Winter Storm in Montana, September 14, 2006

Name: Winter Storm in Montana, September 14, 2006
Start: 2006-09-14T04:00
End: 2006-09-14T07:00
Location: Montana

September 14, 2006 · NWS TFX · 5 events in 5 counties and zones

An early season winter storm brought heavy snow and gusty winds to elevations above 5000 feet across a portion of North Central Montana on the 14th. Reported snow amounts include: 13 inches at the Rocky Boy SNOTEL site, 8 inches at the Crystal Lake SNOTEL site, and 7 inches at the Frohner Meadow, Rocker Peak and Tizer Basin SNOTEL sites.

The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 5

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.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Great Falls, MT wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Sep 14, 2:28 AM MST, 1 hour 32 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 14, 2:28 AM MST, 1 hour 32 minutes before

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Event by event

5 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Storm, Hill

When: September 14, 4:00 AM MST
Where: Hill forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Winter Storm, Fergus

When: September 14, 5:00 AM MST
Where: Fergus forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Winter Storm, Jefferson

When: September 14, 5:00 AM MST
Where: Jefferson forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Winter Storm, Southern Lewis and Clark

When: September 14, 7:00 AM MST
Where: Southern Lewis and Clark forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Winter Storm, Southern Rocky Mountain Front

When: September 14, 7:00 AM MST
Where: Southern Rocky Mountain Front forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

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

Every storm in Montana in 2006 Every state in 2006 This day in weather history Warnings in Montana, September 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: 5528077, 5528075, 5528076, 5528073, 5528074.