Heavy Snow — Ruby Mountains and Southern Beaverhead Mountains, Montana

2024-04-26 · Ruby Mountains and Southern Beaverhead Mountains, Montana

Event narrative

Snotel equipment at Darkhorse Lake estimated 12 inches new snow.

Wider weather episode

An upper level trough brought cool enough temperature for high elevation snow across Southwest Montana. Most locations only saw a few inches, but there were a few mountain areas that saw snow in excess of a foot.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1166501. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.