Winter Storm — Powder River, Montana

2023-02-20 to 2023-02-22 · Powder River, Montana

Event narrative

Snowfall of 7 inches was reported across the area. In addition, severe driving conditions were reported on Highway 212.

Wider weather episode

An arctic front moved across the Billings Forecast Area. This was followed by a moist flow aloft off the Pacific. This moist flow aloft produced a multi-day overrunning snow event across the Billings Forecast area. Many locations received heavy snow accumulations. The storm impacted travel across the area. Highway 191 was closed for a period of time and a large portion of Interstate 90 was shut down for nearly a day.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1075671. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.