High Wind Warning issued April 26 at 7:24PM MDT until April 27 at 8:00PM MDT by NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
* WHAT...For the High Wind Warning, southwest winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph expected. For the Blowing Dust Advisory, visibility between one-quarter and one mile in blowing dust expected. * WHERE...Rio Grande Valley of New Mexico, Southwest Desert/Mimbres Basin, West Central Tularosa Basin/White Sands, East Central Tularosa Basin/Alamogordo, and Eastern/Central El Paso County. * WHEN...From 11 AM to 8 PM MDT Sunday. * IMPACTS...Hazardous driving conditions due to reduced visibility. Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are expected. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.
Wind Advisory issued April 26 at 7:24PM MDT until April 27 at 8:00PM MDT by NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
* WHAT...For the Blowing Dust Advisory, visibility between one-quarter and one mile in blowing dust expected. For the Wind Advisory, southwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Southwest Desert/Lower Gila River Valley. * WHEN...From 11 AM to 8 PM MDT Sunday. * IMPACTS...Hazardous driving conditions due to reduced visibility. Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.
Blowing Dust Advisory issued April 26 at 7:24PM MDT until April 27 at 8:00PM MDT by NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
* WHAT...For the High Wind Warning, southwest winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph expected. For the Blowing Dust Advisory, visibility between one-quarter and one mile in blowing dust expected. * WHERE...Rio Grande Valley of New Mexico, Southwest Desert/Mimbres Basin, West Central Tularosa Basin/White Sands, East Central Tularosa Basin/Alamogordo, and Eastern/Central El Paso County. * WHEN...From 11 AM to 8 PM MDT Sunday. * IMPACTS...Hazardous driving conditions due to reduced visibility. Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are expected. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.
Red Flag Warning issued April 26 at 6:51PM MDT until April 27 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM
...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRING AT 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WEST-CENTRAL NM AND THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY... ...RED FLAG WARNING SUNDAY FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT FOR ALL OF NORTHERN, CENTRAL, AND WESTERN NM DUE TO STRONG WINDS, LOW HUMIDITY, AND HIGH FIRE DANGER... .Through sunset this evening, wind speeds will continue to weaken and humidities will continue to increase; therefore, today's Red Flag Warning will be allowed to expire. .Widespread critical fire weather will spread to nearly all of northern, central, and western New Mexico Sunday, when southwest wind gusts up to 60 mph
Special Weather Statement issued April 26 at 4:11PM MDT by NWS Great Falls MT
At 410 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Moore to 14 miles north of Harlowton. Movement was east at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Moore, Glengarry, Buffalo, Lewistown, and Garneill.
Flood Watch issued April 26 at 3:09PM MDT until April 29 at 12:00AM MDT by NWS Billings MT
Runoff from a combination of heavy rain and some mid elevation snow melt may cause minor flooding of streams and low lying areas near the foothills. * WHAT...Flooding caused by rain and snowmelt is possible. * WHERE...Portions of south central Montana, including the following areas, Bighorn Canyon, Pryor/Northern Bighorn Mountains and Southern Big Horn and north central Wyoming, including the following areas, Northeast Bighorn Mountains and Sheridan Foothills. * WHEN...From Sunday evening through Monday evening. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in minor flooding of streams and other low-lying and flood-prone locations close to the foothills. Some roads may become impassable.
Flood Watch issued April 26 at 3:09PM MDT until April 28 at 6:00PM MDT by NWS Billings MT
Runoff from a combination of heavy rain and some mid elevation snow melt may cause minor flooding of streams and low lying areas near the foothills. * WHAT...Flooding caused by rain and snowmelt is possible. * WHERE...A portion of south central Montana, including the following areas, Absaroka/Beartooth Mountains, Beartooth Foothills, Crazy Mountains, Livingston Area, Melville Foothills, Northern Carbon, Northern Park, Northern Stillwater, Northern Sweet Grass, Paradise Valley, Red Lodge Foothills and Southeastern Carbon. * WHEN...From Sunday afternoon through Monday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in minor flooding of streams and other low-lying and flood-prone locations close to the foothills.
Hydrologic Outlook issued April 26 at 2:33PM MDT by NWS Billings MT
ESFBYZ The latest snow data from the NRCS and NOHRSC shows a significant snowpack existing between 5500 and 7500 feet. In this elevation 3 to 7 inches of water is contained within the snowpack. A storm system is expected to impact the area from Sunday afternoon through Monday. From Sunday afternoon into early Monday morning temperatures will be warm enough for rain to fall in this mid elevation layer over the Beartooth, Absaroka and Crazy mountains and foothills. The Pryor and Bighorn mountains and foothills will see rain potential from late Sunday evening into early afternoon Monday. A few thunderstorms
Winter Storm Warning issued April 26 at 1:42PM MDT until April 28 at 12:00PM MDT by NWS Great Falls MT
* WHAT...Heavy snow expected. Total snow accumulations up to 10 inches at and below pass level, with up to two feet above pass level. * WHERE...Gallatin and Madison County Mountains and Centennial Mountains. * WHEN...From 6 PM Sunday to noon MDT Monday. * IMPACTS...The weight of snow on tree limbs may down power lines and could cause sporadic power outages. Tire chains may be required for some vehicles if traveling through mountain passes. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Snow levels will vary quite significantly across the area, resulting in significant north to south discrepancies in amounts across similar elevations. Areas most favored for
Winter Storm Watch issued April 26 at 1:30PM MDT until April 29 at 12:00AM MDT by NWS Billings MT
* WHAT...Heavy snow possible. Total snow accumulations of 10-18 inches. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph. * WHERE...In Montana, Pryor/Northern Bighorn Mountains. In Wyoming, Northeast Bighorn Mountains. * WHEN...From Monday morning through Monday evening. * IMPACTS...Travel may be hazardous on US-14. Recreation in the high country could be impacted by heavy accumulating snow.