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WWUS45 KTFX 161538
WSWTFX
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
938 AM MDT THU APR 16 2026
MTZ301-307-317-161645-
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EAST GLACIER PARK REGION-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-LITTLE
BELT AND HIGHWOOD MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: ROGERS PASS, MARIAS PASS,
SAINT MARY, NEIHART, MONARCH, LOGAN PASS, KIOWA, KINGS HILL PASS,
BABB, AND EAST GLACIER PARK
938 AM MDT THU APR 16 2026
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED
THE THREAT HAS ENDED.
MTZ326-170600-
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GALLATIN VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: BOZEMAN AND GALLATIN GATEWAY
938 AM MDT THU APR 16 2026
..WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 4 AND 6
INCHES.
* WHERE...GALLATIN VALLEY.
* WHEN...UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT.
* IMPACTS...SLUSHY SNOW COVERED ROADS MAY MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT,
ESPECIALLY THURSDAY MORNING. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT
THE THURSDAY EVENING COMMUTE. POWER OUTAGES AND OR TREE DAMAGE IS
POSSIBLE. FALLING SNOW WILL SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. 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.
MTZ330-170600-
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GALLATIN AND MADISON COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND CENTENNIAL MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: RAYNOLDS PASS, BIG SKY,
TARGHEE PASS, AND WEST YELLOWSTONE
938 AM MDT THU APR 16 2026
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT
TONIGHT...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 4 AND 10
INCHES.
* WHERE...GALLATIN AND MADISON COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND CENTENNIAL
MOUNTAINS.
* WHEN...UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT AND TIRE CHAINS MAY BE
REQUIRED FOR SOME VEHICLES. FALLING AND OR BLOWING SNOW MAY
SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. THOSE IN THE BACKCOUNTRY SHOULD
ENSURE THEY ARE PREPARED FOR DANGEROUS CONDITIONS. ISOLATED POWER
OUTAGES AND OR TREE DAMAGE POSSIBLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. 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.
MTZ320-161800-
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BIG BELT, BRIDGER AND CASTLE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: MAUDLOW, DEEP CREEK PASS,
TRIDENT, BATTLE RIDGE PASS, AND BOZEMAN PASS
938 AM MDT THU APR 16 2026
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 2 AND 6
INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 35 MPH.
* WHERE...BIG BELT, BRIDGER AND CASTLE MOUNTAINS.
* WHEN...UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY.
* IMPACTS...SLUSHY SNOW COVERED ROADS MAY MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT.
FALLING AND OR BLOWING SNOW MAY SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY.
THOSE IN THE BACKCOUNTRY SHOULD ENSURE THEY ARE PREPARED FOR
DANGEROUS CONDITIONS.
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.
MTZ325-170000-
/O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-260417T0000Z/
MADISON RIVER VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: MCALLISTER, CAMERON, NORRIS,
ENNIS, AND JEFFERS
938 AM MDT THU APR 16 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE INCH.
* WHERE...MADISON RIVER VALLEY.
* WHEN...UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...SLUSHY SNOW COVERED ROADS MAY MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT,
ESPECIALLY THURSDAY MORNING. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT
THE THURSDAY EVENING COMMUTE.
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.
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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