Winter Storm Warning
NWS Great Falls MT ยท US
Details
Winter Storm Warning In Effect From 6 PM Sunday To 9 AM MDT Monday... ...Winter Weather Advisory Now In Effect Until 6 PM MDT Sunday
- Event
- Winter Storm Warning
- Issued
- Onset
- Message expires
- Expected end
- Category
- Meteorological
- Urgency
- Expected
- Severity
- Severe
- Certainty
- Likely
- Response
- Prepare
Description
What
For the Winter Weather Advisory, wet snow. Total snow accumulations up to two inches. Winds gusting as high as 40 mph. For the Winter Storm Warning, heavy, wet snow expected. Total snow accumulations between 4 and 8 inches.
Where
Gallatin Valley.
When
For the Winter Weather Advisory, until 6 PM MDT Sunday. For the Winter Storm Warning, from 6 PM Sunday to 9 AM MDT Monday.
Impacts
Travel could be very difficult. Gusty winds combined with the wet and heavy nature of the snow could bring down tree branches. Isolated power outages are possible. The hazardous conditions will impact the Monday morning commute.
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
If you must travel, keep an extra flashlight, food, and water in your vehicle in case of an emergency. The latest road conditions for the state you are calling from can be obtained by calling 5 1 1.
Affected areas
- Gallatin Valley
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Great Falls MT
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~40s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Alert
- Lifecycle
- New
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M4MM6M2N3RNFNBSJAZ9KWAT4
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.02af72eff6eb04202cb1e430105d169874b37a5f.001.1
- Sender
- [email protected]
- 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.6519
- WMO heading
- XOUS55
- WMO data type
- CAP alert message XML (XO)
- WMO geography
- United States (US)
- WMO bulletin number
- 55
Event codes
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | WSW |
| NationalWeatherService | WSW |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | WSWTFX |
| WMOidentifier | WWUS45 KTFX 110440 |
| NWSheadline | WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SUNDAY TO 9 AM MDT MONDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT SUNDAY |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| EAS-ORG | WXR |
| VTEC | /O.EXB.KTFX.WS.W.0008.261012T0000Z-261012T1500Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-10-12T09:00:00-06:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
Locations
Location data
- Gallatin Valley
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 030031 |
| UGC | MTZ326 |