A Winter Storm Watch Has Been Issued for Yellowstone County, Montana Until Tuesday February 25th at 6:00 AM

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE
MONDAY NIGHT...

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

* TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH
THE DAY ON MONDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF MONDAY EVENING. THE PERIOD
OF HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL BE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY
MORNING.

* LOWER ELEVATION SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW ARE
POSSIBLE...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ALONG THE FOOTHILLS FROM RED
LODGE TO LIVINGSTON AND FROM BIG TIMBER TO HARLOWTON.

* MOUNTAIN SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...12 TO 18 INCHES OF SNOW ARE
POSSIBLE IN THE BEARTOOTH ABSAROKA AND BIG HORN MOUNTAINS.

* IMPACTS...WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL MAY MAKE TRAVEL ACROSS THE REGION
HAZARDOUS AS ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND SNOW PACKED. THOSE
WITH PLANS IN THE HIGH COUNTRY MAY WISH TO POSTPONE UNTIL AFTER
THE STORM. ALSO...COLD TEMPERATURES AND SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL MAY
BE ESPECIALLY HAZARDOUS TO YOUNG CATTLE.

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.