Avalanche in Gallatin, Montana
Avalanche January 1, 2014 – January 2, 2014 · Gallatin, Montana
What the National Weather Service wrote
An avalanche occurred in the Portal Creek area just south of Bozeman, MT. One snowmobile fatality was reported.
The wider storm
Westerly flow aloft and down-slope winds developed over the Rocky Mountain Front and North-Central plains. The strongest winds were along the Rocky Mountain Front but an approaching shortwave trough, allowed strong winds to spread across Central Montana. Isolated heavy snow was also reported, mainly around areas of higher terrain.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 492378. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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