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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
1016 PM MDT FRI APR 24 2026
MTZ307-308-312-313-315>317-319>321-250530-
HELENA VALLEY MT-JUDITH BASIN COUNTY AND JUDITH GAP MT-
LITTLE BELT AND HIGHWOOD MOUNTAINS MT-
SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT MT-
BIG BELT, BRIDGER AND CASTLE MOUNTAINS MT-
CASCADE COUNTY BELOW 5000FT MT-MEAGHER COUNTY VALLEYS MT-
SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS MT-UPPER BLACKFOOT AND MACDONALD PASS MT-
GATES OF THE MOUNTAINS MT-
1016 PM MDT FRI APR 24 2026
...SCATTERED HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN LEWIS AND
CLARK... NORTHWESTERN MEAGHER...NORTHERN BROADWATER...NORTHERN
JUDITH BASIN AND SOUTHERN CASCADE COUNTIES THROUGH 1130 PM MDT...
AT 1015 PM MDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING SOME HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS
ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES WEST OF GEYSER TO 19 MILES SOUTH
OF AUGUSTA. MOVEMENT WAS SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
HAZARD...A SHORT PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW AND VISIBILITY BELOW ONE HALF
MILE.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...POOR DRIVING VISIBILITY, ALONG WITH ROADWAYS BECOMING SNOW
COVERED AND SLIPPERY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO AN INCH ARE
POSSIBLE WITH THIS BAND OF SNOW.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CASCADE, STANFORD, WOLF CREEK, GEYSER, NEIHART, RAYNESFORD, WINDHAM,
MONARCH, BOWMANS CORNER, MARYSVILLE, CRAIG AND CANYON CREEK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DRIVE WITH CAUTION IN AREAS OF HEAVY SNOWFALL.
LAT...LON 4694 10990 4669 11232 4728 11269 4738 11051
TIME...MOT...LOC 0413Z 326DEG 15KT 4727 11064 4723 11253
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH
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