Wednesday, September 25, 2013

Winter Revised

NOAA-NWS-ALERTS-MT124F18A2DCD4.WinterStormWarning.124F18B436A0MT.TFXWSWTFX.46272056299c9196097db053f4ec5eb3 from w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Event:Winter Storm Warning
Alert:
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM WEDNESDAY TO 
NOON MDT THURSDAY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5500 FEET... 

* TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP WEDNESDAY 
MORNING ABOVE 7000 FEET THEN INTENSIFY DURING THE AFTERNOON 
AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT AS SNOW LEVELS LOWER TO THE 
VALLEYS FLOORS WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL START TO DIMINISH 
THURSDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL RESULT IN POOR VISIBILITIES 
ALONG WITH ROADS BECOMING SLUSHY OR SNOW COVERED. 
 
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE 
POSSIBLE FROM 5500 FEET TO 7000 FEET AND 12 TO 24 INCHES 
ABOVE 7000 FEET. ELEVATIONS BELOW 5500 FEET COULD SEE 1 TO 4 
INCHES. 
 
* WINDS AND VISIBILITY: NORTHERLY WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH COULD 
RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND VISIBILITIES BELOW 
ONE-HALF MILE AT TIMES. 
 
* OTHER IMPACTS: THIS STORM COULD CAUSE POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES AND 
TREE DAMAGE. 
 
* LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: BATTLE RIDGE PASS...BOZEMAN... 
BOZEMAN PASS...TARGHEE PASS...WEST YELLOWSTONE...BIG HOLE 
PASS...CHIEF JOSEPH PASS...DILLON...MONIDA PASS...BOULDER... 
BOULDER HILL...ELK PARK PASS...HOMESTAKE PASS... WHITEHALL... 
ENNIS...NORRIS HILL...RAYNOLDS PASS... TWIN BRIDGES. 
 
* TO SEE A GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF THIS HAZARD PLEASE VISIT 
WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=TFX
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