Weather Alert in Montana
Winter Weather Advisory issued February 18 at 1:41AM MST until February 19 at 11:00AM MST by NWS Billings MT
AREAS AFFECTED: Musselshell; Treasure; Northern Rosebud; Custer; Northern Stillwater; Powder River; Carter; Golden Valley; Northern Big Horn; Southern Rosebud; Southern Big Horn; Bighorn Canyon; Northeastern Yellowstone; Southwestern Yellowstone; Sheridan Foothills
DESCRIPTION: * WHAT...Snow and blowing snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 1 to 4 inches. Winds gusting as high as 30 mph. * WHERE...Portions of central, south central, and southeast Montana and north central Wyoming. * WHEN...From 5 PM this afternoon to 11 AM MST Thursday. * IMPACTS...Snow and blowing snow will impact travel at times. This includes travel along Interstate 90, Interstate 94, and Highway 212. The hazardous conditions will impact the evening commute today and the morning commute Thursday. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Locally higher snowfall amounts are possible over the higher hills in south-eastern Montana and northern Wyoming.
INSTRUCTION: Slow down and use caution while traveling. For the latest road conditions, call 5 1 1.
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Weather Topic: What is Precipitation?
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Precipitation can refer to many different forms of water that
may fall from clouds. Precipitation occurs after a cloud has become saturated to
the point where its water particles are more dense than the air below the cloud.
In most cases, precipitation will reach the ground, but it is not uncommon for
precipitation to evaporate before it reaches the earth's surface.
When precipitation evaporates before it contacts the ground it is called Virga.
Graupel, hail, sleet, rain, drizzle, and snow are forms of precipitation, but fog
and mist are not considered precipitation because the water vapor which
constitutes them isn't dense enough to fall to the ground.
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Weather Topic: What are Shelf Clouds?
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A shelf cloud is similar to a wall cloud, but forms at the front
of a storm cloud, instead of at the rear, where wall clouds form.
A shelf cloud is caused by a series of events set into motion by the advancing
storm; first, cool air settles along the ground where precipitation has just fallen.
As the cool air is brought in, the warmer air is displaced, and rises above it,
because it is less dense. When the warmer air reaches the bottom of the storm cloud,
it begins to cool again, and the resulting condensation is a visible shelf cloud.
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