Heavy Snow — Judith Basin County and Judith Gap, Montana

2025-04-01 to 2025-04-02 · Judith Basin County and Judith Gap, Montana

Event narrative

Trained spotter 5 miles SW of Stanford reported 6 inches new snow. A cocorahs reporter 2 miles east of Buffalo reported 8 inches new snow over two reports on the 1st and 2nd.

Wider weather episode

A more convective type of rain/snow transitioned to be more stratiform across the region as several embedded waves within broad cyclonic flow consolidated across the region. Uncertainty was high with this system, closely related to how quickly snow levels fell across the region. Several areas saw snow in excess of 10 inches, including a snotel estimating 17 inches new snow in Jefferson County.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1257651. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.