Winter Storm — Southwestern Yellowstone, Montana

2023-01-27 to 2023-01-28 · Southwestern Yellowstone, Montana

Event narrative

Snowfall of 3 to 6 inches occurred across the area. In addition, treacherous travel conditions existed with numerous accidents reported.

Wider weather episode

An arctic front moved across the Billings Forecast Area. This was followed by an unstable northwest flow aloft on Friday the 27th. This unstable flow produced bands of moderate to heavy snow. The arctic intrusion turned to an upslope event resulting in significant snowfall for the Beartooth/Absaroka/Red Lodge Foothills.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1069478. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.