Name: Winter Storm in Montana, January 21 to 22, 2002
Start: 2002-01-21T18:00
End: 2002-01-22T00:00
Location: Montana

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.

Event by event

3 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Storm, Madison

When: January 21, 6:00 PM MST to January 22, 12:00 AM MST
Where: Madison forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

An area of snow moved across southwest Montana during the afternoon and evening hours on the 21st. The snow was heavy at times over Madison and Gallatin counties. Near blizzard conditions were reported across this same area and in Beaverhead county, as winds were gusting to 30 mph at times. Some of the snow totals from this event were: 14 inches at Wisdom, 7 inches at Belgrade, 6 to 8 inches in Three Forks 16 S, and 5 inches in West Yellowstone 9 N.

Winter Storm, Beaverhead

When: January 21, 6:00 PM MST to January 22, 12:00 AM MST
Where: Beaverhead forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

An area of snow moved across southwest Montana during the afternoon and evening hours on the 21st. The snow was heavy at times over Madison and Gallatin counties. Near blizzard conditions were reported across this same area and in Beaverhead county, as winds were gusting to 30 mph at times. Some of the snow totals from this event were: 14 inches at Wisdom, 7 inches at Belgrade, 6 to 8 inches in Three Forks 16 S, and 5 inches in West Yellowstone 9 N.

Winter Storm, Gallatin

When: January 21, 6:00 PM MST to January 22, 12:00 AM MST
Where: Gallatin forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

An area of snow moved across southwest Montana during the afternoon and evening hours on the 21st. The snow was heavy at times over Madison and Gallatin counties. Near blizzard conditions were reported across this same area and in Beaverhead county, as winds were gusting to 30 mph at times. Some of the snow totals from this event were: 14 inches at Wisdom, 7 inches at Belgrade, 6 to 8 inches in Three Forks 16 S, and 5 inches in West Yellowstone 9 N.

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

More

Every storm in Montana in 2002 Every state in 2002 This day in weather history Warnings in Montana, January 2002

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: 5279588, 5279677, 5279678.