Winter Storm, Valley
- When
- April 13, 10:00 PM MST to April 14, 10:00 AM MST
- Where
- Valley forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 48.365, -106.667 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in Montana, April 13 to 14, 2000
A spring snow storm dropped 3 to 8 inches of snow over most of northeast Montana. Gusty winds of 15 to 25 miles an hour also accompanied the storm.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 5 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
- 5
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 GGW wrote it up.
A spring snow storm dropped 3 to 8 inches of snow over most of northeast Montana. Gusty winds of 15 to 25 miles an hour also accompanied the storm. The greatest snowfall total was reported near Opheim at 8 inches. 6.3 inches was reported at the Glasgow International Airport.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
5 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Dawson
- When
- April 13, 10:00 PM MST to April 14, 10:00 AM MST
- Where
- Dawson forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 47.266, -104.899 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Garfield
- When
- April 13, 10:00 PM MST to April 14, 10:00 AM MST
- Where
- Garfield forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 47.278, -106.993 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, McCone
- When
- April 13, 10:00 PM MST to April 14, 10:00 AM MST
- Where
- McCone forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 47.645, -105.795 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Prairie
- When
- April 13, 10:00 PM MST to April 14, 10:00 AM MST
- Where
- Prairie forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.861, -105.378 (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
- Dense Fog in North Carolina, April 13, 2000
- Flash Flood and Flood in Idaho, April 13 to 16, 2000
- Winter Storm in North Dakota, April 13, 2000
- Winter Storm in North Dakota, April 13 to 14, 2000
- High Wind in Alaska, April 13, 2000
- Winter Storm in Montana, April 13 to 14, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Florida, April 13, 2000
- Winter Storm in Montana, April 13 to 14, 2000
- Winter Storm in Montana, April 13 to 14, 2000
- Winter Storm in Montana, April 13 to 14, 2000
- Tornado in Florida, April 13, 2000
- Hail in California, April 13, 2000
More
Every storm in Montana in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Montana, April 2000
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: 5136634, 5136635, 5136636, 5136637, 5136638.