Winter Storm — Northern Big Horn, Montana

2018-02-14 to 2018-02-15 · Northern Big Horn, Montana

Event narrative

Snowfall around 8 to 9 inches was observed around Busby and northwest of Lame Deer.

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 732669. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.