Heavy Snow, Lower Clark Fork Region
- When
- February 3, 7:00 AM MST to February 4, 7:00 AM MST
- Where
- Lower Clark Fork Region forecast zone
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 47.286, -114.685 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Montana, February 3 to 4, 2003
Lookout Pass and Montana Snowbowl Ski Resorts reported 13 to 20 inches of new snow in two days.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 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
- 2
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.
Lookout Pass and Montana Snowbowl Ski Resorts reported 13 to 20 inches of new snow in two days.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Blackfoot Region
- When
- February 3, 7:00 AM MST to February 4, 7:00 AM MST
- Where
- Blackfoot Region forecast zone
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- 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
- Strong Wind in Tennessee, February 3 to 4, 2003
- Winter Weather in Wisconsin, February 3, 2003
- Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in Michigan, February 3 to 4, 2003
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, February 3 to 4, 2003
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, February 3, 2003
- Blizzard and Heavy Snow in Alaska, February 3 to 6, 2003
- Winter Storm in Kansas, February 3, 2003
- Frost and Freeze in California, February 3 to 10, 2003
- Heavy Snow in Wisconsin, February 3 to 4, 2003
- High Wind in Alaska, February 3 to 5, 2003
- Heavy Snow in Wisconsin, February 3, 2003
- High Wind in Alaska, February 3, 2003
More
Every storm in Montana in 2003Every state in 2003This day in weather historyWarnings in Montana, February 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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5343042, 5343043.