Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Great Falls, MT
Areas Affected: East Glacier Park Region; Southern Rocky Mountain Front
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Alert Sent: Thursday 1:36pm MDT
Alert Effective: Thursday 1:36pm MDT
Alert Expires: Friday 4:45am MDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Thursday 1:36pm MDT
Event Ends: Saturday 6:00pm MDT
Issued by: NWS Great Falls MT
* WHAT...Snow and blowing snow will diminish later this afternoon as winds decrease. However, snow redevelops tonight with periods of moderate to heavy snow at times Friday through Saturday. Additional snow accumulations between 10 and 20 inches. Winds gusting as high as 60 mph early this afternoon then decreasing to gusts as high as 30 to 40 mph tonight. * WHERE...The Continental Divide along the Rocky Mountain Front. * WHEN...Until 6 PM MDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult or impossible over Marias pass and Rogers pass late tonight through Thursday morning.
If you must travel, keep an extra flashlight, food, and water in your vehicle in case of an emergency. The latest road conditions can be obtained by calling 5 1 1 or visiting the MDT Road Report website. Remember, a Winter Storm Warning means that there is at least an 80% chance of impactful winter weather conditions during the warning period.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.14b965ec99fe46f96531fd878ab1177617660741.001.2 Codes: MTZ301, MTZ307 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.14b965ec99fe46f96531fd878ab1177617660741.001.2