Montana, 2005

Winter Storm in Montana, March 23, 2005

March 23, 2005 · NWS TFX · 11 events in 11 counties and zones

A vigorous spring storm brought heavy snow to a wide area of North Central and Southwest Montana on the 23rd. Reported snow fall amounts include: 16 inches at Holter Dam; 15 inches at Eden; 12 inches at Shonkin 7S, Holter Dam 6S, Rogers Pass, Heart Butte 6W; 10 inches at Sunburst 6S, Gold Butte 7N; 8 inches at Havre 25S, Hobson, Choteau, Stanford, Millegan 14SE; 7 inches at Great Falls, Cut Bank…

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
11

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 a wide area of North Central and Southwest Montana on the 23rd. Reported snow fall amounts include: 16 inches at Holter Dam; 15 inches at Eden; 12 inches at Shonkin 7S, Holter Dam 6S, Rogers Pass, Heart Butte 6W; 10 inches at Sunburst 6S, Gold Butte 7N; 8 inches at Havre 25S, Hobson, Choteau, Stanford, Millegan 14SE; 7 inches at Great Falls, Cut Bank 25NW, Hogeland 2W, Babb, Augusta 25NW, Neihart 7NNW, Great Falls 3SW; 6 inches at Grass Range and 5 inches at Martinsdale 3NNW and West Yellowstone 9N.

Event by event

11 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Storm, Cascade

When
March 23, 7:32 AM MST
Where
Cascade forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Storm, Hill

When
March 23, 7:35 AM MST
Where
Hill forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Storm, Southern Lewis and Clark

When
March 23, 9:00 AM MST
Where
Southern Lewis and Clark forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Storm, Southern Rocky Mountain Front

When
March 23, 9:00 AM MST
Where
Southern Rocky Mountain Front forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Storm, Eastern Glacier

When
March 23, 1:00 PM MST
Where
Eastern Glacier forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Storm, Blaine

When
March 23, 1:00 PM MST
Where
Blaine forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Storm, Eastern Teton

When
March 23, 1:00 PM MST
Where
Eastern Teton forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Storm, Judith Basin

When
March 23, 1:00 PM MST
Where
Judith Basin forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Storm, North Rocky Mountain Front

When
March 23, 1:24 PM MST
Where
North Rocky Mountain Front forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Storm, Toole

When
March 23, 1:24 PM MST
Where
Toole forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Storm, Chouteau

When
March 23, 6:00 PM MST
Where
Chouteau 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

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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: 5441012, 5441011, 5441014, 5441017, 5441010, 5441016, 5441018, 5441019, 5441009, 5441015, 5441013.