Snow Squall Warning, Montana

Severe

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

Ended Tuesday, February 17, 2026.

Issued: Tuesday, February 17, 7:27 in the morning
Expires: Tuesday, February 17, 8:15 in the morning
Updated: February 17, 2026

Places in this warning

Map

This warning
Area drawn by the weather service
Interstates
US highways
Moving east at 28 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 7:48 in the morning, a dangerous snow squall was located along a line extending from 9 miles north of Boulder to 12 miles northeast of Whitehall to 11 miles south of Pony, moving east at 30 mph.
Impacts: Travel will become difficult and potentially dangerous within minutes.
Highways: Interstate 90 between mile markers 279 and 253. Highway 12 between mile markers 98 and 97, and between mile markers 109 and 100. Highway 287 between mile markers 97 and 54.
Places named: Boulder, Three Forks, Pony, Harrison, Norris, Wickes, Mcallister, Alhambra, Corbin, Elkhorn State Park, Cardwell, Radersburg, Lewis And Clark Caverns State Park, Willow Creek, and Jefferson City.
Seen by: Radar indicated.

Updates

Tuesday 8:09 in the morning
Allowed to end on time. February 17, 2026
Tuesday 7:49 in the morning
Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. February 17, 2026
Tuesday 7:27 in the morning
Snow Squall Warning issued until Tuesday, 8:15 in the morning. February 17, 2026