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WWUS85 KTFX 071641
SPSTFX
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
941 AM MST WED JAN 7 2026
MTZ315-316-319-320-322-323-327>329-071800-
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-
941 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 1100 AM MST...
AT 937 AM MST, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A BAND OF LOCALLY INTENSE
SNOW SHOWERS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 16 MILES NORTH OF TOWNSEND
TO 9 MILES WEST OF JACKSON. MOVEMENT WAS 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...
HELENA, TOWNSEND, BOULDER, BUTTE, EAST HELENA, TWIN BRIDGES, JACKSON,
MONTANA CITY, WISDOM, BASIN, SILVER STAR, TOSTON, MELROSE, WISE
RIVER, YORK, RIMINI, ALHAMBRA, CORBIN, SPRING MEADOW LAKE STATE PARK,
AND AUSTIN.
SNOW IMPACTS WILL BE GREATEST AT 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 4594 11351 4576 11339 4588 11310 4566 11270
4563 11270 4575 11216 4585 11243 4624 11260
4662 11230 4684 11171 4636 11123 4599 11165
4617 11203 4599 11195 4592 11197 4606 11210
4550 11220 4482 11336 4575 11392
TIME...MOT...LOC 1637Z 304DEG 42KT 4655 11148 4534 11360
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH
RCG
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