NOAA: Winter Storm Warning Issued For MT | 10-15″ of Snow, With Up To 20″ Possible Tonight – Thursday Morning

Chris Wallner | | Post Tag for WeatherWeather
PINK= Winter Storm Warning. Blue= Winter Storm Watch. Image: NOAA

The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning & Winter Storm Watch for MT. The warning is in effect from 6pm this evening to noon on Thursday. The Watch is in effect from 12:00am on Wednesday to noon on Thursday.

WARNING Area: 10-15″ of Snow, With Up To 20″ Fall Tonight – Thursday Morning

WATCH Area: 4 to 8″ of snow, with localized amounts up to 12″ Tonight – Thursday Morning

NOAA Has Issued A Winter Storm Warning For:

  • Montana

NOAA Has Issued A Winter Storm Watch For:

  • Montana
7 day snowfall totals are HUGE for western MT. Image: Tropical Tidbits
7 day precipitation totals. Image: NOAA

This storm is expected to be a cold one, so accumulating snowfall is expected to occur all the way down to the valleys. 

Additional Storm Info:

Snow is likely on the first day of November. Image: NOAA Billings, MT
A long period of accumulating snowfall is on tap in MT. These Totals are Today – Saturday. Image: NOAA Great Falls, MT

Montana: 10-15″ of Snow, With Up To 20″ Fall Tonight – Thursday Morning

* Total snow accumulations of 10 to 15 inches, 
  with localized amounts up to 20 inches, are expected.
- NOAA Billings, MT
6-10 day temperature outlook. Image: NOAA
6-10 day precipitation outlook. Image: NOAA

MT Winter Storm Warning:

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Billings MT
317 AM MDT Tue Oct 31 2017

Absaroka/Beartooth Mountains-Crazy Mountains-
Including the locations of Cooke City
317 AM MDT Tue Oct 31 2017

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON
MDT THURSDAY...

* WHAT...Heavy snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 10 to
 15 inches, with localized amounts up to 20 inches, are expected.

* WHERE...Absaroka/Beartooth Mountains and Crazy Mountains.

* WHEN...6 PM this evening to noon Thursday.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Plan on difficult back-country travel
 conditions. Gusty winds could produce reduced visibilities.
Posted by Chris Wallner |

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