Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

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Alert: High Wind Warning
Area(s): Eastern Toole and Liberty
Effective: 2026-01-15 @ 9:00 pm -> 2026-01-16 @ 6:00 am
Onset: 2026-01-15 @ 9:00 pm -> 2026-01-16 @ 6:00 am
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Urgency: Expected
Issued By: NWS Great Falls MT on 2026-01-15 @ 9:00 pm
Headline: High Wind Warning issued January 15 at 8:00PM MST until January 16 at 5:00AM MST by NWS Great Falls MT
Description: * WHAT...Northwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 65 mph.

* WHERE...Eastern Toole and Liberty Counties, particularly around
the Sweetgrass Hills.

* WHEN...Until 5 AM MST Friday.

* IMPACTS...High winds may move loose debris, damage property and
cause power outages. Travel could be difficult, especially for
high profile vehicles.

Alert: High Wind Warning
Area(s): Hill County; Northern Blaine County; Bears Paw Mountains and Southern Blaine; Fergus County below 4500ft
Effective: 2026-01-15 @ 9:00 pm -> 2026-01-16 @ 6:00 am
Onset: 2026-01-15 @ 9:00 pm -> 2026-01-16 @ 6:00 am
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Urgency: Expected
Issued By: NWS Great Falls MT on 2026-01-15 @ 9:00 pm
Headline: High Wind Warning issued January 15 at 8:00PM MST until January 16 at 5:00AM MST by NWS Great Falls MT
Description: * WHAT...Northwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 65 mph.

* WHERE...Bears Paw Mountains and Southern Blaine, Fergus County
below 4500ft, Hill County, and Northern Blaine County.

* WHEN...Until 5 AM MST Friday.

* IMPACTS...Travel could be difficult, especially for high profile
vehicles. Blowing dust could significantly reduce visibility at
times.

Alert: High Wind Warning
Area(s): Musselshell; Treasure; Northern Rosebud; Northern Big Horn; Southern Rosebud; Northeastern Yellowstone
Effective: 2026-01-15 @ 8:06 pm -> 2026-01-16 @ 6:00 pm
Onset: 2026-01-15 @ 8:06 pm -> 2026-01-16 @ 6:00 pm
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Urgency: Expected
Issued By: NWS Billings MT on 2026-01-15 @ 8:06 pm
Headline: High Wind Warning issued January 15 at 7:06PM MST until January 16 at 5:00PM MST by NWS Billings MT
Description: * WHAT...Northwest winds gusting 40 to 60 mph.

* WHERE...Portions of central, south central, and southeast Montana.

* WHEN...Until 5 PM MST Friday.

* IMPACTS...Damaging winds could blow down trees and power lines
resulting in power outages. Travel will be difficult, especially
for high profile vehicles.

Alert: High Wind Warning
Area(s): Custer; Fallon; Powder River; Carter
Effective: 2026-01-15 @ 8:06 pm -> 2026-01-16 @ 6:00 pm
Onset: 2026-01-15 @ 8:06 pm -> 2026-01-16 @ 6:00 pm
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Urgency: Expected
Issued By: NWS Billings MT on 2026-01-15 @ 8:06 pm
Headline: High Wind Warning issued January 15 at 7:06PM MST until January 16 at 5:00PM MST by NWS Billings MT
Description: * WHAT...Northwest winds gusting 40 to 60 mph.

* WHERE...Carter, Custer, Fallon, and Powder River.

* WHEN...Until 5 PM MST Friday.

* IMPACTS...Damaging winds could blow down trees and power lines
resulting in power outages. Travel will be difficult, especially
for high profile vehicles.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Snow showers combined with the strong winds
will cause visibility reductions at times, mainly across Fallon and
Carter counties.

Alert: Wind Advisory
Area(s): Beartooth Foothills
Effective: 2026-01-15 @ 8:06 pm -> 2026-01-16 @ 6:00 am
Onset: 2026-01-15 @ 8:06 pm -> 2026-01-16 @ 6:00 am
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Likely
Urgency: Expected
Issued By: NWS Billings MT on 2026-01-15 @ 8:06 pm
Headline: Wind Advisory issued January 15 at 7:06PM MST until January 16 at 5:00AM MST by NWS Billings MT
Description: * WHAT...Northwest winds gusting 40 to 60 mph

* WHERE...Beartooth Foothills.

* WHEN...Until 5 AM MST Friday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Strongest winds are expected through late
tonight. Snow showers combined with the strong winds could cause
visibility reductions at times along with slick road conditions.

Alert: High Wind Warning
Area(s): Red Lodge Foothills; Southeastern Carbon
Effective: 2026-01-15 @ 8:06 pm -> 2026-01-16 @ 6:00 am
Onset: 2026-01-15 @ 8:06 pm -> 2026-01-16 @ 6:00 am
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Urgency: Expected
Issued By: NWS Billings MT on 2026-01-15 @ 8:06 pm
Headline: High Wind Warning issued January 15 at 7:06PM MST until January 16 at 5:00AM MST by NWS Billings MT
Description: * WHAT...Northwest winds gusting 40 to 60 mph.

* WHERE...Red Lodge Foothills and Southeastern Carbon.

* WHEN...Until 5 AM MST Friday.

* IMPACTS...Damaging winds may blow down trees and power lines
resulting in power outages. Widespread power outages are expected.
Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Snow showers combined with the strong winds
will cause visibility reductions and slick travel conditions at
times near the mountains this evening.

Alert: High Wind Warning
Area(s): Southern Big Horn; Sheridan Foothills
Effective: 2026-01-15 @ 8:06 pm -> 2026-01-16 @ 6:00 pm
Onset: 2026-01-15 @ 8:06 pm -> 2026-01-16 @ 6:00 pm
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Urgency: Expected
Issued By: NWS Billings MT on 2026-01-15 @ 8:06 pm
Headline: High Wind Warning issued January 15 at 7:06PM MST until January 16 at 5:00PM MST by NWS Billings MT
Description: * WHAT...Northwest winds gusting 40 to 60 mph.

* WHERE...In Montana, Southern Big Horn. In Wyoming, Sheridan
Foothills.

* WHEN...Until 5 PM MST Friday.

* IMPACTS...Damaging winds could blow down trees and power lines
resulting in power outages. Travel will be difficult, especially
for high profile vehicles. This includes travel along Interstate
90.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Snow showers combined with the strong winds
could cause visibility reductions at times along with slick road
conditions.

Alert: High Wind Warning
Area(s): Northern Stillwater; Golden Valley; Northern Sweet Grass; Northern Carbon; Melville Foothills; Southwestern Yellowstone
Effective: 2026-01-15 @ 8:06 pm -> 2026-01-16 @ 1:00 pm
Onset: 2026-01-15 @ 8:06 pm -> 2026-01-16 @ 1:00 pm
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Urgency: Expected
Issued By: NWS Billings MT on 2026-01-15 @ 8:06 pm
Headline: High Wind Warning issued January 15 at 7:06PM MST until January 16 at 12:00PM MST by NWS Billings MT
Description: * WHAT...Northwest winds gusting 40 to 60 mph.

* WHERE...Portions of central and south central Montana.

* WHEN...Until noon MST Friday.

* IMPACTS...Damaging winds could blow down trees and power lines
resulting in power outages. Travel will be difficult, especially
for high profile vehicles.

Alert: High Wind Warning
Area(s): Judith Gap; Southern Wheatland
Effective: 2026-01-15 @ 8:06 pm -> 2026-01-16 @ 1:00 pm
Onset: 2026-01-15 @ 8:06 pm -> 2026-01-16 @ 1:00 pm
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Urgency: Expected
Issued By: NWS Billings MT on 2026-01-15 @ 8:06 pm
Headline: High Wind Warning issued January 15 at 7:06PM MST until January 16 at 12:00PM MST by NWS Billings MT
Description: * WHAT...Northwest winds gusting 40 to 60 mph.

* WHERE...Judith Gap and Southern Wheatland.

* WHEN...Until noon MST Friday.

* IMPACTS...Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile
vehicles. This includes travel along Highway 191 and Highway 12.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Snow showers combined with the strong winds
could cause visibility reductions at times this evening.

Alert: Cold Weather Advisory
Area(s): Daniels; Sheridan; Western Roosevelt; Northern Valley; Eastern Roosevelt
Effective: 2026-01-15 @ 1:40 pm -> 2026-01-17 @ 11:00 am
Onset: 2026-01-16 @ 9:00 pm -> 2026-01-16 @ 5:00 am
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Likely
Urgency: Expected
Issued By: NWS Glasgow MT on 2026-01-15 @ 1:40 pm
Headline: Cold Weather Advisory issued January 15 at 12:40PM MST until January 17 at 10:00AM MST by NWS Glasgow MT
Description: * WHAT...For the High Wind Warning, northwest winds 25 to 40 mph
with gusts up to 60 mph. For the Cold Weather Advisory, very cold
wind chills as low as 30 below expected.

* WHERE...Daniels, Northern Valley, Sheridan, and Roosevelt Counties.

* WHEN...For the High Wind Warning, until 5 PM MST Friday. For the
Cold Weather Advisory, from 8 PM Friday to 10 AM MST Saturday.

* IMPACTS...High winds may move loose debris, damage property, and
cause power bumps. Travel could be difficult, especially for high
profile vehicles. The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 30
below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as
30 minutes.

Alert: High Wind Warning
Area(s): Daniels; Sheridan; Western Roosevelt; Northern Valley; Eastern Roosevelt
Effective: 2026-01-15 @ 1:40 pm -> 2026-01-16 @ 6:00 pm
Onset: 2026-01-15 @ 1:40 pm -> 2026-01-16 @ 5:00 am
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Urgency: Expected
Issued By: NWS Glasgow MT on 2026-01-15 @ 1:40 pm
Headline: High Wind Warning issued January 15 at 12:40PM MST until January 16 at 5:00PM MST by NWS Glasgow MT
Description: * WHAT...For the High Wind Warning, northwest winds 25 to 40 mph
with gusts up to 60 mph. For the Cold Weather Advisory, very cold
wind chills as low as 30 below expected.

* WHERE...Daniels, Northern Valley, Sheridan, and Roosevelt Counties.

* WHEN...For the High Wind Warning, until 5 PM MST Friday. For the
Cold Weather Advisory, from 8 PM Friday to 10 AM MST Saturday.

* IMPACTS...High winds may move loose debris, damage property, and
cause power bumps. Travel could be difficult, especially for high
profile vehicles. The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 30
below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as
30 minutes.

Alert: High Wind Warning
Area(s): Central and Southeast Phillips; Central and Southern Valley; Petroleum; Garfield; McCone; Richland; Dawson; Prairie; Wibaux; Northern Phillips; Southwest Phillips
Effective: 2026-01-15 @ 1:40 pm -> 2026-01-16 @ 6:00 pm
Onset: 2026-01-15 @ 1:40 pm -> 2026-01-16 @ 5:00 am
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Urgency: Expected
Issued By: NWS Glasgow MT on 2026-01-15 @ 1:40 pm
Headline: High Wind Warning issued January 15 at 12:40PM MST until January 16 at 5:00PM MST by NWS Glasgow MT
Description: * WHAT...Northwest winds 25 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph.

* WHERE...A portion of northeast Montana.

* WHEN...Until 5 PM MST Friday.

* IMPACTS...High winds may move loose debris, damage property, and
cause power bumps. Travel could be difficult, especially for high
profile vehicles.