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WWUS45 KTFX 221857
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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
1257 PM MDT THU OCT 22 2026
MTZ313-314-231215-
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JUDITH BASIN COUNTY AND JUDITH GAP-FERGUS COUNTY BELOW 4500FT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HILGER, MOCCASIN, HOBSON, WINDHAM, LEWISTOWN,
GEYSER, STANFORD, RAYNESFORD, AND BENCHLAND
1257 PM MDT THU OCT 22 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM FRIDAY TO 3 AM MDT
SATURDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ONE TO THREE INCHES.
WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 50 MPH.
* WHERE...FERGUS COUNTY BELOW 4500FT AND JUDITH BASIN COUNTY AND
JUDITH GAP.
* WHEN...FROM 4 PM FRIDAY TO 3 AM MDT SATURDAY.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON REDUCED VISIBILITY AND SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS.
THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT THE FRIDAY EVENING COMMUTE.
GUSTY WINDS COULD BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO WET SNOW LATE FRIDAY
AFTERNOON WITH A PERIOD OF WET SNOW AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS
CONTINUING THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY EVENING BEFORE PRECIPITATION
DIMINISHES OVERNIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND WET SNOW
AFTER SUNSET WILL LEAD TO LOWER VISIBILITY AND SNOW OR SLUSH ON
ROAD SURFACES WILL DEGRADE TRAVEL CONDITIONS FRIDAY EVENING.
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.
MTZ311-318-231215-
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BEARS PAW MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN BLAINE-SNOWY AND JUDITH
MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ROCKY BOY
1257 PM MDT THU OCT 22 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM FRIDAY TO 3 AM MDT
SATURDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS 2 TO 5 INCHES. WINDS
GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH.
* WHERE...SNOWY AND JUDITH MOUNTAINS AND BEARS PAW MOUNTAINS.
* WHEN...FROM 4 PM FRIDAY TO 3 AM MDT SATURDAY.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT THE FRIDAY EVENING COMMUTE. GUSTY WINDS
COULD BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES.
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.
MTZ317-231215-
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LITTLE BELT AND HIGHWOOD MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF NEIHART, MONARCH, AND KINGS HILL PASS
1257 PM MDT THU OCT 22 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON FRIDAY TO
MIDNIGHT MDT FRIDAY NIGHT...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 2 AND 5
INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH.
* WHERE...LITTLE BELT AND HIGHWOOD MOUNTAINS.
* WHEN...FROM NOON FRIDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT FRIDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT THE FRIDAY EVENING COMMUTE. GUSTY WINDS
COULD BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES.
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.
MTZ322-327-330-231215-
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ELKHORN AND BOULDER MOUNTAINS-NORTHWEST BEAVERHEAD COUNTY-
GALLATIN AND MADISON COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND CENTENNIAL MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF TARGHEE PASS, CORBIN, BIG HOLE PASS, CLANCY,
WEST YELLOWSTONE, DEWEY, WISE RIVER, BOULDER, WISDOM, BIG SKY,
RAYNOLDS PASS, WICKES, CHIEF JOSEPH PASS, MONTANA CITY, HOMESTAKE
PASS, AND ELK PARK PASS
1257 PM MDT THU OCT 22 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON FRIDAY TO
MIDNIGHT MDT FRIDAY NIGHT...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS 2 TO 5 INCHES.
* WHERE...ELKHORN AND BOULDER MOUNTAINS, GALLATIN AND MADISON COUNTY
MOUNTAINS AND CENTENNIAL MOUNTAINS, AND NORTHWEST BEAVERHEAD
COUNTY.
* WHEN...FROM NOON FRIDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT FRIDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT THE FRIDAY EVENING COMMUTE.
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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