Snowfall shuts down Beartooth Highway during Winter Weather Awareness Week

Posted 9/26/13

 

Although fall officially arrived Sunday, winter weather has shown up in the region.

The Wyoming and Montana Departments of Transportation and the National Park Service closed the Beartooth Highway Tuesday as a winter storm bore down on the …

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Snowfall shuts down Beartooth Highway during Winter Weather Awareness Week

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Signs of autumn

The National Weather Service picked the right week for Winter Weather Awareness Day.

 

 

Although fall officially arrived Sunday, winter weather has shown up in the region.

The Wyoming and Montana Departments of Transportation and the National Park Service closed the Beartooth Highway Tuesday as a winter storm bore down on the Beartooths.

The high-elevation section of U.S. Highway 212 is temporarily closed to through travel. On the Wyoming side, the road is closed at the Long Lake Gate, 14 miles east of the intersection with Wyo. Highway 296, the Chief Joseph Scenic Highway.

On the Montana side, the road will be closed at the bottom of the gate 13 miles south of Red Lodge. After the storm passes, crews will re-evaluate the status of the road, according to a press release.

Visitors and area residents may still travel between Red Lodge and Cooke City, Silver Gate, and the Northeast Entrance to Yellowstone by way of Wyo. Highway 296.

The Weather Service plans to use social media increasingly to spread it alerts.

For more information about Wyoming Winter Weather Awareness week, visit the National Weather Service website at www.weather.gov/riw/?n=wwwad. You also can call the Riverton NWS office at 800-211-1448 for information.

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