Winter Storm, Fergus
- When
- April 18, 2:00 PM MST
- Where
- Fergus forecast zone
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
Winter Storm in Montana, April 18 to 19, 2005
A powerful spring storm brought heavy snow to a wide area of Southwest Montana from the 18th through the afternoon of the 19th. Reported snow fall amounts include: 18 inches at Lewistown 11SSE; 16 inches at Lewistown 22S; 12 inches at Clancy 3W, 12 inches at Crstal Lake, 12 inches at Rogers Pass; 11 inches at Bozeman; 10 inches at Lewistown 10S, 10 inches at Half Moon Pass; 9 inches at Big Sky…
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 8
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 powerful spring storm brought heavy snow to a wide area of Southwest Montana from the 18th through the afternoon of the 19th. Reported snow fall amounts include: 18 inches at Lewistown 11SSE; 16 inches at Lewistown 22S; 12 inches at Clancy 3W, 12 inches at Crstal Lake, 12 inches at Rogers Pass; 11 inches at Bozeman; 10 inches at Lewistown 10S, 10 inches at Half Moon Pass; 9 inches at Big Sky 2WNW, 9 inches at Lima, 9 inches at Montana State University (Bozeman) and 4 inches at Lewistown, Utica 11SW and Hobson 16SW.
Event by event
8 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Cascade
- When
- April 18, 3:00 PM MST
- Where
- Cascade forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
Winter Storm, Madison
- When
- April 18, 3:30 PM MST
- Where
- Madison forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
Winter Storm, Gallatin
- When
- April 18, 4:00 PM MST
- Where
- Gallatin forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
Winter Storm, Judith Basin
- When
- April 18, 4:30 PM MST
- Where
- Judith Basin forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
Winter Storm, Jefferson
- When
- April 19, 5:00 AM MST
- Where
- Jefferson forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
Winter Storm, Broadwater
- When
- April 19, 5:00 AM MST
- Where
- Broadwater forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Winter Storm, Meagher
- When
- April 19, 5:00 AM MST
- Where
- Meagher 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
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Nebraska, April 18, 2005
- Hail in Kansas, April 18, 2005
- Hail in Kansas, April 18, 2005
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, April 18, 2005
- High Surf in Hawaii, April 18 to 19, 2005
- Tornado and Hail in Texas, April 18, 2005
- Hail in North Dakota, April 18, 2005
- Winter Storm in Utah, April 18 to 19, 2005
- Hail in North Dakota, April 18, 2005
- Strong Wind in California, April 18 to 19, 2005
- Hail in Kansas, April 18, 2005
- Hail in Minnesota, April 18, 2005
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: 5443024, 5443022, 5443025, 5443026, 5443023, 5443027, 5443028, 5443100.