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WWUS85 KMSO 071453
SPSMSO
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
753 AM MST WED JAN 7 2026
IDZ006-009-010-MTZ005>007-071530-
SOUTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS ID-EASTERN LEMHI COUNTY ID-
WESTERN LEMHI COUNTY ID-BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS MT-
MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS MT-BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION MT-
753 AM MST WED JAN 7 2026
...INTENSE SNOW SHOWERS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF NORTHWESTERN LEMHI,
SOUTHEASTERN IDAHO, DEER LODGE, SOUTHERN RAVALLI, SOUTHERN GRANITE,
NORTHWESTERN SILVER BOW AND SOUTHEASTERN POWELL COUNTIES THROUGH 830
AM MST/730 AM PST/...
AT 750 AM MST/650 AM PST/, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING INTENSE SNOW
SHOWERS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF GARRISON TO
42 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CONNER. MOVEMENT WAS SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
HAZARD...HEAVY SNOW. VISIBILITY ONE-HALF MILE OR LESS AND WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 30 MPH. SNOW ACCUMULATION RATES OF ONE INCH PER
HOUR.
SOURCE...RADAR AND WEBCAM INDICATED.
IMPACT...LOW VISIBILITY COULD RESULT IN DANGEROUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS. GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND
BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS. SNOW ACCUMULATION COULD
QUICKLY MAKE ROADS SLICK.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
DEER LODGE, ANACONDA, SILVER BOW, PHILIPSBURG, DARBY, WALKERVILLE,
GALEN, CONNER, WARM SPRINGS, GREGSON HOT SPRINGS, GARRISON, WEST
VALLEY, NORTH FORK, GIBBONSVILLE, LOST TRAIL PASS, BROCK CREEK,
FISHTRAP, RACETRACK, SULA, AND OPPORTUNITY.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
INTERSTATE 90 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 165 AND 218.
HIGHWAY 12 GARRISON TO MACDONALD PASS BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 0 AND 26.
HIGHWAY 93 S BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 0 AND 29.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THESE STORMS MAY INTENSIFY, SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO
STATIONS AND AVAILABLE TELEVISION STATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
LAT...LON 4642 11231 4624 11260 4608 11247 4582 11301
4588 11318 4576 11338 4594 11351 4575 11385
4578 11387 4568 11394 4560 11381 4545 11378
4502 11464 4506 11473 4519 11470 4520 11512
4536 11558 4679 11254 4670 11253 4660 11230
TIME...MOT...LOC 1450Z 335DEG 15KT 4660 11274 4560 11486
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH
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