Heavy Snow — Little Rocky Mountains, Montana

2025-01-03 to 2025-01-04 · Little Rocky Mountains, Montana

Event narrative

Trained spotter reported 5 to 6 inches of total snowfall.

Wider weather episode

A Pacific Storm moved into Montana dumping up to 10 inches of snow near the Musselshell River along the Garfield and Petroleum county border. Hardly any snow was observed along and northeast of a line from Whitewater to Glasgow to Wibaux. Arctic air, with strong east winds, produced wind chills between 25 to 35 degrees below zero across northeast Montana.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1222051. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.