Winter Storm Warning for Yellowstone, Montana

... WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT FRIDAY.

* TIMING... RAIN WILL BEGIN CHANGING TO A RAIN AND SNOW MIX LATER THIS MORNING BEFORE CHANGING TO ALL SNOW BY THIS AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION... HEAVY WET SNOWFALL OF 4 TO 8 INCHES IS EXPECTED BY EARLY FRIDAY.

* WINDS... NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH.

* IMPACTS... AS TEMPERATURES FALL SNOW WILL BEGIN TO STICK TO TREES AND POWER LINES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THIS COULD LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY.

* TRAVEL... MOST ROADS WILL STAY WET TODAY AND RECEIVE MINOR ACCUMULATIONS OVERNIGHT. HIGHER LOCATIONS... LIKE WHERE INTERSTATE 90 GOES THROUGH THE EMERALD HILLS AND ON THE HIGHER SPOTS AROUND COLUMBUS COULD SEE SLUSHY CONDITIONS.

* OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES... COLD AND WET CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR UNPREPARED HUNTERS.

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.