WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
in effect until Wednesday,October 3, 6:00PM,MDT
in effect until Wednesday,October 3, 6:00PM,MDT
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4000 FEET FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6PM THIS EVENING TO 6PM,MDT WEDNESDAY.
* TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT AND THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SNOW WILL DEVELOP BEHIND THE FRONT WITH ACCUMULATING SNOW EXPECTED AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4000 FEET.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE ABOVE 4000 FEET.
* WINDS AND VISIBILITY: NORTH WINDS GUSTING TO 30 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES.
* ELEVATIONS: FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4000 FEET.
* OTHER IMPACTS: TRAVEL THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES MAY BECOME DIFFICULT WITH SNOW OR SLUSH COVERED ROADS. OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS SHOULD ALSO BE PREPARED FOR WINTER CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS.
* LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: FLESHER PASS...LINCOLN... MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS PASS
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1.
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