Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued January 5 at 9:28PM MST by NWS Missoula MT
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
January 5, 2025 - 8:28pm
Expires:
January 5, 2025 - 9:30pm
Description:
At 928 PM MST, Doppler radar was tracking intense snow showers along
a line extending from 8 miles south of Tarkio to Missoula to 14 miles
west of Drummond. Movement was southeast at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Visibility one-half mile or less.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Low visibility could result in dangerous driving
conditions.
Locations impacted include...
Missoula, Lolo, Bonner-West Riverside, Wye, Florence, East Missoula,
Nimrod, Quigley, Clinton, and Turah.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 90 between mile markers 96 and 141.
Highway 93 S between mile markers 72 and 94.
Highway 200 E between mile markers 0 and 5.
Area Description:
Lower Clark Fork Region; Missoula/Bitterroot Valleys; Bitterroot/Sapphire Mountains; Butte/Blackfoot Region; Potomac/Seeley Lake Region
Forcast Office:
NWS Missoula MT