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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
517 PM MDT SUN MAR 8 2026
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EASTERN TOOLE AND LIBERTY-HILL COUNTY-NORTHERN BLAINE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: GALATA, HAVRE, SHELBY,
WHITLASH, JOPLIN, CHINOOK, FORT BELKNAP, HOGELAND, ZURICH,
CHESTER, DEVON, LOTHAIR, AND HARLEM
517 PM MDT SUN MAR 8 2026
..HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED
THE THREAT FOR STRONG WINDS HAS ENDED.
MTZ310-312-090600-
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WESTERN AND CENTRAL CHOUTEAU COUNTY-CASCADE COUNTY BELOW 5000FT-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: FORT BENTON, CARTER, GREAT
FALLS, AND FLOWEREE
517 PM MDT SUN MAR 8 2026
..HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT
...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...FOR THE HIGH WIND WARNING, NORTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH
WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. FOR THE BLOWING DUST ADVISORY, VISIBILITY
BETWEEN ONE-QUARTER AND ONE MILE IN BLOWING DUST.
* WHERE...CASCADE COUNTY BELOW 5000FT AND WESTERN AND CENTRAL
CHOUTEAU COUNTY.
* WHEN...FOR THE HIGH WIND WARNING, UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. FOR
THE BLOWING DUST ADVISORY, UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO REDUCED VISIBILITY.
BLOWING DUST COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PEOPLE ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT COULD BE BLOWN AROUND
OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND.
MTZ309-311-313>324-090600-
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EASTERN PONDERA AND EASTERN TETON-BEARS PAW MOUNTAINS AND
SOUTHERN BLAINE-JUDITH BASIN COUNTY AND JUDITH GAP-FERGUS COUNTY
BELOW 4500FT-UPPER BLACKFOOT AND MACDONALD PASS-GATES OF THE
MOUNTAINS-LITTLE BELT AND HIGHWOOD MOUNTAINS-SNOWY AND JUDITH
MOUNTAINS-HELENA VALLEY-BIG BELT, BRIDGER AND CASTLE MOUNTAINS-
MEAGHER COUNTY VALLEYS-ELKHORN AND BOULDER MOUNTAINS-CANYON FERRY
AREA-MISSOURI HEADWATERS-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: MONTANA CITY, FLESHER PASS,
BOZEMAN PASS, DEEP CREEK PASS, BENCHLAND, WICKES, TRIDENT, BRADY,
THREE FORKS, BATTLE RIDGE PASS, CONRAD, RINGLING, TOWNSEND,
WINSTON, HILGER, CANYON CREEK, LINCOLN, CRAIG, ROCKY BOY,
HOMESTAKE PASS, STANFORD, KINGS HILL PASS, LEDGER, MACDONALD
PASS, HELENA, MARTINSDALE, MARYSVILLE, WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS,
WINDHAM, MONARCH, CORBIN, PONY, WHITEHALL, ELK PARK PASS,
MOCCASIN, HOBSON, MAUDLOW, CHECKERBOARD, WILLOW CREEK, HARRISON,
NEIHART, GEYSER, CLANCY, BOULDER, TOSTON, LEWISTOWN, WOLF CREEK,
AND RAYNESFORD
517 PM MDT SUN MAR 8 2026
..HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT
* WHAT...WEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL, NORTH CENTRAL, AND SOUTHWEST MONTANA.
* WHEN...UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT.
* IMPACTS...BLOWING DUST COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT
TIMES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PEOPLE ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT COULD BE BLOWN AROUND
OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND.
BRUSDA
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