Montana, 1997Heavy Snow in Montana, December 9 to 10, 1997
December 9 to 10, 1997 · NWS MSO · 1 event in 1 county or zone
Discovery Ski Area received 8 inches of snow.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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.
Discovery Ski Area received 8 inches of snow.
Heavy Snow, Se Missoula/N&e Granite/C&s Powell/Deer Lodge/Silver Bow
- When
- December 9, 1:00 AM MST to December 10, 1:00 AM MST
- Where
- Se Missoula/N&e Granite/C&s Powell/Deer Lodge/Silver Bow forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 46.306, -113.025 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
- 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.
- Hurricane in Guam, December 9 to 16, 19972 injured · $584 million · 3 events
- Heavy Snow in Illinois, December 9 to 10, 19971 death · 17 events
- Ice Storm and Winter Storm in Kansas, December 9 to 24, 199752 events
- Dense Fog in Kentucky, December 9, 199722 events
- Dense Fog in Illinois, December 9, 199719 events
- Heavy Snow in Iowa, December 9 to 10, 199715 events
- Heavy Snow in Kansas, December 9, 199713 events
- Dense Fog in Missouri, December 9, 199711 events
- Winter Storm in Missouri, December 9, 199711 events
- High Wind in California, December 9 to 11, 199763 kt wind · 10 events
- Heavy Snow in Illinois, December 9 to 10, 19979 events
- Dense Fog in Indiana, December 9, 19976 events
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: 5625382.