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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
1159 AM MST THU FEB 26 2026
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EAST GLACIER PARK REGION-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: EAST GLACIER PARK, MARIAS
PASS, LOGAN PASS, KIOWA, BABB, AND SAINT MARY
1159 AM MST THU FEB 26 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 AM
MST SATURDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 2 AND 6
INCHES BELOW 7000 FEET AND UP TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ALONG THE PEAKS. WINDS GUSTING AS
HIGH AS 65 MPH WITH ISOLATED GUSTS UP TO 80 MPH POSSIBLE THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING.
* WHERE...EAST GLACIER PARK REGION ZONE.
* WHEN...FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 AM MST SATURDAY.
* 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. WIDESPREAD BLOWING
SNOW COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY.
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.
REMEMBER, A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT THERE IS AT LEAST AN
80% CHANCE OF MINOR IMPACTS DUE TO WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS DURING
THE ADVISORY PERIOD.
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NORTHERN BLAINE COUNTY-BEARS PAW MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN BLAINE-
FERGUS COUNTY BELOW 4500FT-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: HILGER, CHINOOK, HARLEM,
LEWISTOWN, HOGELAND, ZURICH, FORT BELKNAP, AND ROCKY BOY
1159 AM MST THU FEB 26 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM FRIDAY TO 11 AM MST
SATURDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 1 AND 4
INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ALONG THE PEAKS OF THE
BEARS PAW MOUNTAINS. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH.
* WHERE...BEARS PAW MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN BLAINE, FERGUS COUNTY
BELOW 4500FT, AND NORTHERN BLAINE COUNTY.
* WHEN...FROM 8 AM FRIDAY TO 11 AM MST SATURDAY.
* IMPACTS...EXPECT WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN
CHANGES IN ROAD CONDITIONS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...FOR FERGUS COUNTY, THE GREATEST CONCERN FOR
IMPACTS WILL BE ACROSS THE EASTERN HALF OF THE COUNTY.
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.
REMEMBER, A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT THERE IS AT LEAST AN
80% CHANCE OF MINOR IMPACTS DUE TO WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS DURING
THE ADVISORY PERIOD.
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