Winter Storm Warning UPDATE – Through Saturday Afternoon

Madison and Gallatin counties continue to be under a Winter Storm Warning for several more inches of snow through Saturday afternoon. Some roads a snow covered and quite slick.

According to the National Weather Service:

WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR ALL ELEVATIONS.

• WHAT: HEAVY SNOW OCCURRING. PLAN ON DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS, ESPECIALLY DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE TONIGHT.
• NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES AT LOWER ELEVATIONS
• 8 TO 16 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS.
• WHERE: MADISON AND GALLATIN COUNTIES.
• WHEN: UNTIL 6 PM SATURDAY.
• BE PREPARED FOR SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY AT TIMES.
• PERIODS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY. HOWEVER A PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MIDNIGHT.
• SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE DURING THIS TIME AT ALL ELEVATIONS.