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Heavy Snow in Western and Central Chouteau County, Montana

Heavy Snow January 3, 2025 – January 4, 2025 · Western and Central Chouteau County, Montana

What the National Weather Service wrote

The public and a coop observer reported snow in excess of 6 inches with this event, including a peak measurement of 7.6 inches in Fort Benton.

The wider storm

A moist southwesterly flow aloft overrunning a cold surface airmass across much of the region resulted in a period of moderate to heavy snow January 3rd and 4th. Snow amounts added up to around a foot in several lower elevation locations before the event concluded.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1226607. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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