780  
WWUS45 KMSO 041539  
WSWMSO  
 
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT  
839 AM MST WED MAR 4 2026  
 
IDZ006-051545-  
/O.EXB.KMSO.WW.Y.0012.260305T0100Z-260305T1600Z/  
SOUTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS-  
739 AM PST WED MAR 4 2026  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8  
AM PST THURSDAY ABOVE 3000 FEET...  
 
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED ABOVE 3000 FEET. THERE IS A LIKELIHOOD OF  
MINOR TO MODERATE WINTER WEATHER IMPACTS. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS  
UP TO 5 INCHES.  
 
* WHERE...ELK CITY, HIGHWAY 12 LOWELL TO LOLO PASS, AND DIXIE.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM PST THURSDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...FOR MINOR WINTER WEATHER IMPACTS, EXPECT A FEW  
INCONVENIENCES TO NORMAL ACTIVITIES. USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.  
WINTER TRAVELING CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT  
THE THURSDAY MORNING COMMUTE, ESPECIALLY OVER HIGHER PASSES.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. THE LATEST ROAD  
CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY  
CALLING 5 1 1.  
 
 
 
 
 
IDZ009-010-051545-  
/O.EXB.KMSO.WW.Y.0012.260305T0100Z-260305T1600Z/  
WESTERN LEMHI COUNTY-EASTERN LEMHI COUNTY-  
839 AM MST WED MAR 4 2026  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM  
MST THURSDAY ABOVE 5500 FEET...  
 
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED ABOVE 5500 FEET. THERE IS A LIKELIHOOD OF  
MINOR TO MODERATE WINTER WEATHER IMPACTS. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS  
UP TO 4 INCHES.  
 
* WHERE...WILLIAMS CREEK SUMMIT, HIGHWAY 28 TENDOY TO LONE PINE,  
SALMON, SHOUP, BANNOCK PASS, LEMHI PASS, AND HIGHWAY 93 LOST TRAIL  
PASS TO GIBBONSVILLE.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM MST THURSDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...FOR MINOR WINTER WEATHER IMPACTS, EXPECT A FEW  
INCONVENIENCES TO NORMAL ACTIVITIES. USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.  
WINTER TRAVELING CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT  
THE THURSDAY MORNING COMMUTE, ESPECIALLY OVER HIGHER PASSES.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. THE LATEST ROAD  
CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY  
CALLING 5 1 1.  
 
 
 
 
 
MTZ007-051545-  
/O.EXB.KMSO.WW.Y.0012.260305T0100Z-260305T1600Z/  
BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION-  
839 AM MST WED MAR 4 2026  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM  
MST THURSDAY ABOVE 5500 FEET...  
 
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED ABOVE 5500 FEET. THERE IS A LIKELIHOOD OF  
MINOR TO MODERATE WINTER WEATHER IMPACTS. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS  
UP TO 3 INCHES.  
 
* WHERE...BUTTE, GEORGETOWN LAKE, HOMESTAKE PASS, HIGHWAY 12  
GARRISON TO ELLISTON, AND MACDONALD PASS.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM MST THURSDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...FOR MINOR WINTER WEATHER IMPACTS, EXPECT A FEW  
INCONVENIENCES TO NORMAL ACTIVITIES. USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.  
WINTER TRAVELING CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT  
THE THURSDAY MORNING COMMUTE, ESPECIALLY OVER HIGHER PASSES.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. THE LATEST ROAD  
CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY  
CALLING 5 1 1.  
 
 
 
 
 
MTZ006-051545-  
/O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0012.260304T2200Z-260305T1600Z/  
BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS-  
839 AM MST WED MAR 4 2026  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS  
AFTERNOON TO 9 AM MST THURSDAY...  
 
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. THERE IS A LIKELIHOOD OF MINOR TO MODERATE  
WINTER WEATHER IMPACTS. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 5 INCHES.  
 
* WHERE...HIGHWAY 93 SULA TO LOST TRAIL PASS AND LOLO PASS.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 AM MST THURSDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...FOR MODERATE WINTER WEATHER IMPACTS, EXPECT DISRUPTIONS  
TO NORMAL ACTIVITIES. HAZARDOUS TRAVELING CONDITIONS. USE EXTRA  
CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. CLOSURES AND DISRUPTIONS TO INFRASTRUCTURE  
MAY OCCUR. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE WEDNESDAY  
EVENING AND THURSDAY MORNING COMMUTES, ESPECIALLY OVER HIGHER  
PASSES.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. THE LATEST ROAD  
CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY  
CALLING 5 1 1.  
 
 
 
 
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