Montana, 2005

Winter Storm in Montana, April 14, 2005

April 14, 2005 · NWS TFX · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

A strong Pacific weather system brought brought heavy snows to the Rocky Mountain Front on the 14th. Reported snow fall amounts include: 8 inches at Rogers Pass; 6 inches at Marias Pass and 4 inches at Great Falls.

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 strong Pacific weather system brought brought heavy snows to the Rocky Mountain Front on the 14th. Reported snow fall amounts include: 8 inches at Rogers Pass; 6 inches at Marias Pass and 4 inches at Great Falls.

Event by event

2 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Storm, North Rocky Mountain Front

When
April 14, 8:00 AM MST
Where
North Rocky Mountain Front forecast zone
Reported by
DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

Winter Storm, Southern Rocky Mountain Front

When
April 14, 8:00 AM MST
Where
Southern Rocky Mountain Front forecast zone
Reported by
DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

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 2005Every state in 2005This day in weather historyWarnings in Montana, April 2005

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: 5443015, 5443016.