Montana, 2007

Winter Weather in Montana, March 28 to 29, 2007

March 28 to 29, 2007 · NWS GGW · 9 events in 9 counties and zones

A broad area of low pressure which extended from the Dakotas south into the southern Rockies brought a period of snow to a portion of northeast Montana during the evening hours of the 28th into the early morning hours of the 29th. The bulk of the snow fell from eastern Valley County and points east to the North Dakota border.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 9 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
9

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.

A broad area of low pressure which extended from the Dakotas south into the southern Rockies brought a period of snow to a portion of northeast Montana during the evening hours of the 28th into the early morning hours of the 29th. The bulk of the snow fell from eastern Valley County and points east to the North Dakota border. Snowfall amounts were generally in the 2 to 4 inch range. A few isolated spots across the Big Sheep Mountains in Dawson and southern McCone Counties had up to 6 inches of snow.

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Event by event

9 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Weather, Western Roosevelt

When
March 28, 3:00 PM MST to 11:00 PM MST
Where
Western Roosevelt forecast zone
Reported by
Law Enforcement
Coordinates
48.295, -105.016 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Sheridan

When
March 28, 4:00 PM MST to 11:59 PM MST
Where
Sheridan forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
48.721, -104.505 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Daniels

When
March 28, 4:00 PM MST to 11:00 PM MST
Where
Daniels forecast zone
Reported by
Law Enforcement
Coordinates
48.784, -105.549 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Eastern Roosevelt

When
March 28, 4:00 PM MST to March 29, 1:00 AM MST
Where
Eastern Roosevelt forecast zone
Reported by
Law Enforcement
Coordinates
48.295, -105.016 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, McCone

When
March 28, 4:00 PM MST to 11:00 PM MST
Where
McCone forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
47.645, -105.795 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Dawson

When
March 28, 4:00 PM MST to 11:00 PM MST
Where
Dawson forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
47.266, -104.899 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Prairie

When
March 28, 4:00 PM 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, Central and Southern Valley

When
March 28, 5:00 PM MST to 10:00 PM MST
Where
Central and Southern Valley forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
48.365, -106.667 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Two to four inches of snow fell in extreme eastern Valley County in the vicinity of Lustre.

Winter Weather, Richland

When
March 28, 5:00 PM MST to 11:00 PM MST
Where
Richland forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
47.788, -104.561 (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.

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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: 13270, 13275, 13277, 13280, 13283, 13288, 13290, 13267, 13285.