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Winter Storm in Bears Paw Mountains and Southern Blaine, Montana

Winter Storm October 24, 2023 – October 25, 2023 · Bears Paw Mountains and Southern Blaine, Montana

What the National Weather Service wrote

A trained spotter reported 10 inches new snow between Tuesday evening and Wednesday afternoon near Hays. Time of reaching impact criteria is estimated. Additionally, law enforcement reported a multi vehicle wreck due to slick roads that resulted in the closure of MT Highway 66 near Hays.

The wider storm

A robust upper trough, embedded waves, and jet energy supported two rounds of snow across North-central and Southwest Montana October 25-27, 2023. The first round, Oct 25 & 26, was more impactful to North-central and Central Montana, while the second round of snow, Oct 26 & 27, was more impactful to Southwest through Central Montana.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1138636. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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