Special Weather Statement 01/05/2025 20:28 for Montana areas

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