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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
1037 AM MST WED JAN 7 2026
MTZ322-325-327>330-071830-
MADISON RIVER VALLEY MT-ELKHORN AND BOULDER MOUNTAINS MT-
RUBY MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN BEAVERHEAD MOUNTAINS MT-
GALLATIN AND MADISON COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND CENTENNIAL MOUNTAINS MT-
NORTHWEST BEAVERHEAD COUNTY MT-
BEAVERHEAD AND WESTERN MADISON BELOW 6000FT MT-
1037 AM MST WED JAN 7 2026
...A BAND OF LOCALLY INTENSE SNOW SHOWERS WILL IMPACT CENTRAL
MADISON...WESTERN BEAVERHEAD...SOUTHWESTERN JEFFERSON COUNTIES
THROUGH 1130 AM MST...
AT 1033 AM MST, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A BAND OF LOCALLY INTENSE
SNOW SHOWERS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES EAST OF SILVER STAR
TO 13 MILES NORTH OF LEADORE. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 25 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...
DILLON, SHERIDAN, VIRGINIA CITY, ENNIS, TWIN BRIDGES, LIMA, MONIDA,
ALDER, SILVER STAR, DELL, BANNACK PASS, MELROSE, WATERLOO, SNOWLINE,
GLEN, MONIDA PASS, JEFFERS, BANNACK STATE PARK, NORRIS, AND GRANT.
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 4445 11300 4477 11313 4484 11341 4564 11271
4576 11250 4576 11234 4585 11243 4600 11239
4594 11222 4575 11233 4578 11200 4573 11187
4566 11190 4558 11178 4566 11163 4564 11148
4457 11226 4445 11239 4450 11274 4436 11285
TIME...MOT...LOC 1733Z 247DEG 105KT 4570 11211 4486 11327
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH
RCG
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