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WWUS45 KTFX 082039
WSWTFX
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
239 PM MDT THU OCT 8 2026
MTZ307-308-315-316-091245-
/O.NEW.KTFX.WS.A.0008.261010T1800Z-261012T0000Z/
SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS-UPPER
BLACKFOOT AND MACDONALD PASS-GATES OF THE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BYNUM, ROGERS PASS, FLESHER PASS, CANYON
CREEK, CHOTEAU, MARYSVILLE, PENDROY, WOLF CREEK, MACDONALD PASS,
CRAIG, AND LINCOLN
239 PM MDT THU OCT 8 2026
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 9 INCHES
BELOW 6000 FEET AND BETWEEN 8 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 6000 FEET. WINDS
COULD GUST AS HIGH AS 45 MPH.
* WHERE...GATES OF THE MOUNTAINS, UPPER BLACKFOOT AND MACDONALD PASS,
SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS, AND SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT.
* WHEN...FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY OVER MOUNTAIN
PASSES. BACK COUNTRY CONDITIONS MAY BE VERY DANGEROUS. WET SNOW AND
GUSTY WINDS MAY DOWN TREES LIMBS AND POWER LINES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A SNOW BAND MAY DEVELOP ACROSS PORTIONS OF
CENTRAL MONTANA LEADING TO LOCALLY HIGHER SNOWFALL RATES AND
AMOUNTS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.
MTZ317-319-322-091245-
/O.NEW.KTFX.WS.A.0008.261011T0000Z-261012T0000Z/
LITTLE BELT AND HIGHWOOD MOUNTAINS-HELENA VALLEY-ELKHORN AND
BOULDER MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MONTANA CITY, HELENA, WICKES, NEIHART,
MONARCH, HOMESTAKE PASS, ELK PARK PASS, KINGS HILL PASS, CORBIN,
CLANCY, AND BOULDER
239 PM MDT THU OCT 8 2026
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY
AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 6 INCHES
BELOW 5000 FEET AND BETWEEN 6 AND 12 INCHES POSSIBLE ABOVE 5000
FEET. WINDS COULD GUST AS HIGH AS 45 MPH.
* WHERE...ELKHORN AND BOULDER MOUNTAINS, HELENA VALLEY, AND LITTLE
BELT AND HIGHWOOD MOUNTAINS.
* WHEN...FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY OVER MOUNTAIN
PASSES. BACK COUNTRY CONDITIONS MAY BE VERY DANGEROUS. WET SNOW AND
GUSTY WINDS MAY DOWN TREES LIMBS AND POWER LINES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A SNOW BAND MAY DEVELOP ACROSS PORTIONS OF
CENTRAL MONTANA LEADING TO LOCALLY HIGHER SNOWFALL RATES AND
AMOUNTS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.
MTZ320-330-091245-
/O.NEW.KTFX.WS.A.0008.261011T0000Z-261012T1200Z/
BIG BELT, BRIDGER AND CASTLE MOUNTAINS-GALLATIN AND MADISON
COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND CENTENNIAL MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BIG SKY, DEEP CREEK PASS, TRIDENT, BATTLE
RIDGE PASS, BOZEMAN PASS, WEST YELLOWSTONE, MAUDLOW, TARGHEE PASS,
AND RAYNOLDS PASS
239 PM MDT THU OCT 8 2026
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE
SUNDAY NIGHT...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 6 AND
12 INCHES ALONG THE BIG BELT MOUNTAINS AND BETWEEN 6 AND 12 INCHES
ABOVE 7000 FEET IN THE MOUNTAINS OF MADISON AND GALLATIN COUNTIES.
WINDS COULD GUST AS HIGH AS 45 MPH.
* WHERE...BIG BELT, BRIDGER AND CASTLE MOUNTAINS AND GALLATIN AND
MADISON COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND CENTENNIAL MOUNTAINS.
* WHEN...FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY OVER MOUNTAIN
PASSES. BACK COUNTRY CONDITIONS MAY BE VERY DANGEROUS. WET SNOW AND
GUSTY WINDS MAY DOWN TREES LIMBS AND POWER LINES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.
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