Montana, 2000

Heavy Snow in Montana, January 3 to 4, 2000

January 3 to 4, 2000 · NWS MSO · 5 events in 5 counties and zones

Flattop Mountain- 10 inches of snowStahl Peak- 7 inches of snowLookout Pass- 8 inches of snowNorth Fork Jocko- 12 inches of snowLolo Pass- 11 inches of snowSeeley Lake- 6 inches of snowTwin Lakes- 10 inches of snowNez Perce Camp- 7 inches of snowHeron- 6 inches of snow

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 5 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
5

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.

Flattop Mountain- 10 inches of snowStahl Peak- 7 inches of snowLookout Pass- 8 inches of snowNorth Fork Jocko- 12 inches of snowLolo Pass- 11 inches of snowSeeley Lake- 6 inches of snowTwin Lakes- 10 inches of snowNez Perce Camp- 7 inches of snowHeron- 6 inches of snow

The radar

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Event by event

5 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Bitterroot / Sapphire Mountains

When
January 3, 2:30 PM MST to January 4, 3:00 PM MST
Where
Bitterroot / Sapphire Mountains forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
46.508, -113.828 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Blackfoot Region

When
January 3, 2:30 PM MST to January 4, 3:00 PM MST
Where
Blackfoot Region forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
46.986, -113.597 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Kootenai/Cabinet Region

When
January 3, 2:30 PM MST to January 4, 3:00 PM MST
Where
Kootenai/Cabinet Region forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
48.171, -114.863 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, West Glacier Region

When
January 3, 2:30 PM MST to January 4, 3:00 PM MST
Where
West Glacier Region forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
47.971, -114.069 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Lower Clark Fork Region

When
January 3, 2:30 PM MST to January 4, 3:00 PM MST
Where
Lower Clark Fork Region forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
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

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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: 5126759, 5126760, 5128598, 5128599, 5128600.