Heavy Snow, Yellowstone
- When
- March 30, 2:00 PM MST to 11:00 PM MST
- Where
- Yellowstone forecast zone
- Reported by
- Public
Heavy Snow in Montana, March 30, 2007
The intense upper low over Northern Wyoming and Southeast Montana that resulted in the heavy snow and blizzard conditions during the last three days of the month moved into the western Dakotas during the afternoon of the 30th. As it did, a narrow band of wrap around moisture moved southwest across portions of South Central Montana.
Where it happened
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- 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
- 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 BYZ wrote it up.
The intense upper low over Northern Wyoming and Southeast Montana that resulted in the heavy snow and blizzard conditions during the last three days of the month moved into the western Dakotas during the afternoon of the 30th. As it did, a narrow band of wrap around moisture moved southwest across portions of South Central Montana. This resulted in a very localized area of moderate to heavy snow. The following snow amounts were received: 8 to 11 inches on Rimrock Road in Billings, 8 inches at the Billings airport(new daily record), 8 inches 10N Bridger and 5 to 8 inches with numerous 2-3 foot drifts across many roads 2SE Park City.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Eastern Carbon
- When
- March 30, 2:00 PM MST to 11:00 PM MST
- Where
- Eastern Carbon forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
Heavy Snow, Northern Stillwater
- When
- March 30, 2:00 PM MST to 11:00 PM MST
- Where
- Northern Stillwater forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 45.669, -109.395 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Heavy Snow
- Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.
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The same day elsewhere
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Texas, March 30, 2007
- Ice Storm in North Dakota, March 30, 2007
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Texas, March 30 to 31, 2007
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Missouri, March 30, 2007
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, March 30 to 31, 2007
- Flash Flood and Hail in Texas, March 30, 2007
- Flash Flood and Flooding in Kansas, March 30 to 31, 2007
- Winter Weather in Montana, March 30, 2007
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Kansas, March 30, 2007
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Illinois, March 30, 2007
- Flooding in Illinois, March 30 to 31, 2007
- Flooding in Indiana, March 30 to 31, 2007
More
Every storm in Montana in 2007Every state in 2007This day in weather historyWarnings in Montana, March 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: 20735, 20736, 20737.