-BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF ROBERTS, FISHTAIL, ROSCOE, MCLEOD, NYE,
AND RED LODGE
104 AM MDT SUN MAY 17 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO NOON MDT MONDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP
TO 4 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40 MPH.
* WHERE...BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS AND RED LODGE FOOTHILLS.
* WHEN...FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON MDT MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO POOR
VISIBILITY AND SLICK ROADS. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT
THE MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THE GREATEST SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR
ALONG THE HIGHER FOOTHILLS NEAR THE MOUNTAINS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE PREPARED FOR SLICK ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE
TRAVELING. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS, CALL 5 1 1.
MTZ171-WYZ198-180715-
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PRYOR/NORTHERN BIGHORN MOUNTAINS-NORTHEAST BIGHORN MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF BURGESS JCT AND STORY
104 AM MDT SUN MAY 17 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
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 THIS EVENING TO NOON MDT MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL IMPACT BACK COUNTRY RECREATION
AND TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 14 THROUGH THE BIGHORN MOUNTAINS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...BACK COUNTRY ACTIVITIES WILL BE IMPACTED BY
DIFFICULT WINTER CONDITIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. FOR THE LATEST ROAD
CONDITIONS, CALL 5 1 1. IF RECREATING IN THE BACK COUNTRY, BE
PREPARED FOR DIFFICULT WINTER CONDITIONS.
ADDITIONAL GRAPHICS FOR THIS HAZARD CAN BE FOUND AT
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BILLINGS
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