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Heavy Snow in Bears Paw Mountains and Southern Blaine, Montana

Heavy Snow January 21, 2025 – January 22, 2025 · Bears Paw Mountains and Southern Blaine, Montana

What the National Weather Service wrote

Snotel equipment at Rocky Boy estimated 9 inches new snowfall for the event.

The wider storm

The combination of an increasing pressure gradient, cross barrier flow, and an upper level wave resulted in a period of falling and blowing snow, most notable from the Little Belts eastward through Fergus County, where blizzard conditions were observed on the 22nd. On the front end of the event, strong winds were observed from Cut Bank westward toward the Northern Rocky Mountain Front.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1226793. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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