Heavy Snow — Blackfoot Region, Montana

2002-01-18 to 2002-01-23 · Blackfoot Region, Montana

Wider weather episode

Heavy snowfall fell over most of the western Montana mountains for five days. In the valleys of northwest Montana, precipitation started out as rain, but changed to heavy snow by the 23rd, with Frenchtown reporting 8 inches, Haugan 9 inches, Thompson Falls 11 inches, Noxon 12 inches, Seeley Lake Ranger Station 13 inches and West Glacier 15 inches. In the mountains, two to three feet of snow was common. The highest storm total snowfall was 35 inches at Lolo Pass, 36 inches at Poorman Creek, 38 inches at Noisy and Hoodoo Basins, 44 inches at Twin Lakes, and 53 inches at North Fork Jocko.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5276885. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.