Heavy Snow — Judith Basin County and Judith Gap, Montana

2025-03-28 to 2025-03-29 · Judith Basin County and Judith Gap, Montana

Event narrative

A trained spotter 5SW of Stanford reported 8.5 inches of new snow. They also reported 7 inches of snow fell approximately over 3 hours. Station elevation was 4565 feet.

Wider weather episode

An upper-level trough passed through Montana and brought a few passing upper-air disturbances through the region. This brough periods of mountain snow and rain & snow at lower elevations over the span of a few days. A cold front decreased snow levels down to the lower elevations on the night of the 28th through morning of the 29th. Heavier, localized snow banding brought moderate to heavy snow in the northerly upslope areas of the Little Belts Mountains and Tobacco Roots Mountains.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1235033. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.