Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued January 8 at 8:43AM MST by NWS Missoula MT
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
January 8, 2025 - 7:43am
Expires:
January 8, 2025 - 9:00am
Description:
At 839 AM MST, Doppler radar was tracking intense snow showers along
Interstate 90 east of Drummond to Homestake Pass and Highway 12 from
Garrison to McDonald Pass. These snow showers will bring one-half
mile visibility and slick snow-covered roads for the next 1 to 2
hours. Movement was east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Visibility one-half mile or less.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Low visibility could result in dangerous driving
conditions.
Locations impacted include...
Deer Lodge, Butte, Anaconda, Silver Bow, Philipsburg, Walkerville,
Galen, Divide, Warm Springs, Gregson Hot Springs, Garrison, West
Valley, Brock Creek, Racetrack, Opportunity, Blossburg, Ramsay,
Janney, Georgetown, and Elliston.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 90 between mile markers 165 and 231.
Highway 12 Garrison to MacDonald Pass between mile markers 0 and 26.
Area Description:
Bitterroot/Sapphire Mountains; Butte/Blackfoot Region
Forcast Office:
NWS Missoula MT