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WINTER STORM WARNING |
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WINTER STORM WARNING ISSUED MARCH 12 AT 5:09AM MDT UNTIL MARCH 14 AT 12:00PM MDT
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW EXPECTED. THERE IS A LIKELIHOODOF MAJOR WINTER WEATHER IMPACTS TO ISOLATED EXTREME WINTER STORM
IMPACTS. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 20 INCHES FOR HIGHWAY
12 OVER MACDONALD PASS AND GEORGETOWN LAKE AND THE HIGHER TERRAIN.
TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 6 INCHES AT LOWER ELEVATIONS.
WINDS GUSTS BETWEEN 40 TO 60 MPH, WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 80 MPH AT
HIGHER ELEVATIONS.
* WHERE...BUTTE, HIGHWAY 12 GARRISON TO ELLISTON, GEORGETOWN LAKE,
MACDONALD PASS, AND HOMESTAKE PASS.
* WHEN...UNTIL NOON MDT SATURDAY.
* 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. 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. FOR EXTREME
WINTER STORM IMPACTS, EXPECT SUBSTANTIAL DISRUPTIONS TO NORMAL
ACTIVITIES. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE TRAVELING
CONDITIONS. TRAVEL IN THE IMPACTED AREAS IS NOT ADVISED. EXTENSIVE
AND WIDESPREAD CLOSURES AND DISRUPTIONS TO INFRASTRUCTURE MAY
OCCUR. LIFE SAVING ACTIONS MAY BE NEEDED. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS
COULD IMPACT THE THURSDAY MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES, ESPECIALLY
OVER HIGHER PASSES. VERY STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE EXTENSIVE TREE
DAMAGE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THE GREATEST CONCERN FOR STRONG AND DAMAGING
WINDS ACROSS LOWER ELEVATIONS IS FOCUSED ALONG THE INTERSTATE 90
CORRIDOR BETWEEN GARRISON JUNCTION AND ANACONDA. PERIODS OF
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT MACDONALD PASS, THE GEORGETOWN
LAKE AREA, AND THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS THIS MORNING. |
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BUTTE BLACKFOOT REGION
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