Winter Storm, Fergus
- When
- April 9, 2:03 PM MST
- Where
- Fergus forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
Winter Storm in Montana, April 9, 2005
An early spring storm brought winter conditions to Fergus and Judith Basin counties during daylight hours on the 9th. Reported snow fall amounts include: 10 inches at Havre 23S; 6 inches at Hobson 6ESE and 4 inches at Lewistown 8E.
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.
An early spring storm brought winter conditions to Fergus and Judith Basin counties during daylight hours on the 9th. Reported snow fall amounts include: 10 inches at Havre 23S; 6 inches at Hobson 6ESE and 4 inches at Lewistown 8E. In addition to the heavy snow, strong winds created areas of blowing snow that reduced visibilities to less than 100 yards at times. The heavy wet snow and high winds were responsible for the downing of 141 power poles in Blaine county resulting in the interruption of power to nearly 400 homes. Additionally, an estimated 170 trees were either blown over or had their tops broken off at the Montana Gulch Campground located in the Little Rocky Mountains.
Event by event
2 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Judith Basin
- When
- April 9, 2:39 PM MST
- Where
- Judith Basin 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
- High Wind in Montana, April 9 to 10, 2005
- Blizzard in Montana, April 9 to 10, 2005
- Winter Weather in Colorado, April 9 to 10, 2005
- Hail in Nebraska, April 9 to 10, 2005
- Winter Weather in Utah, April 9 to 10, 2005
- High Wind in Montana, April 9, 2005
- Heavy Snow in Montana, April 9, 2005
- Heavy Snow in Wyoming, April 9, 2005
- Strong Wind in Colorado, April 9, 2005
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: 5443014, 5443013.