Winter Storm — Blackfoot Region, Montana

2005-03-17 · Blackfoot Region, Montana

Wider weather episode

Late winter storm brought 8 to 13 inches of new snow over the mountains of Northwest Montana with 4 to 8 inches in the valleys. Widespread west winds at 15 to 25 mph also caused drifting of snow. Schools were closed in the northern Flathead valley due to heavy snowfall. Trees also snapped under the load from heavy snow. Some trees fell onto power lines causing outages across the northern Flathead valley as well. Several vehicle rollovers were also reported.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5440782. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.