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WWUS85 KTFX 071511
SPSTFX
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
811 AM MST WED JAN 7 2026
MTZ315-316-319-320-322-323-327>329-071645-
HELENA VALLEY MT-ELKHORN AND BOULDER MOUNTAINS MT-
RUBY MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN BEAVERHEAD MOUNTAINS MT-
BIG BELT, BRIDGER AND CASTLE MOUNTAINS MT-
UPPER BLACKFOOT AND MACDONALD PASS MT-NORTHWEST BEAVERHEAD COUNTY MT-
CANYON FERRY AREA MT-GATES OF THE MOUNTAINS MT-
BEAVERHEAD AND WESTERN MADISON BELOW 6000FT MT-
811 AM MST WED JAN 7 2026
...A BAND OF LOCALLY INTENSE SNOW SHOWERS WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN
LEWIS AND CLARK... BROADWATER...NORTHWESTERN MADISON...NORTHWESTERN
BEAVERHEAD AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES THROUGH 11 AM MST...
AT 810 AM MST, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A BAND OF LOCALLY INTENSE
SNOW SHOWERS ALONG A LINE FROM CHIEF JOSEPH PASS TO ROGER'S PASS.
THIS WILL MOVE SOUTHEASTWARD AROUND 15 MPH.
HAZARD...LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW BURSTS. VISIBILITY AS LOW AS ONE-HALF
MILE OR LESS AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH. LOCALIZED SNOW
ACCUMULATION RATES OF ONE INCH PER HOUR.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...LOW VISIBILITY COULD RESULT IN DANGEROUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS. SNOW ACCUMULATION COULD QUICKLY MAKE ROADS
SLICK.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HELENA, TOWNSEND, BOULDER, BUTTE, EAST HELENA, TWIN BRIDGES, JACKSON,
MONTANA CITY, WISDOM, BASIN, SILVER STAR, TOSTON, MELROSE, YORK,
RIMINI, ALHAMBRA, CORBIN, SPRING MEADOW LAKE STATE PARK, AUSTIN, AND
WATERLOO.
SNOW IMPACTS WILL BE GREATEST OVER AND ABOVE PASS LEVEL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF DRIVING, BE PREPARED FOR HIGHLY VARIABLE ROAD CONDITIONS,
INCLUDING SLIPPERY ROADS AND VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS BELOW A HALF
MILE, ESPECIALLY OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES.
LAT...LON 4575 11392 4593 11350 4576 11339 4588 11310
4563 11270 4575 11216 4585 11243 4623 11260
4641 11232 4663 11230 4683 11170 4635 11123
4595 11165 4617 11203 4599 11195 4592 11197
4592 11198 4606 11209 4552 11220 4481 11335
TIME...MOT...LOC 1510Z 022DEG 151KT 4626 11196 4492 11445
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH
RCG
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