Heavy Snow, Flathead/Mission Valleys
- When
- March 3, 4:00 AM MST to March 5, 4:00 PM MST
- Where
- Flathead/Mission Valleys forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 47.872, -114.424 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Montana, March 3 to 5, 1996
6 to 10 inches of snow fell over parts of north central Montana. Some higher totals included 11 inches at St.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 3 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
- 3
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.
6 to 10 inches of snow fell over parts of north central Montana. Some higher totals included 11 inches at St. Mary and 15 inches at East Glacier. Over two feet of snow fell in the Bears Paw mountains with drifts up to seven feet reported.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Lower Clark Fork Region
- When
- March 3, 4:00 AM MST to March 5, 4:00 PM MST
- Where
- Lower Clark Fork Region forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 47.286, -114.685 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Missoula / Bitterroot Valleys
- When
- March 3, 4:00 AM MST to March 5, 4:00 PM MST
- Where
- Missoula / Bitterroot Valleys forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 46.560, -114.023 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Heavy Snow
- Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Heavy Snow in New York, March 3 to 4, 1996
- High Wind in Hawaii, March 3 to 4, 1996
- Flash Flood in Hawaii, March 3, 1996
- High Wind in Hawaii, March 3 to 4, 1996
- Winter Storm in Vermont, March 3, 1996
- High Wind in Maryland, March 3, 1996
- Winter Weather in Massachusetts, March 3, 1996
- High Wind in Florida, March 3, 1996
- Winter Storm in New York, March 3, 1996
- Winter Weather in Rhode Island, March 3, 1996
- Winter Weather in Connecticut, March 3, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Wyoming, March 3 to 4, 1996
More
Every storm in Montana in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Montana, March 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: 5544407, 5544408, 5544409.