Heavy Snow in Gates of the Mountains, Montana

Heavy Snow October 24, 2023 – October 25, 2023 · Gates of the Mountains, Montana

What the National Weather Service wrote

Two reports were received that met winter storm criteria in the Gates of the Mountains area. The first was from an NWS employee 6 miles NE of Craig, who measured 9.2 inches storm total snow. Additionally, a coop observer at Holter Dam measured 9 inches new snow for the event.

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 1138666. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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