Montana, 2005

Winter Storm in Montana, April 27, 2005

April 27, 2005 · NWS TFX · 5 events in 5 counties and zones

A vigorous spring storm brought heavy snow to elevations above 6000 feet in Southwest Montana. Reported snow fall amounts include: 7 inches at Norris 14W, 7 inches at Jefferson City 9W, 7 inches at White Sulphur Springs 40N, 7 inches at Bozeman 13NE; 6 inches at Rimini, 6 inches at Augusta 20W; 5 inches at Clancy 10SE, 5 inches at Jefferson City 9W and 5 inches at Belgrade 14NE.

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
5

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 vigorous spring storm brought heavy snow to elevations above 6000 feet in Southwest Montana. Reported snow fall amounts include: 7 inches at Norris 14W, 7 inches at Jefferson City 9W, 7 inches at White Sulphur Springs 40N, 7 inches at Bozeman 13NE; 6 inches at Rimini, 6 inches at Augusta 20W; 5 inches at Clancy 10SE, 5 inches at Jefferson City 9W and 5 inches at Belgrade 14NE.

Event by event

5 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Storm, Jefferson

When
April 27, 6:00 AM MST
Where
Jefferson forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Winter Storm, Meagher

When
April 27, 6:00 AM MST
Where
Meagher forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Winter Storm, Gallatin

When
April 27, 6:00 AM MST
Where
Gallatin forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Winter Storm, Madison

When
April 27, 10:00 AM MST
Where
Madison forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Winter Storm, Southern Lewis and Clark

When
April 27, 10:20 AM MST
Where
Southern Lewis and Clark forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER

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: 5443019, 5443020, 5443021, 5443018, 5443017.