Winter Storm, Cascade
- When
- April 15, 3:00 AM MST
- Where
- Cascade forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Winter Storm in Montana, April 15, 2003
A winter storm affected the mountain areas of Central and Southwest Montana on the 15th. Here is a list of some of the snowfalls for the total storm recorded by SNOTEL data:Neihart 10S 12 inches; White Sulphur Springs 25 NE 10 inches; Ennis 15NW 9 inches; Lewistown 20SW 9 inches; and Utica 20SW 6 inches.
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 TFX wrote it up.
A winter storm affected the mountain areas of Central and Southwest Montana on the 15th. The heaviest snow fell above 5000 feet.Here is a list of some of the snowfalls for the total storm recorded by SNOTEL data:Neihart 10S 12 inches; White Sulphur Springs 25 NE 10 inches; Ennis 15NW 9 inches; Lewistown 20SW 9 inches; and Utica 20SW 6 inches.
Event by event
5 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Fergus
- When
- April 15, 3:00 AM MST
- Where
- Fergus forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Winter Storm, Judith Basin
- When
- April 15, 3:00 AM MST
- Where
- Judith Basin forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Winter Storm, Meagher
- When
- April 15, 3:00 AM MST
- Where
- Meagher forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Winter Storm, Madison
- When
- April 15, 3:00 AM MST
- Where
- Madison forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
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
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- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, April 15, 2003
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- Tornado and Hail in Texas, April 15, 2003
- High Wind in Texas, April 15, 2003
- High Wind in New Mexico, April 15, 2003
- High Wind in New Mexico, April 15, 2003
- High Wind in Texas, April 15, 2003
- Damaging Winds in Kansas, April 15 to 16, 2003
- High Wind in New York, April 15, 2003
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, April 15, 2003
More
Every storm in Montana in 2003Every state in 2003This day in weather historyWarnings in Montana, April 2003
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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5348108, 5348109, 5348110, 5348111, 5348112.