Winter Storm, Western Roosevelt
- When
- April 1, 1:00 AM MST
- Where
- Western Roosevelt forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 48.295, -105.016 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in Montana, April 1 to 2, 2001
A spring storm swept across Eastern Montana resulting in areas of heavy snow in the Big Sheep Mountains. Snowfall amounts ranged from 6 to 10 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 GGW wrote it up.
A spring storm swept across Eastern Montana resulting in areas of heavy snow in the Big Sheep Mountains. Snowfall amounts ranged from 6 to 10 inches.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Eastern Roosevelt
- When
- April 2, 1:00 AM MST to 4:00 AM MST
- Where
- Eastern Roosevelt forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 48.295, -105.016 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Richland
- When
- April 2, 1:00 AM MST to 4:00 AM MST
- Where
- Richland forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 47.788, -104.561 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, McCone
- When
- April 2, 1:00 AM MST to 4:00 AM MST
- Where
- McCone forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 47.645, -105.795 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Winter Storm
- A storm that brought snow, sleet or freezing rain at warning levels, usually over several hours or days.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Flooding in Minnesota, April 1 to 30, 2001
- Flooding in Wisconsin, April 1 to 30, 2001
- Flood in North Dakota, April 1 to 15, 2001
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, April 1, 2001
- Flood in North Dakota, April 1 to 15, 2001
- Flood in North Dakota, April 1 to 15, 2001
- Flooding in South Dakota, April 1 to 16, 2001
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, April 1, 2001
- Flooding in Iowa, April 1 to 4, 2001
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, April 1, 2001
- Tornado in North Carolina, April 1, 2001
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, April 1, 2001
More
Every storm in Montana in 2001Every state in 2001This day in weather historyWarnings in Montana, April 2001
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: 5238691, 5238688, 5238689, 5238690.