Blizzard Warning for Miles City, Montana Through Noon Monday

Eastern Montana is facing dangerous driving conditions this weekend with a Blizzard Warning in effect until noon on Monday.

According to the National Weather Service:

BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST MONDAY.

• RADAR COVERAGE IN SOUTHEAST MONTANA VASTLY UNDERESTIMATES SNOWSTORM INTENSITY.
• TRAVEL THROUGH THIS AREA IS NOT AN ALTERNATIVE TO NORTHEAST WYOMING.
• IN PARTICULAR US 212 IS NOT A GOOD OPTION WHEN INTERSTATE 90 CLOSES. IMPACTS.
• SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES PERSISTING THROUGH TONIGHT.
• TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION - 6 TO 10 INCHES.
• VISIBILITY - LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.
• WINDS - NORTH WINDS INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH EVEN STRONGER WINDS POSSIBLE TONIGHT.
• FRESH SNOW COMBINING WITH THE WINDS TO REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AND CAUSE DRIFTS OF 2 TO 4 FEET.  
• A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OF OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
• VISIBILITY WILL BECOME POOR WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES.
• THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME LOST OR DISORIENTED SO PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED TO STAY INDOORS.