WINTER STORM WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 233 PM MST FRI DEC 04 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST
SUNDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SUNDAY.
SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ALONG THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT AND
CANADIAN BORDER THIS EVENING AND SPREAD SOUTHWARD OVER NORTH
CENTRAL AND CENTRAL MONTANA OVERNIGHT. PERIODS OF SNOW...POSSIBLY
MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY INTO
SATURDAY NIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE
POSSIBLE OVER THE PLAINS...WITH 12 TO 20 INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE
MOUNTAINS. IN ADDITION...NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO 35 MPH WILL CAUSE WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO.
AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN
ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES...CREATING DANGEROUS TRAVEL
CONDITIONS WITH SLIPPERY ROADWAYS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.
FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN MONTANA...DIAL 5 1 1.
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