Winter Storm Warning for Yellowstone, MT

... WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST WEDNESDAY.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION... AS MUCH AS 6 INCHES OF SNOW HAS FALLEN ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE WARNED AREAS. EXPECTED TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES BY THE TIME THE SNOW BEGINS TO TAPER OFF LATE TONIGHT.

* WINDS... NORTH WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH SOME LOCAL HIGHER GUSTS PRODUCING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

* IMPACTS... PERIODS OF HEAVIER SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WITH ROADS SLICK AND SNOWPACKED. BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS WILL MAKE OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES DANGEROUS INTO WEDNESDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF SNOW IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.