Heavy Snow, Kootenai/Cabinet Region
- When
- December 26, 12:00 PM MST to December 27, 12:00 PM MST
- Where
- Kootenai/Cabinet Region forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 48.171, -114.863 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Montana, December 26 to 27, 2000
24 hour snowfall totals were 17 inches at Stahl Peak and 12 inches at Grave Creek in Lincoln County, 21 inches at Flattop Mountain in Flathead County and 8 inches at Lookout Ski Resort in Mineral County.
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.
24 hour snowfall totals were 17 inches at Stahl Peak and 12 inches at Grave Creek in Lincoln County, 21 inches at Flattop Mountain in Flathead County and 8 inches at Lookout Ski Resort in Mineral County.
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, West Glacier Region
- When
- December 26, 12:00 PM MST to December 27, 12:00 PM MST
- Where
- West Glacier Region forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 47.971, -114.069 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Lower Clark Fork Region
- When
- December 26, 4:00 PM MST to December 27, 4:00 PM MST
- Where
- Lower Clark Fork Region forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 47.286, -114.685 (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
- Ice Storm and Winter Storm in Oklahoma, December 26, 2000
- Ice Storm and Winter Storm in Texas, December 26, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Kentucky, December 26, 2000
- Winter Storm in Virginia, December 26 to 27, 2000
- Wildfire in California, December 26, 2000
- Winter Weather in Missouri, December 26, 2000
- Heavy Snow in New York, December 26 to 27, 2000
- Strong Wind in New Hampshire, December 26, 2000
- Wildfire in California, December 26 to 27, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, December 26 to 27, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, December 26 to 27, 2000
- Flash Flood in Texas, December 26, 2000
More
Every storm in Montana in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Montana, December 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: 5159479, 5159480, 5159481.