Winter Storm Warning for Yellowstone Montana

... WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM MONDAY TO 6 PM MDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM MONDAY TO 6 PM MDT TUESDAY.

* TIMING... SCATTERED LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS TONIGHT WILL TURN TO SNOW BY MORNING AND INCREASE MONDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR MONDAY INTO MONDAY EVENING WITH LIGHTER ACCUMULATIONS INTO TUESDAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO END TUESDAY NIGHT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION... 5 TO 9 INCHES OF OF ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED... MOST OF WHICH WILL FALL DURING THE DAY MONDAY.

* WINDS... NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES... LOWER 30S MONDAY MORNING THEN SLOWLY FALLING INTO THE UPPER 20S DURING THE DAY.

* IMPACTS... SNOW PACKED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY FOR THE MONDAY EVENING COMMUTE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF SNOW IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.