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WWUS85 KMSO 090232
SPSMSO
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
732 PM MST THU JAN 8 2026
IDZ005-006-MTZ005-006-090315-
SOUTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS ID-NORTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS ID-
BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS MT-MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS MT-
732 PM MST THU JAN 8 2026
...AN INTENSE SNOW BAND WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF NORTHEASTERN IDAHO,
NORTHEASTERN CLEARWATER, SOUTHEASTERN MINERAL, SOUTH CENTRAL
MISSOULA, NORTH CENTRAL RAVALLI AND NORTHWESTERN GRANITE COUNTIES
THROUGH 815 PM MST/715 PM PST/...
AT 730 PM MST/630 PM PST/, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING AN INTENSE
SNOW BAND 22 MILES SOUTH OF TARKIO, OR 34 MILES SOUTH OF SUPERIOR,
MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...VISIBILITY ONE-HALF MILE OR LESS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...LOW VISIBILITY AND SLICK ROADWAYS COULD RESULT IN DANGEROUS
DRIVING CONDITIONS. GUSTY WINDS TO 25 MPH WILL PRODUCE
PERIODS OF BLOWING SNOW.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LOLO PASS, LOLO HOT SPRINGS, STEVENSVILLE, FLORENCE, AND BELL
CROSSING.
THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 93 S BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 61 AND 77.
LAT...LON 4690 11557 4680 11485 4677 11478 4670 11477
4674 11470 4673 11465 4671 11462 4666 11464
4663 11460 4668 11459 4675 11454 4665 11382
4639 11388 4677 11570
TIME...MOT...LOC 0230Z 277DEG 23KT 4670 11482
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH
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