Heavy Snow, Southern Rocky Mountain Front
- When
- November 14, 6:00 AM MST
- Where
- Southern Rocky Mountain Front forecast zone
- Reported by
- DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
Blizzard and Heavy Snow in Montana, November 14, 2005
A powerful late autumn storm brought heavy snow and blizzard conditions to portions of North Central Montana on the 14th. Reported snow amounts include: 12 inches at Lincoln 14E, 9 inches at Raynesford 2NW and 6 inches at Half Moon Pass.
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 powerful late autumn storm brought heavy snow and blizzard conditions to portions of North Central Montana on the 14th. Reported snow amounts include: 12 inches at Lincoln 14E, 9 inches at Raynesford 2NW and 6 inches at Half Moon Pass. In addition to the heavy snow, strong winds created blizzard conditions for several hours.
Event by event
2 heavy snow, 1 blizzard. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Fergus
- When
- November 14, 11:00 AM MST
- Where
- Fergus forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
Blizzard, Judith Basin
- When
- November 14, 4:00 PM MST
- Where
- Judith Basin 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.
- Blizzard
- Sustained winds or frequent gusts of 35 mph or more with falling or blowing snow that cuts visibility below a quarter mile for three hours or longer.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Flash Flooding in Kentucky, November 14 to 15, 2005
- Tornado in Arkansas, November 14, 2005
- High Wind in South Dakota, November 14 to 15, 2005
- Lightning Strike in Arkansas, November 14, 2005
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Missouri, November 14 to 15, 2005
- Winter Storm in North Dakota, November 14 to 15, 2005
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, November 14, 2005
- Winter Storm in Colorado, November 14 to 15, 2005
- Winter Storm in Colorado, November 14, 2005
- High Wind in Utah, November 14, 2005
- High Wind in Colorado, November 14, 2005
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, November 14 to 15, 2005
More
Every storm in Montana in 2005Every state in 2005This day in weather historyWarnings in Montana, November 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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5480397, 5480399, 5480398.