After three splendid days of warm, sunny weather in the 50s, winter makes a return visit tonight. Here's the Snow and Blowing Snow Advisory that the National Weather Service office in Missoula posted for us this afternoon:
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BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION-
236 PM MDT TUE APR 29 2008
A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM MDT WEDNESDAY.
3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS UP TO 8 INCHES NEAR GEORGETOWN LAKE ARE EXPECTED FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. AREAS IMPACTED INCLUDE...PHILIPSBURG AND ANACONDA. BUTTE CAN EXPECT 1 TO 3 INCHES. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOWFALL...GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN.
A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.
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We were really getting into that spring thing for a while.
Maybe it would help to think of it as more moisture....cold and frozen, but helpful in keeping down grass fires this summer. Just tryin' to help!!
Posted by: Mary Ware | April 30, 2008 at 06:37 AM
I guess Mother Nature is really trying to tell you that you took your studded tires off too soon.
Posted by: Janet in Cambridge | April 30, 2008 at 05:48 AM