Heavy Snow, West Glacier Region
- When
- February 14, 9:00 AM MST to February 15, 9:00 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 in Montana, February 14 to 15, 2000
Zone 6 - Lolo Pass 8 to 12 inches, and Twin Lakes 7 inches new snow.
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 2 - Big Mountain Ski Resort 6 inches new snow, Coram to Essex 6 to 12 inches, West Glacier 7 inches, and Moss Peak 7 inches.Zone 4 - Lookout Pass Ski Resort 12 inches new snow, Noxon 6 inches, and Sleeping Woman 7 inches.Zone 43 - Stuart Mountain and North Fork Jocko 7 inches, and Hoodoo Basin 11 inches new snow.Zone 6 - Lolo Pass 8 to 12 inches, and Twin Lakes 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 14, 9:00 AM MST to February 15, 9:00 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, Blackfoot Region
- When
- February 14, 9:00 AM MST to February 15, 9:00 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, Bitterroot / Sapphire Mountains
- When
- February 14, 9:00 AM MST to February 15, 9:00 AM MST
- Where
- Bitterroot / Sapphire Mountains forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 46.508, -113.828 (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
- High Wind in Utah, February 14, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Idaho, February 14, 2000
- Tornado in Idaho, February 14, 2000
- Tornadoes in Idaho, February 14, 2000
- Tornado in Idaho, February 14, 2000
- Heavy Snow in New York, February 14, 2000
- Tornado in Idaho, February 14, 2000
- High Wind in Wyoming, February 14, 2000
- Winter Storm in New York, February 14, 2000
- Tornado in Idaho, February 14, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, February 14, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, February 14, 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5132993, 5132994, 5132995, 5132996.