Heavy Snow, Absarokee / Beartooth Mountains
- When
- March 24, 10:00 AM MST to 3:00 PM MST
- Where
- Absarokee / Beartooth Mountains forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 45.550, -109.722 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Montana, March 24, 2005
An early Spring storm moved across South Central Montana bringing heavy, wet snow to portions of the Billings County Warning Area.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 12 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 14
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 BYZ wrote it up.
An early Spring storm moved across South Central Montana bringing heavy, wet snow to portions of the Billings County Warning Area. The following are some totals from this storm:8 inches 18NW Ryegate; 6 inches in Forsyth, Huntley, Fort Smith, Roundup, Broadview, Billings, and Birney; 9 inches in Crow Agency; 10 inches in Rapelje; 8 inches 2E Ryegate, 8 inches in Clyde Park, 8 inches 12E Ashland, 6 inches 10S Volborg, 9 inches 2S Red Lodge, 6 inches 5SE Volborg, 6 inches 16W Alzada, 8 inches 60S Miles City, 8 inches at both Cole Creek and Burnt Mountain Snotels
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
14 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Carter
- When
- March 24, 10:00 AM MST to 3:00 PM MST
- Where
- Carter forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 45.517, -104.536 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Custer
- When
- March 24, 10:00 AM MST to 3:00 PM MST
- Where
- Custer forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.253, -105.572 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Golden Valley
- When
- March 24, 10:00 AM MST to 3:00 PM MST
- Where
- Golden Valley forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.381, -109.175 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Musselshell
- When
- March 24, 10:00 AM MST to 3:00 PM MST
- Where
- Musselshell forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.497, -108.398 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Northern Big Horn
- When
- March 24, 10:00 AM MST to 3:00 PM MST
- Where
- Northern Big Horn forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 45.424, -107.490 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Northern Park County
- When
- March 24, 10:00 AM MST to 3:00 PM MST
- Where
- Northern Park County forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 45.488, -110.526 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Northern Rosebud
- When
- March 24, 10:00 AM MST to 3:00 PM MST
- Where
- Northern Rosebud forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.230, -106.731 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Northern Stillwater
- When
- March 24, 10:00 AM MST to 3:00 PM MST
- Where
- Northern Stillwater forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 45.669, -109.395 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Powder River
- When
- March 24, 10:00 AM MST to 3:00 PM MST
- Where
- Powder River forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 45.395, -105.630 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Red Lodge Foothills
- When
- March 24, 10:00 AM MST to 3:00 PM MST
- Where
- Red Lodge Foothills forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 45.227, -109.028 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Southern Big Horn
- When
- March 24, 10:00 AM MST to 3:00 PM MST
- Where
- Southern Big Horn forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
Heavy Snow, Southern Rosebud
- When
- March 24, 10:00 AM MST to 3:00 PM MST
- Where
- Southern Rosebud forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.230, -106.731 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Yellowstone
- When
- March 24, 10:00 AM MST to 3:00 PM MST
- Where
- Yellowstone forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
What these are
- Heavy Snow
- Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Winter Storm in Utah, March 24, 2005
- Avalanche in Colorado, March 24, 2005
- Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, March 24, 2005
- Avalanche in Utah, March 24, 2005
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, March 24, 2005
- Heavy Snow in New York, March 24, 2005
- Winter Weather in Colorado, March 24 to 26, 2005
- Hail in Arkansas, March 24 to 25, 2005
- Heavy Snow in Connecticut, March 24, 2005
- Hail in Oklahoma, March 24, 2005
- Hail in Kansas, March 24, 2005
- Winter Weather in Utah, March 24 to 26, 2005
More
Every storm in Montana in 2005Every state in 2005This day in weather historyWarnings in Montana, March 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: 5440597, 5440598, 5440599, 5440600, 5440601, 5440602, 5440603, 5440604, 5440605, 5440606, 5440607, 5440608, 5440609, 5440610.