Winter Storm — Bears Paw Mountains and Southern Blaine, Montana

2024-01-16 to 2024-01-18 · Bears Paw Mountains and Southern Blaine, Montana

Event narrative

Trained spotter report 12 inches snowfall 7SE Rocky Boy. Snow depth was 20 inches. Times estimated.

Wider weather episode

A series of weather systems brought impactful winter weather to the area with light snow developing across north central Montana, becoming more widespread across the region. Dangerously cold wind chills persisted along the Hi-Line. Warming temperatures elsewhere led to ice jamming, resulting in flooding concerns across portions of the Treasure State.

** Isolated 9 inch snowfall report 6 WSW Forestgrove left out of report.

Re-assessed Aug/Sept of 2024 due to timing inconsistencies.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1151400. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.