Heavy Snow, Kootenai/Cabinet Region
- When
- March 14, 6:00 AM MST to March 15, 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)
Heavy Snow in Montana, March 14 to 15, 2000
Heavy snow event above 4000 feet. In Lincoln County, Stahl Peak received one foot and Grave Creek received 7 inches of new snow.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 3 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
- 3
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.
Heavy snow event above 4000 feet. In Lincoln County, Stahl Peak received one foot and Grave Creek received 7 inches of new snow. In Flathead County, Badger Pass received 6 inches new snow, and in Sanders County, Poorman Creek received 9 inches with Lookout Pass Ski Resort receiving 6 inches new snow.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, West Glacier Region
- When
- March 14, 6:00 AM MST to March 15, 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, Lower Clark Fork Region
- When
- March 14, 6:00 AM MST to March 15, 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)
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
- Lightning Strike in Texas, March 14, 2000
- Wildfire in Puerto Rico, March 14 to 18, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Texas, March 14, 2000
- Wildfire in Florida, March 14, 2000
- Tornado and Hail in Texas, March 14, 2000
- High Surf in Hawaii, March 14 to 17, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Minnesota, March 14 to 15, 2000
- High Wind in Alaska, March 14, 2000
- High Wind in Alaska, March 14, 2000
- Blizzard in Alaska, March 14, 2000
- High Wind in Montana, March 14, 2000
- High Wind in Montana, March 14, 2000
More
Every storm in Montana in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Montana, March 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: 5134380, 5134381, 5134382.