Northern Valley storm history

D2 drought conditions continued through the first half of the month over the western portion of the zone.

D2 drought conditions began in the northwestern portion of the zone on November 18th.

The D2 drought conditions which were just on the southern edge of northern Valley County diminished and ended during this period.

D2 drought across the zone to begin the month, improved slightly to D1 drought for the eastern one third of the zone.

D2 drought conditions expanded northward to include all of Northern Valley County by the end of the month.

Observations reported wind chills as cold as -56F (Bluff Creek RAWS).

Wind chills dropped to -41F at 2 WSW Theony (BLUM8).

Snowfall totals of 5 to 6 inches fell across northern Valley county.

D2 drought conditions improved to D1 drought by the end of the month.

On the third week of October, D-2 Severe drought conditions moved into the eastern five sixths of northern Valley County. These conditions would remain the same through the end of the month.

A peak wind gust of 60 mph was recorded at 1:44 PM at the Bluff Creek RAWS site (BLUM8).

Across northern Valley County, measured snowfall amounts ranged from 6.0 to 7.0 inches. The greatest amount of 7.0 inches was measured by a trained spotter 8N Glentana.

At the Bluff Creek RAWS site (BLUM8), temperatures in the teens to 40s below zero and breezy winds created intermittent periods of wind chills of 40 degrees below zero or colder from the night of the 11th to the morning of the 15th. The peak wind chill of 61 degrees below zero wa…

Ongoing drought conditions, D2-Severe, continued across the southwestern one quarter of Northern Valley County, which improved to D1-Moderate by the second week of November.

Ongoing drought conditions, D2-Severe, continued across the southwestern one quarter of northern Valley County. These conditions remained the same through the end of October.

Ongoing D2-Severe drought conditions continued across the southwestern one quarter of northern Valley County, while the northeastern three quarters remained in D1-Moderate drought. These conditions remained the same through the end of September.

During the third week of August, the southwestern quarter of northern Valley County worsened to D2-Severe conditions, while the northeastern three quarters remained in D1-Moderate drought. These conditions continued through the end of August.

Trained spotters reported 6.0 inches of snow at 6 ESE Port of Opheim, 1 N Baylor, and 5 SSE Opheim. Times are estimated.

Across Northern Valley County, measured snowfall amounts ranged from 6.0 to 9.0 inches. The greatest amount of 9.0 inches was measured by the public at 14 NW Richland. Times are estimated.

A trained spotter located at 6 ESE Port of Opheim reported blizzard conditions between the morning of the 10th to midday on the 11th.

To start March, the southern three quarters of Northern Valley County improved to (D2-Severe) conditions while the northern quarter of the county improved to (D1-Moderate) drought. On the third week of March, the southern three quarters of Northern Valley County improved to (D1-M…

To start February, ongoing drought conditions in the southern three quarters of Northern Valley County were in (D3-Extreme) drought, while the northern quarter of the county along the Canadian border was in (D2-Severe) conditions. On the second week of February the southern three…

To start January, ongoing drought conditions in the southern three quarters of Northern Valley County were in (D3-Extreme) drought, while the northern quarter of the county along the Canadian border was in (D2-Severe) conditions. These conditions would remain the same through the…

MT Highway 24 was closed between US Highway 2 and the Canadian border due to the weather. Times are estimated.

A trained spotter reported blowing snow reducing visibility to an eighth mile or less. Times are estimated.

At the Bluff Creek RAWS site (BLUM8), temperatures in the teens to 30s below zero and breezy winds created intermittent periods of wind chills of -40 or worse from the early morning of the 21st into the morning of the 23rd. The peak wind chill of -56 was recorded at 7:44 AM on th…

To start December, ongoing drought conditions in the southern three quarters of Northern Valley County were in (D3-Extreme) drought, while the northern quarter of the county along the Canadian border was in (D2-Severe) conditions. These conditions would remain the same through th…

A peak wind gust of 58 mph occurred at 1:44 PM at the Bluff Creek RAWS site (BLUM8).

Public reported a camper was rolled over in the wind and torn to pieces. This occurred at 7 SE Frenchman Reservoir. Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.

To start November, ongoing drought conditions in the southern three quarters of Northern Valley County were in (D3-Extreme) drought, while the northern quarter of the county along the Canadian border was in (D2-Severe) conditions. These conditions would remain the same through th…

Across Northern Valley County, measured snowfall amounts ranged from 2.0 to 6.0 inches. The greatest amount of 6.0 inches was measured by a trained spotter located at 7 SSE of Frenchman Reservoir. Trained spotters from Opheim and Glendive reported power outages that lasted for mo…

To start October, ongoing drought conditions in the southeastern three quarters of Northern Valley County were in (D3-Extreme) drought while the northwestern quarter of the county was in (D2-Severe) conditions. On the second week of October, the area of (D3-Extreme) drought expan…

To start September, all but the far southwestern corner of Northern Valley County worsened to (D2-Severe) conditions, while the far southwestern corner remained in (D1-Moderate) drought. On the second week of September, all of Northern Valley County had worsened to (D2-Severe) co…

To start June, ongoing drought conditions in the southwestern corner and western border of Northern Valley County were in (D2-Severe) conditions, while the rest of Northern Valley County was in (D1-Moderate) drought. By the third week of June, all of Northern Valley County had im…

To start May, ongoing drought conditions in all of Northern Valley County was in (D2-Severe) conditions. By the end of May, the southwestern corner and western border of Northern Valley County remained in (D2-Severe) conditions, while the rest of Northern Valley County improved t…

Snowfall amounts across Northern Valley County ranged from 4.6 to 6.0 inches. The greatest amount was estimated to be 6.0 inches by a trained spotter at 5 SSW Opheim. Times are estimated.

To start April, ongoing drought conditions in all but the southeastern corner of Northern Valley County was in (D2-Severe) conditions, with the southeastern corner remaining in (D3-Extreme) conditions. These conditions would remain the same through the end of April.

To start March, ongoing drought conditions in all but the southeastern corner of Northern Valley County was in (D2-Severe) conditions, with the southeastern corner remaining in (D3-Extreme) conditions. These conditions would remain the same through the end of March.

To start February, ongoing drought conditions in all but the southeastern corner of Northern Valley County was in (D2-Severe) conditions, with the southeastern corner remaining in (D3-Extreme) conditions. By the end of the month, a portion of the eastern border with Daniels Count…

At the Bluff Creek RAWS site (BLUM8), temperatures in the teens to 30s below zero and breezy winds created intermittent periods of wind chills of -40 or worse from the night of the 4th into the morning of the 6th. The peak wind chill of -46 was recorded at 1:44 AM on the 5th.

To start January, ongoing drought conditions in all of Northern Valley County were at (D3-Extreme) drought conditions. During the last week of January all but the southeastern corner of the county improved to (D2-Severe) conditions, with the southeastern corner remaining in (D3-E…

At the Bluff Creek RAWS site (BLUM8), temperatures in the 30s below zero and breezy winds created a brief period of wind chills of -40 or worse on the morning of January 1st. The peak wind chill of -40 was recorded between 6:44 AM and 7:44 AM.

At the Bluff Creek RAWS site (BLUM8), temperatures in the teens and 20s below zero and breezy winds created intermittent periods of wind chills of -40 or worse from the early morning of the 27th into the late night of the 31st. The peak wind chill of -45 was recorded at 7:44 AM o…

To start December, ongoing drought conditions in all of Northern Valley County were at (D3-Extreme) drought conditions. These conditions remained the same for the rest of December.

At the Bluff Creek RAWS site, sustained wind speeds of at least 40 mph were common from the early morning to the mid afternoon hours. The peak wind gust was 68 mph and occurred at 7:44 AM.

To start November, ongoing drought conditions in all of Northern Valley County were at (D3-Extreme) drought conditions. These conditions remained the same for the rest of the month.

To start October, ongoing drought conditions in all of Northern Valley County were at (D3-Extreme) drought conditions. These conditions remained the same for the rest of the month.

To start September, ongoing drought conditions in the eastern half of Northern Valley County were at (D4-Exceptional) drought while the western half was in (D3-Extreme) conditions. By the end of the month, all of Northern Valley County had improved to (D3-Extreme) drought conditi…

To start August, ongoing drought conditions (D3-Extreme) occurred across most of Northern Valley County, the exception being (D2-Severe) in the far southeast corner of Northern Valley County. By the third week of August, all of Northern Valley County was in (D3-Extreme) condition…

Ongoing drought conditions (D3-Extreme) occurred across most of Northern Valley County at the beginning of July, the exception being (D2-Severe) in the far southeast corner of Northern Valley County. These conditions remained unchanged throughout the month of July.