Heavy Snow — Snowy and Judith Mountains, Montana

2025-01-10 to 2025-01-11 · Snowy and Judith Mountains, Montana

Event narrative

Snotel equipment at Crystal Lake estimated 9 inches new snow over the 24 hour period ending 3 PM January 11.

Wider weather episode

Upper level troughing initially brought a round of strong winds across Central and North-central Montana before the event transitioned to a long duration snowfall event, mostly for the mountains and northerly upslope areas of Central Montana. Areas in the Bears Paw and around Lewistown received 2 feet of new snow or more.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1226759. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.