Tuesday, November 24, 2015

Winter At Home

HIGH COUNTRY WELCOME
Just Like It Should Be
batten the hatches

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Message: NOAA-NWS-ALERTS-MT1253CC9805F8.WinterStormWarning.1253CCB5EBE0MT.TFXWSWTFX.9ff7ed19100b395fcd4c57df70a4ee42 from w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent:03:06 MST on 11-24-2015
Effective:03:06 MST on 11-24-2015
Expires:23:00 MST on 11-25-2015
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Event:Winter Storm Warning
Alert:
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS 
AFTERNOON TO 11 PM MST WEDNESDAY... 
 
* LOCATIONS...BATTLE RIDGE PASS...BOZEMAN...BOZEMAN PASS... 
TARGHEE PASS...WEST YELLOWSTONE...BIG HOLE PASS...CHIEF JOSEPH 
PASS...DILLON...MONIDA PASS...ENNIS...NORRIS HILL...RAYNOLDS 
PASS...TWIN BRIDGES. 
 
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 8 INCHES. 
 
* TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN ACROSS SOUTHWEST MONTANA THIS 
AFTERNOON. GREATEST IMPACT TO TRAVEL WILL BE TONIGHT. 
 
* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH SLIPPERY ROADS AND 
REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG WITH 
WIND CHILL VALUES CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FROSTBITE IN A SHORT 
TIMEFRAME. 
 
* WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. 
 
* WEB PAGE: TO SEE A GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF THIS HAZARD 
PLEASE VISIT OUR WEB PAGE AND CLICK ON THE DETAILED HAZARDS 
TAB.
Instructions:A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND WIND ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1.
Target Area:
Beaverhead
Gallatin
Madison
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