Heavy Snow — Western Roosevelt, Montana

2008-10-11 to 2008-10-13 · Western Roosevelt, Montana

Event narrative

Bredette has a storm total snowfall of 6.5 inches of snow. Most snowfall reports were in the 4 to 6 inch range.

Wider weather episode

An unseasonably strong upper level low lifted out of the Great Basin on October 11th spreading a swath of heavy wet snow across northeast Montana. The combination of heavy wet snow on several trees that had yet to lose their leaves created numerous power outages, small fires from the power lines arcing and broken tree limbs. The slow movement of this low pressure system resulted in significant early season snowfall accumulations throughout most of the region with a record daily maximum snowfall for October having occurred in Glasgow. The majority of the reports were from 6 to 12 inches, with a few higher reports, including 16 inches in the Larb Hills southwest of Hinsdale, and 18 on the top of Big Sheep Mountain northwest of Terry.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 131195. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.