Ice Storm, Phillips
- When
- December 27, 7:00 AM MST to 10:00 AM MST
- Where
- Phillips forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 48.259, -107.913 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm in Montana, December 27, 2000
An ice storm moved through northeastern Montana producing from a quarter inch to over an inch of ice across the region. Nearly all the paved roads were closed, including Interstate 94 from Terry east to the North Dakota border.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 12 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
- 12
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.
An ice storm moved through northeastern Montana producing from a quarter inch to over an inch of ice across the region. Nearly all the paved roads were closed, including Interstate 94 from Terry east to the North Dakota border. Numerous rollover accidents were reported but no serious injuries were reported.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
12 ice storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Ice Storm, Petroleum
- When
- December 27, 7:00 AM MST to 10:00 AM MST
- Where
- Petroleum forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 47.118, -108.250 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Valley
- When
- December 27, 7:00 AM MST to 12:00 PM MST
- Where
- Valley forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 48.365, -106.667 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Garfield
- When
- December 27, 8:00 AM MST to 12:00 PM MST
- Where
- Garfield forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 47.278, -106.993 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Roosevelt
- When
- December 27, 8:00 AM MST to 2:00 PM MST
- Where
- Roosevelt forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 48.295, -105.016 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Daniels
- When
- December 27, 9:00 AM MST to 1:00 PM MST
- Where
- Daniels forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 48.784, -105.549 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Dawson
- When
- December 27, 9:00 AM MST to 3:00 PM MST
- Where
- Dawson forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 47.266, -104.899 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, McCone
- When
- December 27, 9:00 AM MST to 2:00 PM MST
- Where
- McCone forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 47.645, -105.795 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Prairie
- When
- December 27, 9:00 AM MST to 3:00 PM MST
- Where
- Prairie forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.861, -105.378 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Richland
- When
- December 27, 9:00 AM MST to 3:00 PM MST
- Where
- Richland forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 47.788, -104.561 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Sheridan
- When
- December 27, 9:00 AM MST to 3:00 PM MST
- Where
- Sheridan forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 48.721, -104.505 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Wibaux
- When
- December 27, 9:00 AM MST to 3:00 PM MST
- Where
- Wibaux forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.965, -104.249 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Ice Storm
- Freezing rain accumulating a quarter inch or more of ice, or less where it caused significant damage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Heavy Snow in Ohio, December 27 to 28, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, December 27 to 28, 2000
- Winter Storm in North Dakota, December 27 to 28, 2000
- High Wind in Montana, December 27, 2000
- High Wind in South Dakota, December 27 to 28, 2000
- Winter Storm in Minnesota, December 27 to 28, 2000
- Frost and Freeze in California, December 27 to 31, 2000
- High Wind in Alaska, December 27 to 28, 2000
- High Wind in Montana, December 27, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Minnesota, December 27 to 28, 2000
- High Wind in Montana, December 27, 2000
- High Wind in Montana, December 27, 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: 5177565, 5177570, 5177575, 5177568, 5177573, 5177566, 5177567, 5177569, 5177571, 5177572, 5177574, 5177576.