Heavy Snow, Blackfoot Region
- When
- February 1, 6:00 AM MST to February 2, 6:00 AM MST
- Where
- Blackfoot Region forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 46.986, -113.597 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Montana, February 1 to 2, 2000
Zone 1 - Stahl Peak 6030 feet, 11 inches new snow, and Banfield Mountain 5600 feet, 10 inches. Zone 2 - Flattop Mountain 6299 feet, 18 inches new snow, Essex 3870 feet, 8 inches, Big Mountain SkiResort, 6 to 11 inches, and Moss Peak 6781 feet, 11 inches.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 4 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
- 4
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.
Zone 1 - Stahl Peak 6030 feet, 11 inches new snow, and Banfield Mountain 5600 feet, 10 inches. Zone 2 - Flattop Mountain 6299 feet, 18 inches new snow, Essex 3870 feet, 8 inches, Big Mountain SkiResort, 6 to 11 inches, and Moss Peak 6781 feet, 11 inches. Zone 4 - Lookout Pass Ski Resort 18 inches new snow, and Hoodoo Basin 6050 feet, 17 inches. Zone 43 - Stuart Mountain 7401 feet, 7 inches new snow.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Lower Clark Fork Region
- When
- February 1, 6:00 AM MST to February 2, 6:00 AM 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)
Heavy Snow, West Glacier Region
- When
- February 1, 6:00 AM MST to February 2, 6:00 AM 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, Kootenai/Cabinet Region
- When
- February 1, 6:00 AM MST to February 2, 6:00 AM 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)
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
- Avalanche in Alaska, February 1, 2000
- Drought in Georgia, February 1 to 29, 2000
- Blizzard and Extreme Cold in Alaska, February 1 to 4, 2000
- Heavy Snow in New York, February 1 to 2, 2000
- Drought in South Dakota, February 1 to 29, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Washington, February 1, 2000
- Drought in Louisiana, February 1 to 29, 2000
- Drought in Iowa, February 1 to 29, 2000
- Drought in Minnesota, February 1 to 29, 2000
- Drought in Texas, February 1 to 29, 2000
- Heavy Snow in West Virginia, February 1 to 2, 2000
- Heavy Snow and High Wind in Alaska, February 1, 2000
More
Every storm in Montana in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Montana, February 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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5132600, 5132601, 5132602, 5132992.