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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
1159 AM MDT FRI MAY 15 2026
MTZ330-161200-
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GALLATIN AND MADISON COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND CENTENNIAL MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: WEST YELLOWSTONE, TARGHEE
PASS, RAYNOLDS PASS, AND BIG SKY
1159 AM MDT FRI MAY 15 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM SATURDAY TO 6 AM MDT
SUNDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS 3 TO 7 INCHES, WITH
HIGHER AMOUNTS ON HIGH PEAKS. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40 MPH.
* WHERE...GALLATIN AND MADISON COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND CENTENNIAL
MOUNTAINS.
* WHEN...FROM 5 PM SATURDAY TO 6 AM MDT SUNDAY.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY AND SLUSHY ROAD CONDITIONS AND RAW BACK
COUNTRY CONDITIONS SATURDAY EVENING INTO SUNDAY.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SNOW LEVELS QUICKLY FALL SATURDAY EVENING
AFTER A ROUND OF SHOWERS AND PERHAPS A COUPLE THUNDERSTORMS
SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THOSE WITH BACK COUNTRY PLANS SHOULD BE AWARE
OF THE FORECAST RAW 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.
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