Cold/Wind Chill — Western Roosevelt, Montana

1997-01-08 to 1997-01-10 · Western Roosevelt, Montana

Wider weather episode

Very strong winds and extremely cold temperatures dropped wind chills to colder than 80 below zero at times. The strong winds also caused blowing and drifting snow which made travel trecherous. One man died when his vehicle became stuck in a snow drift. After staying with his car until it ran out of gas, he decided to walk for help. He was found dead 500 feet from his car.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5614191. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.