Heavy Snow, Kootenai/Cabinet Region
- When
- April 2, 4:00 PM MST to April 3, 12:00 PM 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, April 2 to 3, 2001
5 inches at Pike Creek, and 17 inches at Noisy Basin; in Lake County, 8 inches at Yellow Bay, and 16 inches at Moss Peak.
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.
20 hour heavy snowfall amounts impacted areas of western Montana including: in Lincoln County, 7 inches at Troy and Yaak, 8 inches at Banfield Mountain, and 11 inches at Hawkins Peak; in Flathead County, 7 inches at Whitefish and Kalispell, 8 inches at Bigfork, 10 inches at Essex, 11 inches at Marias Pass, 12.5 inches at Flattop Mountain, 14.5 inches at Pike Creek, and 17 inches at Noisy Basin; in Lake County, 8 inches at Yellow Bay, and 16 inches at Moss Peak.
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, West Glacier Region
- When
- April 2, 4:00 PM MST to April 3, 12:00 PM 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, Flathead/Mission Valleys
- When
- April 2, 4:00 PM MST to April 3, 12:00 PM MST
- Where
- Flathead/Mission Valleys forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 47.872, -114.424 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Blackfoot Region
- When
- April 2, 4:00 PM MST to April 3, 12:00 PM 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)
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
- Winter Storm in Colorado, April 2 to 5, 2001
- Heavy Snow and High Wind in Alaska, April 2 to 4, 2001
- Hail in Nebraska, April 2, 2001
- Hail in Nebraska, April 2, 2001
- Hail in Nebraska, April 2, 2001
- Hail in Kansas, April 2, 2001
- Blizzard and Heavy Snow in Alaska, April 2 to 4, 2001
- Damaging Winds in Oregon, April 2, 2001
- Winter Storm in North Dakota, April 2 to 3, 2001
- High Wind in Alaska, April 2, 2001
- High Wind in North Carolina, April 2, 2001
- Dense Fog in California, April 2, 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5239147, 5239148, 5239149, 5239150.