Winter Weather — Bears Paw Mountains and Southern Blaine, Montana

2024-05-01 to 2024-05-02 · Bears Paw Mountains and Southern Blaine, Montana

Event narrative

Trained spotter reported 10 inches heavy wet snow in the Bears Paw. In the surrounding lower elevation areas in the forecast zone, precipitation fell entirely as rain and did not pose impacts. A Winter Weather Advisory was in effect mentioning up to 10 inches within the terrain of the Bears Paw, but nothing at lower, non-mountainous elevations within the forecast zone.

Wider weather episode

The latter of a few embedded shortwaves within a more broad trough across the west pivoted across the region within westerly flow aloft. Snow showers were the initial concern at higher elevation locations before a trowal pivoted southwestward toward the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountain Front. Eventually this better forcing shifted southeastward toward the Central Montana mountains.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1176073. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.