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WINTER STORM WATCH |
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WINTER STORM WATCH ISSUED MARCH 9 AT 12:35PM MDT UNTIL MARCH 14 AT 12:00PM MDT
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW POSSIBLE ABOVE 5000 FEET. THEREIS A CHANCE OF MAJOR WINTER WEATHER IMPACTS. TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 1 TO 3 FEET. WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 60 MPH,
CLIMBING TO 60 TO 80 MPH ALONG MOUNTAIN RIDGETOPS AND CRESTS.
* WHERE...HIGHWAY 93 SULA TO LOST TRAIL PASS AND LOLO PASS.
* WHEN...FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES MAY DROP BELOW 1 4 MILE DUE TO FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. THE STRONG WINDS AND WEIGHT OF SNOW ON TREE LIMBS
MAY DOWN POWER LINES AND COULD CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES.
WHITEOUT AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN BACKCOUNTRY AREAS
AND MAY MAKE TRAVEL TREACHEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING.
FOR MAJOR WINTER WEATHER IMPACTS, EXPECT CONSIDERABLE DISRUPTIONS
TO NORMAL ACTIVITIES. DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE TRAVELING
CONDITIONS. AVOID TRAVEL IN THE IMPACTED AREAS IF POSSIBLE.
WIDESPREAD CLOSURES AND DISRUPTIONS TO INFRASTRUCTURE MAY OCCUR.
STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE TREE DAMAGE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SNOW LEVELS WILL BE CLIMBING WEDNESDAY INTO
THURSDAY AFTERNOON, REACHING AS HIGH AS 5,000 FEET NEAR LOLO PASS
AND 6,000 FEET NEAR LOST TRAIL PASS. THE WORST TRAVEL CONDITIONS
ARE EXPECTED DURING THE OVERNIGHT AND EARLY MORNING PERIODS. |
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VIEW STORM REPORTS MAP. KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WATCH, WARNING, ADVISORY |
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BITTERROOT SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS
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