Wednesday, June 11, 2008

Today's weather warning...

From the NWS:

BEAVERHEAD-CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-MADISON- JEFFERSON- GALLATIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DILLON...HELENA... LINCOLN...ENNIS... BOULDER...BOZEMAN... WEST YELLOWSTONE 621 AM MDT WED JUN 11 2008

...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET...

A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET.

SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON...3 TO 9 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION ARE EXPECTED AT ELEVATIONS BETWEEN 5000 AND 7000 FEET...WHILE THE MOUNTAINS ARE EXPECTED TO RECEIVE BETWEEN 9 AND 14 INCHES OF SNOW.

EXPECT VISIBILITIES TO BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW. TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN THE WARNING AREA WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

ADDITIONALLY...THIS WILL BE A VERY WET SNOW. IN AREAS THAT RECEIVE HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...THERE COULD BE SOME POWER OUTAGES OR DAMAGE TO TREES THAT HAVE LEAFED OUT.

A HEAVY SNOW WARNING 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.


FYI: Bozeman is at about 5000 ft.

2 comments:

annajo said...

I feel like they are yelling at me.

sp said...

That just plain ol' sucks. I'm sorry, cause nothing makes it suck less...