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Avalanche Warning

Issued by the National Weather Service - Missoula, MT

    AVALANCHE WARNING  

Bitterroot/Sapphire Mountains, MT; Potomac/Seeley Lake Region, MT

Avalanche Warning issued March 12 at 7:19AM MDT by NWS Missoula MT

Areas Affected: Bitterroot/Sapphire Mountains; Potomac/Seeley Lake Region

Urgency: Unknown

Severity: Unknown

Certainty: Unknown

Alert Sent: Thursday 7:19am MDT

Alert Effective: Thursday 7:19am MDT

Alert Expires: Friday 7:00am MDT

Event Onset: Thursday 7:19am MDT

Issued by: NWS Missoula MT

Details: 
AVWMSO

The following message is transmitted at the request of West Central Montana
Avalanche Center Missoula MT.

...AVALANCHE WARNING ISSUED BY THE WEST CENTRAL MONTANA AVALANCHE CENTER...

08:00 MDT Thu Mar 12 2026
The West Central Montana Avalanche Center in Missoula has issued a
BACKCOUNTRY AVALANCHE WARNING for the following areas:

NWS Missoula MT -
MTZ006 (MTZ006)...MTZ043 (MTZ043)

* WHAT...A large winter storm with 1-3 feet of new snow and strong wind is
impacting the area.

* WHERE...The Bitterroot Mountains from Lost Trail Pass to Lolo Pass, the
Rattlesnake mountains, and the mountains above Seeley Lake.

* WHEN...In effect from Thu 08:00 MDT to Fri 06:00 MDT.

* IMPACTS...Snow and strong wind has increased the avalanche danger to HIGH.
Large natural and human-triggered avalanches are  likely.

* PRECAUTIONARY / PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...Very dangerous avalanche
conditions. Travel in avalanche terrain is not recommended. Avalanches may
run long distances and can run into mature forests, valley floors, or flat
terrain.

Consult https://missoulaavalanche.org/ or www.avalanche.org for more
detailed information.

Similar avalanche danger may exist at locations outside the coverage area of
this or any avalanche center.

Meta data: 
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0d9bb2f4a24b80501249f7a854e24cf4320d6baf.001.1
Codes: MTZ006, MTZ043
Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0d9bb2f4a24b80501249f7a854e24cf4320d6baf.001.1