Winter Storm in Northern Carbon, Montana

Winter Storm October 17, 2020 – October 19, 2020 · Northern Carbon, Montana

What the National Weather Service wrote

Snowfall of 9 to 11 inches, along with some freezing rain, was reported across the area which resulted in slick roads and some accidents.

The wider storm

An early season arctic airmass arrived into the Billings Forecast Area during the 3rd week of the month. At the same time, a very strong upper level disturbance within an unstable northwest flow aloft was situated over south central Montana and northern Wyoming. The combination of these factors brought heavy, wet snow to a large portion of the forecast area.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 920726. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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