Winter Weather, Petroleum
- When
- April 2, 5:00 AM MST to 5:00 PM MST
- Where
- Petroleum forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 47.118, -108.250 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Montana, April 2, 2007
An upper trough combined with an area of low pressure in central Wyoming to bring a period of heavy wet snow to a portion of northeast Montana. The heaviest snowfall was observed in southern Prairie and southern Garfield counties east through Prairie and southern Wibaux County.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 5 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
- 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 GGW wrote it up.
An upper trough combined with an area of low pressure in central Wyoming to bring a period of heavy wet snow to a portion of northeast Montana. The heaviest snowfall was observed in southern Prairie and southern Garfield counties east through Prairie and southern Wibaux County.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 winter weather, 1 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Weather, Garfield
- When
- April 2, 5:00 AM MST to 5:00 PM MST
- Where
- Garfield forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 47.278, -106.993 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Prairie
- When
- April 2, 6:30 AM MST to 11:00 PM MST
- Where
- Prairie forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 46.861, -105.378 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Dawson
- When
- April 2, 7:00 AM MST to 10:00 PM MST
- Where
- Dawson forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 47.266, -104.899 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Wibaux
- When
- April 2, 12:00 PM MST to 11:00 PM MST
- Where
- Wibaux forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 46.965, -104.249 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Winter Weather
- Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.
- 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
- Dense Fog in Louisiana, April 2, 2007
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Alabama, April 2 to 4, 2007
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Iowa, April 2 to 3, 2007
- Damaging Wind and Lightning Strikes in Wisconsin, April 2 to 3, 2007
- Flooding in Iowa, April 2 to 6, 2007
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, April 2, 2007
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Iowa, April 2 to 3, 2007
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, April 2, 2007
- Winter Storm in Minnesota, April 2 to 3, 2007
- Heavy Snow in North Dakota, April 2 to 3, 2007
- Winter Storm in Minnesota, April 2 to 3, 2007
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, April 2 to 3, 2007
More
Every storm in Montana in 2007Every state in 2007This day in weather historyWarnings in Montana, April 2007
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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 14019, 14021, 14024, 14027, 14026.