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Snow Squall Warning, Montana

Severe

Intense bursts of heavy snow. Travel will become difficult and potentially dangerous within minutes.

Ended Tuesday, February 17, 2026.

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Places in this warning

Map

Map of Montana with this warning The Snow Squall Warning covers Boulder, Whitehall, Sheridan. The weather service drew the area; it is moving east at 31 mph. Moving east at 31 mphI-90I-115US 191US 89US 12BoulderWhitehallSheridanRader CreekTwin BridgesIDAHOMONTANA20 mi I-90I-115US 12BoulderWhitehallSheridanRader CreekIDAHOMONTANA25 mi I-115US 191US 12BoulderWhitehallSheridanMONTANA25 mi I-115US 12BoulderWhitehallSheridanMONTANA50 mi
  • This warning
  • Area drawn by the weather service
  • Interstates
  • US highways
  • Moving east at 31 mph
Alert area: National Weather Service. Borders and highways: U.S. Census Bureau. Lakes, rivers and other countries: Natural Earth. Open this area in OpenStreetMap

Details from the National Weather Service

What
Intense bursts of heavy snow. Gusty winds leading to blowing snow and rapidly falling visibility. Wind gusts greater than 50 mph could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects.
Squall now
At 7:07 in the morning, a dangerous snow squall was located along a line extending from 8 miles southwest of Basin to 11 miles east of Butte to near Silver Star to 6 miles southwest of Alder, moving northeast at 35 mph.
Impacts
Travel will become difficult and potentially dangerous within minutes.
Highways
Interstate 90 between mile markers 254 and 235.
Places named
Boulder, Sheridan, Whitehall, Twin Bridges, Alder, Silver Star, Basin, Elk Park, Laurin, and Waterloo.
Seen by
Radar indicated.

Updates

  1. Allowed to end on time. February 17, 2026
  2. Ended for part of the area. February 17, 2026
  3. Snow Squall Warning issued until Tuesday, 7:30 in the morning. February 17, 2026