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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SNOW SQUALL WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
457 PM MDT SAT MAR 14 2026
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/O.NEW.KMSO.SQ.W.0003.260314T2257Z-260314T2345Z/
LAKE MT-
457 PM MDT SAT MAR 14 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A
* SNOW SQUALL WARNING FOR...
SOUTH CENTRAL LAKE COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN MONTANA...
* UNTIL 545 PM MDT.
* AT 456 PM MDT, A DANGEROUS SNOW SQUALL WAS LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 12 MILES EAST OF ST. IGNATIUS TO 6 MILES SOUTHWEST
OF DIXON, MOVING SOUTH AT 10 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 35 MPH.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS
WITHIN MINUTES.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
HIGHWAY 93 N BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 15 AND 34.
HIGHWAY 200 W NEAR MILE MARKER 115.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
RAVALLI, ST. IGNATIUS, AND ARLEE.
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 4718 11393 4714 11393 4714 11419 4718 11418
4718 11420 4735 11420 4738 11389 4732 11389
4731 11390 4731 11389 4718 11389
TIME...MOT...LOC 2256Z 356DEG 10KT 4728 11384 4723 11441
SNOW SQUALL...RADAR INDICATED
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