Heavy Snow — Missouri Headwaters, Montana

2023-10-24 to 2023-10-25 · Missouri Headwaters, Montana

Event narrative

Public reports 7.5 inches new snow 14 miles north northeast of Cardwell along MT-69 by 915 AM 10/25. Start time 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 1141000. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.