617  
WWUS85 KMSO 090050  
SPSMSO  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT  
550 PM MST THU JAN 8 2026  
 
MTZ007-043-090130-  
BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION MT-POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION MT-  
550 PM MST THU JAN 8 2026  
 
...AN INTENSE SNOW SHOWER WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL  
MISSOULA AND WEST CENTRAL POWELL COUNTIES THROUGH 630 PM MST...  
 
AT 548 PM MST, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING AN INTENSE SNOW SHOWER  
NEAR OVANDO, OR 23 MILES NORTH OF DRUMMOND, MOVING EAST-SOUTHEAST AT  
35 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...VISIBILITY ONE-HALF MILE OR LESS.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...LOW VISIBILITY AND SLICK CONDITIONS. DRIVE SLOW.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
OVANDO, EVARO, HELMVILLE, AND CLEARWATER.  
 
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...  
HIGHWAY 83 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 0 AND 5.  
HIGHWAY 200 E BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 25 AND 63.  
 
LAT...LON 4683 11280 4703 11406 4704 11405 4715 11391  
4702 11280  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0048Z 272DEG 34KT 4700 11328  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH  
 

 
 
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