705
WWUS55 KMSO 270440
SQWMSO
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SNOW SQUALL WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
940 PM MST FRI DEC 26 2025
MTC061-270545-
/O.NEW.KMSO.SQ.W.0006.251227T0440Z-251227T0545Z/
MINERAL MT-
940 PM MST FRI DEC 26 2025
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A
* SNOW SQUALL WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN MINERAL COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MONTANA...
* UNTIL 1045 PM MST.
* AT 939 PM MST, A DANGEROUS SNOW SQUALL WAS LOCATED NEAR LOOKOUT
PASS, OR 16 MILES EAST OF WALLACE, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...FLASH FREEZE ON ROADS. INTENSE BURSTS OF HEAVY SNOW.
GUSTY WINDS LEADING TO BLOWING SNOW AND RAPIDLY FALLING
VISIBILITY. WIND GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
SOURCE...RADAR AND WEBCAMS.
IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS
WITHIN MINUTES.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 90 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 0 AND 21.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HAUGAN, DE BORGIA, LOOKOUT PASS, SALTESE, AND TAFT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
WET ROADWAYS WILL QUICKLY FREEZE. BLACK ICE WILL CAUSE ROADS,
BRIDGES, AND OVERPASSES TO BECOME SLICK AND DANGEROUS. SLOW DOWN AND
BE PREPARED FOR A SUDDEN LOSS OF TRACTION.
CONSIDER AVOIDING OR DELAYING TRAVEL UNTIL THE SNOW SQUALL PASSES
YOUR LOCATION. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, USE EXTRA CAUTION AND ALLOW EXTRA
TIME. RAPID CHANGES IN VISIBILITY AND SLICK ROAD CONDITIONS MAY LEAD
TO ACCIDENTS.
IF TRAVELING ON A HIGHWAY, FIND THE NEAREST EXIT OR REST AREA AND
PARK SAFELY AWAY FROM TRAFFIC. ALLOW SNOW SQUALLS TO PASS BEFORE
ATTEMPTING TO RESUME TRAVEL.
LAT...LON 4745 11572 4746 11568 4746 11565 4747 11563
4739 11523 4731 11533 4744 11575
TIME...MOT...LOC 0439Z 240DEG 37KT 4739 11559
SNOW SQUALL...OBSERVED
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
Main Text Page