Heavy Snow — Bears Paw Mountains and Southern Blaine, Montana

2024-03-20 to 2024-03-21 · Bears Paw Mountains and Southern Blaine, Montana

Event narrative

COOP observer 11 miles NNE of Turner measured 6 inches new snow over 24 hours.

Wider weather episode

An upper level disturbance brought a Canadian front through the northern portions of the region, allowing for snow to develop across North-central Montana. Areas seeing the most snow include the northern Rocky Mountain Front and extreme northeast Blaine county.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1166488. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.