A Winter Storm Watch Has Been Issued for Yellowstone County, Montana Until Monday March 3rd 7:00 AM

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING.

* TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND
CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF MONDAY
MORNING. THE PERIOD OF HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL BE THURSDAY NIGHT
THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT.

* LOWER ELEVATION SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW WILL
BE POSSIBLE WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ALONG AND WEST OF A
SHERIDAN TO BILLINGS TO ROUNDUP LINE.

* MOUNTAIN SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...12 TO 18 INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE
POSSIBLE IN THE BEARTOOTH/ABSAROKA...CRAZY...AND THE NORTHEAST
BIG HORN MOUNTAINS.

* WINDS...VERY GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS WILL BE LIKELY ACROSS
SOUTHEAST MONTANA SATURDAY AND SUNDAY RESULTING IN BLOWING
SNOW...SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND BITTERLY COLD WIND
CHILLS.

* IMPACTS...WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL WILL MAKE TRAVEL ACROSS THE REGION
HAZARDOUS AS ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND SNOW PACKED ONCE AGAIN.
THOSE WITH TRAVEL PLANS MAY WANT TO POSTPONE UNTIL AFTER THE
STORM.

* LIVESTOCK...HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE ZERO
WITH OVERNIGHT LOWS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS BELOW AND TEENS BELOW
ZERO SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...COMBINED WITH SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL
AND GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS MAY BE ESPECIALLY HAZARDOUS TO YOUNG
LIVESTOCK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS
POSSIBLE BUT NOT IMMINENT. AT THIS TIME THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR
SIGNIFICANT SNOW. FUTURE DRIVING AND WALKING CONDITIONS MAY
BECOME HAZARDOUS SO IT IS IMPORTANT TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

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