Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Missoula, MT

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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Missoula MT
1021 AM MDT Thu Oct 17 2024

MTZ006-007-171700-
Bitterroot/Sapphire Mountains MT-Butte/Blackfoot Region MT-
1021 AM MDT Thu Oct 17 2024

...Intense wet snow showers will impact portions of northwestern
Deer Lodge, southeastern Granite and south central Powell Counties
through 1100 AM MDT...

At 1020 AM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking intense wet snow showers
along a line extending from 7 miles west of Deer Lodge to 15 miles
southwest of West Valley. Movement was east at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Visibility one-half mile or less.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Low visibility and slushy snow on roads could result in
         difficult driving conditions.

Locations impacted include...
Deer Lodge, Anaconda, Philipsburg, West Valley, Maxville, Porters
Corner, Princeton, Lost Creek, and Georgetown Lake.

LAT...LON 4639 11277 4593 11315 4608 11359 4655 11324
TIME...MOT...LOC 1620Z 291DEG 16KT 4642 11291 4599 11326

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH

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