Blizzard — Judith Gap, Montana

2018-02-14 to 2018-02-15 · Judith Gap, Montana

Event narrative

Highway 191 was closed due to severe driving conditions with near zero visibilities at times.

Wider weather episode

Another arctic front swept across the Billings Forecast Area. At the same time, a moist Pacific flow aloft moved over this arctic airmass. This combined with strong jet dynamics resulted in heavy snow across portions of the Billings Forecast Area.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 732668. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.