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SNOW SQUALL WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
708 AM MST TUE FEB 17 2026
MTC001-171417-
/O.CAN.KTFX.SQ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-260217T1430Z/
BEAVERHEAD MT-
708 AM MST TUE FEB 17 2026
...THE SNOW SQUALL WARNING FOR CENTRAL BEAVERHEAD COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE SNOW SQUALL THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE
WARNED AREA. THEREFORE, THE SNOW SQUALL WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
LAT...LON 4517 11201 4519 11232 4570 11235 4576 11236
4575 11219 4585 11243 4602 11244 4605 11248
4609 11249 4610 11249 4618 11251 4617 11254
4624 11259 4633 11254 4633 11246 4641 11232
4621 11206 4559 11194
TIME...MOT...LOC 1407Z 240DEG 30KT 4617 11237 4602 11227 4563 11224
4526 11222
MTC043-057-171430-
/O.CON.KTFX.SQ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-260217T1430Z/
MADISON MT-JEFFERSON MT-
708 AM MST TUE FEB 17 2026
...A SNOW SQUALL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 AM MST FOR NORTH
CENTRAL MADISON AND WESTERN JEFFERSON COUNTIES...
AT 707 AM MST, A DANGEROUS SNOW SQUALL WAS LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BASIN TO 11 MILES EAST OF BUTTE
TO NEAR SILVER STAR TO 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ALDER, MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...INTENSE BURSTS OF HEAVY SNOW. GUSTY WINDS LEADING TO
BLOWING SNOW AND RAPIDLY FALLING VISIBILITY. WIND GUSTS
GREATER THAN 50 MPH COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW
AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS
WITHIN MINUTES.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 90 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 254 AND 235.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BOULDER, SHERIDAN, WHITEHALL, TWIN BRIDGES, ALDER, SILVER STAR,
BASIN, ELK PARK, LAURIN, AND WATERLOO.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
CONSIDER AVOIDING OR DELAYING TRAVEL UNTIL THE SNOW SQUALL PASSES
YOUR LOCATION. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, USE EXTRA CAUTION AND ALLOW EXTRA
TIME. RAPID CHANGES IN VISIBILITY AND SLICK ROAD CONDITIONS MAY LEAD
TO ACCIDENTS.
LAT...LON 4517 11201 4519 11232 4570 11235 4576 11236
4575 11219 4585 11243 4602 11244 4605 11248
4609 11249 4610 11249 4618 11251 4617 11254
4624 11259 4633 11254 4633 11246 4641 11232
4621 11206 4559 11194
TIME...MOT...LOC 1407Z 240DEG 30KT 4617 11237 4602 11227 4563 11224
4526 11222
SNOW SQUALL...RADAR INDICATED
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