Winter Storm, North Rocky Mountain Front
- When
- December 29, 12:00 AM MST to 10:00 PM MST
- Where
- North Rocky Mountain Front forecast zone
Winter Storm in Montana, December 29, 1996
Widespread heavy snow fell across central Montana with most low-lying areas receiving 6 to 12 inches and up to 3 feet falling in the southern mountains.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 7
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS TFX wrote it up.
Widespread heavy snow fell across central Montana with most low-lying areas receiving 6 to 12 inches and up to 3 feet falling in the southern mountains.
Event by event
7 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Eastern Glacier
- When
- December 29, 12:00 AM MST to 10:00 PM MST
- Where
- Eastern Glacier forecast zone
Winter Storm, Hill
- When
- December 29, 12:00 AM MST to 10:00 PM MST
- Where
- Hill forecast zone
Winter Storm, Cascade
- When
- December 29, 12:00 AM MST to 10:00 PM MST
- Where
- Cascade forecast zone
Winter Storm, Chouteau
- When
- December 29, 12:00 AM MST to 10:00 PM MST
- Where
- Chouteau forecast zone
Winter Storm, Southern Lewis and Clark
- When
- December 29, 12:00 AM MST to 10:00 PM MST
- Where
- Southern Lewis and Clark forecast zone
Winter Storm, Madison
- When
- December 29, 12:00 AM MST to 10:00 PM MST
- Where
- Madison forecast zone
What these are
- Winter Storm
- A storm that brought snow, sleet or freezing rain at warning levels, usually over several hours or days.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Lightning Strike in Louisiana, December 29, 1996
- Heavy Rain in Washington, December 29 to 31, 1996
- Flood in Washington, December 29 to 31, 1996
- Ice Storm in Washington, December 29 to 30, 1996
- Heavy Rain in California, December 29, 1996
- High Wind in Nevada, December 29, 1996
- High Wind in Nevada, December 29, 1996
- High Wind in Nevada, December 29, 1996
- Flooding in California, December 29 to 31, 1996
- Dense Fog in Florida, December 29, 1996
- Winter Storm in Montana, December 29, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Washington, December 29, 1996
More
Every storm in Montana in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Montana, December 1996
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5579999, 5580000, 5580001, 5580002, 5580003, 5580004, 5580005.