Winter Storm, North Rocky Mountain Front
- When
- April 27, 11:00 PM MST to April 28, 9:00 AM MST
- Where
- North Rocky Mountain Front forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Winter Storm in Montana, April 27 to 28, 2004
A late spring storm brought heavy snow and gusty winds to the Rocky Mountain Front on the 28th. Reported snow fall amounts include: 7 inches at the Many Glacier SNOTEL site and 12 inches at the Badger Pass SNOTEL site.
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 TFX wrote it up.
A late spring storm brought heavy snow and gusty winds to the Rocky Mountain Front on the 28th. Reported snow fall amounts include: 7 inches at the Many Glacier SNOTEL site and 12 inches at the Badger Pass SNOTEL site. The Montana Department of Highways also reported up to 8 inches of snow in the St. Mary area.
Event by event
2 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Southern Rocky Mountain Front
- When
- April 27, 11:00 PM MST to April 28, 9:00 AM 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
- High Wind in Iowa, April 27, 2004
- High Wind and Strong Wind in Washington, April 27, 2004
- High Wind in Washington, April 27, 2004
- Lightning Strike in Maine, April 27, 2004
- Strong Wind in Oregon, April 27, 2004
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in North Atlantic Coastal Waters, April 27, 2004
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in North Atlantic Coastal Waters, April 27, 2004
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in North Atlantic Coastal Waters, April 27, 2004
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in North Atlantic Coastal Waters, April 27, 2004
- Flood in New Jersey, April 27 to 28, 2004
- Heavy Snow in Montana, April 27 to 28, 2004
- High Wind in Washington, April 27, 2004
More
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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: 5390437, 5390438.