Heavy Snow, Lower Clark Fork Region
- When
- March 4, 3:00 AM MST to March 6, 3:00 AM MST
- Where
- Lower Clark Fork Region forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 47.286, -114.685 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Montana, March 4 to 6, 1998
Ten inches of snow fell at Lookout Pass Ski Area for the 24 hours ending at 300am on the 5th, and another 15 inches fell in the 24 hours afterward. Near Lolo, 7 inches of snow was reported within 12 hours.
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 MSO wrote it up.
Ten inches of snow fell at Lookout Pass Ski Area for the 24 hours ending at 300am on the 5th, and another 15 inches fell in the 24 hours afterward. Near Lolo, 7 inches of snow was reported within 12 hours. Florence, in zone 5, also received 7 inches within 12 hours.. In zone 1, 7 inches of snow fell 300 feet above the valley floor near Thompson Falls.
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, Lincoln T X Ne/Sw Flathead/N & C Sanders
- When
- March 4, 6:00 AM MST to 12:00 PM MST
- Where
- Lincoln T X Ne/Sw Flathead/N & C Sanders forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 48.171, -114.863 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Missoula/Bitterroot Valleys
- When
- March 4, 6:00 PM MST to March 5, 6:00 AM 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 South Dakota, March 4, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Idaho, March 4 to 5, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Montana, March 4, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, March 4 to 5, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Wyoming, March 4, 1998
- High Wind in Alaska, March 4 to 6, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, March 4, 1998
- Winter Storm in Idaho, March 4, 1998
- Winter Storm in Idaho, March 4, 1998
More
Every storm in Montana in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Montana, March 1998
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: 5629942, 5629944, 5629943.