HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK Issue Date: 436 AM MDT SAT OCT 11 2008Expiration: 500 AM MST SUN OCT 12 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MONTANA...SOUTH CENTRAL MONTANA...SOUTHEAST MONTANA AND NORTH CENTRAL WYOMING. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT THE AREA. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO PILE UP OVER SOUTH CENTRAL MONTANA WITH ANOTHER 3 TO 5 INCHES EXPECTED TODAY. THE EAST SLOPES WILL SEE ANOTHER 6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW WITH THE MOUNTAINS PICKING UP A FOOT OF ADDITIONAL SNOW. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AND BE HEAVY AT TIMES OVER CENTRAL AND EASTERN ZONES. SNOW AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED TONIGHT OVER THE PLAINS WITH ANOTHER FOOT NEAR AND IN THE MOUNTAINS. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AND WET AND WILL RESULT IN DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA SUNDAY...BEFORE TAPERING OFF SUNDAY NIGHT. STORM TOTALS COULD EXCEED 3 FEET OVER THE MOUNTAINS WITH UP TO TWO FEET OVER THE NORTHEAST FACING SLOPES. MANY AREAS IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE STORM TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO FEET. PLEASE MONITOR FUTURE WARNINGS AND FORECASTS FOR YOUR AREA AS THIS STORM MOVES ACROSS THE AREA. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MONTANA...SOUTH CENTRAL MONTANA...SOUTHEAST MONTANA AND NORTH CENTRAL WYOMING. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT THE AREA. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO PILE UP OVER SOUTH CENTRAL MONTANA WITH ANOTHER 3 TO 5 INCHES EXPECTED TODAY. THE EAST SLOPES WILL SEE ANOTHER 6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW WITH THE MOUNTAINS PICKING UP A FOOT OF ADDITIONAL SNOW. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AND BE HEAVY AT TIMES OVER CENTRAL AND EASTERN ZONES. SNOW AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED TONIGHT OVER THE PLAINS WITH ANOTHER FOOT NEAR AND IN THE MOUNTAINS. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AND WET AND WILL RESULT IN DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA SUNDAY...BEFORE TAPERING OFF SUNDAY NIGHT. STORM TOTALS COULD EXCEED 3 FEET OVER THE MOUNTAINS WITH UP TO TWO FEET OVER THE NORTHEAST FACING SLOPES. MANY AREAS IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE STORM TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO FEET. PLEASE MONITOR FUTURE WARNINGS AND FORECASTS FOR YOUR AREA AS THIS STORM MOVES ACROSS THE AREA. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
