Heavy Snow — Upper Blackfoot and Macdonald Pass, Montana

2023-10-24 to 2023-10-26 · Upper Blackfoot and Macdonald Pass, Montana

Event narrative

Only one report was received in total for this zone. The report came from the public near Marysville, who reported 24 inches storm total snow accumulation. The time of meting criteria is estimated.

Wider weather episode

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_id 1138664. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.