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Large amounts of mountain snow fell over the weekend in southwest Montana and other locations. An Avalanche Warning has been issued by the Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center. Popular backcountry recreation spots are included in Monday mornings Avalanche Warning.

Update Just Before 10P Sunday Night From SD2: "After consulting with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), we have decided to call tomorrow, February 3rd, a snow day. There will be no school or school-related activities...

Many parts of western and central Montana will experience dangerous travel conditions this weekend with gusty winds of 60+ MPH and up to 16 inches of new snow. A powerful storm system is moving into Montana, with advisories and warnings issued.

This weekend is going to be filled with weather curveballs in Montana. A few inches of snow is expected, but for southwest Montana - it's the brutal wind chill of -35 Saturday night into Sunday morning that is concerning.

Forget the huge lists of dozens of things you should have in your car to be prepared for a Montana winter. If you really want to be safe, and able to help others, there is a basic emergency kit checklist to keep in your vehicle.

Highway cameras have always been thought of as useful tools. But in Montana, our MDT highway cameras have some of the best views of rural scenery in America. It's truly breathtaking what you can see.

Parts of Montana, including counties in southwest Montana, are under Cold Weather Advisories Monday night and Tuesday morning with dangerously cold wind chills of -40 possible.

Starting Wednesday evening, portions of Montana east of Glacier National Park could experience some serious and dangerous wind gusts of up to 80 MPH. Several counties are under this High Wind Watch until Thursday evening.

The first half of January has been filled with weather issues and accidents across Montana's highways. Just about every dangerous weather element showed up somewhere in Montana. Fog, rain, snow, ice - all of it.

Montana is getting a lot of snow in this round of storms, with popular mountain terrain becoming unstable. The Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center has issued an Avalanche Warning for the Cooke City area on Friday.