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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
921 AM MST WED JAN 7 2026
MTZ312-313-317-320-321-071715-
JUDITH BASIN COUNTY AND JUDITH GAP MT-
LITTLE BELT AND HIGHWOOD MOUNTAINS MT-
BIG BELT, BRIDGER AND CASTLE MOUNTAINS MT-
CASCADE COUNTY BELOW 5000FT MT-MEAGHER COUNTY VALLEYS MT-
921 AM MST WED JAN 7 2026
...A BAND OF LOCALLY INTENSE SNOW SHOWERS WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN
LEWIS AND CLARK... NORTH CENTRAL BROADWATER...NORTHWESTERN
MEAGHER...WESTERN JUDITH BASIN AND SOUTHEASTERN CASCADE COUNTIES
THROUGH 1015 AM MST...
AT 918 AM MST, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A BAND OF LOCALLY INTENSE
SNOW SHOWERS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR GEYSER TO 27 MILES
NORTHEAST OF EAST HELENA. MOVEMENT WAS EAST SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW BURSTS. VISIBILITY AS LOW AS ONE-HALF
MILE OR LESS AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 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...
GEYSER, NEIHART, FORT LOGAN ON THE SMITH RIVER, NEWLAN CREEK
RESERVOIR, RAYNESFORD, MONARCH, SLUICE BOXES STATE PARK, AND FORT
LOGAN.
SNOW IMPACTS WILL BE GREATEST OVER AND NEAR THE LITTLE BELTS,
ESPECIALLY OVER KING'S HILL PASS.
IF DRIVING, BE PREPARED FOR HIGHLY VARIABLE ROAD CONDITIONS,
INCLUDING SLIPPERY ROADS AND VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS BELOW A HALF
MILE, ESPECIALLY NEAR KING'S HILL PASS.
LAT...LON 4706 11012 4642 11129 4685 11171 4723 11111
4737 11060
TIME...MOT...LOC 1618Z 278DEG 40KT 4734 11038 4681 11137
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH
RCG
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