Jackson, MT

... Winter Storm Warning remains in effect until noon MDT Sunday
for elevations above 6000 feet...
... Winter Weather Advisory remains in effect until noon MDT
Sunday for elevations below 6000 feet...

A Winter Storm Warning for elevations above 6000 feet remains in
effect until noon MDT Sunday. A Winter Weather Advisory for
elevations below 6000 feet remains in effect until noon MDT
Sunday.

* Timing: periods of snow... heavy at times... will continue in
the mountains of southwest Montana through Sunday morning.
Below 6000 feet... a mix of rain and snow is expected during
the daytime hours... with mostly snow falling at night.

* Snow accumulations: total snowfall of 12 to 24 inches is
expected above 6000 feet... with isolated higher amounts. For
elevations below 6000 feet... total snowfall of 3 to 6 inches
is expected... with most of the accumulating snowfall
occurring at night.

* Visibility: visibilities will be reduced to less than one
mile at times in areas of heavier snowfall.

* Other impacts: mountain passes and roadways will become snow
covered and slippery... with lower elevation roadways
becoming slushy at times tonight. Heavy wet snow could cause
damage to trees or power lines. Outdoor recreationists
should be prepared for winter weather conditions.

* Locations affected include: White Sulphur Springs... Battle
Ridge Pass... Bozeman... Bozeman Pass... Targhee Pass... West
Yellowstone... Big Hole Pass... Chief Joseph Pass... Dillon...
Monida Pass... Ennis... Norris Hill... Raynolds Pass... Twin
Bridges

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

A Winter Storm Warning for heavy snow means severe winter weather
conditions are expected or occurring. Significant amounts of
snow are forecast that will make travel dangerous. Only travel in
an emergency. If you must... keep an extra flashlight... food... and
water in your vehicle in case of an emergency.

A Winter Weather Advisory for snow means that periods of snow
will cause primarily travel difficulties. Be prepared for snow
covered roads and limited visibilities... and use caution while
driving.

For specific Road and travel conditions in Montana... dial 5 1 1.

... Record cool maximum temperatures for may 25 in north central
and southwest Montana...

Location new record old record year set
Belgrade field 47 (tied) 47 1980
Stanford 47 48 1990
Dillon Airport 41 44 1980
Big Sky 39 40 1980
Martinsdale 38 42 1893

05/25/2012 1100 am

8 miles ENE of Polaris, Beaverhead County.

Snow e6.0 inch, reported by mesonet.


            Estimated 6 inches of new snow since midnight. Location
            is Mule Creek snotel. Elevation is 8300 feet. Delayed
            report.

... Precipitation totals for the past 24 hours ending at the time
listed...

... Beaverhead County...
                                   time 24hr precip snowfall
Antelope RAWS 08 am Sat 0.49
Bannack State Park crn 08 am Sat 0.09
Lima - beagle spgs snotel 07 am Sat 0.40 4.0
Jackson - bloody Dick snotel 07 am Sat 0.50 1.0
Brenner RAWS 08 am Sat 0.14
Jackson - Darkhorse Lake sno 07 am Sat 0.60 5.0
Dillon agrimet 07 am Sat 0.07
Dillon Airport 08 am Sat 0.01
Lima - Harkness RAWS 08 am Sat 0.29
Lakeview - lakevw rdg snotel 07 am Sat 0.50 2.0
Grant - Lemhi Ridge snotel 07 am Sat 0.50 3.0
Lima resvr dcp 07 am Sat 0.12
Glen - Mule Creek snotel 07 am Sat 0.50 6.0
Red Rock RAWS 08 am Sat 0.29

... Blaine County...
                                   time 24hr precip snowfall
fort Belknap coop 07 am Sat 0.02
ft Belknap RAWS Harlem 4sse 08 am Sat 0.02
Hays - ltl bullwhacker ck ra 08 am Sat 0.13


... Broadwater County...
                                   time 24hr precip snowfall
Three Forks Jeff rvr dcp 08 am Sat 0.17
Toston MO rvr dcp 08 am Sat 0.01
Townsend - tizer bsn snotel 07 am Sat 0.30
Toston agrimet 07 am Sat 0.05
Townsend 12e cocorahs 07 am Fri T

... Cascade County...
                                   time 24hr precip snowfall
Alpha RAWS 08 am Sat 0.06
Neihart 0.9se cocorahs 07 am Fri 0.12
Cascade 20sse coop 05 PM Wed T
grt flls cntrysd vlg wu 12 am Sat 0.05
grt flls grnd vsta wu 12 am Sat 0.02
Great Falls ASOS 08 am Sat T
Great Falls malmstrom 08 am Sat T
Great Falls NWS 12 am Sat T
Highwood 7sw cwop 12 am Sat 0.15
Neihart 7nw coop 05 PM Fri 0.02
Neihart 0.9se cocorahs 07 am Fri 0.12
Simms coop 07 am Fri T
Ulm coop 07 am Sat 0.01

... Chouteau County...
                                   time 24hr precip snowfall
big sandy_edwards wu 12 am Sat 0.02
Big Sandy-Myers wu 12 am Sat 0.03
big sandy_road wu 12 am Sat 0.06
Floweree 0.3sw cocorahs 07 am Fri 0.06
Fort Benton 1ne wu 12 am Sat 0.09
Fort Benton coop 08 am Fri 0.06
Highwood cocorahs 07 am Fri 0.18
Rudyard coop 07 am Thu 0.11
Virgelle fy lndg dcp 08 am Sat 0.01

... Fergus County...
                                   time 24hr precip snowfall
Armells creek RAWS 08 am Sat 0.20
Buffalo 2e cocorahs 07 am Tue 0.32
lewstn - crystl lake snotel 07 am Sat 0.30 1.0
glengarry_lwt 08 am Sat 0.03
Lewistown Airport 08 am Sat 0.11
Lewistown 1.7se wu 12 am Sat 0.02
little snowy RAWS 08 am Sat 0.15
Oscar RAWS 08 am Sat 0.10
Valentine coop 07 am Sat 0.24

... Gallatin County...
                                   time 24hr precip snowfall
wey - Beaver crk snotel 03 PM Fri 0.20 4.0
Big Sky coop 04 PM Fri 0.08
belgrd_wllw_spg_4ne dvnt 08 am Sat 0.01
big sky_northfrk wu 12 am Sat 0.03
wys - Black Bear snotel 07 am Sat 0.80 6.0
Bozeman agrimet 07 am Sat 0.02
Bozeman Gallatin Field 08 am Sat 0.01
Bozeman msu coop 04 PM Fri 0.06 0.6
Bozeman 4s cocorahs 07 am Thu 0.09
bozeman_msu wu 12 am Sat 0.04
bzn_tayabeshckp wu 12 am Sat 0.10
bzn_wheatland wu 12 am Sat 0.01
bzn_baxter_mdws wu 12 am Sat 0.02
bzn_spirit_hill wu 12 am Sat 0.01
bzn_taybshck_3se dvnt 08 am Sat 0.06
Brackett creek snotel 02 am Sat 1.00 9.0
wey - Carrot Basin snotel 07 am Sat 0.90 9.0
bzn - Lick Creek snotel 09 am Fri 0.30
Logan coop 07 am Sat 0.18
wey - Madison Plateau snotel 07 am Sat 0.80 7.0
Manhattan cwop 12 am Sat 0.02
CLyde pk - sacajawea snotel 07 am Sat 0.80 6.0
Shenango RAWS 08 am Sat 0.02
bzn - Shower Falls snotel 07 am Sat 0.40 6.0
Table Mountain scan 07 am Sat 0.10
West Yellowstone gate coop 07 am Sat 0.91 5.0
West Yellowstone hbr RAWS 08 am Sat 0.31
West Yellowstone snotel 02 am Sat 0.70 2.0
wey - whiskey crk snotel 05 am Sat 1.10 5.0
yellow mule RAWS 08 am Sat 0.27

... Glacier County...
                                   time 24hr precip snowfall

blackfeet agrimet 04 am Sat 0.10
Browning RAWS 07 am Sat 0.02
Cut Bank Airport 08 am Sat T
Deep Creek RAWS 07 am Sat 0.24
east glacier_sheepherder_dn 08 am Sat 0.03
Babb Flattop mtn snotel 05 am Sat 0.20 2.0
goat haunt dcp 07 am Sat 0.05
many Glacier snotel 07 am Sat 0.20
Pike Creek snotel 07 am Sat 0.20
St Mary crn 08 am Sat 0.10
St. Mary RAWS 08 am Sat 0.13
Summit dcp 07 am Sat 0.17

... Hill County...
                                   time 24hr precip snowfall
Rocky Boy 07 am Sat 0.10
Simpson coop 05 PM Wed 0.08

... Jefferson County...
                                   time 24hr precip snowfall
Boulder coop 04 PM Fri 0.01
Boulder cocorahs 07 am Fri T
Clancy 5ne cocorahs 07 am Wed 0.03
Townsend - tizer bsn snotel 07 am Sat 0.30
basin - Rocker pk snotel 05 am Sat 0.50 3.0
Whitehall RAWS 08 am Sat 0.07

... Judith Basin County...
                                   time 24hr precip snowfall
Bravo RAWS 08 am Sat 0.06
Judith river wma 08 am Sat 0.17
Moccasin agrimet 08 am Sat 0.11
Moccasin scan 07 am Sat 0.10
chckrbd - sf Judith RAWS 08 am Sat 0.22
wsspg - Spur Park snotel 07 am Sat 0.40 4.0
Stanford coop 06 PM Fri T

... Lewis And Clark County...
                                   time 24hr precip snowfall
Augusta - benchmark RAWS 08 am Sat 0.43
copper bottom snotel 07 am Sat 0.10
Copper Camp snotel 07 am Sat 0.20
Dearborn RAWS 07 am Sat 0.04
Rimini- frohner mdws snotel 04 am Sat 0.10
gate park RAWS - 0.09
Gibson Reservoir 07 am Sat 0.14
Gulf RAWS 08 am Sat 0.01
Helena Airport 08 am Sat T
Helena RAWS 08 am Sat 0.02
Helena valley agrimet 07 am Sat 0.01
Helena 11n cocorahs 07 am Fri 0.04
Holter dam 04 PM Fri 0.04
Lincoln RAWS 08 am Sat 0.05
hln- Nevada ridge snotel 07 am Sat 0.30 2.0
Rogers Pass coop 08 am Fri 0.15
Augusta- wood ck snotel 07 am Sat 1.20 8.0

... Madison County...
                                   time 24hr precip snowfall
Pony- Albro Lake snotel 06 am Sat 1.20 6.0
Burnt Creek RAWS 08 am Sat 0.02
Clover Meadow snotel 07 am Sat 0.40 4.0
Lakeview Divide snotel 04 PM Fri 0.30 1.0
Divide coop 09 am Fri 0.18
Ennis RAWS 08 am Sat 0.02
Ennis- lone mtn snotel 07 am Sat 0.40 5.0
mc allstr- lower twin snotel 05 am Sat 0.70 5.0
MC Allister coop 03 PM Fri 0.04
Pony cwop 12 am Sat 0.01
Ruby River Valley agrimet 08 am Sat 0.01
Cameron- Short Creek snotel 07 am Sat 0.20
Lakeview- tepee crk snotel 07 am Sat 0.30

... Meagher County...
                                   time 24hr precip snowfall
Boulder mtn snotel 06 am Sat 0.50 5.0
wss- Daisy Peak snotel 07 am Sat 0.40 2.0
wss - deadman ck snotel 07 am Sat 0.30
Elk Peak snotel 06 am Sat 0.40 3.0
Martinsdale coop 06 PM Fri 0.22 T
Onion Park snotel 07 am Sat 0.10
wss- pickfoot creek snotel 07 am Sat 0.40 2.0
wss - Stringer crk snotel 07 am Sat 0.10
White Sulphur Springs RAWS 08 am Sat 0.01
White Sulphur spg dcp 08 am Sat 0.09

... Pondera County...
                                   time 24hr precip snowfall
Badger Pass snotel 07 am Sat 0.60 2.0
Bynum coop 06 am Fri 0.13
Conrad coop 06 PM Tue 0.09
Dupuyer - swift dam dcp - 0.10
Heart Butte RAWS 08 am Sat 0.01
Heart Butte coop 07 am Sat T
Valier coop 04 PM Fri 0.03


... Teton County...
                                   time 24hr precip snowfall
Bynum coop 06 am Fri 0.13
Choteau coop 07 PM Fri 0.06
Dupuyer ck snotel 07 am Sat 0.10
Gleason RAWS 08 am Sat 0.05
Mount Lockhart snotel 05 am Sat 0.50 3.0
pendry_trmr_17wnw dvnt 08 am Sat 0.02
Pendroy Rice Ridge wu 12 am Sat 0.05
power dahlmann wu 12 am Sat 0.22
Teton rvr agrimet 07 am Sat 0.03
Choteau- Waldron snotel 07 am Sat 0.30

... Toole County...
                                   time 24hr precip snowfall
Galata 07 am Fri 0.13
Shelby coop 09 am Fri 0.04
Whitlash St flood wu 12 am Sat 0.11