Montana, 2007

Heavy Snow in Montana, April 1 to 2, 2007

April 1 to 2, 2007 · NWS TFX · 7 events in 7 counties and zones

A potent spring storm brought heavy snow to portions of North Central Montana.

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
7

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 potent spring storm brought heavy snow to portions of North Central Montana.

Event by event

7 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Cascade

When
April 1, 2:17 PM MST to April 2, 5:00 PM MST
Where
Cascade forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter

Snowfall amounts include 10 inches at Showdown Ski resort (Neihart 6S).

Heavy Snow, Fergus

When
April 1, 2:17 PM MST to April 2, 4:00 PM MST
Where
Fergus forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter

Snowfall amounts include 13 inches at Denton 1N, 12 inches at Lewistown 22S, 10 inches at Lewistown 18SSW, 9 inches at Coffee Creek, 8 inches at Grass Range and 6 inches at Lewistown 3E.

Heavy Snow, Meagher

When
April 1, 2:17 PM MST to April 2, 6:00 PM MST
Where
Meagher forecast zone
Reported by
Mesonet

Snowfall amounts include 11 inches at Millegan 14SE, 10 inches at the Onion Park SNOTEL site (White Sulphur Springs 28N) and 4 inches at White Sulphur Springs.

Heavy Snow, Toole

When
April 2, 5:00 AM MST to 4:00 PM MST
Where
Toole forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer

Snowfall amounts include 7 inches at Gold Butte 7N.

Heavy Snow, Madison

When
April 2, 5:23 AM MST to 3:00 PM MST
Where
Madison forecast zone
Reported by
Mesonet

Snowfall amounts include 12 inches at the Lone Mountain SNOTEL site (Ennis 16ENE).

Heavy Snow, Gallatin

When
April 2, 5:23 AM MST to 5:00 PM MST
Where
Gallatin forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter

Snowfall reports include 12 inches at Bozeman, 10 inches at the Carrot Basin SNOTEL site (West Yellowstone 22NNW), 8 inches at the Lick Creek SNOTEL site (Bozeman 15SSE) and 3 inches at Big Sky 2WNW.

Heavy Snow, Chouteau

When
April 2, 10:54 AM MST to 4:00 PM MST
Where
Chouteau forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter

Snowfall amounts include 8 inches at Highwood 7NE, 6 inches at Geraldine 14E and 4 inches at Fort benton.

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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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: 21556, 21560, 21561, 21559, 21558, 21562, 21557.