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WWUS45 KTFX 150244
WSWTFX
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
844 PM MDT SAT MAR 14 2026
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CASCADE COUNTY BELOW 5000FT-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: GREAT FALLS
844 PM MDT SAT MAR 14 2026
..BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING
AREAS OF SNOW AND WINDS WILL DIMINISH THROUGH THE REST OF THIS
EVENING WITH LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION.
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UPPER BLACKFOOT AND MACDONALD PASS-GATES OF THE MOUNTAINS-LITTLE
BELT AND HIGHWOOD MOUNTAINS-HELENA VALLEY-BIG BELT, BRIDGER AND
CASTLE MOUNTAINS-MEAGHER COUNTY VALLEYS-ELKHORN AND BOULDER
MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: MARTINSDALE, MACDONALD PASS,
MARYSVILLE, MONARCH, CRAIG, NEIHART, MAUDLOW, DEEP CREEK PASS,
CANYON CREEK, FLESHER PASS, BOZEMAN PASS, CHECKERBOARD, HOMESTAKE
PASS, TRIDENT, HELENA, CORBIN, WICKES, BATTLE RIDGE PASS,
LINCOLN, WOLF CREEK, CLANCY, WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, BOULDER,
MONTANA CITY, RINGLING, ELK PARK PASS, AND KINGS HILL PASS
844 PM MDT SAT MAR 14 2026
..WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT
* WHAT...SNOW CONTINUING THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH PERIODS OF
MODERATE SNOW NEAR THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. ADDITIONAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS UP TO TWO INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 35 MPH.
* WHERE...A PORTION OF CENTRAL MONTANA.
* WHEN...UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT.
* IMPACTS...ROADS WILL REMAIN SNOW PACKED AND HAZARDOUS. PLAN ON
SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW COULD LOCALLY
REDUCE VISIBILITY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PERSONS SHOULD DELAY ALL TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE. IF TRAVEL IS ABSOLUTELY
NECESSARY, DRIVE WITH EXTREME CAUTION AND BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN
CHANGES IN VISIBILITY. LEAVE PLENTY OF ROOM BETWEEN YOU AND THE
MOTORIST AHEAD OF YOU, AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR
DESTINATION. AVOID SUDDEN BRAKING OR ACCELERATION, AND BE ESPECIALLY
CAUTIOUS ON HILLS OR WHEN MAKING TURNS. MAKE SURE YOUR CAR IS
WINTERIZED AND IN GOOD WORKING ORDER.
MTZ313-314-318-150600-
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JUDITH BASIN COUNTY AND JUDITH GAP-FERGUS COUNTY BELOW 4500FT-
SNOWY AND JUDITH MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: GEYSER, HILGER, STANFORD,
RAYNESFORD, BENCHLAND, MOCCASIN, HOBSON, LEWISTOWN, AND WINDHAM
844 PM MDT SAT MAR 14 2026
..BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT
* WHAT...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO
TWO INCHES. WINDS DECREASE WITH IMPROVING CONDITIONS AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
* WHERE...SNOWY AND JUDITH MOUNTAINS, FERGUS COUNTY BELOW 4500FT,
AND JUDITH BASIN COUNTY AND JUDITH GAP.
* WHEN...UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT.
* IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES WILL DROP BELOW 1/4 MILE DUE TO FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AND WILL MAKE
TRAVEL TREACHEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING. PLAN ON
SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TRAVEL SHOULD BE RESTRICTED TO EMERGENCIES ONLY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL,
HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED, STAY WITH
YOUR VEHICLE. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING
5 1 1 OR VISITING THE MDT ROAD REPORT WEBSITE.
HOENISCH
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