Heavy Snow — Eastern Pondera and Eastern Teton, Montana

2022-11-30 · Eastern Pondera and Eastern Teton, Montana

Event narrative

Spotter located 7 miles east-southeast of Ledger reported 7 inches of snow over a 24-hour period.

Wider weather episode

A strong storm system moved across the area at the very end of the month bringing significant snowfall to primarily higher elevations of southwest Montana. However, banding of snow also resulting in higher snowfall amounts across the Blackfeet Nation and adjacent areas of the Rocky Mountain Front Range. Windy conditions also prevailed with the strongest winds confined to primarily southwest Montana. This weather episode continued into early December and is also included in December's Storm Data.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1066788. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.