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WWUS45 KTFX 181754
WSWTFX
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
1054 AM MST WED FEB 18 2026
MTZ317-321-191000-
/O.EXB.KTFX.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-260219T1000Z/
LITTLE BELT AND HIGHWOOD MOUNTAINS-MEAGHER COUNTY VALLEYS-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: MONARCH, NEIHART,
CHECKERBOARD, RINGLING, KINGS HILL PASS, MARTINSDALE, AND WHITE
SULPHUR SPRINGS
1054 AM MST WED FEB 18 2026
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM MST THURSDAY
* WHAT...SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO FOUR INCHES.
* WHERE...LITTLE BELT AND HIGHWOOD MOUNTAINS AND MEAGHER COUNTY
VALLEYS.
* WHEN...UNTIL 3 AM MST THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. THE LATEST ROAD
CONDITIONS CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1 OR VISITING THE MDT ROAD
REPORT WEBSITE.
TO SEE A GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF THE DEGREE OF STRESS ON YOUNG
LIVESTOCK PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AND SELECT LOCAL PROGRAMS THEN
COLD AIR ADVISORY FOR NEWBORN LIVESTOCK.
MTZ310-313-314-318-191300-
/O.EXB.KTFX.WW.Y.0008.260218T2300Z-260219T1300Z/
WESTERN AND CENTRAL CHOUTEAU COUNTY-JUDITH BASIN COUNTY AND
JUDITH GAP-FERGUS COUNTY BELOW 4500FT-SNOWY AND JUDITH MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: RAYNESFORD, MOCCASIN, WINDHAM,
FORT BENTON, GEYSER, LEWISTOWN, BENCHLAND, FLOWEREE, HILGER,
CARTER, STANFORD, AND HOBSON
1054 AM MST WED FEB 18 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6
AM MST THURSDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO FOUR INCHES.
* WHERE...SNOWY AND JUDITH MOUNTAINS, FERGUS COUNTY BELOW 4500FT,
JUDITH BASIN COUNTY AND JUDITH GAP, AND WESTERN AND CENTRAL
CHOUTEAU COUNTY.
* WHEN...FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM MST THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SNOW DEVELOPS FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST
THIS EVENING, WITH SNOW LOOKING HEAVIEST BETWEEN 7PM AND 3AM
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. THE LATEST ROAD
CONDITIONS CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1 OR VISITING THE MDT ROAD
REPORT WEBSITE.
TO SEE A GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF THE DEGREE OF STRESS ON YOUNG
LIVESTOCK PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AND SELECT LOCAL PROGRAMS THEN
COLD AIR ADVISORY FOR NEWBORN LIVESTOCK.
MTZ320-324>326-328-190600-
/O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-260219T0600Z/
BIG BELT, BRIDGER AND CASTLE MOUNTAINS-MISSOURI HEADWATERS-
MADISON RIVER VALLEY-GALLATIN VALLEY-BEAVERHEAD AND WESTERN
MADISON BELOW 6000FT-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: WATERLOO, BOZEMAN, WHITEHALL,
MAUDLOW, DILLON, GLEN, BATTLE RIDGE PASS, GALLATIN GATEWAY,
BOZEMAN PASS, JEFFERS, MCALLISTER, THREE FORKS, TRIDENT, PONY,
BANNACK, HARRISON, WILLOW CREEK, NORRIS, CAMERON, DEEP CREEK
PASS, AND ENNIS
1054 AM MST WED FEB 18 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO THREE INCHES.
* WHERE...THE INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDOR BETWEEN BOZEMAN AND WHITEHALL,
THE MADISON AND BEAVERHEAD RIVER VALLEYS, AND BIG BELT, BRIDGER
AND CASTLE MOUNTAINS.
* WHEN...UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE WEDNESDAY EVENING COMMUTE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. THE LATEST ROAD
CONDITIONS CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1 OR VISITING THE MDT ROAD
REPORT WEBSITE.
TO SEE A GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF THE DEGREE OF STRESS ON YOUNG
LIVESTOCK PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AND SELECT LOCAL PROGRAMS THEN
COLD AIR ADVISORY FOR NEWBORN LIVESTOCK.
MTZ327-329-330-190600-
/O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-260219T0600Z/
NORTHWEST BEAVERHEAD COUNTY-RUBY MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN
BEAVERHEAD MOUNTAINS-GALLATIN AND MADISON COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND
CENTENNIAL MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: WISE RIVER, BIG SKY, CHIEF
JOSEPH PASS, BIG HOLE PASS, WISDOM, MONIDA PASS, WEST
YELLOWSTONE, RAYNOLDS PASS, DEWEY, AND TARGHEE PASS
1054 AM MST WED FEB 18 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 1 AND 4 INCHES.
* WHERE...THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHWESTERN MONTANA SOUTH OF INTERSTATE
90.
* WHEN...UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. TIRE CHAINS MAY BE
REQUIRED FOR SOME VEHICLES IF TRAVELING THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. THE LATEST ROAD
CONDITIONS CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1 OR VISITING THE MDT ROAD
REPORT WEBSITE.
TO SEE A GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF THE DEGREE OF STRESS ON YOUNG
LIVESTOCK PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AND SELECT LOCAL PROGRAMS THEN
COLD AIR ADVISORY FOR NEWBORN LIVESTOCK.
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