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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
1042 AM MST WED JAN 7 2026
MTZ320>323-326-071830-
ELKHORN AND BOULDER MOUNTAINS MT-
BIG BELT, BRIDGER AND CASTLE MOUNTAINS MT-MEAGHER COUNTY VALLEYS MT-
CANYON FERRY AREA MT-GALLATIN VALLEY MT-
1042 AM MST WED JAN 7 2026
...A BAND OF LOCALLY INTENSE SNOW SHOWERS WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN
BROADWATER...SOUTH CENTRAL MEAGHER AND NORTHEASTERN GALLATIN
COUNTIES THROUGH 1130 AM MST...
AT 1039 AM MST, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A BAND OF LOCALLY INTENSE
SNOW SHOWERS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 16 MILES SOUTHEAST OF WHITE
SULPHUR SPRINGS TO NEAR TOSTON. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 15 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...
TOSTON, TRIDENT, RADERSBURG, AND MAUDLOW.
SNOW IMPACTS WILL BE GREATEST NEAR THE MOUNTAIN PASSES.
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 11150 4620 11170 4643 11099 4615 11077
4614 11079 4607 11079
TIME...MOT...LOC 1739Z 069DEG 4KT 4633 11076 4614 11141
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH
RCG
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