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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SNOW SQUALL WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
356 PM MDT SAT MAR 14 2026
MTC047-089-142245-
/O.NEW.KMSO.SQ.W.0002.260314T2156Z-260314T2245Z/
LAKE MT-SANDERS MT-
356 PM MDT SAT MAR 14 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A
* SNOW SQUALL WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN LAKE COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN MONTANA...
SOUTHEASTERN SANDERS COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN MONTANA...
* UNTIL 445 PM MDT.
* AT 355 PM MDT, A DANGEROUS SNOW SQUALL WAS LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 16 MILES EAST OF RONAN TO 8 MILES NORTH OF OLD
AGENCY, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY ASSOCIATED
WITH INTENSE BURSTS OF HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS LEADING
TO BLOWING SNOW. WIND GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.
SOURCE...PUBLIC.
IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS
WITHIN MINUTES.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
HIGHWAY 93 N BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 15 AND 60.
HIGHWAY 200 W BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 108 AND 115.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
POLSON, RAVALLI, RONAN, ST. IGNATIUS, PABLO, TURTLE LAKE, ARLEE, OLD
AGENCY, KERR, DIXON, ALLENTOWN, MOIESE, ROUND BUTTE, KICKING HORSE,
CHARLO, AND FORT CONNAH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
CONSIDER AVOIDING OR DELAYING TRAVEL UNTIL THE SNOW SQUALL PASSES
YOUR LOCATION. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, USE EXTRA CAUTION AND ALLOW EXTRA
TIME. RAPID CHANGES IN VISIBILITY AND SLICK ROAD CONDITIONS MAY LEAD
TO ACCIDENTS.
IF TRAVELING ON A HIGHWAY, FIND THE NEAREST EXIT OR REST AREA AND
PARK SAFELY AWAY FROM TRAFFIC. ALLOW SNOW SQUALLS TO PASS BEFORE
ATTEMPTING TO RESUME TRAVEL.
LAT...LON 4714 11426 4769 11445 4770 11397 4715 11394
TIME...MOT...LOC 2155Z 308DEG 20KT 4746 11376 4744 11432
SNOW SQUALL...OBSERVED
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