Heavy Snow — Gallatin and Madison County Mountains and Centennial Mountains, Montana

2023-04-24 · Gallatin and Madison County Mountains and Centennial Mountains, Montana

Event narrative

Snotel equipment at Albro Lake estimated 9 inches new snow over 11 hours.

Wider weather episode

A potent closed upper low moved through the region, with snow level such that mountains saw snow and valley saw rain. Northerly upslope regions in Southwest Montana did the best with snow, with a couple SNOTELS measures winter storm warning criteria snow amounts.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1093952. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.