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Winter Weather Advisory
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BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION-
142 AM MDT THU MAY 23 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM MDT THIS
MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HEAVY WET SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10
AM MDT THIS MORNING.

* IMPACTS/TIMING: HEAVY SNOW CONTINUES TO FALL ACROSS THE AREA
RESULTING IN MAJOR IMPACTS TO AREA TREES...POWER LINES AND
TRAVEL ON BOTH PAVED AND UNIMPROVED ROADS. REPORTS FROM COUNTY
OFFICIALS INDICATE THAT THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS OCCURRING ON THE
WEST END OF TOWN AND LIKELY ALONG MONTANA HIGHWAY 1 LEADING UP
TO GEORGETOWN LAKE.

* SNOWFALL INTENSITY SHOULD BEGIN TO DECREASE BETWEEN 8 AM AND 10
AM WITH ROADWAYS SHOWING SIGNS OF IMPROVEMENT AN HOUR OR SO
AFTER SUNRISE.

* SNOWFALL AMOUNTS: REPORTS INDICATE THAT BETWEEN 2 AND 5 INCHES
HAVE ALREADY FALLEN AND AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE
THROUGH MIDDLE OF THIS MORNING.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BUTTE...GEORGETOWN LAKE...HIGHWAY
12 GARRISON TO ELLISTON...MACDONALD PASS

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES AND COULD DAMAGE TREES
AND POWER LINES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

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