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WWUS45 KTFX 221917
WSWTFX
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
1217 PM MST SUN FEB 22 2026
MTZ301-231215-
/O.NEW.KTFX.WW.Y.0009.260223T1200Z-260224T1200Z/
EAST GLACIER PARK REGION-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: BABB, EAST GLACIER PARK, SAINT
MARY, LOGAN PASS, KIOWA, AND MARIAS PASS
1217 PM MST SUN FEB 22 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM MONDAY TO 5 AM MST
TUESDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
BETWEEN 6 AND 8 INCHES NEAR PASS LEVEL, WITH AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF
A FOOT ABOVE PASS LEVEL.
* WHERE...EAST GLACIER PARK REGION ZONE.
* WHEN...FROM 5 AM MONDAY TO 5 AM MST TUESDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT AND TIRE CHAINS MAY BE
REQUIRED FOR SOME VEHICLES. THOSE IN THE BACKCOUNTRY SHOULD ENSURE
THEY ARE PREPARED FOR DANGEROUS CONDITIONS. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW
COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SNOWFALL RATES LOOK TO PEAK BETWEEN LATE
AFTERNOON AND LATE EVENING MONDAY.
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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