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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
950 AM MST WED JAN 7 2026
MTZ313-317-320-321-071800-
JUDITH BASIN COUNTY AND JUDITH GAP MT-
LITTLE BELT AND HIGHWOOD MOUNTAINS MT-
BIG BELT, BRIDGER AND CASTLE MOUNTAINS MT-MEAGHER COUNTY VALLEYS MT-
950 AM MST WED JAN 7 2026
...A BAND OF LOCALLY INTENSE SNOW SHOWERS WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN
BROADWATER...CENTRAL MEAGHER...CENTRAL JUDITH BASIN AND SOUTHEASTERN
CASCADE COUNTIES THROUGH 1100 AM MST...
AT 948 AM MST, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG
A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES WEST OF STANFORD TO 18 MILES NORTH OF
TOWNSEND. 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 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...
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, STANFORD, HOBSON, GEYSER, NEIHART, FORT LOGAN
ON THE SMITH RIVER, WINDHAM, ACKLEY LAKE STATE PARK, SAPPHIRE
VILLAGE, FORT LOGAN, UTICA, NEWLAN CREEK RESERVOIR, AND BENCHLAND.
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 4698 10979 4627 11115 4663 11152 4732 11042
TIME...MOT...LOC 1648Z 340DEG 25KT 4716 11035 4657 11138
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH
RCG
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