SEVERE WEATHER WARNING ISSUED Attention Residents! A severe weather warning has been issued for Billings, MT (see below for National Weather Service information) . Residents are encouraged to take precautions to protect their property and personal safety. Issued by The National Weather Service Billings, MT Wed, Oct 2, 2013, 9:26 PM MDT ... WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON THURSDAY TO NOON MDT FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON THURSDAY TO NOON MDT FRIDAY. * TIMING... RAIN TONIGHT WILL BEGIN CHANGING TO RAIN AND SNOW THURSDAY MORNING... AND IS EXPECTED TO BECOME ALL SNOW BY EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATION... HEAVY WET SNOWFALL OF 4 TO 8 INCHES IS EXPECTED BY LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. * WINDS... NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH. * IMPACTS... AS TEMPERATURES FALL THURSDAY AFTERNOON SNOW WILL STICK TO TREES AND POWER LINES. MOST TREES HAVE NOT LOST THEIR LEAVES YET... SO ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CAUSE LIMBS TO BREAK. THE COMBINATION OF FALLING LIMBS AND SNOW ON POWER LINES COULD CAUSE POWER OUTAGES... ESPECIALLY IN BILLINGS. * ADDITIONAL IMPACTS... DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. COLD AND WET CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR UNPREPARED HUNTERS. 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.
Posted on: Thu, 03 Oct 2013 04:07:10 +0000
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