Blizzard Watch for Kalispell Area Through Monday Morning: 30 Inches Possible

There's a Winter Storm Warning AND a Blizzard Watch in effect for the Flathead and Mission Valleys through Monday. Treacherous driving conditions are expected with LOTS of snow and wind.

According to the National Weather Service:

WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST MONDAY.

BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

• IMPACTS/TIMING - LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING BEFORE ANOTHER EVEN MORE ROBUST WEATHER SYSTEM ARRIVES LATER THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY.
• FREEZING RAIN MAY MIX WITH SNOW THIS MORNING ACROSS THE MISSION VALLEY, CREATING DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS.
• LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY: VERY HEAVY SNOW WILL COMBINE WITH INCREASING EAST WINDS TO CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.
• SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 INCHES PER HOUR WILL BE LIKELY.
• ROADS WILL BECOME IMPASSIBLE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.
• VISIBILITY WILL LOWER TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE.
• SNOW DRIFTS OVER ROADS WILL MAKE DRIVING TREACHEROUS AND SNOW PLOW OPERATIONS DIFFICULT.
• SNOW ACCUMULATIONS - 15 TO 30 INCHES THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT.
• WINDS TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY - 15 TO 25 MPH WITH LOCALLY STRONGER GUSTS.