Heavy Snow — Madison, Montana

2022-04-22 to 2022-04-23 · Madison, Montana

Event narrative

Twitter photo from Big Sky Ski Resort of 15 inches snow accumulation.

Wider weather episode

A deep negatively tilted trough lifted from the Great Basin northeastward into the Dakotas. This, along with northerly flow behind the associated low, caused heavy snow to develop, primarily across Southwest Montana.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1023455. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.