Winter Storm — Northern Sweet Grass, Montana

2022-12-05 · Northern Sweet Grass, Montana

Event narrative

Winds gusted to 69 mph, this combined with the falling snow and snow already on the ground, resulted in visibilities down to a quarter mile at times.

Wider weather episode

An arctic airmass moved across the Billings Forecast Area. At the same time, a moist, Pacific flow aloft moved over this airmass. This resulted in heavy snow across portions of south central and southeast Montana.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1066485. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.