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Post by Admin on Nov 1, 2017 7:15:57 GMT -7
Winter Weather Advisory remains in effect from noon today to
6 am MDT Thursday...
* what... snow expected. Travel will become difficult along the
foothills, on Interstate 90 from Livingston to Bozeman Pass,
and on Highway 89 through the Paradise Valley. Total snow
accumulations of 2 to 5 inches, with localized amounts up to 7
inches along the slopes of the mountains.
* Where... Red Lodge foothills, Paradise Valley, Livingston area
and Beartooth foothills.
* When... noon today to 6 am Thursday.
* Additional details... expect slick conditions for the Thursday
morning commute.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
Be prepared for snow covered roads and limited visibility, and
use caution while driving. For the latest Road conditions, call 5
1 1.
Additional graphics for this hazard can be found at
www.Weather.Gov/Billings |
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Post by Admin on Nov 2, 2017 7:08:30 GMT -7
High South gets buried
16 inches of snow blankets the ground The November 1st weather advisory was understated. Glastonbury appears to be near the storm's center and we got a LOT of snow. As I was driving home last night the road packed snow started to deepen just past Emigrant. Before Emigrant the road was wet and clear.
By the time I arrived at Dry Creek the road was well covered with 2-3 inches of packed snow. Dry Creek was covered with the same amount. The climb up Hercules was slippery and with each uphill turn, the snow deepened. One lane was roughly plowed to SpecTec. The road after SpecTec was beautifully plowed courtesy of Myron Moorman. Thank-you Myron!
Sagittarius Skyway was totally buried with just a single set of tire tracks to follow in 12 inches of wet snow.
More snow is predicted for today but no accumulation is seen.
Time to dig out!
Please drive safely. On my way to Livingston yesterday morning some person in a silver car with a Thule roof rack passed me rather quickly. A tourist I thought and then glanced at my speedometer which read 65 mph. The road was wet and slushy. I slowed to 55. About 5 miles up the road where the speed limit drops to 55 I saw a pair of tire tracks leave the road and head up an embankment. Thule rack parts were scattered in one lane and a silver car was resting upside down in the weeds. A person had crawled or was thrown out and sitting upright in the snow. Several people had stopped and were offering assistance.
We hear it often - drive safely. The life you save may be your own.
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Post by hiker on Nov 2, 2017 12:58:00 GMT -7
With over a foot of snow within a couple of hours time...I am wondering why the roads were not plowed in N. Glastonbury?
The Sirius HILL should have been cleared if nothing else. Cars were in ditches, off the road and backing down the hill multiple times when they could not make it up.
Frustrating and unacceptable.
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Post by Admin on Nov 3, 2017 9:12:20 GMT -7
High South tops 20 inches in two days! Another 4 inches of snow fell overnight and today we have just over 20 inches on the ground. More snow is predicted for the weekend.
This snow is especially rough on gravel roads because it makes them difficult to plow. The gravel has not yet frozen solid and the plow blade must stay 2 inches or so above the road surface to keep from digging up expensive road mix. The ground is still warm and the snow is melting into the road mix and turning it into a muddy mess. Usually early season snows are not plowed; they are allowed to melt with the hopes that the road bed will soon freeze solid. The current series of storms are dumping so much wet, heavy snow that the roads must be plowed.
Four wheel drive and steady nerves are required for all High South landowners. The roads are plowed but extra caution is advised. By necessity the gravel roads should remain with at least two inches of snow cover until the road bed can freeze solid. That usually happens in December.
Be safe.
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Post by Admin on Nov 4, 2017 8:25:39 GMT -7
High South Tops 24 inches of Snow Snow that is moving into Biblical proportions has descended upon High South in the last few days. Overnight another 4 inches has accumulated and a light snow is falling now. Is their a divine message here? Perhaps the snow is meant to protect us from something?
The Forum leaves those questions to the greater spiritual community.
We can report that this is the deepest and earliest snow we have seen in the 12 years of our residency in Glastonbury. Only 21 inches fell in 2010 and that created havoc all winter. This snow is wetter and will not drift easily like the 2010 snow. But like 2010, the snow is deep and is filling the nooks and crannies in the landscape that normally hold drifting snow. When it finally gets really cold, and dry powder snow starts to accumulate, we could be in for a seriously drifting winter.
Or the sun may come out and melt everything away...
One never knows what Montana weather will do next.
Our wishes are for warm sun and melting snow. It would be wonderful to work in the garden for a few more days...
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