Winter Storm — Judith Gap, Montana

2017-11-02 to 2017-11-04 · Judith Gap, Montana

Event narrative

Judith Gap received 11 inches of snow. U.S. Highway 191 was closed for a period of time.

Wider weather episode

Abundant Pacific moisture moved over cold air in place at the surface. This combined with a strong disturbance aloft resulted in heavy snow across the western portions of the Billings Forecast Area.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 723492. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.