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Winter Storm in Ruby Mountains and Southern Beaverhead Mountains, Montana

Winter Storm March 14, 2023 – March 15, 2023 · Ruby Mountains and Southern Beaverhead Mountains, Montana

$50K

Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

Sheriff's office reported a 72-car train hit a large snowdrift near the intersection of S Monida Rd and S Valley Rd. The lead engine derailed. Portions of I-15 were closed due to severe driving conditions.

The wider storm

A Pacific weather system arrived from the west and ushered in an unsettled weather pattern that persisted through mid-week. Strong wind occurred along the Rocky Mountain Front and portions of Central and Southwest Montana. Heavy snow also developed along the immediate eastern slopes of the Continental Divide and the southwestern mountains.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1091376. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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