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WWUS45 KTFX 091729
WSWTFX
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
1129 AM MDT FRI OCT 9 2026
MTZ307-308-315-316-101200-
/O.UPG.KTFX.WS.A.0008.261010T1800Z-261012T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KTFX.WS.W.0008.261010T1800Z-261012T1200Z/
SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS-UPPER
BLACKFOOT AND MACDONALD PASS-GATES OF THE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ROGERS PASS, LINCOLN, FLESHER PASS, CRAIG,
CHOTEAU, WOLF CREEK, CANYON CREEK, MACDONALD PASS, BYNUM, PENDROY,
AND MARYSVILLE
1129 AM MDT FRI OCT 9 2026
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 6 AM MDT
MONDAY...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 10 AND
20 INCHES, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE LINCOLN VALLEY WHERE UP TO 6
INCHES IS EXPECTED. WINDS GUSTING 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 NOON SATURDAY TO 6 AM MDT MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. GUSTY WINDS COMBINED WITH
THE WET AND HEAVY NATURE OF THE SNOW COULD BRING DOWN TREE
BRANCHES. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL VARY DRASTICALLY FROM
GRASSY SURFACES TO ROADWAYS, MOST NOTABLY AT LOWER ELEVATIONS, WITH
ACCUMULATIONS ON NON-GRASSY SURFACES BEING CONFINED MAINLY TO
BETWEEN THE EVENING THROUGH LATE MORNING HOURS.
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 FOR THE
STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.
MTZ312-313-321-101200-
/O.UPG.KTFX.WS.A.0008.261011T0000Z-261012T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KTFX.WS.W.0008.261011T0000Z-261012T1200Z/
CASCADE COUNTY BELOW 5000FT-JUDITH BASIN COUNTY AND JUDITH GAP-
MEAGHER COUNTY VALLEYS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HOBSON, WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, GEYSER,
BENCHLAND, WINDHAM, MARTINSDALE, CHECKERBOARD, GREAT FALLS,
RAYNESFORD, MOCCASIN, RINGLING, AND STANFORD
1129 AM MDT FRI OCT 9 2026
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SATURDAY TO 6 AM MDT
MONDAY...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 5 AND
10 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 35 MPH.
* WHERE...MEAGHER COUNTY VALLEYS, CASCADE COUNTY BELOW 5000FT, AND
JUDITH BASIN COUNTY AND JUDITH GAP.
* WHEN...FROM 6 PM SATURDAY TO 6 AM MDT MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. GUSTY WINDS COMBINED WITH
THE WET AND HEAVY NATURE OF THE SNOW COULD BRING DOWN TREE
BRANCHES. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL VARY DRASTICALLY FROM
GRASSY SURFACES TO ROADWAYS, MOST NOTABLY AT LOWER ELEVATIONS, WITH
ACCUMULATIONS ON NON-GRASSY SURFACES BEING CONFINED MAINLY TO
BETWEEN THE EVENING THROUGH LATE MORNING HOURS.
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 FOR THE
STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.
MTZ317-322-101200-
/O.UPG.KTFX.WS.A.0008.261011T0000Z-261012T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KTFX.WS.W.0008.261011T0000Z-261012T1200Z/
LITTLE BELT AND HIGHWOOD MOUNTAINS-ELKHORN AND BOULDER MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WICKES, MONTANA CITY, ELK PARK PASS, KINGS
HILL PASS, MONARCH, CLANCY, HOMESTAKE PASS, BOULDER, NEIHART, AND
CORBIN
1129 AM MDT FRI OCT 9 2026
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SATURDAY TO 6 AM MDT
MONDAY...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 6 AND
12 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH.
* WHERE...ELKHORN AND BOULDER MOUNTAINS AND LITTLE BELT AND HIGHWOOD
MOUNTAINS.
* WHEN...FROM 6 PM SATURDAY TO 6 AM MDT MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. GUSTY WINDS COMBINED WITH
THE WET AND HEAVY NATURE OF THE SNOW COULD BRING DOWN TREE
BRANCHES. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL VARY DRASTICALLY FROM
GRASSY SURFACES TO ROADWAYS, MOST NOTABLY AT LOWER ELEVATIONS, WITH
ACCUMULATIONS ON NON-GRASSY SURFACES BEING CONFINED MAINLY TO
BETWEEN THE EVENING THROUGH LATE MORNING HOURS.
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 FOR THE
STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.
MTZ320-101200-
/O.UPG.KTFX.WS.A.0008.261011T0000Z-261012T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KTFX.WS.W.0008.261011T0000Z-261012T1200Z/
BIG BELT, BRIDGER AND CASTLE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF DEEP CREEK PASS, BATTLE RIDGE PASS, BOZEMAN
PASS, MAUDLOW, AND TRIDENT
1129 AM MDT FRI OCT 9 2026
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SATURDAY TO 6 AM MDT
MONDAY...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 6 AND
12 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40 MPH.
* WHERE...BIG BELT, BRIDGER AND CASTLE MOUNTAINS.
* WHEN...FROM 6 PM SATURDAY TO 6 AM MDT MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. GUSTY WINDS COMBINED WITH
THE WET AND HEAVY NATURE OF THE SNOW COULD BRING DOWN TREE
BRANCHES. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL VARY DRASTICALLY FROM
GRASSY SURFACES TO ROADWAYS, MOST NOTABLY AT LOWER ELEVATIONS, WITH
ACCUMULATIONS ON NON-GRASSY SURFACES BEING CONFINED MAINLY TO
BETWEEN THE EVENING THROUGH LATE MORNING HOURS.
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 FOR THE
STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.
MTZ309-101200-
/O.NEW.KTFX.WS.W.0008.261011T0000Z-261012T1200Z/
EASTERN PONDERA AND EASTERN TETON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CONRAD, LEDGER, AND BRADY
1129 AM MDT FRI OCT 9 2026
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SATURDAY TO 6 AM MDT
MONDAY...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 3 AND
6 INCHES.
* WHERE...EASTERN PONDERA AND EASTERN TETON.
* WHEN...FROM 6 PM SATURDAY TO 6 AM MDT MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. GUSTY WINDS COMBINED WITH
THE WET AND HEAVY NATURE OF THE SNOW COULD BRING DOWN TREE
BRANCHES. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL VARY DRASTICALLY FROM
GRASSY SURFACES TO ROADWAYS, MOST NOTABLY AT LOWER ELEVATIONS, WITH
ACCUMULATIONS ON NON-GRASSY SURFACES BEING CONFINED MAINLY TO
BETWEEN THE EVENING THROUGH LATE MORNING HOURS.
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 FOR THE
STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.
MTZ318-101200-
/O.NEW.KTFX.WS.W.0008.261011T0000Z-261012T1200Z/
SNOWY AND JUDITH MOUNTAINS-
1129 AM MDT FRI OCT 9 2026
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SATURDAY TO 6 AM MDT
MONDAY...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 6 AND
12 INCHES.
* WHERE...SNOWY AND JUDITH MOUNTAINS.
* WHEN...FROM 6 PM SATURDAY TO 6 AM MDT MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. GUSTY WINDS COMBINED WITH
THE WET AND HEAVY NATURE OF THE SNOW COULD BRING DOWN TREE
BRANCHES. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL VARY DRASTICALLY FROM
GRASSY SURFACES TO ROADWAYS, MOST NOTABLY AT LOWER ELEVATIONS, WITH
ACCUMULATIONS ON NON-GRASSY SURFACES BEING CONFINED MAINLY TO
BETWEEN THE EVENING THROUGH LATE MORNING HOURS.
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 FOR THE
STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.
MTZ319-101200-
/O.UPG.KTFX.WS.A.0008.261011T0000Z-261012T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KTFX.WW.Y.0027.261011T0000Z-261012T1200Z/
HELENA VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HELENA
1129 AM MDT FRI OCT 9 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SATURDAY TO 6 AM MDT
MONDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 3 AND 5
INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH.
* WHERE...HELENA VALLEY.
* WHEN...FROM 6 PM SATURDAY TO 6 AM MDT MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT. GUSTY WINDS COMBINED WITH THE
WET AND HEAVY NATURE OF THE SNOW COULD BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES.
ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL VARY DRASTICALLY FROM
GRASSY SURFACES TO ROADWAYS, MOST NOTABLY AT LOWER ELEVATIONS, WITH
ACCUMULATIONS ON NON-GRASSY SURFACES BEING CONFINED MAINLY TO
BETWEEN THE EVENING THROUGH LATE MORNING HOURS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS
FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.
MTZ330-101200-
/O.UPG.KTFX.WS.A.0008.261011T0000Z-261012T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KTFX.WW.Y.0027.261011T0000Z-261012T1200Z/
GALLATIN AND MADISON COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND CENTENNIAL MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF TARGHEE PASS, RAYNOLDS PASS, BIG SKY, AND
WEST YELLOWSTONE
1129 AM MDT FRI OCT 9 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SATURDAY TO 6 AM MDT
MONDAY...
* WHAT...HEAVY WET SNOW POSSIBLE. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 4
AND 8 INCHES, WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 8000
FEET. SNOW ACCUMULATION IN THE WEST YELLOWSTONE AREA AND VALLEYS
NEAR THE IDAHO BORDER OF UP TO 2 INCHES. WINDS COULD GUST AS HIGH
AS 45 MPH.
* WHERE...GALLATIN AND MADISON COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND CENTENNIAL
MOUNTAINS.
* WHEN...FROM 6 PM SATURDAY TO 6 AM MDT MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT. GUSTY WINDS COMBINED WITH THE
WET AND HEAVY NATURE OF THE SNOW COULD BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES.
ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL VARY DRASTICALLY FROM
GRASSY SURFACES TO ROADWAYS, MOST NOTABLY AT LOWER ELEVATIONS, WITH
ACCUMULATIONS ON NON-GRASSY SURFACES BEING CONFINED MAINLY TO
BETWEEN THE EVENING THROUGH LATE MORNING HOURS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS
FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.
MTZ301>304-310-311-314-101200-
/O.NEW.KTFX.WW.Y.0027.261011T0000Z-261012T1200Z/
EAST GLACIER PARK REGION-NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS-EASTERN GLACIER,
WESTERN TOOLE, AND CENTRAL PONDERA-EASTERN TOOLE AND LIBERTY-
WESTERN AND CENTRAL CHOUTEAU COUNTY-BEARS PAW MOUNTAINS AND
SOUTHERN BLAINE-FERGUS COUNTY BELOW 4500FT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FORT BENTON, ETHRIDGE, SANTA RITA, KIOWA,
HEART BUTTE, LEWISTOWN, WHITLASH, DEVON, GALATA, JOPLIN, LOGAN PASS,
HILGER, LOTHAIR, SHELBY, FLOWEREE, CHESTER, CARTER, ROCKY BOY, EAST
GLACIER PARK, BROWNING, DUPUYER, BABB, SAINT MARY, MARIAS PASS, AND
CUT BANK
1129 AM MDT FRI OCT 9 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SATURDAY TO 6 AM MDT
MONDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF BETWEEN 2 TO 5
INCHES ACROSS LOWER ELEVATIONS, WITH 5 TO 10 INCHES IN THE
MOUNTAINS. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40 MPH.
* WHERE...A PORTION OF NORTH CENTRAL MONTANA.
* WHEN...FROM 6 PM SATURDAY TO 6 AM MDT MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT. GUSTY WINDS COMBINED WITH THE
WET AND HEAVY NATURE OF THE SNOW COULD BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES.
ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL VARY DRASTICALLY FROM
GRASSY SURFACES TO ROADWAYS, MOST NOTABLY AT LOWER ELEVATIONS, WITH
ACCUMULATIONS ON NON-GRASSY SURFACES BEING CONFINED MAINLY TO
BETWEEN THE EVENING THROUGH LATE MORNING HOURS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS
FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.
MTZ323>329-101200-
/O.NEW.KTFX.WW.Y.0027.261011T0000Z-261012T1200Z/
CANYON FERRY AREA-MISSOURI HEADWATERS-MADISON RIVER VALLEY-
GALLATIN VALLEY-NORTHWEST BEAVERHEAD COUNTY-BEAVERHEAD AND
WESTERN MADISON BELOW 6000FT-RUBY MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN
BEAVERHEAD MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF TOWNSEND, BOZEMAN, NORRIS, BANNACK, DEWEY,
WILLOW CREEK, WHITEHALL, THREE FORKS, WISE RIVER, WISDOM, ENNIS, BIG
HOLE PASS, HARRISON, PONY, CAMERON, GALLATIN GATEWAY, JEFFERS,
MCALLISTER, CHIEF JOSEPH PASS, WINSTON, WATERLOO, MONIDA PASS,
TOSTON, DILLON, AND GLEN
1129 AM MDT FRI OCT 9 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SATURDAY TO 6 AM MDT
MONDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF BETWEEN 2 TO 5
INCHES ACROSS LOWER ELEVATIONS, WITH 5 TO 8 INCHES IN THE
MOUNTAINS. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40 MPH.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MONTANA.
* WHEN...FROM 6 PM SATURDAY TO 6 AM MDT MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT. GUSTY WINDS COMBINED WITH THE
WET AND HEAVY NATURE OF THE SNOW COULD BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES.
ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL VARY DRASTICALLY FROM
GRASSY SURFACES TO ROADWAYS, MOST NOTABLY AT LOWER ELEVATIONS, WITH
ACCUMULATIONS ON NON-GRASSY SURFACES BEING CONFINED MAINLY TO
BETWEEN THE EVENING THROUGH LATE MORNING HOURS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS
FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.
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