Winter Storm — Beartooth Foothills, Montana

2023-03-24 to 2023-03-27 · Beartooth Foothills, Montana

Event narrative

Snowfall amounts up to 23 inches occurred across the Fishtail area.

Wider weather episode

A very strong upper low and trough moved out of the Great Basin area northeast across Wyoming during this time period. At the same time, a surface low moved across Wyoming into South Dakota. As a result of all the above, a deep, easterly upslope flow was in place across the southern and south central portions of Montana. During the first 24 to 36 hours of the event, conditions were unstable with steep lapse rates. This resulted in periods of very intense snowfall during the evening and overnight hours of the 24th and through the day on the 25th.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1079770. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.