Winter Storm, Flathead/Mission Valleys
- When
- February 24, 12:00 AM MST to February 25, 5:00 PM MST
- Where
- Flathead/Mission Valleys forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 47.872, -114.424 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in Montana, February 24 to 25, 1996
5 to 10 inches of snow fell across central Montana with a few spots reporting up to 2 feet of new snowfall. The towns of Cascade and Pony both received 26 inches.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 4 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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.
5 to 10 inches of snow fell across central Montana with a few spots reporting up to 2 feet of new snowfall. The towns of Cascade and Pony both received 26 inches.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Lower Clark Fork Region
- When
- February 24, 12:00 AM MST to February 25, 5:00 PM MST
- Where
- Lower Clark Fork Region forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 47.286, -114.685 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Missoula / Bitterroot Valleys
- When
- February 24, 12:00 AM MST to February 25, 5:00 PM MST
- Where
- Missoula / Bitterroot Valleys forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 46.560, -114.023 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Bitterroot / Sapphire Mountains
- When
- February 24, 12:00 AM MST to February 25, 5:00 PM MST
- Where
- Bitterroot / Sapphire Mountains forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 46.508, -113.828 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
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
- Wildfire in Kansas, February 24, 1996
- High Wind in New York, February 24 to 25, 1996
- High Wind in New York, February 24 to 25, 1996
- High Wind in Maryland, February 24, 1996
- High Wind in Vermont, February 24 to 25, 1996
- High Wind in Massachusetts, February 24 to 25, 1996
- High Wind in Connecticut, February 24 to 25, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Wyoming, February 24 to 25, 1996
- High Wind in Pennsylvania, February 24, 1996
- High Wind in Pennsylvania, February 24, 1996
- High Wind in New Jersey, February 24, 1996
- Heavy Snow in New York, February 24 to 25, 1996
More
Every storm in Montana in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Montana, February 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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5548279, 5548280, 5548281, 5548282.