Montana, 2007

Heavy Snow in Montana, March 27 to 28, 2007

March 27 to 28, 2007 · NWS TFX · 3 events in 3 counties and zones

A late winter storm brought heavy wet snow to portions of Southwest and North Central Montana, with around a foot measured at some high elevation Snotel sites. Power outages and numerous poles down were reported.

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 late winter storm brought heavy wet snow to portions of Southwest and North Central Montana, with around a foot measured at some high elevation Snotel sites. Power outages and numerous poles down were reported.

Event by event

3 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Madison

When
March 27, 2:52 AM MST to March 28, 7:00 AM MST
Where
Madison forecast zone
Reported by
Mesonet

Reported snow amounts include 8 inches at the Albro Lake SNOTEL site (Pony 6W).

Heavy Snow, Judith Basin

When
March 27, 2:52 AM MST to March 28, 9:00 AM MST
Where
Judith Basin forecast zone
Reported by
Mesonet

Reported snow amounts include 12 inches at the Daisy Park SNOTEL site (Martinsdale 13N).

Heavy Snow, Fergus

When
March 27, 2:52 AM MST to March 28, 8:00 AM MST
Where
Fergus forecast zone
Reported by
Mesonet

Reported snow amounts include 9 inches at the Crystal Lake SNOTEL site (Lewistown 18SSW).

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

More

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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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 21550, 21551, 21552.