Winter Weather Update

OK...if you were dreaming of "walkin' in a winter wonderland" you are going to be in luck.   A "Winter Weather Advisory" has been issued for Billings and the area from the National Weather Service.

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM WEDNESDAY TO 9 AM
MST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 11 AM WEDNESDAY TO 9 AM MST THURSDAY.

* IMPACTS: SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO CREATE VERY
DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL CONDITIONS BEGINNING WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON. WET ROADS WILL LIKELY FREEZE AS COLD AIR PLUNGES INTO
THE REGION WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...MAKING FOR A HAZARDOUS EVENING
COMMUTE. BITTER COLD WIND CHILL VALUES WEDNESDAY NIGHT WILL
PRESENT DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR ANYONE OUTDOORS.

* TIMING: SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND
INTENSIFY INTO THE EVENING HOURS. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW ARE
POSSIBLE FROM WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION: 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE.

* WINDS: NORTH WINDS OF 15 T0 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THESE GUSTY WINDS WILL BRING THE THREAT OF
SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG WITH BITTER COLD
WIND CHILL VALUES WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY CAN BE ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER
WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...SLEET...
FREEZING RAIN...AND EXTREME WIND CHILLS.