Winter Storm — Northern Park County, Montana

2018-04-01 to 2018-04-02 · Northern Park County, Montana

Event narrative

Snowfall of 5 to 10 inches was reported across the area.

Wider weather episode

A strong upper low over Idaho combined with a surface low over central Wyoming brought a late season heavy snow event to the entire Billings forecast area. Tight surface pressure gradients associated with the surface low resulted in gusty northwest winds and considerable blowing and drifting snow across the east and southeast portions of the area.

Snowfall amounts of 6 to 10 inches were common across the entire forecast area.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 746441. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.