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Anchorage Winter Makes Billings Look Like a Beach Vacation [AUDIO]

Jami Bond — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 22:00:12 +0000

While we enjoyed a rather mild winter here in Billings, Anchorage, Alaska broke a record for snow over the weekend. A storm dumped more than 4 inches on Alaska’s largest city over the weekend, breaking the record for winter snowfall at 134.5 inches. That’s 1.9 inches more than the previous record set back in 1954-1955, [...]

Spring is Here…Or Is It? [AUDIO]

Livin Large Larry — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 16:15:41 +0000

Today in Downtown Billings!
It is a known fact that the first thing you think about when you first wake up is what the weather is going to be like. The Old Farmers Almanac says this is the first official day of Spring!

Livin' Large Larry Interviews Governor Schweitzer On The Flooding In Montana [AUDIO]

Livin Large Larry — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 19:36:32 +0000

In and around Billings, the forecast looks nice, butGovernor Schweitzer warns of the snowmelt coming. The Scoop in the news today: Gov. Brian Schweitzer warned residents that flooding “is probably going to get worse before it gets better.” ..Read the rest of the story here: http://billingsgazette.com/news/state-and-regional/montana/article_6af97666-c22a-5e78-a044-c5a5b5d28c41.html Keep the sandbags coming. Get them lined up for [...]

Snow, Rain, Wind Impacts Today

The Web Guy — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 15:46:49 +0000

According to our good friend Ed McIntosh at Q2 STORMtracker weather, we’ve got some wet stuff on the way. See the entire forecast after the jump. Heavy wet snow will be over the area today. Higher elevations could expect some accumulating snow with lighter amounts across the lower elevations. Travel could be impacted with slush [...]