IT'S SNOWIN' & BLOWIN'
Fish If You Dare
you have been warned
you have been warned
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.. Just down the block is a nice indoor shooting range. We are going there - hopefully.
WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST FRIDAY
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST FRIDAY.* TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL DEVELOP OVER THE REGION THIS MORNING. ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT AND INTO FRIDAY. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...ESPECIALLY ON FRIDAY...WILL ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITIES. EXPECT ROADWAYS TO GRADUALLY BECOME SNOW AND ICE COVERED TODAY.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AT LOWER ELEVATIONS...EXPECT TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 7 TO 12 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO 15 INCHES. IN THE MOUNTAINS...EXPECT TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 FEET...WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO 3 FEET.
* WINDS AND VISIBILITY: NORTH WINDS GUSTING BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH AT TIMES WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE TIMES IN PERIODS OF HEAVIER SNOW.
* OTHER IMPACTS: ROADWAYS WILL INITIALLY BECOME ICY BY LATE THIS MORNING...AS COLDER AIR MOVES INTO THE REGION FREEZING WET PAVEMENT SURFACES...THEN SNOW WILL BEGIN TO COVER THE ROADWAYS. ADDITIONALLY...WIND CHILL VALUES WILL FALL WELL BELOW ZERO BY FRIDAY MORNING.
* LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: ALL OF NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MONTANA.
* TO SEE A GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF THIS HAZARD PLEASE VISIT: WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=TFX
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
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