Winter Storm, North Rocky Mountain Front
- When
- January 8, 10:00 AM MST
- Where
- North Rocky Mountain Front forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
Winter Storm in Montana, January 8, 2005
A winter storm brought heavy snows to the Rocky Mountain Front and to portions of Southwest Montana on the 8th. Reported snow fall amounts include: 14 inches at Heart Butte 6W, 10 inches at West Yellowstone 9N and 6 inches at East Glacier Park.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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 winter storm brought heavy snows to the Rocky Mountain Front and to portions of Southwest Montana on the 8th. Reported snow fall amounts include: 14 inches at Heart Butte 6W, 10 inches at West Yellowstone 9N and 6 inches at East Glacier Park. Gusty winds accompanied the storm producing areas of blowing and drifting snow. Monida Pass was closed for a time due to strong winds and blowing snow which reduced visibility to less than one-half mile.
Event by event
3 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Beaverhead
- When
- January 8, 10:00 AM MST
- Where
- Beaverhead forecast zone
- Reported by
- DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
Winter Storm, Gallatin
- When
- January 8, 11:00 AM MST
- Where
- Gallatin 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
- Blizzard and High Wind in Alaska, January 8 to 12, 2005
- Heavy Rain in California, January 8, 2005
- Storm Surge in California, January 8 to 11, 2005
- Winter Storm in Massachusetts, January 8, 2005
- Winter Storm in Connecticut, January 8, 2005
- Flash Flood in California, January 8, 2005
- Damaging Wind in Hawaii, January 8, 2005
- Storm Surge and High Surf in California, January 8 to 9, 2005
- Flash Flood in California, January 8, 2005
- Tornado in California, January 8, 2005
- Flood in Kentucky, January 8 to 10, 2005
- Flash Flood in California, January 8, 2005
More
Every storm in Montana in 2005Every state in 2005This day in weather historyWarnings in Montana, January 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: 5433169, 5433171, 5433170.