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WWUS45 KTFX 090548
WSWTFX
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
1148 PM MDT THU OCT 8 2026
MTZ312-313-321-100015-
/O.EXA.KTFX.WS.A.0008.261011T0000Z-261012T0000Z/
CASCADE COUNTY BELOW 5000FT-JUDITH BASIN COUNTY AND JUDITH GAP-
MEAGHER COUNTY VALLEYS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BENCHLAND, RAYNESFORD, WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS,
GEYSER, HOBSON, RINGLING, MOCCASIN, STANFORD, CHECKERBOARD, WINDHAM,
GREAT FALLS, AND MARTINSDALE
1148 PM MDT THU OCT 8 2026
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY
AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...HEAVY WET SNOW POSSIBLE. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 7
INCHES POSSIBLE. WINDS COULD GUST AS HIGH AS 30 MPH.
* WHERE...MEAGHER COUNTY VALLEYS, CASCADE COUNTY BELOW 5000FT, AND
JUDITH BASIN COUNTY AND JUDITH GAP.
* WHEN...FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. WET SNOW MAY DOWN TREES
LIMBS AND POWER LINES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...ANY SNOW BANDS THAT DEVELOP OVER AN AREA OR
NORTHERLY UPSLOPE AREAS OF THE LITTLE BELTS CAN RECEIVE LOCALLY
HIGHER SNOWFALL RATES AND AMOUNTS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.
MTZ307-308-315-316-100015-
/O.CON.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 MARYSVILLE, FLESHER PASS, CRAIG, MACDONALD
PASS, CANYON CREEK, WOLF CREEK, BYNUM, LINCOLN, CHOTEAU, ROGERS PASS,
AND PENDROY
1148 PM MDT THU OCT 8 2026
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...HEAVY WET 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.
MTZ317-319-322-100015-
/O.CON.KTFX.WS.A.0008.261011T0000Z-261012T0000Z/
LITTLE BELT AND HIGHWOOD MOUNTAINS-HELENA VALLEY-ELKHORN AND
BOULDER MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WICKES, MONARCH, ELK PARK PASS, CLANCY,
NEIHART, MONTANA CITY, HOMESTAKE PASS, BOULDER, CORBIN, HELENA, AND
KINGS HILL PASS
1148 PM MDT THU OCT 8 2026
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH
SUNDAY AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...HEAVY WET 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.
MTZ320-330-100015-
/O.CON.KTFX.WS.A.0008.261011T0000Z-261012T1200Z/
BIG BELT, BRIDGER AND CASTLE MOUNTAINS-GALLATIN AND MADISON
COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND CENTENNIAL MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF DEEP CREEK PASS, TRIDENT, TARGHEE PASS,
MAUDLOW, RAYNOLDS PASS, WEST YELLOWSTONE, BATTLE RIDGE PASS, BOZEMAN
PASS, AND BIG SKY
1148 PM MDT THU OCT 8 2026
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH
LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...
* WHAT...HEAVY WET 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.
WILSON
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