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WWUS45 KBYZ 100100  
WSWBYZ  
 
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT  
700 PM MDT FRI OCT 9 2026  
 
MTZ067-068-110100-  
/O.UPG.KBYZ.WS.A.0006.261011T0000Z-261012T1800Z/  
/O.NEW.KBYZ.WS.W.0010.261011T0000Z-261012T1800Z/  
ABSAROKA/BEARTOOTH MOUNTAINS-CRAZY MOUNTAINS-  
INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF COOKE CITY  
700 PM MDT FRI OCT 9 2026  
 
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SATURDAY TO NOON MDT  
MONDAY...  
 
* WHAT...PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS  
BETWEEN 10 AND 18 INCHES, GREATEST ABOVE 8000 FEET. WINDS GUSTING  
AS HIGH AS 35 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...ABSAROKA/BEARTOOTH MOUNTAINS AND CRAZY MOUNTAINS.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 6 PM SATURDAY TO NOON MDT MONDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...RECREATION IN THE HIGH COUNTRY WILL BE IMPACTED BY HARSH  
WINTRY CONDITIONS. BE PREPARED.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS, CALL 5 1 1.  
 
 
 
 
 
MTZ172-110100-  
/O.NEW.KBYZ.WS.W.0010.261011T0600Z-261012T1800Z/  
MELVILLE FOOTHILLS-  
INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF MELVILLE  
700 PM MDT FRI OCT 9 2026  
 
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT TO  
NOON MDT MONDAY...  
 
* WHAT...PERIODS OF HEAVY WET SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS  
BETWEEN 5 AND 10 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...MELVILLE FOOTHILLS.  
 
* WHEN...FROM MIDNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT TO NOON MDT MONDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL ON US-191 THROUGH MELVILLE COULD BE VERY  
DIFFICULT, DUE TO SNOWY ROADS AND POOR 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.  
 
 
 
 
 
MTZ040-063-065-066-141-228-110100-  
/O.NEW.KBYZ.WW.Y.0024.261011T0600Z-261012T1800Z/  
NORTHERN PARK-JUDITH GAP-LIVINGSTON AREA-BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS-  
NORTHERN SWEET GRASS-SOUTHERN WHEATLAND-  
INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF SHAWMUT, BIG TIMBER, HARLOWTON, TWODOT,  
CLYDE PARK, LIVINGSTON, SPRINGDALE, WILSALL, MCLEOD, NYE, FISHTAIL,  
AND JUDITH GAP  
700 PM MDT FRI OCT 9 2026  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT TO  
NOON MDT MONDAY...  
 
* WHAT...PERIODS OF WET SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS  
BETWEEN 2 AND 6 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MONTANA.  
 
* WHEN...FROM MIDNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT TO NOON MDT MONDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT, DUE TO AREAS OF SLUSHY OR  
SNOWY ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY. THIS INCLUDES US-191 FROM BIG  
TIMBER TO JUDITH GAP, AND I-90 FROM BIG TIMBER TO LIVINGSTON AND  
BOZEMAN PASS.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...TRAVEL ON I-90 WEST OF LIVINGSTON OVER BOZEMAN  
PASS IS EXPECTED TO BECOME PARTICULARLY HAZARDOUS DURING THIS  
WINTER EVENT. SNOW AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TO  
IMPACT THE PASS. PLEASE BE PREPARED IF YOU HAVE TRAVEL PLANS.  
 
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  
 
JKL  
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