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WWUS45 KTFX 310433
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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
1033 PM MDT MON MAR 30 2026
MTZ307-315-322-327-312315-
/O.NEW.KTFX.WS.A.0004.260402T1200Z-260403T1200Z/
SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-UPPER BLACKFOOT AND MACDONALD PASS-
ELKHORN AND BOULDER MOUNTAINS-NORTHWEST BEAVERHEAD COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: CHIEF JOSEPH PASS, WICKES, ELK
PARK PASS, HOMESTAKE PASS, MACDONALD PASS, MONTANA CITY, FLESHER
PASS, CLANCY, DEWEY, WISE RIVER, CORBIN, ROGERS PASS, LINCOLN,
BIG HOLE PASS, BOULDER, MARYSVILLE, AND WISDOM
1033 PM MDT MON MAR 30 2026
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE
THURSDAY NIGHT...
* WHAT...HEAVY, WET SNOW POSSIBLE. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN
7 AND 14 INCHES POSSIBLE AT AND ABOVE PASS LEVEL WITH 3 TO 7
INCHES AT LOWER ELEVATIONS. WINDS COULD GUST AS HIGH AS 40 MPH.
* WHERE...ELKHORN AND BOULDER MOUNTAINS, UPPER BLACKFOOT AND
MACDONALD PASS, SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT, AND NORTHWEST
BEAVERHEAD COUNTY.
* WHEN...FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS...SLUSHY SNOW COVERED ROADS AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED
VISIBILITY AT TIMES MAY MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. TIRE CHAINS
MAY BE REQUIRED FOR SOME VEHICLES. THOSE IN THE BACKCOUNTRY SHOULD
ENSURE THEY ARE PREPARED FOR DANGEROUS CONDITIONS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY, WET SNOW AND WINDS
MAY CAUSE POWER OUTAGES AND TREE DAMAGE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.
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.
MTZ312>314-317-318-320-330-312315-
/O.NEW.KTFX.WS.A.0004.260402T1800Z-260403T1800Z/
CASCADE COUNTY BELOW 5000FT-JUDITH BASIN COUNTY AND JUDITH GAP-
FERGUS COUNTY BELOW 4500FT-LITTLE BELT AND HIGHWOOD MOUNTAINS-
SNOWY AND JUDITH MOUNTAINS-BIG BELT, BRIDGER AND CASTLE MOUNTAINS-
GALLATIN AND MADISON COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND CENTENNIAL MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: STANFORD, BOZEMAN PASS, BIG
SKY, WINDHAM, MOCCASIN, RAYNOLDS PASS, TRIDENT, NEIHART, MONARCH,
BENCHLAND, HOBSON, GEYSER, WEST YELLOWSTONE, GREAT FALLS,
MAUDLOW, LEWISTOWN, HILGER, DEEP CREEK PASS, KINGS HILL PASS,
RAYNESFORD, BATTLE RIDGE PASS, AND TARGHEE PASS
1033 PM MDT MON MAR 30 2026
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING...
* WHAT...HEAVY, WET SNOW POSSIBLE. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN
4 AND 8 INCHES POSSIBLE AT ELEVATIONS BELOW 5,000 FEET AND 8 TO 16
INCHES POSSIBLE ABOVE 5,000 FEET. WINDS COULD GUST AS HIGH AS 40
MPH.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL, NORTH CENTRAL, AND SOUTHWEST MONTANA.
* WHEN...FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...SLUSHY SNOW COVERED ROADS AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED
VISIBILITY AT TIMES MAY MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. THE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE THURSDAY EVENING AND FRIDAY MORNING
COMMUTES. THOSE IN THE BACKCOUNTRY SHOULD ENSURE THEY ARE PREPARED
FOR DANGEROUS CONDITIONS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY, WET SNOW AND WINDS
MAY CAUSE POWER OUTAGES AND TREE DAMAGE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.
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.
RG
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