Montana, 2003

Winter Storm in Montana, November 10 to 11, 2003

November 10 to 11, 2003 · NWS TFX · 3 events in 3 counties and zones

Widespread snow developed over the Rocky Mountains midday on the 10th and continued through the afternoon of the 11th. Reported snow fall amonts include: 10 inches at the Pike Creek SNOTEL site, 10 inches at the Nevada Ridge SNOTEL site and 12 inches at the Copper Camp SNOTEL site.

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.

What happened

The episode as NWS TFX wrote it up.

Widespread snow developed over the Rocky Mountains midday on the 10th and continued through the afternoon of the 11th. Reported snow fall amonts include: 10 inches at the Pike Creek SNOTEL site, 10 inches at the Nevada Ridge SNOTEL site and 12 inches at the Copper Camp SNOTEL site.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Great Falls, MT wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Nov 10, 9:10 AM MST, 2 hours 50 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 10, 9:10 AM MST, 2 hours 50 minutes before
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Event by event

3 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Storm, North Rocky Mountain Front

When
November 10, 12:00 PM MST to November 11, 5:00 PM MST
Where
North Rocky Mountain Front forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Winter Storm, Southern Lewis and Clark

When
November 10, 12:00 PM MST to November 11, 5:00 PM MST
Where
Southern Lewis and Clark forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Winter Storm, Southern Rocky Mountain Front

When
November 10, 12:00 PM MST to November 11, 5:00 PM MST
Where
Southern Rocky Mountain Front 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

More

Every storm in Montana in 2003Every state in 2003This day in weather historyWarnings in Montana, November 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5331645, 5331646, 5331647.