Heavy Snow, Blaine
- When
- March 4, 5:30 PM MST
- Where
- Blaine forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
Heavy Snow in Montana, March 4, 2006
A winter storm brought heavy snow to a portion of North Central Montana on the 4th. Reported snow fall amounts include: 10 inches at Harlem 4W and 6 inches at Grass Range.
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 snow to a portion of North Central Montana on the 4th. Reported snow fall amounts include: 10 inches at Harlem 4W and 6 inches at Grass Range. Heavy snow and gusty winds were reported near Eddie's Corner where visibilities were reduced to near zero. The snow was responsible for causing numerous traffic accidents as well as closing roads for several hours.
Event by event
3 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Judith Basin
- When
- March 4, 5:30 PM MST
- Where
- Judith Basin forecast zone
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
Heavy Snow, Fergus
- When
- March 4, 6:00 PM MST
- Where
- Fergus 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
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- High Wind in Oregon, March 4, 2006
- Hail in Nebraska, March 4, 2006
More
Every storm in Montana in 2006Every state in 2006This day in weather historyWarnings in Montana, March 2006
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: 5494662, 5494664, 5494663.