Winter Storm — Bighorn Canyon, Montana

2020-02-02 to 2020-02-03 · Bighorn Canyon, Montana

Event narrative

Snowfall of 8 to 10 inches occurred across the area.

Wider weather episode

After temperatures in the 60s on the 1st, a strong cold front moved across the forecast area on the 2nd. A moist, northeasterly upslope flow developed behind the front. This upslope flow, combined with an upper level disturbance moving within an unstable northwest flow aloft, resulted in heavy snow across portions of the Billings Forecast Area. The heaviest snow occurred along the Beartooth/Absaroka and Big Horn Mountain Foothills.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 871266. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.