Winter Storm in Northern Park County, Montana

Winter Storm January 28, 2008 · Northern Park County, Montana

What the National Weather Service wrote

Highways were closed along with the public schools.

The wider storm

Pacific moisture combined with a storm system that dropped south from Canada brought heavy snow to the Beartooth and Absaroka Mountains and snow and blowing snow to portions of central Montana. The following snow totals were reported: 7 inches 19NW Silver Gate(Monument Peak Snotel), 7 inches 22SW Limestone(Box Canyon Snotel), 8 inches 3NNW Cooke City(Fisher Creek Snotel) and 8 inches 10WSW Limestone(Placer Basin Snotel). In the lower elevations, the snow and blowing snow resulting in numerous road and school closures.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 112695. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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