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WWUS85 KMSO 071527
SPSMSO
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
827 AM MST WED JAN 7 2026
IDZ006-009-010-MTZ006-007-071615-
SOUTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS ID-EASTERN LEMHI COUNTY ID-
WESTERN LEMHI COUNTY ID-BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS MT-
BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION MT-
827 AM MST WED JAN 7 2026
...INTENSE SNOW SHOWERS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF NORTHWESTERN LEMHI,
SOUTHEASTERN IDAHO, DEER LODGE, SOUTHERN RAVALLI, SOUTHEASTERN
GRANITE, SILVER BOW AND SOUTHEASTERN POWELL COUNTIES THROUGH 915 AM
MST/815 AM PST/...
AT 826 AM MST/726 AM PST/, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING INTENSE SNOW
SHOWERS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 14 MILES NORTH OF HELENA TO 40
MILES WEST OF NORTH FORK. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...HEAVY SNOW. VISIBILITY ONE-HALF MILE OR LESS AND WIND GUSTS
UP TO 40 MPH.
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. SNOWFALL RATES OF ONE TO TWO
INCHES PER HOUR QUICKLY ACCUMULATING ON ALL SURFACES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SALMON, DEER LODGE, BUTTE, ANACONDA, SILVER BOW, WALKERVILLE, GALEN,
DIVIDE, WARM SPRINGS, GREGSON HOT SPRINGS, WEST VALLEY, NORTH FORK,
GIBBONSVILLE, LOST TRAIL PASS, CARMEN, LEESBURG, FISHTRAP, RACETRACK,
BAKER, AND OPPORTUNITY.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
INTERSTATE 90 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 182 AND 225.
HIGHWAY 12 GARRISON TO MACDONALD PASS BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 19 AND
26.
HIGHWAY 93 S BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 0 AND 11.
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 4576 11250 4563 11268 4576 11277 4588 11311
4576 11339 4594 11350 4575 11385 4578 11387
4567 11393 4560 11381 4533 11374 4511 11356
4498 11386 4533 11499 4665 11231 4642 11231
4624 11260 4585 11243 4575 11219
TIME...MOT...LOC 1526Z 257DEG 33KT 4680 11202 4539 11483
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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