Montana, 2008

Heavy Snow in Montana, February 13 to 14, 2008

February 13 to 14, 2008 · NWS MSO · 1 event in 1 county or zone

S. Highway 93 corridor between Ronan and Arlee.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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 MSO wrote it up.

On February 13 and 14, a narrow north to south oriented band of snow positioned itself over the U.S. Highway 93 corridor between Ronan and Arlee. Heavy snowfall amounts were observed along this route.

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Event by event

1 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Flathead/Mission Valleys

When
February 13, 8:00 PM MST to February 14, 2:00 AM MST
Where
Flathead/Mission Valleys forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
47.872, -114.424 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Seven to eight inches of new snowfall accumulations were received along the U.S. Highway 93 route between Saint Ignatius and Arlee during this period.

What these are

Heavy Snow
Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.

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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: 79362.