Winter Storm, Blaine/Hill
- When
- April 4, 12:00 AM MST to 11:00 PM MST
- Where
- Blaine/Hill forecast zone
Winter Storm in Montana, April 4 to 5, 1997
A winter storm struck central Montana with most areas receiving 8 to 12 inches of snow and with several feet on snow in some of the northern facing slopes. Steady winds of 25 to 35 mph accompanied the storm with some areas gusting up to 45 mph causing drifting of snow in many areas.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 6
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.
A winter storm struck central Montana with most areas receiving 8 to 12 inches of snow and with several feet on snow in some of the northern facing slopes. Steady winds of 25 to 35 mph accompanied the storm with some areas gusting up to 45 mph causing drifting of snow in many areas. Some of the heavier amounts included 20 inches at Norris and Pony, 36 inches at Lewistown and 4 4 inches at Shonkin. A rancher in the Snowy Mountain foothills reported up to 5 feet of snow. The blowing snow also caused numerous road closures.
Event by event
6 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Eastern Glacier/Eastern Pondera/Toole/Liberty
- When
- April 4, 12:00 AM MST to 11:00 PM MST
- Where
- Eastern Glacier/Eastern Pondera/Toole/Liberty forecast zone
Winter Storm, Cascade/Eastern Teton/Judith Basin
- When
- April 4, 12:00 AM MST to April 5, 2:00 PM MST
- Where
- Cascade/Eastern Teton/Judith Basin forecast zone
Winter Storm, Fergus/Chouteau
- When
- April 4, 12:00 AM MST to April 5, 4:00 PM MST
- Where
- Fergus/Chouteau forecast zone
Winter Storm, Broadwater/Jefferson/Meagher Central and Southern Lewis and Clark
- When
- April 4, 12:00 AM MST to 11:00 PM MST
- Where
- Broadwater/Jefferson/Meagher Central and Southern Lewis and Clark forecast zone
Winter Storm, Gallatin/Madison
- When
- April 4, 12:00 AM MST to 11:00 PM MST
- Where
- Gallatin/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
- Blizzard in North Dakota, April 4 to 7, 1997
- Ice Storm in North Dakota, April 4 to 5, 1997
- Ice Storm in Minnesota, April 4 to 6, 1997
- Flash Flood in Arkansas, April 4, 1997
- Blizzard in Wyoming, April 4 to 6, 1997
- Blizzard in Nebraska, April 4 to 6, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Texas, April 4, 1997
- Tornado in Louisiana, April 4, 1997
- Tornado in Arkansas, April 4, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, April 4, 1997
- Flash Flood in Louisiana, April 4 to 5, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, April 4, 1997
More
Every storm in Montana in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Montana, April 1997
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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5599489, 5599490, 5599491, 5599492, 5599493, 5599595.