Warning Vector

Winter Weather Advisory

NWS Great Falls MT ยท US

Updated
This event was updated at .

Details

Winter Weather Advisory Remains In Effect From 6 PM This Evening To 6 AM MDT Monday

Event
Winter Weather Advisory
Issued
Onset
Message expires
Expected end
Category
Meteorological
Urgency
Expected
Severity
Moderate
Certainty
Likely
Response
Execute

Description

What

Snow expected. Total snow accumulations of between 3 to 5 inches across lower elevations, with 5 to 10 inches in the mountains. Locally higher amounts possible. Winds gusting as high as 40 mph.

Where

A portion of north central Montana.

When

From 6 PM this evening to 6 AM MDT Monday.

Impacts

Travel could be difficult. Gusty winds combined with the wet and heavy nature of the snow could bring down tree branches. Isolated power outages are possible.

Additional details

Snowfall amounts will vary drastically from grassy surfaces to roadways, most notably at lower elevations, with accumulations on non-grassy surfaces being confined mainly to between the evening through late morning hours.

Instructions

Slow down and use caution while traveling. The latest road conditions for the state you are calling from can be obtained by calling 5 1 1.

Affected areas

  • East Glacier Park Region
  • Northern High Plains
  • Eastern Glacier, Western Toole, and Central Pondera
  • Eastern Toole and Liberty
  • Western and Central Chouteau County
  • Bears Paw Mountains and Southern Blaine
  • Fergus County below 4500ft

Public contact

Issuer
NWS Great Falls MT

Message record

Received
Issue to receipt
~1m15s
CAP status
Actual
CAP message type
Update
Lifecycle
Updated
Source
NWWS-OI
Feed
NWWS
Recovered
No
CAP routing and identity
ULID
01M4J881NDF35EC4BQP726M9JV
Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5c27555301c61c960e80ee52001e9dfdf3528c34.005.1
Scope
Public
CAP source
211803 v2.3.0
Handling codes
IPAWSv1.0
Issuing office
NWS Great Falls MT
AWIPS ID
CAPTFX
NWWS sequence
nwws_processor.1354
WMO heading
XOUS55
WMO data type
CAP alert message XML (XO)
WMO geography
United States (US)
WMO bulletin number
55

References

Event codes

NameValue
SAMENWS
NationalWeatherServiceWWY

Parameters

NameValue
AWIPSidentifierWSWTFX
WMOidentifierWWUS45 KTFX 100632
NWSheadlineWINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM MDT MONDAY
BLOCKCHANNELEAS
BLOCKCHANNELNWEM
VTEC/O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0027.261011T0000Z-261012T1200Z/
eventEndingTime2026-10-12T06:00:00-06:00
BLOCKCHANNELCMAS
Locations

Location data

  • East Glacier Park Region
  • Northern High Plains
  • Eastern Glacier, Western Toole, and Central Pondera
  • Eastern Toole and Liberty
  • Western and Central Chouteau County
  • Bears Paw Mountains and Southern Blaine
  • Fergus County below 4500ft
NameValue
SAME030035
SAME030073
SAME030101
SAME030051
SAME030015
SAME030041
SAME030005
SAME030027
UGCMTZ301
UGCMTZ302
UGCMTZ303
UGCMTZ304
UGCMTZ310
UGCMTZ311
UGCMTZ314