Heavy Snow, West Glacier Region
- When
- February 24, 12:00 AM MST to February 25, 12:00 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 24 to 25, 2000
Zone 2 - Big Mountain Ski Resort 6 inches new snow, Noisy Basin 12 inches, Emery Creek 8 inches, Moss Peak 13 inches, and Mission Dam 10 inches. Zone 6 - Lost Trail Ski Resort 6 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, Noisy Basin 12 inches, Emery Creek 8 inches, Moss Peak 13 inches, and Mission Dam 10 inches. Zone 43 - Evaro Hill 11 inches, and North Fork Elk Creek 13 inches new snow.Zone 7 - Discovery Ski Resort 16 inches, and Basin Creek 7 inches new snow.Zone 6 - Lost Trail Ski Resort 6 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, Blackfoot Region
- When
- February 24, 12:00 AM MST to February 25, 12:00 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, Butte / Pintlar Region
- When
- February 24, 12:00 AM MST to February 25, 12:00 AM MST
- Where
- Butte / Pintlar Region forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 46.306, -113.025 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Bitterroot / Sapphire Mountains
- When
- February 24, 12:00 AM MST to February 25, 12:00 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
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, February 24 to 25, 2000
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, February 24 to 25, 2000
- Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, February 24, 2000
- Winter Storm in Idaho, February 24 to 25, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Texas, February 24, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, February 24, 2000
- Dense Fog in Wisconsin, February 24, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, February 24, 2000
- Winter Storm in Colorado, February 24 to 25, 2000
- Dense Fog in Wisconsin, February 24 to 26, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Idaho, February 24 to 25, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, February 24, 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: 5133001, 5133002, 5133003, 5133004.