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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT
1239 PM MDT THU APR 23 2026
.TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON
.DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.
..REMARKS..
0700 AM BLIZZARD 1 NE GLASGOW 48.21N 106.63W
04/23/2026 VALLEY MT OFFICIAL NWS OBS
VISIBILITY OF 1/4 MILE OR LESS IN BLOWING
SNOW. WIND SPEEDS OF 35-45 MPH. SNOWFALL OF
2.7 IN. MEASURED. WET SNOW, COMPACTING AND
MELTING.
0900 AM BLIZZARD 6 NNE GLASGOW 48.28N 106.56W
04/23/2026 VALLEY MT DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
MONTANA DOT WEBSITE REPORTED SEVERE DRIVING
CONDITIONS ON MT-HIGHWAY 24 IN VALLEY COUNTY
BETWEEN GLASGOW AND OPHEIM. ADDITIONALLY, AT
9:15 AM DOT REPORTED A SEMI-TRUCK SLIDE
RESULTING IN BLOCKED LANES OF TRAFFIC.
1045 AM BLIZZARD 12 SSW LARSLAN 48.41N 106.26W
04/23/2026 VALLEY MT NWS EMPLOYEE
WHILE TRAVELING, AN NWS EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCED
WHITE-OUT BLIZZARD CONDITIONS BETWEEN NASHUA
AND LARSLAN ALONG STATE ROAD 438 FROM 6:30
AM TO 8:00 AM. WIND SPEEDS FROM NEARBY
OBSERVATIONS WERE SUSTAINED AT 30 TO 35 MPH
AND GUSTS WERE 35 TO 45 MPH.
1100 AM BLIZZARD 5 SSW OPHEIM 48.79N 106.43W
04/23/2026 VALLEY MT CO-OP OBSERVER
CO-OP OBSERVER REPORTED WHITE-OUT BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS FROM 2:30 AM TO 11:00 AM LOCAL
TIME. NEARBY WIND SPEED OBSERVATIONS WERE
SUSTAINED AT 35-40 MPH WITH GUSTS
CONSISTENTLY AT 45 TO 50 MPH. SNOWFALL TOTAL
ESTIMATED AT 6 IN. EVEN AFTER SNOWFALL
ENDED, ENOUGH DRY SNOW WAS PRESENT TO
SUSTAIN GROUND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS UNTIL
11:00 AM.
1234 PM BLIZZARD 9 NE FLOWING WELLS REST 47.42N 106.03W
04/23/2026 MCCONE MT PUBLIC
PUBLIC REPORT AT 20 W CIRCLE OF WHITE-OUT
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. WIND SPEEDS SUSTAINED
AT 30 MPH, GUSTING TO 40 MPH.
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